Data Services

The following files are available for use within the constraints of the DLI license to UNB Libraries authorized users.

BACKGROUND

Statistics Canada conducted the Adult Education Survey (AES) in 1984 on behalf of the Department of the Secretary of State and the Adult Training Survey (ATS) in 1986, on behalf of Employment and Immigration Canada. In the late 1980s, as the number of adult Canadians pursuing education and training programs increased, there was a renewed interest in education and retraining as economic development issues. These concerns resulted in Employment and Immigration Canada commissioning Statistics Canada to conduct the Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) in November 1990, and again in 1992.

The main objective of all four surveys was to measure participation rates. In general, each successive questionnaire evolved into a more detailed and comprehensive survey instrument, with greater emphasis on profiling the role of the employer and identifying barriers to training. In 1994, the AETS was modified to explore areas such as access to training.

The Adult Education Survey (AES) measured the extent to which adult Canadians participated in courses to improve job skills, upgrade academic qualifications, for personal development or for recreation and leisure.

SAS code is provided as well as the raw ascii data file. SPSS commands will be provided shortly. The documentation for this survey is in print format and may be borrowed from the Government Documents, Data and Maps Department, 3rd Floor, Harriet Irving Library.

• AES 1984, provided as a zipped raw data (ascii) file
• AES 1984, provided as a zipped SAS command file
• AES 1984, provided as a zipped SPSS save file

The Adult Training Survey (1986) measured the number of persons who took training and educational courses in 1984 and 1985 in order to improve career opportunities, maintain or learn new job skills or for personal interest, in order to determine the accessibility of such education and training as it related to: (a) the type of program and course offered and who organized it; (b) sponsorship of programs through the employer or a Government manpower program; and (c) the cost and who paid.

SAS code is provided as well as the raw ascii data file. SPSS commands will be provided shortly. The documentation for this survey is in print format and may be borrowed from the Government Documents, Data and Maps Department, 3rd Floor, Harriet Irving Library.

• ATS 1986, provided as a zipped raw data (ascii) file
• ATS 1986, provided as a zipped SAS command file
• ATS 1986, provided as a zipped SPSS save file

Data

• AETS 1990, provided as a zipped SPSS sav file
• AETS 1990, provided as a zipped ascii raw data file
• AETS 1990, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file

• AETS 1992, provided as a zipped SPSS sav file
• AETS 1992, provided as a zipped ascii raw data file
• AETS 1992, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file

• AETS 1994, provided as a zipped SPSS sav file
• AETS 1994, provided as a zipped ascii raw data file
• AETS 1994, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file

Documentation

• AETS 1994, User Guide, provided as a PDF document
• AETS 1994, Questionnaire, provided as a PDF document

• AETS 1998, provided as a zipped SPSS sav file
• AETS 1998, provided as a zipped ascii raw data file
• AETS 1998, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file

• AETS 1998 User Guide, provided as a PDF document
• AETS 1998 Questionnaire, provided as a PDF document
• AETS 1998 Codebook, provided as a PDF document

• AETS Main File, 2003, provided as a zipped SPSS save file
• AETS Training Activity File, 2003, provided as a zipped SPSS save file
• AETS Main File, 2003, raw ascii text file, for use with syntax file
• AETS Training File, 2003, raw ascii text file, for use with syntax file
• AETS main file 2003, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file
• AETS training file 2003, SPSS syntax file, for use with the ascii data file

• AETS User Guide 2003 User Guide, provided as a PDF document
• AETS Codebook for Main File, provided as a PDF document
• AETS Codebook for Taining File, provided as a PDF document
• AETS Questionnaire, provided as a PDF document
• Appendix 1: NAICS , provided as a PDF document
• Appendix 2: SOC 1991, provided as a PDF document
• Appendix 3: CIP, provided as a PDF document
• Appendix 4: Concepts 2003-2998, provided as a PDF document
• Appendix A: Labour Force Survey Sample Design 1995+, provided as a PDF document
• Estimation for Activity Level, provided as an htm document
• Estimation for Person Level, provided as an htm document