Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS)

Reason for gathering wild plants of person, category

Reason for gathering wild plants refers to the reason or reasons why a person gathered wild plants, such as berries, rice or sweet grass, in the last year.

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:

• Reason for gathering wild plants
  Data tables

  • Aboriginal peoples survey, reasons for harvesting, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories Table: 576-0007
  • Aboriginal peoples survey, reasons for harvesting, by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat Table: 576-0008