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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||||
| Estimated number of households | 12,189 | 12,343 | 12,587 | 12,756 | 12,985 |
| % of households reporting | |||||
| Household electronics and vehicles | |||||
| Compact disc player | 79.7 | 80.4 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 80.8 |
| Cablevision | 66.3 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 64.9 | 65.3 |
| Video cassette recorder | 90.0 | 89.1 | 82.0 | 79.0 | 73.8 |
| One | 58.3 | 58.1 | 54.2 | 53.5 | 50.7 |
| Two or more | 31.7 | 31.0 | 27.9 | 25.5 | 23.1 |
| Home computer | 68.7 | 72.0 | 75.4 | 78.4 | 79.4 |
| Internet use from home | 59.8 | 64.3 | 68.1 | 72.7 | 74.6 |
| Colour television | 99.2 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 |
| One | 36.3 | 35.4 | 33.4 | 32.4 | 33.9 |
| Two | 35.6 | 36.1 | 34.8 | 36.3 | 34.6 |
| Three or more | 27.3 | 27.6 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 30.3 |
| Owned vehicles (includes automobiles, trucks, vans) | 79.1 | 79.0 | 77.3 | 77.6 | 77.3 |
| One | 43.4 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 41.6 | 41.7 |
| Two or more | 35.7 | 35.5 | 34.7 | 36.1 | 35.6 |
| Owned automobiles | 62.1 | 61.7 | 59.7 | 60.0 | 59.8 |
| One | 46.3 | 45.9 | 44.8 | 45.5 | 44.7 |
| Two or more | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.1 |
| Owned trucks and/or vans | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 39.0 | 37.8 |
| One | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 31.1 | 29.8 |
| Two or more | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Leased vehicles (automobiles, trucks, vans) | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| One | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| Two or more | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Notes: - At the time of interview. - In 1999, and every second year thereafter starting with 2001, statistics for Canada include the territories. For the other years, Canada-level statistics include the 10 provinces only. Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Cansim, table (for fee) 203-0020 and Catalogue no. 62F0026MIE. Last modified: 2009-12-21. | |||||
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