Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS)

The main purpose of this survey is to study the
coverage of the employment insurance program. It
provides a meaningful picture of who does or does
not have access to EI benefits among the jobless and
those in a situation of underemployment. The
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey also covers
access to maternity and parental benefits. 

The survey was designed to produce a series of
precise measures to identify groups with low
probability of receiving benefits, for instance, the
long-term jobless, labour market entrants and
students, people becoming unemployed after uninsured
employment, people who have left jobs voluntarily
and individuals who are eligible, given their
employment history, but do not claim or otherwise
receive benefits. The survey provides a detailed
description of the characteristics of the last job
held as well as reasons for not receiving benefits
or for not claiming. 

Through the survey data, analysts will also be able
to observe the characteristics and situation of
people not covered by EI and of those who exhausted
EI benefits, the job search intensity of the
unemployed, expectation of recall to a job, and
alternate sources of income and funds. 

Survey data pertaining to maternity and parental
benefits answer questions on the proportion of
mothers of an infant who received maternity and
parental benefits, the reason why some mothers do
not receive benefits and about sharing parental
benefits with their spouse. The survey also allows
looking at the timing and circumstances related to
the return to work, the income adequacy of
households with young children and more. 


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/2008/data

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/2008/doc


ecae2008.sas			French SAS Cards
ecae2008.sps			French SPSS Cards
ecae2008cbk.doc	.pdf		French Codebook
ecae2008que.doc	.pdf		French Questionnaire

eics2008.sas                    SAS Cards
eics2008.sps                    SPSS Cards
eics2008cbk.doc .pdf            Codebook
eics2008que.doc .pdf            Questionnaire

ecae2008gid.doc .pdf	        French User's Guide
ecae2008vt.doc  .pdf	        French Variability Tables
eics2008gid.doc .pdf	        User's Guide
eics2008vt.doc  .pdf	        Variability Tables