Information indicating whether the individual attended a school at any time between September 2010 and
May 10, 2011.

Refers to attendance at a school, college, CEGEP or university at any time during the nine-month period between September 2010 and May 10, 2011. An individual's attendance could be either full time or part time (day or evening), even if the individual dropped out after registration. Attendance was counted only for courses which could be used as credits towards a certificate, diploma or degree from a recognized educational institution (elementary or secondary school, registered apprenticeship programs, trade schools, colleges, CEGEPs and universities). Recognized educational institutions also included seminaries, schools of nursing, private business schools, private or public trade schools, institutes of technology, vocational schools, or schools for people who are deaf or blind. Attendance at school was not counted for training received from an employer unless it could be used as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree from a recognized educational institution.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 33

Responses: 'No, did not attend school at any time since September 2010'; or one or more than one of the following responses: 'Yes, attended elementary, junior high school or high school'; 'Yes, attended trade school, business school, community college, technical institute, CEGEP or other non-university institution'; 'Yes, attended university'

Remarks: Individuals were asked to identify all types of schools attended between September 2010 and May 10, 2011. There was an explicit instruction to only report school attendance for courses that could be used as credits towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

This variable is useful in the analysis of participation in education for specific target populations such as Aboriginal people, recent immigrants, youth (aged 15 years and over), women and working adults.

For comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Information showing that the person has completed a degree for a program of study in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Refers to whether or not the person has completed a degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. For those with such a degree, this variable also indicates, whether higher educational qualifications (i.e., master's or earned doctorate degrees) were held or not. This variable does not take into account whether or not the individual is active in the associated profession(s).

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Derived variable: Question 30, cells 04, 05 and 06

Responses: No degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry; Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry without master's and without earned doctorate degrees; Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry with master's degree; Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry with earned doctorate degree; Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry with master's and with earned doctorate degrees.

Remarks: This derived variable complements the Highest certificate, diploma or degree variable by providing additional counts of medical, dentistry, veterinary medicine and optometry degrees for persons who also have either master's or earned doctorate degrees. Thus, this variable provides a more complete measure of the population with these qualifications in Canada. The additional counts for persons with either a master's and a medical degree, or an earned doctorate and a medical degree could, for example, include persons in occupations such as in natural science or medical engineering research, and also university teaching.

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Information indicating the person's most advanced certificate, diploma or degree.

Information indicating the person's most advanced certificate, diploma or degree. This is a derived variable obtained from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported. The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school graduation, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a registered apprenticeship graduate may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a master's degree necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above the bachelor's level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 27, 28, 29 and 30

Responses: No certificate, diploma or degree; High school diploma or equivalent; Registered Apprenticeship certificate; Other trades certificate or diploma; College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year; College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years; College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of more than 2 years; University certificate or diploma below bachelor level; Bachelors degree; University certificate or diploma above bachelor level; Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry; Masters degree; Earned doctorate.

Remarks: The following qualifications are to be noted:

A. For this variable, the category 'High school diploma or equivalent' includes persons who have completed the requirements for graduation from a secondary school or the equivalent, but no postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Examples of secondary (high) school equivalency certificates are General Educational Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE). A secondary (high) school diploma or graduation certificate or equivalent is sometimes classified as junior or senior matriculation, general or technical-commercial.

B. The ' Registered Apprenticeship certificate category includes Journeypersons designation. A journeymans or journeypersons certificate in the trades is obtained
through successful completion of the examinations for a Certificate of Qualification (COQ). Candidates for the exam must have several years of work experience in the trade or have received their registered apprenticeship certificate through a combination of on-the-job training and in-school training.

C. Other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas are brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres, and similar institutions.

D. College, CEGEP and other non-university certificates or diplomas are obtained from: a community college; a CEGEP (both general and technical); an institute of technology; a school of nursing; a private business school; a private or public trade school; or a vocational school. Included in this category are teaching and nursing certificates awarded by provincial departments of education, with the exception of teachers' or nurses qualifications obtained at university-affiliated faculties of education or nursing. College certificates or diplomas of two years or more usually have a minimum entrance requirement of a secondary (high) school diploma or its equivalent.

E. University certificates or diplomas (below or above bachelor level) are awarded for non-degree programs of study completed through a university. They are often connected with professional associations in fields such as accounting, banking, insurance or public administration. If the university certificate or diploma program does not require a bachelor degree to enrol, then it is classified as below the bachelor level. If a university certificate or diploma program normally requires a bachelor's degree as a prerequisite, then it is classified as above the bachelor level.

F. University degrees are obtained through universities and other degree-granting institutions.

G. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, schools of nursing, private or public trade schools, private business colleges, and universities.

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Indicates the province, territory or country where the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree was obtained.

This variable indicates the province or territory (in Canada) or country (outside Canada) of the institution from which the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree was obtained. It is only reported for individuals who had completed a certificate, diploma or degree above the secondary (high) school level.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Question no.: Derived variable: Question 32

Responses: Completed the highest certificate, diploma or degree in Canada - Specify province or territory; Completed the highest certificate, diploma or degree outside Canada - Specify country. Countries outside Canada are classified according to the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI) 2010. A variant of this classification allows the countries to be aggregated into geographical sub-regions and geographical macro-regions. For more information on the SCCAI 2010 refer to: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standardnorme/sccai-ctpzi/2010/sccai-ctpzi-eng.htm.

Remarks: This variable is important in measuring the national and international flow of skilled individuals living in Canada at the time of the 2011 National Household Survey, regardless of whether they are Canadian-born or immigrants.

Respondents were asked to indicate the location of study according to the boundaries in existence on May 10, 2011, the reference date for the National Household Survey. For example, respondents who declared a location of study in an area which, at the time of the completion of their credential, was part of the Northwest Territories but which is now part of the territory of Nunavut were asked to write 'Nunavut'; respondents who declared a location of study in an area which, at the time of the completion of their credential, was part of the USSR but which is now part of Kazakhstan were asked to write 'Kazakhstan.'

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Indicates whether the 'Location of study' is the same as the province or territory of residence, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2011 National Household Survey, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Question no.: Derived variable: Question 32 and province or territory of residence

Responses: Same as province or territory of residence; Another province or territory; Outside Canada; No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Remarks: This variable is useful for comparing the location of the institution where individuals completed their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree with their current province or territory of residence. It can be used to monitor flows between the two locations. The highly summarized nature of the variable makes it useful for smaller subpopulations and smaller geographical areas when more detailed information on Location of study may not be needed.

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Not applicable

The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) has been designed by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an instrument suitable for assembling, compiling and presenting educational statistics both within countries and internationally. ISCED 1997 allows the classification of education programs by two variables: level of education (revised in ISCED 2011) and fields of education. Major field of study data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) have not been explicitly coded using the ISCED 1997 fields of education. Instead, Statistics Canada has developed a theoretical concordance between the ISCED 1997 fields of education and the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000. A concordance between the ISCED 1997 fields of education and the CIP Canada 2011 is also planned.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Derived variable: Question 31

Responses: See 'Remarks' for more details on how the concordance between the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) and the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) can be accessed. Major field of study was classified using the CIP Canada 2011 and CIP Canada 2000 in the 2011 National Household Survey. CIP codes for programs that are considered to be non-postsecondary level were not used for the NHS. Persons without a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree selected 'No certificate, diploma or degree higher than high school' to the question on major field of study.

Remarks: In addition to the United Nations, the ISCED classification system is supported by other international agencies, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT). Member states are invited to facilitate the use of the ISCED classification so as to increase international comparability.

This concordance or any other national or international concordances relating to the CIP Canada 2000 or CIP Canada 2011 will be made available and updated, as necessary, on Statistics Canada's website: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/concordances-classifications-eng.htm.

For any comments on data quality for the variable 'Major field of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Main subject area of the person's highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree (historical classification).

Refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Coded variable: Question 31

Responses: Major field of study was a write-in response. This variable was created by assigning a field of study code from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Canada 2000. See Appendix 2.3 Major field of study - Classification based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes for the CIP Canada 2000 structure. Respondents selected 'No certificate, diploma or degree higher than high school' for persons without a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Remarks: The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) was developed in 1980 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States. NCES released updates in 1985, 1990 and 2000. CIP Canada 2000 was the first Canadian version of this classification. CIP Canada 2011 is an updated and revised version (see Major field of study (based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011)). The CIP is a classification benchmark that serves to facilitate the comparison of data on educational stocks and flow between the three countries that are signatories to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the United States, Canada and Mexico, while maintaining relevant detail on educational output within each country.

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), Major field of study is provided using both CIP Canada 2011 and the older CIP Canada 2000 to facilitate comparison with other data sources.

CIP Canada 2000 is subdivided into three levels: 49 'series' (a series represents the most general groupings of programs that are related in subject area, 2-digit codes); 385 'subseries' (an intermediate grouping of programs that have comparable content and objectives, 4-digit codes); and over 1,400 instructional program classes(which represent the most detailed and specific subjects of study, 6-digit codes). A variant of the CIP Canada 2000 aggregates the codes into 13 'primary groupings'. The 12 primary groupings which are used for the NHS are: Education; Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies; Humanities; Social and behavioural sciences and law; Business, management and public administration; Physical and life sciences and technologies; Mathematics, computer and information sciences;
Architecture, engineering and related technologies; Agriculture, natural resources and conservation; Health, parks, recreation and fitness; Personal, protective and transportation services; and Other. For the NHS, 'Other' excludes programs of study that are below the postsecondary level. The thirteenth grouping which includes courses in 'Personal improvement and leisure' is not used.

The help information for the NHS questionnaire instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training, especially for graduate studies or other advanced training. The degree to which respondents answered according to this criterion is reflected in the frequency of counts for the CIP categories.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the Highest certificate, diploma or degree variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain kinds of institutions.

Theoretical concordances showing the conceptual relationships between CIP Canada 2000 and CIP Canada 2011 based on instructional program class definitions will be made available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/concordances-classifications-eng.htm.

For more information on the CIP classifications, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada, 2000, Catalogue no. 12-590-XPE and the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm.

For any comments on data quality for variable, refer to the this Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Main subject area of the person's highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Coded variable: Question 31

Responses: Major field of study was a write-in response. This variable was created by assigning a field of study code from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Canada 2011. See Appendix 2.2 Major field of study - Classification based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011 codes for the CIP Canada 2011 structure. Respondents selected 'No certificate, diploma or degree higher than high school' for persons without a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Remarks: The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) was developed in 1980 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States. NCES released updates in 1985, 1990 and 2000. CIP Canada 2000 was the first Canadian version of this classification. CIP Canada 2011 is an updated and revised version. The CIP is a classification benchmark that serves to facilitate the comparison of data on educational stocks and flow between the three countries that are signatories to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the United States, Canada and Mexico, while maintaining relevant detail on educational output within each country.
For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), Major field of study is provided using both CIP Canada 2011 and the older CIP Canada 2000 to facilitate comparison with other data sources.

CIP Canada 2011 is subdivided into three levels: 49 'series' (a series represents the most general groupings of programs that are related in subject area, 2-digit codes); 387 'subseries' (an intermediate grouping of programs that have comparable content and objectives, 4-digit codes); and over 1,600 instructional program classes (which represent the most detailed and specific subjects of study, 6-digit codes). A variant of the CIP Canada 2011 aggregates the codes into 13 'primary groupings'. The 12 primary groupings which are used for the NHS are:

Education; Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies; Humanities; Social and behavioural sciences and law; Business, management and public administration; Physical and life sciences and technologies; Mathematics, computer and information sciences; Architecture, engineering and related technologies; Agriculture, natural resources and conservation; Health and related fields; Personal, protective and transportation services; and Other. For the NHS, 'Other' excludes programs of study that are below the postsecondary level. The thirteenth grouping which includes courses in 'Personal improvement and leisure' is not used.

The help information for the NHS questionnaire instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training, especially for graduate studies or other advanced training. The degree to which respondents answered according to this criterion is reflected in the frequency of counts for the CIP categories.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the Highest certificate, diploma or degree variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain kinds of institutions.

Theoretical concordances showing the conceptual relationships between CIP Canada 2000 and CIP Canada 2011 based on instructional program class definitions will be made available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/concordances-classifications-eng.htm.

For more information on the CIP classifications, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada, 2000, Catalogue no. 12-590-XPE and the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm.

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Identifies different types of postsecondary education and training completed, including combinations of trades, college and university.

This variable identifies different types of postsecondary education and training completed by type of institution. It includes information on combinations of completed trades, college and highest university certificates, diplomas or degrees. It does not identify secondary school completion.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 28, 29 and 30

Responses: The following categories for this variable are mutually exclusive.

No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Trades qualifications only

College qualifications only

Both trades and college qualifications, no university qualifications

University certificate below bachelor level only

University certificate below bachelor level and trades and/or college qualifications

Bachelor's degree, no trades or college qualifications

Bachelor's degree and trades and/or college qualifications

University qualification above bachelor level, no trades or college qualifications

University qualification above bachelor level and trades and/or college qualifications

Remarks: 'Postsecondary certificates, diplomas and degrees, types obtained' identifies the completion of certificate(s), diploma(s) or degree(s) from different types of postsecondary institutions and training. For simplicity, the word 'qualifications' is also used here to refer to certificates, diplomas and degrees. The word 'Certificates' refers to either certificates or diplomas. 'Trades qualifications' include Registered apprenticeship certificates and other trades certificates or diplomas. 'College qualifications' include college, CEGEP or other non-university certificates or diplomas. Only the respondent's highest university qualification is identified, based on the
hierarchy used for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree.' 'University qualification above bachelor level' includes the categories: 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

For comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Information showing whether the person has completed a secondary school diploma or the equivalent, no matter what other certificates, diplomas or degrees he or she has.

This variable refers to whether or not persons have completed a secondary school or high school diploma, graduation certificate, or its equivalent. This variable also indicates whether other educational qualifications are held or not.

Examples of high school equivalency certificates are General Educational Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 27, 28, 29 and 30

Responses: Without high school diploma or equivalent, without further completed schooling; Without high school diploma or equivalent, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; Without high school diploma or equivalent, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; With high school diploma or equivalent, without further completed schooling; With high school diploma or equivalent, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; With high school diploma or equivalent, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; With high school diploma or equivalent, with university certificate or diploma below bachelor level; With high school diploma or equivalent, with university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above.

Remarks: This is a useful variable for socio-economic analysis. By dividing the population into those who do and those who do not have secondary (high) school completion, differences in employment, income, participation in further education, homeownership and mobility can be examined.

For any comments on data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2011 National Household Survey.

Not applicable

Class of worker refers to whether an employed person is an employee or is self-employed. The self-employed include persons with or without a business, as well as unpaid family workers.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked 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.

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 44 and 45

Responses: Employee

Self-employed

Self-employed (incorporated business)

Without paid help

With paid help

Self-employed (unincorporated business)

Without paid help

With paid help

Unpaid family worker

Remarks: Employee

This category includes persons who worked for others in the context of an employer-employee relationship. This includes persons who worked for wages, salaries,
commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money).

Exclusion:

'Employee' does not include working owners of incorporated businesses even though they may receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money).

Self-employed

This category includes persons whose job consisted mainly of operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership. This includes: operating a farm, whether the land is rented or owned; working on a freelance or contract basis to do a job (e.g., architects, private duty nurses); operating a direct distributorship selling and delivering products such as cosmetics, newspapers, brushes and cleaning products; and fishing with own equipment or with equipment in which the person has a share. The business can be incorporated or unincorporated. Self-employed persons include those with and those without paid help. Also included among the self-employed are unpaid family workers. They are persons who work without pay in a business, farm or professional practice owned and operated by another family member living in the same dwelling.

Not applicable

Refers to the straight-line distance, in kilometres, between the respondent's residence and his or her usual workplace location.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of 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.: Derived variable: Question 46

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks: Workplace locations are coded to a geographic point location. This geographic point location is a block-face, dissemination block, dissemination area or census subdivision representative point. Commuting distance is calculated as the straight-line distance between the residential block representative point and the workplace location representative point. In most cases, this underestimates the distance travelled to work because workers seldom have a route that minimizes the distance they travel (such as a straight line) between their home and workplace.

For persons who work outside the areas covered by census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations, the workplace location is coded to a single representative point for the census subdivision of work. This can affect the calculated commuting distance, particularly when the census subdivision of work has a large area. These representative points may change from survey to survey, so users should be cautious when comparing commuting distances between surveys.

Not applicable

Refers to how many minutes it took for a person to travel from home to work.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address. 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 48(b)

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks: Not applicable

Not applicable

Compares the respondent's place of residence and workplace location to determine whether the respondent commutes to another municipality, another census division or another province.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of 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.: Derived variable: Question 46

Responses: Work in CSD of residence

Work in a different CSD in CD of residence

Work in a different CSD and CD in province of residence

Work in a different province

Not applicable

Remarks: The comparison of residence and workplace location can also be applied to other geographic units.

Not applicable

Persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011:

(a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household;

(b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 and 35

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks: Not applicable

Not applicable

Refers to the number of persons employed in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, expressed as a percentage of the total population aged 15 years and over.

The employment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the number of employed persons in that group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that group.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Statistic derived from the Labour force status variable

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definition for Employed variable.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 39

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. The Experienced labour force variable is frequently used when tabulating occupation, industry and class of worker data. For respondents not currently employed, the data on industry, occupation and class of worker are collected for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2010.

2. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Figure 2.1 Population and Labour force status components, 2011 National Household Survey



Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.

Not applicable

Refers to persons who worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010. These persons were asked to report whether the weeks they worked in 2010 were full-time weeks (30 hours or more per week) or not, on the basis of all jobs held. Persons with a part-time job for part of the year and a full-time job for another part of the year were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most weeks.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010.

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 51

Responses: Full time (30 hours or more per week); Part time (less than 30 hours per week)

Remarks: Not applicable

Not applicable

Refers to the actual number of hours that persons worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. This includes hours worked for wages, salaries, tips, commissions, piece-rate payments or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money). Hours worked in one's own business, farm or professional practice or hours worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice, owned or operated by a relative living in the same household are also included.

Excluded are hours during which the respondent was absent, with or without pay, for part of the week because of illness, vacation or other reasons.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 34

Responses: Number of hours (to the nearest hour); None

Remarks:

1. 'Worked for pay or in self-employment' includes work without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice. For a more detailed description of 'Worked for pay or in self-employment,' refer to the definition for Employed variable.

2. Data on actual and usual number of hours worked are available from the Labour Force Survey.

3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to the legal status of a business, farm or professional practice. An incorporated business is a business, farm or professional practice that has been formed into a legal corporation, thus constituting a legal entity under either federal or provincial laws. An unincorporated business, farm or professional practice is not a separate
legal entity, but may be a partnership, family business or owner-operated business.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Self-employed persons aged 15 years and over, in private households, who worked since January 1, 2010; population aged 15 years and over, in private households, who worked 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.

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 45

Responses: No; Yes

Remarks: Not applicable

Not applicable

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2011 National Household Survey industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2007. The NAICS provides enhanced industry comparability among the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trading partners (Canada, United States and Mexico). This classification consists of a systematic and comprehensive arrangement of industries structured into 20 sectors, 102 subsectors and 324 industry groups.

The criteria used to create these categories are similarity of input structures, labour skills or production processes used by the establishment.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked 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.

Question nos.: Coded variable: Questions 40 and 41

Responses: The industry questions request write-in responses indicating for whom the respondents worked (their employer) and the kind of business or service offered by this employer. The National Household Survey coders assigned an industry code from these responses, based on NAICS 2007.

Remarks: The NAICS 2007 is a revision of the NAICS 2002.

The 2011 industry data can be tabulated for a number of populations, among which the most frequently used are:

(a) the employed;

(b) the experienced labour force - persons who were either employed or unemployed in the reference week but who had worked since January 1, 2010;

(c) those who have worked since January 1, 2010, regardless of whether or not they were in the labour force in the reference week.

The remaining components of the labour force, unemployed persons who worked prior to January 1, 2010, or who never worked, are shown in the data under the category 'Industry - Not applicable.'

Coding of responses to the industry questions was done, where possible, using a pre-coded list of establishments to ensure uniformity with the NAICS codes assigned to the same establishments by other Statistics Canada surveys.

Comparable industry information based on NAICS 2007 is also available from the Labour Force Survey.

For more information on the NAICS 2007, see North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007, Catalogue no. 12-501-XIE.

For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to unemployed persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, had never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked for pay or in self-employment prior to January 1, 2010 only.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 39

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. Occupation, industry, and class of worker data are not collected for the inexperienced labour force.

2. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were either employed or unemployed.

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 38

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definitions for Labour force status, Experienced labour force, Inexperienced labour force, Employed and Unemployed variables.

2. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 38

Responses: For the values for the Labour force status variable see:

Table 2.2 Values for the Labour force status variable

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definitions for Employed, Unemployed and Not in the labour force variables.

2. The Labour force status categories were derived from the responses to the following questions on the National Household Survey questionnaire:

• Hours worked for pay or in self-employment (Question 34)
• On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business (Question 35)
• New job to start in four weeks or less (Question 36)
• Looked for full-time or part-time paid work in the past four weeks (Question 37)
• Reasons unable to start a job (Question 38).

3. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

4. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Table 2.2 Values for the Labour force status variable



Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.

Not applicable

'Labour force status' refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2011, according to 1971 labour force status concepts.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 39

Responses: The categories for the historical labour force status variable are:

Employed - Absent in reference week - Armed Forces

Employed - Absent in reference week - Civilian

Employed - Unpaid family worker

Employed - Paid - Armed Forces

Employed - Paid - Civilian

Not in labour force

Unemployed - Looked for work - Experienced

Unemployed - Looked for work - Inexperienced

Unemployed - On temporary layoff

Remarks: The population aged 15 years and over are classified according to 1971 labour force status concepts as follows:

Employed

• persons who worked in the reference week for pay or in self-employment
• persons with a job but who were not at work during the reference week¹
• persons who worked in the reference week without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice.

¹Exception: persons who indicated that they were both 'absent from a job' and 'looking for work' were considered 'Unemployed.'

Unemployed

• persons who looked for work in the reference week
• persons who were on temporary lay-off during the reference week.

Not in the labour force

Persons aged 15 years and over who are not employed or unemployed are considered 'Not in the Labour Force.' According to 1971 labour force status concepts this category also includes:

• female farm labourers who did less than 20 hours of unpaid work in a family farm, business or professional practice;
• institutional residents.²

² Institutional residents are not included in the National Household Survey. Data users should use caution when comparing 2011 NHS labour force status data (based on 1971 concepts) with data from other sources.

Not applicable

Refers to the language used most often at work (part (a) as well as to other languages used at work on a regular basis (part (b)) as reported by the individual on May 10, 2011.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over, excluding institutional residents, who worked since January 1, 2010.

Question nos.: Direct variable: Question 49(a) and (b)

Responses: See Figures 1.7, 1.7A, 1.7B, 1.7C, 1.7D, 1.7E and 1.7F.

See Appendix 2.4: NHS classification of language of work.

Remarks: Question 49, part (a) and part (b), was asked for the first time in 2001. The question remained the same in 2006 and 2011. Instructions from the 2011 NHS Guide were as follows:

Part (a)

• Report two languages only if they are used equally often.
• Report languages used to speak, read or write in order to perform a job or a major task.
• Do not report a language used only during coffee, lunch or other rest breaks.
• For people who are deaf or who have a speech disability, report languages used to speak, read or write in order to perform a job or a major task, including sign language.

Part (b)

• Report any other language(s) that this person may use on a regular basis in performing a job or a major task, though not as often as the main language reported in part (a).
• Do not report a language used only during coffee, lunch or other rest breaks.
• For people who are deaf or who have a speech disability, report languages used to speak, read or write in order to perform a job or a major task, including sign language.

Appendix 2.4 provides a list of the non-official languages released in 2011.

For additional information on the collection and dissemination of data on language, refer to the Languages Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Not applicable

Refers to whether or not a person actively looked for paid work in the four weeks from April 10 to May 7, 2011.

The work sought could be either full time (30 hours or more per week) or part time (less than 30 hours per week). 'Actively looked' means using such job search methods as contacting a Canada Employment Centre, checking with employers, or placing or answering newspaper ads. 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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who did not work for pay or in self-employment in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 37

Responses: No; Yes, looked for full-time work (30 hours or more per week); Yes, looked for part-time work (less than 30 hours per week)

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definitions for Unemployed and Not in the labour force variables.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

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.

Not applicable

Refers to whether or not a person, in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, had definite plans to start a new job within the next four weeks.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who did not work for pay or in self-employment during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 36

Responses: No (did not have definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks); Yes (had definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks)

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definitions for Unemployed and Not in the labour force variables.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were neither employed nor unemployed.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 38

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job.

The 2011 NHS occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006. This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked 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.

Question nos.: Coded variable: Questions 42 and 43

Responses: See the National Occupational Classification - Statistics (NOC-S) 2006.

Remarks: The 2011 NHS occupation data were coded to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011. The 2011 occupation data were subsequently recoded to the NOC-S 2006 for users wishing to compare occupation data based on that classification. As well, empirical NOC 2011-NOC-S 2006 concordance tables have been produced to allow for the conversion of occupation data from one classification to the other. For more information, please see Appendix 2.5.

Users of NHS occupation data coded to NOC-S 2006 should note that some unit groups have been combined. For a list of combined unit groups, refer to Table 2.4. It should be further noted that where the combined occupations cross minor groups, the NHS occupation data will not be comparable at the minor group level with data from other sources coded to NOC-S 2006. For a list of affected minor groups, refer to Table 2.3.

It is recommended that users not make comparisons between the broad categories, major and minor groups of the NOC 2011 and NOC-S 2006 on the basis of their labels. Even though many of the labels in the two classifications are similar, they are not directly comparable given differences in the content and placement of some unit groups.

For more information on the relationship between the NOC-S 2006 and the NOC 2011, please see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/noc-cnp/2011/index-indexeeng.htm.

The 2011 NHS occupation data can be tabulated for a number of populations, among which the most frequently used are:

(a) the employed

(b) the experienced labour force - persons who were either employed or unemployed in the reference week, but who had worked since January 1, 2010

(c) those who have worked since January 1, 2010, regardless of whether or not they were in the labour force in the reference week.

The remaining components of the labour force, unemployed persons who worked prior to January 1, 2010, or who never worked, are shown in the data under the category 'Occupation - Not applicable.'

Table 2.3 Occupation minor groups affected by combining of unit group codes (2011 NHS occupation data based on NOC-S 2006)

Combined NOC-S 2006 unit groups	2006 unit groups
B514_B524	B51 Clerical occupations, general office skills
	B52 Office equipment operators
C155_C113	C15 Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying and mapping
	C11 Technical occupations in physical sciences
G121_G134	G12 Technical sales specialists, wholesale trade
	G13 Insurance and real estate sales occupations and buyers
G631_G625	G63 Security guards and related occupations
	G62 Other occupations in protective service
H523_H522_H325	H52 Printing press operators, commercial divers and other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
	H32 Metal forming, shaping and erecting trades
J016_J025	J01 Supervisors, processing occupations
	J02 Supervisors, assembly and fabrication
J151_J153_J163	J15 Machine operators and related workers in textile processing
J164_J154	J16 Machine operators and related workers in fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
	J22 Other assembly and related occupations
J228_J197	J19 Machining, metalworking, woodworking and related machine operators

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.

Table 2.4 Combined unit groups (2011 NHS occupation data based on NOC-S 2006)

Combined NOC-S 2006 unit groups	NOC-S 2006 unit groups
B514_B524	B514 Receptionists and switchboard operators
	B524 Telephone operators
C155_C113	C155 Mapping and related technologists and technicians
	C113 Meteorological technicians
D217_D218	D217 Cardiology technologists
	D218 Electroencephalographic and other diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
G016_G014	G016 Other service supervisors
	G014 Dry cleaning and laundry supervisors
G121_G134	G121 Technical sales specialists, wholesale trade
	G134 Grain elevator operators
G631_G625	G631 Security guards and related occupations
	G625 Other protective service occupations
G981_G982	G981 Dry cleaning and laundry occupations
	G982 Ironing, pressing and finishing occupations
H011_H014	H011 Supervisors, machinists and related occupations
	H014 Contractors and supervisors, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades
H221_H222	H221 Stationary engineers and auxiliary equipment operators
	H222 Power systems and power station operators
H411_H417	H411 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (except textile)
	H417 Textile machinery mechanics and repairers
H523_H522_H325	H523 Other trades and related occupations
	H522 Commercial divers
	H325 Blacksmiths and die setters
H731_H732	H731 Railway yard workers
	H732 Railway track maintenance workers
H733_H734	H733 Deck crew, water transport
	H734 Engine room crew, water transport
H735_H736	H735 Lock and cable ferry operators and related occupations
	H736 Boat operators
I012_I013	I012 Agricultural and related service contractors and managers
	I013 Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
I015_I016	I015 Landscaping and grounds maintenance contractors and managers
	I016 Supervisors, landscape and horticulture
J016_J025	J016 Supervisors, textile processing
	J025 Supervisors, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
J113_J114	J113 Pulping control operators
	J114 Papermaking and coating control operators
J151_J153_J163	J151 Textile fibre and yarn preparation machine operators
	J153 Textile dyeing and finishing machine operators
	J163 Hide and pelt processing workers
J164_J154	J164 Inspectors and testers, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
	J154 Textile inspectors, graders and samplers
J171_J174	J171 Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
	J174 Tobacco processing machine operators
J192_J194	J192 Forging machine operators
	J194 Metalworking machine operators
J226_J227	J226 Painters and coaters, industrial
	J227 Plating, metal spraying and related operators
J228_J197	J228 Other assemblers and inspectors
	J197 Other products machine operators

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.

Not applicable

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job.

The 2011 National Household Survey occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2011. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 40 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 500 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked since January 1, 2010.

The variable usually relates to the individuals 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.

Question nos.: Coded variable: Questions 42 and 43

Responses: See the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011.

Remarks: The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 updates both the National Occupational Classification of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Statistics Canada's National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) which was based on it. It is the nationally accepted taxonomy and organizational framework of occupations in the Canadian labour market. This revision represents the 20th anniversary of the classification and reflects the unification of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada's NOC and Statistics Canada's NOC-S. This revised edition eliminates the differences between the two former
systems and incorporates the advantages of both.

The 2011 National Household Survey occupation data were also recoded to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006 for users wishing to compare occupation data based on that classification. As well, empirical NOC 2011-NOC-S 2006 concordance tables have been produced to allow for the conversion of occupation data from one classification to the other. For more information, please see Appendix 2.5.

The 2011 NHS occupation data can be tabulated for a number of populations, among which the most frequently used are:

(a) the employed

(b) the experienced labour force - persons who were either employed or unemployed in the reference week, but who had worked since January 1, 2010

(c) those who have worked since January 1, 2010, regardless of whether or not they were in the labour force in the reference week.

The remaining components of the labour force, unemployed persons who worked prior to January 1, 2010, or who never worked, are shown in the data under the category 'Occupation-Not applicable.'

For more information on the NOC 2011, see the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011, Catalogue no. 12-583-X.

Occupation information is also available from the Labour Force Survey. For more information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey and of the Labour Force Survey data, refer to Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to whether persons were, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011:

(a) on temporary lay-off from a job to which they expected to return;

(b) absent from their job or business for the entire week.

Reasons for absence included vacations, an illness, a strike or lock-out at the respondent's place of employment, or other reasons.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who did not work for pay or in self-employment in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 35

Responses: No; Yes, on temporary lay-off from a job to which this person expects to return; Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons
Remarks: Data were collected for persons who did not work for pay or in self-employment in the week prior to enumeration.

This variable is used to derive the respondent's labour force status.

1. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

2. For more information, see the definitions for Employed, Unemployed and Not in the labour force variables.

Not applicable

Refers to the labour force in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 years and over.

The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that group.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Statistic derived from the Labour force status variable

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definition for Labour force variable.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

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

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.

Not applicable

Refers to the reasons why persons could not have started a job in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 38

Responses: Yes, could have started a job; No, already had a job; No, because of temporary illness or disability; No, because of personal or family responsibilities; No, going to school; No, other reasons

Remarks:

1. This variable is used to derive the respondent's labour force status.

2. 'Availability for work,' in the reference week, is based on the individual's responses to Question 37 (Did this person look for paid work during the four weeks from April 10 to May 7, 2011?) and Question 38 (Could this person have started a job during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011 had one been available?), as well as Question 33 (School attendance).

3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

4. For more information, see the definitions for Unemployed, Employed and Not in the labour force variables.

Not applicable

Refers to the time at which a person usually arrives at his or her workplace.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over, in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address. 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 nos.: Derived variable: Questions 48(a) and 48(b)

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks: Two variables have been derived: PWARRIVE and PWARRIVENUM. PWARRIVE was created using a standard format, i.e., 815 for 8:15 a.m. and 1315 for
1:15 p.m. The variable PWARRIVENUM is formatted to display the time in number of minutes past midnight. For example, midnight would be 0 and subsequent arrival times would have values displayed in the following format: 60 for 1:00 a.m., and 495 for 8:15 a.m. This variable enables the calculation of averages and medians.

Not applicable

Time at which a respondent usually leaves home to go to work.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address. 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 48(a)

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks: Two variables have been derived: PWLEAVE and PWLEAVENUM. PWLEAVE was created using a standard format, i.e., 815 for 8:15 a.m. and 1315 for 1:15 p.m. The variable PWLEAVENUM is formatted to display the time in number of minutes past midnight. For example, midnight would be 0 and subsequent departure times would have values displayed in the following format: 60 for 1:00 a.m., and 495 for 8:15 a.m. This variable enables the calculation of averages and medians.

Not applicable

Refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either:

(a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or

(b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or

(c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 34 to 38

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. The 'Unemployed' category consists of persons who, during the week of May 1 to May 7, 2011, were without paid work, were available for work, and had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks.

There are two components of the 'Unemployed': those persons who did not work during the reference week because they had been laid off from a job to which they expected to return; and persons who did not work during the reference week, but had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

In both cases, the persons had to be available for work in the reference week. 'Availability for work', is based on the individuals responses to Question 37 (Did this person look for paid work during the four weeks from April 10 to May 7, 2011?) and Question 38 (Could this person have started a job during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011 had one been available?), as well as Question 33 (School attendance).

2. For more information, see the definitions for Labour force status and Employed variables.

3. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

4. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the unemployed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the labour force in that group.

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.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Statistic derived from the Labour force status variable

Responses: Not applicable

Remarks:

1. For more information, see the definitions for Unemployed and Labour force variables.

2. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.

Not applicable

Number of individuals in a car, a truck or a van used to travel to work.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over, in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address and who reported travelling by car, truck or van as a driver or as a passenger. 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(b)

Responses: Drove alone

2 people

3 or more people

Remarks: Not applicable

Not applicable

Refers to the number of weeks in 2010 during which persons worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 50

Responses: None; Number of weeks (write-in entry)

Remarks:

1. It includes weeks of paid vacation, weeks on sick leave with pay and weeks in which training was paid for by the employer.

2. 'Worked for pay or in self-employment' includes work without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice.

3. Respondents were instructed to enter 52 weeks if they were paid for a full year even though they worked less than a year (for example, a school teacher paid on a 12 month basis).

Not applicable

Refers to the year in which persons last worked for pay or in self-employment, even if only for a few days.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question no.: Direct variable: Question 39

Responses: In 2011; In 2010; Before 2010; Never

Remarks:

1. 'Worked for pay or in self-employment' includes work without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice.

2. This variable is used to identify persons with recent paid work experience. Persons who responded 'In 2010' or 'In 2011' make up the population who 'worked for pay or in self -employment since January 1, 2010.' This is the population for which occupation, industry and class of worker data are collected.

See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.

Not applicable

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 39, 50 and 51

Responses: Did not work for pay or in self-employment in 2010 (worked before 2010; or never worked)

Did not work for pay or in self-employment in 2010 (worked in 2011)

Worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010:

1 to 13 weeks mostly full-time paid work

1 to 13 weeks mostly part-time paid work

14 to 26 weeks mostly full-time paid work

14 to 26 weeks mostly part-time paid work

27 to 39 weeks mostly full-time paid work

27 to 39 weeks mostly part-time paid work


40 to 48 weeks mostly full-time paid work

40 to 48 weeks mostly part-time paid work

49 to 52 weeks mostly full-time paid work

49 to 52 weeks mostly part-time paid work

Remarks:

1. The term 'full-year full-time workers' refers to persons aged 15 years and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks mostly full time in 2010 for pay or in self-employment.

2. For more information, see the definitions for Weeks worked in 2010 and Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2010 variables.

Not applicable

Refers to the geographic location of the respondents workplace.

Reported in: 2011

Reported for: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010, and who reported having a usual place of work or working at home. 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: For persons who indicated they 'Worked at home' or 'Worked at the address specified below' (a usual place of work), the street address, city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, province or territory and postal code of their workplace were used to assign geographic codes identifying the workplace location.

Several workplace location geographic codes are available, including province, census division, census subdivision, census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, census tract, dissemination area and dissemination block. The hierarchy of standard geographic units is presented in the geography section.

Data on workplace locations are usually disseminated at the census subdivision and census tract levels of geography, but can be produced at other levels upon request. Aggregating workplace location representative points can approximate non-standard or user-defined query areas, such as traffic zones.

For those who work at home, the place of residence geographic location is the place of work geographic location.

Remarks: Data on persons working in census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations are coded to a block-face, dissemination block or dissemination area representative point.

Data on persons working outside census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations are coded to a census subdivision representative point; therefore, the census subdivision is the smallest geographic area available for these areas.