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Inventory of Community Data Sources
Database/Data product: General Social Survey (GSS)
Data provider: Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
Description: “The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. GSS is conducted annually with topics repeated on a roughly five-year cycle. The history of GSS data collection is outlined below.”
Topic |
1st series |
Cycle No. |
2nd series |
Cycle No. |
3rd series |
Cycle No. |
4th series |
Cycle No. |
Health |
1985 |
1 |
1991 |
6 |
...1 |
...1 |
...1 |
...1 |
Time Use |
1986 |
2 |
1992 |
7 |
1998 |
12 |
2005 |
19 |
Victimization |
1988 |
3 |
1993 |
13 |
2004 |
18 |
|
|
Education, work and retirement |
1989 |
4 |
1994 |
9 |
2000 |
14 |
…2 |
…2 |
Family |
1990 |
5 |
1995 |
10 |
2001 |
15 |
2006 |
20 |
Social support |
1985 |
1 |
1990 |
5 |
1996 |
11 |
2002 |
16 |
Access to and use of information technology |
2000 |
14 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
Social support and aging |
2002 |
16 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
Social engagement |
2003 |
17 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
…2 |
Notes:
1. This survey topic has been discontinued for the GSS series.
2. This survey series is not yet available.
.. not available for a specific reference period
… not applicable
Geographic units available: Provinces, territories, and select CMAs
Updates: Annually for core questions; broad topics repeated on a five-year cycle
Contact:
Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division,
Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6
Tel: 613-951-5979;
Fax: 613-951-0387;
E-mail: sasd-dssea@statcan.ca
Cost: Publications on the website are free. There is a charge for user-defined tabulations.
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