Survey on Before and After School Care in Canada (SBASCC)
For Information onlyThis is an electronic survey example for information purposes only. This is not a working questionnaire.
Table of Contents
- Respondent information (SCR)
- Respondent information (AGE)
- Respondent information (GDR)
- Respondent information (PMK2)
- Respondent information (PMK3)
- Before and after school care arrangements among school-aged children (PMK)
- Before and after school care arrangements (ARR)
- Total household income (THI)
- Education (ED)
- Indigenous Identity (ABM)
- Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE)
Respondent information (SCR)
Respondent information (SCR) - Question identifier:SCR_Q01
Is there a child in this household who was born between January 1 and December 31, [year]?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Respondent information (SCR) - Question identifier:SCR_Q02
What is this child's first name?
Long Answer Length = 80
If more than one child was born between January 1 and December 31, [year], please select the [first/last] child born during the year.
Respondent information (AGE)
Respondent information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_R02
Please complete the following survey based on your child's before and after school care experiences in the past three months, not including any temporary situations due to provincial lockdowns or school closures.
Respondent information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_R01
This survey should be completed by a parent, guardian or person who is knowledgeable about [your child]'s before and after school care arrangements. The next few questions are about you.
Respondent information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01A
What is your date of birth?
Year
Min = 1902; Max = 2022
Respondent information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01B
What is your date of birth?
Month
- 01: January
- 02: February
- 03: March
- 04: April
- 05: May
- 06: June
- 07: July
- 08: August
- 09: September
- 10: October
- 11: November
- 12: December
Respondent information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01C
What is your date of birth?
Day
Min = 1; Max = 31
Respondent information (GDR)
Respondent information (GDR) - Question identifier:GDR_Q10
What is your gender?
Gender refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.
- 1: Male
- 2: Female
- 3: Or please specify
Respondent information (PMK2)
Respondent information (PMK2) - Question identifier:PMK2_Q05
Does [your child] live in your household?
- 1: Yes, full-time
- 2: Yes, part-time
- 3: No
Respondent information (PMK3)
Respondent information (PMK3) - Question identifier:PMK3_Q05
What is your relationship to [your child]?
- 1: Mother (e.g., birth mother, adoptive mother, foster mother or step mother)
- 2: Father (e.g., birth father, adoptive father, foster father or step father)
- 3: Other relative
- 4: Other non-relative
Before and after school care arrangements among school-aged children (PMK)
Before and after school care arrangements among school-aged children (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q35A
What is [your child]'s date of birth?
Year
Min = 1902; Max = 2022
Before and after school care arrangements among school-aged children (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q35B
What is [your child]'s date of birth?
Month
- 01: January
- 02: February
- 03: March
- 04: April
- 05: May
- 06: June
- 07: July
- 08: August
- 09: September
- 10: October
- 11: November
- 12: December
Before and after school care arrangements among school-aged children (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q35C
What is [your child]'s date of birth?
Day
Min = 1; Max = 31
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR)
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q05
In a typical week, does [your child] attend school?
e.g., pre-primary, junior kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10
How often does [your child] attend school?
- 1: Full days every day
- 2: Half days every day
- 3: Full days alternate days
- 4: Half days alternate days
- 5: Some other combination
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q15
In what grade is [your child] currently enrolled?
- 01: Junior kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, or pre-primary
- 02: Kindergarten or Grade Primary
- 03: Grade 1
- 04: Grade 2
- 05: Grade 3
- 06: Grade 4
- 07: Grade 5
- 08: Grade 6
- 09: Grade 7 or 1st year secondary school
- 10: Grade 8 or 2nd year secondary school
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_R19
The following questions are about [your child] and their before and after school care arrangements.
Include:
- any care for children by someone other than the parent or guardian, both formal and informal, outside of school hours
- daycare facilities, in-home care by a relative or non-relative, before and after school programs.
Exclude occasional babysitting.
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q20
In the past three months, which of the following before and after school care arrangements did you usually use for [your child]?
Select all that apply.
- 01: Program located in a school
- 02: Program located in a community centre or library
- 03: Program located in a daycare centre
- 04: Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling (e.g., a grandparent)
- 05: Care by a sibling
- 06: Care by a non-relative in the child's home (e.g., a nanny)
- 07: Family child care home (e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care)
- 08: Other before or after school care arrangement
- 09: Did not use before or after school care
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q21
Program located in a school - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q22
Program located in a community centre or library - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q23
Program located in a daycare centre - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q24
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q25
Care by a sibling - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q26
Care by a non-relative in the child's home - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q27
Family child care home - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q28
Other before or after school care arrangement - How many hours per week?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q40
Currently, which before and after school arrangement do you consider to be the main one for [your child]?
Main arrangement is the one used for the most hours per week.
- 01: Program located in a school
- 02: Program located in a community centre or library
- 03: Program located in a daycare centre
- 04: Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling (e.g., a grandparent)
- 05: Care by a sibling
- 06: Care by a non-relative in the child's home (e.g., a nanny)
- 07: Family child care home (e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care)
- 08: Other before and after school care arrangement
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q45
Is the main before and after school care arrangement for [your child] a program licensed by the government or an agency?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 3: Don't know
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50A
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a school - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55A
Program located in a school - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50B
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a community centre or library - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55B
Program located in a community centre or library - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50C
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a daycare centre - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55C
Program located in a daycare centre - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50D
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling - Frequency
e.g., a grandparent
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55D
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., a grandparent
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50E
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a sibling - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55E
Care by a sibling - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50F
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a non-relative in the child's home - Frequency
e.g., a nanny
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55F
Care by a non-relative in the child's home - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., a nanny
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50G
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Family child care home - Frequency
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55G
Family child care home - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50H
For [your child], how much do you usually pay for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Other before and after school care arrangement - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q55H
Other before and after school care arrangement - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q60
Do you receive any financial assistance or subsidies for [your child]'s before and after school care expenses?
Include financial assistance that you receive specifically for before and after school care.
Exclude tax deductions, Canada Child Benefit, Child Care Expense Deduction.
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65A
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a school - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66A
Program located in a school - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65B
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a community centre or library - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66B
Program located in a community centre or library - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65C
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Program located in a daycare centre - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66C
Program located in a daycare centre - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65D
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling - Frequency
e.g., a grandparent
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66D
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., a grandparent
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65E
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a sibling - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66E
Care by a sibling - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65F
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Care by a non-relative in the child's home - Frequency
e.g., a nanny
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66F
Care by a non-relative in the child's home - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., a nanny
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65G
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Family child care home - Frequency
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66G
Family child care home - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q65H
For [your child], how much financial assistance or subsidies did you receive for [this arrangement/these arrangements]?
Other before and after school care arrangement - Frequency
- 1: per hour
- 2: per day
- 3: per week
- 4: per month
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q66H
Other before and after school care arrangement - Dollar Amount
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70A
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Program located in a school
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70B
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Program located in a community centre or library
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70C
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Program located in a daycare centre
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70D
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling
e.g., a grandparent
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70E
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Care by a sibling
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70F
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Care by a non-relative in the child's home
e.g., a nanny
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70G
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Family child care home
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70H
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, how many days did [your child] attend each arrangement?
Number of days per week
Other before and after school care arrangement
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75A
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Program located in a school
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75B
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Program located in a community centre or library
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75C
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Program located in a daycare centre
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75D
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling
e.g., a grandparent
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75E
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Care by a sibling
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75F
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Care by a non-relative in the child's home
e.g., a nanny
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75G
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Family child care home
e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q75H
Indicate if [your child] attends [this arrangement/these arrangements] in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Other before and after school care arrangement
- 1: In the evening after 6 p.m.
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80
Thinking of a typical week within the past three months, does [your child] do any activities on weekdays outside of school hours that are not part of a before and after school care program?
These might include activities such as organized sports, arts, clubs, or religious education.
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q85
How many hours per week?
- 1: Less than 5 hours per week
- 2: 5 to less than 15 hours per week
- 3: 15 to less than 30 hours per week
- 4: 30 to less than 45 hours per week
- 5: 45 hours or more per week
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q90
Does [your child]'s participation in these activities help to cover the hours when you need before and after school care for him/her?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q95
You previously indicated your main before and after school arrangement for [your child] is "[Program located in a school/Program located in a community centre or library/Program located in a daycare centre/Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling/Care by a sibling/Care by a non-relative in the child's home/Family child care home/Other before and after school care arrangement]". What are the main reasons you chose this type of care rather than another arrangement?
Main arrangement is the one used for the most hours per week.
Select all that apply.
- 01: Location ( e.g., close to work, school)
- 02: Affordable cost
- 03: Hours of operation
- 04: Characteristics of individual providing care (e.g., credentials, trustworthy)
- 05: Program characteristics (e.g., curriculum, cultural aspects, languages spoken)
- 06: My other children have gone there
- 07: To keep all children in the family in the same arrangement
- 08: Recommendation or own research (e.g., internet research)
- 09: Ability to meet child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 10: Health-related concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 11: Only option available
- 12: Other
- 13: None of the above
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q100
For the current school year, did you look for a new or different non-parental before and after school care arrangement for [your child]?
- 1: Yes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2: Yes, for other reasons
- 3: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q105
Did you have difficulty finding a before or after school care arrangement for [your child]?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110
What difficulties did you have?
Select all that apply.
- 01: Finding affordable child care
- 02: Finding care available in your community
- 03: Finding care that satisfied your health-related concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 04: Finding a program licensed by the government or an agency
- 05: Finding qualified care provider
- 06: Finding the quality of care you require
- 07: Finding care that meets your child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 08: Finding care that fits your work or study schedule
- 09: Finding care that could accommodate more than one child in your family
- 10: Finding programs that fit with your culture and/or language
- 11: Other
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q115
Did the difficulty you had finding before and after school care result in any of the following?
Select all that apply.
- 01: Postponing your return to work
- 02: Deciding to work at home
- 03: Working fewer hours than you would have otherwise
- 04: Using multiple care arrangements or a temporary arrangement
- 05: Deciding to split care with a spouse or partner or relative
- 06: Postponing or discontinuing schooling or training
- 07: Changing your work schedule
- 08: Deciding to decline work (e.g., job offer, overtime)
- 09: Having to use leave (e.g., vacation, sick leave)
- 10: Other
- 11: None of the above
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120
If you had the choice, would you prefer to use a form of before and after school care for [your child] other than the one you are currently using?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q125
What type of before and after school care would you prefer to use for [your child]?
- 01: Program located in a school
- 02: Program located in a community centre or library
- 03: Program located in a daycare centre
- 04: Care by a relative other than a parent or sibling (e.g., a grandparent)
- 05: Care by a sibling
- 06: Care by a non-relative in the child's home (e.g., a nanny)
- 07: Family child care home (e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care)
- 08: Care that provides appropriate cultural or language aspects
- 09: Other before and after school care arrangement
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q130
Why are you not using your preferred form of before and after school care for [your child]?
Select all that apply.
- 01: The cost is too high
- 02: The services are too far
- 03: No places available or on a waiting list
- 04: Not available at the hours when care is needed
- 05: Difficulty finding someone trustworthy
- 06: Services not fitting child's needs
- 07: No relatives in the area
- 08: Cannot afford to stay home
- 09: Concerns related to health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 10: There are no programs that fit with your culture or language
- 11: The type of care I would want is not available
- 12: Other
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q135
What are the main reasons you don't use any before and after school care arrangements for [your child]?
Select all that apply.
- 01: Child can stay home alone or with a sibling
- 02: Shortage of places or on waiting list
- 03: Could not find licensed child care
- 04: Prefer to adjust work or study schedules to accommodate care needs
- 05: The cost of before and after school care is too high
- 06: Lack of transportation (i.e., unable to get child to care arrangement)
- 07: Lack of flexibility of hours of operations
- 08: Services not adapted to child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 09: There are no programs that fit with your culture or language
- 10: Unemployed
- 11: Health-related concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 12: Maternity, paternity or parental leave
- 13: Other
Before and after school care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q140
In a typical week within the past three months, what was your main activity?
Main activity means the activity on which you spend most of your time.
- 01: Working at a paid job or business
- 02: Looking for paid work
- 03: Going to school or training
- 04: Maternity or paternity or parental leave
- 05: Stay at home parent
- 06: Volunteering
- 07: Unable to work (e.g., because of illness or disability)
- 08: Unable to work due to care responsibilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 09: Unable to work due to care responsibilities for a child with a disability or chronic illness
- 10: Other
Total household income (THI)
Total household income (THI) - Question identifier:THI_R01
Now a question about total household income.
Total household income (THI) - Question identifier:THI_Q01
What is your best estimate of your total household income received by all household members, from all sources, before taxes and deductions, during the year ending December 31, 2021?
Min = -99999999; Max = 99999999
Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, social assistance, child benefits and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income.
Capital gains should not be included in the household income.
Rounded to the nearest CAN$
Education (ED)
Education (ED) - Question identifier:ED_Q05
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?
- 1: Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
- 2: High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
- 3: Trades certificate or diploma
- 4: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
- 5: University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
- 6: Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons), B.Sc., B.Ed., LL.B.)
- 7: University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
Indigenous Identity (ABM)
Indigenous Identity (ABM) - Question identifier:ABM_Q01
Is [your child] First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non-Status Indians.
If "Yes", select the responses that best describes this person now.
- 1: No, not First Nations, Métis, or Inuk (Inuit)
- 2: Yes, First Nations (North American Indian)
- 3: Yes, Métis
- 4: Yes, Inuk (Inuit)
Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE)
Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE) - Question identifier:UCE_R01
By participating in future surveys, you will be able to share your opinions and thoughts on a variety of issues that affect families with children and compare your ideas with those of other Canadians.
Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE) - Question identifier:UCE_Q05B
Please provide the following information so we can email or text you to participate in these surveys.
Email address
Long Answer Length = 80
Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE) - Question identifier:UCE_Q05C
Please provide the following information so we can email or text you to participate in these surveys.
Cellular number
Long Answer Length = 80
Would you like to sign-up for future surveys? (UCE) - Question identifier:UCE_R10
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