General Social Survey Social Identity, 2013 Main Survey

Archived information

Archived information is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Archived

This page has been archived on the Web.

IUM_R10
To start, some questions about Internet use.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

IUM_Q10
In the past month, did you use the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q10
In the past month, how often did you use the Internet for electronic banking? Was it ...?

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet for electronic banking.)
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q20
(In the past month,)

how often did you use the Internet to search for information on goods or services?
Interviewer: Respondent must be the one using the Internet.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet to search for information on goods and services.)
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q30
(In the past month,)

how often did you use the Internet to purchase goods or services?
Interviewer: Respondent must be the one using the Internet.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet to purchase goods or services.)
Don’t know
Refusal

Internet use by respondent in the past year (IUY)

IUY_Q01
In the past 12 months, did you use the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

IUY_Q02
What are the reasons why you do not use the Internet?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Cost (service or equipment)
12 Limited access to a computer
13 No need / no interest / not useful / not enough time
14 Lack of skills or training / Internet or computer too difficult to use
15 Too many inappropriate or offensive websites
16 Confidentiality, security or privacy concerns
17 Fear of technology
18 Feel too old to use the Internet
19 Physical or mental disability
20 Used at work, no longer at work
21 Used at school, no longer at school
22 Other – Specify (Go to IUY_S02)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to IUY_END

ICR_Q10
In the past 12 months, have you used the Internet to access a social networking website (such as Facebook or Twitter)?

1 Yes (Go to ICR_Q20
1 Yes (Go to ICR_Q20)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ICR_END

ICR_Q20
Which networking site(s) do you have an account with?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Facebook
12 Google+
13 Linkedln
14 Twitter
15 MySpace
16 None
17 Other – Specify (Go to ICR_S20)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q30
How often do you access your social networking site(s)?

1 Several times a day
2 About once a day
3 3–5 times a week
4 1–2 times a week
5 A few times per month
6 Less than once a month
7 Never
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q40
How many Facebook friends do you have?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 9,995)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q50 Of these ^ICR_Q40
friends, approximately how many do you consider to be online friends only?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 9,995)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q55
Do you consider this friend to be an online friend only?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact with relatives (SCR)

SCR_R10
Now a few questions about contacts you have with your relatives, including your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in–laws. [Exclude people you live with/(No display)].

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

SCR_Q10
Do most of your relatives live in the same city or region as you?

Interviewer: By ’city or region’, we mean close enough to easily visit the respondent.

1 Yes
2 No
3 No living relatives
Don’t know
Refusal

Contact with relatives (CWR)

CWR_Q10
In the past month, how often did you see any of your relatives [, outside of people you live with/(No display)]?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q20
(In the past month,) how often did you talk with any of your relatives by telephone, ([, outside of people you live with/(No display)])?

Interviewer: Exclude text messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q25
(In the past month,)

how often did you communicate with any of your relatives by text message ([, outside of people you live with/(No display)])?
Interviewer: Include BBM (Blackberry) instant messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
7 No cell/mobile device or does not text message
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q30
(In the past month,)

how often did you communicate with any of your relatives by e–mail or Internet [, outside of people you live with/(No display)]?
Interviewer: Include all forms of Internet communication including Facebook, Twitter, instant message and Skype.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q40
Overall, how satisfied are you with how often you communicate with your relatives? Are you...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q45
Are you dissatisfied because you communicate with your family members too often or not often enough?

1 Too often
2 Not often enough
Don’t know
Refusal

Relatives that the respondent feels at ease with (RFE)

RFE_Q10
How many relatives do you have who you feel close to, (that is, who you feel at ease with, can talk to about what is on your mind, or call on for help)?

Interviewer: May include people that live with the respondent.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

RFE_Q20 Of these ^RFE_Q10
relatives you feel at ease with, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to RFE_END

RFE_Q25
Does this relative you feel at ease with live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contacts with friends (SCF)

SCF_R100
Now a few questions about your friends. ^DT_PEOPLE_E.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

SCF_Q100
How many close friends do you have, (that is, people who are not your relatives, but who you feel at ease with, can talk to about what is on your mind, or call on for help)?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)

DK, RF (Go to SCF_Q110
DK, RF (Go to SCF_Q110)

SCF_Q101
Does your close friend live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCF_Q110
Go to SCF_Q110

SCF_Q102 Of these ^SCF_Q100
close friends, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

SCF_Q110
Not counting your close friends or relatives, how many other friends do you have?

Interviewer: Some people may use different words for ’other friends’ such as acquaintances. These are to be included in this count.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

Contact with friends (CWF)

CWF_Q10
Does this other friend live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to CWF_D30
Go to CWF_D30

CWF_Q20 Of these ^SCF_Q110
other friends, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q30
Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:

how often did you see [any of your friends/your friend]?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q40
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:)

how often did you talk with [any of your friends/your friend] by telephone?
Interviewer: Exclude text messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q45
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month :)

how often did you communicate with [any of your friends/your friend] by text message?
Interviewer: Include BBM (Blackberry) instant messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q50
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:)

how often did you communicate with [any of your friends/your friend] by email or by Internet?
Interviewer: Include all forms of Internet communication including Facebook, Twitter, instant message and Skype.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
7 Did not use email in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q60
Overall, how satisfied are you with how often you communicate with your [friends/friend]? Are you ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q65
Are you dissatisfied because you communicate with them too often or not often enough?

1 Too often
2 Not often enough
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact – General (SCG)

SCG_Q120
Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:

how many have the same mother tongue as you?
Interviewer: The mother tongue is the first language learned in childhood.
Include all forms of contact including text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q130
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many come from an ethnic group that is visibly different from yours?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q150
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many are the same sex as you?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q160
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many are around the same age group as you?
Interviewer: The respondent’s answer should be based on what ’same age group’ means to him/her.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q170
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many have roughly the same level of education as you?

1 All (Go to SCG_Q190
1 All (Go to SCG_Q190)

2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None

DK, RF (Go to SCG_Q190
DK, RF (Go to SCG_Q190)

Go to SCG_Q180
Go to SCG_Q180

SCG_Q180
Of those friends who have a different level of education than you, do most of them have ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A higher education
2 A lower education
3 About half and half
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q190
Of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, (whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email):

how many have a similar level of household income as you?
Interviewer: Include all forms of contact including text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All (Go to SCG_END)
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCG_Q200
Go to SCG_Q200

SCG_Q200
Of those friends who have a different household income level than you, do most of them have ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A higher household income
2 A lower household income
3 About half and half
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact – New people (SCP)

SCP_Q110
In the past month, outside of work or school, how many new people did you meet either face–to–face or online? Include people you had not met before and who you intend to stay in contact with.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

SCP_Q115
Did you meet this person on the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCP_END

SCP_Q120 Of these ^SCP_Q110
people, how many did you meet on the Internet?

Interviewer: Include social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, MSN/Windows Live, etc.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

Volunteering and charitable giving (VCG)

VCG_R300
The next questions will focus on volunteering and charitable giving.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

VCG_Q300
In the past 12 months, did you do unpaid volunteer work for any organization?

1 Yes

2 No (Go to VCG_Q340
2 No (Go to VCG_Q340)

DK, RF (Go to VCG_Q340
DK, RF (Go to VCG_Q340)

VCG_Q310
On average, about how many hours per month did you volunteer?

Interviewer: If the respondent volunteered for less than 12 months during the past year, please refer to the month(s) that he/she volunteered.
Read categories to respondent.

1 15 hours or more per month
2 Between 5 and less than 15 hours per month
3 Between 1 and less than 5 hours per month
4 Less than 1 hour per month
Don’t know
Refusal

VCG_Q320
Have you met new people through volunteering in the past 12 months?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VCG_Q340
(In the past 12 months,)

did you donate money or goods to any organization or charity? Do not include membership fees or dues.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Civic engagement of respondent, types of groups organizations or associations the respondent participated in the past 12 months (CER)

CER_R110
The next questions are about the types of groups, organizations or associations to which you may belong. These could be formally organized groups or just groups of people who get together regularly to do an activity or talk about things.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

CER_Q110
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:

a union or professional association?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q120
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a political party or group?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q140
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a sports or recreational organization (such as a hockey league, health club, or golf club)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q150
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:

a cultural, educational or hobby organization (such as a theatre group, book club or bridge club)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q160
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a religious–affiliated group (such as a church youth group or choir)?
Interviewer: Do not include the respondent’s church or religion itself.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q170
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a school group, neighbourhood, civic or community association (such as PTA, alumni, block parents or neighbourhood watch)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q180
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a service club (such as Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus or the Legion)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q190
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a seniors’ group (such as a seniors’ club, recreational association or resource centre)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q200
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a youth organization (such as Scouts, Guides, Big Brothers Big Sisters or YMCA/YWCA)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q210
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

an immigrant or ethnic association or club?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q230
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in any other type of organization that has not been mentioned?

1 Yes – Specify (Go to CER_S230)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to CER_D230
Go to CER_D230

GRP_Q10
Of all the types of groups, organizations or associations we talked about, how many were you a member or participant in the past 12 months?

(MIN: 1; Warning Value: 1)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 25)
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q20 How many of these ^GRP_Q10
groups are you active in through the Internet?

Interviewer: Report number of groups.
Include any involvement through the Internet in the past 12 months, whether the respondent conducted part or all of his or her activities through the Internet.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 25)
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q25
Are you active in this group through the Internet?

Interviewer: Include any involvement through the Internet in the past 12 months, whether the respondent conducted part or all of his or her activities through the Internet.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q30
How do you use the Internet to participate in [this group/these groups]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Sharing knowledge and information
12 Support or advice
13 Organizing, scheduling or co–ordinating activities or events
14 Office work or administrative duties
15 Email, blogs, forums or social networks
16 Other – Specify (Go to GRP_S30)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to GRP_D40
Go to GRP_D40A

GRP_Q40
[Including participation both on and off the Internet, how/How] often did you participate in group activities and meetings? [Do not include any of your volunteer activities./Not display]

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
We are talking about all participation in all groups both on and off the Internet.

1 At least once a week
2 A few times a month
3 Once a month
4 Once or twice a year
5 Not in the past year
Don’t know
Refusal

Organization Involvement in past 5 years (OIF)

OIF_Q10
Over the past five years, would you say that your involvement in organizations has ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Increased
2 Decreased
3 Stayed the same
Don’t know
Refusal

Types of groups, organizations or associations most active in (OMA)

OMA_Q110
What is the organization you are most active in?

Interviewer: If respondent is equally active in 2 or more organizations, have them select only one of these organizations.

01 A union or professional association
02 A political party or group
03 A sports or recreational organization (such as a hockey league, health club or golf club)
04 A cultural, educational or hobby organization (such as a theatre group, book club or bridge club)
05 A religious–affiliated group (such as a church youth group or choir)
06 A school group, neighbourhood, civic or community association (such as PTA, alumni, block parents or neighbourhood watch)
07 A service club (such as Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus or the Legion)
08 A seniors’ group (such as a seniors’ club, recreational association, or resource centre)
09 A youth organization (such as Scouts, Guides, Big Brothers Big Sisters or YMCA/YWCA)
10 Ethnic or immigrant association or club
11 Other type of organization
Don’t know
Refusal

Involvement with a type of group, organization or association (IWO)

IWO_Q10
How long have you been involved with this organization?

Interviewer: Report number of years. Round to the nearest whole year, if necessary. If the respondenthave been involved for less than one year, please enter 1.
Type of organization: ^DV_ORGANIZATION
"Involved" means being a member or participant of the organization.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 51)
Don’t know
Refusal

IWO_Q20
Compared with last year, would you say that your involvement with this organization has...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Increased
2 Decreased
3 Stayed the same
Don’t know
Refusal

Demographics of people met through organization (DPO)

DPO_Q10
Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:

how many have the same mother tongue as you?
Interviewer: The mother tongue is the first language learned in childhood.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q20
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many come from an ethnic group that is visibly different from yours?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q30
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many are the same sex as you?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q60
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many are around the same age group as you?
Interviewer: The respondent’s answer should be based on what ’same age group’ means to him/her.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q70
Would you say that your involvement in this organization is primarily volunteering?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Voting by respondent (VBR)

VBR_R05
Now a few questions about your participation in political activities.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

VBR_Q10
Did you vote in the last federal election?

Interviewer: The last federal election was held on May 2, 2011.

1 Yes

2 No (Go to VBR_Q15
2 No (Go to VBR_Q15)

Don’t know
Refusal

Go to VBR_C20
Go to VBR_C20

VBR_Q15
Were you eligible to vote in the last federal election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q20
What is the main reason you did not vote in the last federal election?

Interviewer: If more than one reason is given, ask for the main reason.

The last federal election was held on May 2, 2011.

01 Own illness or disability
02 Out of town or away from home
03 Too busy
04 Family obligations
05 Conflicting work or school schedule
06 Weather conditions
07 Not interested
08 Felt voting would not make a difference in election results
09 Didn’t like candidates or campaign issues
10 Not on voters list / problems with ID requirements
11 Too difficult / transportation problems / too far to travel / lines too long
12 Forgot to vote
13 Religious beliefs
14 Not informed on issues
15 Undecided
16 Did not vote to protest
17 Other – Specify (Go to VBR_S20)
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q25
How likely is it that you will vote in the next federal election?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
The next federal election will take place on October 19, 2015.

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not very likely
4 Not at all likely
5 Undecided
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q30
Did you vote in the last provincial election?

1 Yes (Go to VBR_Q40
1 Yes (Go to VBR_Q40)

2 No

DK, RF (Go to VBR_Q40
DK, RF (Go to VBR_Q40)

VBR_Q35
Were you eligible to vote in the last provincial election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q40
Did you vote in the last municipal or local election?

1 Yes (Go to VBR_END)
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q45
Were you eligible to vote in the last municipal or local election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Respondent’s engagement with politics (REP)

REP_Q05
Generally speaking, how interested are you in politics (e.g. international, national, provincial or municipal)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very interested
2 Somewhat interested
3 Not very interested
4 Not at all interested
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q10
In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:

searched for information on a political issue?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q20
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

volunteered for a political party?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q30
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

expressed your views on an issue by contacting a newspaper or a politician?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q35
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

expressed your views on a political or social issue through an Internet forum or news website?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q40
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

signed a petition on paper?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q45
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

signed an Internet petition?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q50
In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:

boycotted or chosen a product for ethical reasons?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q60
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

attended a public meeting?

1 Yes (Go to REP_Q70
1 Yes (Go to REP_Q70)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to REP_Q80
Go to REP_Q80

REP_Q70
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

spoke out at a public meeting?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q80
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

participated in a demonstration or march?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q85
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

worn a badge, T–shirt, displayed a lawn sign in support or opposition to a political or social cause?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Media consumption of respondent (MCR)

MCR_Q300
How many hours do you spend watching television during a typical week?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q310
How frequently do you follow news and current affairs (e.g. international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Daily
2 Several times each week
3 Several times each month
4 Rarely
5 Never
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_R320
Canadians use a variety of sources to keep informed on news and current affairs.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

MCR_Q320
Which media do you use for this? Do you use...?

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

11 Newspapers (print copy)
12 Magazines (print copy)
13 Television
14 Radio
15 Internet
16 None (Go to MCR_END)
17 Other – Specify (Go to MCR_S320)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q325
How many hours do you spend watching television during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q330
How many hours do you spend listening to the radio during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q335
How many hours do you spend on the Internet during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q340
How frequently do you read newspapers during a typical week to follow news and current affairs (such as international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Daily
2 3 to 5 times each week
3 Once or twice each week
4 Rarely
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q350
How frequently do you read magazines during a typical month to follow news and current affairs (such as international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every week
2 3 to 5 times each month (but not every week)
3 Once or twice each month
4 Rarely
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q360
During a typical week, do you read, watch or listen to any ethnic types of media?

Interviewer: \u201CEthnic media\u201D is produced for a particular ethnic community. This may include a television channel, radio station, newspaper, magazine or Internet–based media. Some examples include CHIN Radio in Toronto and OMNI Television which produces ethnic programming for cities in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

1 Yes (Go to MCR_Q365
1 Yes (Go to MCR_Q365)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MCR_END

MCR_Q365
Which forms of ethnic media do you use?

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

11 Newspapers (print copy)
12 Magazines (print copy)
13 Television
14 Radio
15 Internet
16 Other – Specify (Go to MCR_S365)
Don’t know
Refusal

KCH_Q10
How would you rate your knowledge of Canadian history?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

Pride in canadian achievements (PRD)

PRD_Q10
How proud are you to be Canadian?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
7 Not a Canadian citizen
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q20
How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:

the way democracy works?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q25
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its political influence in the world?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q30
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s economic achievements?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q35
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its health care system?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q37
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its social security system?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q40
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its scientific and technological achievements?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q45
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its achievements in sports?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q50
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its achievement in arts and literature?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q55
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s armed forces?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q60
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its history?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q65
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its treatment of all groups in society?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q70
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s Constitution?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

Appreciation of national symbols (ANS)

ANS_Q10
When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:

the Canadian flag?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q30
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q50
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the national anthem ("O Canada")?
Interviewer: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter guarantees certain political rights to Canadian citizens and civil rights of everyone in Canada from the policies and actions of all areas and level of gouvernement.It is designed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q60
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the RCMP (Mounties)?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q80
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

hockey?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q90
When you think of Canadian identity, what other symbol or image comes to mind?

(80 spaces)
Don’t know
Refusal

Importance of Canadian Institutions (ICI)

ICI_Q50
How important are each of the following institutions to Canadian identity?

Arts and cultural institutions?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ICI_Q60
(Please tell me how important each of the following institutions are to the Canadian identity:)

heritage sites and institutions?
Interviewer: Heritage sites include battlefields, heritage villages, forts and historic sites and pioneer villages, etc.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

Shared values of respondent (SVR)

SVR_Q10
To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?

Human rights
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q25
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Respect for the law

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q30
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Gender equality

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q35
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

English and French as Canada’s official languages

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q40
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Ethnic and cultural diversity

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q45
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Respect for Aboriginal culture

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

Main activity of respondent (MAR)

MAR_Q110
During the past 12 months, was your main activity working at a paid job or business, looking for paid work, going to school, caring for children, household work, retired or something else?

Interviewer: If sickness or short–term illness is reported, ask for usual main activity.

01 Working at a paid job or business
02 Looking for paid work
03 Going to school
04 Caring for children
05 Household work
06 Retired
07 Maternity/paternity or parental leave
08 Long term illness
09 Volunteering or care–giving other than for children
10 Other – Specify (Go to MAR_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MAR_Q133
Go to MAR_Q133

MAR_Q133
Did you have a job or were you self–employed at any time last week?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

MAR_Q134
In the last four weeks, did you look for a job?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

MAR_Q135
Did you have a job or were you self–employed at any time during the past 12 months?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Respondent ever worked (REW)

REW_Q10
Have you ever worked at a job or business?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REW_Q20
In what year did you last do any paid work?

(MIN: 1,901)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

REW_Q30
How old were you when you last did any paid work?

(MIN: 10)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

Work activities – Employment type (WET)

WET_Q110
For how many weeks during the past 12 months were you employed?

Interviewer: Include vacation, illness, strikes, lock–outs or maternity/paternity or parental leave.

(MIN: 1)
(MAX: 52)
Don’t know
Refusal

WET_Q120
Were you mainly ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Self–employed is a person who is earning income directly from their own business, trade or profession, rather than being paid a specified salary or wage by an employer.

1 A paid worker
2 Self–employed
3 An unpaid family worker
Don’t know
Refusal

Work activities – Hours worked (WHW)

WHW_Q110
Did you have more than one paid job last week?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q120
How many hours a week [do/did] you usually work at your job?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to WHW_D140
Go to WHW_D140

WHW_Q130
How many hours a week do you usually work at your main job?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q140
How many hours a week do you usually work at your other job(s)?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q160
Why [do/did] you usually work less than 30 hours a week?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Own illness or disability
12 Child care responsibilities
13 Care responsibilities for an adult
14 Other personal or family responsibilities
15 Going to school
16 Could only find part–time work
17 Did not want full–time work
18 Requirement of the work
19 Other – Specify (Go to WHW_S160)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q210
How many days a week [do/did] you usually work (including all jobs)?

(MIN: 1)
(MAX: 7)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q230
Which of the following best describes your usual work schedule at your [main job/job]? Was it ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
For respondent’s main job:
"on call" means no prearranged schedules, but called as need arises (for example, a substitute teacher);
"irregular schedule" is usually prearranged one week or more in advance (for example, pilots).

01 A regular daytime schedule or shift
02 A regular evening shift
03 A regular night shift
04 A rotating shift (one that changes periodically from days to evenings or to nights)
05 A split shift (one consisting of two or more distinct periods each day)
06 A compressed work week
07 On call or casual
08 An irregular schedule
09 Other – Specify (Go to WHW_S230)
Don’t know
Refusal

WFR_Q510
How satisfied [are/were] you with the balance between your job and home life? [Are/Were] you...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

WFR_Q520
Why [are/were] you dissatisfied?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Not enough time for family (include spouse/partner and children)
12 Spend too much time on job/main activity
13 Not enough time for other activities (exclude work or family related activities)
14 Cannot find suitable employment
15 Employment related reason(s) (exclude spending too much time on job)
16 Health reasons (include sleep disorders)
17 Family related reason(s) (exclude not enough time for family)
18 Other – Specify (Go to WFR_S520)
Don’t know
Refusal

EDM_Q01
What type of educational institution [are you attending/did you attend]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

1 Elementary, junior high school or high school
2 Trade school, college, CEGEP or other non–university institution
3 University
Don’t know
Refusal

EDM_Q02
[Are you enrolled/Were you enrolled] as... ?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A full–time student
2 A part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

Education Extended Block (EDE)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the extended CATI/CAPI version of the School Attendance, Type of Educational
Institution, Full–time/Part–time Status, Educational Attainment or Highest certificate, diploma or degree, Location of Institution (highest certificate, diploma or degree), Year of Completion (highest certificate, diploma or degree) and Major Field of Study (highest certificate, diploma, degree).
The client will select which types of question (School attendance question) and (Educational Attainment or Highest certificate, diploma or degree question) that will be used for the block.
There are four types of question (ESC1, ESC2, ESC3 and ESC4) for School attendance.
There are 2 types of question for Educational Attainment or Highest certificate (EHG2 and EHG3).
Specific Blaise specifications have been created for each of the question type.

EDE_Q01
What type of educational institution [are you attending/did you attend]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

1 Elementary, junior high school or high school
2 Trade school, college, CEGEP or other non–university institution
3 University
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q02
[Are you enrolled/Were you enrolled] as... ?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A full–time student
2 A part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q03
In what country was the institution that granted your highest certificate, diploma or degree located?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify the country according to current boundaries.
Start typing the name of the country to activate function.
Enter "CAN" to select Canada.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the country is not part of the list.

1 Search
2 Other – Specify
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EDE_C04
Go to EDE_C04A

EDE_Q05
In what province or territory?

Interviewer: Ask respondent to specify the province or territory where their educational institution was physically located.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q06
In what year did you complete your highest certificate, diploma or degree?

(MIN: 1,900)
(MAX: 2,100)
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q07
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)
Don’t know
Refusal

Education – School attendance v.1 (ESC1)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version one of the School attendance.

ESC1_Q01
Are you currently attending school, college, CEGEP or university?

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

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Education Highest Degree Block v.1 (EHG1)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version one of the Highest certificate, diploma or degree.

EHG1_Q01
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university
certificate or diploma (other than trades
certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the
bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma, degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Education highest degree block v.3 (EHG3)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version three (Long) of the Highest certificate, diploma or degree.

EHG3_Q01
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university certificate or diploma
(other than trades certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma or degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q02
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the diploma or certificate, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 High school graduation diploma
2 High school equivalency certificate (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q03
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the certificate, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
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
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q04
Was that 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
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q05
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the university certificate, diploma or degree, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Honorary doctorates should not be included in the "earned doctorate" category.

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
Don’t know
Refusal

Main activity of respondent’s spouse/ partner (MAP)

MAP_R110
The next few questions are about your [spouse/partner]’s main activity and education.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

MAP_Q110
During the past 12 months, was your [spouse/partner]’s main activity working at a paid job or business, looking for paid work, going to school, caring for children, household work, retired or something else?

Interviewer: If sickness or short–term illness is reported, ask for usual main activity.

01 Working at a paid job or business
02 Looking for paid work
03 Going to school
04 Caring for children
05 Household work
06 Retired
07 Maternity/paternity or parental leave
08 Long term illness
09 Volunteering or care–giving other than for children
10 Other – Specify (Go to MAP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MAP_C120
Go to MAP_C120

MAP_Q120
Was [he/she/he or she] enrolled as...?

Interviewer: Read the categories to respondent.

1 Full–time student
2 Part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

MAP_Q130
Did [he/she/he or she] have a job or was [he/she/he or she] self–employed at any time during the past 12 months?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Education of respondent’s partner (EOP)

EOP_R200
The next question refers to your ^DT_MSTATUS_E’s education.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

EOP_Q200
What is the highest level of education that [he/she/he or she] has attained?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university
certificate or diploma (other than trades
certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the
bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma, degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EOP_END

Birthplace of spouse/partner (BPP)

BPP_Q10
In what country was your ^DT_MSTATUS_E born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify country of birth according to current boundaries.
Start typing the name of the country to activate function.
Enter "CAN" to select Canada.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the country is not part of the list.

1 Search
2 Other – Specify (Go to BPP_S10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to BPP_C10
Go to BPP_C10C

BPP_Q20
In which province or territory?

Interviewer: Report place of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

Immigration extended block (BPR)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the extended CATI–CAPI version of the Place of birth, Place of birth of parents and grandparents, Year of first arrival in Canada, Landed immigrant status, Year of immigration in Canada and Country of citizenship.

BPR_Q02
In which province or territory were you born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q04
In which province or territory was your mother born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q10
In which province or territory was your father born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q15
In what year did you first come to Canada to live?

Interviewer: The respondent may have first come to live in Canada on a work or study permit or by claiming refugee status.
If the respondent moved to Canada more than once, enter the first year they arrived in Canada (excluding vacation time spent in Canada).
If the respondent cannot give the exact year of arrival in Canada, ask for a best estimate of the year.

(MIN: 1,871)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q16
Are you now, or have you ever been a landed immigrant

in Canada?
Interviewer: A landed immigrant, or permanent resident, is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

1 Yes (Go to BPR_Q17
1 Yes (Go to BPR_Q17)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to BPR_B18
Go to BPR_B18

BPR_Q17
In what year did you first become a landed immigrant in Canada?

Interviewer: If respondent cannot give exact year of immigration, ask for a best estimate of the year.

(MIN: 1,871)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

Landed immigrant programs (LIP)

LIP_Q10
Under which of the following broad immigration programs did you become a landed immigrant in Canada?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 The refugee program
2 The program of re–unification with a family member already in Canada

3 The points system (skilled workers and professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and self–employed persons) (Go to LIP_Q15
3 The points system (skilled workers and professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and self–employed persons) (Go to LIP_Q15)

4 Other – Specify (Go to LIP_S10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LIP_END

LIP_Q15
Was it you or another family member who applied under the points system?

1 The respondent
2 Family member of respondent
Don’t know
Refusal

Ethnic origin of respondent (ETH)

ETH_R110
The following question is about your ethnic ancestry, heritage or background.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

ETH_Q110
What were the ethnic or cultural origins of your ancestors?

Interviewer: Do not probe or provide examples unless required by respondent. Do not read response categories aloud. Mark up to 4 responses.

01 Canadian
02 English
03 French
04 Scottish
05 Irish
06 German
07 Italian
08 Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit)
09 Ukrainian
10 Chinese
11 Dutch
12 Polish
13 South Asian (East Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Punjabi, etc.)
14 Jewish
15 Portuguese
16 Filipino
17 Other – Specify (Go to ETH_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ETH_END

ETP_Q110
What were the ethnic or cultural origins of your [spouse/partner]’s ancestors?

Interviewer: Do not probe or provide examples unless required by respondent. Do not read response categories aloud. Mark up to 4 responses.

01 Canadian
02 English
03 French
04 Scottish
05 Irish
06 German
07 Italian
08 Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit)
09 Ukrainian
10 Chinese
11 Dutch
12 Polish
13 South Asian (East Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Punjabi, etc.)
14 Jewish
15 Portuguese
16 Filipino
17 Other – Specify (Go to ETP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ETP_END

AMB_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
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to AMB_END

AMB_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".

11 First Nations (North American Indian)
12 Métis
13 Inuk (Inuit)
Don’t know
Refusal

Aboriginal identity of spouse/partner (AIP)

AIP_Q01
Is your [spouse/partner] an Aboriginal person (that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuk [Inuit])?

Interviewer: The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. First Nations includes Status and Non–Status Indians. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.
"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

1 Yes (Go to AIP_Q02
1 Yes (Go to AIP_Q02)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to AIP_END

AIP_Q02
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the Aboriginal group(s), select the group(s) from the list below; if not, ask:

Is your [spouse/partner] 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".

11 First Nations (North American Indian)
12 Métis
13 Inuk (Inuit)
Don’t know
Refusal

PG Driver block (PGM)

Visible minority status of respondent (PG)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI–CAPI version of the Population group Block.
Surveys with a preceding aboriginal question block, will skip the Population Group question if the respondent answered \u201CYes\u201D to being an aboriginal person.

PG_Q01
You may belong to one or more racial or cultural groups on the following list.

Are you... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent and mark up to 4 responses that apply.
If respondent answers "mixed", "bi–racial" or "multi–racial", etc, probe for specific groups and mark each one separately (e.g., White, Black, Chinese).
Aboriginal people or First Nations are not included in the list of response categories because the Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal persons, who are non–Caucasian in race or non–white in colour". Guidelines state that "Due to their status as First Nation people, Aboriginal peoples are specifically excluded from the definition".
Under the Employment Equity Act, Aboriginal Peoples are considered to be a separate designated group.

01 White
02 South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
03 Chinese
04 Black
05 Filipino
06 Latin American
07 Arab
08 Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian,
Malaysian, Laotian)
09 West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
10 Korean
11 Japanese
12 Other – Specify (Go to PG_S01)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to PG_END

VMP_Q110
Is your ^DT_MARSTATUS_E ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Mark up to 4 responses.

01 White
02 South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
03 Chinese
04 Black
05 Filipino
06 Latin American
07 Arab
08 Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian,
Malaysian, Laotian)
09 West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
10 Korean
11 Japanese
12 Other – Specify (Go to VMP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q100
How would you describe your sense of belonging to your local community? Would you say it is...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q200
What about (your sense of belonging) to your town or city?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q300
What about (your sense of belonging) to your province?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q500
What about your sense of belonging to Canada?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q700
What about (your sense of belonging) to your country of origin?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q800
How would you describe your sense of belonging to people with the same ethnic or cultural background as you?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q820
What about (your sense of belonging) to people who speak the same first language as you?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

People can be trusted (PCT)

PCT_R10
The following questions are about your life in general and how you view other people.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

PCT_Q10
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you cannot be too careful in dealing with people?

1 Most people can be trusted
2 You cannot be too careful in dealing with people
Don’t know
Refusal

Trust in people (TIP)

TIP_Q10
Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:

people in your family?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q15
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people in your neighbourhood?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q20
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people you work with or go to school with?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q22
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people who speak a different language than you?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q25
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

strangers?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

Trust in neighbourhood people (TNP)

TNP_Q10
Would you say that you trust...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Most of the people in your neighbourhood
2 Many of the people (in your neighbourhood)
3 A few of the people (in your neighbourhood)
4 Nobody (in your neighbourhood)
Don’t know
Refusal

Return of lost money (RLM)

RLM_Q10
If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:

by someone who lives close by?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

RLM_Q15
(If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:)

by a police officer?

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

RLM_Q20
(If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:)

by a stranger?

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

Confidence in Institutions (CII)

CII_R10
Now, a few questions about the level of confidence you have in various institutions. Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means \u2018No confidence at all’ and 5 means ’A great deal of confidence’.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

CII_Q10
How much confidence do you have in:

the police?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q15
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the justice system and courts?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q30
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the school system?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q40
(How much confidence do you have in:)

Federal Parliament?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q45
(How much confidence do you have in:)

banks?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q50
(How much confidence do you have in:)

major corporations?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q55
(How much confidence do you have in:)

local merchants and business people?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q60
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the Canadian media?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

Discrimination (DIS)

DIS_Q10
In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:

your sex?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q15
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your ethnicity or culture?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q20
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your race or colour?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q25
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your physical appearance (other than skin colour)?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc. Physical appearance includes weight, height, hair style/colour, clothing, jewelry, tattoos and other physical characteristics excluding skin colour.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q30
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your religion?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q35
In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:

your sexual orientation?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q40
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your age?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q45
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

a disability (physical or mental)?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q50
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your language?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q55
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada:)

for some other reason?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.
1 Yes – Specify (Go to DIS_S55)

2 No (Go to DIS_END)
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q20
In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:

in a store, bank or restaurant?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q25
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

at work or when applying for a job or promotion?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q30
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when dealing with the police?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q35
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when dealing with the courts?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q60
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when crossing the border into Canada?
Interviewer: Do not include incidences of discrimination upon leaving Canada.

1 Yes
2 No
3 Have not crossed the border into Canada in past 5 years
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q65
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

any other situation?
1 Yes – Specify (Go to DTS_S65)

2 No (Go to DTS_END)
Don’t know
Refusal

SRH_R110
The following set of questions asks about your day–to–day health.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.
By health, we mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well–being.

SRH_Q110
In general, would you say your health is ...?

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

SRH_Q115
In general, would you say your mental health is...?

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

Subjective well–being minimum block (SLM)

Harmonized content

SLM_Q01
Using a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", how do you feel about your life as a whole right now?

0 Very dissatisfied
1 I
2 I
3 I
4 I
5 I
6 I
7 I
8 I
9 V
10 Very satisfied
(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Dwelling of respondent (DOR)

DOR_R110
The following questions are about your housing characteristics.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

DOR_Q110
In what type of dwelling are you now living? Is it a...?

Interviewer: If the respondent answers condominium or seniors’ housing, ask whether the building is a townhouse, high–rise apartment, low–rise apartment or other.
Read categories until the respondent identifies the correct dwelling type. Please confirm answer.

01 Single detached house
02 Semi–detached or double (side by side)
03 Garden home, town–house or row house
04 Duplex (one above the other)
05 Low–rise apartment (less than 5 stories)
06 High–rise apartment (5 or more stories)
07 Mobile home or trailer
08 Other – Specify (Go to DOR_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q10
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
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q20
Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ODR_END

ODR_Q25
Is your household’s monthly rental payment reduced for any of the following reasons?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Government subsidized housing. This includes federal, provincial and municipal programs
2 Any other reasons, such as services to landlord or company housing
3 No reduced rent
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q30
Is your rent calculated on the basis of your income?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in dwelling (LRD)

LRD_Q10
How long have you lived in this dwelling?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in neighbourhood (LRN)

LRN_Q10
How long have you lived in this neighbourhood?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in city or local community (LRC)

LRC_Q20
How long have you lived in this city or local community?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Questions about the immediate neighbourhood of respondent (QIN)

QIN_R10
Now a few questions about your more immediate neighbourhood.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

QIN_Q10
Would you say that you know ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Most of the people in your neighbourhood
2 Many of the people (in your neighbourhood)
3 A few of the people (in your neighbourhood)
4 None of the people in your neighbourhood
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q20
Would you say this neighbourhood is a place where neighbours help each other?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q30
In the past month, have you done a favour for a neighbour?

Interviewer: Examples of favours are: picking up the mail, watering plants, shovelling, lending tools or garden equipment, carrying things upstairs, feeding pets when neighbours go on holiday or shopping.

1 Yes
2 No
3 Just moved into the area
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q40
In the past month, have any of your neighbours done a favour for you?

1 Yes
2 No
3 Just moved into the area
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q50
About how many people in your neighbourhood do you know well enough to ask for a favour?

Interviewer: Examples of favours are: picking up the mail, watering plants, shovelling, lending tools or garden equipment, carrying things upstairs, feeding pets when neighbours go on holiday or shopping.

0 None
1 1 to 5
2 6 to 10
3 Over 10
Don’t know
Refusal

Religion – Extended block (REE)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI–CAPI extended version of Religion, Religious Participation with Other People and Religious Participation on One’s Own.

REE_Q01
What is your religion?

Specify one denomination or religion only, even if you are not currently a practicing member of that group.
Interviewer: For infants or children, religion refers to the specific religious group, denomination, or system of beliefs in which they will be raised, if any.
Respondent does not have to be practicing.
If respondent answers "Catholic", ask "by Catholic do you mean Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic or something else?"
If respondent answers Christian, Protestant or Orthodox, ask "Which denomination or church?" If no specific denomination or church can be given, record original response. If respondent provides more than one response, ask about the religion which is most important to them or which they practice most often.
Start typing the name of the religion to activate the search function.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the name of the religion is not part of the list.
If no religion, enter "No religion".

1 Search
2 Other – Specify (Go to REE_S01)
Don’t know
Refusal

REE_Q02
Not counting events such as weddings or funerals, during the past 12 months, how often did you participate in religious activities or attend religious services or meetings?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Exclude events such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, bar mitzvahs or other rites of passage.
All respondents should be asked the religious participation question, even if they said that they were not affiliated with a religion. For example, some respondents who said that they had "no religion", may attend religious services with family or friends on holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Chanukkah or Ramadan.

1 At least once a week
2 At least once a month
3 At least 3 times a year
4 Once or twice a year
5 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

REE_Q03
In the past 12 months, how often did you engage in religious or spiritual activities on your own, including prayer, meditation and other forms of worship taking place at home or in any other location?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week
3 At least once a month
4 At least 3 times a year
5 Once or twice a year
6 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

RLR_Q110
How important are your religious or spiritual beliefs to the way you live your life? Would you say they are...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

Language of respondent (LNR)

LNR_Q025
Of English or French, which language(s) do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation? Is it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 English only
2 French only
3 Both English and French
4 Neither English nor French
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q100
What language did you first speak in childhood?

Interviewer: Accept multiple responses only if languages were learned at the same time.
Mark up to 4 responses.

11 English
12 French
13 Italian
14 Chinese
15 German
16 Portuguese
17 Polish
18 Ukrainian
19 Spanish
20 Vietnamese
21 Greek
22 Punjabi
23 Arabic
24 Tagalog (Filipino)
25 Hungarian
26 Other – Specify (Go to LNR_S100)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LNR_C111
Go to LNR_C111A

LNR_Q111
Do you still understand English?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q112
Do you still understand French?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q113
Do you still understand Italian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q114
Do you still understand Chinese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q115
Do you still understand German?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q116
Do you still understand Portuguese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q117
Do you still understand Polish?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q118
Do you still understand Ukrainian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q119
Do you still understand Spanish?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q120
Do you still understand Vietnamese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q121
Do you still understand Greek?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q122
Do you still understand Punjabi?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q123
Do you still understand Arabic?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q124
Do you still understand Tagalog?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q125
Do you still understand Hungarian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q155
What language do you speak most often at home?

Interviewer: Accept multiple responses only if languages are used equally.
Mark up to 4 responses.

11 English
12 French
13 Italian
14 Chinese
15 German
16 Portuguese
17 Polish
18 Ukrainian
19 Spanish
20 Vietnamese
21 Greek
22 Punjabi
23 Arabic
24 Tagalog (Filipino)
25 Hungarian
26 Other – Specify (Go to LNR_S155)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LNR_Q100
Go to LNR_Q100

SOR_R110
The following question asks about sexual orientation.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

Go to SOR_Q110
Go to SOR_Q110

SOR_Q110
Do you consider yourself to be...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Heterosexual (sexual relations with people of the opposite sex)
2 Homosexual, that is lesbian or gay (sexual relations with people of your own sex)
3 Bisexual (sexual relations with people of both sexes)
Don’t know
Refusal

Personal and household income (INR)

INR_Q025
What was your main source of income during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Do not include capital gains/losses or withdrawals from pension plan or RRSP.

00 No income
01 Employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
02 Self–employment such as unincorporated business, professional practice or farm
03 Investment income (dividends, interest or net rents from real estate)
04 RRSPs or RRIFs (registered retirement income funds)
05 Employment Insurance (or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan)
06 Workers’ Compensation
07 Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
08 Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
09 Basic Old Age Security
10 Guaranteed Income Supplement or Survivor’s Allowance (from federal government only)
11 Child Tax Benefit or family allowances
12 Provincial, territorial or municipal social assistance or welfare
13 Child Support/Alimony
14 Other Income – Specify
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q032
What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.
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.

(MIN: ­9,000,000)
(MAX: 90,000,000)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q033
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total personal income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR? Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Less than $30,000 (including income loss)
2 Or $30,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q034
Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you. Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount. Please confirm answer.

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 Or $25,000 to less than $30,000
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q035
Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you. Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount. Please confirm answer.

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 $80,000
5 $80,000 to less than $100,000
6 $100,000 to less than $150,000
7 Or $150,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q040
Not including you, how many other household members received income from any source during that period (the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR)?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 19)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q110
What is your best estimate of your total household income, received by all household members, from all sources, before taxes and deductions, during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Capital gains should not be included in the household income.
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.

(MIN: ­9,000,000)
(MAX: 90,000,000)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q120
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR? Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Less than $50,000 (including income loss)
2 Or $50,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q130
(Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?)

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount.

1 ^Q130_1_E
2 ^Q130_2_E
3 ^Q130_3_E
4 ^Q130_4_E
5 ^Q130_5_E
6 ^Q130_6_E
7 ^Q130_7_E
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q140
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount.

1 ^Q140_1_E
2 ^Q140_2_E
3 ^Q140_3_E
4 ^Q140_4_E
5 ^Q140_5_E
6 ^Q140_6_E
7 ^Q140_7_E
Don’t know
Refusal

Date modified: