Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Tom Beaulieu on October 15, 2010, regarding core need breakdown for housing.
Later today, at the appropriate time, I will table:
Senior Households in Core Need by Community, 2009
Core Need for Single Member Households (Less than 60 Years of Age), 2009
Core Need by Size of Household, 2009
With respect to the request for information on core need among couples, it should be noted that the questionnaire format used in the survey combined two and three-person households, therefore, it is not possible to distinguish couples and families.
The methodology used in the 2009 NWT Community Survey has been reviewed by CMHC and is viewed to be highly valid. However, as the survey utilized random sampling in larger communities, and given the small sample sizes in the smallest communities, data provided on seniors for certain communities should be used and interpreted with some caution given the sample variance. These communities are denoted with an asterisk in the document Senior Households in Core Need by Community, 2009.
The NWTHC continues to work with the Bureau of Statics and the Department of Executive to further refine our methodology for future collection of housing data in the Northwest Territories
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
