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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  • 1. Hopefulness in Canada
    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
  • 2. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Study: Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201821419102
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-08-02
  • 8. Canadians and the outdoors Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018005
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home is to explore the lifestyle behaviour of Canadians at work and at home. The section on outdoor and wilderness activities, in the infographic, highlights the proportion of Canadians who participate in these activities, the most popular outdoor pursuits and the relationship between health and involvement in outdoor activities.

    Release date: 2018-03-26
  • 9. Nutritional information on packaged foods Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018002
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home is to explore the lifestyle behaviour of Canadians. The section on Nutritional awareness explores how aware Canadians are of the nutritional information on packaged food. This infographics also looks at the socio-economic characteristics of those who consult this type of information, how often they do so and for those who do not use them, the reasons for not doing so.

    Release date: 2018-02-21
  • 10. Average satisfaction with life and with selected domains of life by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0106-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and proportion of individuals by age and sex who indicated their level of satisfaction with specific areas of their lives on a scale from 0 to 10.

    Release date: 2018-01-16
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. Average satisfaction with life and with selected domains of life by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0106-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and proportion of individuals by age and sex who indicated their level of satisfaction with specific areas of their lives on a scale from 0 to 10.

    Release date: 2018-01-16
  • 3. Resilience by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0107-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and proportion of individuals, by age and sex, who indicated the frequency with which specific statements on resilience applied to them.

    Release date: 2018-01-16
  • 4. Participation in cultural activities in the past 12 months by age group, sex, current employment status and perceived health
    Table: 13-10-0108-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and proportion of individuals who participate in cultural activities such as making music, theatre and visual arts.

    Release date: 2018-01-16
  • 5. 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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Analysis (8) ((8 results))

  • 1. Hopefulness in Canada
    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
  • 2. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Study: Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201821419102
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-08-02
  • 7. Canadians and the outdoors Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018005
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home is to explore the lifestyle behaviour of Canadians at work and at home. The section on outdoor and wilderness activities, in the infographic, highlights the proportion of Canadians who participate in these activities, the most popular outdoor pursuits and the relationship between health and involvement in outdoor activities.

    Release date: 2018-03-26
  • 8. Nutritional information on packaged foods Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018002
    Description:

    The purpose of the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home is to explore the lifestyle behaviour of Canadians. The section on Nutritional awareness explores how aware Canadians are of the nutritional information on packaged food. This infographics also looks at the socio-economic characteristics of those who consult this type of information, how often they do so and for those who do not use them, the reasons for not doing so.

    Release date: 2018-02-21
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