Ontario Child Health Study - Person Most Knowledgeable (CAPI) - 2014

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Health Minimum Block (HM)

Health Minimum Block (HM) - Question identifier:HM_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 Minimum Block (HM) - Question identifier:HM_Q01

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

  • 1: Excellent
  • 2: Very good
  • 3: Good
  • 4: Fair
  • 5: Poor
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH)

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_R01

Please answer the following questions about how you have been feeling during the past four weeks. Please refer to page [7] of the booklet and tell me which response best represents how often you have experienced or felt the following.

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01A

During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:

...happy?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01B

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...interested in life?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01C

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...satisfied with life?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01D

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that you had something important to contribute to society?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01E

During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:

...that you belonged to a community like a social group, or your neighbourhood?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01F

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that our society is a good place or is becoming a better place, for all people?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01G

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that people are basically good?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01H

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that the way our society works made sense to you?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01I

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that you liked most parts of your personality?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01J

During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:

...good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01K

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that you had warm and trusting relationships with others?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01L

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01M

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Positive Mental Health (PMH) - Question identifier:PMH_Q01N

(During the past four weeks, how often did you feel:)

...that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it?

  • 1: Never
  • 2: Once or twice
  • 3: About once a week
  • 4: 2 or 3 times a week
  • 5: Almost every day
  • 6: Every day
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

PMK Adult Health (HLA)

PMK Adult Health (HLA) - Question identifier:HLA_R1

Now, I'd like to ask about any long-term conditions you may have. "Long-term conditions" refer to conditions that have lasted or are expected to last 6 months or more and have been diagnosed by a health professional.

PMK Adult Health (HLA) - Question identifier:HLA_Q1

Do you have any of the following long-term conditions:

  • 01: Food or digestive allergies?
  • 02: Respiratory allergies such as hay fever?
  • 03: Any other allergies?
  • 04: Asthma?
  • 05: Arthritis or rheumatism?
  • 06: Back problems excluding arthritis?
  • 07: High blood pressure?
  • 08: Migraine headaches?
  • 09: Chronic bronchitis or emphysema?
  • 10: Sinusitis?
  • 11: Diabetes?
  • 12: Epilepsy?
  • 13: Heart disease?
  • 14: Liver disease?
  • 15: Cancer?
  • 16: Stomach or intestinal ulcers?
  • 17: Effects of stroke?
  • 18: Any other long-term condition?
  • 19: None
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL)

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_R01

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.

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01A

Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses? Would you say...?

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01B

Do you have difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid? Would you say..?

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01C

Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps? (Would you say...?)

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01D

Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating? (Would you say...?)

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01E

Do you have difficulty with self-care such as washing all over or dressing? (Would you say...?)

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q01F

Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating, for example understanding or being understood? (Would you say...?)

  • 1: No difficulty
  • 2: Some difficulty
  • 3: A lot of difficulty
  • 4: Cannot do at all/Unable to do
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q02A

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

...at home?

  • 1: Yes, sometimes
  • 2: Yes, often
  • 3: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q02B

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

...at work or at school?

  • 1: Yes, sometimes
  • 2: Yes, often
  • 3: No
  • 4: Not applicable (not working and not in school)
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q02C

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

...in caring for children?

  • 1: Yes, sometimes
  • 2: Yes, often
  • 3: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Functional Limitations (FNL) - Question identifier:FNL_Q02D

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

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

  • 1: Yes, sometimes
  • 2: Yes, often
  • 3: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Pregnancy (PRS)

Pregnancy (PRS) - Question identifier:PRS_Q11

It is important to know when analyzing health whether or not the person is pregnant. Are you pregnant?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Height and weight (HWT)

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_Q1

The next questions are about height and weight. How tall are you without shoes on?

  • 1: Feet and inches
  • 2: Centimetres
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_N1A

Enter feet only.

Min = 0; Max = 7

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_N1B

Enter inches only, to the nearest quarter of an inch.

Min = 0.00; Max = 95.75

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_N1C

Record the height to the nearest half centimetre.

Min = 40.0; Max = 244.0

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_Q03A

How much do you weigh?

Min = 1; Max = 575

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_N03B

Was that in pounds or kilograms?

  • 1: Pounds
  • 2: Kilograms

Height and weight (HWT) - Question identifier:HWT_Q4

Do you consider yourself... ?

  • 1: Overweight
  • 2: Underweight
  • 3: Just about right
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Prescription medication (PMD)

Prescription medication (PMD) - Question identifier:PMD_R01

The next few questions are about your use of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Prescription medication (PMD) - Question identifier:PMD_Q01

In the past month, did you take...

  • 1: Tranquilizers such as Valium or Ativan?
  • 2: Diet pills such as Dexatrim, Ponderal or Fastin?
  • 3: Anti-depressants such as Prozac, Paxil or Effexor?
  • 4: Codeine, Demerol or morphine?
  • 5: Asthma medications such as inhalers or nebulizers?
  • 6: Sleeping pills such as Imovane, Nytol or Starnoc?
  • 7: None
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Neighbourhood (NBH)

Neighbourhood (NBH) - Question identifier:NBH_R01

Now we would like to ask you some questions about your home and neighbourhood. Your neighbourhood refers to the area surrounding your home and is what you perceive as being your neighbourhood.

Neighbourhood (NBH) - Question identifier:NBH_Q01A

How long have you lived in your neighbourhood?

Min = 0; Max = 125

Neighbourhood (NBH) - Question identifier:NBH_Q01B

Please specify if that is in days, weeks, months or years.

Ask if necessary: (Is this in days, weeks, months or years?)

  • 1: Days
  • 2: Weeks
  • 3: Months
  • 4: Years
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Neighbourhood (NBH) - Question identifier:NBH_Q02

What was your most important reason for moving into this neighbourhood?

  • 01: Affordable
  • 02: Knew people in the neighbourhood
  • 03: Convenient - close to downtown
  • 04: Convenient - close to public transport
  • 05: Convenient - close to work
  • 06: Convenient - close to good schools
  • 07: Convenient - close to services or amenities
  • 08: Safety
  • 09: Investment property
  • 10: Neighbourhood had character
  • 11: Liked the residence
  • 12: Ethnic or cultural draw
  • 13: Other
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Mobility (MB)

Mobility (MB) - Question identifier:MB_Q01

How many years have you lived at this address?

Min = 0.0; Max = 95.0

Mobility (MB) - Question identifier:MB_Q02

During the past five years, in how many different dwellings have you lived?

Min = 0; Max = 200

Dwelling Minimum (DMB)

Dwelling Minimum (DMB) - Question identifier:DMB_Q01

Is this dwelling... ?

  • 1: Owned by you or a member of this household, even if it is still being paid for
  • 2: Rented, even if no cash rent is paid
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Dwelling Minimum (DMB) - Question identifier:DMB_Q01A

How many rooms are there in this dwelling?

Min = 1; Max = 95

Dwelling Minimum (DMB) - Question identifier:DMB_Q01B

How many of these rooms are bedrooms?

Min = 0; Max = 95

Dwelling Minimum (DMB) - Question identifier:DMB_Q02

Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?

Do not include remodelling or additions.

  • 1: No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting,
    furnace cleaning, etc.)
  • 2: Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps, railing or siding, etc.)
  • 3: Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.)
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Payments (PMT)

Payments (PMT) - Question identifier:PMT_Q01

Is this dwelling subsidized? (Subsidized housing includes rent geared to income, social housing, public housing, government assisted housing, non-profit housing, rent supplements, and housing allowances.)

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Payments (PMT) - Question identifier:PMT_Q02

What is the total monthly rent or mortgage that your household currently pays for this dwelling? Please exclude taxes.

Min = 0; Max = 99995

Dwelling Satisfaction (DWS)

Dwelling Satisfaction (DWS) - Question identifier:DWS_Q01A

Thinking about your dwelling, how much of a problem are the following:

... noise from outside the building?

  • 1: Not a problem
  • 2: Somewhat of a problem
  • 3: A big problem
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Dwelling Satisfaction (DWS) - Question identifier:DWS_Q01B

(Thinking about your dwelling, how much of a problem are the following:)

... safety and security of dwelling?

  • 1: Not a problem
  • 2: Somewhat of a problem
  • 3: A big problem
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Dwelling Satisfaction (DWS) - Question identifier:DWS_Q01C

(Thinking about your dwelling, how much of a problem are the following:)

... mould or dampness in your dwelling?

  • 1: Not a problem
  • 2: Somewhat of a problem
  • 3: A big problem
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Dwelling Satisfaction (DWS) - Question identifier:DWS_Q01D

(Thinking about your dwelling, how much of a problem are the following:)

... insects or pests in your dwelling?

  • 1: Not a problem
  • 2: Somewhat of a problem
  • 3: A big problem
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

PMK CAPI (PMK)

PMK CAPI (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_R06

Now some general background questions about you.

Immigration (IMD)

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q01

In what country were you born?

Long Answer Length = 50

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q02

In which province or territory were you born?

  • 10: Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 11: Prince Edward Island
  • 12: Nova Scotia
  • 13: New Brunswick
  • 24: Quebec
  • 35: Ontario
  • 46: Manitoba
  • 47: Saskatchewan
  • 48: Alberta
  • 59: British Columbia
  • 60: Yukon
  • 61: Northwest Territories
  • 62: Nunavut
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q15

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

Min = 1870; Max = 2100

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q16

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

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q17

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

Min = 1870; Max = 2100

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q18

Of what country are you a citizen?

Long Answer Length = 50

Immigration (IMD) - Question identifier:IMD_Q19

Is that by birth or by naturalization?

  • 1: By birth
  • 2: By naturalization
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Refugee Status (RF)

Refugee Status (RF) - Question identifier:RF_Q01

Did you come to Canada as a refugee?

(Refugees: individuals who are seeking protection or relief in Canada because of fear of persecution or who may be at risk of torture or cruel and unusual treatment or punishment, and are unwilling or unable to return to their home country.)

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Refugee Status (RF) - Question identifier:RF_Q02

Are you currently a refugee claimant or seeking asylum in Canada?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Refugee Status (RF) - Question identifier:RF_Q03

Were you ever a refugee claimant or seeking asylum in Canada?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Refugee Status (RF) - Question identifier:RF_Q04

Have you ever lived in a refugee camp?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Refugee Status (RF) - Question identifier:RF_Q05

Have you ever been an Internally Displaced Person (IDP)?

(Internally Displaced Persons (IDP): persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.)

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Aboriginal Minimum (AMB)

Aboriginal Minimum (AMB) - Question identifier:AMB_Q01

Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)? First Nations includes Status and Non-Status Indians.

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Aboriginal Minimum (AMB) - Question identifier:AMB_Q02

Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

  • 1: First Nations (North American Indian)
  • 2: Métis
  • 3: Inuk (Inuit)
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Population group (PG)

Population group (PG) - Question identifier:PG_Q01

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)
  • 03: Chinese
  • 04: Black
  • 05: Filipino
  • 06: Latin American
  • 07: Arab
  • 08: Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian,
    Malaysian, Laotian)
  • 09: West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
  • 10: Korean
  • 11: Japanese
  • 12: Other - Specify
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Language (LAG)

Language (LAG) - Question identifier:LAG_Q02

What language do you speak most often at home?

Language (LAG) - Question identifier:LAG_Q03

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

Long Answer Length = 50

Religion extended (REE)

Religion extended (REE) - Question identifier:REE_Q01

What is your religion?

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

  • 1: Search
  • 2: Other - Specify
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Religion extended (REE) - Question identifier:REE_Q02

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
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Religion extended (REE) - Question identifier:REE_Q03

In the past 12 months, how often did you engage in religious or spiritual activities on your own, including prayer, meditation and other forms of worship taking place at home or in any other location?

  • 1: At least once a day
  • 2: At least once a week
  • 3: At least once a month
  • 4: At least 3 times a year
  • 5: Once or twice a year
  • 6: Not at all
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM)

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q01A

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

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q01

What type of educational institution [are you attending/did you attend]?

  • 1: Elementary, junior high school or high school
  • 2: Trade school, college, CEGEP or other non-university institution
  • 3: University
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q02

[Are you enrolled/Were you enrolled] as... ?

  • 1: A full-time student
  • 2: A part-time student
  • 3: Both full-time and part-time student
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q03A

What is the highest grade of elementary or high school you have ever completed?

  • 1: Grade 8 or lower (Québec: Secondary II or lower)
  • 2: Grade 9 - 10 (Québec: Secondary III or IV,
    Newfoundland and Labrador: 1st year secondary)
  • 3: Grade 11 - 13 (Québec: Secondary V,
    Newfoundland and Labrador: 2nd to 3rd year
    of secondary)
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q03B

Did you complete a high school diploma or its equivalent?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q03C

Have you received any other education that could be counted towards a certificate, diploma or degree from an educational institution?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education Minimum Block with concept (EDM) - Question identifier:EDM_Q03D

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
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Education location (EDL)

Education location (EDL) - Question identifier:EDL_Q02

In what country did you complete your highest certificate, diploma or degree?

  • 1: Search
  • 2: Other - Specify
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Primary Role (PRO)

Primary Role (PRO) - Question identifier:PRO_Q01

Which of the following best describes your current situation?

  • 01: Full-time paid employee (30 hours or more a week)
  • 02: Part-time paid employee (under 30 hours a week)
  • 03: Full-time self-employed
  • 04: Part-time self-employed
  • 05: Unemployed and seeking work
  • 06: Unemployed and not seeking work
  • 07: Temporarily sick or disabled
  • 08: Permanently sick or disabled
  • 09: Looking after home or family
  • 10: Going to school full or part-time
  • 11: Something else
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Labour Market Activities Minimal (LMAN)

Labour Market Activities Minimal (LMAN) - Question identifier:LMAN_Q01

The following questions concern your activities last week. By last week, I mean the week beginning on ^REFBEGE, and ending ^REFENDE.

Last week, did you work at a job or business?
(regardless of the number of hours)

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Labour Market Activities Minimal (LMAN) - Question identifier:LMAN_Q02

Last week, did you have a job or business from which you were absent?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Labour Market Activities Minimal (LMAN) - Question identifier:LMAN_Q03

What was the main reason you were absent from work last week?

  • 01: Own illness or disability
  • 02: Caring for own children
  • 03: Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
  • 04: Maternity or parental leave
  • 05: Other personal or family responsibilities
  • 06: Vacation
  • 07: Labour dispute (strike or lockout) (Employees only)
  • 08: Temporary layoff due to business conditions (Employees only)
  • 09: Seasonal layoff (Employees only)
  • 10: Casual job, no work available (Employees only)
  • 11: Work schedule (e.g., shift work) (Employees only)
  • 12: Self-employed, no work available (Self-employed only)
  • 13: Seasonal business (Excluding employees)
  • 14: Other - Specify
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Labour Market 6 (LM6)

Labour Market 6 (LM6) - Question identifier:LM6_Q01

On average, how many hours do you usually work per week? Please include overtime, paid or unpaid.

Min = 0.0; Max = 168.0

Labour Market 6 (LM6) - Question identifier:LM6_Q02

Which of the following best describes the hours you usually work?

  • 01: Regular daytime schedule or shift
  • 02: Regular evening shift
  • 03: Regular night shift
  • 04: Rotating shift (changes from days to evenings to nights)
  • 05: Split shift
  • 06: On call
  • 07: Irregular schedule
  • 08: Other
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Social Standing (SOS)

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_R01A

Please refer to page [1] of the booklet.

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_R01B

Think of this ladder as representing where people stand in Canada.

At the top of the ladder are the people who are the best off - those who have the most money, the most education and the most respected jobs. At the bottom are the people who are the worst off - who have the least money, least education, and the least respected jobs or no job.

The higher up you are on the ladder, the closer you are to the people at the very top; the lower you are, the closer you are to the people at the very bottom.

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_Q01

What is the number to the right of the rung where you think you stand at this time in your life, relative to other people in Canada?

  • 01: 1
  • 02: 2
  • 03: 3
  • 04: 4
  • 05: 5
  • 06: 6
  • 07: 7
  • 08: 8
  • 09: 9
  • 10: 10
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_R02

Think of this ladder as representing where people stand in their neighbourhood or community. At the top of the ladder are the people who have the highest standing. At the bottom are those who have the lowest standing.

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_Q02

What is the number to the right of the rung where you think you stand relative to other people in your neighbourhood or community?

  • 01: 1
  • 02: 2
  • 03: 3
  • 04: 4
  • 05: 5
  • 06: 6
  • 07: 7
  • 08: 8
  • 09: 9
  • 10: 10
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Social Standing (SOS) - Question identifier:SOS_Q03

Now, think of this ladder as representing where people stand in COUNTRY_RESPONDENT_BORN. What is the number to the right of the rung, where you think you would stand, if you were still living in COUNTRY_RESPONDENT_BORN?

  • 01: 1
  • 02: 2
  • 03: 3
  • 04: 4
  • 05: 5
  • 06: 6
  • 07: 7
  • 08: 8
  • 09: 9
  • 10: 10
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Discrimination (DSC)

Discrimination (DSC) - Question identifier:DSC_R01

Discrimination may happen when people are treated unfairly because they are seen as being different from others.

Discrimination (DSC) - Question identifier:DSC_Q01

[In the past 5 years/Since arriving in Canada], do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of your ethnicity, culture, race, skin colour, language, accent, or religion?

  • 1: Yes
  • 2: No
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Discrimination (DSC) - Question identifier:DSC_Q02

[In the past 5 years/Since arriving in Canada], how often do you feel that you have experienced such discrimination or unfair treatment in Canada? Was it or is it:

  • 1: Often
  • 2: Sometimes
  • 3: Rarely
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Discrimination (DSC) - Question identifier:DSC_Q03

[In the past 5 years/Since arriving in Canada], in which places or situations do you feel that you have experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly in Canada? Was it:

  • 1: when getting housing?
  • 2: while getting medical care?
  • 3: on the street?
  • 4: in a store, bank or restaurant?
  • 5: at work or when applying for a job or promotion?
  • 6: when dealing with the police or courts?
  • 7: somewhere else?
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Income (INC)

Income (INC) - Question identifier:INC_Q1

Thinking about the total income for all household members, from which of the following sources did your household receive any income in the past 12 months?

  • 01: Wages and salaries
  • 02: Income from self-employment
  • 03: Dividends and interest (e.g., on bonds, savings)
  • 04: Employment insurance
  • 05: Worker's compensation
  • 06: Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
  • 07: Job related retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
  • 08: RRSP/RRIF (Registered Retirement Savings Plan/Registered Retirement Income Fund)
  • 09: Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
  • 10: Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare
  • 11: Child Tax Benefit
  • 12: Child support
  • 13: Alimony
  • 14: Other (e.g., rental income, scholarships)
  • 15: None
  • 98: RF
  • 99: DK

Income (INC) - Question identifier:INC_Q3

What is your best estimate of the total income received by all household members, from all sources, before taxes and deductions, in the past 12 months?

Min = -9000000; Max = 90000000

Income (INC) - Question identifier:INC_Q5A

Can you estimate in which of the following groups your household income falls? Was the total household income in the past 12 months...?

  • 1: Less than $50,000 including income loss
  • 2: $50,000 and more
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Income (INC) - Question identifier:INC_Q5B

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?

  • 1: Less than $5,000
  • 2: $5,000 to less than $10,000
  • 3: $10,000 to less than $15,000
  • 4: $15,000 to less than $20,000
  • 5: $20,000 to less than $30,000
  • 6: $30,000 to less than $40,000
  • 7: $40,000 to less than $50,000
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Income (INC) - Question identifier:INC_Q5C

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?

  • 1: $50,000 to less than $60,000
  • 2: $60,000 to less than $70,000
  • 3: $70,000 to less than $80,000
  • 4: $80,000 to less than $90,000
  • 5: $90,000 to less than $100,000
  • 6: $100,000 to less than $150,000
  • 7: $150,000 and over
  • 8: RF
  • 9: DK

Income linkage (RLI)

Income linkage (RLI) - Question identifier:RLI_R002

To enhance the information provided in this study, Statistics Canada plans to combine the survey information with tax data. We may also add information from other surveys or administrative data sources. The combined data will be used for statistical purposes only, and will be kept confidential.

Income linkage (RLI) - Question identifier:RLI_N002

Select only the members who have refused according to the respondent.
If the respondent refused for all household members, select 21 "All members".

Inform the respondent that the information provided will NOT be combined with tax data for selected members.

PMK2 CAPI (PMK2)

PMK2 CAPI (PMK2) - Question identifier:PMK2_R21

Now, I'd like to ask some general background questions about your partner.

PMK2 CAPI (PMK2) - Question identifier:PMK2_R99

The content for the partner is a repeat of the following questions: IMD, RF, AMB, PG, LAG, REE, EDM, EDL, PRO, LMAN and LM6. See questions above.

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