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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Employment Income Statistics (4) in Constant (2005) Dollars, Work Activity in the Reference Year (3), Occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (720A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over With Employment Income of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2000 and 2005 - 20% Sample Data

Variable: Work activity in the reference year (3)

Definition

Work activity in 2005

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in 2005 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (1 to 29 hours per week).
The term 'full-year full-time workers' refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks (mostly full time) in 2005 for pay or in self-employment.

Values
  1. Total - Work activity in the reference year
  2. Worked full year, full time
  3. All others
Note(s)
Number Stub
2. Worked 49 to 52 weeks in the reference year, mostly full time.
3. Includes persons who did not work in the reference year.