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Occupied private dwellings by period of construction and condition of dwelling, by census metropolitan areas (1996 Census)


Definitions

Private dwelling: Refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside or from a hallway or other common area inside the building. An occupied private dwelling is occupied by usual residents as opposed to foreign or temporary residents.

Condition of dwelling:

Regular maintenance refers to painting, furnace cleaning, etc.

Minor repairs refers to missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles; defective steps, railing or siding, etc.

Major repairs refers to defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.

Census metropolitan area (CMA): a very large urban area (known as the urban core) together with adjacent urban and rural areas that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. A CMA has an urban core population of at least 100,000, based on the previous census.

View definitions for 1996 Census Metropolitan Areas: St. John's, Halifax, Saint John, Saguenay, Québec, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières,  Montréal, OttawaGatineau Ontario–Quebec, Ottawa-Gatineau (Quebec part), Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part), Kingston, Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria



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