Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators - Fall 2024

From October-December 2024, the following questions measuring the Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

The purpose of this survey is to identify changing dynamics within the Canadian labour market, and measure important socio-economic indicators by gathering data on topics such as type of employment, quality of employment, support payments and unmet health care needs.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

Employee block

The following questions test a new way of measuring temporary employment. Some questions address topics that were previously covered by the Labour Force Survey, but in a slightly different way.

LMI_Q01 / EQ 2 - What type of contract or agreement, [do/does] [you/Respondent name/this person] have in [your/his/her/their] main job?

Is it:

  1. Permanent or until retirement
  2. Ongoing with no specified end date
    Exclude temporary or seasonal contracts that are regularly renewed.
  3. For a specific duration
    e.g., seasonal, term Include temporary or seasonal contracts that are regularly renewed.
  4. Until a task or project is completed

LMI_Q02 / EQ 3 - Which of the following applies to [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main job?

  1. It is a seasonal job
    e.g., [you/Respondent name/this person] only work[s]during a specific season
  2. It covers a period of training
    e.g., apprentice, trainee, etc.

OR

  1. None of the above

LMI_Q03 / EQ 4 - In [your/his/her/their] main job, [are/is] [you/Respondent's name/this person] paid by a private employment or placement agency that is different from the company or organization [you/he/she/this person] work[s] for?

  1. Yes, paid by a private placement agency
  2. No

LMI_Q04 / EQ 5 - What is the total duration of [your/Respondent's name/this person's] contract or agreement in [your/his/her/their] main job?

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. From 3 months to less than 6 months
  3. From 6 months to less than 12 months
  4. 12 months or longer

OR

  1. Casual job with no specific end date

LMI_Q05 / EQ 6 - In [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main job, [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have a specific number of hours [you/he/she/they] [are/is] supposed to work?

  1. Yes
  2. No

HRS_Q01 / EQ 7 - [Are/Is] [you/Respondent name/this person] at least guaranteed that [you/he/she/they] will get some work or hours in [your/his/her/their] main job?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No minimum number of hours guaranteed, contacted when needed

LMI_Q06 / EQ 8 - What would you say best describes [your/Respondent's name/this person's] current situation in [your/his/her/their] main job?

[you/Respondent name/this person]:

  1. Work[s] based on a series of successive contracts with the same employer
    e.g., [your/his/her/their] employer renews [your/his/her/their] contract Include situations with short breaks between contracts
  2. [Have/Has] a casual job with an employer that lets [your/his/her/their] choose when [you/he/she/they] work[s]
    e.g., can decide which days or shifts [you/he/she/this person] work[s].
  3. Only work[s] when called-in or assigned a shift by [your/his/her/their] employer
  4. Work[s] based on a series of successive contracts with different employers
    Include situations with short breaks between contracts
  5. Work[s] as a day labourer
    e.g., hired and paid by the day or for a single shift
  6. [Have/Has] received a permanent job offer
  7. Will return to school or do something else at the end of [your/his/her/their] contract
  8. [Are/Is] uncertain about [your/his/her/their] future contract situation
  9. None of these

REAT_Q01 / EQ 9 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] want a permanent job at this time?

  1. Yes
  2. No

REAT_Q02 / EQ 10 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent name/this person] [do/does] not want a permanent job?

Would you say:

  1. To combine employment with education
  2. To combine employment with a pension
  3. To combine employment with caring for children
  4. To combine employment with other family or care responsibilities
  5. Other reason

Self-employed block

You mentioned earlier that [you/Respondent name/this person] [are/is] self-employed in [your/his/her/their] [main/other] job. The following section of the survey will refer to this as [your/ respondent name's/this person's] [main/other] business.

LMI_Q07 / EQ 11 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent name/this person] [are/is] self-employed in [your/his/her/their] [main/other] job?

Is it:

  1. To have autonomy and control over work hours, wage rate or location
  2. Unable to find work as an employee
  3. [To earn more money than [you/Respondent name/this person] would as an employee]/ To earn extra money]
  4. To engage in work that [you/he/she/this person] [are/is] passionate about
  5. Lost job as an employee
  6. To practice or master a new skill
  7. To work in [your/his/her/their] field of expertise
  8. To join or take over a family business
  9. To achieve a better work-life balance
  10. To experience less stress or for health reasons
  11. Other

LMI_Q08 / EQ 12 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] have any partners or co-owners in [your/his/her/their] [main/side] business?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q09 / EQ 13 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] [or your partners/or your company/, your partners or company/your company] own or lease a building or space dedicated to [your/his/her/their] [main/side] business?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q10 / EQ 14 - In [your/Respondent's name/this person's] [main/side] business, [are/is] [you/he/she/they] required to belong to a professional association or regulatory college to do [your/his/her/their] job?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q11 / EQ 15 - Does [your/Respondent's name/this person's] [main/side] business operate…?

  1. All year round
  2. During most of the year
  3. During a specific season
  4. Intermittently

EMP_Q01 / EQ 16 - How many employees in total work at [your/Respondent's name/this person's] business?

  1. 5 or less
  2. 6 to 20
  3. 20 to 99
  4. 100 to 500
  5. Over 500

LMI_Q12 / EQ 17 - What is the current mix of clients in [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business?

Is [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business:

  1. Mostly based on getting new clients
  2. Based on an equal mix of new and returning clients
  3. Mostly based on returning clients
  4. Based on a single client

OR

  1. [Your/Respondent's name/This person's] main business has not had any clients yet

LMI_Q13 / EQ 18 - Would [you/Respondent name/this person] be able to continue operating [your/his/her/their] main business for the next five years based on returning or existing clients alone?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q14 / EQ 19 - To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In normal times, it is easy for [you/Respondent name/this person] to find new clients in [your/his/her/their] main business.

  1. Strongly agree
  2. Agree
  3. Neither agree nor disagree
  4. Disagree
  5. Strongly disagree

CLI_Q01 / EQ 20 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] currently have contracts with any of the following types of clients in [your/his/her/their] main business?

  Yes No
Private businesses    
Non-profit organizations or charities    
Government agencies or departments    
Private individuals    

LMI_Q16 / EQ 21 – Thinking of [your/Respondent's name/this person's] largest contract, what is the total duration of that contract?

Is it:

  1. Less than 3 months
  2. From 3 months to less than 6 months
  3. From 6 months to less than 12 months
  4. 12 months or longer

LMI_Q17 / EQ 22 - During the last 12 months, did [you/Respondent name/this person] have any full days with no clients or work in [your/his/her/their] main business even though [you/he/she/they] wanted to work?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q18 / EQ 23 - What would you say is [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business over the next 12 months?

[Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] plan to:

  1. Expand and hire [more] employees
  2. Expand without hiring [more] employees
  3. Keep things about the same
  4. Scale-down the business
  5. Stop working or close the business

LMI_Q19 / EQ 24 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent's name/this person] expect[s] to stop working or close [your/his/her/their] main business?

  1. Low sales
  2. Clients pay late or do not pay
  3. Excess debt
  4. Issues with suppliers
  5. Lack of access to financing
  6. Other business reasons
  7. To accept a job with more income
  8. To accept a job with more benefits
  9. Attending school
  10. Family responsibilities
  11. Retirement
  12. Health
  13. Other personal reasons
  14. Other

LFI_CHECK1 / EQ 25 - Last week, did [you/he/she/this person] work at a job or business?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LFI_CHECK2 / EQ 26 - Last week, did [you/he/she/this person] have a job or business from which [you/he/she/this person] [was/were] absent?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LFI_CHECK3 / EQ 27 - Did [you/he/she/this person] have more than one job or business last week?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LFI_CHECK4 / EQ 28 - Was this because [you/he/she/this person] changed employers?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LFI_CHECK5 / EQ 29 - [Has/Have] [you/Respondent's name/this person] ever worked at a job or business?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LFI_CHECK6 / EQ 30 - When did [you/Respondent's name/this person] last work?

Year:
Month:

LMI_Q20 / EQ 31 - [Excluding [your/his/her/their] main job or business, [has/have]/Have/Has] [you/Respondent's name/this person]] earned any money by freelancing, doing a paid gig, or completing a short-term job or task during the last 12 months?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LMI_Q21 / EQ 32 - [Was/Were] this freelancing, paid gig, or short-term task or job one of the jobs [you/Respondent name/this person] had last week, or something else entirely?

  1. Yes, one of the jobs or businesses [you/Respondent name/this person] had last week
  2. No, it was something else

EMP_Q02 / EQ 33 - [Was/Were] [you/Respondent name/this person] paid as an employee when [you/he/she/this person] freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job in the last 12 months?

  1. Yes, only as an employee
  2. Yes, both as an employee and as a self-employed worker
  3. No, only as a self-employed worker

LMI_Q24 / EQ 34 - When was the last time [you/Respondent name/this person] freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job?

  1. Last week or after
  2. In the last 3 months, but before last week
  3. In the last 3 to 6 months
  4. In the last 6 to 12 months

SCC1_Q05 / EQ 35 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?

  1. Yes
  2. No

SCC1_Q10 / EQ 36 - What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments [you/he/she/this person] received in the last 12 months?

SCC2_Q05 / EQ 37 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] make support payments to a former spouse or partner?

  1. Yes
  2. No

SCC2_Q10 / EQ 38 - What is your best estimate of the total amount [you/he/she/this person] paid in support payments in the last 12 months?

SCC3_Q05 / EQ 39 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] pay for child care, so that [you/he/she/they] could work at a paid job?

  1. Yes
  2. No

SCC3_Q10 / EQ 40 - What is your best estimate, of the total amount [you/he/she/this person] paid for child care in the last 12 months?

DSQ_Q01 / EQ 41 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent name] have any difficulty seeing?

Would you say:

  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q02 / EQ 42 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] wear glasses or contact lenses to improve [your/his/her/their] vision?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q03 / EQ 43 - [With [your/his/her/their] glasses or contact lenses, which/Which] of the following best describes [your/respondent's name] ability to see?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty seeing
  2. Some difficulty seeing
  3. A lot of difficulty seeing
  4. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] legally blind
  5. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] blind
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q04 / EQ 44 - How often does this [difficulty seeing/seeing condition] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q05 / EQ 45 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty hearing?

Would you say:

  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q06 / EQ 46 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q07 / EQ 47 - [With [your/Respondent's name/this person's] hearing aid or cochlear implant which/Which] of the following best describes [your/respondent's name] ability to hear?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty hearing
  2. Some difficulty hearing
  3. A lot of difficulty hearing
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot hear at all
  5. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] Deaf
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q08 / EQ 48 - How often does this [difficulty hearing/hearing condition] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q09 / EQ 49 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using [your/his/her/their] hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?

Would you say:

  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q10 / EQ 50 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q11 / EQ 51 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q12 / EQ 52 - How often [does this difficulty walking/does this difficulty using stairs/do these difficulties] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q13 / EQ 53 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q14 / EQ 54 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have reaching in any direction, for example, above [your/his/her/their] head?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q15 / EQ 55 - How often [does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object/does this difficulty reaching/do these difficulties] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q16 / EQ 56 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have using [your/his/her/their] fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q17 / EQ 57 - How often does this difficulty using [your/his/her/their] fingers limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q18 / EQ 58 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have pain that is always present?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q19 / EQ 59 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q20 / EQ 60 - How often does this pain limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q21 / EQ 61 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this pain, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q22 / EQ 62 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q23 / EQ 63 - Do you think [you/respondent's name] [have/has] a condition that makes it difficult in general for [you/him/her/them] to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q24 / EQ 64 - Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that [you/respondent's name] had a learning disability?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q25 / EQ 65 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q26 / EQ 66 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this condition?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q27 / EQ 67 - Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that [you/respondent's name] had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc.

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q28 / EQ 68 - How often are [your/respondent's name] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q29 / EQ 69 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this condition?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q30 / EQ 70 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q31 / EQ 71 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this problem?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q32 / EQ 72 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this problem?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q33 / EQ 73 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?

Would you say:

  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q34 / EQ 74 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q35 / EQ 75 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this condition, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
  5. Don't know

DSQ_Q36 / EQ 76 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q37 / EQ 77 - How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q38 / EQ 78 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have pain that is always present?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q39 / EQ 79 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Don't know

DSQ_Q40 / EQ 80 - How often does this pain limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  6. Don't know

DSQ_Q41 / EQ 81 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this pain, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
  5. Don't know

UCN_Q005 / EQ 82 - During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when [you/respondent's name] felt that [you/he/she/they] needed health care, other than homecare services, but [you/he/she/they] did not receive it?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No

UCN_Q010 / EQ 83 - Thinking of the most recent time [you/respondent's name] felt this way, why didn't [you/he/she/they] get care?

Would you say:

  1. Care not available in the area
  2. Care not available at time required (e.g. doctor busy, away from office or no longer at that practice, inconvenient hours)
  3. Do not have a regular health care provider
  4. Waiting time too long
  5. Appointment was cancelled
  6. Felt would receive inadequate care
  7. Cost
  8. Decided not to seek care
  9. Doctor didn't think it was necessary
  10. Transportation issue
  11. Other

UCN_Q015 / EQ 84 - Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?

Would you say:

  1. Treatment of a chronic physical health condition diagnosed by a health professional
  2. Treatment of a chronic mental health condition diagnosed by a health professional
  3. Treatment of an acute infectious disease (e.g. cold, flu and stomach flu)
  4. Treatment of an acute physical condition (non-infectious)
  5. Treatment of an acute mental health condition (e.g. acute stress reaction)
  6. A regular check-up (including pre-natal care)
  7. Care of an injury
  8. Dental care
  9. Medication / Prescription refill
  10. Other

UCN_Q020 / EQ 85 - Did [you/he/she/this person] actively try to obtain the health care that was needed?

Would you say:

  1. Yes
  2. No

UCN_Q025 / EQ 86 - Where did [you/he/she/this person] try to get the service [you/he/she/they] [were/was] seeking?

Would you say:

  1. A doctor's office
  2. A hospital outpatient clinic
  3. A community health centre
  4. A walk-in clinic
  5. An emergency department or emergency room
  6. Other
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