Households and the Environment Survey, 2009 [2011]

• Main Author: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Division
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Abacus Data Network 2011
• Subjects: Other; Miscellaneous; Canada; Indian; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Yukon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11272.1/AB2/PTW67J

The file provides data for Canada, the provinces and census metropolitan areas and includes information on a wide range of topics, including water quality concerns; consumption and conservation of water; energy use and home heating and cooling; pesticide and fertilizer use on lawns and gardens; recycling, composting and waste disposal practices; motor vehicle use. It also provides information on the socio-demographic, income and labour force characteristics of the population. The target population consisted of households in Canada, excluding households located in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, households located on Indian reserves or Crown lands, and households consisting entirely of full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Institutions and households of certain remote regions were also excluded.