Longitudinal surveys
LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS : Since the early 1990s, Statistics Canada has developed a series of longitudinal surveys designed to increase our understanding of key socio-economic questions. Because the same respondents are interviewed at regular intervals, longitudinal surveys can be used to study changes that occur over time, such as job changes or unemployment spells, family changes, or movements into and out of poverty. They are also useful for examining cause-and-effect relationships.
The SLID allows researchers to better understand the economic well-being of Canadians. Questions it addresses include: what economic changes must individuals and families face, and what impact do factors such as family composition, paid work, and government support, among other variable, have on this relationship?
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The YITS looks at the transition from school to the workplace amongst youth (adolescents and young adults) and the factors that influence these transitions. This survey addresses almost all formal types of education, most different types of work experience and most all relevant variables, such as: familial context, educational experiences, accomplishments, goals, and workplace experiences.
While it takes many years for a new immigrant to fully integrate themselves into Canadian society, the LSIC aims to study the integration process that takes place over the first four years that follow an immigrant’s arrival to Canada, the curcial period during which an immigrant will form their first economic, social and cultural links.
The NLSCY was developed to gather information on the factors that influence the social and emotional development of children and youth, as well as their overall behaviour.
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The general goal of the WES is to examine the ways in which employers and their employees react and adapter to a competitive environment focused on technology.
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The National Graduate Survey (NGS) is designed to measure the short to medium-term labour market outcomes of graduates from Canadian public university, community college and trade-vocational programs.
The NPHS gathers information on the health of the Canadian population, as well as relevant socio-demographic information. This survey has four components:
Health Institutions Component
Household Component - Longitudinal
Household Component - Cross-sectional
North Component
***Information on the data sets available in the centres has been collated and updated by the QICSS, Quebec's Research Data Centre***