| Data Dictionary: | Canadian Census 2011 |
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Survey: Canadian Census 2011
| Data Source: | Statistics Canada |
| Table: | T17. Mode of Transportation with Usual Place of Work or No Fixed Workplace Address in Private Households [20] |
Universe: Total Commuting duration
Table Details
| T17. | Mode of Transportation with Usual Place of Work or No Fixed Workplace Address in Private Households | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes:
Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
The National Household Survey assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. In some cases, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or mode of transportation based on where they were working during the trip. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. Students often work after school at a location near their school. As a result, the data may show unusual commutes and an unusual mode of transportation.
Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey |
| Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey -> Chapter 5. Education and Labour -> 5.2. Labour -> Mode of transportation |
Refers to the main mode of transportation a respondent uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.
Reported in: 2011
Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010. Persons who indicated that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, were asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually used to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.
Question no.: Direct variable: Question 47(a)
Responses: Car, truck or van - as a driver
Car, truck or van - as a passenger
Bus
Subway or elevated rail
Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
Passenger ferry
Walked to work
Bicycle
Motorcycle, scooter or moped
Other method
Remarks: Persons who used more than one mode of transportation were asked to identify the single mode they used for most of the travel distance. As a result, the question provides data on the primary mode of transportation to work. The question does not measure multiple modes of transportation, nor does it measure the seasonal variation in mode of transportation or trips made for purposes other than the commute from home to work.
Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010. Persons who indicated that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, were asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually used to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.
Question no.: Direct variable: Question 47(a)
Responses: Car, truck or van - as a driver
Car, truck or van - as a passenger
Bus
Subway or elevated rail
Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
Passenger ferry
Walked to work
Bicycle
Motorcycle, scooter or moped
Other method
Remarks: Persons who used more than one mode of transportation were asked to identify the single mode they used for most of the travel distance. As a result, the question provides data on the primary mode of transportation to work. The question does not measure multiple modes of transportation, nor does it measure the seasonal variation in mode of transportation or trips made for purposes other than the commute from home to work.
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey |
| Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey -> Chapter 5. Education and Labour -> 5.2. Labour -> Place of work status |
Classification of respondents according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address, or worked at a specific address (usual place of work).
Reported in: 2011
Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.
Question no.: Direct variable: Question 46
Responses: Worked at home (including farms); Worked outside Canada; No fixed workplace address; Worked at the address specified below (usual workplace address)
Remarks: Respondent-completed responses
Worked at home - Persons whose job is located in the same building as their place of residence, persons who live and work on the same farm, building superintendents and teleworkers who spend most of their work week working at home.
Worked outside Canada - Persons who work at a location outside Canada. This can include diplomats, Armed Forces personnel and other persons enumerated abroad. This category also includes recent immigrants who may not currently be employed, but whose job of longest duration since January 1, 2010 was held outside Canada.
No fixed workplace address - Persons who do not go from home to the same workplace location at the beginning of each shift. Such persons include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck drivers, etc.
Worked at the address specified below - Persons who are not included in the categories described above and who report to the same (usual) workplace location at the beginning of each shift are included here. Respondents are asked to provide the street address, city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, province/territory and postal code of their workplace. If the full street address was not known, the name of the building or nearest street intersection could be substituted.
Teleworkers who spend less than one-half of their workweek working at their home office are asked to report the full address of their employer. Persons whose workplace location varied, but who reported regularly to an employer's address at the beginning of each shift, are asked to report the full address of the employer.
The table below indicates which 'journey to work' data are available for each place of work status.
Table 2.1 'Journey to work' data available for each place of work status.
Table 2.1 'Journey to work' data available for each place of work status
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.
Question no.: Direct variable: Question 46
Responses: Worked at home (including farms); Worked outside Canada; No fixed workplace address; Worked at the address specified below (usual workplace address)
Remarks: Respondent-completed responses
Worked at home - Persons whose job is located in the same building as their place of residence, persons who live and work on the same farm, building superintendents and teleworkers who spend most of their work week working at home.
Worked outside Canada - Persons who work at a location outside Canada. This can include diplomats, Armed Forces personnel and other persons enumerated abroad. This category also includes recent immigrants who may not currently be employed, but whose job of longest duration since January 1, 2010 was held outside Canada.
No fixed workplace address - Persons who do not go from home to the same workplace location at the beginning of each shift. Such persons include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck drivers, etc.
Worked at the address specified below - Persons who are not included in the categories described above and who report to the same (usual) workplace location at the beginning of each shift are included here. Respondents are asked to provide the street address, city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, province/territory and postal code of their workplace. If the full street address was not known, the name of the building or nearest street intersection could be substituted.
Teleworkers who spend less than one-half of their workweek working at their home office are asked to report the full address of their employer. Persons whose workplace location varied, but who reported regularly to an employer's address at the beginning of each shift, are asked to report the full address of the employer.
The table below indicates which 'journey to work' data are available for each place of work status.
Table 2.1 'Journey to work' data available for each place of work status.
Table 2.1 'Journey to work' data available for each place of work status
| Place of work status | Workplace location | Commuting type | Mode of transportation | Vehicle occupancy | Time leaving for work | Time arriving at work | Commuting duration | Commuting distance |
| Worked at home | Available | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Worked outside Canada | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| No fixed workplace address | Not applicable | Not applicable | Available | Available if the mode of transportation reported is 'car, truck or van' | Available | Available | Available | Not applicable |
| Usual place of work | Available | Available | Available | Available if the mode of transportation reported is 'car, truck or van' | Available | Available | Available | Available |
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
