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SURVEY DESIGN & OBJECTIVES
-12th cycle of the General Social
Survey
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gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes
in Canadian society over time
- provide information on specific social issues of
current or emerging interest
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
Recall interview using computer-assisted
telephone interview
SURVEY
INSTRUMENTS
Description
24-hour retrospective diary covering
4am to 4am
Recording of simultaneous activities
None
Context variables
Location; with whom; for whom
ACTIVITY
CLASSIFICATION
1998 Time Use Activity Classification
of Canada
TIME SAMPLE
Covers whole year (February 1998
to January 1999) on a continuous (monthly) basis;
sample was evenly distributed over 12 months to represent
seasonal variation; sample represented each day of
the week-- respondents were assigned one designated
day
REFERENCE POPULATION
Description
National (excluding residents of
the Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories); household
population; all persons 15 years of age or over
Sample selection
Household sample was selected using
the Elimination of Non-Working Banks technique of
Random Digit Dialing; one eligible person per household
was selected to provide data on time-use; 77.6 percent
overall response rate
SOURCES
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