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SURVEY OF INFORMAL LEARNING

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|This is a survey about learning, no matter how or where it happens. In other words, learning not only in the |

|classroom, but in the community, at home and at work, learning in groups or on your own. The information from |

|this survey will help to form a greater understanding of learning, and the development of policies to better |

|meet current learning needs. The survey is voluntary, but your participation is important if the results are to|

|be accurate. Your answers are strictly confidential. The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes. |

The National Research Network for New Approaches to Lifelong Learning

Network Leader Dr. David W. Livingstone

nall.ca

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|SECTION 1: |

|PAID EMPLOYMENT WORK INFORMATION |

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|We would like to start with some questions about your employment. |

|1. |Have you had any type of paid employment in the last year? |μYes |

| | |μNo GO TO Question 9 |

|2. |Are you currently working for pay? |μYes |

| | |μNo GO TO Question 9 |

|3. |How many hours do you work for pay in a normal week? | |

| | |_______________ |

|4. |Are you self-employed in your own business or are you an employee for a |μ Self-employed |

| |company, organization, or another institution? |μ Employee |

|5. |How many jobs are you currently working at? |_______________ |

|6. |Is your job permanent or temporary? |μ Permanent GO TO Question 8 |

| | |μ Temporary |

|7. |Are you working on a temporary basis by your own choice? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

|8. |Given the choice, would you like to work more, less, or the same number of |μ More |

| |hours you now work? |μ Less |

| | |μ Same |

|9. |Are you currently LOOKING for paid work? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

| | |μTemporarily not working |

| | |GO TO Question 11 |

|10. |Have you ever worked for pay on a regular basis for at least a few months? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

|11. |Are you not working because you can't find paid employment, you're taking |ρ Caring for family |

| |care of family, you're retired, a student, or are you temporarily not |ρ Retired |

| |working because of accident, leave or lay off? |ρ Student |

| | |ρ Accident leave |

| | |ρ Lay off |

|12. |For how many years have you been retired? |___________ |

|13. |Do you expect to look for work in the next twelve months? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

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|SECTION 2: |

|EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING |

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|Everybody does some INFORMAL LEARNING OUTSIDE of formal classes or organized programs. You may spend a little time or a lot of time|

|on it. It includes anything you do to gain knowledge, skill or understanding from learning about your health or hobbies, to |

|household tasks or paid work, or anything else that interests you. |

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|Please begin to think about ANY INFORMAL LEARNING you have done during the last year outside of formal or organized courses. |

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|First, let's talk about any informal learning activities OUTSIDE OF COURSES that have some connection with your CURRENT or POSSIBLE|

|FUTURE PAID EMPLOYMENT. This could have been any learning you did on your own or in groups with co-workers, that is, any INFORMAL |

|learning you consider to be RELATED TO YOUR EMPLOYMENT. |

| | |Yes |No |

|1. |First, what about keeping up with new general knowledge in your occupation during the last year? |μ |μ |

|2 |Informal learning of new job tasks? |μ |μ |

|3. |Learning about computers? |μ |μ |

|4. |Learning other new technologies or equipment? |μ |μ |

|5. |Supervisory or management skills? |μ |μ |

|6. |Teamwork, problem solving, communications skills? |μ |μ |

|7. |Employee rights and benefits? |μ |μ |

|8. |Have you learned anything informally about occupational health and safety, in the last year? |μ |μ |

|9. |Literacy and numeric skills? |μ |μ |

|10. |Learning another language? |μ |μ |

|11. |Is there any other informal learning outside of formal or organized courses that you have done in | | |

| |the last year that is related to your employment? |μ |μ |

SECTION 2: EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING … CONTINUED

|12. |12. Please tell us briefly about this informal learning. | |

| | |____________________________ |

|13. |13. Thinking about all the informal learning you have been doing in the | |

| |last year that is related to your employment; about how many hours, did | |

| |this amount to in a typical week? [Just give us your best guess in hours | |

| |spent.] | |

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| | |______________ |

|14. |14. Do you do most of this employment-related informal learning on your |μ On my own |

| |own, with others, or both about equally? |μ With others |

| | |μ Both about equally |

|15.. |15. What is the most important knowledge, skill, or understanding related | |

| |to your current or future paid employment that you gained in the last year | |

| |through informal learning? | |

| | |____________________________ |

|SECTION 3 |

|COMMUNITY-RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING |

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|Please think about INFORMAL learning activities outside of formal classes, paid work, or schooling, that you have done in the last |

|year that are not directly related to employment. We would like to ask about ANY learning activities related to participating in |

|community activities. Our first interest is about ANY learning activities related to participating in community activities. |

1. About how many hours a week, if any, are you usually involved in any community activities, including civic or political organizations, service clubs, fraternal, cultural, educational, or hobby organizations, sports or recreational teams, religious, neighborhood or school associations, or other community groups. [Just give us your best guess for a typical week] _______________

Please think about ANY INFORMAL learning in the last year that was related to your community organization activities. We're interested here in any knowledge, skills, or understandings that you gained that had to do with any community activities. Did you learn anything by yourself or with others about any of the following?

| | |Yes |No |

|1. |What about fund-raising, in the last year did you learn anything about this while doing |μ |μ |

| |community activities? | | |

|2. |What about organizational or managerial skills? |μ |μ |

|3. |Increased knowledge about social issues? |μ |μ |

|4. |Communication skills? |μ |μ |

|5. |Interpersonal skills? |μ |μ |

|6. |What about other technical skills? |μ |μ |

|7. |Are there any other skills or knowledge that you gained in the past year as a result of doing |μ |μ |

| |community activities? | | |

| |____________________________________________________ | | |

|8. |Please describe these skills or knowledge. ____________________________________________________ | | |

9. Thinking about all the informal learning you did in the last year that is related to all your community activities, about how many hours did this amount to in a typical week? Just give us your best guess. ________________

10. What is the MOST important knowledge, skill, or understanding related to your community activities that you gained in the last year through informal learning?

_____________________________________________________________________

|SECTION 4: |

|HOUSEHOLD- RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING |

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|Now we want to talk about learning activities related to household work. We're interested here in any knowledge, skills or |

|understanding that you may have gained. |

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|Household work includes cooking, cleaning, home maintenance and repair, yardwork, shopping, child or elder care, renovations, home |

|budgeting, and all other household tasks. |

About how many hours a week do you spend on household work? ______________

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|Think of any learning you have done on your own or with others in relation to housework and all other household tasks in the last |

|year. Please tell us if you have learned anything about the following. |

| | |Yes |No |

|1. |First, what about home maintenance, is there anything you learned about home maintenance in the last |μ |μ |

| |year? | | |

|2. |What about home cooking? |μ |μ |

|3. |What about cleaning? |μ |μ |

|4. |Child or elder care? |μ |μ |

|5. |Shopping for groceries, clothes, and so on? |μ |μ |

|6. |Home renovations and gardening? |μ |μ |

|7. |Home budgeting? |μ |μ |

|8. |Are there any other household tasks or housework type of activities that you have learned something |μ |μ |

| |about in the last year? | | |

|9. |What were they? _______________________________________ | | |

10. Thinking about all the informal learning you did in the last year that is related to all your how many hours did this amount to in a typical week?

[Just give us your best guess.] _______

11. What is the most important knowledge, skill or understanding you gained in the last year through your household tasks, housework or related activities?

______________________________________________________________________

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|SECTION 5 |

|OTHER, NON-EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING |

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|Here is another list of things that people learn outside of formal classes. Again, this could be anything you have learned by |

|asking other people, reading, listening, practicing, watching television or other methods of learning. It could be either learning |

|on your own, with someone helping you, or something you have learned with family, friends, neighbors or other people you know. For |

|each activity, please let us know if you learned ANYTHING similar, outside of a formal class, in the last year. |

| | |Yes |No |

|1. |First, what about sports or recreation, have you learned anything about this in the last year? |μ |μ |

|2. |What about practical skills? |μ |μ |

|3. |Cultural traditions or customs? |μ |μ |

|4. |What about leisure or hobby skills? |μ |μ |

|5. |Social skills and personal development? |μ |μ |

|6. |Health and well being? |μ |μ |

|7. |Finances? |μ |μ |

|8. |Learning about computers or computing skills? |μ |μ |

|9. |Language skills? |μ |μ |

|10. |Science and technology? |μ |μ |

|11. |Intimate relationships? |μ |μ |

|12. |Religion or spirituality? |μ |μ |

|13. |Environmental issues? |μ |μ |

|14. |Pet care and related issues? |μ |μ |

|15. |Public and political issues? |μ |μ |

|16. |Have you learned any other things outside of formal classes in the last year that were not related |μ |μ |

| |to employment, community activities or housework? | | |

SECTION 5:NON-EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMAL LEARNING … CONTINUED

|17. |Please tell us about this learning? | |

| | |____________________________ |

|18. |Thinking about all the informal learning you did in the last year that was | |

| |NOT related to employment, community activities or housework, about how | |

| |many hours did this amount to in a typical week? [Just give us your best | |

| |guess.] | |

| | |____________________________ |

|19. |Thinking about your informal learning NOT related to employment, community | |

| |activities or housework, what is the most important knowledge, skill or | |

| |understanding you gained in the last year? | |

| | | |

| | |____________________________ |

|20. |What language do you use for most of your learning activities outside of | |

| |formal courses? |____________________________ |

|21. |21. When you are trying to learn something outside of a formal course or |μ on my own |

| |training program, how do you USUALLY work out what you need to learn and |μ with a professional |

| |how to go about it: on your own, with a professional or expert, with an |μ with an individual friend |

| |individual friend, or with a group of friends? |μ with a group of friends |

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|SECTION 6 |

|SCHOOLING AND GENERAL LEARNING |

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|Now some questions about your schooling and general learning. |

|1. |First, what is the highest level of schooling you have obtained? |μ Did not go to school |

| | |μ Elementary school only |

| | |μ Some high school |

| | |μ Completed high school |

| | |μ High school equivalency |

| | |μ Some community college / CEGEP |

| | |μ Certificate/diploma commercial college / |

| | |CEGEP |

| | |μ Some university |

| | |μ Completed undergraduate degree |

| | |μ Some professional studies |

| | |μ Completed professional degree |

| | |μ Some graduate university |

| | |μ Completed graduate degree |

|2. |In which language can you express yourself MOST easily? | |

| | |________________________ |

|3. |Do you have a second language? |________________________ |

|4. |Would you say your reading skills in [language] are excellent, good, |μ Excellent |

| |moderate, or poor? |μ Good |

| | |μ Moderate |

| | |μ Poor |

|5. |Do you speak any other languages well enough to hold a conversation? |μ Yes |

| | |μ No |

|6. |What OTHER languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation? (3 |________________________ |

| |languages) |________________________ |

| | |________________________ |

|7. |What is your second additional language? |________________________ |

|8. |Your third additional language? |________________________ |

|9. |Would you say your READING skills in these languages are excellent, good, |μ Excellent |

| |moderate, or poor? |μ Good |

| | |μ Moderate |

| | |μ Poor |

SECTION 6: SCHOOLING AND GENERAL LEARNING … CONTINUED

|10. |In general, would you say your math skills or ability to work with numbers |μ Excellent |

| |are excellent, good, moderate, or poor? |μ Good |

| | |μ Moderate |

| | |μ Poor |

|11. |How would you generally rate your practical skills in things you do around |μ Excellent |

| |the house? Would you say they are excellent, good, moderate, or poor? |μ Good |

| | |μ Moderate |

| | |μ Poor |

|12. |How often do you take time to read books, would you say you read books: |μ Daily |

| |daily, a few times a week, about once a week, a few times a month, about |μ A few times a week |

| |once a month, several times a year, or never? |μ About once a week |

| | |μ A few times a month |

| | |μ About once a month |

| | |μ Several times a year |

| | |μ Never |

|13. |Do you buy or subscribe to any daily newspapers, magazines, or newsletters?|μ Yes |

| | |μ No |

|14. |On average, how much time do you spend each day watching TV or videos, |μ Less than 1 hour per day |

| |would you say less than 1 hour per day, 1 to 2 hours per day, more than 2 |μ 1 to 2 hours per day |

| |hours but less than five, or more than 5 hours per day? |μ More than 2 hours but less than 5 |

| | |μ More than 5 hours per day |

|15. |How often do you follow news and current affairs through the radio, |μ Daily |

| |newspaper, TV or other media sources would you say daily, several times a |μ Several times a week |

| |week, several times a month, rarely or never? |μ Several times a month |

| | |μ Rarely |

| | |μ Never |

|16. |When you want to learn about something, do you generally: One, prefer to |μ Take a course or class |

| |learn by taking a course or class; or, Two, prefer to learn by yourself or |μ By myself or with others in my own way |

| |with others in your own way? | |

|SECTION 7: |

|CURRENT EDUCATION, FORMAL COURSES AND OTHER EDUCATION |

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|Now we are going to talk about specific sorts of FORMALLY organized education. By formally organized, we mean any course that has a|

|specific purpose, and was held either at a scheduled time with an instructor or group leader or by correspondence or distance |

|education for paid employment or any other purposes. |

|1. |In the last year have you taken any kind of formal organized courses, | |

| |workshops or lessons no matter how long or short? |μ Yes |

| | |μ No |

|2. |Are you currently a full-time or part-time student at an educational | |

| |institution leading to a diploma, degree, certificate or license? |μ Yes |

| | |μ No |

|3. |What type of diploma, degree, certificate or license is this? | |

| | |___________________________ |

|4. |Other than courses towards a diploma, degree, certificate or license, have | |

| |you taken any other formal courses in the last year, no matter how long or |μ Yes |

| |short, or who offered it, on any subject? |μ No |

|5. |What type of courses were they? |μ Job or career upgrading |

| | |μ Computer training |

| | |μ English as a second language |

| | |μ Basic reading, writing and number skills |

| | |μ French as a second language |

| | |μ Toward elementary or hs diploma |

| | |μ Courses toward a community college or |

| | |university certificate/diploma/degree |

|6. |Were any of these courses required or recommended by an employer or other |μ Yes |

| |work-related organization? |μ No |

|7. |Thinking about all the courses you did in the last year, about how many hours| |

| |did this amount to in a typical week, counting time in class, and doing | |

| |homework and course assignments | |

| | |___________ |

|8. |Are you planning to take any formally organized courses in the next few |μ Yes |

| |years? |μ No |

|9. |How certain are you that you will take any organized courses, would you say |μ Very certain |

| |you are very certain, somewhat certain, or not at all certain? |μ Somewhat certain |

| | |μ Not at all certain |

SECTION 7: CURRENT EDUCATION, FORMAL COURSES … … CONTINUED

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|Please read a list of reasons people sometimes give for why they do NOT plan to take any more formal organized courses. For each |

|please answer yes or no. |

| |QUESTIONS |Yes |No |

|10. |Because you do not need any more formal organized courses? Is this a reason why you do not plan to take |μ |μ |

| |any more formal organized courses? | | |

|11. |Because you do not have the time? |μ |μ |

|12. |Because there are no relevant courses available? |μ |μ |

|13. |Because courses are at inconvenient times and places? |μ |μ |

|14. |Because of lack of employer support? |μ |μ |

|15. |Because you have family responsibilities such as taking care of children or other dependents? |μ |μ |

|16. |Because you do not have affordable childcare? |μ |μ |

|17. |Because you have poor grades or do not have the qualifications? |μ |μ |

|18. |Because you have a language barrier? |μ |μ |

|19. |Because of health reasons? |μ |μ |

|20. |Because courses are too expensive or you do not have the money for courses? |μ |μ |

|21. |Because you find courses and other schooling boring and narrow? |μ |μ |

|22. |Because schools and other places that offer courses are unfriendly? |μ |μ |

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|SECTION 8: |

|EMPLOYMENT-RELATED FORMAL TRAINING |

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|Please read a list of specific kinds of formal training, courses, workshops, or sessions RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT or future employment|

|that you may have taken during the last year. Formal training may be just a few hours long or take place over a much longer period |

|of time. |

| | |Yes |No |

|1. |Have you taken any computer training courses? |μ |μ |

|2. |New technologies for work? |μ |μ |

|3. |Formal technical or professional upgrading? |μ |μ |

|4. |Apprenticeship training? |μ |μ |

|5. |A training course for a new job? |μ |μ |

|6. |Course or training in supervisory or management skills? |μ |μ |

|7. |Training in teamwork, problem solving, or communication skills? |μ |μ |

|8. |Employee rights and benefits? |μ |μ |

|9. |Have you taken any formal training that dealt with occupational health and safety? |μ |μ |

|10. |Training in basic literacy or numeric skills? |μ |μ |

|11. |A language course? |μ |μ |

|12. |Have you taken any other structured formal courses related to employment in the last year? |μ |μ |

|13. |What kind of training was this? ___________________________________ | | |

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|SECTION 9 |

|QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED IN CURRENT OR LAST JOB |

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|Now some questions about the requirements of your job. |

|1. |In your job are you required to have any professional or trade |μ yes |

| |certification or licence? |μ No |

| | |μ Do not work/did not work/worked long ago |

| | |don't remember |

|2. |Was it a professional certification such as required for a medical, doctor,|μ Yes |

| |lawyer, accountant, or a trades certification earned through apprenticeship|μ No |

| |such as a plumber, electrician, or carpenter, or another form of licence or| |

| |certification earned by taking a formal education program and examinations | |

| |such as a real estate agent? | |

|3. |About how long did it take you to get this licence or certification? | |

| | |_____________ |

|4. |What general education requirement is needed for new applicants or for |μ No special education requirements |

| |people who want to do the type of job you do? |μ Elementary school only |

| | |μ Some high school |

| | |μ Completion of high school |

| | |μ Equivalent of high school completion |

| | |μ Some community college/CEGEP/etc. |

| | |μ Certificate/diploma community |

| | |college/CEGEP/etc. |

| | |μ Some university |

| | |μ Completion of an undergraduate university |

| | |degree |

| | |μ Some professional studies, law, engineering|

| | | |

| | |μ Completion of professional degree |

| | |μ Some graduate university |

| | |μ Completion of graduate university degree |

SECTION 9: QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED … … CONTINUED

|5. |In your own experience, what general level of education is really needed to|μ No special education requirements |

| |perform the actual tasks of your job? |μ Elementary school only |

| | |μ Some high school |

| | |μ Completion of high school |

| | |μ Equivalent of high school completion |

| | |μ Some community college/CEGEP/etc. |

| | |μ Certificate/diploma community |

| | |college/CEGEP/etc. |

| | |μ Some university |

| | |μ Completion of an undergraduate university |

| | |degree |

| | |μ Some professional studies, law, engineering|

| | | |

| | |μ Completion of professional degree |

| | |μ Some graduate university |

| | |μ Completion of graduate university degree |

|6. |Thinking about your job, which of the following has been your most |μ Co-workers |

| |important source of the specific knowledge you need to do your job: |μ Own independent learning efforts |

| |co-workers, your own independent learning efforts, or your employer's |μ Employer's formal job training program |

| |formal job training program? | |

|7. |7. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly |μ Strongly agree |

| |disagree, that: given the level of schooling you have, you are entitled to |μ Somewhat agree |

| |a better job than you are able to get? |μ Somewhat disagree |

| | |μ Strongly disagree |

|8. |In terms of your schooling, do you feel you are overqualified, adequately |μ Overqualified |

| |qualified or under qualified for your job? |μ Adequately qualified |

| | |μ Under qualified |

|9. |To what extent in your job did you feel pressure from your employer to |μ A great deal |

| |learn work-related things on your own time, would you say a great deal, |μ Quite a lot |

| |quite a lot, a moderate amount, a little bit, or not at all? |μ A moderate amount |

| | |μ A little bit |

| | |μ Not at all |

|10. |In general, how long do you think it would take someone with the same |μ A few days or less |

| |formal education as you to become fully skilled at your job? . |μ Several weeks |

| | |μ A few months |

| | |μ 6 months to a year |

| | |μ One to three years |

| | |μ More than three years |

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|SECTION 10 |

|FUTURE LEARNING |

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|1. |Thinking about all different types of learning, what do you think you would|____________________________ |

| |be most interested in learning about in the next year? |____________________________ |

| | |____________________________ |

|2. |In the future are you more likely to do your learning through formal |μ Formal courses |

| |courses or on your own? |μ On my own |

|3. |Would you be more likely to enroll in an educational program if you could | |

| |get formal acknowledgment for your past learning experiences so that it | |

| |would require fewer courses to finish the program? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

|4. |Do you use a computer at home? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

|5. |Do you use the Internet from your home? |μYes |

| | |μNo |

|6. |Is there anything else you'd like to say about the learning activities |μYes |

| |we've been talking about today? |μNo |

|7. |What would you like to add? |____________________________ |

| | |____________________________ |

| | |____________________________ |

| | |____________________________ |

|SECTION 11 |

|SOCIAL BACKGROUND/DEMOGRAPHICS |

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|Now a few questions just to make sure we get an accurate sample of people. |

|1. |First, in what year were you born? |_____________________________ |

| |Please state your gender. |μ Female |

| | |μ Male |

| |Province of residence | |

| |μ Newfoundland |μ Ontario |

| |μ Prince Edward Island |μ Manitoba |

| |μ Nova Scotia |μ Saskatchewan |

| |μ New Brunswick |μ Alberta |

| |μ Quebec |μ British Columbia |

|2. |Do you have any physical, mental, or other health problem that limits the |μYes |

| |kind or amount of learning activities that you can do? |μNo |

|3. |In what country were you born? |______________________________ |

|4. |How many years have you lived in Canada? |__________ |

|5. |To which ethnic or cultural group(s) did your ancestors belong? |Primarily? _____________________ |

| | |Secondarily? ___________________ |

|6. |How would you best describe your race or colour? Would you say White, |μ White |

| |Chinese, South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sri Lankan), Black |μ Chinese |

| |(African, Haitian, Jamaican, Somalia), Aboriginal people (North American |μ South Asian (e.g. East Indian, Pakistani, |

| |Indian, First Nations, indigenous, Metis, or Inuit/Eskimo), Arab/West |Punjabi, Sri Lankan) |

| |Asian (e.g. Armenian, Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Moroccan), Filipino, |μ Black (e.g. African, Haitian, Jamaican, |

| |South East Asian (e.g. Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese), Latin |Somali) |

| |American, Japanese, or Korean? |μ Aboriginal (North American Indian, First |

| | |Nations, Indigenous, Metis, or Inuit/Eskimo) |

| | |μ Arab/West Asian (e.g. Armenian, Egyptian, |

| | |Iranian, Lebanese, Moroccan) |

| | |μ Filipino |

| | |μ South East Asian (e.g. Cambodian, Indonesian, |

| | |Laotian, Vietnamese) |

| | |μ Latin American |

| | |μ Japanese |

| | |μ Korean |

|7. |Is there a second group you belong to also? |μ White |

| | |μ Chinese |

| | |μ South Asian (e.g. East Indian, Pakistani, |

| | |Punjabi, Sri Lankan) |

| | |μ Black (e.g. African, Haitian, Jamaican, |

| | |Somali) |

| | |μ Aboriginal (North American Indian, First |

| | |Nations, Indigenous, Metis, or Inuit/Eskimo) |

| | |μ Arab/West Asian (e.g. Armenian, Egyptian, |

| | |Iranian, Lebanese, Moroccan) |

| | |μ Filipino |

| | |μ South East Asian (e.g. Cambodian, Indonesian, |

| | |Laotian, Vietnamese) |

| | |μ Latin American |

| | |μ Japanese |

| | |μ Korean |

|8. |What is/was your main occupation, what do you do, please be as specific as|_____________________________ |

| |possible? |_____________________________ |

|9. |When you last worked, what was your specific occupation, what did you do, |_____________________________ |

| |please be as specific as possible? |_____________________________ |

| | |_____________________________ |

|10. |Do you have any ownership or supervisory role at your place of work? |μ Yes |

| | |μ No GO TO Question 12 |

|11. |If you answered "yes", which of the following best describes your |μ Whole or part owner of a business with hired |

| |ownership or supervisory role at your place of work? Would you say you are|employees |

| |a whole or part owner of a business with hired employees; whole or part |μ Whole or part owner of a business without |

| |owner of a business without hired employees; a manager, but not owner of a|hired employees |

| |plant, branch or division of an organization; or supervisor or foreman or |μ A manager, but not owner of a plant, branch, |

| |forewoman? |or division of an organization |

| | |μ Supervisor |

| | |μ Foreman or forewoman |

|12. |How many people are employed by the entire organization where you work? |μ Myself, family or partners |

| |This means the number of the whole organization, not just those in your |μ 1 or 2 employees |

| |immediate workplace, would you say only yourself, family, or partners; 1 |μ 3 to 10 employees |

| |or 2 employees; three to ten; eleven to forty nine; fifty to ninety nine; |μ 11 to 49 employees |

| |one hundred to 249; 250 to 499; 500 to 999; or 1,000 or more employees? |μ 50 - 99 employees |

| | |μ 100 - 249 employees |

| | |μ 250 - 499 employees |

| | |μ 500 - 999 employees |

| | |μ Over 1,000 employees |

|13. |Do you work for a government or government-funded organization such as |μ Government |

| |public schools, hospitals, police and so on, or do you work for a |μ Government funded organization |

| |privately owned organization? |μ Privately owned organization |

|14. |Do you currently belong, or have you belonged in the last year to a labour|μ Yes |

| |union or another organization that represents the interests of your |μ No |

| |occupation? | |

|15. |If you had to choose one of the following names for your social class |μ Upper class |

| |which one would you say you belong to: upper class, upper middle class, |μ Upper middle class |

| |lower middle class, working class, or lower class? |μ Lower middle class |

| | |μ Working class |

| | |μ Lower class |

|16. |Are you currently married, living with a partner, separated, divorced, |μ Married |

| |widowed, or have you never married? |μ Living with a partner |

| | |μ Separated |

| | |μ Divorced |

| | |μ Widowed |

| | |μ Never married GO TO Q. 22 |

|17. |What is the highest level of schooling your spouse or partner obtained? |μ Did not go to school |

| | |μ Elementary school only |

| | |μ Some high school |

| | |μ Completed high school |

| | |μ High school equivalency |

| | |μ Some community college/CEGEP |

| | |μ Certificate/diploma commercial |

| | |college/CEGEP |

| | |μ Some university |

| | |μ Completed undergraduate degree |

| | |μ Some professional studies |

| | |μ Completed professional degree |

| | |μ Some graduate university |

| | |μ Completed graduate degree |

|18. |Is your spouse or partner currently employed full-time or part-time in a |μ Yes |

| |job for pay? |μ No GO TO Question 20 |

|19. |If you answered "yes", what is his/her specific occupation, what does | |

| |he/she do, please be as specific as possible? | |

| | |____________________________ |

|20. |Does he/she have any ownership or supervisory role at her/his place of |μ Yes |

| |work? |μ No GO TO Question 22 |

|21. |If so, which of the following most closely matches your partner/spouse's |μ Whole or part owner of a business with |

| |ownership or supervisory role in his/her job? Is he/she a whole or part |hired employees |

| |owner of a business with hired employees, whole or part owner of a business|μ Whole or part owner of a business without |

| |without hired employees, a manager but not owner of a plant, branch or |hired employees |

| |division of an organization, or supervisor or foreman or forewoman? |μ A manager, but not owner of a plant, |

| | |branch, or division of an organization |

| | |μ Supervisor |

| | |μ Foreman or forewoman |

|22. |Including yourself, how many people live in this household? | |

|23. |How many of them are under age four? | |

|24. |How many are four to 17 years of age? | |

|25. |Including yourself, how many are 18 years of age or older? | |

|26. |What was the highest level of formal schooling for the primary income |μ Did not go to school |

| |earner in your home when you were growing up? . |μ Elementary school only |

| | |μ Some high school |

| | |μ Completed high school |

| | |μ High school equivalency |

| | |μ Some community college / CEGEP |

| | |μ Certificate/diploma commercial college / |

| | |CEGEP |

| | |μ Some university |

| | |μ Completed undergraduate degree |

| | |μ Some professional studies |

| | |μ Completed professional degree |

| | |μ Some graduate university |

| | |μ Completed graduate degree |

|27. |What was the main occupation of the primary income earner in your home when| |

| |you were growing up what did that person do, please be as specific as | |

| |possible. | |

| | |____________________________ |

|28. |Did this person have any ownership or supervisory role at their place of |μ Yes |

| |work? |μ No GO TO Question 30 |

|29. |If so, which of the following best describes that person's ownership or |μ Whole or part owner of a business with |

| |supervisory role at their place of work, would you say they were a whole or|hired employees |

| |part owner of a business with hired employees, whole or part owner of a |μ Whole or part owner of a business without |

| |business without hired employees, a manager, but not owner of a plant, |hired employees |

| |branch or division of an organization, or supervisor or foreman or |μ A manager, but not owner of a plant, |

| |forewoman? |branch, or division of an organization |

| | |μ Supervisor |

| | |μ Foreman or forewoman |

|30. |What, if any, is your religious affiliation? |____________________________ |

|31 |What is your main source of personal income at present, is it: wages and |μ Wages and salaries from full- or part-time |

| |salaries from full- or part-time job(s), from self-employment as from your |job(s) |

| |own or a jointly-owned business, rent, other property or stock investments,|μ From self-employment as from your own or a |

| |unemployment insurance, retirement or disability pensions, child support or|jointly owned business |

| |alimony, social assistance or welfare, or something else? |μ Rent |

| | |μ Other property or stock investments |

| | |μ Unemployment insurance |

| | |μ Retirement or disability pensions |

| | |μ Child support or alimony |

| | |μ Social assistance or welfare |

| | |μ Something else _____________ |

|32. |Could you please tell us how much income you and other members of your | |

| |household received in the last taxation year, before taxes and other | |

| |deductions? Please include income from ALL sources such as savings, | |

| |pensions, rent, and unemployment insurance as well as wages. To the nearest| |

| |thousand dollars, what was you total household income? | |

| | | |

| |Or if you prefer... We don 't need the exact amount; could you tell us |___________ |

| |which of these broad categories it falls into...? | |

| | | |

| | |μ Less than $20,000 |

| | |μ Between $20,000 and $30,000 |

| | |μ Between $30,000 and $40,000 |

| | |μ Between $40,000 and $50,000 |

| | |μ Between $50,000 and $60,000 |

| | |μ Between $60,000 and $70,000 |

| | |μ Between $70,000 and $80,000 |

| | |μ Between $80,000 and $90,000 |

| | |μ Between $90,000 and $100,000 |

| | |μ More than $100,000 |

|33 |Could you please tell me how much income YOU PERSONALLY RECEIVED in the | |

| |last taxation year, before taxes and other deductions? Please include | |

| |income from ALL sources such as savings, pensions, and unemployment | |

| |insurance as well as wages. The nearest thousand dollars, what was your | |

| |personal income? | |

| | | |

| |Or if you prefer... We don 't need the exact amount; could you tell us |___________ |

| |which of these broad categories it falls into...? | |

| | | |

| | |μ Less than $20,000 |

| | |μ Between $20,000 and $30,000 |

| | |μ Between $30,000 and $40,000 |

| | |μ Between $40,000 and $50,000 |

| | |μ Between $50,000 and $60,000 |

| | |μ Between $60,000 and $70,000 |

| | |μ Between $70,000 and $80,000 |

| | |μ Between $80,000 and $90,000 |

| | |μ Between $90,000 and $100,000 |

| | |μ More than $100,000 |

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