Transcript Aboriginal Peoples Survey

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Understanding the
Aboriginal Peoples Survey of 2001:
The Process, Content and Geographic
Coverage
Andy Siggner & Vivian O’Donnell,
Statistics Canada
Presented at the Joint Session of Canadian Population Society,
Canadian Association of Geographers, Canadian Indigenous Native
Studies Association
University of Toronto,
May 30, 2002
Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• First conducted in 1991
• Key source of data for the Royal Commission on
Aboriginal People
• Included in RCAP recommendations
• Statistics Canada mandated to complete a second
APS in Gathering Strength, the federal
government’s Aboriginal Action Plan
APS Implementation Committee
• Consultation with Aboriginal organizations on the
APS led to the creation of an Implementation
Committee
• Established to direct the APS in April 1999
• Meets monthly
• Makes decisions regarding the content of the
survey, geographic areas, testing strategies, and
output formulas
APS Implementation Committee
• Assembly of First Nations (active member until
spring 2001)
• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Métis National Council
• National Association of Friendship Centres
• Native Women’s Association of Canada
• Two federal government representatives in addition
to two Statistics Canada representatives
• A provincial/territorial representative (ex-officio)
• An Elder/facilitator
Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• The Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) is a postcensal survey
• A selection of people who reported on the census
having at least one of the following:
*Aboriginal identity
*Aboriginal ancestry
*Registered or treaty Indian status
*Band membership
Collection
• Phase 1, which was completed October to December
2001, covered the population that identified as
Aboriginal on their census form, and/or reported
registered or treaty Indian status and/or reported band
membership. Sample size was approximately 108,000.
• Phase 2, which is currently being collected, covers the
population that reported Aboriginal ancestry but no
identity on their census form. Sample size is
approximately 14,000.
• The total sample is approximately 12% of the
Aboriginal population
What type of data will be available?
The Aboriginal Peoples Survey is comprised of
different questionnaires:
• Adult Core Questionnaire
• Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Métis Supplement
• Arctic Supplement
Adult Core Questionnaire
The Adult Core Questionnaire contains the following
sections:
• Education
• Health
• Language
• Communication Technology
• Labour
• Mobility
• Income
• Housing
Children and Youth Questionnaire
The Children & Youth Questionnaire contains the following
sections:
• Demographics
• General Health
• Health Care Utilization
• Dental Care
• Nutrition
• Education
• Social Activities & Relationships
• Activities of Daily Living
and Medical Conditions • Language
• Physical Injuries
• Child Care Arrangements
• Household Data
Métis Supplement
The Métis Supplement is administered to respondents
who report Métis identity or ancestry. It contains the
following sections (in addition to the Core components):
• Family
Background
• Household
Information
• Cultural Background
• Health
Arctic Supplement
The Arctic Supplement is administered to respondents
residing in northern communities. It contains the
following sections (in addition to the Core components):
• Household and Harvesting Activities
• Personal Wellness
• Community Wellness and Social Participation
Outputs
• There will be an enormous amount of information, and
there are many options as to how to produce and
distribute the information so that it is useful
• Planning for dissemination is underway
Step-by-Step Timeline
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COLLECTION
Phase I
Phase II
CAPTURE
Phase I
Phase II
PROCESSING
Coding Preparation
Editing Preparation
Production
Census Match
WEIGHTING
CERTIFICATION OF DATA
DISSEMINATION
IC Discussion
Prep. of Release Products
Release Day Tables
Basic Table Series
Detailed cross tabulations
Community Profiles
Backgrounders/fact sheets
Theme and geography based
analytical publications
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Product possibilities...
User’s Guide: This guide will provide information related to the
development of the survey, the methodology that was used to
choose the sample, the questionnaires and the various data
products.
Tables series: Simple tables could be provided in paper form but
the larger, more complex tables would be provided in an electronic
format.
Fact Sheets and Backgrounders: These 2–3 page information
sheets could provide a snapshot of a particular theme or Aboriginal
group at various levels of geography.
More products…
Community Profiles: Profiles could include data highlights of the
community accompanied by some basic charts and graphs. This
information could be enhanced with Census data. These would most
likely be in paper and electronic formats.
Public Use Microdata File - an electronic product (CD-ROM) of micro
data produced from the 2001 APS. Data manipulation can be performed
with statistical software such as SAS or SPSS or a database or
spreadsheet software.
Geography
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Off reserve population
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On reserve population
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Aboriginal origin-only population
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Publishing on and off reserve data
Off Reserve Population
Data will be available for the Aboriginal population
residing off-reserve at the following geographic areas:
• NATIONAL
• PROVINCIAL (Note: Atlantic provinces will be grouped)
• SUB-PROVINCIAL (for example, rural and urban breakdowns)
• COMMUNITY LEVEL
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25 Métis Communities
50 Inuit Communities
10 selected large urban centres
15 communities that had 40% or more Aboriginal
population and at least 250 Aboriginal people
On-Reserve Population
• The sample selection process focussed on large
reserve communities
• Community-level data for approximately 120 First
Nations who participated will be available, and are
of very good quality
• Potential problems in aggregating data to the
provincial or national level
• Census will remain a key source of data for the
Aboriginal population residing on reserve
Aboriginal “Origin-only” Population
• A portion of the population to be surveyed by the
APS did not report Aboriginal identity on the
census, but did report some Aboriginal origin
• Data for this population will be available at the
national and provincial levels
For more information:
www.statcan.ca
www. apsurvey.ca
APPENDIX
Ancestry/Origin Population
2001 Census of Canada
Question on Ethnic or Cultural Group
While most people in Canada view themselves as Canadians,
information on their ancestral origins has been collected since
the 1901 Census to capture the changing composition of
Canada's diverse population. Therefore, this question refers to
the origins of the person's ancestors.
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To which ethnic or cultural group(s) did this person's
ancestors belong?
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cette personne
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For ancêtres
example, de
Canadian,
French,appartenaient-ils
English, Chinese,
Italian, German, Scottish, Irish, Cree, Micmac,
Métis, Inuit (Eskimo), East Indian, Ukranian,
Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Filipino, Jewish,
Greek, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese,
Chilean, Somali, etc.
Specify as many groups
as applicable.
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Identity Population
Identity Population
Adult Core Questionnaire
The Adult Core Questionnaire contains the following
sections:
• Education
• Health
• Language
• Communication Technology
• Labour
• Mobility
• Income
• Housing
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Education Section
• Highest level of schooling
• Reasons for not completing high school/post secondary
schooling
• Currently attending school
• Aboriginal content in schooling (Aboriginal teachers, use of
Aboriginal language, taught an Aboriginal language,
accuracy of Aboriginal content in curriculum)
• Location of schools (within or outside community)
• Financial Assistance to attend post-secondary
• Distance education
• Residential School
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Language Section
• Aboriginal Languages understood or spoken
• Level of ability to understand, speak, read and write
• Extent of use of Aboriginal languages at home, school,
work and other places
• Availability of services (for example, health, education,
justice) in Aboriginal languages
• Importance to keep, learn or re-learn Aboriginal
languages
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Labour Activity
• Currently working
• Occupation and industry
• More than one job
• Reasons for not currently working, not working fulltime
• Harvesting activities (hunting, fishing, gathering wild
plants, trapping)
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Income
• Source of income (such as paid employment,
employment insurance, pensions, social assistance,
other sources)
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Health
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Self-rated health
Contact with health professionals (for example, family doctor, nurse)
Access to Aboriginal healing practices
Activity limitations (difficulties with activity because of health problems)
Chronic conditions (for example, diabetes, arthritis, bronchitis, cancer,
high blood pressure, hepatitis, kidney disease, tuberculosis)
HIV/AIDS (testing, treatment)
Fertility/pregnancy (Number of children)
Height and Weight
Smoking Activity
Alcohol consumption
Social support
• Opinions about social problems
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Communication Technology
• Technology use (satellite dish, cable TV, cell
phone, ATM, debit card)
• Use of computer
• Location of computer use (for example, at
home, work, at library)
• Internet use
• Location of Internet use
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Mobility
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Number of moves in the past 5 years
Reasons for moving
How long been in present location
Number of temporary absences
Reasons for temporary absences (for example, work,
school, illness)
Adult Core Questionnaire
• Housing
• Features in the home (telephone, running water,
smoke detector etc.)
• Water available safe for drinking
• Source of heat in the home
• Special features to assist with a health condition
• In need of major repairs
• Rented/owned
• Social housing waiting list
• Home insurance coverage
Children and Youth Questionnaire
The Children & Youth Questionnaire contains the following
sections:
• Identification
• Demographics
• General Health
• Health Care Utilization
• Dental Care
• Nutrition
• Education
• Social Activities & Relationships
• Language
• Activities of Daily Living
and Medical Conditions • Child Care Arrangements
• Physical Injuries
• Household Data
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Demographic Section
• Relationship of respondent to child
• Aboriginal ancestry
•Origin through father, mother, grandfathers, grandmothers
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• General Health Section
• General health status
• Height and weight
• BMI
• Level of physical activity
• Birth Weight
• Breast fed
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Health Care Utilization Section
• Contact with pediatrician, general practitioner, medical specialist,
and public health nurse
•Seen or talked with
•Where contact took place
• Type of care needed
• Overnight stays in a hospital
• Contact with traditional healer, psychologist, child welfare or aid
worker, and/or other trained person
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Activities of Daily Living and Medical
Conditions Section
• Limitation of Activity at home, school and other places
• Chronic conditions (allergies, bronchitis, T.B., diabetes, ear
infections, F.A.S./F.A.E., asthma)
• Medications taken (traditional medicines, inhalers, ritalin or any
other medication)
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Physical Injuries Section
• Presence of injury
• Injured in the past 12 months
• Type of injury, most serious injury and cause of injury
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Dental Care Section
• Occurrence of last dental care
• Type of care required
• Received required dental care
• If did not receive dental care, why not (wait time, transportation,
cost, etc.)
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Nutrition Section
• How often breakfast is eaten per week
• Quality of nutrition
• Variety/frequency of food consumed (wild meat, processed meat,
milk, eggs, vegetables, potatoes, breads, candy, etc.)
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Education Section
• School attendance (currently or not currently attending school)
• Attendance at early education development
• Current Grade level
• School history (advanced/repeated a grade, received awards,
suspended/expelled from school)
• Types of schools Attended (Preschool, Aboriginal specific
programs)
• Reasons why not attending
•Limitations at school (factors, help received)
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Social Activities and Relationships
Section
• Leisure activities (sports, music lessons, clubs, cultural activities,
job, t.v., computer, video games, etc.)
• Quality of relationships (parents, siblings, teachers, and other kids)
• Types of worries and causes
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Language Section
• Importance of Aboriginal language
• Ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language
• Who provides help in learning language
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Childcare Arrangements Section
• Main child care arrangement
• Time spent per week in main type of childcare
Children and Youth Questionnaire
• Household Data Section
• Socio-Demographic information (age and sex)
• Highest level of schooling
• Relative’s Attendance at Residential Schools
• Number of persons in household
• Siblings living in/out of household
• One or two parent household
• Type of household income (Paid Employment, Self Employment,
E.I., Canada Pension, Social Assistance)
• Number of household members receiving income
Métis Supplement
The Métis Supplement is administered to respondents
who report Métis identity or ancestry. It contains the
following sections (in addition to the Core components):
• Family
Background
• Household
Information
• Cultural Background
• Health
Métis Supplement
• Family Background Section
• Community of birth of respondent, mother and father
• Use of French and Aboriginal languages in the household
• Aboriginal ancestry of mother and father
• Bill C-31
• Removal of children
• Childcare arrangements
Métis Supplement
• Household Information Section
• Marital status
• Ancestry of spouse/partner
• Use of Aboriginal languages in the home
Métis Supplement
• Cultural Background Section
• Métis cultural activities
• Traditional activities (hunting, fishing, gathering, trapping, outfitting)
Métis Supplement
• Health Section
• Physical check-up
• Testing for diabetes, high blood pressure, mammogram
• Leisure activities
• Physical activities (walking, bicycling, etc.)
• Non-physical activities (watching television, playing video
games)
• Depression
• Spirituality
• Health Care Use
Arctic Supplement
The Arctic Supplement is administered to respondents
residing in northern communities. It contains the
following sections (in addition to the Core components):
• Household and Harvesting Activities
• Personal Wellness
• Community Wellness and Social Participation
Arctic Supplement
• Household and Harvesting Activities
• Paid work (full-time/part-time employment, self employment)
• Unpaid work (taking care of children, cooking meals, etc.)
• Harvesting country food
• Equipment for harvesting activities
• Use of country food (eaten, shared, sold, etc.)
• Household income from harvesting activities
Arctic Supplement
• Personal Wellness Section
• Social support (in times of need, for advice, etc.)
• Community ties
Arctic Supplement
• Community Wellness and Social
Participation Section
• Degree of satisfaction with conditions in community (such as job
opportunities, quality of education, quality of housing, etc.)
• Participation in community (volunteer work, attendance at public
meetings)
• Vote in recent elections