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Common content (questionnaire)

Annual common content

  • Age of respondent (ANC)
  • Alcohol use (ALC)
  • Chronic conditions (CCC)
  • Exposure to second-hand smoke (ETS)
  • Flu shots (FLU)
  • Fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC)
  • General health (GEN)
  •  Health care utilization (HCU)
  • Pain and discomfort (HUP)
  • Height and weight – Self-reported (HWT)
  • Maternal experiences - Breastfeeding (MEX)
  • Physical activities (PAC)
  • Restriction of activities (RAC)
  • Smoking (SMK)

        Administration and socio-demographic information

  • Administrative information (ADM)
  • Dwelling characteristics (DWL)
  • Education (EDU)
  • Income (INC)
  • Labour force (LBS)
  • Socio-demographic characteristics (SDC)
  • Person most knowledgeable about the household (PMK - 2010 only, not in 2009-2010 data file)

Two year common content

  • Health Utilities Index (HUI)
  • Activities of daily living (ADL)
  • Use of protective equipment (UPE)
  • Sexual behaviours (SXB)
  • Injuries (INJ)

One year common content - 2009    

  • Access to health care services (ACC)
  • Wait times (WTM)

One year common content - 2010

  • Contacts with health professionals (CHP)
  • Unmet health care needs (UCN)
  • H1N1 Immunization (H1N)
  • Neurological conditions (NEU)
  • Loss of Productivity (LOP)
  • Fibromyalgia (CC3)
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivities (CC4)

Not all modules are included in the PUMF files. For a list of all modules and variables included in each PUMF, consult the Topical Index of each file available here: Documentation.

Also, Complement to the user guide (PDF) explains the PUMF creation process and differentiates the 2009-2010 PUMF content from the 2010 PUMF content.