World Values Survey 2006, Wave 5
Canada, 2006
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World Values Survey 2006
Wave 5
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Canada | CAN |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
World Values Survey Wave 5 2009-2005 covers 58 countries and societies around the world and more than 83,000 respondents. The series includes the following waves:
Wave 6 (2010-2014)
Wave 5 (2005-2009)
Wave 4 (1999-2004)
Wave 3 (1995-1998)
Wave 2 (1990-1994)
Wave 1 (1981-1984)
The World Values Survey (www.worldvaluessurvey.org) is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life, led by an international team of scholars, with the WVS association and secretariat headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The survey, which started in 1981, seeks to use the most rigorous, high-quality research designs in each country. The WVS consists of nationally representative surveys conducted in almost 100 countries which contain almost 90 percent of the world’s population, using a common questionnaire. The WVS is the largest non-commercial, cross-national, time series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed, currently including interviews with almost 400,000 respondents. Moreover the WVS is the only academic study covering the full range of global variations, from very poor to very rich countries, in all of the world’s major cultural zones. The WVS seeks to help scientists and policy makers understand changes in the beliefs, values and motivations of people throughout the world. Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, and subjective well-being. These data have also been widely used by government officials, journalists and students, and groups at the World Bank have analyzed the linkages between cultural factors and economic development.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
All deposited data has been made anonymous at the PI side and the archive deposited files have no means to trace the respondents.
2018-09-12
Version history: -v2018-09-12: Current official release General revision, mostly of missing labels. Inclusion of region, town, interview date in some countries when missing and found. Old releases: 2014-04-29
Coverage
The Survey covers Canada.
The WVS for Canada covers population aged 18 years and over for both sexes.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Neil Nevitte | University of Toronto |
Sampling
In constructing a probability sample of this universe, the following conditions are met:
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Each household in the universe has some known probability of selection.
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No arbitrary judgment is exercised in determining which households are included, or which individual in each household is interviewed. A total of 2164 households were selected from 346 primary sampling units (EAs) widely spread throughout Canada. The sampling operation was performed at four distinct stages:
- Determination of the numbers of primary sampling units (EAs) to be selected in each stratum.
- Selection of EAs.
- Selection of households.
- Selection of one individual per household.
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Selection Of Primary Sampling Points Cumulative EA household counts are computed within each community and the required number of PSUs are systematically selected. A random start and fixed interval method allows each EA a chance of selection proportionate to the number of households therein.
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Selection Of Households Households are given an equal chance of selection in each EA. Statistics Canada EA maps are reproduced. Boundaries are clearly marked, start points, skip intervals and travel direction designated. Start points and start households are randomly chosen in each case.
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Selection Of One Individual Per Household The final stage involves the selection of the one individual in each household to be interviewed. The procedure involves listing all individuals 18 years of age and over in each household. Individuals were not specifically screened for Canadian citizenship. The random selection of one respondent is controlled by a selection grid.
SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION One of the general features of the sample design is the expectation that an equal number of completions will be achieved in each selected EA irrespective of its location in Canada.
However, it is recognized that completion rates vary significantly across the country given a constant level of effort. Prior to establishing the required number of EAs in total, decisions regarding anticipated completion rates for a specified level of effort are made. The total number of EAs drawn, the interval for household selection and the call back requirements are fashioned in anticipation of the sampling and interviewing effort required to maximize response rates and to ensure overall efficiency in the sampling and interviewing process.
The sample size for Canada is N=2164.
A total of 2,164 personal in-home interviews was completed. Based on total contacts of 8,192, a response rate of 26.4% percent was achieved. All interviewing for the study was conducted between August 3 and September 24, 2000.
8192 A - Total issued
496 B Not eligible (ill, dead, non-English speaking, not at this address )
2164 C - Total eligible
2146 D - Total questionnaires received
4121 E - non-responses (including non-contact; see note above under sample type)
1411 F - Refusals (including questionnaires less than half filled in)
3975 G - Non-contact (included in E)
146 H Other non-response (included in E)
According to age, gender, and region. The data for this project was weighted according to the most recent 2006 Statistics Canada figures. Weighting was undertaken to adjust the final, in-tab sample to reflect the total Canadian population of adults, 18 years of age and older, in terms of age within gender within community size within region.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2006-02-14 | 2006-04-08 |
| Name |
|---|
| Canadian Facts, Toronto |
The main method of data collection in the WVS survey is face-to-face interview at respondent’s home / place of residence. Respondent’s answers could be recorded in a paper questionnaire (traditional way) or by CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview). The approval of the Scientific Advisory Committee in writing is necessary for application of any methods of data collection other than face-to-face interview. Following the sampling, each country is left with a representative national sample of its public. These persons are then interviewed during a limited time frame decided by the Executive Committee of the World Values Survey using the uniformly structured questionnaires. The survey is carried out by professional organizations using face-to-face interviews or phone interviews for remote areas. Each country has a Principal Investigator (social scientists working in academic institutions) who is responsible for conducting the survey in accordance with the fixed rules and procedures. During the field work, the agency has to report in writing according to a specific check-list. Internal consistency checks are made between the sampling design and the outcome and rigorous data cleaning procedures are followed at the WVS data archive. No country is included in a wave before full documentation has been delivered. This means a data set with the completed methodological questionnaire and a report of country-specific information (for example important political events during the fieldwork, problems particular to the country). Once all the surveys are completed, the Principal Investigator has access to all surveys and data. Non-response is an issue of increasing concern in sample surveys. Investigators are expected to make every reasonable effort to minimize non-response. In countries using a full probability design, no replacements are allowed. PIs should plan on as many call-backs as the funding will allow. In countries using some form of quota sampling, every effort should be made to interview the first contact.
Data appraisal
+/- 2,1%
Access policy
World Values Survey
World Values Survey http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp Cost: None
Data Access
Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: Round Five - Country-Pooled Datafile Version: www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV5.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the WVSA Archive | WVSA Data Archive | jdiezmed@jdsurvey.net | http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org |
Metadata production
DDI_CAN_2006_WVS-W5_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2020-02-19
Metadata version
Version 01 (February 2020)