Survey on Quality of Employment
For Information onlyThis is an electronic survey example for information purposes only. This is not a working questionnaire.
Table of Contents
- Household information (DEM)
- Gender (GDR)
- Demographic questions (DEM1)
- Education (ED)
- Education (EDC)
- General employment questions (JQS)
Household information (DEM)
Household information (DEM) - Question identifier:DEM_Q05
Including yourself, how many people live in your household?
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: 8
- 09: 9
- 10: 10
- 11: 11
- 12: 12
- 13: 13
- 14: 14
- 15: 15
- 16: 16
- 17: 17
- 18: 18
- 19: 19
- 20: 20 or more
Household information (DEM) - Question identifier:DEM_Q10
Including yourself, how many of these people are [15] years of age or more?
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: 8
- 09: 9
- 10: 10
- 11: 11
- 12: 12
- 13: 13
- 14: 14
- 15: 15
- 16: 16
- 17: 17
- 18: 18
- 19: 19
- 20: 20 or more
Gender (GDR)
Gender (GDR) - Question identifier:GDR_Q10
What is your gender?
Is it:
- 1: Male
- 2: Female
- 3: Or please specify
Demographic questions (DEM1)
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q15
What is your age?
Min = 0; Max = 999
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q20
What is your age group?
- 1: Under 15 years
- 2: 15 to 24 years
- 3: 25 to 34 years
- 4: 35 to 44 years
- 5: 45 to 54 years
- 6: 55 to 64 years
- 7: 65 years and over
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q25
To determine which geographic region you live in, please provide your postal code.
Long Answer Length = 6
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30A
Where were you born?
- 1: Born in Canada
- 2: Born outside Canada
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30B
Are you a Canadian citizen?
- 1: Yes, a Canadian citizen by birth
- 2: Yes, a Canadian citizen by naturalization (Canadian citizen by naturalization refers to an immigrant who was granted citizenship of Canada under the Citizenship Act.)
- 3: No, not a Canadian citizen
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30C
Are you a landed immigrant or permanent resident?
- 1: No
- 2: Yes
Demographic questions (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q35
In what year did you first become a landed immigrant or a permanent resident?
Min = 0; Max = 9999
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: 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.A. (Hons), B. Sc., B.Ed., LL.B.)
- 7: University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor's level
Education (EDC)
Education (EDC) - Question identifier:EDC_Q10
Are you currently attending a school, college, CEGEP or university?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS)
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q05
Last week, did you work at a job or business?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q10A
In what year did you last do any paid work?
- 1: Year
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q10B
In what year did you last do any paid work?
- 1: Never
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q15
[Do/When you last worked, did] you have more than one job or business [BLANK/at the same time]?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q20
What [is/was] the main reason you [work/worked] more than one job?
- 1: Meet essential needs
- 2: Earn extra income
- 3: Engage in work that I am passionate about
- 4: Transition to a new job
- 5: Work in my field of study
- 6: Practice or master a new skill
- 7: Other
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_R25
The following questions are about your [BLANK/last] main job, meaning the one that you usually [work/worked] the most hours.
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q25
In your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job, [are/were] you an employee, or self-employed?
- 1: An employee
- 2: Self-employed
- 3: Working in a family business without pay
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q30
Which of the following statements best [describes/described] your status as an employee?
- 1: My job [does/did] not have a specified end date (e.g., permanent or indeterminate)
- 2: I [am/was] on a contract with a length of one year or more
- 3: I [am/was] on a contract with a length of less than one year (Exclude working through a temporary help agency.)
- 4: I [am/was] in a seasonal, on-call or casual job
- 5: I [work/worked] through a temporary help agency
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q35
What [is/was] the main reason you [work/worked] in a contract, seasonal, on-call, casual or temporary job?
- 1: Lack of longer-term employment opportunities
- 2: Health, family or personal considerations
- 3: To engage in work that I am passionate about
- 4: To transition to a new job
- 5: To gain experience in my field of study
- 6: To practice or master a new skill
- 7: Other
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q40A
Which of the following statements best [describes/described] your self-employment in your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job?
- 1: I [have/had] an incorporated business with employees
- 2: I [have/had] an incorporated business with no employees
- 3: I [have/had] an unincorporated business with employees
- 4: I [have/had] an unincorporated business with no employees
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q40B
Which of the following statements best [describes/described] your relationship with clients?
- 1: I [work/worked] under the authority of one organization or company on a contract for services
- 2: Most of my work [is/was] for one client with flexibility for my location and daily schedule
- 3: I [perform/performed] work for two or more clients at the same time or over the course of a year
- 4: Other
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q45
What [is/was] the main reason you [are/were] self-employed?
- 01: To have autonomy and control over work hours, wage rate or location
- 02: Unable to find work as an employee
- 03: Health, family or personal considerations
- 04: To engage in work that I am passionate about
- 05: To transition to a new job
- 06: To practice or master a new skill
- 07: To work in my field of expertise
- 08: Other
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q50
[Excluding overtime, on average, how many paid hours/On average, how many hours] [do/did] you usually work per week in your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job?
Min = 0; Max = 999.9
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q55
Which of the following best [describes/described] your weekly work schedule in your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job?
- 1: I [work/worked] more than I would [BLANK/have][like/liked] to
- 2: I [work/worked] as much as I would [BLANK/have][like/liked] to
- 3: I [work/worked] less than I would [BLANK/have][like/liked] to
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q60
Which of the following best [describes/described] your usual work schedule at your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job?
- 1: Regular daytime hours or daytime shift
- 2: Regular evening hours or evening shift
- 3: Regular night hours or night shift
- 4: Irregular hours, irregular shifts, or on-call
- 5: Other
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q65
Which of the following best [describes/described] your work schedule and number of hours worked week by week [BLANK/when you last worked]?
- 1: My schedule and number of hours worked [do/did] not change
- 2: My schedule [does/did] not change but my number of hours worked [can/did] change
- 3: My schedule [can change/changed] but my number of hours worked [do/did] not change
- 4: Both my schedule and my number of hours worked [change/changed]
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q70
Would you rather [work/have worked] a regular shift or regular schedule if you [could/could have]?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q75
During the last 12 months [BLANK/that you worked], what types of compensation did you receive for your [BLANK/last] [main/BLANK] job?
- 01: Hourly wage or salary
- 02: Cash, cheque or e-transfer after sending an invoice
- 03: Overtime pay
- 04: Tips or commissions
- 05: Profit sharing
- 06: Merit or performance pay
- 07: Bonus pay
- 08: Stock options
- 09: Piecework
- 10: Cryptocurrency
- 11: Credit or gift cards
- 12: Traded skills and services
- 13: Other compensation types
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q80
Are you currently owed outstanding compensation for any job, contract or task performed?
- 1: No
- 2: Yes, and I expect to receive payment
- 3: Yes, and I do not expect to receive payment
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q85
Which of the following benefits [do/did] you have access to as part of your [employment/self-employment]?
- 01: Pension plan (Include group RRSPs and matching RRSP contributions)
- 02: Paid sick leave
- 03: Paid vacation leave
- 04: Disability insurance or death benefits
- 05: Supplemental medical or dental care
- 06: Workers' compensation
- 07: Supplemental maternity, paternity, parental or EI benefits
- 08: Other
- 09: None of these
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q90
During the last 12 months [BLANK/that you worked], did you have access to formal training, either fully or partially paid for by your employer?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q95
Where and when was this formal training typically provided?
- 1: At the workplace, outside of working hours
- 2: At the workplace, during working hours
- 3: Outside of the workplace, outside of working hours
- 4: Outside of the workplace, during working hours
- 5: A combination of any of the above
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q100
In the last 12 months [BLANK/that you worked], did you have access to informal or on-the-job training from co-workers or supervisors?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q105
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
[I might lose my job in the next six months./I might lose my main job in the next six months./I might lose my contract or main self-employment income source in the next six months.]
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q110
In the last 12 months, have you done any freelance work, been a hire for quick work or done any online gig work?
- 1: No
- 2: Yes, through an online platform (Online platform refers to websites or apps that connect clients and workers and act as the intermediary for the payment of the services.
e.g., Airbnb, SkipTheDishes or Uber; online freelance work; Upwork, online tutoring; crowd-based microwork such as A) - 3: Yes, directly for a client (i.e., Your client pays you directly for your services.
e.g., freelance journalism or consulting, in-person tutoring, on-call cleaning services) - 4: Yes, both through an online platform and directly for a client
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q110A
[Is/Was] this type of work your main job?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q110B
[Is/Was] this type of work your main job?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
General employment questions (JQS) - Question identifier:JQS_Q110C
[Is/Was] this type of work your main job?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
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