Appendix 1  2008 Census Test item non-response rates

This appendix provides the item non-response rates for each of the 2A, 2B and 3B, control and alternate panels.  The rates shown are based on unweighted counts.  Since the results of the analysis that appear in the main part of the report are mostly based on weighted counts, there may be differences between these rates and those in the analysis.  Each table includes the question name, the question number within the particular panel's questionnaire, and the question non-response rate for each of the Internet and paper modes of response, as well as the combined non-response rate.  An item number is also provided so that it is easier to track the same question across panels.

2A panels: Item non-response (unweighted)

DescriptionThe following table presents the Item non-response percentages for the 2A1 and 2A2 panels broken down by question and collection method. There are three levels to the column headers and a single header for the rows.
Item Question name Question number 2A1 control panel 2A2 alternate panel
Internet Paper Total Internet Paper Total
2A.1 2A.2 percentage
… applicable
1 Household size B1 B1 0.0 24.5 20.8 0.0 30.5 25.9
2 Roster B2 B2 0.0 0.6 15.8 0.0 0.5 15.4
3 Person not listed C C 0.0 10.6 9.3 0.0 12.5 10.8
4 Farm operator D1 D1 0.0 5.1 4.3 0.0 8.5 7.2
5 Farm administrator D2 D2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 8.3
6 Sex E2 E2 0.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.0
7 Year of birth E3 E3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
8 Month of birth E3 E3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
9 Day of birth E3 E3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1
10 Age … E3 … … … 100.0 1.9 19.6
11 Marital status E4 E4 0.5 2.5 2.1 0.4 4.8 4.0
12 Common law E5 E5 0.3 8.3 6.9 0.9 11.4 9.5
13 Relationship to Person 1 E6 E6 0.0 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.3
36 Mother tongue E7 E7 0.1 5.1 4.2 0.0 5.8 4.8
95 Elections Canada … E8 … … … 0.0 17.4 14.3
96 Public in 92 Years E8 E9 1.4 9.6 8.1 2.1 23.5 19.6

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