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Spring 2012 print edition

The Spring 2012 print edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, released today, includes three articles previously released in the online edition.

"Paid and unpaid work over three generations" examines the changes in the participation in and the time spent on paid jobs and unpaid household work for individuals aged 20 to 29 from three generations: late baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y.

"Seniors returning to Canada" uses census data to address several questions related to Canadian residents who previously emigrated to other countries: Do seniors account for a large proportion of returned emigrants? From where do older emigrants return? Do the characteristics of older returned emigrants differ from those of older Canadians who did not live abroad? Do the amounts and sources of income received in old age differ between these groups? How do all these results differ for Canadian-born versus immigrant returnees?

"Factors associated with voting" investigates the factors associated with voting during the May 2011 federal election. Voting rates are examined across personal, family and labour market characteristics. The study is based on several supplemental questions, commissioned by Elections Canada, that were added to the May Labour Force Survey. Voting trends and international comparisons, based on administrative data, are also presented.

This edition also features the "What's New?" section, which highlights recent reports and studies of interest from Statistics Canada and other organizations.

The Spring 2012 print edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, Vol. 24, no. 1 (75-001-X, free online, $20/$63), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.

For more information, contact Ted Wannell (613-951-3546; ted.wannell@statcan.gc.ca), Labour Statistics Division.