Survey of Young Canadians - Spouse of PMK

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EDUCATION - SPOUSE (EDS)

EDUCATION - SPOUSE (EDS) - Question identifier:EDS_R01

The next few questions refer to your education.

EDUCATION - SPOUSE (EDS) - Question identifier:EDS_Q01

Are you currently attending school, college, CEGEP or university?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

EDUCATION - SPOUSE (EDS) - Question identifier:EDS_Q02

Are you enrolled as a... ?

1. Full-time student
2. Part-time student
3. Both full-time and part-time student
DK, RF

EDUCATION - SPOUSE (EDS) - Question identifier:EDS_Q03

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. Trade 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.Sc., LL.B.)
7. University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor's level
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS)

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_R01

The next section contains questions about jobs or employment which you have had in the past 12 months. Please include such employment as part-time jobs, contract work, babysitting and any other paid work.

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q01

Have you worked for pay or profit at any time in the past 12 months?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q02

How many jobs do you currently hold?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q03

During the past 12 months, how many weeks did you work at a job or a business? Include weeks on paid vacation leave, paid maternity or parental leave, paid sick leave.

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 52
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q04

On average, how many hours did you usually work per week?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 168
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q05

Which of the following best describes the hours you usually worked during those weeks?

1. Regular daytime schedule or shift
2. Regular evening shift
3. Regular night shift
4. Rotating shift (for example, change from days to evenings to nights)
5. Split shift (for example, some hours in the day and the remainder in the evening or night)
6. On call
7. Irregular schedule
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q06

During those weeks, did you usually work weekends?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_R07

The next questions are about your current or most recent job.

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q07

Are/were you an employee or self-employed?

1. Employee
2. Self-employed
3. Working in a family business without pay
DK
RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q08

What is/was the name of your business?

Long Answer, 200 characters.
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q09

For whom do/did you currently/last work?

Long Answer, 200 characters.
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q10

What kind of business, industry or service is/was this?

Long Answer, 200 characters.
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q11

What is/was your work or occupation?

Long Answer, 200 characters.
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q12

In this work, what are/were your main activities or duties?

Long Answer, 200 characters.
DK, RF

LABOUR FORCE - SPOUSE (LFS) - Question identifier:LFS_Q13

In the past 12 months, for the weeks that you were not working for pay or profit, what was the main reason?

1. Own illness or disability
2. Pregnancy
3. Caring for own children
4. Caring for elder relative(s)
5. Other personal or family responsibilities
6. School or educational leave
7. Labour dispute
8. Temporary layoff due to seasonal conditions
9. Temporary layoff - non-seasonal
10. Permanent layoff
11. Unpaid or partially paid vacation
12. Retired
13. Other
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS)

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_R01

The next question is about your health. By health, we mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q01

In general, would you say your health is... ?

1. Excellent
2. Very good
3. Good
4. Fair
5. Poor
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_R02

The next few questions deal with any health limitations that affect your daily activities. In these questions, a "difficulty, condition or health problem" is one that has lasted or is expected to last 6 months or more.

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q02

Do you have any difficulty hearing, seeing, communicating, walking, climbing stairs, bending, learning or doing any similar activities?

1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
DK
RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q03

Does a physical condition, mental condition or health problem reduce the amount or kind of activity you can do:

... at home?

1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
DK
RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q04

(Does a physical condition, mental condition or health problem reduce the amount or kind of activity you can do:)

... at work or at school?

1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
4. Not applicable (not working or not in school)
DK
RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q05

(Does a physical condition, mental condition or health problem reduce the amount or kind of activity you can do:)

... in caring for children?

1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
DK
RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q06

(Does a physical condition, mental condition or health problem reduce the amount or kind of activity you can do:)

... in other activities, for example, transportation or leisure?

1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q07

At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes daily, occasionally or not at all?

1. Daily
2. Occasionally
3. Not at all
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q08

Currently, how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 95
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q09

During the past 12 months, how often did you drink beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?

A drink means:
- one bottle or can of beer or a glass of draft
- one glass of wine or a wine cooler
- one drink or cocktail with 1 and a 1/2 ounces of liquor.

1. Every day
2. 4 to 6 times a week
3. 2 or 3 times a week
4. Once a week
5. 2 or 3 times a month
6. Once a month
7. Less than once a month
8. Never
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q10

On those occasions, on average, how many alcoholic beverages (drinks) would you consume?

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q11

How many times in the past 12 months have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 365
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q12

Now I would like to ask you some questions about your past pregnancies. How many times throughout your life have you been pregnant including any pregnancies which did not go full term?

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q13

How many babies have you had?

Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
DK, RF

HEALTH - SPOUSE (HLS) - Question identifier:HLS_Q14

At what age did you have your first baby?

Minimum: 10 Maximum: 55
DK, RF

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_R01

Now, I would like to ask you some general background questions.

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_B01

In what country were you born?

  • 1: Search (Open list of countries file)
  • 2: Other country - Specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q02

Are you now, or have you ever been a landed immigrant in Canada?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q03

In what year did you first become a landed immigrant in Canada?

  • 1: Min: 1870 Max: 2100
  • 9999: Don't know
  • 9998: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q04

In what year did you first come to Canada to live?

  • 1: Min: 1870 Max: 2100
  • 9999: Don't know
  • 9998: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_B05

Of what country are you a citizen?

  • 1: Search (Open list of countries file)
  • 2: Other country - Specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q06

What were the ethnic or cultural origins of your ancestors? For example, French, Scottish or Chinese.

1. Canadian
2. French
3. English
4. German
5. Scottish
6. Irish
7. Italian
8. Ukrainian
9. Dutch (Netherlands)
10. Chinese
11. Jewish
12. Polish
13. Portuguese
14. South Asian
15. Black
16. North American Indian
17. Métis
18. Inuit/Eskimo
19. Vietnamese
20. Russian
21. Korean
22. Iranian
23. Balkan (Yugoslav, Serbian, Slovenian...)
24. Filipino
25. Hungarian
26. Other
DK, RF

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q07

You may belong to one or more racial or cultural groups on the following list.
Are you...

  • 01: White
  • 02: South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)
  • 03: Chinese
  • 04: Black
  • 05: Filipino
  • 06: Latin American
  • 07: Arab
  • 08: Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malysian, Laotian, etc.)
  • 09: West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan, etc.)
  • 10: Korean
  • 11: Japanese
  • 12: Other group - Specify
  • 99: Don't know
  • 98: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q08

Of English or French, which language(s) do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation? Is it...?

  • 1: English only
  • 2: French only
  • 3: Both English and French
  • 4: Neither English nor French
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_B09

What language(s) other than English or French do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation?

  • 1: Search (Open list of languages)
  • 2: Other Language - Specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_B10

What language do you speak most often at home?

  • 1: Search (Open list of languages)
  • 2: Other Language - Specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_B11

What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood and still understand?

  • 1: Search (Open list of languages)
  • 2: Other Language - Specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q12

What is your religion? Specify only one denomination or religion, even if you are not currently a practicing member of that group.

  • 1: Search (Open list of religion)
  • 2: Other - specify
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC - SPOUSE - Question identifier:SDS_Q13

Not counting events such as weddings or funerals, during the past 12 months, how often did you participate in religious activities or attend religious services or meetings?

  • 1: At least once a week
  • 2: At least once a month
  • 3: At least 3 times a year
  • 4: Once or twice a year
  • 5: Not at all
  • 9: Don't know
  • 8: Refusal
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