Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS)

Interest in gathering wild plants of person, status

Interest in gathering wild plants refers to whether or not a person, who did not gather wild plants in the last year, is interested in gathering wild plants. Wild plants include berries, rice or sweet grass.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Status of interest in gathering wild plants
  Data tables

  • Aboriginal peoples survey, harvesting activities by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories Table: 576-0005
  • Aboriginal peoples survey, harvesting activities by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat Table: 576-0006