Record Layout for the 1995 School Leavers Follow-up Survey (SLF95PUB - Public file) 1 Field Variable Length Position Description Weighted Counts RECORD LAYOUT FOR 1991 SCHOOL LEAVERS SURVEY - FIELD A1 TO EVERDROP 1 A1 1 1-1 A1 - Are you a Male or a Female? 1 Male 579,685 2 Female 556,552 2 A2A 1 2-2 A2A - Was most of your schooling in Canada? 1 Yes 1,126,897 2 No 8,081 D Don't know 1,259 3 A2B 1 3-3 A2B - Was any of your schooling in Canada? 1 Yes 9,340 Blank Not applicable 1,126,897 4 A2C 2 4-5 A2C - Province where most schooling was obtained 01 Newfoundland 34,485 02 Prince Edward Island 6,947 03 Nova Scotia 42,381 04 New Brunswick 36,135 05 Quebec 265,127 06 Ontario 416,285 07 Manitoba 50,801 08 Saskatchewan 45,709 09 Alberta 107,025 10 British Columbia 124,436 97 Not available 6,788 RR Refused 118 5 A3 1 6-6 A3 - Are you still in: 1 High school, junior high or elementary school 236,384 2 Postsecondary 467,569 3 Not in school 427,342 4 In a work experience program 4,941 6 A4AC 1 7-7 A4A and A4C - When you were in elementary/secondary school did you attend school FULL-TIME or PART-TIME? 1 Full-time (5 hours or more per day) 1,089,034 2 Part-time (less than 5 hours per day) 47,203 7 A4BD 1 8-8 A4B and A4D - Was it a private school? 1 Yes 103,434 2 No 1,032,803 8 A5MONTH 2 9-10 A5 - What was the last month and year you went to high school, junior high or elementary school 01 January 55,218 02 February 21,291 03 March 15,325 04 April 9,254 05 May 20,855 06 June 688,507 07 July 3,880 08 August 2,478 09 September 15,213 10 October 12,065 11 November 12,070 12 December 16,257 Blank Not applicable 241,325 DD Don't know 22,497 9 A5YEAR 2 11-12 A5 - What was the last month and year you went to high school, junior high or elementary school 84 1984 76 85 1985 6,176 86 1986 17,656 87 1987 55,283 88 1988 186,764 89 1989 297,824 90 1990 289,022 91 1991 42,110 Blank Not applicable 241,325 10 A6 2 13-14 A6 & E1 - In which province were you last in high school, junior high or elementary school? 01 Newfoundland 35,334 02 Prince Edward Island 6,389 03 Nova Scotia 42,274 04 New Brunswick 36,934 05 Quebec 267,474 06 Ontario 417,741 07 Manitoba 49,642 08 Saskatchewan 46,769 09 Alberta 107,391 10 British Columbia 126,287 11 A9 1 15-15 A9 & E4 - What sector was it in? 1 General or academic 236,864 2 Long vocational 12,540 3 Short vocational 9,706 4 Other 2,858 Blank Not applicable 873,276 D Don't know 992 12 A15A 1 16-16 A15A & E9A - Did you ever fail a grade in elementary school? 1 Yes 170,073 2 No 966,164 13 A15B1 1 17-17 A15B & E9B1- Failed which grade? - first response 1 Grade 1 38,708 2 Grade 2 29,165 3 Grade 3 30,550 4 Grade 4 19,176 5 Grade 5 19,135 6 Grade 6 14,713 7 Grade 7 12,904 8 Grade 8 5,619 Blank Not applicable 966,164 R Refused 101 14 A15B2 1 18-18 A15B & E9B2 - Failed which grade? - second response 1 Grade 1 536 2 Grade 2 510 3 Grade 3 1,518 4 Grade 4 675 5 Grade 5 1,164 6 Grade 6 1,452 7 Grade 7 3,861 8 Grade 8 1,637 Blank Not applicable 966,164 N No other - no second responses recorded for failed grade 158,663 R Refused 55 15 A16A 1 19-19 A16A & E10A - In high school did you have difficulties with math? 1 Yes 476,430 2 No 642,928 3 Not taken 1,861 Blank Not applicable - (those who never attended high school) 15,017 16 A16B 1 20-20 A16B & E10B - In high school did you ever fail math? 1 Yes 246,842 2 No 229,588 Blank Not applicable 659,807 17 A16C 1 21-21 A16C & E10C - In high school did you have difficulties with science? 1 Yes 295,036 2 No 793,742 3 Not taken 32,441 Blank Not applicable - (those who never attended high school) 15,017 18 A16D 1 22-22 A16D & E10D - In high school did you ever fail science? 1 Yes 133,900 2 No 161,136 Blank Not applicable 841,200 19 A16E 1 23-23 A16E & E10E - In high school did you have difficulties with English - French? 1 Yes 250,365 2 No 869,974 3 Not taken 880 Blank Not applicable - (those who never attended high school) 15,017 Note: English for respondents interviewed in English and French for those interviewed in French 20 A16F 1 24-24 A16F & E10F - In high school did you ever fail English - French? 1 Yes 108,841 2 No 141,525 Blank Not applicable 885,871 Note: English for respondents interviewed in English and French for those interviewed in French 21 A17 1 25-25 A17 & E11 - What was your average in the last full term before you left 1 Mainly A's (80% or above) 273,810 2 Mainly B's (70% to 79%) 486,182 3 Mainly C's (60% to 69%) 275,321 4 Mainly D's (50% to 59%) 37,248 5 Mainly F's (Under 50%) 4,041 Blank Not applicable 15,017 D Don't know 44,617 22 A18A 1 26-26 A18A - Did you receive a high school graduation certificate or diploma? 1 Yes 711,244 2 No 169,957 Blank Not applicable 13,710 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 23 C1 1 27-27 C1 & E12 - Overall, did/do you enjoy school? 1 Yes 954,568 2 No 172,632 D Don't know 9,037 24 C2 1 28-28 C2 & E13 - Were/Are you satisfied with the variety of courses available? 1 Yes 903,839 2 No 227,907 D Don't know 4,491 25 C3 1 29-29 C3 & E14 - Did/Do you think that most of your courses were useful? 1 Yes 882,851 2 No 239,344 D Don't know 14,041 26 C4 1 30-30 C4 & E15 - Do you think that you participated/participate in class: 1 Less than most 128,549 2 About average 760,717 3 More than most 246,961 R Refused 10 27 C5 1 31-31 C5 & E16 - Do you think that there were/are enough opportunities to participate in class? 1 Yes 111,912 2 No 16,637 Blank Not applicable 1,007,678 R Refused 10 28 C6 1 32-32 C6 & E17 - Did/Do you find most of your classes interesting? 1 Yes 864,730 2 No 271,507 29 C7A 1 33-33 C7A & E18A - Do you think that good guidance counselling was/is available at your school for career choices? 1 Yes 771,821 2 No 293,122 D Don't know 71,293 30 C7B 1 34-34 C7B & E18B - Do you think that good guidance counselling was/is available at your school for personal problems? 1 Yes 636,493 2 No 232,968 D Don't know 266,776 31 C7C 1 35-35 C7C & E18C - Do you think that good guidance counselling was/is available at your school for course selection? 1 Yes 894,523 2 No 194,494 D Don't know 47,220 32 C8 1 36-36 C8 & E19 - Did/Do you get along with most of your teachers? 1 Yes 1,090,340 2 No 43,291 D Don't know 2,605 33 C9 1 37-37 C9 & E20 - Were/Are your teachers available and willing to give help when you needed it? 1 Yes 1,027,251 2 No 38,239 3 Sometimes 59,433 D Don't know 11,313 34 C10 1 38-38 C10 & E21 - Do you think that the rules in your school were/are: 1 Too loose 84,268 2 OK 854,958 3 Too strict 197,010 35 C11 1 39-39 C11 & E22 - Do you think that your appearance (hairstyle, clothing) had/has an effect on the way (some) teachers treated you? 1 Yes 332,584 2 No 780,777 D Don't know 22,875 36 C12 1 40-40 C12 & E23 - Were/Are there any extracurricular activities available at your school? 1 Yes 1,105,768 2 No 27,192 D Don't know 3,277 37 C13 1 41-41 C13 & E24 - Did/Do you participate in any of these activities? 1 Yes 757,063 2 No 348,705 Blank Not applicable 30,469 38 C14 1 42-42 C14 & E25 - Do you think that you ''fit in'' at school? 1 Yes 1,060,331 2 No 65,522 D Don't know 10,383 39 C15 1 43-43 C15 & E26 - Did/Do most of your friends think that completing high school was: 1 Very important 848,885 2 Somewhat important 242,494 3 Not important 42,030 4 Had no friends 2,822 R Refused 6 40 C16A 1 44-44 C16A & E27A - Did/Do you have close friends attending the same school as you? 1 Yes 1,064,142 2 No 69,267 Blank Not applicable 2,827 41 C16B 1 45-45 C16B & E27B - Did/Do you have close friends attending another school? 1 Yes 775,658 2 No 357,751 Blank Not applicable 2,827 42 C16C 1 46-46 C16C & E27C - Did/Do you have close friends not attending any school? 1 Yes 581,511 2 No 551,898 Blank Not applicable 2,827 43 C17 1 47-47 C17 & E28 - Did/Do your parents (or guardians) think that completing high school was/is: 1 Very important 1,065,379 2 Somewhat important 62,136 3 Not important 4,671 D Don't know 3,738 R Refused 313 44 C18 1 48-48 C18 & E30A - In your last year in elementary/secondary school, did you skip classes?(Non-completers & Graduates) / Do you skip classes?(Continuers) 1 Yes 657,369 2 No 477,154 D Don't know 1,714 45 C19 1 49-49 C19 & E30B - Were/Are you skipping more classes than in previous years? 1 Yes 354,392 2 No 259,343 3 About the same 42,973 Blank Not applicable 478,868 D Don't know 661 46 C20A 1 50-50 C20A & E31A - While you were in elementary/secondary school how often did you drink beer, wine or other alcohol?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How often do you drink beer, wine or other alcohol? (Continuers) 1 Never 286,155 2 Rarely 298,250 3 Sometimes 415,952 4 Often 135,708 R Refused 171 47 C20B 1 51-51 C20B - Do you still?(Non-completers & Graduates only) 1 Yes 564,495 2 No 95,276 Blank Not applicable 234,849 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 290 48 C20C 1 52-52 C20C & E31B - While you were last in elementary/secondary school how often did you use drugs such as hash, marijuana, or misuse prescription drugs such as Valium, Demerol, etc.?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How often do you use hash, marijuana, or misuse prescription drugs such as Valium, Demerol, etc.?(Continuers) 1 Never 951,467 2 Rarely 104,145 3 Sometimes 54,337 4 Often 26,092 R Refused 195 49 C20D 1 53-53 C20D - Do you still?(Non-completers & Graduates only) 1 Yes 50,405 2 No 105,397 Blank Not applicable 738,470 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 638 50 C20E 1 54-54 C20E & E31C - While you were last in elementary/secondary school how often did you use drugs such as cocaine, crack, speed, LSD, etc.?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How often do you use drugs such as cocaine, crack, speed, LSD, etc.?(Continuers) 1 Never 1,100,522 2 Rarely 25,236 3 Sometimes 5,501 4 Often 4,786 R Refused 191 51 C20F 1 55-55 C20F - Do you still?(Non-completers & Graduates only) 1 Yes 5,183 2 No 21,919 Blank Not applicable 867,809 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 52 C20G 1 56-56 C20G & E31D - While you were last in elementary/secondary school how often did you misuse other substances such as glue or solvent?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How often do you misuse other substances such as glue or solvents?(Continuers) 1 Never 1,129,083 2 Rarely 3,281 3 Sometimes 2,070 4 Often 1,628 R Refused 175 53 C20H 1 57-57 C20H - Do you still?(Non-completers & Graduates only) 1 Yes 2,772 2 No 2,798 Blank Not applicable 889,341 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 54 C21 1 58-58 C21 & E32A - Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? 1 Yes 76,719 2 No 1,059,197 R Refused 321 55 C22 1 59-59 C22 & E32B - Was that before or after you left school?(Non-completers & Graduates) / Was this while you were in school?(Continuers) 1 Before 42,122 2 After 22,800 3 Both, before and after 8,850 4 Not in school when convicted 2,947 Blank Not applicable 1,059,517 56 C23A 1 60-60 C23A E41A - Other than the summer, did you have a job during your last school year?(Non-completers & Graduates) / Do you have a job at present?(Continuers) 1 Yes 721,314 2 No 414,923 57 C23B 2 61-62 C23B and E41B - How many hours a week did/do you work? 00 Not applicable/Not working 414,923 01 From 0 to 4 hours 18,536 02 From 5 to 9 hours 63,067 03 From 10 to 14 hours 119,156 04 From 15 to 19 hours 176,456 05 From 20 to 24 hours 160,988 06 From 25 to 29 hours 61,832 07 From 30 to 34 hours 47,628 08 From 35 to 39 hours 18,502 09 From 40 to 49 hours 42,884 10 50 hours or more 3,873 DD Don't know 8,392 58 C24X2 2 63-64 C24A and C24D and E42 - What kind of work did you do in the last job before you left school?(Non-completers & Graduates) / What kind of work do you do?(Continuers) (2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) & other activities) 00 00 Uncodable 3,098 02 02 Student, taking courses 201 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 24 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 912 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 2,776 09 09 Other -deceased 521 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 7,328 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 4,380 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 5,305 25 25 Occupations in religion 500 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 5,290 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 10,436 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 139,212 51 51 Sales occupations 167,252 61 61 Service occupations 226,768 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 23,253 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 1,277 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 2,617 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 564 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 9,191 83 83 Machining and related 2,443 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 16,264 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 15,396 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 32,405 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 3,773 Blank Not applicable 414,923 DD DD Don't know 510 59 C25 2 65-66 C25 & E34 - When you were last in school, how many minutes did it take you to travel to school each day(one way)?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How many minutes does it take you to travel to school each day(one way)?(Continuers) 00 Lived at school 5,315 01 From 0 to 4 minutes 62,192 02 From 5 to 9 minutes 209,954 03 From 10 to 14 minutes 224,769 04 From 15 to 19 minutes 215,051 05 From 20 to 29 minutes 172,631 06 From 30 to 44 minutes 144,460 07 From 45 to 59 minutes 53,415 08 From 60 to 89 minutes 37,854 09 90 minutes or more 10,177 DD Don't know 418 60 C26A 2 67-68 C26A & E35A - How many times did you change schools? 00 Never 254,034 01 Once 197,425 02 Twice 168,040 03 Three times 231,727 04 Four times 122,930 05 Five times 78,975 06 Six times 39,485 07 Seven times 15,518 08 Eight times 11,871 09 Nine times 3,347 10 Ten times 6,036 11 Eleven or more times 4,442 DD Don't know 2,405 61 C26B 1 69-69 C26B & E35B - Does the number given include changes from elementary to high school or junior high to senior high? 1 Yes 746,574 2 No 133,224 Blank Not applicable 256,439 62 C27 1 70-70 C27 - Sometimes young people leave school and return again before finally dropping out. Was this the case for you? 1 Yes 58,294 2 No 124,984 Blank Not applicable 711,244 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 389 63 C28 2 71-72 C28 - About how many months passed between the first and last time you dropped out? 00 0 months 2,429 01 1 month 6,034 02 2 months 3,751 03 3 months 6,348 04 4 months 4,276 05 5 months 4,378 06 6 months 10,504 07 7 months 1,470 08 8 months 860 09 From 9 to 11 months 1,570 10 From 12 to 17 months 10,847 11 From 18 to 23 months 1,510 12 24 months or more 4,287 Blank Not applicable 836,617 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 RR Refused 29 64 C29A_1 1 73-73 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - no one 0 No 107,487 1 Yes 75,764 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 65 C29A_2 1 74-74 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - parents/family 0 No 110,970 1 Yes 72,281 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 66 C29A_3 1 75-75 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - friends 0 No 163,617 1 Yes 19,634 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 67 C29A_4 1 76-76 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - teachers 0 No 170,387 1 Yes 12,864 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 68 C29A_5 1 77-77 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - guidance counsellors 0 No 165,810 1 Yes 17,441 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 69 C29A_6 1 78-78 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - principal/vice-principal 0 No 175,616 1 Yes 7,635 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 70 C29A_7 1 79-79 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - no discussion was kicked out 0 No 181,068 1 Yes 2,183 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 71 C29A_8 1 80-80 C29A - With whom did you discuss leaving school - others 0 No 172,257 1 Yes 10,994 Blank Not applicable 711,633 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 27 72 C30A_1 1 81-81 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - No reason for leaving school 0 No 311,868 1 Yes 17,755 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 73 C30A_2 1 82-82 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - hated or was bored with school 0 No 216,316 1 Yes 113,308 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 74 C30A_3 1 83-83 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - school work problem 0 No 266,195 1 Yes 63,429 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 75 C30A_4 1 84-84 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - teacher problems 0 No 298,804 1 Yes 30,820 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 76 C30A_5 1 85-85 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - kicked out of school 0 No 312,499 1 Yes 17,124 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 77 C30A_6 1 86-86 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - skipped classes 0 No 318,796 1 Yes 10,828 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 78 C30A_7 1 87-87 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - pregnancy/marriage 0 No 315,144 1 Yes 14,480 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 79 C30A_8 1 88-88 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - problems at home 0 No 306,357 1 Yes 23,267 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 80 C30A_9 1 89-89 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - drug and alcohol problems 0 No 326,237 1 Yes 3,386 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 81 C30A_10 1 90-90 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - had to work/financial reasons 0 No 296,738 1 Yes 32,885 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 82 C30A_11 1 91-91 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - preferred work 0 No 252,961 1 Yes 76,663 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 83 C30A_12 1 92-92 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - peer pressure 0 No 322,732 1 Yes 6,892 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 84 C30A_13 1 93-93 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - sickness / medical reasons 0 No 323,200 1 Yes 6,423 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 85 C30A_14 1 94-94 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - moved 0 No 324,471 1 Yes 5,153 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 86 C30A_15 1 95-95 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - college/vocational 0 No 324,361 1 Yes 5,263 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 87 C30A_16 1 96-96 C30A C33A E37A - Reason for leaving or considering leaving school - attitude or social skill problems 0 No 324,806 1 Yes 4,818 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 88 C30A_17 1 97-97 C30A C33A E37A - Other reasons for leaving or considering leaving school 0 No 297,952 1 Yes 31,671 Blank Not applicable 805,738 D Don't know 389 R Refused 486 89 C30B 2 98-99 C30B C33B E37B - What was the most important reason you decided to leave school?(Non-completers) or considered leaving school?(Graduates, Continuers) 01 No main reason 18,276 02 Boredom 89,660 03 Problems with school work 41,213 04 Teacher problems 15,879 05 Kicked out 13,889 06 Skipped classes 1,423 07 Pregnancy/marriage 11,966 08 Problems at home 13,565 09 Drug and alcohol problems 1,365 10 Had to work/financial reasons 21,311 11 Preferred work to school 56,713 12 Other reason 20,762 13 Sickness/medical 6,127 14 Moved 3,688 15 College vocational 4,389 16 Lack of social skills/attitude problems/maturity 4,785 17 Peer pressure 4,839 Blank Not applicable 805,738 DD Don't know 650 90 C31A 1 100-100 C31A - Are you glad you left? 1 Yes 56,622 2 No 84,604 3 Mixed feelings 35,273 Blank Not applicable 711,244 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 7,070 R Refused 98 91 C31B_1 1 101-101 C31B - Glad you left school because - liked working/earning money more 0 No 25,967 1 Yes 30,584 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 92 C31B_2 1 102-102 C31B - Glad you left school because - liked freedom of not being in school 0 No 47,100 1 Yes 9,452 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 93 C31B_3 1 103-103 C31B - Glad you left school because - high school education is useless 0 No 53,567 1 Yes 2,985 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 94 C31B_4 1 104-104 C31B - Glad you left school because - disliked school or bored with school 0 No 41,532 1 Yes 15,020 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 95 C31B_5 1 105-105 C31B - Glad you left school because - now recognize the value of an education 0 No 54,203 1 Yes 2,348 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 96 C31B_6 1 106-106 C31B - Glad you left school because - got a chance to learn about life 0 No 48,183 1 Yes 8,369 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 97 C31B_7 1 107-107 C31B - Glad you left school because - preferred family responsibilities 0 No 56,387 1 Yes 165 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 98 C31B_8 1 108-108 C31B - Glad you left school because - other reasons 0 No 54,366 1 Yes 2,186 Blank Not applicable 838,290 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 70 99 C31C_1 1 109-109 C31C - Sorry you left school because - couldn't get a good job 0 No 61,330 1 Yes 22,996 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 100 C31C_2 1 110-110 C31C - Sorry you left school because - now recognize the value of an education 0 No 42,046 1 Yes 42,280 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 101 C31C_3 1 111-111 C31C - Sorry you left school because - now want or need a diploma 0 No 51,745 1 Yes 32,582 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 102 C31C_4 1 112-112 C31C - Sorry you left school because - pregnancy 0 No 83,844 1 Yes 482 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 103 C31C_5 1 113-113 C31C - Sorry you left school because - missed friends 0 No 78,647 1 Yes 5,680 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 104 C31C_6 1 114-114 C31C - Sorry you left school because - other reasons 0 No 75,340 1 Yes 8,987 Blank Not applicable 810,307 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 277 105 C31D_1 1 115-115 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - recognized the importance of an education 0 No 11,741 1 Yes 21,974 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 106 C31D_2 1 116-116 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - high school education useless 0 No 30,265 1 Yes 3,450 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 107 C31D_3 1 117-117 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - disliked school or bored with school 0 No 31,679 1 Yes 2,036 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 108 C31D_4 1 118-118 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - got a chance to learn about life 0 No 30,536 1 Yes 3,179 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 109 C31D_5 1 119-119 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - liked working/money more 0 No 28,731 1 Yes 4,985 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 110 C31D_6 1 120-120 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - liked freedom of not being in school 0 No 29,560 1 Yes 4,155 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 111 C31D_7 1 121-121 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - couldn't get a good job 0 No 29,399 1 Yes 4,316 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 112 C31D_8 1 122-122 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - missed friends 0 No 30,901 1 Yes 2,815 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 113 C31D_9 1 123-123 C31D - Had mixed feeling about leaving school because - other reasons 0 No 29,262 1 Yes 4,453 Blank Not applicable 859,639 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,557 114 C32 1 124-124 C32 & E36 - Did/Have you ever consider dropping out of school? 1 Yes 146,832 2 No 805,476 Blank Not applicable (Non-completers) 183,667 D Don't know 261 115 C34 1 125-125 C34 & E38 - Did you ever drop out? 1 Yes 47,696 2 No 99,137 Blank Not applicable 989,404 116 C35A_1 1 126-126 C35A & E39 - Why did you return to school? - parents/friends talked me into it 0 No 45,584 1 Yes 2,011 Blank Not applicable 1,088,541 D Don't know 100 Note: Reasons for returning to school are specified for graduates and continuers who had previously dropped out. No reasons are specified for non-completers who returned. 117 C35A_2 1 127-127 C35A & E39 - Why did you return to school? - realized the value of education 0 No 11,204 1 Yes 36,392 Blank Not applicable 1,088,541 D Don't know 100 Note: Reasons for returning to school are specified for graduates and continuers who had previously dropped out. No reasons are specified for non-completers who returned. 118 C35A_3 1 128-128 C35A & E39 - Why did you return to school? - couldn't get a good job 0 No 41,360 1 Yes 6,235 Blank Not applicable 1,088,541 D Don't know 100 Note: Reasons for returning to school are specified for graduates and continuers who had previously dropped out. No reasons are specified for non-completers who returned. 119 C35A_9 1 129-129 C35A & E39 - Why did you return to school - other reasons 0 No 40,681 1 Yes 6,914 Blank Not applicable 1,088,541 D Don't know 100 Note: Reasons for returning to school are specified for graduates and continuers who had previously dropped out. No reasons are specified for non-completers who returned. 120 C36A_1 1 130-130 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - parents/friends talked me into it (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 48,631 1 Yes 46,483 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 121 C36A_2 1 131-131 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - realized value of an education (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 49,598 1 Yes 45,516 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 122 C36A_3 1 132-132 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - couldn't get a good job (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 85,239 1 Yes 9,875 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 123 C36A_4 1 133-133 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - found better/different school (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 94,321 1 Yes 793 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 124 C36A_6 1 134-134 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - wanted to stay with friends (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 92,816 1 Yes 2,298 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 125 C36A_7 1 135-135 C36A & E40 - Why did you not leave school? - other reasons (Answered by Graduates & Continuers who considered leaving school but didn't) 0 No 80,438 1 Yes 14,676 Blank Not applicable 1,037,100 D Don't know 4,023 126 C37 1 136-136 C37 - Have you worked at any job or business since you left elementary/secondary school? 1 Yes 790,818 2 No 104,093 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 127 C38 2 137-138 C38 - About how many jobs have you held in the last six months? 01 1 job 475,981 02 2 jobs 138,918 03 3 jobs 28,171 04 4 jobs 9,196 05 5 jobs 3,532 06 6 jobs or more 1,682 Blank Not applicable 104,093 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD Don't know 716 NN No jobs 132,622 128 C39X2 2 139-140 C39A and C39D - What kind of work did you do in your last job? (Answered by Non-completers & Graduates who have had a job since leaving school but not in the last 6 months) (2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) and other activities) 00 00 Uncodable 1,849 02 02 Student, taking courses 120 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 3,603 09 09 Other -deceased 57 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 4,535 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 4,857 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 5,763 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 1,091 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 2,638 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 21,618 51 51 Sales occupations 15,096 61 61 Service occupations 26,783 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 7,424 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 1,682 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 2,547 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 296 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 3,901 83 83 Machining and related 900 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 10,573 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 1,261 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 2,899 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 820 Blank Not applicable 761,573 CC CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD DD Don't know 792 129 C40 1 141-141 C40 - Did you leave that job within the past year? 1 Yes 107,848 2 No 25,490 Blank Not applicable 761,573 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 130 C41 1 142-142 C41 & E41A - Did you have a job last week?(Non-completers & Graduates) / Do you have a job at present?(Continuers) 1 Yes 690,175 2 No 208,631 Blank Not applicable 237,431 131 C42X2 2 143-144 C42X2 - C42A and C42D & E42 And E42D - What kind of work did/do you do in that job? (Last week's job for Non-completers & Graduates and current job for Continuers) (2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) and other activities) 00 00 Uncodable 5,872 02 02 Student, taking courses 2,234 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 313 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 1,889 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 4,238 09 09 Other -deceased 1,415 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 22,375 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 9,931 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 4,285 25 25 Occupations in religion 500 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 7,286 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 14,561 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 148,771 51 51 Sales occupations 124,591 61 61 Service occupations 164,798 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 26,801 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 1,060 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 4,507 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 624 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 13,334 83 83 Machining and related 5,931 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 29,439 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 17,199 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 28,067 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 8,364 Blank Not applicable 446,062 132 C43 1 145-145 C43 - Were you a paid worker or self/employed? 1 Paid worker 520,694 2 Self/employed 20,594 3 Other 5,701 Blank Not applicable 347,154 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 769 133 C44 1 146-146 C44 - Considering that job, overall were you satisfied with it? 1 Yes 482,442 2 No 65,316 Blank Not applicable 347,154 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 134 C45A 2 147-148 C45A & E41B - How many hours did you work last week?(Non-completers & Graduates) / How many hours a week do you usually work?(Continuers) 00 Not working 446,062 01 From 0 to 4 hours 31,652 02 From 5 to 9 hours 42,139 03 From 10 to 14 hours 60,445 04 From 15 to 19 hours 79,603 05 From 20 to 24 hours 73,631 06 From 25 to 29 hours 39,703 07 From 30 to 34 hours 52,286 08 From 35 to 39 hours 59,577 09 From 40 to 44 hours 156,969 10 From 45 to 49 hours 32,155 11 From 50 to 54 hours 27,070 12 55 hours or more 33,174 DD Don't know 1,768 135 C45B 1 149-149 C45B - Last week, were you: 1 On vacation 5,610 2 Sick or injured 1,931 3 Other 10,363 Blank Not applicable 877,004 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 4 136 C46 2 150-151 C46 - What is the main reason you worked less than 30 hours last week? 01 Going to school 78,571 02 Only a part-time job 49,637 03 Could not get more hours 40,958 04 Did not want more hours 5,698 05 Own illness or disability 2,554 06 Personal or family responsibility 1,233 07 Full-time work is less than 30 hours per week 3,979 08 Other 750 09 Just started new job 1,859 10 On vacation 2,075 Blank Not applicable 706,793 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD Don't know 804 137 C47X2 2 152-153 C47A and C47D - What kind of work did you do in your last job?(Answered by Non-completers & Graduates who have held a job in the last 6 months but not last week) (2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) and other activities) 00 00 Uncodable 1,665 02 02 Student, taking courses 178 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 16 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 14 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 2,705 09 09 Other -deceased 131 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 2,366 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 2,051 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 1,377 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 830 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 2,690 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 19,379 51 51 Sales occupations 15,641 61 61 Service occupations 23,989 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 4,962 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 878 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 2,367 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 116 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 2,884 83 83 Machining and related 600 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 7,950 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 3,017 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 3,359 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 603 Blank Not applicable 785,188 CC CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 138 C48 1 154-154 C48 - How many months did you work at that job?(Last job) 1 Less than 1 month 6,497 2 1 to 6 months 59,448 3 More than 6 months 42,328 Blank Not applicable 785,188 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 1,450 139 C49MONTH 2 155-156 C49 - Could you tell me the month and year you ended that job? Month last job ended 01 January 10,611 02 February 11,752 03 March 15,077 04 April 21,944 05 May 5,825 06 June 338 09 September 7,867 10 October 8,424 11 November 9,555 12 December 13,816 Blank Not applicable 785,188 CC Continuers were not questioned' 241,325 DD Don't know 4,513 140 C49YEAR 2 157-158 C49 - Could you tell me the month and year you ended that job? Year last job ended 90 1990 39,317 91 1991 66,662 Blank Not applicable 785,188 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD Don't know 3,744 141 C50 2 159-160 C50 - Why did you leave that job? 01 Temporary/seasonal job 28,859 02 Laid off 26,543 03 Quit 148 04 Moved 6,630 05 Pregnancy/marriage/family responsibilities 2,284 06 Fired 1,286 07 Returned to school 18,620 08 Illness 2,090 10 Other 3,997 11 Low pay or not enough hours 4,131 12 Transferred/new job 815 13 Disliked job/boss 10,246 14 Bankruptcy or firm closed 3,193 Blank Not applicable 785,188 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD Don't know 881 142 C51 1 161-161 C51 - Last week were you on temporary layoff? 1 Yes 40,178 2 No 213,245 Blank Not applicable 641,488 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 143 C51A 1 162-162 C51A - Last week were you waiting for a recall to a job? 1 Yes 29,387 2 No 183,858 Blank Not applicable 681,666 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 144 C52 1 163-163 C52 - Last week were you going to school full-time? 1 Yes 161,001 2 No 125,864 Blank Not applicable 608,046 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 145 C53 1 164-164 C53 - Last week were you looking for a job? 1 Yes 68,499 2 No 92,502 Blank Not applicable 733,910 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 146 C54 1 165-165 C54 - Were you looking for a full-time job? 1 Yes 47,976 2 No 20,523 Blank Not applicable 826,412 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 147 C55 1 166-166 C55 - Last week were you waiting for a new job to begin? 1 Yes 35,153 2 No 90,711 Blank Not applicable 769,047 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 148 C56 1 167-167 C56 - Last week were you looking for a job? 1 Yes 54,181 2 No 36,530 Blank Not applicable 804,200 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 149 C57 1 168-168 C57 - Were you looking for a full-time job? 1 Yes 49,583 2 No 4,598 Blank Not applicable 840,730 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 150 C58 1 169-169 C58 - What was the main reason you were not looking for a job last week 1 Personal or family responsibilities 15,561 2 No work available 413 3 Attending school 4,598 4 No longer interested in finding a job 65 5 Own illness or disability 2,389 6 No reason given 2,062 7 Other reason 16,040 Blank Not applicable 853,783 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 151 C59A 1 170-170 C59A - Are you familiar with Canada Employment Centres or other federal programs? 1 Yes 680,578 2 No 214,333 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 152 C59B 1 171-171 C59B - If you were to look for a job would you use them? 1 Yes 586,946 2 No 93,524 Blank Not applicable 214,333 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 108 153 C59C 1 172-172 C59C - Are you familiar with provincial employment or training programs? 1 Yes 274,145 2 No 620,754 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 12 154 C59D 1 173-173 C59D - If you were to look for a job would you use them? 1 Yes 232,855 2 No 40,190 Blank Not applicable 620,766 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 1,100 155 C59E 1 174-174 C59E - Are you familiar with private employment agencies? 1 Yes 219,114 2 No 675,797 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 156 C59F 1 175-175 C59F - If you were to look for a job would you use them? 1 Yes 147,019 2 No 71,766 Blank Not applicable 675,797 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 R Refused 329 157 C60A 1 176-176 C60A - If you were to look for a job would you get help from high school guidance counsellors or teachers? 1 Yes 251,888 2 No 643,023 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 158 C60B 1 177-177 C60B - If you were to look for a job would you get help from friends or relatives? 1 Yes 803,734 2 No 91,178 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 159 C60C 1 178-178 C60C - If you were to look for a job would you contact employers directly? 1 Yes 862,939 2 No 31,972 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 160 C60D 1 179-179 C60D - If you were to look for a job would you use newspaper ads? 1 Yes 789,364 2 No 105,547 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 161 C60E_1 1 180-180 C60E - If you were to look for a job would you use other job search methods - 1st write in 1 Employment Center 34,657 2 Telephone directory 10,752 3 Bulletin boards & signs 28,889 4 Media other than newspapers 8,780 5 Word of mouth 42,887 6 Old employers 6,001 7 Other 69,757 8 Yes other methods, not specified 640,301 9 Did not use other methods 52,888 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 162 C60E_2 1 181-181 C60E - If you were to look for a job would you use other job search methods - 2nd write in 1 Employment Center 545 2 Telephone directory 1,043 3 Bulletin boards & signs 1,809 4 Media other than newspapers 544 5 Word of mouth 1,978 6 Old employers 790 7 Other 5,608 9 Did not use other methods 52,888 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 N 2nd other method not used 829,708 163 C60E_3 1 182-182 C60E - If you were to look for a job would you use other job search methods - 3rd write in 3 Bulletin boards & signs 65 5 Word of mouth 4 7 Other 699 9 Did not use other methods 52,888 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 N 3rd other method not used 841,255 164 C61 1 183-183 C61 - Since leaving school have you taken any additional courses? 1 Yes 60,991 2 No 122,286 Blank Not applicable 711,244 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 389 165 C62 1 184-184 C62 - Were additional courses since leaving taken from: 1 Correspondence program 11,567 2 Trade or vocational school 20,940 3 High school 13,553 4 Some other school 11,231 5 Alternative school 2,125 6 Transitional school 1,576 Blank Not applicable 833,920 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 166 C63 1 185-185 C63 - Do you plan to finish high school in the near future? 1 Yes 48,447 2 No 9,281 Blank Not applicable 833,920 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 3,264 167 C64 1 186-186 C64 - Since high school have you received any training from an employer? 1 Yes 407,124 2 No 485,418 3 Never worked 2,369 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 168 C65 1 187-187 C65 - Since elementary/secondary school, have you taken any other training or education? 1 Yes 600,411 2 No 294,500 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 169 C66X 2 188-189 C66 - What field of study was it? 01 01 Educational, recreational and counseling services 37,136 02 02 Fine and applied arts 31,790 03 03 Humanities and related fields 69,583 04 04 Social sciences and related fields 82,109 05 05 Commerce, management and business administration 121,647 06 06 Agriculture and biological sciences/technologies 22,111 07 07 Engineering and applied sciences 29,436 08 08 Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 09 09 Health professions, sciences and technologies 33,956 10 10 Mathematics and physical sciences 70,179 11 11 All other Not elsewhere classified 34,625 12 12 No specialization 9,462 Blank Not applicable 294,500 CC CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 XX XX Uncodable 2,956 170 C67 1 190-190 C67 - Did you take this as part of a program or a single course? 1 Program 493,858 2 Single course 103,636 Blank Not applicable 294,500 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 2,916 171 C68 1 191-191 C68 - Was the single course a: 1 University course 10,524 2 Trade/vocational course 15,061 3 College course 36,986 4 A course offered by a Private Training Institution 16,863 5 Other course 24,202 Blank Not applicable 791,275 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 172 C69 1 192-192 C69 - Was the program of studies a: 1 University program 222,283 2 Trade/vocational program 23,211 3 College program 219,810 4 A program offered by a Private Training Institution 10,405 5 Other program 21,064 Blank Not applicable 398,137 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 173 C70 1 193-193 C70 - How long does it normally take to complete the program? 1 Less than 1 year 39,030 2 1 year or more 454,156 Blank Not applicable 398,137 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 3,589 174 C71 1 194-194 C71 - Have you completed the program? 1 Yes 71,931 2 No 424,843 Blank Not applicable 398,137 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 175 C72 1 195-195 C72 - Are you still taking it? 1 Yes 381,241 2 No 43,602 Blank Not applicable 470,068 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 176 C73 1 196-196 C73 - Graduates only: After completing high school, would you have liked to have continued your studies at university, college or CEGEP? 1 Yes 144,969 2 No 42,012 Blank Not applicable 699,608 C Continuers were not questioned 241,325 D Don't know 8,257 R Refused 65 177 C74 2 197-198 C74 - We are you interested in knowing why you did not continue to university, college, or CEGEP. What was the most important reasons? 01 Did not have enough money to continue 43,895 02 Wanted to raise a family 4,256 03 Had no interest in pursuing further education 19,029 04 Had a good job 13,634 05 Marks to low 14,593 06 Couldn't decide what to do 24,209 07 No program of interest was offered close to home 5,513 08 Wanted to take some time off from studying 36,306 09 Other 24,750 10 Wanted trade or vocational training 1,026 11 Illness 981 12 Applied but was not accepted at school 3,010 Blank Not applicable 699,608 CC Continuers were not questioned 241,325 DD Don't know 3,925 RR Refused 178 178 C75 1 199-199 C75 & E44 - Do you plan to take further training or education? 1 Yes 1,003,249 2 No 124,647 Blank Don't expect to graduate 804 D Don't know 7,209 R Refused 327 179 C76 1 200-200 C76 & E45 - Are you interested in acquiring new skills? 1 Yes 106,041 2 No 25,972 Blank Not applicable 1,003,249 D Don't know 974 180 C77_1 2 201-202 C77 - What skill or type of training would you be most interested in obtaining? - 1st skill mentioned 01 01 Educational, recreational and counseling services 93,996 02 02 Fine and applied arts 58,486 03 03 Humanities and related fields 64,143 04 04 Social sciences and related fields 131,538 05 05 Commerce, management and business administration 187,794 06 06 Agriculture and biological sciences/technologies 33,743 07 07 Engineering and applied sciences 58,890 08 08 Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 09 09 Health professions, sciences and technologies 85,541 10 10 Mathematics and physical sciences 37,349 11 11 All other Not elsewhere classified 15,696 12 12 No specialization 35,357 Blank Not applicable 25,972 DD DD Don't know 111,823 XX XX Uncodable 6,525 181 C77_2 2 203-204 C77 - What skill or type of training would you be most interested in obtaining? - 2nd skill mentioned 01 01 Educational, recreational and counseling services 5,438 02 02 Fine and applied arts 12,552 03 03 Humanities and related fields 11,122 04 04 Social sciences and related fields 17,974 05 05 Commerce, management and business administration 18,241 06 06 Agriculture and biological sciences/technologies 2,393 07 07 Engineering and applied sciences 3,785 08 08 Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 09 09 Health professions, sciences and technologies 3,805 10 10 Mathematics and physical sciences 4,681 11 11 All other Not elsewhere classified 637 12 12 No specialization 8 Blank Not applicable 25,972 DD DD Don't know 111,823 NN NN No more reported 898,486 182 C77_3 2 205-206 C77 - What skill or type of training would you be most interested in obtaining - 3rd skill mentioned 01 01 Educational, recreational and counseling services 119 02 02 Fine and applied arts 926 03 03 Humanities and related fields 552 04 04 Social sciences and related fields 1,901 05 05 Commerce, management and business administration 2,377 06 06 Agriculture and biological sciences/technologies 500 07 07 Engineering and applied sciences 617 08 08 Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 09 09 Health professions, sciences and technologies 665 10 10 Mathematics and physical sciences 756 11 11 All other Not elsewhere classified 21 Blank Not applicable 25,972 DD DD Don't know 111,823 NN NN No more reported 986,787 183 C77_L 1 207-207 C77 - What skill or type of training would you be most interested in obtaining - level 1 High school diploma 19,343 2 Trade/vocational 7,436 3 Apprenticeship 2,498 4 College 12,375 5 University 102,973 9 Not reported 853,815 Blank Not applicable 25,972 D Don't know 111,823 184 C78 1 208-208 C78 & E47 - Do you know where you would get this type of training or education? 1 Yes 920,469 2 No 75,354 Blank Not applicable 137,796 D Don't know 2,618 185 C79X2 2 209-210 C79 & E48 - What kind of job or career do you expect to have in five years? 00 00 Uncodable 52,380 02 02 Student, taking courses 71,966 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 3,675 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 3,992 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 12,295 09 09 Other -deceased 7,436 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 96,947 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 80,315 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 45,429 25 25 Occupations in religion 1,759 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 86,975 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 80,500 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 58,100 51 51 Sales occupations 26,509 61 61 Service occupations 89,445 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 9,983 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 2,131 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 4,195 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 1,613 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 2,154 83 83 Machining and related 10,311 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 35,139 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 12,223 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 697 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 5,092 DD DD Don't know 241,434 186 C80 1 211-211 C80 & E49 - Do you plan to own a business? 1 Yes 393,728 2 No 660,134 D Don't know 82,374 187 E43 2 212-213 E43 - In which year do you expect to graduate from high school 91 1991 170,739 92 1992 56,623 93 1993 6,717 94 1994 1,126 95 1995 416 96 1996 531 Blank Not applicable 894,911 DD Don't know 3,745 NN Never 804 RR Refused 625 188 F1 1 214-214 F1 - Sometimes people have problems reading and writing. Do you find you sometimes have difficulties filling out job applications? 1 Yes 77,206 2 No 1,053,803 3 Never done it 5,077 D Don't know 151 189 F2 1 215-215 F2 - Do you feel your reading or writing skills are limiting your job opportunities? 1 Yes 77,024 2 No 1,055,285 D Don't know 3,928 190 F3 1 216-216 F3 - Do you feel your basic math skills are limiting your job opportunities? 1 Yes 132,504 2 No 996,958 D Don't know 6,774 191 F4A 1 217-217 F4A - How often do you participate in sports? 1 Often 536,676 2 Sometimes 301,859 3 Rarely 213,132 4 Never 84,569 192 F4B 1 218-218 F4B - How often do you spend time with friends? 1 Often 930,596 2 Sometimes 167,595 3 Rarely 32,215 4 Never 5,831 193 F4C 1 219-219 F4C - How often do you spend time reading newspapers, magazines, books? 1 Often 616,310 2 Sometimes 368,791 3 Rarely 127,261 4 Never 23,875 194 F4D 1 220-220 F4D - How often do you watch television or play video games? 1 Often 343,693 2 Sometimes 411,492 3 Rarely 341,893 4 Never 39,158 195 F4E 1 221-221 F4E - How often do you play video games at an arcade? 1 Often 18,839 2 Sometimes 77,032 3 Rarely 302,676 4 Never 737,690 196 F5 1 222-222 F5 - Are you single or married? 1 Single, never married 1,084,484 2 Married or living common-law 51,112 3 Separated or divorced 616 4 Widow or widower 24 197 F6 1 223-223 F6 - Do you have any dependent children? 1 Yes 51,309 2 No 1,084,927 198 F7 1 224-224 F7 - Were you born in Canada? 1 Yes 1,056,465 2 No 79,772 199 F8A 1 225-225 F8A - In which year did you first immigrate to Canada? 1 Between 1970 and 1974 32,256 2 Between 1975 and 1977 16,949 3 Between 1978 and 1980 13,062 4 Between 1981 and 1983 5,985 5 Between 1984 and 1986 5,216 6 Between 1987 and 1991 6,305 Blank Not applicable 1,056,465 200 F8B 1 226-226 F8B - What language do you use most often? 1 English 863,307 2 French 249,413 3 Other language 23,516 201 F8C 1 227-227 F8C - What language was used when you were last in school? 1 English 850,429 2 French 252,953 3 Both, English and French 31,938 4 Other 917 202 F8D 1 228-228 F8D - Did you have problems at school because of that language? 1 Yes 23,507 2 No 1,080,791 Blank Not applicable 31,938 203 F9A 1 229-229 F9A - Are you limited in the kind or amount of activity you do? 1 Yes 62,829 2 No 1,073,407 204 F9BFLG 1 230-230 F9B - What is that condition? 1 Condition reported 62,829 Blank Condition not reported 1,073,407 205 F10A 1 231-231 F10A - During the last 12 months, did you receive wages, salary or self- employment income? 1 Yes 989,803 2 No 146,429 R Refused 4 206 F10B 1 232-232 F10B - During the last 12 months, did you receive income from unemployment insurance? 1 Yes 133,876 2 No 999,953 D Don't know 2,408 207 F10C 1 233-233 F10C - During the last 12 months, did you receive social assistance or welfare insurance? 1 Yes 92,730 2 No 1,042,054 D Don't know 1,453 208 F10D 1 234-234 F10D - During the last 12 months, did you receive financial support from your family/including spouse or common-law partner? 1 Yes 607,632 2 No 524,345 D Don't know 4,260 209 F10E 1 235-235 F10E - During the last 12 months, did you receive income from family allowance ? 1 Yes 136,881 2 No 994,166 D Don't know 5,190 210 F10F 1 236-236 F10F - During the last 12 months, did you receive loans or scholarship? 1 Yes 267,161 2 No 868,477 D Don't know 599 211 F10G 1 237-237 F10G - During the last 12 months, did you receive income or financial support from other sources? 1 Yes 115,371 2 No 1,019,351 D Don't know 1,512 R Refused 3 212 F11 1 238-238 F11 - What was your personal income from all sources before taxes and deductions for the last 12 months? 1 No income 9,002 2 Up to and including $10,000 808,573 3 $10,001 to $20,000 150,194 4 $20,001 to $30,000 28,414 5 More than $30,000 7,253 D Don't know 132,359 R Refused 440 213 F12A 1 239-239 F12A - Is your income the only source for your household? 1 Yes 219,493 2 No 845,492 X Error 71,252 Note: An error in the questionnaire allowed "no income" responses in F11 to be asked F12A. In addition nearly half of the "Don't knows" in F11 were unable to answer F12A when asked. 214 F12B 1 240-240 F12B - Is your income the main income for the household? 1 Yes 42,128 2 No 803,364 Blank Not applicable 219,493 X Error 71,252 Note: An error in the questionnaire allowed "no income" responses in F11 to be asked F12A. In addition nearly half of the "Don't knows" in F11 were unable to answer F12A when asked. 215 F13 1 241-241 F13 - Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your financial situation? 1 Satisfied 655,728 2 Dissatisfied 384,913 3 No opinion 24,344 X Error 71,252 216 F14A 1 242-242 F14A - Were you adopted? 1 Yes 36,532 2 No 1,099,704 217 F15MOTH 1 243-243 F15 - Living/Lived with mother? 0 No 110,755 1 Yes 1,023,921 9 Not reported 1,560 218 F15FATH 1 244-244 F15 - Living/Lived with father? 0 No 217,045 1 Yes 917,631 9 Not reported 1,560 219 F15SMOTH 1 245-245 F15 - Living/Lived with step mother? 0 No 1,123,065 1 Yes 11,611 9 Not reported 1,560 220 F15SFATH 1 246-246 F15 - Living/Lived with step father? 0 No 1,103,659 1 Yes 31,017 9 Not reported 1,560 221 F15OTHER 1 247-247 F15 - Living/Lived with others, other than parents or step parents? 0 No 1,065,174 1 Living with family members other than parents or step 23,944 parents 2 Living with friends 17,937 3 Living with others -boarding, CAS, etc. 4,213 9 Not reported 1,752 A Living alone or with children 23,216 222 F15LIVE 1 248-248 F15 - Living arrangements at the time of leaving school?(Graduates & Non- completers) / Living arrangement when surveyed?(Continuers) 1 Living alone or with children 23,216 2 Living with both parents or step parents 914,964 3 Single parent family - mother or step mother was head 116,066 4 Single parent family - father or step father was head 33,684 5 Living with other relatives other than parents or step 23,694 parents 6 Living with friends 17,403 7 Living with mother and step mother 1,864 8 Other 3,779 9 Don't know/Not declared 1,567 223 F15BFLG 1 249-249 F15B - With whom were you living at that time - FLAG indicating write in response? 1 Write in 68,734 Blank no write in 1,067,503 224 F16MOTH 1 250-250 F16 - Education of mother or step mother 0 Less than grade 9 - Secondary III 140,874 1 Didn't complete high school 180,943 2 Completed high school 305,674 3 Some or completed trade/vocational or college 148,770 4 Some or completed university 151,349 5 Other education 1,226 Blank Not applicable 103,343 D Don't know 104,058 225 F16FATH 1 251-251 F16 - Education of father or step father 0 Less than grade 9 - Secondary III 158,542 1 Didn't complete high school 153,603 2 Completed high school 211,144 3 Some or completed trade/vocational or college 124,606 4 Some or completed university 195,807 5 Other education 1,533 Blank Not applicable 187,589 D Don't know 102,411 R Refused 1,001 226 F17MOTH2 2 252-253 F17 - 2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) of mother or step mother 00 00 Uncodable 40,131 01 01 Retired 6,268 02 02 Student, taking courses 5,670 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 195,460 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 34,272 05 05 Disability, handicapped 2,407 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 19,842 09 09 Other -deceased 2,438 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 68,319 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 7,613 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 19,475 25 25 Occupations in religion 494 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 67,528 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 76,880 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 188,271 51 51 Sales occupations 55,521 61 61 Service occupations 161,282 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 10,981 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 2,031 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 917 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 326 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 11,727 83 83 Machining and related 930 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 2,799 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 7,896 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 4,412 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 2,800 Blank Not applicable 103,343 227 F17FATH2 2 254-255 F17 - 2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) of father or step father 00 00 Uncodable 56,626 01 01 Retired 20,648 02 02 Student, taking courses 1,549 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 1,979 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 16,278 05 05 Disability, handicapped 6,582 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 28,540 09 09 Other -deceased 5,896 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 107,610 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 60,561 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 14,092 25 25 Occupations in religion 2,894 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 36,576 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 19,945 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 33,501 51 51 Sales occupations 65,209 61 61 Service occupations 60,101 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 50,086 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 8,642 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 12,232 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 11,881 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 26,782 83 83 Machining and related 26,428 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 117,786 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 45,912 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 7,959 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 14,287 Blank Not applicable 187,589 228 F19 1 256-256 F19 - Considering your life in general are you satisfied or dissatisfied? 1 Satisfied 1,058,757 2 Dissatisfied 63,233 3 No opinion 14,246 229 HIGHGRAD 2 257-258 HIGHGRAD - Highest grade completed 01 Grade 6 or less 2,243 02 Grade 7 (secondary 1) 7,842 03 Grade 8 (secondary 2) 16,167 04 Grade 9 (secondary 3) 40,129 05 Grade 10 (secondary 4,level 1) 84,835 06 Grade 11 (secondary 5,level 2) 369,147 07 Grade 12 (secondary 6,level 3) 492,223 08 Grade 13 (Ontario Academic Certificate) 115,543 09 Work experience program 3,665 10 Special education received in High school or Senior High 330 11 Special education received in Junior high school 747 13 Special education received in another school but passed 14 grade 6 15 Other education received in High school or Senior school 1,814 16 Other education received in Junior high school 430 18 Other education received in another school but passed grade 6 19 Other education received in another school but didn't pass grade 6 Note: Derived from responses to A7, A8, A11, A12, A13, A14, E2, E3, E5, E6, E7, E8 230 LFSTAT 1 259-259 LFSTAT - Labour force status 1 Employed 540,578 2 Unemployed 178,625 3 Not in the labour force 175,708 C Continuers 241,325 231 PROVINTX 2 260-261 PROVINT - Province of interview 10 Newfoundland 34,471 11 Prince Edward Island 6,399 12 Nova Scotia 42,090 13 New Brunswick 36,586 24 Quebec 265,118 35 Ontario 414,187 46 Manitoba 50,522 47 Saskatchewan 43,617 48 Alberta 110,389 59 British Columbia 125,728 98 Not available 7,123 99 Out of country 7 232 PROVSTUD 2 262-263 PROVSTUD - Province of study 10 Newfoundland 34,985 11 Prince Edward Island 6,345 12 Nova Scotia 42,269 13 New Brunswick 36,197 24 Quebec 263,859 35 Ontario 416,400 46 Manitoba 49,529 47 Saskatchewan 46,501 48 Alberta 107,098 59 British Columbia 126,265 97 Not available 6,788 233 RETURN 1 264-264 RETURN - Returners 0 Not a returner 1,029,858 1 Returner 105,990 U Unknown 389 234 TYPE 1 265-265 Type of person 1 High school graduates (TYPE=G in questionnaire). 711,244 2 Continuers, continuing studies at elementary, junior high or high school (TYPE=CE or CH in questionnaire). 3 Non-completers who have successfully completed Grade 8 169,957 (Secondary 2) or higher in Quebec or British Columbia, or Grade 9 or higher in the other provinces.(TYPE=H in questionnaire) 4 Non-completers whose highest grade successfully completed was less than Grade 8 (Secondary 2) in Quebec or British Columbia, or less than Grade 9 in the other provinces.(TYPE=E in questionnaire) Note: Non-completers are those who have not graduated from high school an are not attending elementary, junior high or high school 235 AGE 2 266-267 AGE - Age on 1 April 1991 18 Age 18 368,931 19 Age 19 376,834 20 Age 20 390,471 236 AGEVENT 2 268-269 AGEVENT - Age of event 14 Age 14 7,076 15 Age 15 30,413 16 Age 16 96,410 17 Age 17 353,890 18 Age 18 312,748 19 Age 19 83,079 20 Age 20 11,294 CC Continuers, no event occurred 241,325 237 C42X2NOC 2 270-271 C42X2NOC - C42A and C42D & E42 And E42D - What kind of work did/do you do in that job? (Last week's job for Non-completers & Graduates and current job for Continuers)Variable C42X2 from the 1991 School Leavers Survey was recoded to 1992 National Occupational Classification (NOC) from Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 00 00 Senior management occupations 456 01 01-09 Middle and other management occupations 20,084 11 11 Professional occupations in business and finance 1,877 12 12 Skilled administrative and business occupations 17,660 14 14 Clerical occupations 67,992 21 21 Professional occupations in natural and applied 6,420 sciences 22 22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 31 31 Professional occupations in health 2,479 32 32 Technical and skilled occupations in health 2,223 34 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 41 41 Professional occupations in social science, 4,911 education, government services and religion 42 42 Paraprofessional occupations in law, social 9,045 services, education and religion 51 51 Professional occupations in art and culture 5,302 52 52 Technical and skilled occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 62 62 Skilled sales and service occupations 47,585 64 64 Intermediate sales and service occupations 172,740 66 66 Elemental sales and service occupations 147,471 72 72-73 Trades and skilled transport and equipment operators 74 74 Intermediate occupations in transport, equipment 29,460 operation, installation and maintenance 76 76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 82 82 Skilled occupations in primary industry 6,091 84 84 Intermediate occupations in primary industry 14,596 86 86 Labourers in primary industry 12,433 92 92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and skilled operators 94 94-95 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and assemblers 96 96 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Blank Not applicable 446,062 XX XX Uncodable 12,409 238 LASTJOB2 2 272-273 Last job held - 2 digit Standard Occupational Classification, 1980 (SOC) 00 00 Uncodable 9,386 02 02 Student, taking courses 2,531 03 03 Housewife, homemaker 329 04 04 Unemployed, not working, not at work 1,903 06 06 Worker in an industry - type unknown 10,546 09 09 Other -deceased 1,603 11 11 Managerial, administrative and related 29,275 21 21 Occupations in natural sciences, engineering, and 16,840 mathematics 23 23 Occupations in social sciences and related 11,425 25 25 Occupations in religion 500 27 27 Teaching and related occupations 9,206 31 31 Occupations in medicine and health 19,889 33 33 Artistic, literary, recreational occupations and related 41 41 Clerical and related 189,768 51 51 Sales occupations 155,327 61 61 Service occupations 215,569 71 71 Farming, horticulture and animal husbandry 39,188 73 73 Fishing, trapping and related occupations 3,619 75 75 Forestry and logging occupations 9,420 77 77 Mining and quarrying including oil and gas field 1,036 occupations 81 81 Processing occupations 20,120 83 83 Machining and related 7,431 85 85 Product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations 87 87 Construction trades occupations 47,962 91 91 Transport equipment operating occupations 21,477 93 93 Material handling and related occupations, n.e.c. 34,325 95 95 Other crafts and equipment operating occupations 9,787 Blank Not applicable 203,001 DD DD Don't know 792 Note: Derived from responses to C39, C42, C47, E41 239 EVERDROP 1 274-274 Has respondent ever dropped out of high school? 0 No 904,874 1 Yes 231,362 RECORD LAYOUT FOR 1995 SCHOOL LEAVERS FOLLOW-UP SURVEY - FIELD Q1A TO SLFWGT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT : DIPLOMAS, CERTIFICATES, DEGREES 240 Q1A 1 275-275 Q1A - Last week, were you in high school, junior high or elementary school? (Include traditional high schools; alternative and transitional high schools, high school work experience programs). 1 Yes 7,070 2 No 417,922 Blank Not applicable 711,244 241 Q2 1 276-276 Q2 - Last week, were you a part-time or full-time student? 1 Part-time 2,357 2 Full-time 4,713 Blank Not applicable 1,129,166 242 Q4M 2 277-278 Q4M - In which month do you expect to receive a high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent? 01 January 1,613 02 February 4 03 March 6 04 April 634 05 May 6 06 June 3,356 07 July 23 09 September 28 10 October 10 11 November 8 12 December 14 13 Already received a diploma, certificate or equivalent 282 14 Does not expect to receive a certificate/diploma 216 99 Don't know 869 Blank Not applicable 1,129,166 243 Q4Y 4 279-282 Q4Y - In which year do you expect to receive a high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent? 1995 1995 202 1996 1996 5,295 1997 1997 173 1998 1998 669 1999 1999 11 9999 Don't know 221 Blank Not applicable 1,129,664 244 Q5M 2 283-284 Q5M - In which month did you complete the requirements for your high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent? 06 June 271 09 September 11 Blank Not applicable 1,135,955 245 Q5Y 4 285-288 Q5Y - In which year did you complete the requirements for your high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent? 1991 1991 261 1992 1992 10 1994 1994 11 Blank Not applicable 1,135,955 246 Q9 1 289-289 Q9 - Do you have a high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent? 1 Yes 257,032 2 No 160,068 9 Don't know 822 Blank Not applicable 718,315 247 Q10M 2 290-291 Q10M - In which month did you complete these requirements? (for the high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent)? 01 January 12,451 02 February 4,225 03 March 4,654 04 April 4,567 05 May 14,769 06 June 189,430 07 July 6,027 08 August 2,550 09 September 4,943 10 October 2,923 11 November 1,727 12 December 4,206 99 Don't know 4,560 Blank Not applicable 879,205 248 Q10Y 4 292-295 Q10Y - In which year did you complete these requirements? (for the high school graduation certificate, diploma or its equivalent)? 1987 1987 502 1988 1988 2,228 1989 1989 9,940 1990 1990 29,354 1991 1991 126,395 1992 1992 53,241 1993 1993 18,319 1994 1994 9,775 1995 1995 6,420 9999 Don't know 858 Blank Not applicable 879,205 249 LAST_HSY 4 296-299 LAST_HSY - Last time in high school for 1995 leavers and continuers - YEAR 1984 1984 1,042 1985 1985 3,353 1986 1986 10,053 1987 1987 17,655 1988 1988 25,403 1989 1989 35,285 1990 1990 26,549 1991 1991 19,885 1992 1992 7,920 1993 1993 4,992 1994 1994 5,714 1995 1995 9,766 9999 Don't know 63 Blank Not applicable 968,559 250 LAST_HSM 2 300-301 LAST_HSM - Last time in high school for 1995 leavers and continuers - MONTH 01 January 9,983 02 February 6,269 03 March 10,741 04 April 5,571 05 May 7,296 06 June 64,235 07 July 254 08 August 2,912 09 September 10,020 10 October 13,946 11 November 8,863 12 December 9,219 99 Don't know 18,371 Blank Not applicable 968,559 251 GRAD95Y 4 302-305 GRAD95Y - Year of graduation for new graduates 1987 1987 502 1988 1988 2,228 1989 1989 9,940 1990 1990 29,354 1991 1991 126,656 1992 1992 53,251 1993 1993 18,319 1994 1994 9,787 1995 1995 6,420 9999 Don't know 858 Blank Not applicable 878,923 Note: New graduates were leavers or continuers in 1991 but in 1995 are now graduates 252 GRAD95M 2 306-307 GRAD95M - Month of graduation for new graduates 01 January 12,451 02 February 4,225 03 March 4,654 04 April 4,567 05 May 14,769 06 June 189,700 07 July 6,027 08 August 2,550 09 September 4,954 10 October 2,923 11 November 1,727 12 December 4,206 99 Don't know 4,560 Blank Not applicable 878,923 253 Q28 2 308-309 Q28 - In which province did you last go to high school, junior high or elementary school? 10 Newfoundland 14,171 11 Prince Edward Island 2,349 12 Nova Scotia 20,221 13 New Brunswick 14,009 24 Quebec 73,401 35 Ontario 194,086 46 Manitoba 18,091 47 Saskatchewan 16,006 48 Alberta 36,732 59 British Columbia 35,927 Blank Not applicable 711,244 254 Q29A 2 310-311 Q29A - What is the highest grade or level in high school, junior high or elementary school you have now finished? (Answered by those responding "Nfld.", "P.E.I.", "N.S.", "N.B.", "Alta.", "N.W.T.", "refused", or "don't know" in Q28) 01 Grade 6 or less 309 02 Grade 7 1,022 03 Grade 8 2,033 04 Grade 9 4,413 05 Grade 10 LEVEL 1 8,779 06 Grade 11 LEVEL 2 18,854 07 Grade 12 LEVEL 3 51,630 08 Work experience program (on the job training while still in school) 09 Special education 181 10 Other 98 99 Don't know 82 Blank Not applicable 1,048,755 255 Q29B 2 312-313 Q29B - What is the highest grade or level in high school, junior high or elementary school you have now finished? (Answered by those responding "Quebec" in Q28) 01 Elementary 6 or less 3,240 02 Secondary 1 3,687 03 Secondary 2 5,254 04 Secondary 3 11,606 05 Secondary 4 24,571 06 Secondary 5 22,478 07 Secondary 6 544 10 Other 1,382 99 Don't know 638 Blank Not applicable 1,062,836 256 Q29D 2 314-315 Q29D - What is the highest grade or level in high school, junior high or elementary school you have now finished? (Answered by those responding "Ontario", "Manitoba" or "Saskatchewan" in Q28) 01 Grade 6 or less 690 02 Grade 7 369 03 Grade 8 1,800 04 Grade 9 6,924 05 Grade 10 16,605 06 Grade 11 28,662 07 Grade 12 88,104 08 Grade 13 (OAC) 82,974 09 Special education 954 10 Work experience program (on the job training while still in school) 11 Other 956 Blank Not applicable 908,053 257 Q29E 2 316-317 Q29E - What is the highest grade or level in high school, junior high or elementary school you have now finished? (Answered by those responding "British Columbia" or "Yukon" in Q28) 02 Grade 7 621 03 Grade 8 877 04 Grade 9 4,833 05 Grade 10 1,136 06 Grade 11 9,280 07 Grade 12 19,172 10 Other 8 Blank Not applicable 1,100,310 258 Q29F 1 318-318 Q29F - Did you receive this education in .......? (Answered by those responding "special education", "other", "refused", or "don't know" in Q29A, Q29B, Q29D or Q29E) 1 High school or senior high 2,778 2 Junior high school 18 3 Elementary school 195 4 Other 1,309 Blank Not applicable 1,131,937 259 Q29G 1 319-319 Q29G - Did you go PAST GRADE 6? (Answered by those responding "other" or "don't know" in Q29F) 1 Yes 1,309 Blank Not applicable 1,134,928 260 HIGRAD95 2 320-321 HIGRAD95 - Highest grade in high school, junior high, or elementary school completed as of 1995 01 Grade 6 or less 4,239 02 Grade 7 (secondary 1) 5,699 03 Grade 8 (secondary 2) 9,964 04 Grade 9 (secondary 3) 27,777 05 Grade 10 (secondary 4, level 1) 56,857 06 Grade 11 (secondary 5, level 2) 266,624 07 Grade 12 (secondary 6, level 3) 559,022 08 Grade 13 (Ontario Academic Certificate) 198,517 09 Work experience program (on the job training while still in school) 10 Special education received in high school or senior high 771 11 Special education received in junior high school 7 12 Special education received in elementary school 189 13 Special education received in another school but passed 176 grade 6 15 Other education received in high school or senior high 2,735 16 Other education received in junior high school 11 17 Other education received in elementary school 6 18 Other education received in another school but passed grade 6 261 HS_FTM 2 322-323 HS_FTM - Last time respondent was in high school, junior high or elementary school FULL-TIME - MONTH 01 January 65,821 02 February 18,068 03 March 15,294 04 April 14,572 05 May 31,571 06 June 904,794 07 July 7,465 08 August 2,329 09 September 24,383 10 October 12,326 11 November 12,396 12 December 18,402 99 Don't know 8,815 262 HS_FTY 4 324-327 HS_FTY - Last time respondent was in high school, junior high or elementary school FULL-TIME - YEAR 1983 1983 27 1984 1984 1,055 1985 1985 4,096 1986 1986 15,240 1987 1987 52,380 1988 1988 191,976 1989 1989 298,670 1990 1990 297,178 1991 1991 187,163 1992 1992 55,749 1993 1993 14,427 1994 1994 6,037 1995 1995 10,527 9999 Don' t know 1,713 263 Q35_RCD 1 328-328 Q35_RCD - Q35 & Q35A Other than high school, have you taken any career or job related education or training such as programs, workshops, seminars and tutorials? or any education, training towards any certificates diplomas or degrees? 1 Yes 984,026 2 No 151,875 8 Refused or don't know 336 264 Q35A 1 329-329 Q35A - Other than high school, have you taken any education or training towards any certificates, diplomas or degrees? 1 Yes 838,122 2 No 298,110 9 Don't know 5 265 Q36TV 1 330-330 Q36TV - Have you taken any education or training towards a trade/vocational or registered apprenticeship diploma or certificate 1 Yes 108,299 2 No 729,282 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 266 Q36COLL 1 331-331 Q36COLL - Have you taken any education or training towards a college or CEGEP diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 401,851 2 No 435,730 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 267 Q36UDIPL 1 332-332 Q36UDIPL - Have you taken any education or training towards an undergraduate diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 30,432 2 No 807,149 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 268 Q36BA 1 333-333 Q36BA - Have you taken any education or training towards a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BSc, BA BSc, 4 or 5 year B.Ed.)? 1 Yes 379,130 2 No 458,451 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 269 Q361PROF 1 334-334 Q361PROF - Have you taken any education or training towards a first professional degree (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, divinity, or 1 year B. Ed after a Bachelor's degree)? 1 Yes 12,332 2 No 825,249 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 270 Q36GDIPL 1 335-335 Q36GDIPL - Have you taken any education or training towards a graduate diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 6,203 2 No 831,378 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 271 Q36MA 1 336-336 Q36MA - Have you taken any education or training towards a master's degree? 1 Yes 24,508 2 No 813,073 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 272 Q36PHD 1 337-337 Q36PHD - Have you taken any education or training towards a doctoral degree? 1 Yes 3,091 2 No 834,490 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 273 Q36PBUSI 1 338-338 Q36PBUSI - Have you taken any education or training towards a private business school or commercial school diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 30,263 2 No 807,318 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 274 Q36DEMPL 1 339-339 Q36DEMPL - Have you taken any education or training towards a diploma or certificate recognized by or issued by an employer or business only? 1 Yes 17,454 2 No 820,128 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 275 Q36PASSO 1 340-340 Q36PASSO - Have you taken any education or training towards a diploma, certificate or license from a professional association such as in accounting, banking or insurance? 1 Yes 24,851 2 No 812,731 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 276 Q36OTHER 1 341-341 Q36OTHER - Have you taken any other diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 29,964 2 No 807,617 8 Refused 6 9 Don't know 535 Blank Never took any postsecondary education or training 298,114 277 Q37A 1 342-342 Q37A - Have you completed a trade/vocational or registered apprenticeship diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 65,130 2 No 42,835 9 Don't know 334 Blank Not applicable 1,027,937 278 Q38AM 2 343-344 Q38AM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the trade/vocational or registered apprenticeship diploma or certificate? 01 January 5,471 02 February 5,115 03 March 3,316 04 April 7,976 05 May 7,917 06 June 18,536 07 July 1,013 08 August 2,058 09 September 2,474 10 October 2,871 11 November 994 12 December 4,741 99 Don't know 2,648 Blank Not applicable 1,071,107 279 Q38AY 4 345-348 Q38AY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the trade/vocational or registered apprenticeship diploma or certificate? 1987 1987 367 1988 1988 1,643 1989 1989 1,868 1990 1990 5,680 1991 1991 11,515 1992 1992 13,320 1993 1993 10,616 1994 1994 9,520 1995 1995 10,526 9999 Don't know 75 Blank Not applicable 1,071,107 280 Q37B 1 349-349 Q37B - Have you completed a college or CEGEP diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 269,887 2 No 131,475 9 Don't know 489 Blank Not applicable 734,386 281 Q38BM 2 350-351 Q38BM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the college or CEGEP diploma or certificate? 01 January 5,109 02 February 2,941 03 March 5,580 04 April 36,856 05 May 98,747 06 June 64,067 07 July 4,268 08 August 10,820 09 September 7,379 10 October 2,006 11 November 1,306 12 December 30,658 99 Don't know 151 Blank Not applicable 866,350 282 Q38BY 4 352-355 Q38BY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the college or CEGEP diploma or certificate? 1987 1987 8 1988 1988 541 1989 1989 10,942 1990 1990 28,486 1991 1991 54,739 1992 1992 51,172 1993 1993 57,264 1994 1994 35,492 1995 1995 31,104 9999 Don't know 136 Blank Not applicable 866,350 283 Q37C 1 356-356 Q37C - Have you completed an undergraduate diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 14,394 2 No 16,038 Blank Not applicable 1,105,804 284 Q38CM 2 357-358 Q38CM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the undergraduate diploma or certificate? 01 January 5 02 February 90 04 April 4,540 05 May 3,827 06 June 1,484 07 July 7 08 August 1,328 09 September 90 11 November 5 12 December 2,204 99 Don't know 812 Blank Not applicable 1,121,842 285 Q38CY 4 359-362 Q38CY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the undergraduate diploma or certificate? 1986 1986 90 1989 1989 714 1990 1990 826 1991 1991 740 1992 1992 524 1993 1993 2,279 1994 1994 3,764 1995 1995 5,457 Blank Not applicable 1,121,842 286 Q37D 1 363-363 Q37D - Have you completed a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BSc, BA BSc, 4 or 5 year B.Ed.)? 1 Yes 217,354 2 No 161,409 9 Don't know 367 Blank Not applicable 757,106 287 Q38DM 2 364-365 Q38DM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BSc, BA BSc, 4 or 5 year B.Ed.)? 01 January 2,968 02 February 269 04 April 81,786 05 May 66,417 06 June 29,042 07 July 2,318 08 August 14,591 09 September 1,693 10 October 2,393 11 November 2,913 12 December 12,964 Blank Not applicable 918,883 288 Q38DY 4 366-369 Q38DY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BSc, BA BSc, 4 or 5 year B.Ed.)? 1990 1990 234 1991 1991 1,663 1992 1992 17,353 1993 1993 57,745 1994 1994 69,675 1995 1995 70,684 Blank Not applicable 918,883 289 Q37E 1 370-370 Q37E - Have you completed a first professional degree (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, divinity, or 1 year B. Ed after a Bachelor's degree)? 1 Yes 4,301 2 No 8,031 Blank Not applicable 1,123,905 290 Q38EM 2 371-372 Q38EM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the first professional degree (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, divinity, or 1 year B. Ed after a Bachelor's degree)? 01 January 1,052 04 April 524 05 May 901 06 June 1,721 11 November 93 12 December 10 Blank Not applicable 1,131,935 291 Q38EY 4 373-376 Q38EY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the first professional degree (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, divinity, or 1 year B. Ed after a Bachelor's degree)? 1989 1989 93 1991 1991 98 1992 1992 175 1993 1993 253 1994 1994 1,829 1995 1995 1,854 Blank Not applicable 1,131,935 292 Q37F 1 377-377 Q37F - Have you completed a graduate diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 4,029 2 No 2,174 Blank Not applicable 1,130,034 293 Q38FM 2 378-379 Q38FM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the graduate diploma or certificate? 01 January 531 04 April 1,943 05 May 1,005 06 June 8 07 July 432 08 August 7 09 September 102 Blank Not applicable 1,132,208 294 Q38FY 4 380-383 Q38FY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the graduate diploma or certificate? 1990 1990 65 1993 1993 1,313 1994 1994 1,169 1995 1995 1,482 Blank Not applicable 1,132,208 295 Q37GH 1 384-384 Q37GX - Have you completed a master's and/or doctoral degree? 1 Yes 7,633 2 No 17,441 Blank Not applicable 1,111,163 296 Q38GHM 2 385-386 Q38GMX - In which month did you complete the requirements for the master's and/or a doctoral degree? 04 April 628 05 May 1,099 06 June 887 07 July 94 08 August 1,708 09 September 1,370 12 December 1,847 Blank Not applicable 1,128,604 297 Q38GHY 4 387-390 Q38GYX - In which year did you complete the requirements for the master's and/or doctoral degree? 1993 1993 832 1994 1994 3,962 1995 1995 2,838 Blank Not applicable 1,128,604 298 Q37I 1 391-391 Q37I - Have you completed a private business school or commercial school diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 18,349 2 No 11,914 Blank Not applicable 1,105,973 299 Q38IM 2 392-393 Q38IM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the private business school or commercial school diploma or certificate? 01 January 1,107 02 February 1,491 03 March 1,226 04 April 948 05 May 1,270 06 June 3,009 07 July 768 08 August 1,393 09 September 1,981 10 October 2,847 11 November 53 12 December 1,469 99 Don't know 788 Blank Not applicable 1,117,888 300 Q38IY 4 394-397 Q38IY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the private business school or commercial school diploma or certificate? 1989 1989 480 1990 1990 1,500 1991 1991 2,391 1992 1992 1,632 1993 1993 3,602 1994 1994 3,463 1995 1995 4,509 9999 Don't know 774 Blank Not applicable 1,117,888 301 Q37J 1 398-398 Q37J - Have you completed a diploma or certificate recognized by or issued by an employer or business only? 1 Yes 13,052 2 No 4,401 Blank Not applicable 1,118,783 302 Q38JM 2 399-400 Q38JM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the diploma or certificate recognized by or issued by an employer or business only? 01 January 597 02 February 1,161 03 March 383 04 April 201 05 May 2,372 06 June 2,385 07 July 521 08 August 911 09 September 1,277 10 October 1,026 11 November 47 12 December 1,990 99 Don't know 182 Blank Not applicable 1,123,184 303 Q38JY 4 401-404 Q38JY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the diploma or certificate recognized by or issued by an employer or business only? 1987 1987 8 1989 1989 638 1990 1990 1,200 1991 1991 110 1992 1992 3,766 1993 1993 1,597 1994 1994 2,102 1995 1995 3,630 Blank Not applicable 1,123,184 304 Q37K 1 405-405 Q37K - Have you completed a diploma, certificate or license from a professional association such as in accounting, banking or insurance? 1 Yes 10,512 2 No 14,339 Blank Not applicable 1,111,386 305 Q38KM 2 406-407 Q38KM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the diploma, certificate or license from a professional association such as in accounting, banking or insurance? 01 January 1,043 02 February 441 04 April 871 05 May 676 06 June 1,005 07 July 1,673 08 August 1,124 09 September 864 10 October 1,103 11 November 791 12 December 642 99 Don't know 281 Blank Not applicable 1,125,725 306 Q38KY 4 408-411 Q38KY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the diploma, certificate or license from a professional association such as in accounting, banking or insurance? 1989 1989 5 1991 1991 1,087 1992 1992 1,647 1993 1993 1,617 1994 1994 1,782 1995 1995 4,374 Blank Not applicable 1,125,725 307 Q37L 1 412-412 Q37L - Have you completed any other diploma or certificate? 1 Yes 14,019 2 No 15,946 Blank Not applicable 1,106,272 308 Q38LM 2 413-414 Q38LM - In which month did you complete the requirements for the other diploma or certificate? 01 January 776 02 February 111 03 March 1,474 04 April 209 05 May 1,907 06 June 2,245 07 July 2,731 08 August 866 09 September 644 10 October 911 11 November 714 12 December 1,355 99 Don't know 75 Blank Not applicable 1,122,218 309 Q38LY 4 415-418 Q38LY - In which year did you complete the requirements for the other diploma or certificate? 1989 1989 11 1990 1990 453 1991 1991 832 1992 1992 2,144 1993 1993 2,968 1994 1994 2,752 1995 1995 4,859 Blank Not applicable 1,122,218 LAST WEEK'S EDUCATION AND WORK 310 Q39_RCD 1 419-419 Q39 & Q1A=1 - Last week, were you taking any education or training from a school, college, or university? (Includes correspondence and night courses) 1 Yes 343,543 2 No 792,694 311 Q40_RCD 1 420-420 Q40 & Q1A=1 - Last week, were you a part-time or full-time student? 1 Part-time student last week 105,819 2 Full-time student last week 237,383 9 Student (status unknown) last week 341 Blank Not applicable 792,694 312 Q41_RCD 1 421-421 Q41 & Q1A=1 - Last week, what type of school were you taking education or training from? 1 Community college, CEGEP or institute of applied arts and technology 2 Business or commercial school 5,945 3 Trade or vocational school 6,921 4 University 192,171 5 Other 31,083 6 High school 7,070 9 Don't know 1,082 Blank Not a student last week 792,694 313 Q42 1 422-422 Q42 - Last week, did you work at a job or business? 1 Yes 804,429 2 No 331,807 314 Q44 1 423-423 Q44 - Last week, did you have a job or business at which you did not work? Do not include a new job you are waiting to begin 1 Yes 38,899 2 No 292,908 Blank Not applicable 804,429 315 Q45 1 424-424 Q45 - Last week, were you waiting for a new job to begin? 1 Yes 17,438 2 No 275,409 9 Don't know 62 Blank Not applicable 843,329 316 Q46 2 425-426 Q46 - Last week, how many jobs or businesses did you HAVE? 01 1 job 735,228 02 2 jobs 94,722 03 3 jobs 10,628 04 4 jobs 1,718 05 5 jobs 329 99 Don't know 704 Blank Not applicable 292,908 317 Q47 1 427-427 Q47 - Last week, were you absent from work because you were on temporary layoff that is, because you were waiting to be recalled to a job? 1 Yes 12,088 2 No 26,811 Blank Not applicable 1,097,337 318 Q48 2 428-429 Q48 - Last week, what was the main reason you did not work at a job or business? (Only one response allowed) 01 On holiday or vacation 2,771 02 Attending education or training program 4,312 03 Not required to work last week 2,103 04 Own illness or disability 5,436 05 Personal or family responsibilities 1,879 07 Labour dispute 132 09 Maternity/paternity leave 8,546 10 Other 1,633 Blank Not applicable 1,109,425 MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS HELD LAST WEEK, JOB INFORMATION 319 Q50ABCX 2 430-431 Q50A & Q50B & Q50C - How many hours a week did you (will you) USUALLY work at that job (or business)? 01 Less than 5 hours per week 6,691 02 From 5 to 9 hours 28,021 03 From 10 to 14 hours 34,546 04 From 15 to 19 hours 46,342 05 From 20 to 24 hours 67,640 06 From 25 to 29 hours 26,542 07 From 30 to 34 hours 61,030 08 From 35 to 39 hours 113,930 09 From 40 to 49 hours 370,509 10 50 hours or more 101,234 99 Don't know 4,280 Blank Not applicable 275,470 320 Q50FTPT 1 432-432 Q50FTPT - Q50A to Q50C - Full-time/part-time status last week - Last week's job 1 Full-time 646,704 2 Part-time 209,782 9 Don't know 4,280 Blank Not applicable 275,470 Note: A full-time job is greater or equal to 30 hours per week 321 Q51 1 433-433 Q51 - What was the main reason you usually worked (will work) less than 30 hours a week? - Last week's job (Only one response allowed) 1 Own illness or disability 1,388 2 Personal or family responsibilities 8,064 3 Going to school, taking education or training program 100,192 4 Could only find part-time work 62,162 5 Did not want full-time work 9,396 6 Full-time work under 30 hours per week 20,598 7 Other 7,514 9 Don't know 469 Blank Not applicable 926,454 322 Q52SICD 1 434-434 Q52SICD - Q52 and Q53 - For whom did (will) you work?/What kind of business, industry of service was this (will this be)? (1980 Standard Industrial Classification Codes, Divisions (SIC)) Blank Not applicable 275,470 7 Uncodable 8,339 8 Refused 481 9 Don't know 3 A Division A Agricultural And Related Service Industries 12,956 B Division B Fishing And Trapping Industries 1,985 C Division C Logging And Forestry Industries 6,115 D Division D Mining (Including Milling), Quarrying And Oil Well Industries E Division E Manufacturing Industries 107,696 F Division F Construction Industries 48,601 G Division G Transportation And Storage Industries 29,420 H Division H Communication And Other Utility Industries 20,524 I Division I Wholesale Trade Industries 41,148 J Division J Retail Trade Industries 150,053 K Division K Finance And Insurance Industries 33,738 L Division L Real Estate Operator And Insurance Agent 9,574 Industries M Division M Business Service Industries 67,980 N Division N Government Service Industries 33,916 O Division O Educational Service Industries 56,131 P Division P Health And Social Service Industries 75,316 Q Division Q Accommodation, Food And Beverage Service 79,133 Industries R Division R Other Service Industries 67,940 323 Q54NOC2 2 435-436 Q54NOC2 - Q54 and Q55 - What kind of work were you doing (will you be doing)?/What were (will be) your most important activities or duties? (2-digit National Occupational Classification Codes, 1992 (NOC)) 00 00 Senior management occupations 2,128 01 01-09 Middle and other management occupations 52,183 11 11 Professional occupations in business and finance 25,174 12 12 Skilled administrative and business occupations 33,663 14 14 Clerical occupations 98,204 21 21 Professional occupations in natural and applied 30,708 sciences 22 22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 31 31 Professional occupations in health 20,506 32 32 Technical and skilled occupations in health 11,101 34 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 41 41 Professional occupations in social science, 47,218 education, government services and religion 42 42 Paraprofessional occupations in law, social 18,504 services, education and religion 51 51 Professional occupations in art and culture 10,972 52 52 Technical and skilled occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 62 62 Skilled sales and service occupations 47,248 64 64 Intermediate sales and service occupations 120,903 66 66 Elemental sales and service occupations 82,340 72 72-73 Trades and skilled transport and equipment operators 74 74 Intermediate occupations in transport, equipment 44,945 operation, installation and maintenance 76 76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 82 82 Skilled occupations in primary industry 9,011 84 84 Intermediate occupations in primary industry 10,100 86 86 Labourers in primary industry 3,760 92 92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and skilled operators 94 94-95 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and assemblers 96 96 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Blank Not applicable 275,470 DD DD Don't know 3 XX XX Uncodable 10,203 324 Q56 1 437-437 Q56 - Were you (will you be) a paid worker or self-employed? - Last week's job 1 Paid worker 789,775 2 Self-employed worker 66,654 3 Other (eg. unpaid family worker) 4,194 9 Don't know 143 Blank Not applicable 275,470 325 Q57 1 438-438 Q57 - Was this (Will this be) a permanent job or a temporary job? - Last week's job - (A permanent job is one for which there was no indication that the job would end at some definite point in time, e.g., hired permanently with no specified term. A temporary job is one forwhich there was a definite indication that the job will terminate at some specified point in time, e.g., hired for a six month term) 1 Permanent 643,736 2 Temporary 144,911 9 Don't know 1,271 Blank Not applicable 346,318 326 Q58M 2 439-440 Q58M - In which month did you begin working for the employer you had last week? 01 January 47,944 02 February 44,989 03 March 49,750 04 April 62,897 05 May 89,363 06 June 91,548 07 July 73,573 08 August 95,491 09 September 133,353 10 October 83,155 11 November 45,970 12 December 19,376 98 Refused 12 99 Don't know 5,907 Blank Not applicable 292,908 327 Q58Y 4 441-444 Q58Y - In which year did you begin working for the employer you had last week? 1981 1981 10 1982 1982 74 1983 1983 86 1984 1984 1,827 1985 1985 1,316 1986 1986 1,673 1987 1987 12,817 1988 1988 24,746 1989 1989 31,475 1990 1990 45,021 1991 1991 64,643 1992 1992 68,506 1993 1993 94,486 1994 1994 179,706 1995 1995 315,375 9998 Refused 12 9999 Don't know 1,556 Blank Not applicable 292,908 328 LNGTHLWJ 3 445-447 LNGTHLWJ - Number of months between interview and start of last week's job (derived from Q58M and Q58Y) 0-173 From 000 to 173 months 837,410 Blank Not applicable 298,827 329 Q59AM 2 448-449 Q59AM - In which month will you begin this job (or business)? 01 January 1,103 03 March 65 05 May 11 09 September 344 10 October 7,792 11 November 5,367 12 December 1,359 98 Refused 172 99 Don't know 1,225 Blank Not applicable 1,118,799 330 Q59AY 4 450-453 Q59AY - In which year will you begin this job (or business)? 1995 1995 15,090 1996 1996 1,180 9998 Refused 172 9999 Don't know 996 Blank Not applicable 1,118,799 331 Q61 2 454-455 Q61 - What method did you use to find this job? - Last week's job - (Only one response allowed) 01 Contacted employer directly 143,282 02 Answered an ad in a newspaper 89,301 03 Placed an ad in the newspaper 1,556 04 Through an employment agency or center 79,855 05 Through friends 189,723 06 Through relatives 86,499 07 Referral from another employer 20,597 08 Sent out resume 139,087 09 Other 40,011 99 Don't know 7 Blank Not applicable 346,318 332 Q66A 2 456-457 Q66A - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main Job (or business)? (first response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 489,318 02 Wages, earnings 149,375 03 Future prospects 24,038 04 Relations with co-workers 57,996 05 Relations with supervisor(s) 4,729 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 12,039 07 Hours of work 19,679 08 Location of job or business 10,121 09 Other(s) 34,730 10 No satisfying aspects 30,442 98 Refused 531 99 Don't know 10,331 Blank Not applicable 292,908 333 Q66B 2 458-459 Q66B - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (second response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 62,062 02 Wages, earnings 39,997 03 Future prospects 16,050 04 Relations with co-workers 33,423 05 Relations with supervisor(s) 12,161 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 10,864 07 Hours of work 8,873 08 Location of job or business 6,442 09 Other(s) 16,849 10 No satisfying aspects 455 Blank Not applicable 929,061 334 Q66C 2 460-461 Q66C - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (third response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 9,539 02 Wages, earnings 3,335 03 Future prospects 6,177 04 Relations with co-workers 5,630 05 Relations with supervisor(s) 7,437 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 705 07 Hours of work 2,652 08 Location of job or business 4,216 09 Other(s) 747 Blank Not applicable 1,095,796 335 Q66D 2 462-463 Q66D - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (fourth response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 906 02 Wages, earnings 1,482 03 Future prospects 516 04 Relations with co-workers 565 05 Relations with supervisor(s) 1,547 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 1,638 07 Hours of work 10 08 Location of job or business 314 Blank Not applicable 1,129,258 336 Q66E 2 464-465 Q66E - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (fifth response) - Last week's job 05 Relations with supervisor(s) 496 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 4 07 Hours of work 295 Blank Not applicable 1,135,441 337 Q66F 2 466-467 Q66F - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (sixth response) - Last week's job 06 Fringe benefits (health, dental, car etc.) 496 07 Hours of work 4 Blank Not applicable 1,135,737 338 Q66G 2 468-469 Q66G - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (seventh response) - Last week's job 07 Hours of work 496 08 Location of job or business 4 Blank Not applicable 1,135,737 339 Q66H 2 470-471 Q66H - What were the most satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (eighth response) - Last week's job 08 Location of job or business 496 Blank Not applicable 1,135,741 340 Q67A 2 472-473 Q67A - What were the least satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (first response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 306,459 02 Wages, earnings 72,818 03 Future prospects 8,642 04 Relations with co-workers 20,081 05 Relations with supervisor (s) 31,590 06 Physical environment (air quality, too hot, too cold) 36,091 07 Not related to education/training 7,145 08 Hours of work 161,990 09 Location of job or business 19,634 10 Other(s) 19,539 11 No dissatisfying aspects 147,113 99 Don't know 12,225 Blank Not applicable 292,908 341 Q67B 2 474-475 Q67B - What were the least satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (second response) -Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 17,562 02 Wages, earnings 12,422 03 Future prospects 1,666 04 Relations with co-workers 3,723 05 Relations with supervisor (s) 5,537 06 Physical environment (air quality, too hot, too cold) 8,416 07 Not related to education/training 1,010 08 Hours of work 18,548 09 Location of job or business 1,748 10 Other(s) 5,083 Blank Not applicable 1,060,522 342 Q67C 2 476-477 Q67C - What were the least satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (third response) - Last week's job 01 The type of work, work demands 2,069 02 Wages, earnings 128 03 Future prospects 487 05 Relations with supervisor (s) 1,185 06 Physical environment (air quality, too hot, too cold) 960 08 Hours of work 419 09 Location of job or business 249 10 Other(s) 7 Blank Not applicable 1,130,734 343 Q67D 2 478-479 Q67D - What were the least satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (fourth response) - Last week's job 07 Not related to education/training 48 Blank Not applicable 1,136,188 344 Q67E 2 480-481 Q67E - What were the least satisfying aspects of your main job (or business)? (fifth response) - Last week's job 08 Hours of work 48 Blank Not applicable 1,136,188 345 Q68 1 482-482 Q68 - Considering all aspects of this main job (or business), how satisfied were you with it? Would you say that you were: - Last week's job 1 Very satisfied 316,277 2 Satisfied 468,479 3 Dissatisfied 41,768 4 Very dissatisfied 13,743 9 Don't know / no opinion 3,061 Blank Not applicable 292,908 346 Q73RCDX 2 483-484 Q73RCDX - Recode of Q73 - Last week's job - Weekly earnings - for paid workers 01 Less than $100 per week 41,323 02 From $100 to $199 per week 90,290 03 From $200 to $299 per week 115,908 04 From $300 to $399 per week 135,122 05 From $400 to $499 per week 131,678 06 From $500 to $599 per week 102,130 07 From $600 to $699 per week 59,082 08 From $700 to $799 per week 33,036 09 From $800 to $899 per week 19,261 10 From $900 to $999 per week 12,687 11 $1,000 and over per week 21,410 98 Refused 14,413 99 Don't know 13,579 Blank Not applicable 346,318 347 Q75X 2 485-486 Q75X - To the nearest thousand dollars, what was (will be) your personal annual income from your business, before taxes and other deductions? - for self-employed workers 01 Less than $1,000 10,166 02 From $1,000 to $4,999 5,985 03 From $5,000 to $9,999 8,594 04 From $10,000 to $14,999 5,386 05 From $15,000 to $19,999 6,549 06 From $20,000 to $24,999 4,414 07 From $25,000 to $29,999 2,763 08 From $30,000 to $34,999 2,467 09 From $35,000 to $39,999 3,477 10 From $40,000 to $44,999 3,417 11 From $45,000 and over 4,615 98 Refused 739 99 Don't know 8,081 Blank Not applicable 1,069,583 Note: Income of less than $1,000 includes negative income 348 Q76 1 487-487 Q76 - Did you take any career or job related education or training such as programs, courses, workshops, seminars and tutorials while you had this job (or business)? - Last week's job 1 Yes 368,011 2 No 475,318 Blank Not applicable 292,908 349 Q79_RCD 1 488-488 Q79 - Q79 & Q1A=1 & Q39=1 - Did you take any education or training from a school, college or university while you had this job (or business)? - Last week's job 1 Yes 315,733 2 No 527,548 9 Don't know 47 Blank Not applicable 292,908 350 Q80 1 489-489 Q80 - Were you mainly a student or mainly a worker while you had this job (or business)? - Last week's job 1 Mainly a worker 149,166 2 Mainly a student 134,855 3 Both a worker and student with equal weight 31,707 9 Don't know 6 Blank Not applicable 820,503 351 Q80A 1 490-490 Q80A - Did your employer pay for, provide transportation, give time off, or give any other support towards the education or training you took while you had this job (or business)? - Last week's job 1 Yes 294,110 2 No 178,413 Blank Not applicable 663,714 352 Q81 1 491-491 Q81 - Last week, were you looking for a job? 1 Yes 95,403 2 No 180,056 9 Don't know 11 Blank Not applicable 860,766 353 Q82 2 492-493 Q82 - Last week, what was the main reason you were not looking for a job last week? (Only one response allowed) 01 Going to school/attending education or training program 105,992 02 Own illness or disability 9,533 03 Personal or family responsibilities 50,063 04 Waiting for replies from employer(s) 1,133 05 Believed no work was available 1,984 06 No longer interested in finding a job 4,583 07 No reason given 2,362 08 Other 4,319 99 Don't know 90 Blank Not applicable 956,180 354 Q83 1 494-494 Q83 - Last week, were you looking for a full-time job, that is, a job of 30 or more hours per week? 1 Yes 72,790 2 No 22,612 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 355 Q84A 1 495-495 Q84A - Last week, did the following cause you difficulty when looking for work: Not knowing where to look for work? 1 Yes 32,868 2 No 62,535 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 356 Q84C 1 496-496 Q84C - Last week, did the following cause you difficulty when looking for work: Not having the work experience required for available jobs? 1 Yes 50,779 2 No 43,666 9 Don't know 958 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 357 Q84D 1 497-497 Q84D - Last week, did the following cause you difficulty when looking for work: Not having enough education for available jobs? 1 Yes 34,797 2 No 59,491 9 Don't know 1,115 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 358 Q84E 1 498-498 Q84E - Last week, did the following cause you difficulty when looking for work: Having a long-term physical condition, mental condition, or health problem? 1 Yes 3,485 2 No 91,918 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 359 Q84F 1 499-499 Q84F - Last week, did the following cause you difficulty when looking for work: A shortage of jobs? 1 Yes 70,606 2 No 23,199 9 Don't know 1,597 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 360 Q84G 1 500-500 Q84G - Last week, was there anything else causing you difficulty when looking for work? 1 Yes, please specify 15,618 2 No 79,745 9 Don't know 39 Blank Not applicable 1,040,834 REFERENCE JOBS - (20 HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS IN A ROW) 361 Q85A 1 501-501 Q85A - Was the main job (or business) you held last week a reference job? 1 Yes 535,174 2 No 80,655 Blank Not applicable 520,408 362 Q86 1 502-502 Q86 - Have you ever had a reference job since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time? 1 Yes 333,503 2 No 262,487 9 Don't know 359 Blank Not applicable 539,888 363 REFJOB 1 503-503 REFJOB - Ever had a reference job? 0 Never had a reference job 262,846 1 Had only one reference job 359,304 2 Had more than one reference job 493,551 9 Had a reference job but didn't know how many 15,822 Blank Not applicable 4,713 364 REFSOURC 1 504-504 REFSOURC - Detailed job information 0 Never had a reference job 262,846 1 Only had one reference job which was job held last week - data shown only in 1st reference job section 2 Only had one reference job, was not a job held last week - data shown only in 1st reference job section 3 Had more than one reference job, last week's job was 1st and most recent reference job - data shown only in 1st reference job section 4 Had more than one reference job , last weeks job was most recent and data is collected for 1st reference job - data are shown both 1st and most recent job sections 5 Had more than one reference job,reference jobs were not a job held last week, 2 separate jobs - data shown both in 1st and most recent job sections 6 Had a reference job but didn't know how many, reference 9,477 job(s) not a job held last week - data shown for 1st reference job only 7 Had a reference job but didn't know how many, last week's job was 1st and most recent reference job - data shown in 1st reference job only 8 Had a reference job but didn't know how many, last week's job was most recent - data shown in 1st and most recent reference job section Blank Not applicable 4,713 Note: This variable was created to assist users in their analysis of reference jobs. The reference job section of the layout contains data for a maximum of two reference jobs - the first and the most recent. Where data are available for one reference job only these data are always shown in the first reference job fields. Where data are available for two reference jobs there is information in both the first and most recent reference job section. For some respondents the job they held last week was the first and/or most recent reference job. In this case data are repeated from the last week's job section. This variable will help users to identify if respondents had one or more reference jobs, the location of the reference job information and overlaps with the last week's job information. For further assistance consult the "User's Guide". 365 NUMREFJX 2 505-506 NUMREFJX - Number of reference jobs 00 Never has a reference job 262,846 01 One reference job 359,304 02 Two reference jobs 235,844 03 Three reference jobs 157,880 04 Four reference jobs 56,324 05 Five reference jobs 23,945 06 Six reference jobs 9,901 07 Seven reference jobs 2,041 08 Eight reference jobs 1,222 09 Nine reference jobs 105 10 Ten or more reference jobs 6,288 99 Had a reference job but didn't know how many 15,822 Blank Not applicable 4,713 FIRST REFERENCE JOB 366 START_1M 2 507-508 START_IM - Regarding the first reference job you had since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time, in which month did you begin this first reference job? 01 January 62,250 02 February 46,450 03 March 44,524 04 April 54,574 05 May 94,944 06 June 131,174 07 July 86,745 08 August 79,581 09 September 113,019 10 October 59,387 11 November 43,313 12 December 27,808 98 Refused 7 99 Don't know 24,902 Blank Not applicable 267,559 367 START_1Y 4 509-512 START_1Y - Regarding the first reference job you had since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time, in which year did you begin this first reference job? 1980 1980 565 1981 1981 173 1982 1982 77 1983 1983 929 1984 1984 4,732 1985 1985 4,472 1986 1986 15,972 1987 1987 40,713 1988 1988 96,963 1989 1989 134,536 1990 1990 145,469 1991 1991 130,750 1992 1992 88,839 1993 1993 86,235 1994 1994 84,688 1995 1995 24,530 9998 Refused 7 9999 Don't know 9,028 Blank Not applicable 267,559 368 END_1M 2 513-514 END_1M - Regarding the first reference job you had since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time, in which month did you finish this first reference job? 01 January 42,819 02 February 33,841 03 March 40,584 04 April 51,337 05 May 53,407 06 June 65,225 07 July 37,791 08 August 85,663 09 September 72,831 10 October 43,747 11 November 36,105 12 December 41,317 13 Still working at it 246,024 98 Refused 7 99 Don't know 17,981 Blank Not applicable 267,559 369 END_1Y 4 515-518 END_1Y - Regarding the first reference job you had since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time, in which year did you finish this first reference job? 1982 1982 163 1984 1984 10 1985 1985 3 1986 1986 1,168 1987 1987 4,224 1988 1988 12,377 1989 1989 43,992 1990 1990 76,461 1991 1991 94,790 1992 1992 104,734 1993 1993 92,400 1994 1994 98,269 1995 1995 85,227 9998 Refused 7 9999 Don't know 8,827 Blank Not applicable 513,583 370 LNG_1ST 3 519-521 LNG_1ST - Duration of first reference job - Number of months between the start and end dates of 1st reference job, OR between start of the 1st reference job and date of interview if still working 6-173 From 6 to 173 months 838,183 Blank Not applicable 298,054 371 STOP_1ST 2 522-523 STOP_1ST - What was the main reason you stopped working at this first reference job? (Only one response allowed) 01 Job came to an end 126,770 02 Fired 19,306 03 Job/career related reasons 252,138 04 Education/training 101,892 05 Own illness or disability 8,751 06 Personal or family related reasons 48,083 07 Moved to a new residence 48,668 08 Other 16,171 98 Refused 7 99 Don't know 869 Blank Not applicable 513,583 372 HOUR1STX 2 524-525 HOUR_1STX- How many hours per week did you usually work at this first reference job? 01 Less than 25 hours per week 119,819 02 From 25 to 29 hours per week 71,509 03 From 30 to 34 hours per week 95,760 04 From 35 to 39 hours per week 117,084 05 From 40 to 44 hours per week 337,461 06 From 45 to 50 hours per week 43,067 07 From 50 to 54 hours per week 40,101 08 55 hours or more per week 40,719 98 Refused 7 99 Don't know 3,152 Blank Not applicable 267,559 373 WL30H1ST 1 526-526 WL30H1ST - What was the main reason you usually worked less than 30 hours a week at this first reference job? (Only one response allowed) 1 Own illness or disability 1,245 2 Personal or family responsibilities 3,005 3 Going to school, taking education or training program 84,825 4 Could only find part-time work 61,066 5 Did not want full-time work 8,131 6 Full-time work under 30 hours per week 21,088 7 Other 11,872 9 Don't know 95 Blank Not applicable 944,909 374 SICD_1ST 1 527-527 SICD_1ST - For whom did (will) you work?/What kind of business, industry of service was (will this be)? - First reference job - (1980 Standard Industrial Classification Codes, Divisions (SIC)) Blank Not applicable 267,559 7 Uncodable 10,654 8 Refused 645 9 Don't know 736 A Division A Agricultural And Related Service Industries 18,271 B Division B Fishing And Trapping Industries 3,006 C Division C Logging And Forestry Industries 3,526 D Division D Mining (Including Milling), Quarrying And Oil Well Industries E Division E Manufacturing Industries 89,773 F Division F Construction Industries 47,170 G Division G Transportation And Storage Industries 17,115 H Division H Communication And Other Utility Industries 15,016 I Division I Wholesale Trade Industries 40,907 J Division J Retail Trade Industries 217,710 K Division K Finance And Insurance Industries 23,649 L Division L Real Estate Operator And Insurance Agent 7,848 Industries M Division M Business Service Industries 48,569 N Division N Government Service Industries 24,571 O Division O Educational Service Industries 20,956 P Division P Health And Social Service Industries 55,036 Q Division Q Accommodation, Food And Beverage Service 144,821 Industries R Division R Other Service Industries 71,978 375 NOC2_1ST 2 528-529 NOC2_1ST - What kind of work were you doing (will you be doing)?/What were (will be) your most important activities or duties? - First reference job - (2-digit National Occupational Classification Codes, 1992 (NOC)) 00 00 Senior management occupations 1,486 01 01-09 Middle and other management occupations 56,070 11 11 Professional occupations in business and finance 15,500 12 12 Skilled administrative and business occupations 28,001 14 14 Clerical occupations 90,876 21 21 Professional occupations in natural and applied 18,878 sciences 22 22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 31 31 Professional occupations in health 9,870 32 32 Technical and skilled occupations in health 5,958 34 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 41 41 Professional occupations in social science, 17,940 education, government services and religion 42 42 Paraprofessional occupations in law, social 16,522 services, education and religion 51 51 Professional occupations in art and culture 3,380 52 52 Technical and skilled occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 62 62 Skilled sales and service occupations 50,206 64 64 Intermediate sales and service occupations 158,305 66 66 Elemental sales and service occupations 153,685 72 72-73 Trades and skilled transport and equipment operators 74 74 Intermediate occupations in transport, equipment 44,797 operation, installation and maintenance 76 76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 82 82 Skilled occupations in primary industry 11,049 84 84 Intermediate occupations in primary industry 13,525 86 86 Labourers in primary industry 2,962 92 92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and skilled operators 94 94-95 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and assemblers 96 96 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Blank Not applicable 267,559 DD DD Don't know 736 RR RR Refused 645 XX XX Uncodable 11,918 376 P_SE_1ST 1 530-530 P_SE_1ST - Were you a paid worker or self-employed? - First reference job 1 Paid worker 835,440 2 Self-employed worker 29,825 3 Other (eg. unpaid family worker) 2,848 8 Refused 53 9 Don't know 511 Blank Not applicable 267,559 377 P_T_1ST 1 531-531 P_T _1ST - Was this a permanent job or a temporary job? - First reference job - (A permanent job is one for which there was no indication that the job would end at some definite point in time, e.g., hired permanently with no specified term. A temporary job is one for which there was a definite indication that the job will terminate at some specified point in time, e.g., hired for a six month term) 1 Permanent 701,991 2 Temporary 133,436 8 Refused 53 9 Don't know 525 Blank Not applicable 300,233 378 FIND_1ST 2 532-533 FIND_1ST - What method did you use to find this first reference job? (Only one response allowed) 01 Contacted employer directly 153,515 02 Answered an ad in a newspaper 95,161 03 Placed an ad in the newspaper 1,830 04 Through an employment agency or center 55,409 05 Through friends 213,482 06 Through relatives 124,295 07 Referral from another employer 8,144 08 Sent out resume 136,885 09 Other 45,715 98 Refused 645 99 Don't know 924 Blank Not applicable 300,233 379 WAGE1STX 2 534-535 WAGE1STX - What was your usual wage or salary before taxes and other deductions in this first reference job? (includes any commissions, tips, bonuses, or paid overtime usually earned) - For paid workers 01 Less than $100 per week 10,361 02 From $100 to $199 per week 165,008 03 From $200 to $299 per week 219,999 04 From $300 to $399 per week 154,778 05 From $400 to $499 per week 128,341 06 From $500 to $599 per week 57,480 07 From $600 to $699 per week 29,304 08 From $700 to $799 per week 17,921 09 From $800 to $899 per week 12,371 10 From $900 to $999 per week 4,864 11 $1,000 and over per week 10,976 98 Refused 7,983 99 Don't know 16,619 Blank Not applicable 300,233 380 PINC1STX 2 536-537 PINC1STX - To the nearest thousand dollars, what was your personal annual income from this business, before taxes and other deductions? - For self-employed workers 01 Less than $1,000 3,295 02 From $1,000 to $4,999 4,070 03 From $5,000 to $9,999 2,489 04 From $10,000 to $14,999 4,503 05 From $15,000 to $19,999 4,802 06 From $20,000 to $24,999 2,465 07 From $25,000 to $29,999 2,052 08 From $30,000 to $34,999 609 09 From $35,000 to $39,999 688 10 From $40,000 to $44,999 1,227 11 From $45,000 and over 1,922 99 Don't know 1,704 Blank Not applicable 1,106,412 Note: Income of less than $1,000 includes negative income 381 TRAIN1ST 1 538-538 TRAINIST - Did you take any career or job related education or training such as programs, courses, workshops, seminars and tutorials while you had this first reference job? 1 Yes 324,223 2 No 544,018 8 Refused 7 9 Don't know 430 Blank Not applicable 267,559 382 EDUC_1ST 1 539-539 EDUC_1ST - Did you take any education or training from a school, college or university while you had this first reference job? 1 Yes 288,995 2 No 536,559 8 Refused 7 9 Don't know 474 Blank Not applicable 310,201 383 STAT_1ST 1 540-540 STAT_1ST - Were you mainly a student or mainly a worker while you had this first reference job? 1 Mainly a worker 131,423 2 Mainly a student 159,281 3 Both a worker and a student with equal weight 40,933 Blank Not applicable 804,600 384 ESTE_1ST 1 541-541 ESTE_1ST - Did your employer pay for, provide transportation, give time off, or give any other support towards the education or training you took while you had this first reference job? 1 Yes 247,731 2 No 212,450 Blank Not applicable 676,056 MOST RECENT REFERENCE JOB 385 STARTMRM 2 542-543 STARTMRM - Regarding the most recent reference job that you had, in which month did you begin working for the employer? 01 January 37,265 02 February 38,723 03 March 41,186 04 April 44,357 05 May 54,140 06 June 38,991 07 July 31,756 08 August 39,763 09 September 49,400 10 October 40,875 11 November 30,344 12 December 14,792 99 Don't know 9,491 Blank Not applicable 665,155 386 STARTMRY 4 544-547 STARTMRY - Regarding the most recent reference job that you had, in which year did you begin working for the employer? 1985 1985 406 1986 1986 127 1987 1987 725 1988 1988 495 1989 1989 6,024 1990 1990 26,193 1991 1991 45,773 1992 1992 60,243 1993 1993 89,289 1994 1994 161,735 1995 1995 76,682 9999 Don't know 3,391 Blank Not applicable 665,155 387 END_MRM 2 548-549 ENDMRM - Regarding the most recent reference job that you had, in which month did you finish working for the employer? 01 January 9,909 02 February 7,229 03 March 8,623 04 April 7,995 05 May 14,700 06 June 15,463 07 July 13,452 08 August 23,178 09 September 21,178 10 October 13,964 11 November 7,648 12 December 8,742 13 Still working at it 313,048 99 Don't know 5,953 Blank Not applicable 665,155 388 END_MRY 4 550-553 ENDMRY - Regarding the most recent reference job that you had, in which year did you finish working for the employer? 1987 1987 3 1988 1988 5 1989 1989 26 1990 1990 1,048 1991 1991 6,396 1992 1992 8,935 1993 1993 12,580 1994 1994 35,016 1995 1995 91,921 9999 Don't know 2,104 Blank Not applicable 978,202 389 LNG_MR 3 554-556 LNG_MR - Duration of most recent reference job - Number of months between the start and end dates of most recent reference job, OR between start of the most recent reference job and date of interview if still working still working. 6-126 From 6 to 126 months 460,903 Blank Not applicable 675,333 390 STOP_MR 2 557-558 STOP_MR- What was the main reason you stopped working at the most recent reference job? (Only one response allowed) 01 Job came to an end 41,995 02 Fired 4,435 03 Job/career related reasons (eg. did not get along with 46,697 employer, wanted another job or business, didn't like the wages or salary, wanted better job opportunities) 04 Education/training 27,485 05 Own illness or disability 3,816 06 Personal or family related reasons 17,697 07 Moved to a new residence 10,418 08 Other 5,306 99 Don't know 186 Blank Not applicable 978,202 391 HOUR_MRX 2 559-560 HOUR_MRX - How many hours per week did you usually work at the most recent reference job? 01 Less than 25 hours per week 53,385 02 From 25 to 29 hours per week 18,447 03 From 30 to 34 hours per week 37,589 04 From 35 to 39 hours per week 68,696 05 From 40 to 44 hours per week 199,884 06 From 45 to 50 hours per week 31,047 07 From 50 to 54 hours per week 28,042 08 55 hours or more per week 33,742 99 Don't know 248 Blank Not applicable 665,155 392 P_SE_MR 1 561-561 P_SE_MR - Were you a paid worker or self-employed at this most recent reference job? 1 Paid worker 439,045 2 Self-employed worker 31,169 3 Other (eg. unpaid family worker) 860 8 Refused 7 Blank Not applicable 665,155 393 WL30HMR 1 562-562 WL30HMR - What was the main reason you usually worked less than 30 hours a week at this most recent reference job? (Only one response allowed) 2 Personal or family responsibilities 1,979 3 Going to school, taking education or training program 23,890 4 Could only find part-time work 26,143 5 Did not want full-time work 6,197 6 Full-time work under 30 hours per week 10,239 7 Other 3,385 Blank Not applicable 1,064,404 394 SICD_MR 1 563-563 SICD_MR - For whom did (will) you work?/What kind of business, industry of service was this (will this be) at this most recent reference job? (1980 Standard Industrial Classification Codes, Divisions (SIC)) Blank Not applicable 665,155 7 Uncodable 7,151 8 Refused 484 A Division A Agricultural And Related Service Industries 7,864 B Division B Fishing And Trapping Industries 735 C Division C Logging And Forestry Industries 3,106 D Division D Mining (Including Milling), Quarrying And Oil Well Industries E Division E Manufacturing Industries 55,142 F Division F Construction Industries 34,314 G Division G Transportation And Storage Industries 16,641 H Division H Communication And Other Utility Industries 12,660 I Division I Wholesale Trade Industries 23,900 J Division J Retail Trade Industries 84,426 K Division K Finance And Insurance Industries 17,175 L Division L Real Estate Operator And Insurance Agent 4,051 Industries M Division M Business Service Industries 33,789 N Division N Government Service Industries 15,820 O Division O Educational Service Industries 13,733 P Division P Health And Social Service Industries 38,855 Q Division Q Accommodation, Food And Beverage Service 54,224 Industries R Division R Other Service Industries 41,605 395 NOC2_MR 2 564-565 NOC2_MR - What kind of work were you doing (will you be doing)?/What were (will be) your most important activities or duties at this most recent reference job? (2-digit National Occupational Classification Codes, 1992 (NOC)) 00 00 Senior management occupations 321 01 01-09 Middle and other management occupations 30,720 11 11 Professional occupations in business and finance 11,659 12 12 Skilled administrative and business occupations 21,998 14 14 Clerical occupations 56,915 21 21 Professional occupations in natural and applied 6,744 sciences 22 22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 31 31 Professional occupations in health 6,649 32 32 Technical and skilled occupations in health 5,080 34 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 41 41 Professional occupations in social science, 12,170 education, government services and religion 42 42 Paraprofessional occupations in law, social 7,905 services, education and religion 51 51 Professional occupations in art and culture 2,794 52 52 Technical and skilled occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 62 62 Skilled sales and service occupations 35,764 64 64 Intermediate sales and service occupations 69,584 66 66 Elemental sales and service occupations 43,672 72 72-73 Trades and skilled transport and equipment operators 74 74 Intermediate occupations in transport, equipment 30,008 operation, installation and maintenance 76 76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 82 82 Skilled occupations in primary industry 4,476 84 84 Intermediate occupations in primary industry 6,236 86 86 Labourers in primary industry 2,530 92 92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and skilled operators 94 94-95 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and assemblers 96 96 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities Blank Not applicable 665,155 RR RR Refused 7 XX XX Uncodable 7,707 396 P_T_MR 1 566-566 P_T_MR - Was this a permanent job or a temporary job - most recent reference job? (A permanent job is one for which there was no indication that the job would end at some definite point in time eg. hired permanently with no specified term. A temporary job is one for which there was a definite indication that the job will terminate at some specified point in time e.g. hired for a six month term) 1 Permanent 383,456 2 Temporary 55,590 8 Refused 7 Blank Not applicable 697,185 397 FIND_MR 2 567-568 FIND_MR - What method did you use to find the most recent reference job? (Only one response allowed) 01 Contacted employer directly 78,245 02 Answered an ad in a newspaper 60,422 03 Placed an ad in the newspaper 770 04 Through an employment agency or center 41,852 05 Through friends 111,810 06 Through relatives 47,434 07 Referral from another employer 14,880 08 Sent out resume 65,505 09 Other 18,123 98 Refused 7 99 Don't know 4 Blank Not applicable 697,185 398 WAGEMRX 2 569-570 WAGEMRX - What was your usual wage or salary before taxes and other deductions in the most recent reference job? (includes any commissions, tips, bonuses, or paid overtime usually earned) - For paid workers 01 Less than $100 per week 2,299 02 From $100 to $199 per week 44,121 03 From $200 to $299 per week 84,486 04 From $300 to $399 per week 98,219 05 From $400 to $499 per week 75,695 06 From $500 to $599 per week 51,490 07 From $600 to $699 per week 31,654 08 From $700 to $799 per week 13,974 09 From $800 to $899 per week 8,272 10 From $900 to $999 per week 7,180 11 $1,000 and over per week 9,374 98 Refused 5,984 99 Don't know 6,303 Blank Not applicable 697,185 399 PINC_MRX 2 571-572 PINC_MRX - To the nearest thousand dollars, what was your personal annual income from this business, before taxes and other deductions? - For self-employed workers 01 Less than $1,000 3,981 02 From $1,000 to $4,999 1,656 03 From $5,000 to $9,999 3,834 04 From $10,000 to $14,999 2,266 05 From $15,000 to $19,999 1,156 06 From $20,000 to $24,999 3,567 07 From $25,000 to $29,999 1,608 08 From $30,000 to $34,999 596 09 From $35,000 to $39,999 3,115 10 From $40,000 to $44,999 2,236 11 From $45,000 and over 2,994 98 Refused 735 99 Don't know 3,425 Blank Not applicable 1,105,067 Note: Income of less than $1,000 includes negative income 400 TRAINMR 1 573-573 TRAIN_MR - Did you take any career or job related education or training such as programs, courses, workshops, seminars and tutorials while you had the most recent reference job? 1 Yes 195,976 2 No 275,099 8 Refused 7 Blank Not applicable 665,155 401 EDUC_MR 1 574-574 EDUC_MR - Did you take any education or training from a school, college or university while you had the most recent reference job? 1 Yes 93,105 2 No 330,879 9 Don't know 8 Blank Not applicable 712,244 402 STAT_MR 1 575-575 STAT_MR - Were you mainly a student or mainly a worker while you had the most recent reference job? 1 Mainly a worker 82,225 2 Mainly a student 43,428 3 Both a worker and a student with equal weight 14,542 Blank Not applicable 996,042 403 ESTE_MR 1 576-576 ESTE_MR - Did your employer pay for, provide transportation, give time off, or give any other support towards the education or training you took while you had this reference job? 1 Yes 150,690 2 No 84,392 Blank Not applicable 901,154 404 FLAG1 1 577-577 FLAG1 - Reference job dates CAUTION 1 Flag 7,513 Blank Not applicable 1,128,724 Note: For a small number of cases, the dates of the 1st reference job and most recent reference job appear inconsistent. These respondents used the end dates of these jobs to assess 1st and most recent. That is, the most recent reference job was the one that ended most recently GAP 1 - TIME BETWEEN FIRST REFERENCE JOB AND LAST IN HIGH SCHOOL FULL-TIME 405 Q139 3 578-580 Q139 to NQ141 - Number of months between the date last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time and first reference job(derived from Q139, N139Y, N139M, NQ139, Q140, N140Y, N140M, NQ140, Q141, N141Y, N141M, and NQ141) (-95)-(124) From -95 months to 124 months 838,471 Blank Not applicable or GAP1 not calculable 297,766 Note: Negative values mean that the respondent started their job before the date last in high school full-time. Only those whose GAP1 was greater or equal to 6 months answered the remaining GAP1 questions 406 Q143 1 581-581 Q143 - During this period, did you take any education or training from a school, college or university? 1 Yes 345,258 2 No 108,325 9 Don't know 68 Blank Not applicable 682,585 407 NEWQ144C 3 582-584 NEWQ144C - During this period, for how many months in total did you take this education or training? 0-86 From 0 to 86 months 344,262 999 Don't know 996 Blank Not applicable 790,978 Note: If less than one month value of 0 was entered 408 Q145 1 585-585 Q145 - Were you mainly a full-time student or a part-time student? 1 Full-time 311,702 2 Part-time 30,661 3 Both full and part-time 2,690 9 Don't know 205 Blank Not applicable 790,978 409 Q146 1 586-586 Q146 - Did you ever have a job or business during that period? 1 Yes 356,809 2 No 96,594 9 Don't know 248 Blank Not applicable 682,585 410 Q147C 3 587-589 Q147C - During this period, for how many years/months in total did you have a job or business? 0-107 From 0 to 107 months 352,841 998 Refused 6 999 Don't know 3,963 Blank Not applicable 779,427 Note: If less than one month value of 0 was entered 411 Q148X 1 590-590 Q148X - How many different employers did you have during that period? 1 1 employer 123,108 2 2 employers 90,917 3 3 employers 66,942 4 4 employers 34,079 5 5 employers 20,158 6 6 employers 8,286 7 7 employers or more 5,412 9 Don't know 7,906 Blank Not applicable 779,427 412 Q153 3 591-593 Q153 - Total remaining time, in months, without a job or business 0-97 From 0 to 97 months 449,435 Blank Not applicable 686,801 413 Q154 1 594-594 Q154 - During this period you were without a job or business, did you ever look for work? 1 Yes 164,962 2 No 198,408 9 Don't know 968 Blank Not applicable 771,898 414 Q155C 3 595-597 Q155C - During this period you were without a job or business, for how many months in total did you look for work? 0-75 From 0 to 75 months 161,086 999 Don't know 3,876 Blank Not applicable 971,275 415 Q156 3 598-600 Q156 - Total remaining time (in months) in which you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work (derived from Q153, Q155Y and Q155M) 0-96 From 0 to 96 months 359,494 Blank Not applicable 776,742 416 Q157A 1 601-601 Q157A - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (first response) 1 Going to school 209,302 2 Household or family responsibilities 31,125 3 Something else 36,973 4 There was no time not working/not looking 3,868 8 Refused 413 9 Don't know 3,031 Blank Not applicable 851,524 417 Q157B 1 602-602 Q157B - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (second response) 1 Going to school 1,578 2 Household or family responsibilities 7,459 3 Something else 9,652 4 There was no time not working/not looking 1,260 8 Refused 499 Blank Not applicable 1,115,789 418 Q157C 1 603-603 Q157C - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (third response) 3 Something else 32 Blank Not applicable 1,136,205 GAP 2 - FOR THOSE WHO NEVER HAD A REFERENCE JOB - GAP BETWEEN LAST TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND LAST WEEK 419 FLGQ158 1 604-604 FLAGQ158 - Gap2 is calculated between last time in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time and the non-reference job held last week (Q58M and Q58Y) or date of interview for those who did not have a job last week 1 Gap between job last week and last time in high school 130,852 full-time 2 Gap between last week and last time in high school full-time Blank Not applicable or GAP2 not calculable 875,245 420 Q158 3 605-607 Q158 to N17BM - Number of months between the date last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time and EITHER date you began to work for the employer you had last week OR date of interview(derived from Questions Q158A, N17AY, N17AM, NQ17A,Q158, N17BY and N17BM) (-64)-(149) From -64 to 149 months 260,992 Blank Not applicable or GAP2 not calculable 875,245 Note: Negative values mean that the respondent started their job before the date last in high school full-time. Only those whose GAP2 was greater or equal to 6 months answered the remaining GAP2 questions 421 Q160 1 608-608 Q160 - During this period, did you take any education or training from a school, college or university? 1 Yes 205,624 2 No 42,046 Blank Not applicable 888,567 422 Q161C 3 609-611 Q161C - During this period, for how many months in total did you take this education or training? 0-99 From 0 to 99 months 205,526 999 Don't know 98 Blank Not applicable 930,613 Note: If less than one month value of 0 was entered 423 Q162 1 612-612 Q162 - Were you mainly a full-time student or a part-time student? 1 Full-time 185,837 2 Part-time 14,950 3 Both full and part-time 4,837 Blank Not applicable 930,613 424 Q163 1 613-613 Q163 - During this period, did you ever have a job or business? 1 Yes 210,968 2 No 36,698 9 Don't know 4 Blank Not applicable 888,567 425 Q164C 3 614-616 Q164C - During this period, for how many months in total did you have a job or business? 0-121 From 0 to 121 months 209,020 999 Don't know 1,947 Blank Not applicable 925,269 Note: If less than one month value of 0 was entered 426 Q169 3 617-619 Q169 - Total time (in months) without a job or business 0-149 From 0 to 149 months 245,718 Blank Not applicable 890,519 427 Q170 1 620-620 Q170 - During this period without a job or business, did you ever look for work? 1 Yes 102,236 2 No 118,379 9 Don't know 630 Blank Not applicable 914,991 428 Q171C 3 621-623 Q171C - During this period without a job or business, for how many month in total did you look for work? 0-149 From 0 to 149 months 101,920 999 Don't know 317 Blank Not applicable 1,034,000 429 Q172 3 624-626 Q172 - Number of months spent not working, not looking for work 0-125 From 0 to 125 months 220,299 Blank Not applicable 915,938 430 Q173A 1 627-627 Q173A - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (first response) 1 Going to school 135,528 2 Household or family responsibilities 29,881 3 Doing something else 14,437 4 There was no time not working/not looking 2,128 8 Refused 9 9 Don't know 452 Blank Not applicable 953,801 431 Q173B 1 628-628 Q173B - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (second response) 1 Going to school 643 2 Household or family responsibilities 7,038 3 Doing something else 5,200 4 There was no time not working/not looking 203 8 Refused 278 Blank Not applicable 1,122,875 432 Q173C 1 629-629 Q173C - What were your main activities during the time that you didn't have a job and weren't looking for work, for example, were you going to school, looking after family or household responsibilities or doing something else? (third response) 3 Doing something else 1,155 Blank Not applicable 1,135,082 GENERAL WORK 433 Q175X 2 630-631 Q175X - Since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time how many different employers have you worked for IN TOTAL, including self-employment?(includes all employers, no matter how long respondent worked for them, even those already mentioned) 00 No employer 19,436 01 1 employer 92,887 02 2 employers 162,334 03 3 employers 200,007 04 4 employers 186,285 05 5 employers 164,653 06 6 employers 95,250 07 7 employers 66,980 08 8 employers 52,973 09 9 employers 21,759 10 10 employers or more 66,774 99 Don't know 2,187 Blank Not applicable 4,713 434 Q175A 1 632-632 Q175A - Since you were last in high school, junior high or elementary school full-time, have you ever had more than one job at a time? 1 Yes 480,219 2 No 538,325 9 Don't know 656 Blank Not applicable 117,036 SKILLS 435 Q176X 1 633-633 Q176X - How often did you read books? Examples include novels, textbooks and so forth. Excludes magazines and newspapers. 1 More than 3 times a week 428,140 2 1-3 times a week 271,905 3 1-3 times per month 223,963 4 Less than once a month 115,445 5 Never 96,784 436 Q177X 1 634-634 Q177X - How often did you read instruction manuals? Examples include manuals for using computer software, manuals for completing household repair projects, manuals describing the use of appliances/products and so forth 1 More than 3 times a week 139,258 2 1-3 times a week 220,630 3 1-3 times per month 375,892 4 Less than once a month 234,507 5 Never 165,596 9 Don't know 354 437 Q178X 1 635-635 Q178X - How often did you use more than one book or other written materials to gather information that you wanted? 1 More than 3 times a week 287,599 2 1-3 times a week 311,449 3 1-3 times per month 318,257 4 Less than once a month 127,499 5 Never 88,890 9 Don't know 2,543 438 Q179X 1 636-636 Q179X - How often did you use books or other written materials to create ideas ? 1 More than 3 times a week 186,312 2 1-3 times a week 271,971 3 1-3 times per month 339,220 4 Less than once a month 162,876 5 Never 173,669 9 Don't know 2,189 439 Q181X 1 637-637 Q181X - How often did you write several paragraphs, totalling 1 or 2 pages, such as when writing a short letter? 1 More than 3 times a week 235,342 2 1-3 times a week 290,836 3 1-3 times per month 321,267 4 Less than once a month 155,062 5 Never 133,277 9 Don't know 453 440 Q182X 1 638-638 Q182X - How often did you write more than 2 pages, such as when writing a report, a manual, a story or an article? 1 More than 3 times a week 89,085 2 1-3 times a week 178,166 3 1-3 times per month 336,985 4 Less than once a month 231,657 5 Never 299,742 9 Don't know 602 441 Q183X 1 639-639 Q183X - How often did you change your level of writing to suit different audiences? 1 More than 3 times a week 76,023 2 1-3 times a week 133,094 3 1-3 times per month 269,747 4 Less than once a month 212,227 5 Never 442,618 8 Refused 98 9 Don't know 2,429 442 Q184X 1 640-640 Q184X - How often did you make at least one revision to your written work before producing a final version? 1 More than 3 times a week 161,012 2 1-3 times a week 232,320 3 1-3 times per month 298,842 4 Less than once a month 180,432 5 Never 261,315 8 Refused 27 9 Don't know 2,290 443 Q185X 1 641-641 Q185X - How often did you take measurements? Examples of these activities would include measuring waist size, measuring the length of an item, measuring the width of an item 1 More than 3 times a week 308,710 2 1-3 times a week 243,211 3 1-3 times per month 292,133 4 Less than once a month 183,562 5 Never 107,995 9 Don't know 626 444 Q186X 1 642-642 Q186X - How often did you calculate percentages or averages? Examples of these calculations include determining the price of an item after a 30% reduction, estimating the amount of tax you would pay on an item, calculating your average paycheque, calculating your average phone bill? 1 More than 3 times a week 335,293 2 1-3 times a week 329,148 3 1-3 times per month 254,950 4 Less than once a month 116,655 5 Never 99,051 9 Don't know 1,139 445 Q187X 1 643-643 Q187X - How often did you use data presented in numerical tables, graphs or charts? Examples of these activities would include reading statistics in a table in the sports pages, reading tables in a cook book that show weights and measures, reading a table of interest rates for your bank account and so forth 1 More than 3 times a week 223,493 2 1-3 times a week 236,504 3 1-3 times per month 242,298 4 Less than once a month 169,332 5 Never 264,542 9 Don't know 67 446 Q188X 1 644-644 Q188X - How often did you use complex mathematical techniques? Examples of these activities would include solving complex algebraic equations, use of calculus or trigonometry and so forth 1 More than 3 times a week 115,760 2 1-3 times a week 149,410 3 1-3 times per month 190,881 4 Less than once a month 232,029 5 Never 447,679 9 Don't know 478 447 Q196 1 645-645 Q196 - How often did you lead group discussions or meetings? For example, you may lead a meeting of a club or social group or lead a discussion among fellow workers 1 More than 3 times a week 93,777 2 1-3 times a week 197,559 3 1-3 times per month 298,694 4 Less than once a month 210,403 5 Never 335,803 448 Q197 1 646-646 Q197 - How often did you teach people how to perform tasks? 1 More than 3 times a week 183,973 2 1-3 times a week 255,305 3 1-3 times per month 332,280 4 Less than once a month 202,722 5 Never 160,940 9 Don't know 1,016 449 Q198 1 647-647 Q198 - How often did you make INFORMAL presentations or speeches? 1 More than 3 times a week 84,324 2 1-3 times a week 159,006 3 1-3 times per month 276,583 4 Less than once a month 245,045 5 Never 371,101 9 Don't know 177 450 Q199 1 648-648 Q199 - How often did you make FORMAL presentations or speeches? 1 More than 3 times a week 14,226 2 1-3 times a week 51,175 3 1-3 times per month 194,377 4 Less than once a month 299,794 5 Never 575,544 9 Don't know 1,121 451 Q207 1 649-649 Q207 - How often did the results of something you had done cause you to change the way you did it the next time? 1 More than 3 times a week 94,159 2 1-3 times a week 218,650 3 1-3 times per month 475,585 4 Less than once a month 235,708 5 Never 103,597 8 Refused 167 9 Don't know 8,370 452 Q208 1 650-650 Q208 - How often did you put yourself in situations that required you to obtain new skills? 1 More than 3 times a week 114,837 2 1-3 times a week 268,195 3 1-3 times per month 458,393 4 Less than once a month 216,213 5 Never 77,217 9 Don't know 1,382 453 Q209 1 651-651 Q209 - How often did you identify weaknesses in the skills that you had and then take steps to improve these skills? 1 More than 3 times a week 95,127 2 1-3 times a week 266,199 3 1-3 times per month 487,526 4 Less than once a month 219,376 5 Never 64,415 8 Refused 160 9 Don't know 3,433 454 Q210 1 652-652 Q210 - How often did you master one level of a new skill and then go on to learn the next level? 1 More than 3 times a week 70,571 2 1-3 times a week 224,357 3 1-3 times per month 507,244 4 Less than once a month 233,654 5 Never 93,261 8 Refused 697 9 Don't know 6,452 455 Q212 1 653-653 Q212 - How often did you participate in a team or group? 1 More than 3 times a week 337,296 2 1-3 times a week 369,235 3 1-3 times per month 235,287 4 Less than once a month 108,502 5 Never 85,427 8 Refused 160 9 Don't know 329 456 Q213 1 654-654 Q213 - How often did you choose to undertake tasks as a member of a team or group? 1 More than 3 times a week 254,652 2 1-3 times a week 362,355 3 1-3 times per month 266,322 4 Less than once a month 135,155 5 Never 116,089 8 Refused 160 9 Don't know 1,503 457 Q214 1 655-655 Q214 - How often did you create groups or teams in order to undertake tasks? 1 More than 3 times a week 96,135 2 1-3 times a week 197,437 3 1-3 times per month 294,030 4 Less than once a month 241,188 5 Never 306,547 8 Refused 160 9 Don't know 738 458 Q215 1 656-656 Q215 - How often did you make an important contribution to the achievement of team or group goals? 1 More than 3 times a week 176,962 2 1-3 times a week 340,691 3 1-3 times per month 341,351 4 Less than once a month 152,952 5 Never 121,763 8 Refused 187 9 Don't know 2,330 459 Q216A 2 657-658 Q216A - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your reading skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 6,113 02 Level 2 5,877 03 Level 3 6,881 04 Level 4 23,450 05 Level 5 85,210 06 Level 6 85,827 07 Level 7 200,420 08 Level 8 331,015 09 Level 9 206,854 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 184,518 99 Don't know 72 460 Q216B 2 659-660 Q216B - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your writing skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 4,151 02 Level 2 9,537 03 Level 3 15,488 04 Level 4 28,649 05 Level 5 100,931 06 Level 6 130,573 07 Level 7 269,858 08 Level 8 332,634 09 Level 9 151,148 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 93,196 99 Don't know 72 461 Q216C 2 661-662 Q216C - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your mathematical skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 14,469 02 Level 2 19,947 03 Level 3 31,512 04 Level 4 57,504 05 Level 5 140,614 06 Level 6 159,871 07 Level 7 236,592 08 Level 8 247,017 09 Level 9 154,245 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 74,340 99 Don't know 125 462 Q216D 2 663-664 Q216D - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your verbal communication skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 4,111 02 Level 2 3,498 03 Level 3 6,692 04 Level 4 25,823 05 Level 5 66,665 06 Level 6 105,235 07 Level 7 262,016 08 Level 8 324,250 09 Level 9 213,781 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 124,167 463 Q216E 2 665-666 Q216E - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your learning skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 1,351 02 Level 2 2,995 03 Level 3 4,070 04 Level 4 8,058 05 Level 5 26,540 06 Level 6 49,426 07 Level 7 226,301 08 Level 8 446,696 09 Level 9 248,289 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 122,435 99 Don't know 75 464 Q216F 2 667-668 Q216F - On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being very basic and 10 being very advanced, at what level do you rate your team work skills? 01 Level 1 (very basic) 10,160 02 Level 2 3,239 03 Level 3 9,651 04 Level 4 11,310 05 Level 5 43,121 06 Level 6 62,404 07 Level 7 192,402 08 Level 8 336,258 09 Level 9 278,932 10 Level 10 (very advanced) 188,069 99 Don't know 690 465 SKILLSCO 5 669-673 SKILLSCO - These are Rasch scores for the skills proxy questions. These scores can be treated as interval-level data. . 1,136,237 Note: See User's Guide 466 STD_ERR 4 674-677 STD_ERR - Standard error of SKILLSCO . 1,136,237 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES 467 Q217 1 678-678 Q217 - In the last twelve months how often did you give your time to a group or organization as an unpaid volunteer? 1 More than 3 times a week 51,871 2 1-3 times a week 134,777 3 1-3 times per month 211,551 4 Less than once a month 320,144 5 Never 417,893 Note: See data quality notes in Users Guide for more detail BACKGROUND 468 Q218X 1 679-679 Q218X - What is your marital status? 1 Single, that is, never married? 799,874 2 Now married or living common-law? 316,820 3 Separated, divorced or widowed? 19,543 469 Q219 1 680-680 Q219 - Do you have any dependent children? 1 Yes 181,781 2 No 954,456 470 Q220X 2 681-682 Q220X - How many dependent children do you have? 01 1 dependent child 119,505 02 2 dependent children 47,320 03 3 dependent children 13,921 04 4 or 5 dependent children 1,034 Blank Not applicable 954,456 471 Q222A 1 683-683 Q222A - With whom do you live? Make sure to include everyone (first response) 1 Parent(s) 419,111 2 Spouse (married or common-law) 328,404 3 Own child (children) 24,499 4 Friend(s) ( boyfriend, girlfriend, other friends) 182,338 5 Brother(s)/sister(s) 21,271 6 Alone 145,996 7 Other(s) 13,510 8 Refused 1,107 472 Q222B 1 684-684 Q222B - With whom do you live? Make sure to include everyone (second response) 1 Parent(s) 7,871 2 Spouse (married or common-law) 4,613 3 Own child (children) 124,343 4 Friend(s) ( boyfriend, girlfriend, other friends) 17,993 5 Brother(s)/sister(s) 180,267 6 Alone 2,943 7 Other(s) 11,015 Blank Not applicable 787,191 473 Q222C 1 685-685 Q222C - With whom do you live? Make sure to include everyone (third response) 1 Parent(s) 1,404 2 Spouse (married or common-law) 500 3 Own child (children) 2,132 4 Friend(s) ( boyfriend, girlfriend, other friends) 1,452 5 Brother(s)/sister(s) 3,688 7 Other(s) 6,145 Blank Not applicable 1,120,916 474 Q222D 1 686-686 Q222D - With whom do you live? Make sure to include everyone (fourth response) 1 Parent(s) 98 3 Own child (children) 266 4 Friend(s) ( boyfriend, girlfriend, other friends) 4 5 Brother(s)/sister(s) 60 7 Other(s) 79 Blank Not applicable 1,135,730 475 Q224A 1 687-687 Q224A - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Self-employment income, wages, or salary? 1 Yes 1,006,130 2 No 130,107 476 Q224B 1 688-688 Q224B - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income from workers compensation? 1 Yes 41,835 2 No 1,093,917 9 Don't know 485 477 Q224C 1 689-689 Q224C - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income from unemployment insurance? 1 Yes 193,155 2 No 942,605 9 Don't know 476 478 Q224D 1 690-690 Q224D - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income from social assistance or welfare? 1 Yes 99,786 2 No 1,036,372 9 Don't know 79 479 Q224E 1 691-691 Q224E - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income from child tax benefits? 1 Yes 143,084 2 No 993,150 9 Don't know 3 480 Q224F 1 692-692 Q224F - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income from loans or scholarships? 1 Yes 264,711 2 No 871,526 481 Q224G 1 693-693 Q224G - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Financial support from your family including a spouse or common-law partner? 1 Yes 446,131 2 No 690,053 9 Don't know 53 482 Q224H 1 694-694 Q224H - During the last 12 months, did you receive: Income or financial support from any other sources? 1 Yes 65,194 2 No 1,070,997 9 Don't know 46 483 Q225X 2 695-696 Q225X - What was your total personal income for the last 12 months, to the nearest THOUSAND DOLLARS, before taxes and deductions? Include income from all your own personal sources. 01 Less than $5,000 116,345 02 From $5,000 to $9,999 203,952 03 From $10,000 to $14,999 216,493 04 From $15,000 to $19,999 160,827 05 From $20,000 to $24,999 130,560 06 From $25,000 to $29,999 87,654 07 From $30,000 to $34,999 65,587 08 From $35,000 to $39,999 32,211 09 From $40,000 to $44,999 25,921 10 From $45,000 to $49,999 7,515 11 From $50,000 and over 26,301 98 Refused 12,348 99 Don't know 50,522 484 Q227X 2 697-698 Q227X - What was your spouse's/partner's total income for the last 12 months, to the nearest THOUSAND DOLLARS, before taxes and deductions? Include income from all your spouse's/partner's own personal sources? 01 Less than $5,000 32,985 02 From $5,000 to $9,999 25,683 03 From $10,000 to $14,999 37,248 04 From $15,000 to $19,999 34,326 05 From $20,000 to $24,999 35,025 06 From $25,000 to $29,999 30,914 07 From $30,000 to $34,999 22,346 08 From $35,000 to $39,999 17,023 09 From $40,000 to $44,999 16,445 10 From $45,000 to $49,999 6,012 11 From $50,000 and over 17,588 98 Refused 4,322 99 Don't know 36,903 Blank Not applicable 819,416 485 Q228 1 699-699 Q228 - Would you say that you are very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with your financial situation? 1 Very satisfied 66,296 2 Satisfied 594,814 3 Dissatisfied 354,207 4 Very dissatisfied 118,547 9 Don't know 2,372 FUTURE PLANS 486 Q229 1 700-700 Q229 - Do you plan to take any further education or training such as programs, courses, workshops, seminars and tutorials in the next 5 years? 1 Yes 951,065 2 No 150,834 9 Don't know 34,337 487 Q230A 1 701-701 Q230A - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? Would it be: ( If there are several activities of equal weight check all that apply, else check one only.) (first response) 1 Going to school? 107,229 2 Working at a job or business? 946,702 3 Taking care of family or household responsibilities? 62,717 4 Doing something else? Please specify 10,026 9 Don't know 9,564 488 Q230B 1 702-702 Q230B - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? Would it be: ( If there are several activities of equal weight check all that apply, else check one only.) (second response) 1 Going to school? 34,164 2 Working at a job or business? 67,326 3 Taking care of family or household responsibilities? 144,393 4 Doing something else? Please specify 5,016 Blank Not applicable 885,338 489 Q230C 1 703-703 Q230C - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? Would it be: ( If there are several activities of equal weight check all that apply, else check one only.) (third response) 1 Going to school? 9,076 2 Working at a job or business? 2,188 3 Taking care of family or household responsibilities? 25,045 4 Doing something else? Please specify 2,232 Blank Not applicable 1,097,695 490 Q230D 1 704-704 Q230D - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? Would it be: ( If there are several activities of equal weight check all that apply, else check one only.) (fourth response) 2 Working at a job or business? 646 4 Doing something else? Please specify 1,089 Blank Not applicable 1,134,502 491 Q230_A 1 705-705 Q230_A - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? (Those responding "Going to school" from Q230A, Q230B, Q230C, or Q230D) 1 Going to school? 150,469 2 Working at a job or business; taking care of family or 976,204 household responsibilities; doing something else? 9 Don't know 9,564 492 Q230_B 1 706-706 Q230_B - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? (Those responding "Working at a job or business" from Q230A, Q230B, Q230C, or Q230D) 1 Working at a job or business? 1,016,862 2 Going to school; taking care of family or household 109,811 responsibilities; doing something else? 9 Don't know 9,564 493 Q230_C 1 707-707 Q230_C - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? (Those responding "Taking care of family or household responsibilities" from Q230A, Q230B, Q230C, or Q230D) 1 Taking care of family or household responsibilities? 232,155 2 Going to school; working at a job or business; doing 894,518 something else? 9 Don't know 9,564 494 Q230_D 1 708-708 Q230_D - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? (Those responding "Doing something else" from Q230A, Q230B, Q230C, or Q230D) 1 Doing something else? 18,362 2 Going to school; working at a job or business; taking care of family or household responsibilities? 9 Don't know 9,564 495 Q230_E 1 709-709 Q230_E - What do you expect to be your main activity five years from now? (Those responding "Don't know" from Q230A, Q230B, Q230C, or Q230D) 1 Don't know 9,564 2 Going to school; working at a job or business; taking care of family or household responsibilities; doing something else; refused OTHER VARIABLES 496 PRVSTY95 2 710-711 PRVSTY95 - Last province where attended high school, junior high or elementary school as of 1995 10 Newfoundland 34,988 11 Prince Edward Island 6,353 12 Nova Scotia 42,241 13 New Brunswick 36,203 24 Quebec 263,916 35 Ontario 416,744 46 Manitoba 49,835 47 Saskatchewan 46,439 48 Alberta 107,458 59 British Columbia 125,270 97 Not available 6,788 497 PRV95INX 2 712-713 PRV95INX - Province of interview, 1995 10 Newfoundland 27,413 11 Prince Edward Island 5,480 12 Nova Scotia 39,460 13 New Brunswick 36,970 24 Quebec 264,968 35 Ontario 406,710 46 Manitoba 46,713 47 Saskatchewan 38,010 48 Alberta 112,163 59 British Columbia 139,545 92 Out of country 11,116 97 Not available 7,687 498 AGE95 2 714-715 AGE95 - Age as of April 1st 1995 22 Age 22 368,931 23 Age 23 376,834 24 Age 24 390,471 499 LFSTAT95 1 716-716 LFSTAT95 - Labour force status in 1995 1 Employed 831,241 2 Unemployed 119,722 3 Not in the labour force 185,263 4 Undefinable 11 500 TYPE91 1 717-717 TYPE91 - Type of person in 1991 1 High school graduates 711,244 2 High school continuers 241,325 3 High school leavers 183,667 501 TYPE95 1 718-718 TYPE95 - Type of person in 1995 1 High school graduates 968,559 2 High school continuers 6,788 3 High school leavers 160,890 502 TYPE95ED 1 719-719 TYPE95ED - Type of person in 1995 (by educational level) 1 High school graduates who have taken postsecondary education 2 High school graduates who have not taken postsecondary 195,001 education 3 High school continuers 6,788 4 High school leavers who have taken postsecondary education 5 High school leavers who have not taken postsecondary 122,239 education 503 SLFWGT 17 720-736 SLFWGT - Formatted as 17.12 (9999.999999999999) with a decimal physically present in the 5th byte. . 1,136,237