1. 1 General Social Survey (GSS) Cycle 17

2. 2 Content 1 st series2 nd 3 rd Health1985 (1)1991 (6) Time Use1986 (2)1992 (7)1998 (12) Victimization 1988 (3)1993 (8)1999 (13) Education, Work and Retirement1989 (4)1994 (9) Family1990 (5)1995 (10)2001 (15) Social Support1985 (1)1990 (5)1996 (11) Access to and Use of Information Communication Technology 2000 (14) GSS Cycle TopicsDate of GSS (Cycle No.) Social Support and Aging Time Use and Social Capital 2002 (16) 2003 (17) series

3. 3  Focus on Time Use and Social Capital  Collection in reference year 2003  Data available in 2004  Focus Testing :February 2002  Pilot Testing:June-July 2002 GSS-17

4. 4 Sample Design  Sample size: 25,000 individuals  Telephone Survey  Random Digit Dialing Methodology  Canada, provinces, urban/rural, CMA  Length of the interview: 30 minutes

5. 5 Social Capital  Relationships, networks and norms that facilitate collective action.  Indicators (behaviour & attitudes)  Predictors and outcomes

6. 6 Social Capital Modules  Civic Participation (including political engagement)  Social Participation  Diversity of Social Networks  Help Given and Received (Altruism & Reciprocity))  Religious Participation  Trust and Values

7. 7 Civic Participation  Associational involvement (member, volunteer, donor)  environment, human rights, social welfare, women‘s organizations  Political engagement (voting, current affairs, activism)  letters, petitions, boycotts, public meetings, demonstrations

8. 8 Analytic Possibilities  Link political engagement with:  trust  confidence in institutions  network diversity (language, ethnicity)  ethnic embeddedness (bonding & bridging ties)  well-being (life satisfaction, health, stress)  continuity (time in present job, neighbourhood)  frequency of contact with relatives, close friends  community characteristics (link with Census)