General Social Survey - Caregiver and Care Receiving
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The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. Canada's General Social Survey (GSS) program was designed as a series of independent, annual, voluntary, cross-sectional surveys, each covering one topic in-depth.
The purpose of this survey is to provide a snapshot of the lives of caregivers and care receivers in today's Canada.
Information on the study description is adapted from Statistics Canada, General Social Survey Caregiver and Care Receiving, 2022-05-13. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
- Start Year
- 1996
- End Year
- 2018
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Design
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
- Follow Up
- Supplementary Information
- Canada’s General Social Survey (GSS) program was designed as a series of independent, annual, voluntary, cross-sectional surveys, each covering one topic in-depth. Data on caregiving and care receiving were first extensively collected through the 1996 GSS and again in 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017 and in 2018.
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 20,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Supplementary Information
Variables list: https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvVariableList&Id=492973
Timeline
GSS-CCR population
The population is composed of non-institutionalized persons 15 years of age or older, living in the 10 provinces of Canada.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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15
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other Criteria
- For cycle 11 and cycle 16 residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut as well as full-time residents of institutions were excluded. Households without telephones were excluded from the survey population.
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
- In 2002 (Cycle 16) and 2007 (Cycle 21), the target population was all persons aged 45 and over. For cycle 26, pilot survey participants were selected from Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. For cycle 32, pilot survey participants were selected from Nova Scotia, Québec, and Ontario.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- Participants from existing studies
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Random digit dialing
- Supplementary Information
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In 1996, the sample was selected by random digit dialing. In 2002, the sample was selected from people who responded to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) In 2007, the sample was selected among respondents to the GSS-20 (from 2006), who were aged 45 and above during GSS-21 collection, and by random digit dialing before 2002. In 2012, the sample was selected by random digit dialing. In 2017 and 2018, the sample was selected by a two-stage sampling design. The sampling units are the groups of telephone numbers. The final stage units are individuals within the identified households where only one eligible person per household to be interviewed were selected.
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 20,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
Data Collection Events
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GSS-CCR - Survey 1996 (Cycle 11)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 1996-02 | 1996-12 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2002 (Cycle 16)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2002-02 | 2002-12 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2007 (Cycle 21)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2007-03 | 2007-12 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2011 (Cycle 26, pilot survey)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2011-09 | 2011-09 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2012 (Cycle 26)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2012-03 | 2012-12 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2017 (Cycle 32, pilot survey)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2017-10 | 2017-11 |
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GSS-CCR - Survey 2018 (Cycle 32)
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Socio-demographic information, such as age, sex, education, religion, immigrant status, place of birth, Indigenous group, and population group/visible minority status, was collected. The survey ... | 2018-04 | 2018-12 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
- Perception of health
- Quality of life
- Life course development
- Functional limitations
- Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Citizenship and immigrant status
Ethnicity, race and religion
Language
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Tobacco
Alcohol
Nutrition
Physical activity
Sleep
Technological devices
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Perception of health
Quality of life
Functional limitations
Diseases
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories
Medication and supplements
Medication and supplement intake
Non-pharmacological interventions
Physical therapy interventions
Cognitive, psychological and sensory interventions
Educational and health promotion interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Visits to health professionals
Community and social care
Other health and community care
Death
Vital status
Other end of life or death-related information
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Personality
Psychological distress and emotions
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Life events
Beliefs and values
Preschool, school and work life
School life
Work life
Social environment and relationships
Social network
Social participation
Social support
Physical environment
Housing characteristics
Built environment/neighbourhood characteristics
Administrative information
Identifiers
Date and time-related information
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Data and sample collection center-related information
Other administrative information
Quality of life
Health Utilities Index