1. THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY SURVEY Content and Data Availability Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Canadian Heritage Patrimoine canadien

2. Ethnic Diversity Survey objectives  To provide information on the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of people in Canada and how these backgrounds relate to their lives today  To provide information to better understand how Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds interpret and report their ethnicity  Survey funded jointly by Statistics Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage

3. Target population & sample design  Non-Aboriginal individuals aged 15 and older living in private dwellings in Canada’s ten provinces  57,200 persons selected to be interviewed between April and August 2002  Two-phase stratified sampling design based on responses to the 2001 Census ethnic origin, birthplace & birthplace of parents questions; 15 strata were created

4. Two-phase stratified sample design Phase I: 2001 Census long form (2B) questionnaires distributed on average to one-in-five households in Canada Phase II : Selected a sample of respondents from the 2001 Census according to specific characteristics

5. Sample selection  Divided the 2001 Census population into groups according to the responses to the following three questions: Ethnic origin Birthplace of respondent Birthplace of parents

6. Ethnic origin: 7 groups CBFA Canadian only Canadian with British/French/A* British/French/A* *Note: “A” refers to Americans, Australians and New Zealanders. Others Other European with Canadian Other Non-European with Canadian Other European Other Non-European

7. Birthplace variables: 3 groups Generation 1: Respondent born outside Canada Generation 2: Respondent born in Canada and at least one parent born outside Canada Generation 3+: Respondent and parents born in Canada

8. Total of 15 strata created  21 groups formed using 2001 Census responses to ethnic origin & birthplace  Collapsed generations for some groups (size / survey constraints)  Added a strata for non-response (non- imputed data from the 2001 Census ethnic origin question)  Selected a random sample in each strata

9. Reference period & data collection  Computer Assisted Telephone interviews April to August 2002  Average length of interview: 35 to 45 minutes  No proxy reporting  42,500 respondents: response rate = 75.6%

10. Languages of interview  English  French  Mandarin  Cantonese  Italian  Punjabi  Portuguese  Vietnamese  Spanish

11. Response Rates Total cases57,242 100% Out-of-scope 1,026 2% Cases in-scope56,216 98% Final Response Rate42,480 76% Complete41,097 73% Partial 1,383 3% Non response*13,736 24% *Includes no contact, refusals, interviews prevented due to the respondent’s medical/ physical condition, language barriers, respondents absent for the duration of the survey, etc.

12. Response Rates: Generations in Canada

13. Respondents by CMA Respondents Toronto 8,667 20.4% Montreal 4,269 10.1% Vancouver 3,753 8.8% Calgary 1,704 4.0% Edmonton 1,615 3.8% Ottawa-Hull 1,531 3.6% Hamilton 1,143 2.7% Winnipeg 1,110 2.6% Kitchener 745 1.8% London 693 1.6%

14. Content development  Theoretical framework developed  Balance of content, response burden and manageable costs  Operationalization of concepts into workable questions to be asked of a diverse population  Consultation with Advisory Committees  Focus groups, one-on-one testing, pilot test

15. Survey themes & questionnaire content  Entry Age, sex, marital status Family / household composition  Ethnic self-definition Ethnic ancestry Ethnic identity Importance of ancestries and identities

16. Survey themes and content (continued)  Respondent background Birthplace Citizenship Year of immigration Other countries lived in Visible minority status Religion: importance of, participation

17. Survey themes and content (continued)  Knowledge & use of languages First language: understood & spoken Knowledge of languages Home languages Languages used with friends Languages used with family to age 15 Languages used at work

18. Survey themes and content (continued)  Family background Ethnicity, first language, highest level of schooling and religion of mother and father Birthplace of parents and grandparents Ethno-cultural, immigration, language, education and religion data for spouse Language data for child aged 3 or older

19. Survey themes and content (continued)  Family Interaction Frequency of contact with family living in Canada Frequency of contact with family living in parents’ & grandparents’ birthplaces and in other countries Visits to country of birth & parents’ & grandparents countries of birth

20. Survey themes and content (continued)  Social Networks Friends in ethnic group, up until respondent was age 15 and now –For 2 highest rated ancestry groups other than “Canadian” Importance of carrying on customs and traditions –For 2 highest rate ancestry groups other than “Canadian” ranked a 4 or 5 in importance in ID module

21. Survey themes and content (continued)  Civic Participation Participation in groups or organizations in the past 12 months (ethnic and other types) Frequency of participation (for 3 groups) Ethnicity of co-members (for 3 groups) –For 2 highest rated ancestry groups other than “Canadian” ranked a 4 or 5 in importance in ID module Volunteering (for 3 groups) Voting in federal, provincial & municipal elections

22. Survey themes and content (continued)  Interaction with Society Feeling uncomfortable because of ethnicity, culture, race, language, religion: up until the age of 15 and now Discrimination or unfair treatment in the past 5 years as a result of ethno-cultural characteristics: frequency, reason & place Hate crime: experience, reason & worry

23. Survey themes and content (continued)  Attitudes Rating of sense of belonging to family, ethnic group, town/ city/ municipality, province, Canada, North America  Trust & Satisfaction General life satisfaction Trust: general, family, neighbours, people at work or school

24. Survey themes and content (continued)  Socio-economic activities Highest level of schooling, country of schooling & current school attendance Labour force questions, occupation, industry & income (personal & household) Ethnicity of co-workers –For 2 highest rated ancestry groups other than “Canadian” ranked a 4 or 5 in importance in ID module

25. Ethnic Diversity Survey products  Official release in Statistics Canada’s The Daily September 29, 2003  Analytic article: Ethnic Diversity Survey: portrait of a multicultural society  Analytical file at Research Data Centres  Custom tabulations  Possible Public Use Microdata File (2005)

26. Research Data Centres (RDCs)  University of British Columbia  University of Calgary  University of Alberta  University of Manitoba  University of Western Ontario  University of Waterloo  University of Toronto  McMaster University  University of Montréal  University of New Brunswick  Dalhousie University

27. Analytical data file at RDC’s  Access granted through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_des criptions/ciss_reseach_data_e.asp  Output subject to Statistics Canada’s confidentiality rules, disclosure analysis, data quality, etc.

28. Final content of the Analytical File  All content from the survey (raw data)  Derived variables  Some 2001 Census information (e.g. major field of study, number of rooms in dwelling)  Postal code and other detailed geographic identifiers are present

29. Status: Analytical File at RDCs  “Round 1” file delivered in early 2004 includes almost all content from the survey: raw and derived variables  “Round 2” file will replace the “Round 1” (summer 2004): will include spouse and child language variables, additional derived variables and selected 2001 Census variables for survey respondents

30. Documentation available  Survey overview and questionnaire: http://www.statcan.ca/english/sdds/4508.htm  Codebooks with and without frequencies  Users’ Guide  WesVar Users’ Guide (bootstrap weights)

31. Survey weights  Final weights & bootstrap weights (used to determine coefficients of variation) are included on the Analytical File present in the RDCS  A weight is associated with each respondent and must be used for all estimates and analysis

32. The use of survey weights is crucial  The sampling ratio differs widely from one strata to another;  The final weight assigned to each respondent underwent numerous adjustments for non- response and post-stratification;  The weighting of data ensure that the EDS sample is representative of the target population;  Without the weights : false / misleading results for most types of analysis.

33. Analysis: Level of geography  Good quality data are generally available at national, regional and provincial levels and for Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver CMAs;  Atlantic provinces are always aggregated;  Counts at the census subdivision and municipality level are generally small and the results of survey estimations will probably be unreliable and/or the results may be unsuitable for publication because of the risk of statistical disclosure.

34. Analysis: Complexity of data  Some concepts are similar yet distinctly different from one another: ancestry, identity, visible minority status, language, religion, etc.  Multiple response variables: e.g. ethnic ancestry, identity, languages, organizations, etc.  Follow-up questions for some topics: (a) universe is restricted; (b) requires link to inserted ethnic ancestry/language/group or organization.

35. Questions? Jane Badets Chief, Ethnicity & Immigration Statistics Ottawa, Ontario 613-951-2561 jane.badets@statcan.ca Jennifer Chard Senior Analyst, Ethnicity & Immigration Statistics Vancouver, B.C. 604-666-8880 jennifer.chard@statcan.ca