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- 21. Aging Well: Time Use Patterns of Older Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-622-X2006002Description:
This study provides a detailed analysis of findings based on the 2005 General Social Survey on Time Use, with some analysis of trends over time using the 1992 and 1998 time use surveys. It addresses whether older Canadians are aging well by examining the relative importance their time use patterns and health have on their overall life satisfaction.
Like other countries in the Western world, Canada's population is aging. For more than a decade, our society has been concerned with the negative aspects of population aging such as how to care for those who are old, or how to manage pension schemes for increasing numbers of retirees. Yet with the impending retirement of a large cohort of baby boomers, the attention has been turned to more positive aspects of aging.
The term 'aging well' now has become part of the language when thinking about older adults. Aging is seen as an ongoing process of managing the challenges associated with life transitions and with changing levels of personal resources such as health, wealth and social connections. Those who age well are able to find a balance or fit between their activities and these resources and to remain satisfied with their lives.
For women and men, and for younger and older seniors, the ideal balance may differ, though for both, health is a key resource. In fact, one of the key theories of aging well is that those who are in good health have the potential to have more choices over their daily activities and are more likely to feel satisfied with their lives. Active engagement is seen as another key component of aging well.
Time use patterns of older Canadians provide a useful window into understanding aging well. This study examines the main components of aging well-activity patterns and health of older Canadians. It considers several questions about aging well:1. What are the activity patterns of older Canadians? 2. What are the trends in activity patterns over time?
These two questions provide a picture of how older adults are engaged in various activities and whether levels of activity patterns change with age:3. What are the levels of health of older Canadians?4. How do levels of health change with age?
These two questions provide a picture of how the 'resource' of health may differ among older Canadians.
5. What is the relationship among activity patterns, health and life satisfaction?This final question provides insight into the relative importance of health and activity level in aging well.
Release date: 2006-07-26 - 22. The Time It Takes to Get to Work and Back ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-622-X2006001Description:
Using data from the General Social Survey on Time Use for 1992, 1998, and 2005, this article analyses the changes in average commute times between home and work. Information is broken down by province, selected census metropolitan areas and mode of transportation used.
There is also an analysis of the factors involved in increased or decreased commute times for workers between home and work (during weekdays). The analysis shows that in addition to the distance from work, the metropolitan area of residence, whether or not errands are involved and the mode of transportation used all have a major impact on workers' commute times.
Release date: 2006-07-12 - Articles and reports: 89-584-M2004005Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper presents a comprehensive examination of the daily lives, lifestyles and quality of life of Canadians at all stages in the life course. The transitional events studied in this document include: leaving school and entering the work force; leaving the household of origin to establish one's own household; becoming a spouse or life partner; becoming a parent; retirement; and the transitions associated with old age, death of a spouse and changes in living arrangements.
We examine the way in which time is allocated across four aggregate activity categories (paid work and education, unpaid work, recreation and leisure, and personal care) and how time is distributed among the sub-categories within each. In order to better understand the personal, policy and practice relevance of life course transitions, we compare how respondents who have and have not experienced each transition event feel about their lives and about how they spend their time.
Release date: 2004-09-09 - Articles and reports: 87-004-X20020046979Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines how people spend their leisure time and compares participation rates for various leisure activities internationally. The article looks at leisure activities such as reading, television viewing, radio listening, attendance at cultural activities, using the Internet and playing computer games. Income level, education, age, labour force activity and household type are taken into consideration when making international comparisons of how people spend their free time.
Release date: 2004-07-08 - Articles and reports: 89-584-M2003004Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper presents an examination of the daily lives, lifestyles and quality of life of Canadians at all stages in the life course. The transitional events studied in this document include: leaving school and entering the workforce leaving the household of origin to establish one's own household becoming a spouse or life partner becoming a parent retirement transitions associated with old age, death of a spouse and changes in living arrangements
We examine the way in which time is allocated across four aggregate activity categories (paid work and education, unpaid work, recreation and leisure, and personal care) and how time is distributed among the subcategories within each category. In order to better understand the personal, policy and practice relevance of life course transitions, we compare how respondents who have and have not experienced each transition event feel about their lives and about how they spend their time.
Release date: 2004-01-26 - 26. Unpaid informal caregiving ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20030026622Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study examines the time volunteers, friends or relatives devote to unpaid informal care.
Release date: 2003-09-09 - 27. Work, Parenthood and the Experience of Time Scarcity ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-584-M2003001Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study explores the relationship involving work, parenthood and time scarcity by comparing the experiences of women and men who have recently become parents. It examines how the transition to parenthood affects men and women differently with respect to time use, division of labour and perceptions of time.
Release date: 2003-07-21 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020046499Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines what happens to the time use of young people when they add a job to their daily schedule.
Release date: 2003-03-18 - 29. Time alone ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20020026345Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article looks at those most likely to live alone, the amount of time spent alone on an average day, attitudes to spending time alone and the influence that time spent alone has on overall happiness.
Release date: 2002-09-17 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020016195Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article compares the activities and time use of Canadians aged 25 to 54 in high- and low-income households.
Release date: 2002-06-11
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- Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301000001Description: The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on the physical activity and screen time of youth, in particular among girls. Using The Canadian Community Health Survey, the purpose of this study is to give an update on the screen time and physical activity habits of Canadian youth in 2021 by providing a comparison with values previously reported before and during the first year of the pandemic. This study takes a focused look at how the physical activity and screen time of boys and girls were affected differently.Release date: 2023-10-18
- Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301000002Description: Canadian and international research have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in health behaviours, including participation in physical activity and screen time. Using The Canadian Community Health Survey, the purpose of this study is to compare screen time and physical activity before and during the 2020 and 2021 pandemic years among Canadian adults and older adults.Release date: 2023-10-18
- Articles and reports: 89-654-X2022001Description: This fact sheet uses time use data from the 2015 General Social Survey to explore how persons with disabilities spend their time, including analysis by sociodemographic factors such as age, sex, and employment status. Activities analyzed include paid work, unpaid work, sleep, personal care, leisure, and transportation. Perceptions of time use among persons with disabilities are also included.Release date: 2022-12-02
- Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000500002Description:
Canada recently adopted the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (24-Hour Guidelines) for young people aged 5 to 17 years-an international first, providing integrated recommendations for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep. Since the release of the guidelines, very few studies have examined the associations of adherence to the 24-Hour Guidelines with health outcomes-and none focus on psychosocial health. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the associations of meeting the 24-Hour Guidelines and their behaviour-specific recommendations with psychosocial health among Canadian children and youth.
Release date: 2020-07-02 - Articles and reports: 82-625-X201900100003Description:
This is a health fact sheet about physical activity and screen time among Canadians aged 5 to 17 years of age. The results are based on data from cycle 5 (2016-2017) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
Release date: 2019-04-17 - Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500154931Description:
Using Statistics Canada data from multiple cycles of the General Social Survey, this chapter of Women in Canada examines gender differences in the allocation of time to both primary activities and simultaneous activities (i.e., those done concurrently with other activities), focusing on unpaid work and leisure. It also estimates the total work burden of women and men. In addition to gender, age, family type, and immigrant status may affect time use. For this reason, gender differences in time use among these sub-populations are explored.
Release date: 2018-07-30 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154947Description:
This study uses the 2015 General Social Survey on Time Use to examine the time spent by Canadian seniors aged 65 and over on various activities. The paper focuses on three types of activities: unpaid household work, active pursuits and passive leisure activities. It examines the factors associated with time spent on these activities, and also provides comparisons with the 1986 General Social Survey on Time Use.
Release date: 2018-03-21 - 8. Changes in parents' participation in domestic tasks and care for children from 1986 to 2015 ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-652-X2017001Description:
This article compares Canadians fathers' and mothers' participation in domestic tasks and care to children for the past 30 years. The results are based on data from the 2015 and 1986 General Social Survey on Time Use.
Release date: 2017-06-01 - Articles and reports: 89-652-X2016001Description:
This article examines the frequency at which Canadians follow news and current affairs and the media that they use for this. The results are based on data from the 2013 General Social Survey (GSS) on social identity and from the 2003 GSS on social engagement.
Release date: 2016-02-15 - 10. Volunteering in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X201200111638Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines volunteering in Canada: volunteer rates, number of hours volunteered and types of organizations supported. It describes key socioeconomic characteristics of volunteers, types of volunteer activities, motivations for volunteering and barriers to volunteering. The article also examines "informal volunteering", that is, direct help provided to family, friends and neighbours. Data are from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.
Release date: 2012-04-16
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