Labour Market Activity Survey

Detailed information for 1981

The purpose of the survey is to adequately assess the current state of both the labour force and the labour force market.

• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The Survey of Work History was conducted by the Special Surveys Division for Labour Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission.

Reference period: Most of the estimates refer to the week containing the 15th day of the month.

Subjects

• Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
• Hours of work and work arrangements
• Labour
• Labour mobility, turnover and work absences
• Wages, salaries and other earnings

Data sources and methodology

Target population

All persons 15 years of age and over residing in Canada with the exception of inmates of institutions, full-time members of the armed forces, and residents of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and Indian Reserves. (These exceptions represent less than 3% of the population.)

Sampling

This is a sample survey with a cross-sectional design.

The survey is based on the multistage stratified, clustered, probability, area sample of the Labour Force Survey.

Data sources

Responding to this survey is voluntary.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents.

All interviewing is done by personal visit or by telephone. (Telephone interviewing is confined to urban areas in households in their second to sixth months in sample.) Wherever possible the interviewer attempts to obtain the information directly from the respondent, but failing that, information is accepted from another household member.