General Social Survey: Canadians at Work and Home

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The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. The mandate of the GSS "Canadians at Work and Home" is to explore people's views about work, home, leisure and well-being, and the relationships between these. Data from this survey will help decision makers select the programs and policies that will best serve Canadians.

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  • 11. Measuring and analyzing the gender pay gap: A conceptual and methodological overview Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201924221205
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-08-30
  • 12. Canada, eh! Happy Birthday! Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201917921343
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-06-28
  • 13. Sports for fun and fitness Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019039
    Description:

    Regardless of age, sex or place of birth, people in Canada participate in sports for various different reasons. Using data from the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, this infographic highlights the proportion of people playing sports, the most popular sports in Canada and the benefits Canadians derive from participating in sports. Whether it be for family activity, competition or recreation, physical health and fitness, or making new friends and acquaintances, Canadians who play sports are having fun!

    Release date: 2019-05-21
  • 14. Regular participation in sports by sex and other demographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0602-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and percentage of individuals who participate regularly in sport activities by sex, age group and other demographic characteristics, Canada, Geographical region of Canada, province or territory.

    Release date: 2019-05-21
  • 15. Seniors online Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019024
    Description:

    Canadians aged 65 and over are more digitally connected than ever before. Based on data from the 2016 and 2013 General Social Surveys, this infographic highlights the increasing proportion of seniors using the Internet, and the extent to which Internet technology has helped them to communicate with other people, save them time and stay up-to-date with online news.

    Release date: 2019-04-15
  • 16. Canadian youth: Hopeful, resilient and hard-working Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018055
    Description:

    Both in school and in the work place, youth in Canada are hopeful for the future but aware of the obstacles that lay ahead. This infographic uses data from the 2016 Canadians at Work and Home Survey to capture some ways in which youth experience and navigate these domains. Despite the real-world challenges that Canadian youth may experience, they prove to be resilient, hopeful and aware of the opportunities ahead.

    Release date: 2018-12-19
  • 17. Harassment in Canadian workplaces Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154982
    Description:

    Harassment in the workplace can come in a variety of forms, with the potential for far-reaching effects on the health and well-being of workers, as well as on their job tenure, job stability and job satisfaction. Using data from 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home (GSS), this study focuses on workplace harassment experienced by respondents at some point in the past year. The target population includes those who were aged 15 to 64 and worked for pay in the past year.

    Release date: 2018-12-17
  • 18. Assessing Job Quality in Canada: A Multidimensional Approach Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2018412
    Description:

    This study assesses job quality in Canada using an internationally inspired multidimensional framework that covers six broad aspects: income and benefits, career prospects, work intensity, working-time quality, skills and discretion, and social environment. The analysis uses the 2016 General Social Survey, which collected a rich set of information on working conditions in Canada.

    Release date: 2018-12-10
  • 19. Study: Assessing Job Quality in Canada: A Multidimensional Approach Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201834419203
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-12-10
  • 20. Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154977
    Description:

    This study uses the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home to provide a recent assessment of the life satisfaction of seniors in Canada. It includes information on overall life satisfaction, as well as information on nine domains of life satisfaction: standard of living; health; current achievement in life; personal relationships; feeling part of the community; time available to do desired things; and quality of local environment. The paper also explores the factors associated with life satisfaction, and examines several measures of resilience among Canadian seniors.

    Release date: 2018-08-02
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  • 11. Job satisfaction by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and regions
    Table: 22-10-0111-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 14040 series, with data for years 2016 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...);  Age group (10 items: Total, 15 years and over; 15 to 24 years; 25 to 54 years; 25 to 34 years; ...);  Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Male; Female);  Response (9 items: Total, job satisfaction; Very satisfied or satisfied; Very satisfied; Satisfied; ...);  Estimates (4 items: Number of persons; Percentage of persons; Low 95% confidence interval, percent; High 95% confidence interval, percent).

    Release date: 2017-11-30
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  • 1. Quality of employment among First Nations people living off reserve and Métis, 2022
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024002
    Description: This article uses 12 months of data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and LFS supplement for 2022, and the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home to explore several quality of employment indicators based on Statistics Canada's Statistical Framework on Quality of Employment among the core working age First Nations people living off reserve and Métis (18 to 64 years), in the 10 provinces.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 2. Hopefulness in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022030
    Description:

    This infographic provides a snapshot of how hopeful different segments of the Canadian Population have generally felt about their future. Three waves of the Canadian Social Survey were pooled to allow for better disaggregation of data and comparisons are made with the 2016 General Social Survey-Canadians at work and home-to better capture the evolving views of Canadians about their future. It examines the change in hopefulness from 2016 to 2021/2022 and looks at some population groups that had below-average levels of hopefulness.

    Release date: 2022-05-17
  • 3. Chapter 5: Youth and the Environment
    Articles and reports: 42-28-0001202100100005
    Description:

    Environmental issues are a priority for young people in Canada—and their actions often reflect this priority. For example, youth aged 15 to 30 make 5% of their total donations to environmental organizations (vs. 2% to 3% among older Canadians), and dedicate 7% of their volunteer hours to environmental organizations (vs. 3% to 6% among older Canadians). Youth tend to live in more walkable but less “green” neighbourhoods and use sustainable transportation to get to work more often than older adults (46% vs. 28%). This chapter provides an overview of how youth in Canada interact with and live in their environment. Data are taken from the 2016 Census of Population, the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, the 2019 Households and the Environment Survey, and other published reports.

    Release date: 2022-04-07
  • 4. Portrait of youth in Canada: Environment Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022025
    Description:

    This infographic highlights the environmental engagement of Canadian youth, defined as those aged 15 to 30 years old. It explores youth donations to environmental organizations, the satisfaction of youth with their local environment, the health benefits from living in walkable neighbourhoods and the use of sustainable transit. Data are drawn from a number of sources including the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, 2015 to 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2016 Census of Population.

    Release date: 2022-04-07
  • 5. Gender-related differences in the career advancement of women in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100900002
    Description:

    In Canada, the gender wage gap continues to persist and nearly two-thirds of the gap was still unexplained by standard factors such as level of education, job attributes, proportions of women and men in higher-paying occupations or industries, and demographics. This points to a continued need for analysis in this area in order to better understand gender-based wage disparity, including gender-related biases in career advancement. Using new content developed in the 2016 General Social Survey (GSS Cycle 30): Canadians at Work and Home, this study investigates the possible existence and magnitude of gender-related biases in career advancement that may prevent women from advancing in their careers.

    Release date: 2021-09-22
  • 6. A socioeconomic portrait of Canada’s Black population Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202005622503
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-02-25
  • 7. Canada's Black population: Education, labour and resilience
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2020002
    Description:

    This booklet examines the socioeconomic situation of the Black population in Canada and focusses primarily on the education and labour market outcomes as well as family structures of the Black population in comparison to the rest of the population. In addition, the perceptions of Black individuals in the labour force, their experiences with discrimination and their resiliency will be examined. Data from the Census as well as the General Social Survey have been used and have been disaggregated by sex for the Black population and the rest of the population.

    Release date: 2020-02-25
  • 8. Measuring and analyzing the gender pay gap: A conceptual and methodological overview Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201924221205
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-08-30
  • 9. Canada, eh! Happy Birthday! Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201917921343
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-06-28
  • 10. Sports for fun and fitness Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019039
    Description:

    Regardless of age, sex or place of birth, people in Canada participate in sports for various different reasons. Using data from the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, this infographic highlights the proportion of people playing sports, the most popular sports in Canada and the benefits Canadians derive from participating in sports. Whether it be for family activity, competition or recreation, physical health and fitness, or making new friends and acquaintances, Canadians who play sports are having fun!

    Release date: 2019-05-21
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