Directory: Social/Survey of Consumer Finances 1997 (SCF)

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Abstract:

Microdata files: Incomes of households, families and individuals 1996
Four microdata files containing 1996 income data for households, economic families, 
census families and individuals are now available. A key file that allows the user to 
link any of the four files to perform further analysis is also available.

In addition to income by source data (e.g., earnings, investment income, government 
transfer payments), the files contain personal, family and labour-related characteristics 
such as age, sex, education, family relationship, occupation and labour force status. 
The household file includes additional information on housing characteristics and household
facilities and equipment.

The 1996 income data were collected as part of the 1997 Survey of Consumer Finances 
(SCF). The housing, facilities and equipment data were collected by the 1997 Household 
Facilities and Equipment Survey (HFE). The SCF and HFE surveys were conducted in the 
spring of 1997 as supplements to the Labour Force Survey.

The household file contains approximately 34,000 records; the economic family file, 
about 36,000 records; the census family file, about 37,000 records; the individual 
file, 69,000 records; and the key file, about 88,000 records.

These files have been carefully reviewed to ensure that they do not contain information 
that might allow identification
of specific households, families or individuals.

SDDS  3502, 3505
Statistical Data Documentation System

HFE  =  Household Facilities and Equipment Survey 1997
HIFE =  Household Income (1996), Facilities and Equipment (1997)../dli/scf/1997/hife96
SCF  =  Survey of Consumer Finance 1997, year of the survey
96   =  Income Year 1996
CF   =  Census Family............................................./dli/scf/1997/cf96
EF   =  Economic Family.........................................../dli/scf/1997/ef96
IND  =  individuals aged 15 and over, with and without income...../dli/scf/1997/ind96
KEYF =  linkage file:  CF, EF, IND and HFE......................../dli/scf/1997/keyf96

Paper documentation will be provided on request.

DIRECTORY:  /dli/scf/1997
  filename                   size    type  original name       description

scf97que.zip              3692390     b    scf...,hfe...       1997 SCF and HFE Questionnaires
         scf97que.pdf       18197     b    scf97que.zip        1997 SCF Questionnaire
         hfe97que.pdf     1798959     b    scf97que.zip        1997 HFE Questionnaire
         hfe97que.wpd    16263085     b    scf97que.zip        1997 HFE Questionnaire

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