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Welcome to the Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual Component for 2011-2012 and 2012

This product contains the PUMF 2011-2012 and 2012 versions of the CCHS - Annual Component. Two PUMFs are available:

  • 2011-2012: common content and optional content
  • 2012: common content and optional content + additional optional content but a smaller sample size

The questionnaire consists of two different types of content modules:

  1. Common content
  2. Optional content

Using the menu bars

The above menu bar appears throughout this product. The "Français" button will allow you to switch from English to French. The menu bar on the left can be used to navigate through this product. Click on the various topics to jump to that area.

About the survey

To learn about the survey, consult the Documentation, where you'll find the User Guide, the Questionnaire, the Data Dictionary for each file, the specifications for the Derived and Grouped Variables, and other valuable documents.