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EQUALITY, SECURITY AND COMMUNITY (ESC) SURVEY

The Equality, Security and Community (ESC) survey was completed at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) York University. There are three sample components to the study: the National Sample (n=4,101), the Urban Over Sample (n=1051) and the British Columbia (BC) Resource Community Sample (n=1,427). This data file captures the first wave of the survey, conducted in 1999/2000. The survey component of the ESC project (see http://www.arts.ubc.ca/cresp/outc.htm) is designed to provide information on social networks, well-being, socio-economic status, civic participation, and attitudes toward government policies.

Note to users of UNB Libraries data services:

Please be advised that the data are not to be re-disseminated and that all research based upon these data must include an acknowledgement such as the following:

Data from the first wave of the Equality, Security and Community (ESC) survey were provided by the Institute for Social Research, York University. The ESC project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), grant number 412-97-0003, Project Director Dr. Jonathan Kesselman, Univeristy of British Columbia. The survey component of the ESC study was completed under the direction of Dr. Richard Johnston, UBC. Neither the Institute for Social Research, SSHRC, nor the ESC Research Team are responsible for the analyses and interpretations presented here.

Researchers are requested to forward a copy of any publications or scholarly papers to the Director, Institute for Social Research, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 and to Richard Johnston, Dept. of Political Science, University of British Columbia, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1.

DOCUMENTATION:

• Technical documentation, provided as a PDF file, for use with Adobe Acrobat viewer

• Questionnaire, provided as a PDF file, for use with Adobe Acrobat viewer

• Questionnaire Index, provided as a PDF file, for use with Adobe Acrobat viewer

• Data file, provided as a zipped SPSS portable file.

STEPS TO OBTAIN DATA FILES:

Links to electronic versions of documentation and SPSS or SAS command files are provided where they exist.

1. Click on the file you require to download the datafile to your hard drive. This will take you to the Statistics Canada DLI license under which the files are provided to UNB Libraries. After entering your email account, an authorization screen will appear.

2. You must enter your PIN number and your email address to obtain the file. Only authorized users may download files from this site.