Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012 – Education and Employment

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INTRODUCTION (INT)

INT_R01

This survey will collect data from First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit in Canada.

(The information collected will be used by Aboriginal organizations, groups and communities as well as government to help plan programs and policies in such areas as education, employment and health.)

Although this survey is voluntary, I hope that you will participate because the information could benefit you, your family and your community.

INT_R02

In order to reduce the number of questions, Statistics Canada plans to combine information collected during the 2011 National Household Survey to the information you provide in this interview. We may also add information from other surveys or administrative data sources. All information will be kept confidential and used for statistical purposes only.

IDENTIFICATION (ID)

ID_R01

I would now like to ask you some questions about yourself.

ID_Q01

Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)? First Nations includes Status and Non-Status Indians.

INTERVIEWER: The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.

"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ID_Q03)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ID_Q03)

ID_Q02

INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the Aboriginal group(s), select the group(s) from the list below; if not, ask:

Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non-Status Indians. The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.

"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

  1. First Nations (North American Indian)
  2. Métis
  3. Inuk (Inuit)
  4. DK, RF

ID_Q03

Are you a Status Indian, that is, a Registered or Treaty Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada?

INTERVIEWER: "Status Indians" include Registered and Treaty Indians. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown.

  1. Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ID_Q04A

Have you ever applied to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (previously named INAC) to be registered as a Status Indian under Bill C-31 or Bill C-3?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Yes, Bill C-31
  2. Yes, Bill C-3
  3. No (Go to ID_Q05)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ID_Q05)

ID_Q04B

Have you been registered as a Status Indian under Bill C-31 or Bill C-3?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Yes, Bill C-31
  2. Yes, Bill C-3
  3. No
  4. DK, RF

ID_Q05

Are you a member of a First Nation or Indian band?

INTERVIEWER: For example, Musqueam Indian Band, Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Atikamekw (At ti' ka mek) of Manawan, etc..

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 1 (HC1)

HC1_C01

If (5 < Age < 15) or (Age = 15..17 and Proxy = 1 (Proxy)), go to HC1_R01.
Otherwise, go to HC1_END.

HC1_R01

The next section is about the people who currently live at this address and their relationship to ^FNAME.

HC1_Q01

What is your relationship to ^FNAME?

  1. Spouse (husband/wife)
  2. Common-law partner
  3. Mother
  4. Father
  5. Son/Daughter
  6. Brother/Sister
  7. Foster father/mother
  8. Foster son/daughter
  9. Grandfather/mother (include great-grandfather/mother)
  10. Grandson/daughter
  11. In-law
  12. Uncle/Aunt
  13. Other related
  14. Unrelated
  15. (DK, RF not allowed)

HC1_Q02

What is your date of birth?

INTERVIEWER: This is the date of birth of the PMK (Person Most Knowledgeable).

DK, RF

HC1_N03

INTERVIEWER: Enter PMK's sex.

  1. Male
  2. Female
  3. (DK, RF not allowed)

HC1_Q04

What is your marital status? Are you… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. If a Quebec respondent answers "civil union", code to the "married" category.

  1. Married
  2. Living common-law
  3. Widowed (Go to HC1_Q06)
  4. Separated (Go to HC1_Q06)
  5. Divorced (Go to HC1_Q06)
  6. Single, never married (Go to HC1_Q06)
  7. DK, RF (Go to HC1_Q06)

HC1_Q05

What is your spouse's or partner's relationship to ^FNAME?

  1. Spouse (husband/wife)
  2. Common-law partner
  3. Mother
  4. Father
  5. Son/Daughter
  6. Brother/Sister
  7. Foster father/mother
  8. Foster son/daughter
  9. Grandfather/mother (include great-grandfather/mother)
  10. Grandson/daughter
  11. In-law
  12. Uncle/Aunt
  13. Other related
  14. Unrelated
  15. DK, RF

HC1_Q06

Including ^FNAME, how many persons usually live here, at this address, as of today?

INTERVIEWER: Include all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away. Examples include, joint custody, students, secondary residence or cottage.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

HC1_Q07

Including ^FNAME, how many persons under the age of 18 usually live here, at this address, as of today?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF (Passez à HC1_Q09)

HC1_C08

If HC1_Q07 = 1 , go to HC1_Q09.

Otherwise, go to HC1_Q08.

HC1_Q08

How many of these persons are younger than or the same age as ^FNAME?

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

HC1_Q09

Including yourself, what members of ^FNAME's family and other people usually live here at this address?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply. Include relatives and non-relatives. If it is known how the PMK and his or her spouse (if applicable) are related to the child, choose the correct responses from the list below; otherwise probe.

  1. Spouse (husband/wife)
  2. Common-law partner
  3. Mother
  4. Father
  5. Son/Daughter
  6. Brother/Sister
  7. Foster father/mother
  8. Foster son/daughter
  9. Grandfather/mother (include great-grandfather/mother)
  10. Grandson/daughter
  11. In-law
  12. Uncle/Aunt
  13. Other related
  14. Unrelated
  15. DK, RF

MARITAL STATUS (MS)

MS_C01

If Age >= 15, go to MS_Q01.
Otherwise, go to MS_END.

MS_Q01

What is your marital status? Are you… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. If a Quebec respondent answers "civil union", code to the "married" category.

  1. Married
  2. Living common-law
  3. Widowed
  4. Separated
  5. Divorced
  6. Single, never married
  7. DK, RF

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 2 (HC2)

HC2_C01

If (Age = 15..17 and Proxy = 2 (Non-proxy)) OR (Age >= 18), go to HC2_R01.
Otherwise, go to HC2_END.

HC2_R01

The next section is about the people who currently live at this address.

HC2_Q01

Including yourself, how many persons usually live here, at this address, as of today?

INTERVIEWER: Include all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away. Examples include, joint custody, students, secondary residence or cottage.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

HC2_C02

If HC2_Q01 = 1 (number of people at address), go to HC2_END.
Otherwise, go to HC2_Q02.

HC2_Q02

How many persons under the age of 18 usually live here, at this address, as of today?

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

HC2_Q03

What members of your family and other people usually live here at this address?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply. Include relatives and non-relatives.

  1. Spouse (husband/wife)
  2. Common-law partner
  3. Mother
  4. Father
  5. Son/Daughter
  6. Brother/Sister
  7. Foster father/mother
  8. Foster son/daughter
  9. Grandfather/mother (include great-grandfather/mother)
  10. Grandson/daughter
  11. In-law
  12. Uncle/Aunt
  13. Other related
  14. Unrelated
  15. DK, RF

MOBILITY (MOB)

MOB_R01

Now I would like to ask you some questions about where you live and moves that you have made.

MOB_Q01

Have you lived in this city, town or community all your life?

INTERVIEWER: Do not include temporary moves for school or work.

  1. Yes (Go to MOB_Q14)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to MOB_Q14)

MOB_Q02

Why did you move to this city, town or community?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply. If respondent moved away from this city, town or community and then returned, collect reason for the most recent return.

  1. To be with or follow family members/spouse
  2. Relationship (boyfriend/girlfriend)
  3. Work / To find a job
  4. School
  5. Better housing
  6. Housing less expensive
  7. More housing available
  8. Availability of services
  9. Better health care / Health reasons
  10. Felt it was a good place to live / Better quality of life
  11. Flood
  12. Relocation / Forced to move by government
  13. Water quality
  14. Wanted to move
  15. Safety concerns / Crime
  16. Other - Specify (Go to MOB_S02)
  17. DK, RF

Go to MOB_Q03

MOB_S02

(Why did you move to this city, town or community?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

MOB_Q03

How many years ago did you move here? If you moved away and returned, please refer to your most recent return.

INTERVIEWER: If less than 6 months, enter "0". If 6 months to 1 year, enter "1".

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

MOB_C04

If (ID_Q02 =1 (First Nations) or 2 (Métis)) OR (ID_Q03 = 1 (Yes, Status Indian)) OR (ID_Q04B = 1 (Yes, Bill C-31) or 2 (Yes, Bill C-3) (or 1 and 2)) OR (ID_Q05 = 1 (Yes)), go to MOB_Q04.
Otherwise, go to MOB_C07A.

MOB_Q04

Have you ever lived on a reserve or in a First Nations community?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to MOB_C07A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to MOB_C07A)

MOB_Q05

Referring to your latest move away from a reserve or First Nations community, how many years ago did you move away?

INTERVIEWER: If less than 6 months, enter "0". If 6 months to 1 year, enter "1".

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

MOB_Q06

What were the reasons why you moved away?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. To be with or follow family members/spouse
  2. Relationship (boyfriend/girlfriend)
  3. Work / To find a job
  4. School
  5. Better housing
  6. Housing less expensive
  7. More housing available
  8. Availability of services
  9. Better health care / Health reasons
  10. Flood
  11. Relocation / Forced to move by government
  12. Water quality
  13. Wanted to move
  14. Safety concerns / Crime
  15. Alcohol and/or drugs in community
  16. Other - Specify (Go to MOB_S06)
  17. DK, RF

Go to MOB_C07A

MOB_S06

(What were the reasons why you moved away?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

MOB_C07A

If ID_Q02=3 (Inuk), go to MOB_C07B.
Otherwise, go to MOB_Q14.

MOB_C07B

If REGION_INUIT = 10-NUNATSIAVUT, 24-NUNAVIK, 61-INUVIALUIT or 62-NUNAVUT, go to MOB_Q10.
Otherwise, go to MOB_Q07.

MOB_Q07

Have you ever lived in an Inuit community (Inuit Nunangat)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to MOB_Q14)
  3. DK, RF (Go to MOB_Q14)

MOB_Q08

Referring to your latest move away from an Inuit community (Inuit Nunangat), how many years ago did you move away?

INTERVIEWER: If less than 6 months, enter "0". If 6 months to 1 year, enter "1".

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

MOB_Q09

What were the reasons why you moved away?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. To be with or follow family members/spouse
  2. Relationship (boyfriend/girlfriend)
  3. Work / To find a job
  4. School
  5. Better housing
  6. Housing less expensive
  7. More housing available
  8. Availability of services
  9. Better health care / Health reasons
  10. Flood
  11. Relocation / Forced to move by government
  12. Water quality
  13. Wanted to move
  14. Safety concerns / Crime
  15. Alcohol and/or drugs in community
  16. Other - Specify (Go to MOB_S09)
  17. DK, RF

Go to MOB_Q14

MOB_S09

(What were the reasons why you moved away?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to MOB_Q14

MOB_Q10

Have you ever lived outside Inuit Nunangat (an Inuit community)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to MOB_Q14)
  3. DK, RF (Go to MOB_Q14)

MOB_Q11

What were the reasons why you lived outside Inuit Nunangat (an Inuit community)?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. To be with or follow family members/spouse
  2. Relationship (boyfriend/girlfriend)
  3. Work / To find a job
  4. School
  5. Better housing
  6. Housing less expensive
  7. More housing available
  8. Availability of services
  9. Better health care / Health reasons
  10. Flood
  11. Relocation / Forced to move by government
  12. Water quality
  13. Wanted to move
  14. Safety concerns / Crime
  15. Alcohol and/or drugs in community
  16. Other - Specify (Go to MOB_S11)
  17. DK, RF

Go to MOB_Q12

MOB_S11

(What were the reasons why you lived outside Inuit Nunangat (an Inuit community)?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

MOB_Q12

How many years ago did you move back to Inuit Nunangat (an Inuit community)?

INTERVIEWER: If less than 6 months, enter "0". If 6 months to 1 year, enter "1".

Refers to a return to any Inuit community after living outside Inuit Nunangat and not necessarily the Inuit community where the respondent currently resides.

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

MOB_Q13

Thinking of your present situation, what are the most important reasons keeping you in this community?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. School / Education opportunities
  2. Job
  3. Family is here / Wants to be close to family
  4. Friends
  5. Good hunting, fishing, trapping and harvesting opportunities
  6. It is my home town
  7. Good place to raise children / Good place to teach traditional activities
  8. More activities for adults and children
  9. Less expensive to live here
  10. Medical facilities available in community
  11. Community is calm, quiet / Prefer small town life
  12. Better housing
  13. Other - Specify (Go to MOB_S13)
  14. DK, RF

Go to MOB_Q14

MOB_S13

(Thinking of your present situation, what are the most important reasons keeping you in this community?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

MOB_Q14

In the last five years, how many times have you moved? Include all moves from one residence to another, even moves within the same city, town or community.

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 25)

DK, RF

MOB_C15

If MOB_Q14 = 0, go to MOB_END.
Otherwise, go to MOB_Q15.

MOB_Q15

In the last 12 months, how many times have you moved? (Include all moves from one residence to another, even moves within the same city, town or community.)

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 15)

DK, RF

EDUCATION STATUS 1 (EDS1)

EDS1_C01

If Age < 19, go to EDS1_R01.
Otherwise, go to EDS1_END.

EDS1_R01

The next questions ask about your education.

EDS1_Q01

Are you currently attending elementary or high school? Please do not include attendance in an upgrading or high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to EDS1_Q03)
  3. Home schooled (Go to EDS1_END)
  4. DK, RF (Go to EDS1_END)

EDS1_Q02

What grade or level are you currently in?

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Grades 1 to 6
  3. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  4. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  5. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  6. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  7. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  8. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  9. DK, RF

Go to EDS1_END

EDS1_Q03

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you ever completed? Please include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE)).

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished...?").

  1. No schooling (Go to EDS1_END)
  2. Kindergarten (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  3. Grades 1 to 5 (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  4. Grade 6 (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  5. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  6. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  7. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1 (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  8. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2 (Go to EDS1_Q05A)
  9. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  10. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  11. High school completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (Go to EDS1_Q06)
  12. DK, RF

EDS1_Q04

Did you complete a high school diploma? Please do not include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE)).

  1. Yes (Go to EDS1_END)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDS1_Q05A

Are you currently attending an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes (Go to EDS1_Q06)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDS1_Q05B

Have you ever taken an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to EDS1_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to EDS1_END)

EDS1_Q05C

Have you successfully completed an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDS1_Q06

Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it... ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. At a community centre
  2. At an adult high school (including an alternative school)
  3. Through correspondence courses or some other form of distance education (including on-line learning)
  4. Through some other method - Specify (Go to EDS1_S06)
  5. DK, RF

Go to EDS1_C07

EDS1_S06

(Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it... ?

Through some other method)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDS1_C07

If EDS1_Q03=11 (HS completion through upgrading) , go to EDS1_Q07.
Otherwise, go to EDS1_END.

EDS1_Q07

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you completed before leaving school?

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished...?").

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Grades 1 to 5
  3. Grade 6
  4. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  5. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  6. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  7. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  8. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Manitoba: Senior 3
  9. DK, RF

EDUCATION STATUS 2 (EDS2)

EDS2_C01

If 18 < Age < 45, go to EDS2_R01.
Otherwise, go to EDS2_END.

EDS2_R01

The next questions ask about your education.

EDS2_Q01

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you ever completed? Please include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished...?").

  1. No schooling (Go to EDS2_END)
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grades 1 to 5
  4. Grade 6
  5. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  6. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  7. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  8. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  9. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3 (Go to EDS2_Q04A)
  10. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4 (Go to EDS2_Q04A)
  11. Grade 13 (Go to EDS2_Q04A)
  12. High school completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (Go to EDS2_Q05)
  13. Home schooled (Go to EDS2_END)
  14. DK, RF (Go to EDS2_Q04A)

EDS2_Q02

Are you currently attending high school or an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes, high school
  2. Yes, an upgrading or high school equivalency program (Go to EDS2_Q05)
  3. No (Go to EDS2_Q04B)
  4. DK, RF (Go to EDS2_END)

EDS2_Q03

What grade or level are you currently in?

  1. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  2. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  3. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  4. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  5. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  6. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  7. DK, RF

Go to EDS2_END

EDS2_Q04A

Did you complete a high school diploma? Please do not include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE)).

  1. Yes (Go to EDS2_END)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDS2_Q04B

Have you successfully completed an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes (Go to EDS2_Q05)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDS2_C04C

If EDS2_Q01 = 2..8, go to EDS2_END.
Otherwise, go to EDS2_Q04C.

EDS2_Q04C

Are you currently attending high school or an upgrading or high school equivalency program (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))?

  1. Yes, high school (Go to EDS2_END)
  2. Yes, an upgrading or high school equivalency program
  3. No (Go to EDS2_END)
  4. DK, RF (Go to EDS2_END)

EDS2_Q05

Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. At a community centre
  2. At an adult high school (including an alternative school)
  3. Through correspondence courses or some other form of distance education (including on-line learning)
  4. Through some other method - Specify (Go to EDS2_S05)
  5. DK, RF

Go to EDS2_C06

EDS2_S05

(Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it… ?

Through some other method))

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDS2_C06

If EDS2_Q01= 12, go to EDS2_Q06.
Otherwise, go to EDS2_END.

EDS2_Q06

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you completed before leaving school?

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished...?").

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Grades 1 to 5
  3. Grade 6
  4. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  5. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  6. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  7. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  8. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Manitoba: Senior 3
  9. Grade 12
  10. DK, RF

EDUCATION 1 - GRADES 1 TO 6 (ED1)

ED1_C01

If EDS1_Q02 = 2 (Grade 1 to 6), go to ED1_R01A.
Otherwise, go to ED1_END.

ED1_R01A

The next few questions ask about the schools that ^FNAME has attended or is currently attending.

ED1_Q01A

Did ^FNAME attend an early childhood development or preschool program?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED1_Q02)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_Q02)

ED1_Q01B

Was this program designed for Aboriginal children?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q02

How many different schools has ^FNAME attended altogether? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF (Go to ED1_C04)

ED1_C03

If ED1_Q02 = 1 (number of schools attended), go to ED1_C04.
Otherwise, go to ED1_Q03.

ED1_Q03

For ^FNAME's last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?

  1. Regular progression through the school system
  2. Family or child moved
  3. Marks too low / Not progressing well
  4. Expelled
  5. Not getting along with students
  6. Not getting along with teachers or other school staff
  7. Concerns about the standards and quality of teaching
  8. Wanted a specific program
  9. School closure
  10. New school was located closer to home
  11. Wanted a more culturally appropriate school
  12. Concerns about safety at school
  13. Other - Specify (Go to ED1_S03)
  14. DK, RF

Go to ED1_C04

ED1_S03

(For ^FNAME's last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED1_C04

If ((ID_Q02 =1 (First Nations) or 2 (Métis)) OR (ID_Q03 = 1 (Yes, Status Indian)) OR (ID_Q04B = 1 (Yes, Bill C-31) or 2 (Yes, Bill C-3) (or 1 and 2)) OR (ID_Q05 = 1 (Yes))), go to ED1_Q04.
Otherwise, go to ED1_Q06.

ED1_Q04

Did he/she ever attend an elementary school located in a First Nations community (on reserve)? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED1_Q06)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_Q06)

ED1_Q05

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. DK, RF

ED1_Q06

Some people have to move to attend school because there are no elementary schools where they are living. Did ^FNAME have to move in order to attend school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_R07

The next few questions ask about Aboriginal languages at elementary school, including preschool and kindergarten.

ED1_Q07

Has ^FNAME ever been taught an Aboriginal language in classes at school?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED1_Q09)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_Q09)

ED1_Q08

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. DK, RF

ED1_Q09

Has ^FNAME ever been taught other subjects in an Aboriginal language for two or more hours per day?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED1_R11)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_R11)

ED1_Q10

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. DK, RF

ED1_R11

And now a few questions about ^FNAME's performance at school.

ED1_Q11

Has he/she ever repeated a grade?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Yes, once
  2. Yes, twice or more
  3. No, never
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q12A

What was ^FNAME's overall grade average as a percentage on his/her last report card?

INTERVIEWER: Use letter grades if necessary.

  1. 80% or above (mainly A's) (Go to ED1_Q13)
  2. 70 to 79% (mainly B's) (Go to ED1_Q13)
  3. 60 to 69% (mainly C's) (Go to ED1_Q13)
  4. 50 to 59% (mainly D's) (Go to ED1_Q13)
  5. Under 50% (mainly E's and F's) (Go to ED1_Q13)
  6. No grades given
  7. DK, RF

ED1_Q12B

Overall, how well did he/she do on his/her last report card?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Above average
  2. Average
  3. Below average
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q13

Is ^FNAME receiving any additional help or tutoring? Please do not include help or tutoring from a family member.

  1. Yes (Go to ED1_Q17)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q14

Do you or ^FNAME's teachers feel that he/she requires any additional help or tutoring?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED1_R20A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_R20A)

ED1_Q15A

What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15B

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a behavioural problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15C

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15D

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15E

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15F

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q15G

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED1_Q16)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_Q16)

ED1_S15G

(What are the reasons you or the teachers feel he/she requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED1_Q16

Why is he/she not receiving the additional help or tutoring required?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Cost is too high
  2. Help or tutoring not available for child's needs
  3. Help or tutoring not available to fit family's schedule
  4. Aboriginal tutor not available
  5. Transportation is a problem
  6. Other
  7. DK, RF

Go to ED1_R20A

ED1_Q17

How often does he/she receive additional help or tutoring?

  1. Once a week or less often
  2. Twice a week
  3. More than twice a week
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q18

Is this help or tutoring provided by the school, by someone outside the school or by both?

  1. By the school
  2. By someone outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q19A

What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19B

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:

a behavioural problem

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19C

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19D

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19E

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19F

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q19G

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED1_R20A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED1_R20A)

ED1_S19G

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED1_R20A

And now some questions about ^FNAME's current school.

ED1_Q20A

I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:

sent you or your family notes or e-mails specifically about ^FNAME?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q20B

(I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:)

provided newsletters, memos or notices addressed to all parents?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q20C

(I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:)

called you or your family on the phone (including automated recordings)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_Q21A

For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.

The school lets you know (between report cards) how ^FNAME is doing in school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED1_Q21B

(For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school provides information on how to help him/her with his/her homework.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED1_Q21C

(For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school provides information about why ^FNAME is placed in particular groups or classes

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED1_Q22A

How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.

Overall, ^FNAME feels safe at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22B

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Overall, he/she is happy at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22C

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Most children in the school enjoy being there.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22D

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

This school offers parents many opportunities to be involved in school activities.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22E

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

This school supports First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture (through teaching and/or activities).

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22F

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Racism is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22G

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Bullying is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22H

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of alcohol is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22I

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of drugs is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q22J

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Violence is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED1_R23A

I now have a few questions about your family's involvement with ^FNAME's school.

ED1_Q23A

During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:

speak to, correspond with or visit ^FNAME's teacher (including parent-teacher interviews)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23B

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

visit his/her class?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23C

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

attend a school event in which he/she participated (for example a play, sports competition or science fair)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23D

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

volunteer in ^FNAME's class or help with a class trip?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23E

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

help elsewhere in the school such as in the library or computer room?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23F

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

participate in fundraising for the school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q23G

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

participate in other school activities?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED1_Q24

How often do you or another family member check or provide help with ^FNAME's homework?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1-4 to respondent.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. Not applicable
  6. Help not needed
  7. DK, RF

ED1_Q25

How often do you or another adult read aloud to ^FNAME or listen to him/her read or attempt to read aloud?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q26

How often does he/she currently read or look at books, magazines, comics, etc. outside of school?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Include electronic media.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q27

Does ^FNAME have access to the Internet in your home?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_R28A

Now I would like to ask about absences that ^FNAME may have had from school in the last two weeks.

ED1_Q28A

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did he/she miss school?

INTERVIEWER: This refers to times school was missed WITH parent's permission.

  1. None (Go to ED1_Q29)
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF (Go to ED1_Q29)

ED1_Q28B

Why did he/she miss school?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Illness or injury
  2. Family trip
  3. School trip or exchange
  4. School was closed (such as strike, bad weather)
  5. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood)
  6. To help out at home
  7. Bored at school / Not interested / Doesn't like school
  8. Problems with school work
  9. Had problems with teachers
  10. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  11. Suspended from school or kicked out
  12. Wanted to work instead
  13. Medical appointment
  14. Family-related issues
  15. Other - Specify (Go to ED1_S28B)
  16. DK, RF

Go to ED1_Q29

ED1_S28B

(Why did he/she miss school?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED1_Q29

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did ^FNAME skip classes?

INTERVIEWER: This refers to times classes were skipped WITHOUT parent's permission.

  1. None
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q30

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did he/she arrive late for school?

  1. None
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF

ED1_R31

The next few questions deal with your hopes for ^FNAME's schooling and savings for his/her future education.

ED1_Q31

How far do you hope that ^FNAME will go in school?

INTERVIEWER: Record the highest level of schooling the parent hopes the child will attend even if the child is not expected to complete that level.

  1. Less than high school diploma (Go to ED1_R33)
  2. High school diploma or equivalency
  3. Trade or vocational certificate or diploma, or an apprenticeship certificate
  4. College or CEGEP (Québec) certificate or diploma
  5. A university degree
  6. Any level of education after high school
  7. No preference
  8. DK, RF

ED1_Q32

Are you, or anyone else, saving any money for his/her postsecondary education? Postsecondary education costs include such things as tuition fees, housing, food, transportation, etc.

INTERVIEWER: "or anyone else" includes friends and/or relatives.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED1_R33

And now a few questions about the education of members of ^FNAME's family.

ED1_Q33

Have any of ^FNAME's brothers or sisters ever dropped out of high school? Include step, half and adopted brothers and sisters that have ever lived with him/her.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Brothers and sisters too young / Never lived with them
  4. Has no brothers and sisters
  5. DK, RF

ED1_Q34

What is the highest level of education that (you have / ^FNAME's mother or female guardian has) ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

ED1_Q35

What is the highest level of education that (you have / ^FNAME's father or male guardian has) ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART A – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2A)

ED2A_C01A

If (EDS1_Q02 = 3..8) OR (EDS2_Q02 = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04C = 1 (Yes)), go to ED2A_R01A.
Otherwise, go to ED2A_END.

ED2A_R01A

The next few questions ask about the schools that ^FNAME has attended or is currently attending.

ED2A_Q01A

Did he/she attend an early childhood development or preschool program?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2A_Q02)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2A_Q02)

ED2A_Q01B

Was this program designed for Aboriginal children?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2A_Q02

Up to and including Grade 6, how many different schools did ^FNAME attend altogether? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF

ED2A_Q03

Since starting Grade 7 (Secondary I), how many different schools has he/she attended altogether? (Include traditional, alternative, vocational, adult high schools, etc.)

INTERVIEWER: Probe to ensure that respondent did not include the same school as Grades 1 - 6. If same school as Grades 1 - 6, enter <0>.

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF

ED2A_C04A

If both ED2A_Q02 and ED2A_Q03 = DK or RF, go to ED2A_C05.
Otherwise, go to ED2A_C04B.

ED2A_C04B

If (ED2A_Q02 + ED2A_Q03) (total number of schools attended) = 1, go to ED2A_C05.
Otherwise, go to ED2A_Q04.

ED2A_Q04

For his/her last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?

  1. Regular progression through the school system
  2. Family or child moved
  3. Marks too low / Not progressing well
  4. Expelled
  5. Not getting along with students
  6. Not getting along with teachers or other school staff
  7. Concerns about the standards and quality of teaching
  8. Wanted a specific program
  9. School closure
  10. New school was located closer to home
  11. Wanted a more culturally appropriate school
  12. Concerns about safety at school
  13. Other - Specify (Go to ED2A_S04)
  14. DK, RF

Go to ED2A_C05

ED2A_S04

(For his/her last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2A_C05

If ((ID_Q02 =1 (First Nations) or 2 (Métis)) OR (ID_Q03 = 1 (Yes, Status Indian)) OR (ID_Q04B = 1 (Yes, Loi C-31) or 2 (Yes, Bill C-3) (or 1 and 2)) OR (ID_Q05 = 1 (Yes))), go to ED2A_Q05.

Otherwise, go to ED2A_Q07.

ED2A_Q05

Did he/she ever attend an elementary or high school located in a First Nations community (on reserve)? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2A_Q07)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2A_Q07)

ED2A_Q06

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. DK, RF

ED2A_Q07

Some people have to move to attend school because there are no elementary or high schools where they are living. Did ^FNAME have to move in order to attend school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2A_R08

The next few questions ask about Aboriginal languages at elementary and high school, including preschool and kindergarten.

ED2A_Q08

Has he/she ever been taught an Aboriginal language in classes at school?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2A_Q10)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2A_Q10)

ED2A_Q09

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. DK, RF

ED2A_Q10

Has he/she ever been taught other subjects in an Aboriginal language for two or more hours per day?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2A_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2A_END)

ED2A_Q11

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART B – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2B)

ED2B_C12

If ED2A_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2B_R12.
Otherwise, go to ED2B_END.

ED2B_R12

And now a few questions about ^FNAME's performance at school.

ED2B_Q12

Has he/she ever repeated a grade?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Yes, once
  2. Yes, twice or more
  3. No, never
  4. DK, RF

ED2B_Q13A

What was ^FNAME's overall grade average as a percentage on his/her last report card?

INTERVIEWER: Use letter grades if necessary.

  1. 80% or above (mainly A's) (Go to ED2B_Q14)
  2. 70 to 79% (mainly B's) (Go to ED2B_Q14)
  3. 60 to 69% (mainly C's) (Go to ED2B_Q14)
  4. 50 to 59% (mainly D's) (Go to ED2B_Q14)
  5. Under 50% (mainly E's and F's) (Go to ED2B_Q14)
  6. No grades given
  7. DK, RF

ED2B_Q13B

Overall, how well did he/she do on his/her last report card?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Above average
  2. Average
  3. Below average
  4. DK, RF

ED2B_Q14

Is ^FNAME receiving any additional help or tutoring? Please do not include help or tutoring from a family member.

  1. Yes (Go to ED2B_Q18)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q15

Do you or his/her teachers feel that he/she requires any additional help or tutoring?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2B_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2B_END)

ED2B_Q16A

What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16B

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a behavioural problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16C

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16D

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16E

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16F

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q16G

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED2B_Q17)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2B_Q17)

ED2B_S16G

(What are the reasons that you or the teachers feel ^FNAME requires additional help or tutoring? Is it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2B_Q17

Why is he/she not receiving the additional help or tutoring required?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Cost is too high
  2. Help or tutoring not available for child's needs
  3. Help or tutoring not available to fit family's schedule
  4. Aboriginal tutor not available
  5. Transportation is a problem
  6. Other - Specify (Go to ED2B_S17)
  7. DK, RF

Go to ED2B_END

ED2B_S17

(Why is he/she not receiving the additional help or tutoring required?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to ED2B_END

ED2B_Q18

How often does he/she receive additional help or tutoring?

  1. Once a week or less often
  2. Twice a week
  3. More than twice a week
  4. DK, RF

ED2B_Q19

Is this help or tutoring provided by the school, by someone outside the school or by both?

  1. By the school
  2. By someone outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20A

What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20B

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a behavioural problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20C

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20D

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20E

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20F

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2B_Q20G

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED2B_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2B_END)

ED2B_S20G

(What are the reasons ^FNAME is receiving additional help or tutoring? Is it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART C – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2C)

ED2C_C21A

If ED2B_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2C_R21A.
Otherwise, go to ED2C_END.

ED2C_R21A

And now some questions about ^FNAME's current school.

ED2C_Q21A

I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:

sent you or your family notes or e-mails specifically about him/her?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q21B

(I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:)

provided newsletters, memos or notices addressed to all parents?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q21C

(I am interested in times the school contacted you without you having contacted them first. During this school year, have any of ^FNAME's teachers or staff from his/her school:)

called you or your family on the phone (including automated recordings)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q22A

For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.

The school lets you or your family know (between report cards) how he/she is doing in school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2C_Q22B

(For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school provides information on how to help him/her with his/her homework.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2C_Q22C

(For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school provides information about why he/she is placed in particular groups or classes.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2C_Q22D

(For each statement that I read you, please tell me how well ^FNAME's school has been doing during this school year. Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school provides information on how to help him/her plan for further education after high school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23A

How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.

Overall, he/she feels safe at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23B

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Overall, he/she is happy at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23C

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Most children in the school enjoy being there.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23D

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

This school offers parents many opportunities to be involved in school activities.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23E

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

This school supports First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture (through teaching and/or activities).

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23F

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Racism is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23G

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Bullying is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23H

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of alcohol is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23I

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of drugs is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q23J

(How do you feel about the following statements about ^FNAME's school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Violence is a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED2C_Q24

At any time during this school year, did ^FNAME need support for personal problems, career choices, course schedules or anything else?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2C_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2C_END)

ED2C_Q25A

Did he/she receive the support he/she needed from:

friends?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q25B

(Did he/she receive the support he/she needed from:)

parents, guardians or other family members?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q25C

(Did he/she receive the support he/she needed from:)

teachers, guidance counsellors or others at school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2C_Q25D

(Did he/she receive the support he/she needed from:)

anyone else?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED2C_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2C_END)

ED2C_S25D

(Did he/she receive the support he/she needed from:

anyone else?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART D – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2D)

ED2D_C26A

If ED2C_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2D_R26A.
Otherwise, go to ED2D_END.

ED2D_R26A

I now have a few questions about ^FNAME's family's involvement with his/her school.

ED2D_Q26A

During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:

speak to, correspond with or visit his/her teacher (including parent-teacher interviews)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED2D_Q26B

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

attend a school event in which he/she participated (for example a play, sports competition or science fair)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED2D_Q26C

(During this school year, did you or any other family member do any of the following:)

participate in other school activities?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED2D_Q27

How often do you or another family member check or provide help with his/her homework?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. Not applicable
  6. Help not needed
  7. DK, RF

ED2D_Q28

How often does ^FNAME currently read or look at books, magazines, comics, etc. outside of school hours?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Include electronic media.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. DK, RF

ED2D_Q29

Does he/she have access to the Internet in his/her home?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART E – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2E)

ED2E_C30A

If ED2D_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2E_R30A.
Otherwise, go to ED2E_END.

ED2E_R30A

Now, I would like to ask about activities that ^FNAME may have taken part in at any time during this school year. For each activity please answer yes, no or not available. Do not include activities that he/she takes part in during school hours.

ED2E_Q30A

At any time during this school year, did ^FNAME participate in a sport or a physical activity or play organized sports (including taking lessons)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q31A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED2E_Q31A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q31A)

ED2E_Q30B

How often did he/she usually participate in any of these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q30C

Were they organized by his/her school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q31A

At any time during this school year, did he/she participate in an art, drama or music group or club (including taking lessons)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q32A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED2E_Q32A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q32A)

ED2E_Q31B

How often did he/she usually participate in any of these groups or clubs?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q31C

Were they organized by his/her school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q32A

At any time during this school year, did ^FNAME participate in a school group or club (such as student council, yearbook or science club) or groups or clubs outside of school?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q33A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED2E_Q33A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q33A)

ED2E_Q32B

How often did he/she usually participate in any of these groups or clubs?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q32C

Were they organized by his/her school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q33A

At any time during this school year, did he/she participate in activities related to First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q34A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED2E_Q34A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q34A)

ED2E_Q33B

How often did he/she usually participate in any of these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q34A

At any time during this school year, did ^FNAME spend time with Elders?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q35A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q35A)

ED2E_Q34B

How often did he/she usually spend time with them?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q35A

At any time during this school year, did he/she volunteer or help without pay in the community?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_Q36A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_Q36A)

ED2E_Q35B

How often did he/she usually volunteer or help without pay in the community?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED2E_Q36A

At any time during this school year, did ^FNAME work at a job such as babysitting, at a store or tutoring?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2E_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2E_END)

ED2E_Q36B

How often did he/she usually work at a job?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART F – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2F)

ED2F_C37A

If ED2E_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2F_R37A.
Otherwise, go to ED2F_END.

ED2F_R37A

Now I would like to ask about absences that ^FNAME may have had from school in the last two weeks.

ED2F_Q37A

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did he/she miss school?

INTERVIEWER: This refers to times school was missed WITH parent's permission.

  1. None (Go to ED2F_Q38)
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF (Go to ED2F_Q38)

ED2F_Q37B

Why did he/she miss school?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Illness or injury
  2. Family trip
  3. School trip or exchange
  4. School was closed (such as strike, bad weather)
  5. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood)
  6. To help out at home
  7. Bored at school / Not interested / Doesn't like school
  8. Problems with school work
  9. Had problems with teachers
  10. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  11. Suspended from school or kicked out
  12. Wanted to work instead
  13. Medical appointment
  14. Family-related issues
  15. Other - Specify (Go to ED2F_S37B)
  16. DK, RF

Go to ED2F_Q38

ED2F_S37B

(Why did he/she miss school?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2F_Q38

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did ^FNAME skip classes?

INTERVIEWER: This refers to times classes were skipped WITHOUT parent's permission.

  1. None
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF

ED2F_Q39

How many times in the previous two full school weeks did he/she arrive late for school?

  1. None
  2. 1 or 2
  3. 3 or 4
  4. 5 or more
  5. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40A

Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:

think completing high school is very important?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40B

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

skip classes once a week or more?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40C

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

have dropped out of high school without graduating?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40D

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

are planning to further their education or training after leaving high school?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40E

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

have a reputation for causing trouble?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40F

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

smoke cigarettes?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40G

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

use drugs?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40H

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

drink alcohol?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40I

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

think it's okay to work hard at school?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q40J

(Now thinking about ^FNAME's closest friends, how many of these friends:)

work for an employer or at jobs such as babysitting, at a store or tutoring?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED2F_Q41

Sometimes young people drop out of school and return again. Was this the case for ^FNAME?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2F_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2F_END)

ED2F_Q42

How many times did he/she drop out?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF (Go to ED2F_END)

ED2F_C43A

If ED2F_Q42 = 1, go to ED2F_Q43A.
Otherwise, go to ED2F_Q43B.

ED2F_Q43A

What were the reasons ^FNAME dropped out of school?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify (Go to ED2F_S43A)
  20. DK, RF (Go to ED2F_END)

Go to ED2F_C43B

ED2F_S43A

(What were the reasons ^FNAME dropped out of school?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2F_C43B

If ED2F_Q43A = one response only (01..19), go to ED2F_END.
Otherwise, go to ED2F_Q43C.

ED2F_Q43B

Thinking of the last time ^FNAME dropped out of school, what were the reasons he/she dropped out?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify (Go to ED2F_S43B)
  20. DK, RF (Go to ED2F_END)

Go to ED2F_C43C

ED2F_S43B

(Thinking of the last time you dropped out of school, what were the reasons you dropped out?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2F_C43C

If ED2F_Q43B = one response only (01..19), go to ED2F_END.
Otherwise, go to ED2F_Q43C.

ED2F_Q43C

What was the MAIN reason he/she dropped out?

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify
  20. DK, RF

EDUCATION 2 PART G – CURRENT ATTENDEES – GRADES 7 – 12 (ED2G)

ED2G_C44A

If ED2F_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED2G_R44A.
Otherwise, go to ED2G_END.

ED2G_R44A

The next few questions deal with your hopes for ^FNAME's schooling and savings for his/her future education.

ED2G_Q44A

How far do you hope that he/she will go in school?

INTERVIEWER: Record the highest level of schooling the respondent hopes to attend / parent hopes the child will attend even if the child is not expected to complete that level.

  1. Less than high school diploma (Go to ED2G_R48)
  2. High school diploma or equivalency
  3. Trade or vocational certificate or diploma, or an apprenticeship certificate
  4. College or CEGEP (Québec) certificate or diploma
  5. A university degree
  6. Any level of education after high school
  7. No preference
  8. DK, RF (Go to ED2G_Q45)

ED2G_Q44B

Is there anything standing in his/her way of going that far, such as… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. Financial situation
  2. Unavailability of programs close to home
  3. Won't have the requirements to get in (marks are too low or current courses limit choices)
  4. Health reasons or learning or other disability
  5. Lack of interest or not enough motivation
  6. No, nothing stands in the way
  7. Other - Specify (Go to ED2G_S44B)
  8. DK, RF

Go to ED2G_Q45

ED2G_S44B

(Is there anything standing in his/her way of going that far, such as… ?

Other)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED2G_Q45

Are you, or anyone else, saving any money for ^FNAME's post-secondary education? Post-secondary education costs include such things as tuition fees, housing, food, transportation, etc.

INTERVIEWER: "or anyone else" includes friends and/or relatives.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED2G_Q47)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED2G_Q47)

ED2G_Q46

Do you expect the total savings to cover the entire cost, more than half the cost, about half the cost or less than half of the cost?

INTERVIEWER: Cost relates to all of post-secondary education, not only the first year.

  1. The entire cost
  2. More than half of the cost
  3. About of the cost
  4. Less than half of the cost
  5. DK, RF

ED2G_Q47

After high school, does he/she plan to take further training or education?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED2G_R48

And now a few questions about the education of members of ^FNAME's family.

ED2G_Q48

Have any of his/her brothers or sisters ever dropped out of high school? Include step, half and adopted brothers and sisters that have ever lived with him/her.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Brothers and sisters too young / Never lived with them
  4. Has no brothers and sisters
  5. DK, RF

ED2G_Q49

What is the highest level of education that (you have / ^FNAME's mother or female guardian has) ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

ED2G_Q50

What is the highest level of education that (you have / ^FNAME's father or male guardian has) ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART A – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3A)

ED3A_C01

If ((EDS1_Q03 = 2..11) OR (EDS1_Q04 = 1 (Yes) or 2 (No)) OR (EDS2_Q01 = 12 (HS completion through upgrading)) OR (EDS2_Q02 = 2 (Yes), 3 (No), DK or RF) OR (EDS2_Q04A = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04B = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04C = 2 (Yes), 3 (No), DK or RF)), go to ED3A_R01.
Otherwise, go to ED3A_END.

ED3A_R01

The next few questions ask about the elementary and high schools that you have attended.

ED3A_Q01

Up to and including Grade 6, how many different schools did you attend altogether? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF

ED3A_Q02

Starting in Grade 7 (Secondary I), how many different schools did you attend altogether? (Include traditional, alternative, vocational, adult high schools, etc.)

INTERVIEWER: Probe to ensure that respondent did not include the same school as Grades 1 - 6.

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF

ED3A_C03A

If ED3A_Q01 and ED3A_Q02 = DK or RF, go to ED3A_C04.
Otherwise, go to ED3A_C03B.

ED3A_C03B

If (ED3A_Q01 + ED3A_Q02) (total number of schools attended) = 1, go to ED3A_C04.
Otherwise, go to ED3A_Q03.

ED3A_Q03

For your last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?

  1. Regular progression through the school system
  2. Family or child moved
  3. Marks too low / Not progressing well
  4. Expelled
  5. Not getting along with students
  6. Not getting along with teachers or other school staff
  7. Concerns about the standards and quality of teaching
  8. Wanted a specific program
  9. School closure
  10. New school was located closer to home
  11. Wanted a more culturally appropriate school
  12. Concerns about safety at school
  13. Other - Specify (Go to ED3A_S03)
  14. DK, RF

Go to ED3A_C04

ED3A_S03

(For your last change in schools, what was the main reason for changing schools?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3A_C04

If ((ID_Q02 =1 (First Nations) or 2 (Métis)) OR (ID_Q03 = 1 (Yes, Status Indian)) OR (ID_Q04B = 1 (Yes, Bill C-31) or 2 (Yes, Bill C-3) (or 1 and 2)) OR (ID_Q05 = 1 (Yes))), go to ED3A_Q04.
Otherwise, go to ED3A_Q06.

ED3A_Q04

Did he/she ever attend an elementary or high school located in a First Nations community (on reserve)? Please include preschool and kindergarten.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3A_Q06)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3A_Q06)

ED3A_Q05

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. Grade 13
  16. DK, RF

ED3A_Q06

Some people have to move to attend school because there are no elementary or high schools where they are living. Did you have to move in order to attend school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3A_R07

The next few questions ask about Aboriginal languages at elementary and high school, including preschool and kindergarten.

ED3A_Q07

Were you ever taught an Aboriginal language in classes at school?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3A_Q09)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3A_Q09)

ED3A_Q08

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. Grade 13
  16. DK, RF

ED3A_Q09

Were you ever taught other subjects in an Aboriginal language for two or more hours per day?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3A_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3A_END)

ED3A_Q10

Which grades?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Nursery School or Preschool
  2. Kindergarten
  3. Grade 1
  4. Grade 2
  5. Grade 3
  6. Grade 4
  7. Grade 5
  8. Grade 6
  9. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  10. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  11. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  12. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  13. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  14. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  15. Grade 13
  16. DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART B – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3B)

ED3B_C11

If ED3A_FLAG = (Completed), go to ED3B_R11.
Otherwise, go to ED3B_END.

ED3B_R11

And now a few questions about your performance at elementary and high school.

ED3B_Q11

Did you ever repeat a grade?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Yes, once
  2. Yes, twice or more
  3. No, never
  4. DK, RF

ED3B_Q12A

In your last year of school, what was your overall grade average as a percentage?

INTERVIEWER: If respondent dropped out before receiving a report card, ask about their previous year. Use letter grades if necessary.

  1. 80% or above (mainly A's) (Go to ED3B_Q13)
  2. 70 to 79% (mainly B's) (Go to ED3B_Q13)
  3. 60 to 69% (mainly C's) (Go to ED3B_Q13)
  4. 50 to 59% (mainly D's) (Go to ED3B_Q13)
  5. Under 50% (mainly E's and F's) (Go to ED3B_Q13)
  6. No grades given
  7. DK, RF

ED3B_Q12B

Overall, how well did you do at school?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Above average
  2. Average
  3. Below average
  4. DK, RF

ED3B_Q13

In your last year of school, did you receive additional help or tutoring? Please do not include help or tutoring from a family member.

  1. Yes (Go to ED3B_Q17)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3B_END)

ED3B_Q14

In your last year of school, did your parents or teachers feel that you required any additional help or tutoring?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3B_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3B_END)

ED3B_Q15A

What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15B

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

a behavioural problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15C

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15D

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15E

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15F

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q15G

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED3B_Q16)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3B_Q16)

ED3B_S15G

(What were the reasons they felt you required additional help or tutoring? Was it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3B_Q16

Why did you not receive the additional help or tutoring required?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Cost is too high
  2. Tutor not available to meet my needs
  3. Tutor not available to fit family's schedule
  4. Aboriginal tutor not available
  5. Transportation was a problem
  6. Other - Specify (Go to ED3B_S16)
  7. DK, RF

Go to ED3B_END

ED3B_S16

(Why did you not receive the additional help or tutoring required?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to ED3B_END

ED3B_Q17

How often did you receive additional help or tutoring?

  1. Once a week or less often
  2. Twice a week
  3. More than twice a week
  4. DK, RF

ED3B_Q18

Was this help or tutoring provided by the school, by someone outside the school or by both?

  1. By the school
  2. By someone outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19A

What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:

a physical impairment?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19B

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

a behavioural problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19C

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

an emotional problem?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19D

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

a learning disability or difficulty?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19E

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

poor academic performance?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19F

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

to enhance (supplement) the school program?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3B_Q19G

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:)

some other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED3B_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3B_END)

ED3B_S19G

(What were the reasons you were receiving additional help or tutoring? Was it:

some other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART C – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3C)

ED3C_C20A

If ED3B_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3C_R20A.
Otherwise, go to ED3C_END.

ED3C_R20A

And now some questions about your last year of elementary or high school.

ED3C_Q20A

How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.

Overall, I felt safe at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20B

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Overall, I was happy at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20C

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Most students in the school enjoyed being there.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20D

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school offered parents many opportunities to be involved in school activities.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20E

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The school supported First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture (through teaching and/or activities).

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20F

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Racism was a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20G

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Bullying was a problem at the school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20H

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of alcohol was a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20I

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

The presence of drugs was a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q20J

(How do you feel about the following statements about your last year of school? Tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.)

Violence was a problem at school.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Disagree
  4. Strongly disagree
  5. DK, RF

ED3C_Q21

At any time during your last year in school, did you need support for personal problems, career choices, course schedules or anything else?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3C_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3C_END)

ED3C_Q22A

Did you receive the support you needed from:

friends?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3C_Q22B

(Did you receive the support you needed from:)

parents, guardians or other family members?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3C_Q22C

(Did you receive the support you needed from:)

teachers, guidance counsellors or others at school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3C_Q22D

(Did you receive the support you needed from:)

anyone else?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED3C_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3C_END)

ED3C_S22D

(Did you receive the support you needed from:

anyone else?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART D – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3D)

ED3D_C23

If ED3C_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3D_R23.
Otherwise, go to ED3D_END.

ED3D_R23

I now have a few questions about your family's involvement in your last year of elementary or high school.

ED3D_Q23

During your last year of school, did you live with a parent, guardian or other family member… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. All of the time
  2. Some of the time
  3. None of the time
  4. DK, RF

ED3D_Q24A

In your last year of school, did your parents, guardians or any other family member do any of the following:

speak to, correspond with or visit his/her teacher (including parent-teacher interviews)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED3D_Q24B

(In your last year of school, did your parents, guardians or any other family member do any of the following:)

attend a school event in which you participated, (for example, a play, sports competition or science fair)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED3D_Q24C

(In your last year of school, did your parents, guardians or any other family member do any of the following:)

participate in other school activities?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

ED3D_Q25

In your last year of school, how often did your parents, guardians or another family member check or provide help with your homework?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. Not applicable
  6. Help not needed
  7. DK, RF

ED3D_Q26

In your last year of school, how often did you read or look at books, magazines, comics, etc. outside of school hours?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Include electronic media.

  1. Rarely or never
  2. Less than once per week
  3. 1 - 3 times per week
  4. 4 or more times per week
  5. DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART E – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3E)

ED3E_C27A

If ED3D_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3E_R27A.
Otherwise, go to ED3E_END.

ED3E_R27A

Now I would like to ask about activities in your last year of elementary or high school that you may have taken part in. For each activity, please answer yes, no, or not available. Do not include activities that you participated in during school hours.

ED3E_Q27A

In your last year of school, did you participate in a sport or a physical activity or play organized sports (including taking lessons)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q28A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED3E_Q28A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q28A)

ED3E_Q27B

How often did you usually participate in any of these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q27C

Were they organized by you school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q28A

In your last year of school, did you participate in an art, drama or music group or club (including taking lessons)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q29A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED3E_Q29A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q29A)

ED3E_Q28B

How often did you usually participate in any of these groups or clubs?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q28C

Were they organized by you school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q29A

In your last year of school, did you participate in a school group or club (such as student council, yearbook or science club) or groups or clubs outside of school?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q30A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED3E_Q30A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q30A)

ED3E_Q29B

How often did you usually participate in any of these groups or clubs?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q29C

Were they organized by you school, outside the school or both?

  1. Organized by the school
  2. Organized outside the school
  3. Both
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q30A

In your last year of school, did you participate in activities related to First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q31A)
  3. Not available (Go to ED3E_Q31A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q31A)

ED3E_Q30B

How often did you usually participate in these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q31A

In your last year of school, did you spend time with Elders?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q32A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q32A)

ED3E_Q31B

How often did you usually spend time with them?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q32A

In your last year of school, did you volunteer or help without pay in the community?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_Q33A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_Q33A)

ED3E_Q32B

How often did you usually volunteer or help without pay in the community?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

ED3E_Q33A

In your last year of school, did you work at a job such as babysitting, at a store or tutoring?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3E_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3E_END)

ED3E_Q33B

How often did you usually work at a job?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Some activities may only last for part of a school year. If so, indicate the time spent while it lasted.

  1. Less than once per week
  2. 1 - 3 times per week
  3. 4 or more times per week
  4. DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART F – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3F)

ED3F_C34A

If ED3E_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3F_R34A.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_END.

ED3F_R34A

Now I would like to ask about absences that you may have had from school in your last year of elementary or high school.

ED3F_Q34A

In your last year of school, how often did you:

miss school (WITH parent's permission)?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Often
  2. Some of the time
  3. A little of the time
  4. None of the time
  5. DK, RF

ED3F_Q34B

(In your last year of school, how often did you:)

skip classes (WITHOUT parent's permission)?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Often
  2. Some of the time
  3. A little of the time
  4. None of the time
  5. DK, RF

ED3F_Q34C

(In your last year of school, how often did you:)

arrive late for school?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Often
  2. Some of the time
  3. A little of the time
  4. None of the time
  5. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35A

Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:

thought completing high school was very important?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35B

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

skipped classes once a week or more?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35C

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

had dropped out without graduating?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35D

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

were planning to further their education or training after leaving high school?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35E

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

had a reputation for causing trouble?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35F

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

smoked cigarettes?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35G

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

used drugs?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35H

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

drank alcohol?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35I

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

thought it was okay to work hard at school?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q35J

(Now thinking about your closest friends in your last year of school, how many of these friends:)

worked for an employer or at jobs such as babysitting, at a store or tutoring?

  1. None of them
  2. Some of them
  3. Most of them
  4. All of them
  5. Not applicable
  6. DK, RF

ED3F_Q36

Sometimes young people drop out of school and may or may not return again. Was this the case for you?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3F_Q40A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3F_Q40A)

ED3F_Q37

How many times did he/she drop out?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 10)

DK, RF (Go to ED3F_C39)

ED3F_C38A

If ED3F_Q37 = 1, go to ED3F_Q38A.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_Q38B.

ED3F_Q38A

What were the reasons you dropped out of school?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Had problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify (Go to ED3F_S38A)
  20. DK, RF (Go to ED3F_C39)

Go to ED3F_C38B

ED3F_S38A

(What were the reasons you dropped out of school?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3F_C38B

If ED3F_Q38A = one response only (01..19), go to ED3F_C39.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_Q38C.

ED3F_Q38B

Thinking of the last time you dropped out of school, what were the reasons you dropped out?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Had problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify (Go to ED3F_S38B)
  20. DK, RF (Go to ED3F_C39)

Go to ED3F_C38C

ED3F_S38B

(Thinking of the last time you dropped out of school, what were the reasons you dropped out?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3F_C38C

If ED3F_Q38B = one response only (01..19), go to ED3F_C39.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_Q38C.

ED3F_Q38C

What was the main reason you dropped out of elementary or high school?

  1. Bored / Not interested
  2. Problems with school work
  3. Had problems with teachers
  4. Kicked out / Expelled / Suspended
  5. Missing a few credits / Not worth continuing
  6. Peers / School climate (bullying)
  7. Prejudice / Racism
  8. Own health
  9. Pregnant / Caring for own child
  10. Problems at home
  11. Accident / Injury
  12. Disability
  13. Mental health issues
  14. Alcohol / Drug problems / Addictions
  15. Moved
  16. Had to work / Money problems
  17. Wanted to work instead
  18. To help with traditional activities (such as harvesting, hunting, fishing, gathering wood) / Out on the land
  19. Other - Specify
  20. DK, RF

ED3F_C39

If ((EDS1_Q03 = 11 (HS completion through upgrading...)) OR (EDS1_Q04 = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS1_Q05A = 1 (Yes)) OR EDS1_Q05B = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q01 = 12 (HS completion through upgrading...)) OR (EDS2_Q02 = 2 (Yes, an upgrading….)) OR (EDS2_Q04A = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04B = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04C = 2 (Yes, an upgrading…))), go to ED3F_Q39.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_Q40B.

ED3F_Q39

What was the main reason you returned to schooling?

  1. Parents/friends talked me into it
  2. Realized value of education / Wanted a diploma
  3. Paid to go back to school / Government incentive
  4. Couldn't get a (good) job
  5. Was allowed back
  6. Found better/different school
  7. Did not return to schooling
  8. Other - Specify (Go to ED3F_S39)
  9. DK, RF

Go to ED3F_C40A

ED3F_S39

(What was the main reason you returned to schooling?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3F_C40A

If ((EDS1_Q03 = 11 (HS completion through upgrading...)) OR (EDS1_Q04 = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS1_Q05C = 1 (Yes)) OR ((EDS2_Q01 = 12 (HS completion through upgrading...)) OR (EDS2_Q04A = 1 (Yes)) OR (EDS2_Q04B = 1 (Yes))), go to ED3F_Q40A.
Otherwise, go to ED3F_Q40B.

ED3F_Q40A

How old were you when you completed high school?

INTERVIEWER: Include courses taken later as part of an upgrading or a high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

(MIN : 14) (MAX : 44)

DK, RF

Go to ED3F_END

ED3F_Q40B

How old were you when you last attended elementary or high school?

INTERVIEWER: Do not include attendance at an upgrading or a high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

(MIN : 5) (MAX : 25)

DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART G – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3G)

ED3G_C41

If ED3F_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3G_R41.
Otherwise, go to ED3G_END.

ED3G_R41

Now, I would like to ask some questions about any education above the high school level.

ED3G_Q41

Have you received any other education that could be counted towards a certificate, diploma or degree from an educational institution even if you did not complete it? Please do not include courses for interest only.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3G_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3G_END)

ED3G_Q42A

What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:

a university?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q42B

(What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:)

a college, CEGEP or other non-university institution?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q42C

(What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:)

a trade school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q43

Have you completed the requirements for any diploma, certificate or degree for your education or training above the high school level?

  1. Yes (Go to ED3G_Q47)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q44

Are you currently attending trade school, college, CEGEP or university?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be counted as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Yes (Go to ED3G_Q51)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q45

In what year did you last take postsecondary education?

(MIN : 1983) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

ED3G_Q46A

What were the reasons you did not finish your postsecondary education?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Pregnant / Caring for own child(ren)
  2. Other family responsibilities
  3. Own illness / Disability
  4. Financial reasons (not enough money)
  5. Lost interest / Lack of motivation
  6. Got a job / Wanted to work
  7. Too old or too late now
  8. Courses too hard / Bad results
  9. Too difficult to be away from home
  10. Prejudice and racism
  11. Moved
  12. Other - Specify (Go to ED3G_S46A)
  13. DK, RF

Go to ED3G_C46B

ED3G_S46A

(What were the reasons you did not finish your postsecondary education?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3G_C46B

If ED3G_Q46A = one response only, go to ED3G_Q53.
Otherwise, go to ED3G_Q46B.

ED3G_Q46B

What is the main reason you did not finish your postsecondary education?

  1. Pregnant / Caring for own child(ren)
  2. Other family responsibilities
  3. Own illness / Disability
  4. Financial reasons (not enough money)
  5. Lost interest / Lack of motivation
  6. Got a job / Wanted to work
  7. Too old or too late now
  8. Courses too hard / Bad results
  9. Too difficult to be away from home
  10. Prejudice and racism
  11. Moved
  12. Other - Specify
  13. DK, RF

Go to ED3G_Q53

ED3G_Q47

In what year did you obtain your most recent certificate, diploma or degree?

(MIN : 1983) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

ED3G_Q48A

What certificate(s), diploma(s) or degree(s) have you completed?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Registered Apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation)
  2. Other trades certificate or diploma from a trade school or a professional training center
  3. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas) (Go to ED3G_Q48B)
  4. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  5. Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  6. University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's level
  7. Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
  8. Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed)
  9. Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
  10. DK, RF (Go to ED3G_Q50)

Go to ED3G_Q49

ED3G_Q48B

Was that (a certificate or diploma / college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma) from a program of… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. 3 months to less than 1 year
  3. 1 year to 2 years
  4. More than 2 years
  5. DK, RF

ED3G_Q49

What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree you completed?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to be specific. For example: health care attendant, medical laboratory technology, early childhood education, civil engineering. If the respondent was in a trade or journeyperson program, list the area of specialization (e. g., auto mechanics, hairstyling, carpentry).

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3G_Q50

Are you currently attending trade school, college, CEGEP or university?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be counted as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3G_Q53)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3G_Q53)

ED3G_Q51

Are you enrolled as a full-time or part-time student or both?

  1. Full-time student
  2. Part-time student
  3. Both full-time and part-time
  4. DK, RF

ED3G_Q52A

Towards what type of certificate, diploma or degree are you currently working?

INTERVIEWER: If taking more than one program, ask respondent for highest certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Trade certificate or diploma
  2. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas) (Go to ED3G_Q52C)
  3. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level (Go to ED3G_Q53)
  4. Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.) (Go to ED3G_Q53)
  5. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level (Go to ED3G_Q52D)
  6. DK, RF (Go to ED3G_Q53)

ED3G_Q52B

Is it a(n)… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Registered Apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation)
  2. Other trades certificate or diploma from a trade school or a professional training center
  3. DK, RF

Go to ED3G_Q53

ED3G_Q52C

Is it a certificate or diploma from a program of… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. 3 months to less than 1 year
  3. 1 year to 2 years
  4. More than 2 years
  5. DK, RF

Go to ED3G_Q53

ED3G_Q52D

Is it a(n)… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's level
  2. Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
  3. Master's degree
  4. Earned doctorate
  5. DK, RF

ED3G_Q53

Did you take part in any workshops, programs or courses designed to help you adjust to your postsecondary education?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q54

Did you move to carry out your postsecondary education?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q55A

(Have you ever been / Were you) able to access any of your postsecondary courses through the Internet or some other form of distance education?

INTERVIEWER: For those currently attending school, this refers to both previous and current courses.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED3G_Q56)
  3. Not applicable (Go to ED3G_Q56)
  4. DK, RF (Go to ED3G_Q56)

ED3G_Q55B

(Have you ever taken / Did you take) any of your postsecondary courses through the Internet or some other form of distance education?

INTERVIEWER: For those currently attending school, this refers to both previous and current courses.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3G_Q56

Have there been / Were there) people available during your postsecondary education that you could talk to about personal things, school related problems, etc.?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. All of the time
  2. Some of the time
  3. None of the time
  4. DK, RF

EDUCATION 3 PART H – HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND COMPLETERS (ED3H)

ED3H_C57A

If ED3G_FLAG = 1 (Completed), go to ED3H_C57B.
Otherwise, go to ED3H_END.

ED3H_C57B

If ED3G_Q41 = 2, DK or RF, go to ED3H_Q64A.
Otherwise, go to ED3H_R57.

ED3H_R57

The next questions are about funding for your postsecondary education.

ED3H_Q57

Did you apply for a government student loan?

  1. Yes (Go to ED3H_Q59)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3H_Q60A)

ED3H_Q58

What were the reasons you did not apply for one?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Did not know where to get information
  2. Did not need one
  3. Did not think would qualify / Parent's, respondent's income too high
  4. Did not know how to apply
  5. Loans not available for program/institution of interest
  6. Did not meet residency requirements
  7. Not willing to borrow/go into debt
  8. Not able to borrow enough
  9. Prefered to borrow elsewhere
  10. Other - Specify (Go to ED3H_S58)
  11. DK, RF

Go to ED3H_Q60A

ED3H_S58

(What were the reasons you did not apply for one?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to ED3H_Q60A

ED3H_Q59

Did you receive a government student loan?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60A

Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:

use your own savings or work while going to school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60B

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive money from your parents or other family members, that you do not have to pay back?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60C

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive band funding, money from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (previously named INAC) or funding from an Inuit Land Claim organization?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60D

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive money from grants, bursaries or scholarships (including from an Aboriginal organization)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60E

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive Employment Insurance or other government funding?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60F

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive a bank loan or a line of credit?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60G

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive a loan from your parents or other family members?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q60H

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive some other source of funding?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED3H_Q61)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3H_Q61)

ED3H_S60H

(Thinking of how you (paid or are paying / paid) for your education, did you:)

receive some other source of funding?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3H_Q61

Did the amount of money you had available for your education prevent you from attending the school you wanted to attend?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q62

(Is the money you have / Was the money you had) sufficient to meet your needs or expenses?

  1. Yes (Go to ED3H_Q64A)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3H_Q64A)

ED3H_Q63

Would you have been willing to borrow the additional money required to meet your needs or expenses?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64A

Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:

time constraints (too busy, no time to study)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64B

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

courses available do not match your needs or interests?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64C

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

lack of confidence or preparedness?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64D

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

taking courses is not a high personal priority at the time?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64E

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

cannot afford the costs or courses are too expensive?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64F

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

personal or family responsibilities (childcare, elder care)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64G

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

personal health?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_Q64H

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

any other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED3H_Q65)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED3H_Q65)

ED3H_S64H

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:

any other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED3H_Q65

Do you plan to take any other education that could be counted towards a certificate, diploma or degree from an educational institution?

INTERVIEWER: For those currently attending school, this refers to education beyond their current studies.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED3H_R66

And now a few questions about the education of members of your family.

ED3H_Q66

Have any of your brothers or sisters ever dropped out of high school? Include step, half and adopted brothers and sisters that have ever lived with you.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Brothers and sisters too young / Never lived with them
  4. Has no brothers and sisters
  5. DK, RF

ED3H_Q67

What is the highest level of education that your mother or female guardian has ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

ED3H_Q68

What is the highest level of education that your father or male guardian has ever completed? Include any partial completion of a trade, college or university certificate, degree or diploma as "Some postsecondary education".

  1. No schooling
  2. Grade 8 or lower (Quebec: Secondary II or lower)
  3. Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  4. High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  5. Some postsecondary education
  6. Trade certificate or diploma
  7. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  8. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  9. Bachelor's degree (e. g.B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
  10. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
  11. DK, RF

EDUCATION 4 (ED4)

ED4_C01

If Age > 44, go to ED4_R01.
Otherwise, go to ED4_END.

ED4_R01

The next questions ask about your education.

ED4_Q01

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you ever completed? Please include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished...?").

  1. No schooling (Go to ED4_END)
  2. Kindergarten (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  3. Grades 1 to 5 (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  4. Grade 6 (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  5. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  6. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  7. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1 (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  8. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2 (Go to ED4_Q03A)
  9. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Quebec: Secondary V / Manitoba: Senior 3
  10. Grade 12 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level III / Manitoba: Senior 4
  11. Grade 13
  12. High school completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program (Go to ED4_Q04)
  13. Home schooled (Go to ED4_R06)
  14. DK, RF

ED4_Q02

Did you complete a high school diploma? Please do not include completion through an upgrading or high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE).

  1. Yes (Go to ED4_R06)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED4_END)

ED4_Q03A

Have you successfully completed an upgrading or high school equivalency program such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE)?

  1. Yes (Go to ED4_Q04)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q03B

Are you currently attending an upgrading or high school equivalency program?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED4_R06)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED4_R06)

ED4_Q04

Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. At a community centre
  2. At an adult high school (including an alternative school)
  3. Through correspondence courses or some other form of distance education (including on-line learning)
  4. Through some other method - Specify (Go to ED4_S04)
  5. DK, RF

Go to ED4_C05

ED4_S04

(Where (did you attend / are you attending) an upgrading or high school equivalency program? (Was / Is) it… ?

Through some other method)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED4_C05

If ED4_Q01 = 12, go to ED4_Q05.
Otherwise, go to ED4_R06.

ED4_Q05

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school that you completed before leaving school?

INTERVIEWER: Please confirm that the respondent actually completed the indicated grade ("so you finished…?").

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Grades 1 to 5
  3. Grade 6
  4. Grade 7 / Quebec: Secondary I
  5. Grade 8 / Quebec: Secondary II
  6. Grade 9 / Quebec: Secondary III / Manitoba: Senior 1
  7. Grade 10 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level I / Quebec: Secondary IV / Manitoba: Senior 2
  8. Grade 11 / Newfoundland and Labrador: Level II / Manitoba: Senior 3
  9. Grade 12
  10. DK, RF

ED4_R06

Now, I would like to ask some questions about any education above the high school level.

ED4_Q06

Have you received any other education that could be counted towards a certificate, diploma or degree from an educational institution even if you did not complete it? Please do not include courses for interest only.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED4_Q18A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED4_Q18A)

ED4_Q07A

What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:

a university?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q07B

(What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:)

a college, CEGEP or other non-university institution?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q07C

(What type of educational institution did you attend? Was it:)

a trade school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q08

Have you completed the requirements for any diploma, certificate or degree for your education or training above the high school level?

  1. Yes (Go to ED4_Q12)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q09

Are you currently attending trade school, college, CEGEP or university?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be counted as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Yes (Go to ED4_Q16)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q10

In what year did you last take postsecondary education?

(MIN : 1940) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

ED4_Q11A

What were the reasons you did not finish your postsecondary education?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Pregnant / Caring for own child(ren)
  2. Other family responsibilities
  3. Own illness / Disability
  4. Financial reasons (not enough money)
  5. Lost interest / Lack of motivation
  6. Got a job / Wanted to work
  7. Too old or too late now
  8. Courses too hard / Bad results
  9. Too difficult to be away from home
  10. Prejudice and racism
  11. Moved
  12. Other - Specify (Go to ED4_S11A)
  13. DK, RF

Go to ED4_C11B

ED4_S11A

(What were the reasons you did not finish your postsecondary education?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED4_C11B

If ED4_Q11A has more than one response, go to ED4_Q11B.
Otherwise, go to ED4_Q18A.

ED4_Q11B

What is the main reason you did not finish your postsecondary education?

  1. Pregnant / Caring for own child(ren)
  2. Other family responsibilities
  3. Own illness / Disability
  4. Financial reasons (not enough money)
  5. Lost interest / Lack of motivation
  6. Got a job / Wanted to work
  7. Too old or too late now
  8. Courses too hard / Bad results
  9. Too difficult to be away from home
  10. Prejudice and racism
  11. Moved
  12. Other - Specify
  13. DK, RF

Go to ED4_Q18A

ED4_Q12

In what year did you obtain your most recent certificate, diploma or degree?

(MIN : 1940) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

ED4_Q13A

What certificate(s), diploma(s) or degree(s) have you completed?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Registered Apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation)
  2. Other trades certificate or diploma from a trade school or a professional training center
  3. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas) (Go to ED4_Q13B)
  4. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
  5. Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., LL. B.)
  6. University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's level
  7. Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
  8. Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., D.Ed.)
  9. Earned doctorate (e.g., D.Sc., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
  10. DK, RF (Go to ED4_Q15)

Go to ED4_Q14

ED4_Q13B

Was that (a certificate or diploma / a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma) from a program of… ?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply. Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. 3 months to less than 1 year
  3. 1 year to 2 years
  4. More than 2 years
  5. DK, RF

ED4_Q14

What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree you completed?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to be specific. For example - health care attendant, medical laboratory technology, early childhood education, civil engineering. If the respondent was in a trade or journeyperson program, list the area of specialization (e. g., auto mechanics, hairstyling, carpentry).

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED4_Q15

Are you currently attending trade school, college, CEGEP or university?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be counted as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ED4_Q18A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED4_Q18A)

ED4_Q16

Are you enrolled as a full-time or part-time student, or both?

  1. Full-time student
  2. Part-time student
  3. Both full-time and part-time
  4. DK, RF

ED4_Q17A

Towards what type of certificate, diploma or degree are you currently working?

INTERVIEWER: If taking more than one program, ask respondent for highest certificate, diploma or degree.

  1. Trade certificate or diploma
  2. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas) (Go to ED4_Q17C)
  3. University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level (Go to ED4_Q18A)
  4. Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.Sc., LL. B.) (Go to ED4_Q18A)
  5. University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level (Go to ED4_Q17D)
  6. DK, RF (Go to ED4_Q18A)

ED4_Q17B

Is it a(n)… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Registered Apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation)
  2. Other trades certificate or diploma from a trade school or a professional training center
  3. DK, RF

Go to ED4_Q18A

ED4_Q17C

Is it a certificate or diploma from a program of… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. 3 months to less than 1 year
  3. 1 year to 2 years
  4. More than 2 years
  5. DK, RF

Go to ED4_Q18A

ED4_Q17D

Is it a(n)… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's level
  2. Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
  3. Master's degree
  4. Earned doctorate
  5. DK, RF

ED4_Q18A

Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:

time constraints (too busy, no time to study)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18B

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

courses available do not match your needs or interests?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18C

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

lack of confidence or preparedness?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18D

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

taking courses is not a high personal priority at the time?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18E

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

cannot afford the costs or courses are too expensive?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18F

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

personal or family responsibilities (childcare, elder care)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18G

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

personal health?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ED4_Q18H

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:)

any other reason?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to ED4_Q19)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ED4_Q19)

ED4_S18H

(Sometimes people do NOT take the education or training they want to take for various reasons. Do any of the following reasons apply to you:

any other reason?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

ED4_Q19

Do you plan to take any other education that could be counted towards a certificate, diploma or degree from an educational institution?

INTERVIEWER: For those currently attending school, this refers to education beyond their current studies.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE (LAN)

LAN_R01

Now I would like to ask some questions about your knowledge of Aboriginal languages. Some examples include Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut, Mi'kmaq, Michif and Dene.

LAN_Q01

Do you speak an Aboriginal language, even if only a few words?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to LAN_Q05)
  3. DK, RF (Go to LAN_Q05)

LAN_B02

What Aboriginal language or languages do you speak?

INTERVIEWER: Accept up to three responses.

LAN_C03A

If LAN_B02.LLU_Q01 [1] = DK or RF, go to LAN_Q09.
Otherwise, go to LAN_C03B.

LAN_C03B

If LAN_B02.LLU_Q01 [1] and one of LAN_B02.LLU_Q01 [2] or LAN_B02.LLU_Q01 [3]= response other than"111-no more response ", go to LAN_Q03.
Otherwise, go to LAN_Q04.

LAN_Q03

Among those Aboriginal languages that you speak, which one do you speak the best?

DK, RF (Go to LAN_Q09)

LAN_Q04

How would you rate your ability to speak this Aboriginal language? Would you say you can speak… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Very well
  2. Relatively well
  3. With effort
  4. Only a few words
  5. DK, RF

Go to LAN_Q08

LAN_Q05

Do you understand an Aboriginal language, even if only a few words?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to LAN_Q09)
  3. DK, RF (Go to LAN_Q09)

LAN_B06

What Aboriginal language or languages do you understand?

INTERVIEWER: Accept up to three responses.

LAN_C07A

If LAN_B06.LLU_Q01 [1] = DK or RF, go to LAN_Q09.
Otherwise, go to LAN_C07B.

LAN_C07B

If LAN_B06.LLU_Q01 [1] and one of LAN_B06.LLU_Q01 [2] or LAN_B06.LLU_Q01 [3] = response other than"111-no more response ", go to LAN_Q07.
Otherwise, go to LAN_Q08.

LAN_Q07

Among those Aboriginal languages that you understand, which one do you understand the best?

DK, RF (Go to LAN_Q09)

LAN_Q08

How would you rate your ability to understand this Aboriginal language? Would you say you can understand… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Very well
  2. Relatively well
  3. With effort
  4. Only a few words
  5. DK, RF

LAN_Q09

How important is it to you that you speak and understand an Aboriginal language? Is it… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories 1 - 4 to respondent.

  1. Very important
  2. Somewhat important
  3. Not very important
  4. Not important
  5. No opinion
  6. DK, RF

LAN_Q10A

How often are you exposed to an Aboriginal language:

at home?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. More than once a day
  2. Once a day
  3. More than once a week
  4. Once a week
  5. Less than once per week
  6. None of the time
  7. DK, RF

LAN_Q10B

(How often are you exposed to an Aboriginal language:)

outside the home?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. More than once a day
  2. Once a day
  3. More than once a week
  4. Once a week
  5. Less than once per week
  6. None of the time
  7. DK, RF

LAN_B11

What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood?

INTERVIEWER: This includes Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal languages. Accept three responses only if languages were learned at the same time.

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (RS)

RS_C01

If Age >= 20, go to RS_R01.
Otherwise, go to RS_R02A.

RS_R01

The next questions ask about attendance at residential school.

RS_Q01

Were you ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

Go to RS_Q02A

RS_R02A

The next questions ask about attendance at residential school.

RS_Q02A

Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?

Any of your grandparents?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

RS_Q02B

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?)

Your mother?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

RS_Q02C

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?)

Your father?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

RS_C02D

If Age < 15, go to RS_Q02E.
Otherwise, go to RS_Q02D.

RS_Q02D

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?)

Your current spouse or partner?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

RS_Q02E

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?)

Any of your brothers or sisters?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

RS_Q02F

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?)

Any of your other relatives?

  1. Yes - Specify (Go to RS_S02F)
  2. No
  3. Not applicable
  4. DK, RF

Go to RS_END

RS_S02F

(Were any of the following members of your family ever a student at a residential school or a federal industrial school?

Any of your other relatives?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

LABOUR MARKET ACTIVITIES MINIMAL (LMAM)

LMAM_C01

If Age > = 15, go to LMAM_Q01.
Otherwise, go to LMAM_END.

LMAM_Q01

Many of the following questions concern your activities last week. By last week, I mean the week beginning on Sunday and ending Saturday.

Last week, did you work at a job or business?
(regardless of the number of hours)

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to LMAM_Q02)
  3. DK, RF

Go to LMAM_END

LMAM_Q02

Last week, did you have a job or business from which you were absent?

  1. Yes (Go to LMAM_Q03)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

Go to LMAM_END

LMAM_Q03

What was the main reason you were absent from work last week?

  1. Own illness or disability
  2. Caring for own children
  3. Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  4. Maternity or parental leave
  5. Other personal or family responsibilities
  6. Vacation
  7. Labour dispute (strike or lockout) (Employees only)
  8. Temporary layoff due to business conditions (Employees only)
  9. Seasonal layoff (Employees only)
  10. Casual job, no work available (Employees only)
  11. Work schedule (e. g., shift work) (Employees only)
  12. Self-employed, no work available (Self-employed only)
  13. Seasonal business (Excluding employees)
  14. Other - Specify (Go to LMAM_S03)
  15. DK, RF

Go to LMAM_END

LMAM_S03

(What was the main reason you were absent from work last week?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (LMA2)

LMA2_C04A

If (((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=2)) or ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and
(LMAM_Q03=8, 9 or 10))), go to LMA2_C04B.
Otherwise, go to LMA2_END.

LMA2_C04B

If ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and (LMAM_Q03=8), go to LMA2_D08.
Otherwise, go to LMA2_Q04.

LMA2_Q04

In the 4 weeks ending Saturday, did you do anything to find work?

  1. Yes (Go to LMA2_Q07)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to LMA2_END)

LMA2_C05

If (AGE >= 065), go to LMA2_END.
Otherwise, go to LMA2_Q05.

LMA2_Q05

Last week, did you have a job to start at a definite date in the future?

  1. Yes (Go to LMA2_Q06)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

Go to LMA2_END

LMA2_Q06

Will you start that job before or after ^NMBEGE?

  1. Before the date above (Go to LMA2_D08)
  2. On or after the date above
  3. DK, RF

Go to LMA2_END

LMA2_Q07

Did you want a job with more or less than 30 hours per week?

  1. 30 or more hours per week
  2. Less than 30 hours per week
  3. DK, RF

LMA2_Q08

Could you have worked last week (if you had been recalled / if a suitable job had been offered)?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to LMA2_Q09)
  3. DK, RF

Go to LMA2_END

LMA2_Q09

What was the main reason you were not available to work last week?

  1. Own illness or disability
  2. Caring for own children
  3. Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  4. Other personal or family responsibilities
  5. Going to school
  6. Vacation
  7. Already has a job
  8. Other - Specify (Go to LMA2_S09)
  9. DK, RF

Go to LMA2_END

LMA2_S09

(What was the main reason you were not available to work last week?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

LOOKING FOR WORK (LW)

LW_C01A

If (((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 2)) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 9 or 10))), go to LW_C01B.
Otherwise, go to LW_END.

LW_C01B

If (LMA2_Q04 = 1), go to LW_Q01.
Otherwise, go to LW_C01C.

LW_C01C

If (LMA2_Q04 = 2) and (Age < 65) and (LMA2_Q05 = 1) and (LMA2_Q06 = 1), go to LW_Q02.
Otherwise, go to LW_END.

LW_Q01

How did you go about looking for work?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Contacted potential employer(s) directly
  2. Through friend(s)/relative(s)
  3. Through co-worker(s)
  4. Placed or answered newspaper ad(s)
  5. Community bulletin boards/radio
  6. Contacted public employment agency (Service Canada Centre/Canada Employment Centre, provincial employment centre)
  7. Contacted Aboriginal organization or Aboriginal employment agency
  8. Was referred by another employer
  9. Searched the Internet
  10. Was referred by a union
  11. Other - Specify (Go to LW_S01)
  12. DK, RF

Go to LW_Q02

LW_S01

(How did you go about looking for work?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

LW_Q02

As of last week, how many weeks have you been looking for work?

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 999)

DK, RF

LW_Q03A

Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:

not knowing where to look for work?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03B

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

not knowing the type of job you wanted?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03C

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

not having the work experience required for available jobs?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03D

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

not having enough education or training for available jobs?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03E

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

not having the means of transportation to get to available jobs?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03F

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

a shortage of jobs?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

LW_Q03G

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:)

anything else?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to LW_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to LW_END)

LW_S03G

(Have any of the following caused you difficulty in finding work:

anything else?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

DISCOURAGED WORKERS (DW)

DW_C01A

If (((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and LMAM_Q02 = 2)) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 9 or 10))), go to DW_C01B.
Otherwise, go to DW_END.

DW_C01B

If ((LMA2_Q04 = 2) and (Age < 65) and (LMA2_Q05 = 2, DK or RF)), go to DW_Q01.
Otherwise, go to DW_END.

DW_Q01

Did you want a job last week?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to DW_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to DW_END)

DW_Q02

What was the main reason you did not look for work last week?

  1. Own illness or disability
  2. Caring for own children
  3. Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  4. Other personal or family responsibilities
  5. Going to school
  6. Waiting for recall (to former job)
  7. Waiting for replies from employers
  8. Believes no work available (in area or suited to skills) (Go to DW_Q03)
  9. No reason given
  10. Other
  11. DK, RF

Go to DW_END

DW_Q03

Could you have worked last week if a suitable job had been offered?

  1. Yes (Go to DW_END)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to DW_END)

DW_Q04

What was the main reason you were not available to work last week?

  1. Own illness or disability
  2. Caring for own children
  3. Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  4. Other personal or family responsibilities
  5. Going to school
  6. Vacation
  7. Already has a job
  8. Other - Specify (Go to DW_S04)
  9. DK, RF

Go to DW_END

DW_S04

(What was the main reason you were not available to work last week?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

PAST JOB ATTACHMENT (PJA)

PJA_C01A

If (((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 2)) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03=8, 9 or 10))), go to PJA_C01B.
Otherwise, go to PJA_END.

PJA_C01B

If (LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 8, 9 or 10), go to PJA_Q02.
Otherwise, go to PJA_C01C.

PJA_C01C

If (LMA2_Q04 = 1 or 2) and (Age < 65) , go to PJA_Q01.
Otherwise, go to PJA_END.

PJA_Q01

Have you ever worked at a job or business?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to PJA_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to PJA_END)

PJA_Q02

When did you last work?

INTERVIEWER: Select month on this screen and enter year on next screen.

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. October
  11. November
  12. December
  13. DK
  14. RF (Go to PJA_END)

PJA_N02

INTERVIEWER: Enter year.

(MIN : 1900) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

MULTIPLE EMPLOYMENT (ME)

ME_C01

If ((LMAM_Q01=1) or ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and
(LMAM_Q03=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 or 14))), go to ME_Q01.
Otherwise, go to ME_END.

ME_Q01

Did you have more than one job or business last week?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ME_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ME_END)

ME_Q02

Was this a result of changing employers?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CLASS OF WORKER INTRODUCTION (CWI)

CWI_C01A

If ((LMAM_Q01 = 1) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14))), go to CWI_C01B.
Otherwise, go to CWI_END.

CWI_C01B

If (ME_Q02 = 1 (Yes), 2 (No), DK or RF), go to CWI_R01.
Otherwise, go to CWI_END.

CWI_R01

I am now going to ask some questions about (your new job or business / the job or business at which you usually work the most hours).

CLASS OF WORKER (LMA3)

LMA3_C10

If ((LMAM_Q01=1) or ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and
(LMAM_Q03=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 or 14))), go to LMA3_Q10.
Otherwise, go to LMA3_END.

LMA3_Q10

Were you an employee or self-employed?

  1. Employee
  2. Self-employed
  3. Working in a family business without pay
  4. DK, RF

INCORPORATED BUSINESS (IB)

IB_C01A

If ((LMAM_Q01 = 1) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14))), go to IB_C01B.
Otherwise, go to IB_END.

IB_C01B

If (LMA3_Q10 = 2), go to IB_Q01.
Otherwise, go to IB_END.

IB_Q01

Did you have an incorporated business?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

JOB TENURE (JT)

JT_C01A

If ((LMAM_Q01 = 1) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14))), go to JT_C01B.
Otherwise, go to JT_END.

JT_C01B

If (LMA3_Q10 = 1, 3, DK or RF), go to JT_Q01.
Otherwise, go to JT_Q02.

JT_Q01

When did you start working for your present employer?

INTERVIEWER: Select month on this screen and enter year on next screen.

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. October
  11. November
  12. December
  13. DK
  14. RF (Go to JT_END)

JT_N01

INTERVIEWER: Enter year.

(MIN : 1950) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

Go to JT_END

JT_Q02

When did you start working at your present business?

INTERVIEWER: Select month on this screen and enter year on next screen.

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. October
  11. November
  12. December
  13. DK
  14. RF (Go to JT_END)

JT_N02

INTERVIEWER: Enter year.

(MIN : 1950) (MAX : 2012)

DK, RF

INDUSTRY (LMA4)

LMA4_C11A

If ((LMAM_Q01=1) or ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and
(LMAM_Q03=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 or 14))), go to LMA4_C11B.
Otherwise, go to LMA4_END.

LMA4_C11B

If (LMA3_Q10=2), go to LMA4_Q11.
Otherwise, go to LMA4_Q12.

LMA4_Q11

What was the name of your business?

INTERVIEWER: Enter the full name of the business. If there is no business name, enter the respondent's full name.

(50 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to LMA4_Q13

LMA4_Q12

For whom did you work?

INTERVIEWER: Enter the full name of the company, business, government department or agency, or person.

(50 spaces)

DK, RF

LMA4_Q13

What kind of business, industry or service was this?

INTERVIEWER: Enter a detailed description.

For example:
new home construction
primary school
municipal police
wheat farm
retail shoe store
food wholesale
car parts factory
federal government

(50 spaces)

DK, RF

OCCUPATION (LMA5)

LMA5_C14

If ((LMAM_Q01=1) or ((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and
(LMAM_Q03=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 or 14))), go to LMA5_D14.
Otherwise, go to LMA5_END.

LMA5_Q14

What was your work or occupation?

INTERVIEWER: Enter a detailed description.

For example:
legal secretary
plumber
fishing guide
wood furniture assembler
secondary school teacher
computer programmer

(50 spaces)

DK, RF

LMA5_D15

Not Applicable

LMA5_Q15

In this work, what were your main activities?

INTERVIEWER: Enter a detailed description.

For example:

prepared legal documents
installed residential plumbing
guided fishing parties
made wood furniture products
taught mathematics
developed software

(50 spaces)

DK, RF

USUAL HOURS OF WORK (LMA6)

LMA6_C16

If ((LMAM_Q01=1) or
((LMAM_Q01=2) and (LMAM_Q02=1) and (LMAM_Q03=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 or 14))), go to LMA6_D16.
Otherwise, go to LMA6_END.

LMA6_Q16

(Excluding overtime, on average, how many paid hours do you usually work per week? / On average, how many hours do you usually work per week?)

(MIN : 0.0) (MAX : 168.0)

DK, RF

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT (PT)

PT_C01A

If ((LMAM_Q01 = 1) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14))), go to PT_C01B.
Otherwise, go to PT_END.

PT_C01B

If (LMA6_Q16 < 30), go to PT_Q01.
Otherwise, go to PT_END.

PT_Q01

What is the main reason you usually work less than 30 hours per week (at your main job)?

  1. Own illness or disability
  2. Caring for own children
  3. Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  4. Other personal or family responsibilities
  5. Going to school
  6. Business conditions
  7. Could not find work with 30 or more hours per week
  8. Own preference
  9. Other - Specify (Go to PT_S01)
  10. DK, RF

Go to PT_END

PT_S01

(What is the main reason you usually work less than 30 hours per week (at your main job)?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

PERMANENT WORK (PW)

PW_C01A

If ((LMAM_Q01 = 1) or ((LMAM_Q01 = 2) and (LMAM_Q02 = 1) and (LMAM_Q03 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14))), go to PW_C01B.
Otherwise, go to PW_END.

PW_C01B

If (LMA3_Q10 = 1), go to PW_Q01.
Otherwise, go to PW_END.

PW_Q01

Is your job permanent, or is there some way that it is not permanent? (e. g., seasonal, temporary, term, casual)

  1. Permanent (Go to PW_END)
  2. Not permanent (e. g., seasonal, temporary, term, casual)
  3. DK, RF (Go to PW_END)

PW_Q02

In what way is your job not permanent?

  1. Seasonal job
  2. Temporary, term or contract job (non-seasonal)
  3. Casual job
  4. Other - Specify (Go to PW_S02)
  5. DK, RF

Go to PW_END

PW_S02

(In what way is your job not permanent?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

LABOUR MOBILITY (LM)

LM_C01

If (Age > = 15), go to LM_Q01.
Otherwise, go to LM_END.

LM_Q01

Would you move to another city or town to improve your job or career opportunities?

  1. Yes (Go to LM_END)
  2. No
  3. Maybe (Go to LM_END)
  4. DK, RF (Go to LM_END)

LM_Q02

What is the main reason you would not move?

  1. Still in school
  2. Happy with job situation
  3. Miss family/friends
  4. No guarantee of finding work elsewhere
  5. Uncertainty / Afraid of changes (different city, people)
  6. Cultural, linguistic or social reasons
  7. Cost of living elsewhere too high
  8. Moving too expensive
  9. Education / Professional recognition
  10. Caring for own child
  11. Other family responsibilities
  12. Retired
  13. Maintain access to healthcare
  14. Other - Specify (Go to LM_S02)
  15. DK, RF

Go to LM_END

LM_S02

(What is the main reason you would not move?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES (TA)

TA_C01A

If (Age > = 15), go to TA_R01A.
Otherwise, go to TA_END.

TA_R01A

The following questions ask about other activities you may have taken part in. Some of these questions may not apply to you but participation in these activities varies across the country and will be asked nationwide.

TA_Q01A

In the last year, did you make clothing or footwear?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q01F)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q01F)

TA_Q01B

In the last month, did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Every day
  2. A few times a week
  3. Once a week
  4. A few times a month
  5. Once a month
  6. Not at all last month
  7. DK, RF

TA_Q01C

Did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. For pleasure or leisure
  2. For your own use or your family's use
  3. For money or to supplement your income
  4. For some other reason - Specify (Go to TA_S01C)
  5. DK, RF

Go to TA_C01D

TA_S01C

(Did you do this… ?

For some other reason)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_C01D

If (TA_Q01C = 1 only (For pleasure or leisure)) OR (TA_Q01C = 4 only (For some other reason)), go to TA_Q02A.
Otherwise, go to TA_Q01D.

TA_Q01D

Would you say that you would like to spend more time making clothing or footwear, less time doing it or that you are spending just about the right amount of time doing it?

  1. More time
  2. Less time (Go to TA_Q02A)
  3. About the right amount of time (Go to TA_Q02A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q02A)

TA_Q01E

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. No one to teach the skills needed
  4. Physical disability
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S01E)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q02A

TA_S01E

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to TA_Q02A

TA_Q01F

Are you interested in making clothing or footwear?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q02A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q02A)

TA_Q01G

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. No one to teach the skills needed
  4. Physical disability
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S01G)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q02A

TA_S01G

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_Q02A

In the last year, did you make arts or crafts, for example, carvings, drawings, jewellery?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q02F)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q02F)

TA_Q02B

In the last month, did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Every day
  2. A few times a week
  3. Once a week
  4. A few times a month
  5. Once a month
  6. Not at all last month
  7. DK, RF

TA_Q02C

Did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. For pleasure or leisure
  2. For your own use or your family's use
  3. For money or to supplement your income
  4. For some other reason - Specify (Go to TA_S02C)
  5. DK, RF

Go to TA_C02D

TA_S02C

(Did you do this… ?

For some other reason)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_C02D

If (TA_Q02C = 1 only (For pleasure or leisure)) OR (TA_Q02C = 4 only (For some other reason)), go to TA_Q03A.
Otherwise, go to TA_Q02D.

TA_Q02D

Would you say that you would like to spend more time making arts or crafts, less time doing it or that you are spending just about the right amount of time doing it?

  1. More time
  2. Less time (Go to TA_Q03A)
  3. About the right amount of time (Go to TA_Q03A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q03A)

TA_Q02E

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. No one to teach the skills needed
  4. Physical disability
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S02E)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q03A

TA_S02E

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to TA_Q03A

TA_Q02F

Are you interested in making arts or crafts?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q03A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q03A)

TA_Q02G

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. No one to teach the skills needed
  4. Physical disability
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S02G)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q03A

TA_S02G

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_Q03A

In the last year, did you hunt, fish or trap?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q03F)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q03F)

TA_Q03B

During the hunting, fishing or trapping seasons, how often did you do this?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Combine frequency for all activities if respondent participated in hunting, fishing, and trapping.

  1. Every day
  2. A few times a week
  3. Once a week
  4. A few times a month
  5. Once a month
  6. Less than once a month
  7. DK, RF

TA_Q03C

Did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. For pleasure or leisure
  2. For money or to supplement your income
  3. For your own use or your family's use
  4. To share with others in the community
  5. To share with people in other communities
  6. For some other reason - Specify
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_C03D

TA_S03C

(Did you do this… ?

For some other reason)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_C03D

If (TA_Q03C = 1 only (For pleasure or leisure)) OR (TA_Q03C = 6 only (For some other reason)), go to TA_Q04A.
Otherwise, go to TA_Q03D.

TA_Q03D

Would you say that you would like to spend more time hunting, fishing, or trapping, less time doing it or that you are spending just about the right amount of time doing it?

  1. More time
  2. Less time (Go to TA_Q04A)
  3. About the right amount of time (Go to TA_Q04A)
  4. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q04A)

TA_Q03E

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. Fewer animals
  4. Quota restrictions
  5. No one to do it with
  6. Physical disability
  7. Location
  8. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S03E)
  9. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q04A

TA_S03E

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities more often?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to TA_Q04A

TA_Q03F

Are you interested in hunting, fishing or trapping?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q04A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q04A)

TA_Q03G

What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. Fewer animals
  4. Quota restrictions
  5. No one to do it with
  6. Physical disability
  7. Location
  8. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S03G)
  9. DK, RF

Go to TA_Q04A

TA_S03G

(What reasons prevent you from doing these activities?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_Q04A

In the last year, did you gather wild plants, for example, berries, rice or sweet grass?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_Q04F)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_Q04F)

TA_Q04B

While they were in season, how often did you do this?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Every day
  2. A few times a week
  3. Once a week
  4. A few times a month
  5. Once a month
  6. Less than once a month
  7. DK, RF

TA_Q04C

Did you do this… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. For pleasure or leisure
  2. For money or to supplement your income
  3. For your own use or your family's use
  4. To share with others in the community
  5. To share with people in other communities
  6. For some other reason - Specify
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_C04D

TA_S04C

(Did you do this… ?

For some other reason)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

TA_C04D

If (TA_Q04C = 1 only (For pleasure or leisure)) OR (TA_Q04C = 6 only (For some other reason)), go to TA_END.
Otherwise, go to TA_Q04D.

TA_Q04D

Would you say that you would like to spend more time gathering wild plants, less time doing it or that you are spending just about the right amount of time doing it?

  1. More time
  2. Less time (Go to TA_END)
  3. About the right amount of time (Go to TA_END)
  4. DK, RF (Go to TA_END)

TA_Q04E

What reasons prevent you from doing this activity more often?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. Fewer plants/berries to harvest
  4. No one to teach the skills needed
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S04E)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_END

TA_S04E

(What reasons prevent you from doing this activity more often?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to TA_END

TA_Q04F

Are you interested in gathering wild plants?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to TA_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to TA_END)

TA_Q04G

What reasons prevent you from doing this activity?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not enough time
  2. Not enough money to buy supplies or equipment
  3. Fewer plants/berries to harvest
  4. No one to teach the skills needed
  5. Location
  6. Other - Specify (Go to TA_S04G)
  7. DK, RF

Go to TA_END

TA_S04G

(What reasons prevent you from doing this activity?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME (SPI)

SPI_C01

If Age >= 15, go to SPI_R01.
Otherwise, go to SPI_END.

SPI_R01

The next questions are about your sources of total personal income.

SPI_Q01

For the year ending December 31, 2011, did you receive income from… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.

  1. Employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
  2. Self-employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
  3. Employment insurance
  4. Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare
  5. Pension (Canada or Quebec Pension Plan/Job related retirement pensions/superannuation and annuities)
  6. Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
  7. Other sources (e. g. other government income, child tax benefit, child support, education allowances and scholarships, Northern Allowance, spousal support)
  8. None (Go to SPI_END)
  9. DK, RF (Go to SPI_END)

SPI_C02

If SPI_Q01 = one response only (01..07), go to SPI_END.
Otherwise, go to SPI_Q02.

SPI_Q02

What was your main source of total personal income?

  1. Employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
  2. Self-employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
  3. Employment insurance
  4. Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare
  5. Pension (Canada or Quebec Pension Plan/Job related retirement pensions/superannuation and annuities)
  6. Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
  7. Others sources (e. g. other government income, child tax benefit, child support, education allowances and scholarships, Northern Allowance, spousal support)
  8. DK, RF

TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME (TPI)

TPI_C01

If (Age > = 15 and SPI_Q01 = 1..7 or DK or RF), go to TPI_Q01.
Otherwise, go to TPI_END.

TPI_Q01

Now a question about your total personal income.

What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, 2011?

Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, Social Assistance, Child Tax Benefit and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income.

INTERVIEWER: Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.

(MIN : -9000000) (MAX : 90000000)

DK, RF

TPI_C02

If TPI_Q01 = DK or RF, go to TPI_Q02.
Otherwise, go to TPI_END.

TPI_Q02

Can you estimate in which of the following groups your personal income falls? Was your total personal income during the year ending December 31, 2011… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than $30,000, including income loss (Go to TPI_Q03)
  2. $30,000 and more (Go to TPI_Q04)
  3. DK, RF

Go to TPI_END

TPI_Q03

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.

Was it... ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than $5,000
  2. $5,000 to less than $10,000
  3. $10,000 to less than $15,000
  4. $15,000 to less than $20,000
  5. $20,000 to less than $25,000
  6. $25,000 to less than $30,000
  7. DK, RF

Go to TPI_END

TPI_Q04

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.

Was it... ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. $30,000 to less than $40,000
  2. $40,000 to less than $50,000
  3. $50,000 to less than $60,000
  4. $60,000 to less than $70,000
  5. $70,000 to less than $80,000
  6. $80,000 to less than $90,000
  7. $90,000 to less than $100,000
  8. $100,000 and over
  9. DK, RF

Go to TPI_END

EMPLOYMENT INCOME (EI)

EI_C01

If ((SPI_Q01 = 1 (Job) or (2 (Self-emplyment))), go to EI_Q01.
Otherwise, go to EI_END.

EI_Q01

What is your best estimate of your total wages and salaries from your job or business before any deductions during the year ending December 31, 2011?

INTERVIEWER: Include commissions, bonuses, tips, taxable benefits, research grants, royalties, etc.. Do not include income from investments, pensions, social assistance, rental income, child tax benefits, spousal support, etc..

(MIN : -9000000) (MAX : 9000000)

DK, RF

EI_C02

If EI_Q01 = DK or RF, go to EI_Q02.
Otherwise, go to EI_END.

EI_Q02

Were your total wages and salaries during the year ending December 31, 2011… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than $30,000 including (Go to EI_Q03)
  2. income loss (Go to EI_Q04)
  3. DK, RF (Go to EI_END)

EI_Q03

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.
Was it... ?


INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Less than $5,000
  2. $5,000 to less than $10,000
  3. $10,000 to less than $15,000
  4. $15,000 to less than $20,000
  5. $20,000 to less than $25,000
  6. $25,000 to less than $30,000
  7. DK, RF

Go to EI_END

EI_Q04

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.
Was it… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. $30,000 to less than $40,000
  2. $40,000 to less than $50,000
  3. $50,000 to less than $60,000
  4. $60,000 to less than $70,000
  5. $70,000 to less than $80,000
  6. $80,000 to less than $90,000
  7. $90,000 to less than $100,000
  8. $100,000 and over
  9. DK, RF

GENERAL HEALTH 1 (GH1)

GH1_R01

Now, I would like to ask some questions about your health. By health, I mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.

GH1_Q01

In general, would you say your health is... ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Excellent
  2. Very good
  3. Good
  4. Fair
  5. Poor
  6. DK, RF

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH (PRG)

PRG_C01A

If Sex = 2 (Female) and Age = 15..49, go to PRG_R01.
Otherwise, go to PRG_C01B.

PRG_C01B

If Sex = 2 (Female) and Age > 49, go to PRG_R02.
Otherwise, go to PRG_END.

PRG_R01

It is important to know, when analyzing health, whether or not a person is pregnant.

PRG_Q01

Are you pregnant?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

PRG_R02

The next questions are about children you have given birth to.

PRG_Q02

How many children have you ever given birth to?

INTERVIEWER: Ask respondent to count all children including those who may have died since birth. Do not include stillbirths, abortions or adopted children. If NONE, please enter "0".

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 20)

DK, RF (Go to PRG_END)

PRG_C03

If PRG_Q02 = 0, go to PRG_END.
Otherwise, go to PRG_Q03.

PRG_Q03

At what age did you have your (first) child?

INTERVIEWER: All children including those who may have died since birth or who may be living elsewhere are to be included. Do not include stillbirths.

(MIN : 12) (MAX : 59)

DK, RF

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT (HW)

HW_C01

If PRG_Q01 = 1 (Yes), go to HW_END.
Otherwise, go to HW_R01.

HW_R01

The next questions are about height and weight.

HW_Q01

How tall are you without shoes on?

  1. 0. Less than 1' / 12" (less than 29.2 cm) (Go to HW_Q02)
  2. 1. 1'0" to 1'11" / 12" to 23" (29.2 to 59.6 cm)
  3. 2. 2'0" to 2'11" / 24" to 35" (59.7 to 90.1 cm) (Go to HW_N01B)
  4. 3. 3'0" to 3'11" / 36" to 47" (90.2 to 120.6 cm) (Go to HW_N01C)
  5. 4. 4'0" to 4'11" / 48" to 59" (120.7 to 151.0 cm) (Go to HW_N01D)
  6. 5. 5'0" to 5'11" (151.1 to 181.5 cm) (Go to HW_N01E)
  7. 6. 6'0" to 6'11" (181.6 to 212.0 cm) (Go to HW_N01F)
  8. 7. 7'0" and over (212.1 cm and over) (Go to HW_Q02)
    DK, RF (Go to HW_Q02)

HW_N01A

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 0. 1'0" / 12" (29.2 to 31.7 cm)
  2. 1. 1'1" / 13" (31.8 to 34.2 cm)
  3. 2. 1'2" / 14" (34.3 to 36.7 cm)
  4. 3. 1'3" / 15" (36.8 to 39.3 cm)
  5. 4. 1'4" / 16" (39.4 to 41.8 cm)
  6. 5. 1'5" / 17" (41.9 to 44.4 cm)
  7. 6. 1'6" / 18" (44.5 to 46.9 cm)
  8. 7. 1'7" / 19" (47.0 to 49.4 cm)
  9. 8. 1'8" / 20" (49.5 to 52.0 cm)
  10. 9. 1'9" / 21" (52.1 to 54.5 cm)
  11. 10. 1'10" / 22" (54.6 to 57.1 cm)
  12. 11. 1'11" / 23" (57.2 to 59.6 cm)
    DK, RF

Go to HW_Q02

HW_N01B

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 0. 2'0" / 24" (59.7 to 62.1 cm)
  2. 1. 2'1" / 25" (62.2 to 64.7 cm)
  3. 2. 2'2" / 26" (64.8 to 67.2 cm)
  4. 3. 2'3" / 27" (67.3 to 69.8 cm)
  5. 4. 2'4" / 28" (69.9 to 72.3 cm)
  6. 5. 2'5" / 29" (72.4 to 74.8 cm)
  7. 6. 2'6" / 30" (74.9 to 77.4 cm)
  8. 7. 2'7" / 31" (77.5 to 79.9 cm)
  9. 8. 2'8" / 32" (80.0 to 82.5 cm)
  10. 9. 2'9" / 33" (82.6 to 85.0 cm)
  11. 10. 2'10" / 34" (85.1 to 87.5 cm)
  12. 11. 2'11" / 35" (87.6 to 90.1 cm)
    DK, RF

Go to HW_Q02

HW_N01C

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 0. 3'0" / 36" (90.2 to 92.6 cm)
  2. 1. 3'1" / 37" (92.7 to 95.2 cm)
  3. 2. 3'2" / 38" (95.3 to 97.7 cm)
  4. 3. 3'3" / 39" (97.8 to 100.2 cm)
  5. 4. 3'4" / 40" (100.3 to 102.8 cm)
  6. 5. 3'5" / 41" (102.9 to 105.3 cm)
  7. 6. 3'6" / 42" (105.4 to 107.9 cm)
  8. 7. 3'7" / 43" (108.0 to 110.4 cm)
  9. 8. 3'8" / 44" (110.5 to 112.9 cm)
  10. 9. 3'9" / 45" (113.0 to 115.5 cm)
  11. 10. 3'10" / 46" (115.6 to 118.0 cm)
  12. 11. 3'11" / 47" (118.1 to 120.6 cm)
    DK, RF

Go to HW_Q02

HW_N01D

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 0. 4'0" / 48" (120.7 to 123.1 cm)
  2. 1. 4'1" / 49" (123.2 to 125.6 cm)
  3. 2. 4'2" / 50" (125.7 to 128.2 cm)
  4. 3. 4'3" / 51" (128.3 to 130.7 cm)
  5. 4. 4'4" / 52" (130.8 to 133.3 cm)
  6. 5. 4'5" / 53" (133.4 to 135.8 cm)
  7. 6. 4'6" / 54" (135.9 to 138.3 cm)
  8. 7. 4'7" / 55" (138.4 to 140.9 cm)
  9. 8. 4'8" / 56" (141.0 to 143.4 cm)
  10. 9. 4'9" / 57" (143.5 to 146.0 cm)
  11. 10. 4'10" / 58" (146.1 to 148.5 cm)
  12. 11. 4'11" / 59" (148.6 to 151.0 cm)
    DK, RF

Go to HW_Q02

HW_N01E

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 0. 5'0" (151.1 to 153.6 cm)
  2. 1. 5'1" (153.7 to 156.1 cm)
  3. 2. 5'2" (156.2 to 158.7 cm)
  4. 3. 5'3" (158.8 to 161.2 cm)
  5. 4. 5'4" (161.3 to 163.7 cm)
  6. 5. 5'5" (163.8 to 166.3 cm)
  7. 6. 5'6" (166.4 to 168.8 cm)
  8. 7. 5'7" (168.9 to 171.4 cm)
  9. 8. 5'8" (171.5 to 173.9 cm)
  10. 9. 5'9" (174.0 to 176.4 cm)
  11. 10. 5'10" (176.5 to 179.0 cm)
  12. 11. 5'11" (179.1 to 181.5 cm)
    DK, RF

Go to HW_Q02

HW_N01F

INTERVIEWER: Select the exact height.

  1. 6'0" (181.6 to 184.1 cm)
  2. 6'1" (184.2 to 186.6 cm)
  3. 6'2" (186.7 to 189.1 cm)
  4. 6'3" (189.2 to 191.7 cm)
  5. 6'4" (191.8 to 194.2 cm)
  6. 6'5" (194.3 to 196.8 cm)
  7. 6'6" (196.9 to 199.3 cm)
  8. 6'7" (199.4 to 201.8 cm)
  9. 6'8" (201.9 to 204.4 cm)
  10. 6'9" (204.5 to 206.9 cm)
  11. 6'10" (207.0 to 209.5 cm)
  12. 6'11" (209.6 to 212.0 cm)
  13. DK, RF

HW_Q02

How much do you weigh?

INTERVIEWER: Enter amount only.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 575)

DK, RF (Go to HW_END)

HW_N02

INTERVIEWER: If necessary, ask: Was that in pounds or kilograms?

  1. Pounds
  2. Kilograms
  3. (DK, RF not allowed)

HW_C03

If Proxy = 1 (Proxy), go to HW_END.
Otherwise, go to HW_Q03.

HW_Q03

Do you consider yourself... ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Overweight
  2. Underweight
  3. Just about right
  4. DK, RF

GENERAL HEALTH 2 (GH2)

GH2_Q01

Do you have a regular medical doctor?

  1. Yes (Go to GH2_R03A)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to GH2_R03A)

GH2_Q02

Why do you not have a regular medical doctor?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. No medical doctors available in the area
  2. Medical doctors in the area are not taking new patients
  3. Have not tried to contact one
  4. Had a medical doctor who left or retired
  5. Receiving care elsewhere (e.g. walk-in clinic, nursing station)
  6. Other - Specify (Go to GH2_S02)
  7. DK, RF

Go to GH2_R03A

GH2_S02

(Why do you not have a regular medical doctor?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

GH2_R03A

Now I'd like to ask about your contacts with various health professionals during the past 12 months, that is, from [date one year ago] to yesterday.

GH2_Q03A

Not counting if you were an overnight patient, in the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to any of the following health professionals about your physical, emotional or mental health? (Do not include overnight stays in hospitals, nursing homes or convalescent homes.)

A family doctor, (pediatrician) or general practitioner?

INTERVIEWER: Include both face-to-face and telephone contacts.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

GH2_Q03B

(Not counting if you were an overnight patient, in the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to any of the following health professionals about your physical, emotional or mental health? (Do not include overnight stays in hospitals, nursing homes or convalescent homes.))

A nurse for care or advice about your physical, emotional or mental health?

INTERVIEWER: Include both face-to-face and telephone contacts.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

GH2_Q03C

(Not counting if you were an overnight patient, in the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to any of the following health professionals about your physical, emotional or mental health? (Do not include overnight stays in hospitals, nursing homes or convalescent homes.))

A psychologist, social worker or counsellor (about your physical, emotional or mental health)?

INTERVIEWER: Include both face-to-face and telephone contacts.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

GH2_Q03D

(Not counting if you were an overnight patient, in the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to any of the following health professionals about your physical, emotional or mental health? (Do not include overnight stays in hospitals, nursing homes or convalescent homes.))

Any other medical doctor or specialist such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopedist, (urologist / gynecologist) or psychiatrist (about your physical, emotional or mental health)?

INTERVIEWER: Include both face-to-face and telephone contacts.

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to GH2_Q04)
  3. DK, RF (Go to GH2_Q04)

GH2_S03D

(Not counting if you were an overnight patient, in the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to any of the following health professionals about your physical, emotional or mental health? (Do not include overnight stays in hospitals, nursing homes or convalescent homes.)

Any other medical doctor or specialist such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopedist, (urologist / gynecologist) or psychiatrist (about your physical, emotional or mental health)?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

GH2_Q04

When was the last time that you saw a dental professional?

INTERVIEWER: This includes only face-to-face visits.

  1. Less than 1 year ago (Go to GH2_Q06)
  2. 1 year to less than 2 years ago (Go to GH2_Q06)
  3. 2 years to less than 3 years ago (Go to GH2_Q06)
  4. 3 years to less than 4 years ago
  5. 4 years to less than 5 years ago
  6. 5 or more years ago
  7. Never
  8. DK, RF (Go to GH2_Q06)

GH2_Q05

What are the reasons you have not seen a dental professional in the past three years?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Have not gotten around to it
  2. Respondent - did not think it was necessary
  3. Doctor - didn't think it was necessary
  4. Personal or family responsibilities
  5. Not available - at time required
  6. Not available - at all in the area
  7. Waiting time was too long
  8. Transportation - problems
  9. Language - problem
  10. Cost
  11. Did not know where to go / uninformed
  12. Fear (e. g. painful, embarrassing, find something wrong)
  13. Wears dentures
  14. Unable to leave the house because of a health problem
  15. Other
  16. DK, RF

GH2_Q06

During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed health care but you didn't receive it?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to GH2_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to GH2_END)

GH2_Q07

Thinking of the most recent time, why didn't you get care?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Not available - in the area
  2. Not available - at time required (e. g., doctor on holidays, inconvenient hours)
  3. Waiting time too long
  4. Felt would be inadequate
  5. Cost
  6. Too busy
  7. Didn't get around to it / didn't bother
  8. Decided not to seek care
  9. Doctor - didn't think it was necessary
  10. Language problems
  11. Personal or family responsibilities
  12. Dislikes doctors / afraid
  13. Unable to leave the house because of a health problem
  14. Other - Specify (Go to GH2_S07)
  15. DK, RF

Go to GH2_Q08

GH2_S07

(Thinking of the most recent time, why didn't you get care?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

GH2_Q08

Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. Treatment of - a physical health problem (other than an injury)
  2. Treatment of - an emotional or mental health problem
  3. A regular check-up (including regular pre-natal care)
  4. Care of an injury
  5. Other - Specify (Go to GH2_S08)
  6. DK, RF

Go to GH2_END

GH2_S08

(Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

CHRONIC CONDITIONS 1 (CC1)

CC1_C01

If Age < 12, go to CC1_Q01.
Otherwise, go to CC1_END.

CC1_Q01

Has ^FNAME ever had asthma that was diagnosed by a health professional?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to CC1_R03A)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC1_R03A)

CC1_Q02

Does this condition or health problem prevent or limit ^FNAME's participation in school, at play or any other activity normal for a child his/her age?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_R03A

In the following question, "long-term conditions" refer to conditions that have lasted or are expected to last six months or more and have been diagnosed by a health professional.

CC1_Q03A

Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:

food or digestive allergies?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03B

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

respiratory allergies such as hay fever?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03C

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

any other allergies?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03D

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

bronchitis?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03E

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

diabetes?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03F

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

learning disability?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03G

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

attention deficit disorder (with or without hyperactivity)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03H

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

emotional, psychological or nervous difficulties?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03I

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

autism?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03J

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

any speech or language difficulties?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03K

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

developmental disability or disorder?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03L

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)? (Includes fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects.)

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03M

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

tuberculosis?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC1_Q03N

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME:)

any other long-term conditions?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to CC1_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC1_END)

CC1_S03N

(Has a health professional diagnosed any of the following long-term conditions for ^FNAME: :

any other long-term conditions?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

CHRONIC CONDITIONS 2 (CC2)

CC2_C01

If Age > 11, go to CC2_R01.
Otherwise, go to CC2_END.

CC2_R01

Now I'd like to ask about certain chronic health conditions which you may have. I am interested in "long-term conditions" which are expected to last or have already lasted six months or more and that have been diagnosed by a health professional.

CC2_Q01

Do you have asthma?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q02

Do you have arthritis, excluding fibromyalgia?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q03A

Do you have high blood pressure?

  1. Yes (Go to CC2_Q04)
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q03B

Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q04

Do you have chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q05A

Do you have diabetes?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to CC2_Q06)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC2_Q06)

CC2_Q05B

How old were you when this was first diagnosed?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

CC2_C05C

If Sex = 2 (Female) and CC2_Q05B > 14, go to CC2_Q05C.
Otherwise, go to CC2_Q05E.

CC2_Q05C

Were you pregnant when you were first diagnosed with diabetes?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to CC2_Q05E)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC2_Q05E)

CC2_Q05D

Other than during pregnancy, has a health professional ever told you that you have diabetes?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to CC2_Q06)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC2_Q06)

CC2_Q05E

When you were first diagnosed with diabetes, how long was it before you were started on insulin?

  1. Less than 1 month
  2. 1 month to less than 2 months
  3. 2 months to less than 6 months
  4. 6 months to less than 1 year
  5. 1 year or more
  6. Never (Go to CC2_Q05G)
  7. DK, RF

CC2_Q05F

Do you currently take insulin for your diabetes?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q05G

In the past month, did you take pills to control your blood sugar?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q06

Do you have heart disease?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q07

Do you have intestinal or stomach ulcers?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_R08

Remember, I'm interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

CC2_Q08

Do you have a bowel disorder such as Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome or bowel incontinence?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q09

Do you have a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia?

INTERVIEWER: Include manic depression.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q10

Do you have an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q11

Do you have a learning disability?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to CC2_Q13)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC2_Q13)

CC2_Q12

Do you have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

CC2_Q13

Do you have any other long-term physical or mental health condition that has been diagnosed by a health professional?

  1. Yes - Specify
  2. No (Go to CC2_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to CC2_END)

CC2_S13

(Do you have any other long-term physical or mental health condition that has been diagnosed by a health professional?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

INJURIES (INJ)

INJ_R01

Now some questions about injuries which occurred in the past 12 months, and were serious enough to limit your normal activities the day after the injury occurred. For example, a broken bone, a bad cut, a burn or a sprain.

INJ_Q01

In the past 12 months, that is, from [date one year ago] to yesterday, were you injured?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to INJ_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to INJ_END)

INJ_Q02

How many times were you injured?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 30)

DK, RF (Go to INJ_END)

INJ_C03A

If INJ_Q02 > 1, go to INJ_Q03B.
Otherwise, go to INJ_Q03A.

INJ_Q03A

What type of injury did you have? For example, a broken bone or burn.

  1. Multiple serious injuries (excluding multiple minor injuries)
  2. Broken or fractured bones
  3. Burn, scald, chemical burn
  4. Dislocation
  5. Sprain or strain (including torn ligaments and muscles)
  6. Cut, puncture, animal or human bite (open wound)
  7. Scrape(s), bruise(s), blister(s) (including multiple minor injuries)
  8. Concussion or other brain injury
  9. Poisoning (excluding food poisoning, poison ivy, other contact dermatitis, and allergies)
  10. Injury to internal organs
  11. Dental injury
  12. Hypothermia, frostbite
  13. Other - Specify (Go to INJ_S03A)
  14. DK, RF

Go to INJ_Q04

INJ_S03A

(What type of injury did you have? For example, a broken bone or burn.)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to INJ_Q04

INJ_Q03B

Thinking about the most serious injury, what type of injury did you have? For example, a broken bone or burn.

  1. Multiple serious injuries (excluding multiple minor injuries)
  2. Broken or fractured bones
  3. Burn, scald, chemical burn
  4. Dislocation
  5. Sprain or strain (including torn ligaments and muscles)
  6. Cut, puncture, animal or human bite (open wound)
  7. Scrape(s), bruise(s), blister(s) (including multiple minor injuries)
  8. Concussion or other brain injury
  9. Poisoning (excluding food poisoning, poison ivy, other contact dermatitis, and allergies)
  10. Injury to internal organs
  11. Dental injury
  12. Hypothermia, frostbite
  13. Other - Specify (Go to INJ_S03B)
  14. DK, RF

Go to INJ_Q04

INJ_S03B

(Thinking about the most serious injury, what type of injury did you have? For example, a broken bone or burn.)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

INJ_Q04

Where were you when you were injured? For example, someone's house, an office building, construction site.

INTERVIEWER: If respondent says 'At work', probe for type of workplace.

  1. In a home or its surrounding area (including respondent's home or other homes)
  2. Residential institution
  3. School, college, university (exclude sports areas)
  4. Sports or athletics area of school, college, university
  5. Other sports or athletics area (exclude school sports areas)
  6. Other institution (e. g., church, hospital, theatre, civic building)
  7. Street, highway, sidewalk
  8. Commercial area (e. g., store, restaurant, office building, transport terminal)
  9. Industrial or construction area
  10. Farm (exclude farmhouse and its surrounding area)
  11. Countryside, forest, lake, ocean, mountains, prairie, etc.
  12. Other - Specify (Go to INJ_S04)
  13. DK, RF

Go to INJ_Q05

INJ_S04

(Where were you when you were injured? For example, someone's house, an office building, construction site.)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

INJ_Q05

What were you doing when you were injured?

  1. Sports or physical exercise (including school activities, running and playing)
  2. Leisure or hobby (including volunteering)
  3. Working at a job or business (excluding travel to and from work)
  4. Household chores, outdoor yard maintenance, home renovations or other unpaid work
  5. Sleeping, eating, personal care
  6. Going up and down stairs
  7. Driver or passenger in/on road motor vehicle (including motorcycles, trucks)
  8. Driver or passenger in/on off-road motor vehicle (including boat, ATV, snowmobile)
  9. Walking
  10. Other - Specify (Go to INJ_S05)
  11. DK, RF

Go to INJ_C06

INJ_S05

(What were you doing when you were injured?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

INJ_C06

If (INJ_Q03A = 09 (poisoning) or 12 (hypothermia, frostbite)) or (INJ_Q03B = 09 (poisoning) or 12 (hypothermia, frostbite)), go to INJ_END.
Otherwise, go to INJ_Q06.

INJ_Q06

Was the injury the result of a fall?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to INJ_Q08)
  3. DK, RF (Go to INJ_Q08)

INJ_Q07

How did you fall?

  1. While skating, skiing or snowboarding
  2. While engaged in other sport or physical exercise (including school activities and running)
  3. Going up or down stairs / steps (icy or not)
  4. Slip, trip, stumble or loss of balance while walking on ice or snow
  5. Slip, trip, stumble or loss of balance while walking on any other surface
  6. From furniture or while rising from furniture (e. g., bed, chair)
  7. From elevated position (e. g., ladder, tree, scaffolding)
  8. Due to health problems (e. g., faint, weakness, dizziness, hip/knee gave out, seizure)
  9. Other – Specify (Go to INJ_S07)
  10. DK, RF

Go to INJ_END

INJ_S07

(How did you fall?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

Go to INJ_END

INJ_Q08

What caused the injury?

INTERVIEWER: If respondent replies "Transportation accident", probe for details to code to categories 10-13. If not, code to category 1.

  1. Transportation accident
  2. Accidentally bumped, pushed, bitten, etc. by person or animal
  3. Accidentally struck or crushed by object(s)
  4. Accidental contact with sharp object, tool or machine
  5. Smoke, fire, flames
  6. Accidental contact with hot object, liquid or gas
  7. Extreme weather or natural disaster
  8. Overexertion or strenuous movement
  9. Physical assault
  10. Riding a bicycle
  11. ATV collision
  12. Snowmobile collision
  13. Boating accident
  14. Hunting accident
  15. Thin ice
  16. Domestic/family violence
  17. Suicide attempt
  18. Other - Specify (Go to INJ_S08)
  19. DK, RF

Go to INJ_END

INJ_S08

(What caused the injury?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

MENTAL HEALTH (MH)

MH_C01

If Proxy = 2 (Non-proxy), go to MH_R01.
Otherwise, go to MH_END.

MH_R01

And now, I'd like to ask you some questions about your feelings about your mental health and well-being.

Some of these questions may be sensitive.

MH_Q01

In general, would you say your mental health is… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. Excellent
  2. Very good
  3. Good
  4. Fair
  5. Poor
  6. DK, RF

DISTRESS (DIS)

DIS_C01A

If Proxy = 2 (Non-proxy), go to DIS_R01A.
Otherwise, go to DIS_END.

DIS_R01A

The following questions deal with feelings you may have had during the past month.

DIS_Q01A

During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:

tired out for no good reason?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF (Go to DIS_END)

DIS_Q01B

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

nervous?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time (Go to DIS_Q01D)
  6. DK, RF (Go to DIS_Q01D)

DIS_Q01C

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

so nervous that nothing could calm you down?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

DIS_Q01D

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

hopeless?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

DIS_Q01E

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

restless or fidgety?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time (Go to DIS_Q01G)
  6. DK, RF (Go to DIS_Q01G)

DIS_Q01F

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

so restless you could not sit still?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

DIS_Q01G

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

sad or depressed?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time (Go to DIS_Q01I)
  6. DK, RF (Go to DIS_Q01I)

DIS_Q01H

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

so depressed that nothing could cheer you up?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

DIS_Q01I

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

that everything was an effort?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

DIS_Q01J

(During the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, about how often did you feel:)

worthless?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent, if necessary.

  1. All of the time
  2. Most of them
  3. Some of the time
  4. A little of the time
  5. None of the time
  6. DK, RF

SUICIDE (SU)

SU_C01

If Proxy = 2 (Non-proxy), go to SU_R01.
Otherwise, go to SU_END.

SU_R01

The following questions relate to the sensitive issue of suicide.

SU_Q01

Have you ever seriously considered committing suicide or taking your own life?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to SU_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to SU_END)

SU_Q02

Has this happened in the past 12 months?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to SU_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to SU_END)

SU_Q03

Have you ever attempted to commit suicide or tried taking your own life?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to SU_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to SU_END)

SU_Q04

Did this happen in the past 12 months?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

SMOKING (SMK)

SMK_C01

If Age >= 12, go to SMK_R01.
Otherwise, go to SMK_END.

SMK_R01

The next questions are about smoking.

SMK_Q01

At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes daily, occasionally or not at all?

  1. Daily
  2. Occasionally (Go to SMK_C04)
  3. Not at all (Go to SMK_C04)
  4. DK, RF (Go to SMK_C04)

SMK_Q02

At what age did you begin to smoke cigarettes daily?

(MIN : 5) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

SMK_Q03

How many cigarettes do you smoke each day now?

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 99)

DK, RF

SMK_C04

If (HC1_Q06 = 1 (Number of household members) or HC2_Q01 (Number of household members) = 1) and (SMK_Q01 = 1 (daily) or SMK_Q01 = 2 (occasionally)), go to SMK_END.
Otherwise, go to SMK_Q04.

SMK_Q04

Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside your home, every day or almost every day?

INTERVIEWER: Include cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

ALCOHOL USE (ALC)

ALC_C01

If Age >= 12, go to ALC_R01.
Otherwise, go to ALC_END.

ALC_R01

The next questions are about drinking alcoholic beverages. When I use the word 'drink' it means:
- one bottle or can of beer or a glass of draft
- one glass of wine or a wine cooler
- one drink or cocktail with 1 ½ ounces of liquor

ALC_Q01

During the past 12 months, have you had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to ALC_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to ALC_END)

ALC_Q02

During the past 12 months, how often did you drink alcoholic beverages?

  1. Less than once a month
  2. Once a month
  3. 2 to 3 times a month
  4. Once a week
  5. 2 to 3 times a week
  6. 4 to 6 times a week
  7. Every day
  8. DK, RF

ALC_Q03

How often in the past 12 months have you had five or more drinks on one occasion?

  1. Never
  2. Less than once a month
  3. Once a month
  4. 2 to 3 times a month
  5. Once a week
  6. More than once a week
  7. DK, RF

DRUG USE (DU)

DU_C01

If Proxy = 2 (Non-proxy) and Age > 13, go to DU_R01.
Otherwise, go to DU_END.

DU_R01

Now I am going to ask some questions about the use of drugs and other substances for recreational purposes. I would like to remind you that everything you say will remain strictly confidential.

DU_Q01

Have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF (Go to DU_END)

DU_Q02

Have you ever used prescription drugs for recreational purposes?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

DU_Q03

Have you ever used or tried street drugs (such as cocaine, speed, solvents or steroids)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

FOOD SECURITY (FS)

FS_R01

Now I'm going to read you some statements that may be used to describe the food situation for a household. Please tell me if the statement was often true, sometimes true, or never true for (you / you and other household members) in the past 12 months.

FS_Q01

The first statement is: "The food that (you / you and other household members) bought just didn't last, and there wasn't any money to get more." Was that often true, sometimes true, or never true in the past 12 months?

  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
  4. DK, RF

FS_Q02

"(You / You and other household members) couldn't afford to eat balanced meals." In the past 12 months was that often true, sometimes true, or never true?

  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
  4. DK, RF

FS_Q03

In the past 12 months, since last [CurrentMonth], did (you / you and other household members) ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to FS_Q05)
  3. DK, RF (Go to FS_Q05)

FS_Q04

How often did this happen - almost every month, some months but not every month, or in only 1 or 2 months?

  1. Almost every month
  2. Some months but not every month
  3. Only 1 or 2 months
  4. DK, RF

FS_Q05

In the past 12 months, did you (personally) ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money to buy food?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

FS_Q06

In the past 12 months, were you (personally) ever hungry but didn't eat because you couldn't afford enough food?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

COMMUNITY SUPPORT (CS)

CS_R01

The next questions are about family ties and supports available to you.

CS_Q01

Who would you turn to for support in times of need?

INTERVIEWER: Mark all that apply.

  1. No one
  2. Husband/wife/spouse/common-law partner
  3. Son or daughter (15 years or older)
  4. Father or mother
  5. Brother or sister
  6. Grandfather or grandmother
  7. Other relative
  8. Friends, neighbours, co-workers
  9. Employer
  10. Elders
  11. Clergy or religious/spiritual figure
  12. Community/friendship centres
  13. Other non-relative - Specify (Go to CS_S01)
  14. DK, RF

Go to CS_Q02

CS_S01

(Who would you turn to for support in times of need?)

INTERVIEWER: Specify.

(80 spaces)

DK, RF

CS_Q02

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very weak and 5 being very strong, how strong are the ties among members of your family living in your city, town or community but in another household? (For example, a relative or relatives who live in your community, but in another dwelling.)

INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has no family members living in another household in his/her city, town or community, enter "0".

(MIN : 0) (MAX : 5)

DK, RF

HOUSING (HOU)

HOU_R01

Now I would like to ask you about housing.

HOU_Q01

Is this dwelling… ?

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.
If the respondent's household contains both owners and renters, such as a boarder, the dwelling should be considered owned.

  1. Owned by you or a member of this household, even if it is still being paid for
  2. Rented, even if no cash rent is paid
  3. DK, RF

HOU_Q02

Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?

Do not include remodelling or additions.

INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

  1. No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting, furnace cleaning, etc.)
  2. Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps, railing or siding, etc.)
  3. Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.)
  4. DK, RF

HOU_Q03

How many rooms are there in this dwelling?

INTERVIEWER: Include kitchen, bedrooms, finished rooms in attic or basement, etc. Do not count bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 95)

DK, RF

HOU_R04

The next questions are about subsidized housing. This includes rent geared to income, social housing, public housing, government assisted housing and non-profit housing. It also includes rent supplements and housing allowances.

HOU_Q04

Is this dwelling subsidized?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. DK, RF

HOU_Q05

Are (you / you or another household member) on a waiting list for subsidized housing?

  1. Yes
  2. No (Go to HOU_END)
  3. DK, RF (Go to HOU_END)

HOU_Q06

How long have (you / you or another household member) been waiting for subsidized housing?

INTERVIEWER: If less than 1 month, enter "1" and select "months" on next screen.

(MIN : 1) (MAX : 360)

DK, RF (Go to HOU_END)

HOU_N06

INTERVIEWER: If necessary, ask: Is that in months or years?

  1. Months
  2. Years
  3. (DK, RF not allowed)

Archived – Audit of Annual Population Estimates Certification

Audit Report

March 31, 2011
Project Number: 80590-62
( Document (PDF, 341.09 KB) )

Executive Summary

Statistics Canada's Population Estimates Program (PEP) has a statutory obligation to provide the federal government with the official and certified annual population estimates as key variables in the formulas for calculation of revenue transfers and contributions under various federal statutory programs. The annual population estimates are used to allocate approximately $60 billion dollars from the federal government annually. According to the most recent Regulations (2008) of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, these estimates have to be submitted to the department of Finance in the form of Population Certificates as of June 1st and as of July 1st. The Population Certificates are produced by the Demography division, part of the Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field Footnote 1, and within the Annual Population Estimates Certification Statistical Business Process (APEC SBP) of its Population Estimates Program (PEP).

The APEC SBP is a data integration activity, in which data are estimated, modeled, or otherwise derived from existing statistical data sources that come from the multiple internal and external suppliers and in which data quality problems can be inherited from the data suppliers or created internally. The impact of errors in the estimates could lead to errors in the determination and collection of differences in payments of transfers and contributions.

The objective of this audit is to provide the Chief Statistician and the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) with assurance that the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) for the Annual Population Estimates Certification (APEC) is in place and aligned with Statistics Canada Quality Assurance Framework, associated Quality Guidelines and Treasury Board Core Management Control criteria (TBS CMC).

The audit was conducted by the Internal Audit Services of Statistics Canada and the evidence was gathered in compliance with the Internal Audit Standards for the Government of Canada and the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Key Findings

The APEC SBP has in place a strategic governance regime for the continuous improvement of its quality assurance program, which is aligned with Statistics Canada QAF and Guidelines. While APEC SBP has sound strategic methodological publications and quality assurance mechanism, processes are not formally supported by procedures manuals or checklists. The APEC SBP facilitates access to its data with an effective communications strategy and Customer Service to guide communications with the provincial and territorial focal points, federal government departments and other data users. Quality evaluation methodologies and indicators are applied to all components of population estimates. Quality indicators are subject to review and active monitoring, and results are reported.

The Population Estimates Program's involvement in risk management has been limited to the department-wide risk assessment conducted during the Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) exercise and the Quadrennial Program Review (QPR) processes. These activities focused on the broad data supply, IT, HR. As such, the specific risks for the population estimates program are not fully identified, assessed, and mitigated through these processes.

The APEC SBP has put in place quality measures which include a functional mix of preventive, detective, automated, manual and interactive quality controls. However, the design and operating effectiveness of the APEC SBP quality assurance methodologies has not been formally monitored on the regular basis.

Overall Conclusion

The audit found that the Population Estimates Certification Statistical Business Process (APEC SBP) is aligned with Statistics Canada QAF and Guidelines, and for the most part, meets the Treasury Board Core Management Control Criteria. The APEC SBP should be strengthened, by improving the documentation related to the quality assurance process; bolstering the risk management framework; and monitoring the program's quality assurance design and effectiveness.

Introduction

Background

Statistics Canada's Population Estimates Program was established in the 1970s and it has consistently met its legislative mandate to provide certified population data to the policy departments. The program's annual operating budget is approximately $2.1 million and involves 28 FTEs. According to Parts V and V.1 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and sections 27-28 of the associated Regulations (2008), Statistics Canada is required to submit to the Minister of Finance, no later than September 30th of each year, Certificates that set out the population of each province and territory as follows:

  • A Population Certificate as of June 1st, covering all provinces and territories, with total current population counts, for the Canadian Health Transfer Program, the Canadian Social Transfer Program, the Wait Times Reduction Transfer and the Equalization Program purposes;
  • A Population Certificate as of July 1st, covering all provinces and territories, with total current population counts, for the Territory Formula Financing Program purposes.

The Population Certificates include the current year estimates and the data for seven prior fiscal/calendar years by estimate type (intercensal (ID), and postcensal (PP, PR and PD)), as well as data to which historical revisions were applied. The annual population estimates are used to allocate approximately $60 billion dollars from the federal government annually

The Population Certificates are produced by the Demography division, which is part of the Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field Footnote 2 within the Annual Population Estimates Certification Statistical Business Process (APEC SBP) of the Population Estimates Program (PEP). The APEC SBP has the following characteristics:

  • it is classified as a derived statistical activity, in which data are estimated, modeled, or otherwise derived from existing statistical data sources, that come from multiple internal and external suppliers;
  • it is subject to Federal-Provincial-Territorial relations, and respective consultative and data validation processes;
  • data quality problems can be inherited from the data suppliers or created internally, which requires systematic communication and feedback mechanisms among PEP and its suppliers and stakeholders;
  • quality assurance/certification practices are embedded into the production of estimates and are conducted internally by the PEP.

The production of Population Certificates in the form of special tabulations to the Department of Finance is a bi-product of the APEC SBP, which produces and publishes a wide range of quarterly and annual population estimates available to the general user community. The format and quality assurance of Population Certificates are guided by regulatory requirements, Statistics Canada QAF (2002), associated Guidelines (2009) and the instructions, received from the Public Sector Statistics Division of the System of National Accounts on the basis of bilateral and multilateral consultations with policy departments.

Objectives

The objective of this audit is to provide the Chief Statistician and the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) with assurance that:

  • The Quality Assurance Framework for the Annual Population Estimates Certification is in place and aligned with Statistics Canada Quality Assurance Framework, associated Quality Guidelines and Treasury Board Core Management Control criteria.

Scope and Approach

The audit engagement was conducted in conformity with the Government of Canada and the IIA standards on internal auditing, and the Treasury Board of Canada's Policy on Internal Audit. All work was conducted in collaboration with key senior managers of the Demography Division, the managers and staff of the Population Estimates Section and the Development and Demographic Methods Section. The audit approach was inspired by the Treasury Board Core Management Control Guidelines issued by the Office of the Comptroller General.

Assessing the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) for the APEC SBP involved comprehensive examination of the degree of development and alignment of existing quality measures vis-à-vis the principles of Statistics Canada Quality Assurance Framework (2002), Quality Guidelines (2009) and Treasury Board Core Management Controls in the areas of governance, risk management and control (see Audit Criteria, Appendix A). The audit focuses on the assessment of the APEC SBP QAF for the production of current counts of annual population estimates for Canada and its provinces and territories, which are subject to annual certification in implementation of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and its Regulations (2008).

The scope of the audit was based on the universe of annual population estimates used in the annual Population Certificates provided to the Department of Finance at the end of September each year for the last 12 years (2010-1998), by their types, components and dimensions. These estimates are produced as of June 1st and as of July 1st. The audit universe consists of the certified postcensal and intercensal annual population estimates, which constitute a series of estimates revisions produced at various time intervals to account for both accuracy and timeliness.

The audit covered 95% of the respective population estimates components and APEC SBP process steps, and included components that are embedded in APEC SBP on a cyclical basis (i.e. Revisions, Intercensal estimates, Censal population counts). Based on a risk assessment, the components for estimation and certification of deaths and returning emigrants were excluded from the scope of the audit.

To perform the audit work, the following methods were used:

  • interviews with senior managers, PEP management and production staff;
  • walkthroughs and examinations;
  • Population Certificates Quality Assurance Test;
  • examination of samples of ESTIME and Non-ESTIME specifications by population estimate component based on risk;
  • review of various procedures documents, and minutes.

Authority

The audit was conducted by IAS under the authority of Statistics Canada Risk-Based Audit Plan (RBAP) for the fiscal years of 2010/11-2012/13. The RBAP was approved by the Departmental Audit Committee on April 15, 2010.

Findings, Recommendations and Management Responses

The APEC SBP QAF was assessed with respect to the six groups of Treasury Board Secretariat Core Management Controls criteria. The controls were examined taking into account their effectiveness and level of development according to the IIA Control Maturity Model (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. APEC SBP QAF Assessment IIA CMM Ranking Profile

Description: Figure 1. APEC SBP QAF Assessment IIA CMM Ranking Profile

The APEC SBP is aligned with Statistics Canada QAF and Guidelines and generally meets the Treasury Board Core Management Control Criteria.

To strengthen the Annual Population Estimates Certification Statistical Business Process, additional investments are required to improve the documentation related to the quality assurance process; strengthen the risk management framework; and monitor the program's quality assurance design and effectiveness.

All recommendations and management response and action plans that follow in the sections below should be considered within the existing Statistics Canada management structure.

Quality Assurance Framework

The APEC SBP has in place a strategic governance regime for the continuous improvement of its quality assurance program, which is aligned with Statistics Canada QAF and Guidelines. While APEC SBP has sound strategic methodological publications and quality assurance mechanism, processes are not formally supported by procedures manuals or checklists. The APEC SBP facilitates access to its data with an effective communications strategy and Customer Service to guide communications with the provincial and territorial focal points, federal government departments and other data users. Quality evaluation methodologies and indicators are applied to all components of population estimates. Quality indicators are subject to review and active monitoring, and results are reported.

Governance

A sound governance regime should include effective oversight bodies to provide strategic guidance; clearly defined and communicated strategic objectives; operational plans aimed at achieving the program's objectives; and on-going monitoring of internal and external environments.

The Demography Division has established a strategic governance regime for determining methodological, operational, and regulatory requirements for the APEC SBP to ensure data quality. For strategic guidance, the APEC SBP relies on an adequate and effective network of external and internal committees, such as the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Demography. For guidance on Population Certificates, the APEC SBP relies on departmental regulatory oversight bodies and processes for the production and submission of certificates such as the Public Sector Statistics Division and bilateral and multilateral consultations between policy departments and Statistics Canada on the data requirements for Population Certificates in fulfillment of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act. An appropriate governance structure and mechanisms for quality assurance are in place, ensuring separation of quality assurance responsibilities between production and methodology. However, several vacancies exist within the division and key operational knowledge, as well as the responsibilities surrounding both production and intermediate data evaluation mostly resides with one staff member, and is not well documented.

The APEC SBP has a strategic Quality Assurance Framework for population estimates with clearly established, communicated and specific quality assurance directions and objectives. They are based on the departmental QAF and Guidelines. Therefore its QAF is aligned with these reference documents. A Review of Statistics Canada's QAF and Guidelines revealed that they are built on the concepts of the Total Quality Management (TQM), which embed quality evaluation at every step of the statistical business process. This TQM culture is also ingrained in the statistical, econometric and methodological training of Statistics Canada staff. Moreover, in 2009 Statistics Canada adopted the OECD Standard Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) as a reference quality assurance framework, which has the same TQM principles.

While the APEC SBP has sound strategic methodological publications and quality assurance mechanisms, there is no integrated document on the operational APEC SBP QAF or the quality assurance manual. In fact:

  • Statistics Canada's QAF is a voluntary and flexible guideline, and serves as a reference to subject-matter divisions in designing quality assurance programs, tailored to specific needs and objectives;
  • There exists a number of targeted QA policies related to the processes of dissemination and metadata management, in lieu of integrated departmental policy on the quality assurance;
  • Certificate requirements are determined in a series of bilateral or multilateral consultations.

ESTIME is the statistical platform used for the production of population estimates. The APEC SBP has formal plans for the development of quality-improving methodological studies, and remaining ESTIME specifications and user guides. Program employees use production and dissemination planning tools such as release calendars by reference date publications (quarterly and annual), generic process roadmaps, Priority Management documents, and system improvement project plans. Project and process management documents have been produced, such as an integrated Microsoft Project tool for the APEC SBP which schedules evaluation and certification steps; an ESTIME User Guide for the production of one of the components of population estimates (Births); brief descriptions of the validation and certification processes in the document “Processes of Evaluation”; a calendar of quality assurance priorities implementation; and “To Do Lists” for some elements of APEC SBP. However, these tools do not incorporate quality assurance protocols or checklists.

The Demography division has established an effective monitoring regime of external and internal users and stakeholders environments for the purposes of improving the APEC SBP QAF in the areas of methodological research, alternative data sources and methods, and data validation. During the meetings with data providers, Demography employees discuss the impact of their source files on APEC estimates and the impact of changes in legislation and various data estimation processes.

The APEC SBP has an effective functional information technology (IT) governance framework for the achievement of its quality objectives. The governance structure, aimed at the development and maintenance of the ESTIME platform, rests on a system of committees and working groups, both formal and informal.

Policies and Programs

A sound and effectively designed program should embed a disciplined approach to evaluation, where results are considered, approved, and integrated to improve the program. Key stakeholders are involved in the integration of program changes. Program activities are monitored on a regular basis to identify strengths and areas where improvements can be made.

The APEC SBP has established formal processes for the consideration, approval and usage of results from quality consultations, and research and analysis to coordinate and integrate changes to the existing QAF. The processes are conducted with provincial/territorial and other external and internal stakeholders, on an annual or quarterly basis, and results are incorporated into the quality assurance processes. Key stakeholders are involved in the integration and coordination of changes to existing QAF, via quarterly and annual meetings with the statistical focal points, data providers, and Advisory Committee on Demographic Statistics and Studies.

Methodological monitoring of the quality of population estimates is linked to the Census five-year cycle, and results are reported to the required management level, through various analytical and information products. Data quality monitoring is conducted via the production of internal reports, as well as various types of metadata, which are reviewed and approved by senior management. The APEC SBP conducts quality evaluation activities and consults with the Development and Demographic Methods Section to identify APEC strengths, weaknesses and impacts, as well as alternative ways of designing SBP or the outputs. Senior managers are systematically involved in the review of results from consultations, research and analysis, and participate in consultative, and R&D review processes related to the APEC SBP.

Citizen-Focused Service

Access to data should be ensured through compliance with relevant policies and an effective communication strategy aimed at current and potential users.

The APEC SBP has a number of measures in place which facilitate user access to its data, and complies with Statistics Canada's Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology. Users are able to access APEC data via multiple service delivery channels, such as the Daily, CANSIM and IMDB. Pre-release and dissemination activities are handled mainly by the Client Services unit of the Demography Division, and involve ongoing interactions with the Dissemination Division, the Communications Division, and statistical focal points. The Client Services Unit has an effective communication strategy in place; it manages various information requests from the media, focal points, and various user organizations and records client queries. A Client Service unit has been established by the APEC SBP to support communication activities with provincial and territorial statistical focal points as the key stakeholder group, as well as with other users of population estimates.

The external Statistics Canada File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Remote Access site provides statistical focal points with the time-series of the pre-release population estimates and related metadata. It also provides numerous opportunities for the validation of estimates and their quality indicators; access to studies and results of consultations and discussions with specific provinces and territories; as well as to past, current and future methodological, estimation and quality control practices. An examination of the information available on these sites, along with interviews with Population Estimates Program management and production staff, demonstrate that quality standards are communicated and understood internally, and externally, based on Customer Satisfaction Survey results. The main methodological publication documents, developed to support of the production of population estimates, are in compliance with Statistics Canada's Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology.

Results and Performance

An effective results and performance management requires appropriate performance indicators, which are monitored and periodically reviewed for relevance. Evaluation methodologies are in place and applied and results are documented and reported to management.

The APEC SBP conducts systematic reviews and updates of quality indicators, which are documented and reported both internally and externally, and demonstrate active monitoring of quality indicators through various formal and informal methods. Several reports are produced with comprehensive analysis of quality indicators for the population estimates. The key methodological document - "Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada", is published every 5 years.

The Development and Demographic Methods Section has a quarterly reporting process, in which the Progress Report on methodological and quality assessment studies and projects is disseminated to other sections of Demography Division and Statistics Canada. The Client Satisfaction Survey (CSS) is an external process for the collection of user opinions on the quality of population estimates and is conducted biannually by the Statistics Canada Client Services Division. Results of the CSS are reviewed internally by the Demography Division's senior management.

The APEC SBP conducts active monitoring of quality indicators on a five-year basis, timed with the Census cycle. Indicators are monitored internally by the Demography Division, and validated externally by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee Meetings consultation and discussion forums.

Recommendation No. 1

It is recommended that the ACS for Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field ensure that processes surrounding methodological publications and quality assurance mechanisms are formally documented and supported by a procedures manual.

Management Response

Management agrees with the recommendation. A complete procedures manual will be developed, documenting the main steps involved in producing quarterly and annual total population estimates. Separate chapters will be developed for each of the components of population growth. This document will be targeted at junior to intermediate production staff.

Deliverable

Complete procedures manual, including chapters for each component of population growth.

Accountability

The work involved will be assigned to the Head of the production unit, within Demographic Estimates section.

Periodic updates will be provided to the Departmental Audit Committee.

Timeline

Given that manuals will be developed by the same staff responsible for quarterly production, this work will be spread over 2 years beginning in April 2011.

March 31, 2012: At least two components of population growth (e.g. births and immigration) will be completed.

March 31, 2013: The remaining chapters will be completed.

Risk Management

Since the 1970s, the APEC SBP has been able to meet the legislative mandate for the production of population estimates. The management of quality risks in the APEC SBP is conducted implicitly and intuitively via the methodological, process, HR, and IT controls. However, the APEC SBP does not have formal sectional operational plans or performance reports that embed information on the quality risks to the components of production and certification processes. Furthermore, there is no indication that information on the Certification quality risks is used to guide business continuity planning of the APEC SBP.

An effective risk management framework requires formal processes to identify and assess risk. Risk mitigation strategies should be documented and communicated. Information obtained on risk should be used to support business planning.

The Populations Estimates Program's involvement in risk management has been limited to the strategic department-wide risk assessment conducted during the Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) exercises, and the Quadrennial Program Review (QPR) processes. These activities focused on the broad data supply, IT, HR. As such, the specific quality risks for the population estimates program are not fully identified, assessed, and mitigated through these processes. Occasionally, a risk assessment is undertaken for a particular event impact analysis, such as ESTIME system conversion or Census redesign.

Nevertheless, since the 1970s, the APEC SBP has been able to meet the legislative mandate for the production of population estimates. This is explained by the fact that there are quality risk controls embedded in the program design. In fact, the program is not restricted to produce estimates strictly according to the published methodology. In the event that the official source data are not yet available, alternative data and contingency solutions can be used. In addition, there are a number of informal quality risk management practices in place surrounding the evaluation of data sources, such as: meetings and exchanges with provincial and territorial statistical and other data providers; automatic preventive quality controls embedded in the ESTIME system; and evaluations of the time-series of source data.

There is a practice of ensuring systematic and formal responses to identified APEC quality risks. The Development and Demographic Methods Section provides research proposals for methodological improvements at the annual Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Demography meetings. There are two groups of methodological risk mitigation solutions:

  • Alternative processes and methods evaluation and development; and
  • Alternative data sources evaluation acquisition/development.

As such, when deemed applicable, an alternative method or application is available for use. These alternatives are carefully identified and tested. Furthermore, provinces and territories can also be consulted to provide an alternative source of measurement and estimation of population estimates. Provinces and territories use different population accounting methods, based on their administrative health-care files. These alternative sources of information produce significant benefits in both the evaluation of the quality of APEC data, and as contingency source databases.

Operational APEC staff have an intuitive approach to managing its risks. Components of population estimates are prioritized based on size and proportion. However, there is no documented protocol for quality risks mitigation for the APEC SBP.

Demography Division's key information on quality risks is embedded in divisional performance reports conducted every four years. The APEC SBP does not have formal and comprehensive sectional operational plans or performance reports that embed information on quality risks for the production and certification processes.

The Development and Demographic Methods Section works on long-term strategic quality risk issues for all programs of the Demography Division. With respect to the APEC SBP, discussions with provincial and territorial stakeholders, with regards to methodological plans to improve data quality and to address known quality risks, result in the development of formal sectional work plans for methodological studies and operational tools, such as specifications for ESTIME. The section also provides an assessment of quality risks, when APEC embarks on new quality improvement initiatives, for example the use of the American Community Survey to improve the quality of emigration estimates. Although methodology improvements are always targeted at quality improvements, there are no annual management documents which demonstrate quality risk identification, assessment, or action plans.

There is no practice of developing formal business continuity plans, embedding quality risks for the APEC SBP, which is heavily dependent on the smooth operation of its new production platform ESTIME. Although there are no formal sectional business continuity plans, there are various departmental standards for the diagnosis of IT systems risks, as reported in the governance section of this audit report. Finally, there is no indication that information on Certification quality risks is used to guide business continuity planning of the APEC SBP.

Recommendation No. 2

It is recommended that ACS for Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field ensure that the APEC SBP strengthen the risk management framework by embedding information on quality risks for the components of production and certification processes; and that information on the Certification quality risks is used to guide business continuity planning of the APEC SBP.

Management Response

Management agrees with the recommendation. The annual planning process for the population estimates program, which currently focuses on setting and monitoring the highest priority work, will be adjusted to include an explicit risk assessment component. A risk register will be established, mitigation strategies identified and risks will be monitored over the year.

Since the highest risks to the population estimate program are related to the supply of data, work currently underway to renew relationships with data suppliers will be continued.

Deliverable

Risks register, including risk mitigation strategies.

Establishment of service level agreements with main data suppliers (including Health Statistics Division, Income Statistics Division and Citizenship and Immigration Canada).

Accountability

Responsibility for establishing and maintaining risks register will be assigned to the Chief of the Demographic Estimates group.

Responsibility for service level agreements will be assigned to the Assistant Director of the Demography Division

Periodic updates will be provided to the Departmental Audit Committee.

Timeline

March 31, 2012: Development of a risks register.

March 31, 2012: Service level agreements with internal data suppliers will be in place.

Stewardship

The APEC SBP has put in place quality measures which include a functional mix of preventive, detective, automated, manual and interactive quality controls. However, the design and operating effectiveness of the APEC SBP quality assurance methodologies has not been formally tested on the regular basis.

The effectiveness of internal controls requires a balanced mix of preventive, detective, automated and manual controls. Internal controls are tested for effectiveness on a periodic basis.

System of Internal Controls

The APEC SBP has a functional mix of preventive, detective, automated, manual and interactive quality controls embedded in all steps of the production and quality evaluation processes, in both ESTIME and non-ESTIME production environments for the population estimates.

Production and intermediate data quality evaluation processes, quality assurance methodology and controls, surrounding the Revisions component, requires exporting data and graphics from ESTIME into the Excel-based analytical tools, as well as holding informal discussions. The Excel-based tools used are adequate and effective to support the quality evaluation of each component of population estimates and aggregates. However, quality assurance analysis and decision-making processes are not formally documented, and the ESTIME program codes are not consistently updated to incorporate changes in methodology and to provide a proper match to the levels of data that are being processed.

For certification, there is a balanced mix of preventive and detective quality assurance controls, such as: guidance provided by the Public Sector Statistics Division on Population Certificates templates; periodic meetings of APEC SBP management with external and internal data suppliers; and carrying out a comprehensive final quality assurance assessment.

Manual controls are used when the Senior Analyst/Certification Chief needs to carry out independent calculations to verify evaluation results, presented by the Production Chief. Interactive controls include informal discussions with production staff, methodologists, suppliers and statistical focal points. Controls for the final approval of the Population Certificates by the Director of Demography Division are informal. The Population Estimates Quality Assurance Test revealed an identical match between the data appearing in all databases and a principal match of the format of the issued certificates. Data for the July 1st Population Certificate match those appearing on all other dissemination channels – i.e. Daily, IMDB, CANSIM, and publications. Data for the June 1st Population Certificate are special tabulations, and are not published.

ESTIME and Non-ESTIME specifications contain controls to ensure correctness of the production processes, and prescriptions for the design of automated controls. Specifications themselves represent automated production quality controls. However, there is no evidence of the presence of automated quality assurance controls in the sample of specifications examined. Methodological interactive controls include FTP processes; weekly meetings with APEC SBP managers for methodological planning and solution generation; as well as periodic meetings with data providers.

For FTP Remote Site (Data Return Facility) and Pre-Release QAF, there is a balanced mix of controls in place. There are automated controls for access and communication security on the FTP site, where ITSD controls software permissions and micro-data access verification. Uploading and archiving of data on the FTP site is a manual process, for which security safeguards exist to prevent errors and correct them. Interactive controls relate primarily to the documentation of questions and responses; archiving of e-mails; and proceedings from meetings.

Quality Assurance

For the APEC SBP Dissemination and Post-Release QAF at the departmental level, there is an extensive mix of policies and protocols on pre-release, dissemination and post-release quality assurance for the data and associated information products. These processes are coordinated by the Dissemination and Communication divisions. At the divisional level, there is a mix of preventive and detective quality assurance controls to ensure the quality of dissemination processes and disseminated materials. However, there is no integrated operational APEC SBP manual which would include descriptions of processes for the pre-release, dissemination and post-release quality assurance.

The initial operational testing of the ESTIME was conducted by the production team. However, there was no evidence of formal periodic testing and review protocols for the quality assurance in ESTIME system or other operational APEC SBP quality assurance methodologies. In fact, the APEC SBP has not established a formal and systematic process for the periodic testing of the design and operating effectiveness of its quality assurance methodologies.

Recommendation No. 3

It is recommended that the ACS Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field ensure that the design and operating effectiveness of the APEC SBP quality assurance methodologies are monitored on the regular basis.

Management Response

Management agrees with the recommendation. For each component of population growth, the ensemble of quality controls currently in place will be reviewed. As necessary, new quality control indicators and check-lists will be developed and incorporated within the production process of quarterly and annual population estimates.

Deliverable

A review of current quality controls.

A quality control framework, which will include quality control indicators and check-lists.

Accountability

Responsibility for developing a quality control framework will be assigned to the Head of the analysis and dissemination unit within the Demographic Estimates section.

Timeline

Given that this review will be conducted by the same staff responsible for quarterly production, this work will be spread over 2 years, beginning in the summer of 2011.

June 2011: Review of quality controls and development of a quality control framework will begin.

September 2012: Partial implementation is planned for the production of population certificates.

September 2013: The feasibility of full implementation by this date will be assessed once the project has begun.

Appendices

Appendix A: Audit Criteria

Appendix A: Audit Criteria
Lines of Enquiry Criteria
Governance:

The Annual Population Estimates Certification(APEC) Statistical Business Process (SBP) has in place essential conditions to support development and continuous improvement of its quality assurance program.
Effective oversight bodies are established to provide strategic guidance.

The QAF embeds quality assurance directions and objectives, aligned with the PEP mandate, STATCAN QAF and associated guidelines.

The APEC SBP has in place operational plans and project management documentation aimed at ensuring quality of the statistical business process.

External/Internal user and stakeholder environments are monitored to obtain information that may signal a need to re-evaluate the APEC QAF.

An IT governance framework has been developed and implemented to guide the use of IT in the achievement of APEC SBP quality assurance objectives
Results and Performance:

Management of Annual Population Estimates Certification SBP has identified appropriate target quality indicators, and performs monitoring of actual vs. target results.
Quality evaluation methodologies are in place and are applied to all estimates.

Quality indicators are reviewed on a periodic basis and updated as required.

Results of quality reviews and quality indicators are documented and are reported to required authorities.

Active monitoring of quality indicators is demonstrated.
Risk Management:

Management of Annual Population Estimates Certification SBP identifies, assesses, manages and communicates risks to the quality of estimates, and integrates it into planning and resource allocation.
Formal processes and guidelines exist to identify and assess risks and controls to mitigate them.

A formal response to the risk is documented and communicated to all necessary parties.

Information on the quality risks is embedded in the key planning and performance reports.

Information on the quality risks is used to support business continuity planning.
Policies and Programs:

The APEC SBP has a formal and rigorous approach to quality assurance framework design and implementation, including monitoring of related activities in a regular and timely manner.
The APEC SBP embeds the discipline of quality evaluation into production and certification cycles.

Results from consultations, research and analysis are considered, approved and used to coordinate and integrate changes to existing QAF.

Key stakeholders are involved in the integration and coordination of changes to existing QAF.

Quality monitoring is conducted on a regular basis and results are documented and reported to the required management level.

Quality evaluation activities are used to identify APEC strengths, weaknesses and impacts as well as alternative ways of designing SBP or its outputs.

Senior management are involved in a regular review of the results from consultation, research and analysis.
Stewardship:

Management of APEC SBP assesses the appropriateness of the mix of quality assurance measures in place and monitors their effectiveness on a periodic basis.
Quality measures include a balance of preventive and detective quality controls.

Quality measures include a mix of automated and manual/interactive controls.

The effectiveness of design of quality assurance methodologies/methods in mitigating quality risks is periodically tested.
Citizen-Focused Service:

APEC SBP takes measures to facilitate access to its data.
Users are able to access the APEC data via multiple service delivery channels (incl. compliance to Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology).

APEC SBP has in place a communications strategy to guide communications with current and potential users of data (incl. compliance to Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology).

The annual populations estimates quality standards are communicated and understood internally and externally (incl. compliance to Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology).

Appendix B: Glossary

GSBPM – OECD Standard Generic Statistical Business Process Model, approved as Statistics Canada Quality Management Reference Model on March 15, 2010. /concepts/gsbpm-msgpo-eng.htm

APEC – Annual Population Estimates Certification

SBP – Statistical Business Process

TBS CMC – Treasury Board Secretariat Core Management Control Criteria

QAF – Quality Assurance Framework.

IIA CMM – International Institute of Internal Auditors, Controls Maturity Model.

IAA CMM Ranking Scale is provided below.

IAA CMM Ranking Scale
Rank Title Description
0 Non-existent No formal or informal controls.
1 Initial/ Ad Hoc Controls are fragmented and ad hoc; generally managed in silos and reactive; lack of formal policies and procedures; dependent on the “heroics” of individuals to get things done; higher potential for errors; higher costs due to inefficiencies; not sustainable.
2 Repeatable but Intuitive Controls are established with some policy structure; formal process documentation still lacking; some clarity on roles, responsibilities and authorities, but not accountability; increased discipline and guidelines support repeatability; high reliance on existing personnel created exposure to change.
3 Defined Controls are well defined and documented, thus there is consistency even in times of change; overall control awareness exists; control gaps are detected and remediated timely; performance monitoring is informal, placing great reliance on the diligence of people and independent audits.
4 Mature/Managed
& Measurable
Performance measurement indicators (systems, tools, processes) and monitoring techniques are employed to measure success; greater reliance on prevention versus detection controls; strong self-assessment of operating effectiveness by process owners; chain of accountability exists and is well understood.
5 World Class/
Optimized
Controls are considered “world class”, based on benchmarking and continuous improvement; the control infrastructure is highly automated and self-updating, thus creating a competitive advantage; extensive use of real-time monitoring and executive dashboards.

DDMS - Development and Demographic Methods Section of Demography Division.

PEP - Population Estimates Program, respective Population Estimates Section of Demography Division.

SDD - Systems Development Division.

ITSD - Informatics Technology Services Division.

CBA - Corporate Business Architecture.

Notes:

Footnote 1

Population Certificates submissions are managed by the Public Sector Statistics Division of the System of National Accounts Field; however Population Estimates Program of the Demography Division conducts the certification of the estimates internally.

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Footnote 2

Population Certificates submissions are managed by the Public Sector Statistics Division of the System of National Accounts Field; however PEP conducts the certification of the estimates internally.

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Geographic classifications

The geographic classifications include the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) as well as other classifications of Canada. Also included are the classifications of countries and areas of interest for the world.

Canada

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)

Population Centre and Rural Area Classification

Health Regions (HR)

Classification of the Economic Territory of Canada (CETC)

Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI)

Standard Drainage Area Classification (SDAC)

Ecological Land Classification (ELC) 2017

Other

Interactive Online Consultation Tool - Privacy impact assessment

Introduction

Statistics Canada is preparing to launch an interactive consultation tool on its website for the purpose of engaging and seeking further input from Canadians by inviting them to discuss, comment and vote in a one-question online poll, titled "Question of the month," about one of the Agency's products, services or website features.

Objective

A privacy impact assessment for the Interactive Online Consultation Tool was conducted to determine if there were any privacy, confidentiality and security issues associated with the tool, and if so, to make recommendations for their resolution or mitigation.

Description

The Interactive Online Consultation Tool will be made available in the Consulting Canadians module (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/interaction/consultation/).

Participants are asked to provide a user name (alias) and their email address, which may be used to correspond with them if required, and indicate by checking a box whether they wish to participate in Statistics Canada's future consultations (excluding the online "Question of the month" poll).
The online poll comment sections will be moderated. Users will be informed that their comments will be held until they are vetted by the moderator.

Unregistered visitors may also indicate their wish to take part in consultations by filling out an electronic form available from the left-hand menu of the Consulting Canadians module.  Participants who indicated a wish to participate in consultations may be invited via email by Statistics Canada's Consultation Services in Communications Division to participate in a consultation.

Conclusion

This assessment of the Interactive Online Consultation Tool did not identify any privacy risks that cannot be managed using existing safeguards.

International Statistical Fellowship Program

Reliable economic and social statistical information is necessary for evidence-based policy, for efficient decision-making and for better measurement of development results. For that reason, it is crucial to increase the statistical capacity of emerging countries.

Statistics Canada signed an international co-operation agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency to help improve the management capabilities of the national statistical offices of some countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. One of the components of the agreement, signed by International Cooperation Division, is the International Statistical Fellowship Program which began in 2011 and ended in March 2016.

The program addressed identified gaps in the leadership and management of national statistical offices and systems in more than 40 participating countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. This entailed both acquisition of management knowledge and continued local development and ownership. After two weeks of training in Ottawa, attendees and their statistical office engaged with Statistics Canada by developing organizational action plans to apply what was learned in the training period. Statistics Canada monitored how these country-specific action plans were implemented over a two-year period.

For more information, contact statcan.international-international.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

Statistical Information Management Project

Statistics Canada has co-operated with China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for many years through the Statistical Information Management Program (SIMP). The program supported statistical capacity-building in China, with special emphasis on the sustainability aspect of the activities. This ensured that the NBS would have both the knowledge and the intention to implement the results of the projects.

The first phase of SIMP (SIMP I), from 1996 to 2004, covered national accounts, household surveys, a survey skills development course, and resource management.

SIMP II, from 2005 to February 2013, was also supported with cost-recovery funds from the Canadian International Development Agency and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. SIMP II had four main components: a social statistics project to integrate rural and urban household surveys; an economic statistics project to create an economic survey structure enable better gross domestic product estimates; an environment statistics project to enhance environmental statistics, in order to create environmental accounts; and an overarching management component.

Statistics Canada and the NBS decided to continue their co-operation: the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in March 2013.

The MOU identifies two main co-operative projects: corporate business architecture and quality assurance for household surveys. The MOU also states that Statistics Canada, from time to time, will participate in workshops organized by the China International Statistical Training Center of the NBS.

For more information, please contact statcan.international-international.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

Technical assistance

Statistics Canada's provides technical assistance to international organizations and statistical offices and systems in other countries through two main types of activities:

  • on-site technical assistance in other countries, either as single missions or as part of broader projects
  • in-house technical assistance, either through formal training or brief study visits.

Statistics Canada's technical assistance activities are designed to help other countries develop their national statistical systems, providing them with information they need to monitor their social and economic programs. This, in turn, helps to improve the quality of international statistical system which is important for the global community and helps ensure better international comparability across statistical domains.

The provision of technical assistance also helps Statistics Canada to better understand the statistical needs of developing countries, which helps the agency carry out its global responsibilities.

For more information, please contact International Co-operation

Multilateral relations

Multilateral relations are activities done under the auspices of a multilateral organization. Most multilateral organizations have their own statistical programs and corresponding secretariat staff; Canada is a member of most of these organizations, and Statistics Canada is widely involved in multilateral statistical activities.

The centre of multilateral statistical activities is the United Nations and its family of institutions. The United Nations Statistical Commission meets once a year. Supported by the United Nations Statistics Division, the commission's meetings cover topics related to economic, social and environmental statistics, classifications, reviews of statistical programs, development indicators and other topics of current and emerging importance.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is also very active in the statistical field. Many of its expert groups regularly produce relevant work for Statistics Canada in the areas of national accounts, classification, environment statistics and social statistics. Statistics Canada is involved in many of these expert groups.

For more information, please contact Multilateral Relations

Canadian Health Measures Survey - Privacy impact assessment summary

Introduction

Beginning in spring 2007, Statistics Canada will conduct the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). This new survey will collect information through self-reported data on health and through direct physical measures. It is anticipated that approximately 5,000 respondents will complete the entire survey, with one or two persons between the ages of 6 and 79 selected per household.

Objectives

A privacy impact assessment for the CHMS was conducted to determine if there were any privacy, confidentiality and security issues associated with the survey, and if so, to make recommendations for their resolution or mitigation.

Description

The CHMS will collect information that will help evaluate the extent of health problems among Canadians in such areas as chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes and cardiovascular disease), infectious diseases, lifestyle characteristics (e.g., physical activity and nutritional status) and environmental exposures. The survey will also provide a means to explore emerging public health issues and new measurement technologies.

The CHMS will collect data both through a questionnaire administered in the household and physical measure tests administered in a mobile health clinic. As part of the data collection, respondents will undergo a series of physical tests and will be asked to provide tissue samples (blood and urine) that will be subsequently sent to various government laboratories under contract to Statistics Canada to perform tests.

Because of the highly personal nature of the information being collected, tested and processed, the privacy impact assessment identified a number of potential privacy issues and risks. They include:

  • Transmission of information/samples between mobile clinics and Statistics Canada Headquarters and the laboratories
  • Reporting back survey and laboratory results to respondents
  • Storage of physical specimens (blood, urine and DNA)
  • Retention of personal identifiers
  • Permission of respondents for future tests
  • Age of consent regarding children in the survey

Measures put in place to address these issues include providing comprehensive information in order to obtain written informed consent from respondents, anonymous ID numbers on stored samples and other security procedures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of respondents’ information.

Consultations and Review Boards

Privacy issues were discussed with, and input obtained from, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Similarly meetings to discuss the survey have been held with the offices of provincial privacy commissioners in all provinces.

As well, numerous other committees were used to direct the development of the survey and to address privacy and research ethics questions related to the survey. These include the CHMS Expert Advisory Committee, the Physician Advisory Committee and the Laboratory Advisory Committee. The CHMS also engaged in detailed discussions with the Health Canada Research Ethics Board and received their approval to proceed.

Conclusion

The conclusion is that with the enhanced and existing Statistics Canada safeguards and procedures and those to be in place at the mobile clinics and the laboratories, any remaining risks will be either negligible or are such that Statistics Canada is prepared to accept and manage these risks.

Advisory groups

Bilateral relationships with federal departments

Statistics Canada maintains close bilateral relationships with key federal departments and agencies, including Industry, Health, Human Resources Development, Environment, Agriculture, Transport, the Canadian Transportation Agency, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Heritage, Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, Citizenship and Immigration and Justice. These bilateral relationships foster an awareness of each other’s needs and information priorities.

Professional advisory committees

A network of professional advisory committees in major subject areas ensures the continuous review of the Agency’s statistical outputs and helps set priorities and foster program relevance.

Advisory Committee on Ethnocultural and Immigration Statistics

The mandate of this committee is to provide advice and guidance to Statistics Canada on the data, concepts and instruments it uses to collect, analyze, classify and disseminate information on immigration, citizenship, ethnocultural diversity, inclusion and religion statistics. The committee will also help Statistics Canada determine how it can most effectively and efficiently collect, analyze and disseminate disaggregated data on population groups, especially groups that are most likely to experience discrimination and exclusion. Additional information on this committee is available in the following section: Advisory Committee on Ethnocultural and Immigration Statistics.

Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access

The aim of the Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access is to provide Statistics Canada with the appropriate guidance on data access, privacy and data governance to maintain and support the data needs of Canadians. Additional information on this council, its members, and reports are available in the following section: Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access.

Canadian Centre for Energy Information External Advisory Committee

The purpose of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) is to contribute to the continuous review of the Canadian Centre for Energy Information (CCEI)’s statistical outputs, foster program relevance and recommend priorities to the Deputy-level Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Steering Committee, which provides the governance for the CCEI. Additional information on this committee is available in the following section: Canadian Centre for Energy Information External Advisory Committee.

Canadian Statistics Advisory Council

The Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) provides the Chief Statistician and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with impartial and independent advice on matters concerning the overall quality of Canada's national statistical system which will help ensure that Statistics Canada remains one of the world's top statistical agencies. Additional information on this council and its members is available in the following section: Canadian Statistics Advisory Council.

Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consultative Council on Statistical Policy

The Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consultative Council on Statistical Policy and its subcommittees comprise a network of 13 provincial/territorial official representatives, who collaborate with Statistics Canada to determine data requirements, consult on current statistical activities and coordinate the dissemination of Statistics Canada's products to provincial and territorial governments.

Three special initiatives in the areas of health, education and justice statistics warrant mention.

Health:

Statistics Canada priorities are developed with the assistance of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The Board comprises senior federal, provincial and private sector representatives including the Chief Statistician.

Education:

The Canadian Education Statistics Council is a joint creation of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. The Council, comprising the Chief Statistician and Provincial/Territorial Deputy Ministers of Education, advises the Chief Statistician on the Education Statistics Program at Statistics Canada.

Justice:

The Justice Information Council comprises federal and provincial Deputy Ministers responsible for justice policies and programs and the Chief Statistician. It provides advice to the Chief Statistician on the Justice Statistics Program at the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics within Statistics Canada.

Labour Force Survey Expert Panel

The Labour Force Survey Expert Panel is comprised of national and international experts from government, academia and non-governmental agencies who provide independent advice and guidance on the Labour Force Survey (LFS), one of Statistics Canada's most important statistical programs. The LFS provides a monthly snapshot of the Canadian labour market, and is used to calculate the national, provincial, territorial and regional employment and unemployment rates.

Technical Working Group on Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental-Economic Accounting, and Related Statistics

The Technical Working Group on Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental-Economic Accounting, and Related Statistics facilitates shared learnings, leverages expertise, solves common challenges, and works towards comparability of approaches on natural capital accounting and environmental-economic statistics. Additional information on this working group is available in the following section: Technical Working Group on Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental-Economic Accounting, and Related Statistics

Vital Statistics Council for Canada

The Vital Statistics Council for Canada is an advisory group composed of the heads of the vital statistics divisions and agencies of the provincial and territorial governments and Statistics Canada. The Council provides a forum for developing common approaches for collecting vital statistics data, sharing information with external parties and for facilitating problem solving by sharing experiences, research findings and expertise among the jurisdictions. Additional information on this council and its members is available in the following section: Vital Statistics Council for Canada.

Special program reviews

In addition to these avenues of consultation, the Agency conducts special program reviews (using focus groups or special consultations during program redesigns) to monitor the continued relevance of its products and to enhance its understanding of client needs.