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  • 1. General Social Survey – Public Use Microdata Files
    Public use microdata: 45-25-0001
    Description: These public use microdata files (PUMF) from the General Social Survey provide data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time.
    Release date: 2026-04-22
  • 2. Fertility and intentions: Socioeconomic factors
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202602640830
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-01-26
  • 3. Differences in confidence in public institutions across generations of Canadians
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800002
    Description: Confidence in public institutions involves a perception about their general quality and performance. In Canada, levels of confidence in public institutions vary across generations and racialized groups. Using data from the 2020 General Social Survey, this study provides insights on generational differences in confidence in the police, the justice system and courts, the federal Parliament, and the Canadian media.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 4. The duration of first unions: A comparative analysis between landed immigrants and Canadian-born individuals
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2024001
    Description: Based on data from the 2017 General Social Survey on family, this article examines the timing and risk of dissolution of first unions in Canada. This is a comparative analysis by sex and landed immigrant status which focuses on people who were aged 20 and over at the time of the survey and who had already been in a couple, marriage or common-law union, at least once.
    Release date: 2024-03-11
  • 5. Study: The duration of first unions: A comparative analysis between landed immigrants and Canadian-born individuals Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202407137746
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-11
  • 6. Caregiving by the hours, 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021074
    Description:

    The 2018 General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving collects information on Canadians who provide care to family and friends with a long-term health condition, disability or problems related to aging. The survey also covers individuals who receive this care and about the challenges both groups face.

    Taking on the responsibility of an informal caregiver often means balancing other competing demands of life, such as working at a paid job, raising children and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships. This infographic explores how the number of hours per week spent on caregiving activities effects the overall well-being of informal caregivers and their participation in daily and social activities.

    Release date: 2022-01-14
  • 7. Parents' use of child care services and differences in use by mothers' employment status Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100007
    Description:

    Using the 2017 General Social Survey on Families, this article provides a profile of non-parental child care among Canadian families. It examines parents' use of child care, including the types of child care arrangements used by parents, the cost of care, the reasons for selecting a type of child care, as well as reasons for not using child care. The article also looks at the characteristics of mothers' employment.

    Release date: 2021-07-22
  • 8. Study: Parents' use of child care services and differences in use by mothers' employment status Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202120330543
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-07-22
  • 9. Use of child care services in Canada and mothers' employment Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021054
    Description:

    This infographic uses data from the General Social Survey (2017) on Families to look at the use of child care services. It provides an estimate of the overall use of child care among parents in Canada. It also assesses the association between maternal employment characteristics and the use of child care.

    Release date: 2021-07-22
  • 10. Study: Family matters: Parental leave in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202104122363
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-02-10
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  • 11. General Social Survey - Cycle 15: Family History Archived
    Table: 89-575-X
    Description:

    From February to December 2001, cycle 15 of the General Social Survey (GSS) collected data about the family. Data were gathered from 24,310 persons aged 15 and older and living in a private household in one of 10 Canadian provinces. The cycle focused on information about the respondent's family: family origins; marital history; common-law unions; fertility intentions; biological, adopted and stepchildren; and departure from the parental home. The GSS also gathered data on the respondent's domestic situation at the time of the survey.

    Release date: 2002-07-11
  • 12. General Social Survey, Cycle 10: Family (1995) - Public Use Microdata File Archived
    Public use microdata: 12M0010X
    Description:

    Cycle 10 collected data from persons 15 years and older and concentrated on the respondent's family. Topics covered include marital history, common- law unions, biological, adopted and step children, family origins, child leaving and fertility intentions.

    The target population of the GSS (General Social Survey) consisted of all individuals aged 15 and over living in a private household in one of the ten provinces.

    Release date: 1997-02-28
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  • 11. Family Matters: Family ties: How often do adult children see their parents? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020057
    Description:

    Staying apart from their parents and grandparents has been one of the hardest adjustments that Canadians have had to deal with since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the older population being at greater risk of infection and death from this disease. For months, most of them followed the quarantine rules, by staying home and adapting their behaviours to the infectious nature of the COVID-19. While before the outbreak visiting with one's parents was a relatively simple decision, it has since become a more delicate one. Studies have attempted to assess the risk of the virus transmission based on the frequency of intergenerational in-person contacts before the physical distancing recommendations were implemented.

    This infographic provides a snapshot of the frequency and the duration of visits between adult children and their parent(s) in Canada. The results refer to Canadians who were aged 25 to 64, who were not living with their parents, and who had at least one biological or adoptive parent alive at the time of the surveys.

    Release date: 2020-12-24
  • 12. Health and social challenges associated with the COVID-19 situation in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202009723525
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-04-06
  • 13. Family Matters: Splitting household tasks: Who does what? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020016
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using data on the organization and decision making within the household of respondents, this infographic examines how household are shared between men and women in a couple. The data covers persons aged 20 and over in Canada who were married or in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey. Respondents living in the same household with a spouse or partner of the opposite sex are considered.

    Release date: 2020-02-19
  • 14. Family Matters: Being separated or divorced and aged 55 or older Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019036
    Description: The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 55 and older who are currently separated or divorced from a marriage, or who are currently separated from a common-law union.
    Release date: 2019-06-12
  • 15. Family Matters: New relationships after separation or divorce Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019035
    Description: The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 35 to 64 years old who are currently in their second or subsequent marriage or common-law relationship.
    Release date: 2019-05-15
  • 16. Family Matters: Being common law, married, separated or divorced in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201912120471
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-05-01
  • 17. Family Matters: Being married or common-law in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019031
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 25 to 64 years old who are currently married or in a common-law union.

    Release date: 2019-05-01
  • 18. Family Matters: Being separated or divorced in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019033
    Description: The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 25 to 64 years old who are currently separated or divorced from a marriage, or who are currently separated from a common-law union.
    Release date: 2019-05-01
  • 19. Family Matters: Long-lasting relationships Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019019
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal and parental history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 55 and older whose current relationship (marriage or common-law) was long-lasting, that is, had been ongoing for 30 years or more.

    Release date: 2019-03-13
  • 20. Living alone in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100003
    Description:

    This study uses the Census of Population and the 2017 General Social Survey on Family to examine the characteristics of the population living alone in Canada. The demographic, socioeconomic and housing characteristics of persons who live alone are examined, as well as their conjugal history, family relationships, and well-being indicators.

    Release date: 2019-03-06
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  • 1. The General Social Survey: New Data Overview Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-631-X
    Description:

    This report highlights the latest developments and rationale behind recent cycles of the General Social Survey (GSS). Starting with an overview of the GSS mandate and historic cycle topics, we then focus on two recent cycles related to families in Canada: Family Transitions (2006) and Family, Social Support and Retirement (2007). Finally, we give a summary of what is to come in the 2008 GSS on Social Networks, and describe a special project to mark 'Twenty Years of GSS'.

    The survey collects data over a twelve month period from the population living in private households in the 10 provinces. For all cycles except Cycles 16 and 21, the population aged 15 and older has been sampled. Cycles 16 and 21 sampled persons aged 45 and older.

    Cycle 20 (GSS 2006) is the fourth cycle of the GSS to collect data on families (the first three cycles on the family were in 1990, 1995 and 2001). Cycle 20 covers much the same content as previous cycles on families with some sections revised and expanded. The data enable analysts to measure conjugal and fertility history (chronology of marriages, common-law unions, and children), family origins, children's home leaving, fertility intentions, child custody as well as work history and other socioeconomic characteristics. Questions on financial support agreements or arrangements (for children and the ex-spouse or ex-partner) for separated and divorced families have been modified. Also, sections on social networks, well-being and housing characteristics have been added.

    Release date: 2008-05-27

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