Survey on Quality of Employment

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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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