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  • 1. The unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity habits of Canadians
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200500003
    Description:

    Canadian and international research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in health behaviours, including physical activity. The purpose of this study is to compare physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing the September through December 2020 data from the 2020 The Canadian Community Health Survey to October through December data from the 2018 CCHS. This study examines this comparison through a health equity lens to illustrate the differential impact across the Canadian population in the domain of physical activity.

    Release date: 2022-05-18
  • 2. Sense of belonging to the local community, town, province and Canada and trust in people, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0064-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons who described a strong sense of belonging to their local community, their town, their province and Canada and percentage of persons who reported that most people can be trusted in general, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree).

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 3. Canadian Social Environment Typology: Data File and User Guide
    Table: 17-20-00022022001
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) data file on cluster membership by dissemination area is a downloadable data file. The file includes information on the variables that were used to create the clusters and a data table with cluster options on membership by dissemination area.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 4. Canadian Social Environment Typology User Guide
    Articles and reports: 17-20-00022022002
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) is a geographic classification tool to compare neighbourhoods across Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations. The purpose of this user guide is to define the concept of identical Dissemination Area (DA) clusters used in the Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) and to give an overview of how the clusters can be used to explore DA level health and social inequalities. The user guide also offers information on how to use the new social environment clusters to understand social and health inequalities in more populous areas in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 5. Canadian Social Environment Typology: A New Geographic Classification Tool to Classify Canadian Neighbourhoods
    Articles and reports: 17-20-0002
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) is a geographic classification tool to compare neighbourhoods across Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations. The CanSET was developed by the Centre for Population Health Data (CPHD) at Statistics Canada. It provides three levels of neighbourhood classifications based on combinations of 30 socioeconomic, demographic and ethnocultural variables from the Census of population 2016. Each social environment cluster is a group of similar dissemination areas and represents a unique neighbourhood type. The CanSET data comes with definitions of each neighbourhood type so that users can compare health and social outcomes by neighbourhood characteristics. The CanSet classification includes the data, user guide and methodology guide.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 6. Changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among Canadian adults living with and without a child during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200400001
    Description:

    Canadians have been gravely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and adults living with children may have been disproportionately impacted. The objective of this study was to describe changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among adults living with and without a child younger than 18 years old.

    Release date: 2022-04-20
  • 7. Self-reported eye health in Canada: 20 years of data
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200400002
    Description:

    The objective of this study is to describes the changing trends of eye health from 2000 to 2020 by sex, age and other sociodemographic variables.

    Release date: 2022-04-20
  • 8. Selected indicators of quality of life in Canada
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022007
    Description:

    This dashboard provides an interactive view of six indicators from the Quality of Life Framework for Canada: life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness, someone to count on, and sense of belonging to local community. The data can be organized by province, gender and other characteristics such as age group. This dashboard is based on quarterly data from the Canadian Social Survey.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 9. Life satisfaction by gender and province
    Table: 13-10-0843-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 10. Life satisfaction by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0844-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
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  • 1. Sense of belonging to the local community, town, province and Canada and trust in people, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020
    Table: 43-10-0064-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons who described a strong sense of belonging to their local community, their town, their province and Canada and percentage of persons who reported that most people can be trusted in general, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree).

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 2. Canadian Social Environment Typology: Data File and User Guide
    Table: 17-20-00022022001
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) data file on cluster membership by dissemination area is a downloadable data file. The file includes information on the variables that were used to create the clusters and a data table with cluster options on membership by dissemination area.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 3. Selected indicators of quality of life in Canada
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022007
    Description:

    This dashboard provides an interactive view of six indicators from the Quality of Life Framework for Canada: life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness, someone to count on, and sense of belonging to local community. The data can be organized by province, gender and other characteristics such as age group. This dashboard is based on quarterly data from the Canadian Social Survey.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 4. Life satisfaction by gender and province
    Table: 13-10-0843-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 5. Life satisfaction by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0844-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 6. Sense of meaning and purpose by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0846-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of sense of meaning and purpose, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 7. Future outlook by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0848-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they have a hopeful outlook, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 8. Food insecurity by economic family type
    Table: 13-10-0834-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of persons by household food security status and economic family type, Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
  • 9. Food insecurity by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0835-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and percentage of persons by household food security status, age group and sex, Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
  • 10. Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 13-25-0005
    Description:

    This public use microdata file (PUMF) is from the Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey and includes information about the use of substances, including alcohol, cannabis and other drugs. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that were not the focus of our release in The Daily. This product is also available using Statistics Canada's electronic file transfer service. For more information about this survey (questionnaires, definitions, data sources and methods used): Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey Occasionally, files such as these require updates. Please re-visit this page to verify if more recent versions are available. Reference period 2019: CSV | SAS | SPSS | STATA.

    Release date: 2021-12-24
Analysis (419)

Analysis (419) (0 to 10 of 419 results)

  • 1. The unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity habits of Canadians
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200500003
    Description:

    Canadian and international research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in health behaviours, including physical activity. The purpose of this study is to compare physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing the September through December 2020 data from the 2020 The Canadian Community Health Survey to October through December data from the 2018 CCHS. This study examines this comparison through a health equity lens to illustrate the differential impact across the Canadian population in the domain of physical activity.

    Release date: 2022-05-18
  • 2. Canadian Social Environment Typology User Guide
    Articles and reports: 17-20-00022022002
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) is a geographic classification tool to compare neighbourhoods across Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations. The purpose of this user guide is to define the concept of identical Dissemination Area (DA) clusters used in the Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) and to give an overview of how the clusters can be used to explore DA level health and social inequalities. The user guide also offers information on how to use the new social environment clusters to understand social and health inequalities in more populous areas in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 3. Canadian Social Environment Typology: A New Geographic Classification Tool to Classify Canadian Neighbourhoods
    Articles and reports: 17-20-0002
    Description:

    The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) is a geographic classification tool to compare neighbourhoods across Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations. The CanSET was developed by the Centre for Population Health Data (CPHD) at Statistics Canada. It provides three levels of neighbourhood classifications based on combinations of 30 socioeconomic, demographic and ethnocultural variables from the Census of population 2016. Each social environment cluster is a group of similar dissemination areas and represents a unique neighbourhood type. The CanSET data comes with definitions of each neighbourhood type so that users can compare health and social outcomes by neighbourhood characteristics. The CanSet classification includes the data, user guide and methodology guide.

    Release date: 2022-05-09
  • 4. Changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among Canadian adults living with and without a child during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200400001
    Description:

    Canadians have been gravely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and adults living with children may have been disproportionately impacted. The objective of this study was to describe changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among adults living with and without a child younger than 18 years old.

    Release date: 2022-04-20
  • 5. Self-reported eye health in Canada: 20 years of data
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200400002
    Description:

    The objective of this study is to describes the changing trends of eye health from 2000 to 2020 by sex, age and other sociodemographic variables.

    Release date: 2022-04-20
  • 6. Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard of Indicators: Trends, March 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022011
    Description:

    "Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy" introduces the Official Poverty Line for Canada with a dashboard of 12 Indicators to track progress on poverty reduction for Canadians and their households. This infographic presents trend information for Canada's Official Poverty Rate and the associated 12 indicators.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
  • 7. Sleep behaviours among Canadian adults: Findings from the 2020 Canadian Community Health Survey healthy living rapid response module
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200300001
    Description:

    This study provides an update on the sleep behaviours (duration, quality, work and free day variability, and timing) of Canadian adults and how they align with recommendations from the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. It also examines the proportion of adults meeting sleep duration recommendations based on sociodemographic characteristics, sleep behaviours, physical activity and screen time.

    Release date: 2022-03-16
  • 8. Study: A portrait of Canadians who have been homeless
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202207334383
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-03-14
  • 9. Homelessness in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022017
    Description:

    This infographic uses data from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey. It explores the characteristics of Canadians who, while they are now responsible for housing decisions within their household, had previously experienced unsheltered or hidden homelessness. It also looks at the socioeconomic and health circumstances of those who experienced homelessness in the past.

    Release date: 2022-03-14
  • 10. A pan-Canadian dataset of neighbourhood retail food environment measures using Statistics Canada's Business Register
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200200001
    Description:

    The retail food environment is a modifiable component of the built environment which has the potential to contribute to improvements in the diets of Canadians at the population level. It is defined by geographic access to different types of retail food sources, including restaurants and food stores. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and validation of the Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED): a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area (DA) level using food outlet data from the 2018 Statistics Canada Business Register.

    Release date: 2022-02-16
Reference (20)

Reference (20) (0 to 10 of 20 results)

  • 1. Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation: User Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012019002
    Description:

    The User Guide for the Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) outlines uses for the index, as well as it provides a brief description of the methodology behind the development of the index. This User Guide also provides instructions on how to use the index, and lists considerations when using the CIMD data.

    Release date: 2019-06-12
  • 2. Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation: Dataset and User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-0001
    Description:

    The Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) is an area-based index which used 2016 Census of Population microdata to measure four key dimensions of deprivation at the dissemination area (DA)-level: residential instability, economic dependency, situational vulnerability and ethno-cultural composition.

    The CIMD allows for an understanding of inequalities in various measures of health and social well-being. While it is a geographically-based index of deprivation and marginalization, it can also be used as a proxy for an individual. The CIMD has the potential to be widely used by researchers on a variety of topics related to socio-economic research. Other uses for the index may include: policy planning and evaluation, or resource allocation.

    Release date: 2019-06-12
  • 3. There's Omegas in Those Hemp Seeds Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004020
    Description:

    This activity focusses on fat in our diet. The discussion centres on the nutritional benefits of omega fatty acids, which are found in hemp and other oilseeds.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 4. Survey of Smoking Habits
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3813
    Description: The data collected are used to examine trends in the smoking behaviour of the Canadian population 15 years of age and over. The primary focus of the analysis of the data is on three specific groups: non-smokers, regular cigarette smokers and occasional cigarette smokers.
  • 5. Health Promotion Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3828
    Description: The objectives of the HPS were to update and expand the national and provincial baseline data on the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, intentions and behaviours of adult Canadians on a wide range of health promotion issues.
  • 6. National Survey on Drinking and Driving
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3869
    Description: The survey's main objectives were to collect etiological, attitudinal, cognitive and behavioural information regarding drinking and driving; to collect information that is representative and useful at both the provincial and national levels; and to collect baseline data which can be used to assess trends and changes in variables over time.
  • 7. National Alcohol and Drug Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3873
    Description: The purpose of this survey was to collect data on the negative consequences associated with drug and alcohol use.
  • 8. Youth Smoking Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4401
    Description: The main objective of the Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) is to provide current information on the smoking behaviour of students in grades 5 to 9 (in Quebec primary school grades 5 and 6 and secondary school grades 1 to 3), and to measure changes that occurred since the last time the survey was conducted. Additionally, the survey collects basic data on alcohol and drug use by students in grades 7 to 9 (in Quebec secondary 1 to 3). Results of the Youth Smoking Survey will help with the evaluation of anti-smoking and anti-drug use programs, as well as with the development of new programs.
  • 9. Canada's Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4408
    Description: The data will be used by Health Canada, the Health Promotion Directorate as well as Researchers for alcohol and other drug use in Canada. Information will be used to inform the decision making and program planning efforts of policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
  • 10. Survey on Smoking in Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4409
    Description: The main purpose of this survey is to collect data to monitor cigarette smoking in Canada and attempt to measure the effect of cigarette price reductions on smoking behaviour.
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