Canadian Social Trends Number 85
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Kids' Sports
by Warren Clark
Release date: June 3, 2008
This article will examine trends in organized sports participation of children aged 5 to 14, and the important role that the family plays. It will also look at the factors that influence children's participation in sports including parental involvement in sports, socio-demographic characteristics of the family, and geography.
City of Québec 1608-2008: 400 years of censuses
by Gwenaël Cartier
Release date: June 3, 2008
Just in time to celebrate Québec City's 400th birthday, this article is about the city's evolution, but also about the circumstances revolving around the censuses from the early beginnings up until now. The article looks at the census' history and at the data that immerged from it over the past four centuries.
Census Snapshot:
Canada 's Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census
Release date: June 3, 2008
As part of its contribution to dissemination of Census findings, Canadian Social Trends is highlighting some of the key social trends observed in the 2006 Census of Population. In this issue, we present a brief adaptation of Canada's Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census (Catalogue no. 97-559).
Who gets any sleep these days? Sleep patterns of Canadians
by Matt Hurst
Release date: April 22, 2008
This article examines trends in the amount of time Canadians sleep. Sleep is important for our health and for our ability to interact and be sociable with others. Comparing groups of people in different job and family situations can help to identify influences, apart from our bodies' physiology, that affect our sleep. The article also investigates the differences in sleep times consistently reported between men and women.
Census Snapshot – Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census
Release date: April 22, 2008
As part of its contribution to dissemination of Census findings, Canadian Social Trends is highlighting some of the key social trends observed in the 2006 Census of Population. In this issue, we present a brief adaptation of Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census (Catalogue no. 97-557).
Canadians Abroad
Margaret Michalowski and Kelly Tran
Release date: March 13, 2008
Canada is also a player on the world stage as a source country of migrants. Whether Canadian migration abroad is temporary or permanent, long term or short term, far or near, Canadians are making their mark in other countries. This article, although not a complete accounting of Canadians living abroad, shows that Canadian out-migration is just as selective as in-migration.
The city/suburb contrast: How can we measure it?
by Martin Turcotte
Release date: January 22, 2008
In this article, we explore four possible approaches to the problem of differentiating between suburban neighbourhoods and central neighbourhoods in census metropolitan areas. The advantages and limits of the four approaches are discussed in detail. In the second part, we show, using census data and selected classification tools, how the various types of neighbourhoods differ in terms of population characteristics.
Dependence on cars in urban neighbourhoods
by Martin Turcotte
Release date: January 22, 2008
In this article, we focus on the relationship between the types of neighbourhoods in which people live and the use of cars for daily travel. How much do residents of peripheral areas and low-density (suburban) neighbourhoods depend on cars in their daily lives compared with residents of more "urban" neighbourhoods? To what extent can residents of central neighbourhoods go about their day-to-day business without necessarily using a car? In which metropolitan areas is exclusive use of the automobile most common?
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