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Topic-based tabulation: Place of Work Status (6), Selected Demographic, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (67) and Sex (3) for Employed Labour Force 15 Years and Over, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97F0014XCB2001003
Release date :November 29, 2004
Topic :Place of Work
Data dimensions :

Note

Special Note: Comparability of 2001 Place of Work Data

Working at home can be measured in different ways. In the census, the 'Worked at home' category includes persons who live and work at the same physical location, such as farmers, teleworkers and work camp workers. In addition, the 2001 Census Guide instructed persons who worked part of the time at home and part of the time at an employer's address to indicate that they 'Worked at home' if most of their time was spent working at home (e.g. three days out of five).

Other Statistics Canada surveys such as the General Social Survey, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, and the Workplace and Employee Survey also collect information on working at home. However, the survey data are not directly comparable to the census data since the surveys ask respondents whether they did some or all of their paid work at home, whereas the census asks them where they usually worked most of the time. Consequently, census estimates on work at home are lower than survey estimates.

The place-of-work question has remained in virtually the same format in each census since 1971. However, in 1996, the category 'No fixed workplace address' replaced 'No usual place of work'. In 1996, the census questionnaire was modified by adding a check box for the 'No fixed workplace' response category. In previous censuses, respondents were asked to write 'No usual place of work' in the address fields. It is believed that previous censuses have undercounted the number of persons with 'No fixed workplace address'.

Annexations, incorporations and amalgamations of municipalities could create some difficulties when comparing spatial units and structures which change over time.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Employed (in Reference Week)

Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 15, 2001):

a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice;

b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Income Suppression

Area suppression is the deletion of all characteristic data for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. Income distributions and related statistics are suppressed if the population in the area, excluding institutional residents, is less than 250 from either the 100% or the 20% database, or if the number of private households is less than 40 from the 20% database.

Tables with Income/Employment Income Distributions

Income/earnings distributions have been suppressed where the estimated total number of units (persons, families or households) in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed data cells and associated averages, medians and standard errors of average income/earnings have been replaced with zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Tables with Number and Average Employment Income only

Statistics have been suppressed if the estimated total number of persons (males, females or both sexes) with employment income in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed data cells and associated averages have been replaced by zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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This table details place of work status , selected demographic, labour force, educational and income characteristics and sex for employed labour force 15 years and over in CanadaFootnote 1
Selected Demographic, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (67) Place of Work Status (6)
Total - Place of work status Worked at home Non-farming occupationsFootnote 2 Worked outside Canada No fixed workplace address Usual place of work
Total - Age groupsFootnote 3 14,695,135 1,175,760 907,725 68,515 1,273,450 12,177,405
15-24 years 2,229,070 76,350 49,955 9,885 175,345 1,967,490
25-34 years 3,137,225 164,475 139,360 18,445 288,955 2,665,350
35-44 years 4,124,345 312,240 256,480 17,780 371,355 3,422,975
45-54 years 3,455,025 299,965 241,685 15,250 279,420 2,860,390
55-64 years 1,444,350 205,380 153,830 6,280 132,640 1,100,050
65 years and over 305,115 117,350 66,420 880 25,735 161,150
Total - Class of workerFootnote 4 14,695,135 1,175,765 907,730 68,520 1,273,445 12,177,405
Paid workers 13,414,525 611,840 513,360 62,740 998,445 11,741,505
Self-employed 1,221,400 525,070 374,890 5,600 271,915 418,820
All others 59,205 38,850 19,475 180 3,090 17,085
Total - Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2000Footnote 5 14,695,135 1,175,760 907,730 68,520 1,273,450 12,177,405
Full time 11,479,710 782,760 571,595 57,835 973,735 9,665,375
All othersFootnote 6 3,215,425 393,000 336,135 10,685 299,715 2,512,025
Total - Occupation - 2001 National Occupational Classification for StatisticsFootnote 7 14,695,135 1,175,760 907,730 68,515 1,273,450 12,177,405
A Management occupations 1,579,325 128,735 128,735 10,415 82,370 1,357,810
B Business, finance and administration occupations 2,645,745 214,930 214,925 7,145 76,035 2,347,640
C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 957,125 64,070 64,070 13,080 67,335 812,640
D Health occupations 795,755 18,955 18,950 4,450 29,650 742,700
E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion 1,165,690 93,790 93,790 7,555 49,300 1,015,040
F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 405,630 87,255 87,255 3,230 45,630 269,515
G Sales and service occupations 3,436,200 189,775 189,770 9,165 232,680 3,004,580
H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,115,430 75,980 75,980 10,710 567,845 1,460,900
I Occupations unique to primary industry 597,155 281,750 13,720 1,425 95,045 218,935
J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 997,075 20,530 20,530 1,340 27,555 947,645
Total - Industry - 1997 North American Industry Classification SystemFootnote 8 14,695,130 1,175,760 907,725 68,520 1,273,445 12,177,405
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 509,420 291,895 28,280 775 53,895 162,860
21 Mining and oil and gas extraction 155,365 5,855 5,805 1,935 29,015 118,560
22 Utilities 115,310 1,260 1,250 300 8,045 105,705
23 Construction 795,010 56,895 56,730 2,490 377,020 358,605
31-33 Manufacturing 2,033,165 58,790 58,580 6,790 53,655 1,913,930
41 Wholesale trade 656,920 45,185 44,775 2,715 46,385 562,635
44-45 Retail trade 1,659,225 62,675 62,260 2,815 48,335 1,545,400
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 735,680 32,765 32,735 9,630 159,005 534,280
51 Information and cultural industries 395,455 26,060 26,060 2,290 29,185 337,920
52 Finance and insurance 617,030 36,890 36,875 1,905 12,745 565,495
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 249,060 40,475 40,415 515 15,265 192,805
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 937,885 169,300 169,115 11,000 60,685 696,905
55 Management of companies and enterprises 14,810 2,725 2,725 75 450 11,555
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 556,335 43,220 41,440 1,885 133,320 377,910
61 Educational services 986,340 34,735 34,635 6,435 45,995 899,175
62 Health care and social assistance 1,467,860 111,875 111,860 5,075 62,865 1,288,040
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 276,075 36,650 35,985 2,155 25,630 211,640
72 Accommodation and food services 959,260 25,360 25,290 2,710 20,700 910,485
81 Other services (except public administration) 708,300 76,925 76,750 1,900 52,280 577,190
91 Public administration 866,630 16,220 16,160 5,130 38,970 806,315
Total - Highest level of schoolingFootnote 9 14,695,130 1,175,760 907,725 68,520 1,273,445 12,177,405
Less than grade 9Footnote 10 558,410 81,665 38,630 1,485 77,085 398,170
Grades 9-13 without high school graduation certificate 2,410,605 210,575 128,360 5,885 286,520 1,907,625
Grades 9-13 with high school graduation certificate 2,167,690 153,400 111,820 6,180 189,810 1,818,300
Some postsecondary without any degree, certificate or diplomaFootnote 11 2,194,285 147,810 116,360 6,560 244,785 1,795,130
Trades certificate or diplomaFootnote 12 538,410 41,485 32,695 1,845 68,165 426,915
College certificate or diplomaFootnote 13 2,192,055 161,510 134,850 7,835 147,565 1,875,140
University certificate below bachelor's degree 1,753,330 138,115 118,545 10,365 127,950 1,476,905
University with bachelor's degree or higher 2,880,355 241,205 226,470 28,370 131,570 2,479,215
Total - Employment income groupsFootnote 14 14,695,130 1,175,760 907,730 68,520 1,273,450 12,177,410
Without employment income 615,045 116,230 81,885 4,425 69,035 425,360
With employment income 14,080,090 1,059,530 825,845 64,090 1,204,420 11,752,050
Under $10,000Footnote 15 2,680,765 346,485 251,885 10,620 257,600 2,066,060
$10,000 - $19,999 2,304,455 221,870 168,705 8,280 221,575 1,852,730
$20,000 - $29,999 2,340,270 159,795 124,295 7,390 204,155 1,968,930
$30,000 - $39,999 2,173,530 113,165 92,240 7,600 179,190 1,873,585
$40,000 - $49,999 1,565,130 65,270 54,715 6,740 125,990 1,367,130
$50,000 - $59,999 1,081,625 44,285 38,070 5,490 84,960 946,895
$60,000 - $74,999 979,495 43,535 38,565 5,795 69,140 861,020
$75,000 and over 954,815 65,125 57,375 12,170 61,815 815,710
Median employment income $Footnote 16 28,014 17,382 19,007 35,944 25,021 29,842

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Excludes major group I0 - Occupations Unique to Agriculture, Excluding Labourers.

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Footnote 3

Age
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 15, 2001). This variable is derived from date of birth.

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Footnote 4

Class of Worker
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
This variable classifies persons who reported a job into the following categories:
(a) persons who worked mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money);
(b) persons who worked mainly for themselves, with or without paid help, operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
(c) persons who worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by a related household member; unpaid family work does not include unpaid housework, unpaid childcare, unpaid care to seniors and volunteer work.

The job reported was the one held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 15, 2001) if the person was employed, or the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000, if the person was not employed during the reference week. Persons with two or more jobs in the reference week were asked to provide information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

Wage and Salary Earners
Includes persons 15 years of age and over who worked since January 1, 2000, and who indicated that in the job reported, they were working mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money). Some examples include: those who worked in someone else's private household at such jobs as babysitting and cleaning; salespersons on commission working for only one company and not maintaining an office or staff; and those who worked for payment 'in kind' in non-family enterprises, such as members of a religious order who received free room and board or other supplies in lieu of cash.

Self-employed
Includes persons 15 years of age and over who worked since January 1, 2000, and for whom the job reported consisted mainly of operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership. Some examples include: 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 soap products; and fishing with own equipment or with equipment in which the person has a share.
Respondents were to specify if their business was incorporated or unincorporated, as well as if they had paid help or no paid help. It should be noted that new tax laws in 1980 permitted the respondent, for the first time, to deduct a spouse's wages as expenses. Consequently, self-employed persons who decided to pay wages to their spouse to take advantage of the new law changed status from 'without paid help' to 'with paid help' between 1971 and 1981. This change should be kept in mind when comparing data between the 1971 Census and subsequent censuses.

Unpaid Family Workers (Worked Without Pay for a Relative in a Family Business, Farm or Professional Practice)
Includes persons 15 years of age and over who worked without regular money wages, for a relative who was a member of the same household. The job reported consisted mainly of tasks contributing to the operation of a business, farm or professional practice, owned or operated by the relative.

Census data are directly comparable for this category from 1981 to 2001. The 1971 Census may not be strictly comparable to subsequent censuses because of conceptual changes in the 1981 Census. For instance, females who were unpaid family workers, worked as farm labourers, and did less than 20 hours of unpaid work a week, were excluded from the labour force according to the 1971 definitions. These persons are included in the employed labour force in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001. Also, new tax laws, mentioned earlier, changed the status of some people from 'unpaid family workers' to 'paid workers' between 1971 and 1981.
In addition, there were some data quality problems with the 1981 data that led to the underestimation of the 'Unpaid family workers'. In 1986, an apparent dramatic increase from 1981 in this category of worker was due more to better reporting in 1986 than an actual incr ease in the number of unpaid family workers.

Census products
Census products often present the class of worker data in the following categories:
(a) paid workers: this includes wage and salary earners and self-employed persons in incorporated companies (the latter are included because they are considered employees of their own companies and thus, paid workers);
(b) self-employed in unincorporated companies (a breakdown of 'with paid help' and 'without paid help' can be provided);
(c) unpaid family workers.

Comparability between Census Data and the Labour Force Survey data
Some persons who are considered as paid workers in the census are considered as self-employed persons without a business in the Labour Force Survey. These are persons who work at jobs such as babysitting and cleaning for private households, or as newspaper carriers.

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Footnote 5

Full-time or Part-time Weeks Worked in 2000
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to persons who worked for pay or in self-employment in 2000. These persons were asked to report whether the weeks they worked in 2000 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.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons who worked mainly part-time in 2000, or persons who worked in 2001 only.

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Footnote 7

Occupation (based on the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics [NOC-S 2001])
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. The 2001 data on occupation are classified according to the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S 2001). For comparisons with data from the 1991 and 1996 Censuses, the variable Occupation (Historical) should be used.
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 15, 2001), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

The 2001 occupation data are classified according to the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S 2001). 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.

The 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics is a revision of the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). The 1991 SOC was used to classify occupation data in the 1991 and 1996 Censuses. In order to compare occupation data coded to the NOC-S 2001 with data coded to the 1991 SOC, the variable Occupation (Historical) should be used.

The 2001 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, 2000;
(c) those who have worked since January 1, 2000, 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, 2000, or who never worked, are shown in the data under the category 'Occupation - Not applicable'.

If the respondent did not specify an occupation or did not define it in sufficient detail to permit coding, a computer-generated NOC-S 2001 code was assigned based on other economic and demographic information given by the respondent.

Human Resources Development Canada classifies occupation data according to the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This classification has a similar structure to that of the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S 2001). The two classifications have 520 unit groups, 140 minor groups and 10 broad categories in common. However, there are 47 major groups in the NOC-S 2001 and 26 major groups in the NOC. Occupation data from the 2001 Census are available according to both the NOC-S 2001and the NOC structures.

For information on the NOC-S 2001, see the National Occupational Classification for Statistics, 2001, Catalogue No. 12-583-XPE.

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Footnote 8

Industry (based on the 1997 North American Industry Classification System [NAICS])

Part A - Plain Language Definition
General nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2001 Census data on industry (based on the 1997 NAICS) can be compared with data from Canada's NAFTA partners (United States and Mexico). However, they are not directly comparable with data from previous censuses.

Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 15, 2001), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000. Persons with two or more jobs were required to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

The 2001 industry data are produced according to the 1997 NAICS. 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, 99 subsectors and 300 industry groups. The criteria used to create these categories are similarity of input structures, labour skills or production processes used by the establishment. For further information on the classification, see North American Industry Classification System, Canada, 1997, Catalogue No. 12-501-XPE.

The variable 'Industry (based on the 1997 NAICS)' does not permit direct comparison to any previous census industry data. The 1980 Standard Industrial Classification should be used for comparisons between the 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 Censuses.

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Footnote 9

Highest Level of Schooling
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the highest grade or year of elementary or secondary (high) school attended, or to the highest year of university or college education completed. University education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than college education. Also, the attainment of a degree, certificate or diploma is considered to be at a higher level than years completed or attended without an educational qualification.

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Footnote 10

Includes 'Never attended school or attended kindergarten only'.

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Footnote 11

Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Refers to courses completed at postsecondary institutions (university or college) which normally require a high school graduation certificate or equivalent for entrance, as well as to other courses in related or similar institutions which may not require a high school graduation certificate for entrance.

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Footnote 12

Includes persons who may or may not have, in addition to a Trades certificate or diploma, some postsecondary courses without any degree, certificate or diploma.

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Footnote 13

Referred to as 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses, this sector includes non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.

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Footnote 14

Income: Earnings or Employment Income
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Total wages and salaries and net income from self-employment.
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to total income received by persons 15 years of age and over during calendar year 2000 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income.

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Footnote 15

Including loss.

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Footnote 16

For persons with employment income.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0014XCB2001003.

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