Attendance at school

Part A - Short definition:

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

Part B - Detailed definition:

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 number(s):

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.