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This report, one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey, focuses on the characteristics of child care in each province.

Data for Cycle 17 of the GSS were collected in 7 six-week periods, with independent samples, starting in February and ending in December 2003. Computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect data for the GSS. households were selected through Random Digit Dialing methods. The sample was evenly distributed over the seven periods to represent seasonal variatios in the information. From the 31,995 households in the Cycle 17 sample, 24,951 usuable responses were obtained, producing a response rate of 78%.

This study examines the activity patterns of distinct population cohorts for Canadians aged 15 and over. It explores the average day, broadly divided into paid work, unpaid work (household and family responsibilities), educational activities, personal care (sleeping, eating, washing, etc.), and the time remaining for leisure activities of selected sub-populations. It is important to note that while the work week is usually averaged over 5 days, averages for time use research are over a 7-day week.

This concise study of the north of Canada is based on the census statistics of 1986 and includes demographic composition and change, cultural composition, education, labour force activity and income, family and household composition and housing conditions, with highlights (summary).

Calculations based on the Survey on Work Reduction of 1985 suggest that if Canadian workers were to voluntarily reduce their workweek, the number of workhours available for redistribution would unlikely be sufficient to both eliminate underemployment and reduce unemployment. The potential for worktime redistribution, as measured by the propensity to desire fewer hours, appears to be greatest (lowest) in age-education groups with relatively low (high) unemployment rates. This implies that the resulting decrease in unemployment and underemployment could be more pronounced in groups where workers are already relatively successful.

This edition of Women in Canada, the fifth in a series that started in 1985, documents the current status of women in Canadian society by presenting the most recent and relevant data on a wide range of issues critical to gender equality.

Over 2500 references about social security. Classified order. Author, subject indexes.