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Pilot survey of information technology occupations, 2000

Principal investigator: Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)

Producer: Statistics Canada. Business Survey Methods Division & Small Business and Special Surveys Division.

Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative

Edition: Nov. 2002 See also: 2002 survey data

Software dependance: Tables require Microsoft Excel, or use Excel 97 Spreadsheet File Viewer to view tables. Documentation requires MS Word or MS Word viewer.

Restrictions on access: Access by University of Toronto, York University, and Ryerson University faculty, students and staff, for research and teaching only. See limited use licence agreement.

File characteristics: 60 data files (MS Excel format) and accompanying documentation (7 files, PDF format and MS Word format)


Table of estimates for the Survey of Information Technology Occuaption, 2000: employer Survey
methreport.doc Employer survey: methodology report (26/09/2000)
AppendixA.doc Appendix A: Employer survey: questionnaire (21/02/2000)
AppendixB.doc Appendix B: Employer survey: output tables
agg_final_mar_01.xls Employer survey: aggregate tables by IT occupation (21)
est_final_mar_01.xls Employer survey: aggregate tables by IT occupation (21) by region (5)
Table of estimates for the Survey of Information Technology Occuaption, 2000: employee Survey
Employee_quest_Eng.doc Employee survey: questionnaire
Table%2001.xls Total number of employees and status
Table%2002.xls Occupational history
Table%2003.xls Length of time at a current position and changes in duties in this position
Table%2004.xls Number of weeks worked in a year
Table%2005.xls Number of paid hours worked at this position excluding overtime
Table%2006.xls Frequency of working overtime
Table%2007.xls Number of paid and unpaid hours of overtime worked on average per week
Table%2008.xls Number of hours of overtime (paid and unpaid) worked on average per week
Table%2009.xls Compensation for overtime
Table%2010.xls Annual salary before taxes and other deductions
Table%2011.xls Annual earnings from overtime
Table%2013.xls Annual earnings from bonuses, profit sharing or stock options
Table%2014.xls Financial incentives
Table%2015.xls Non-salary benefits
Table%2016.xls Other benefits
Table%2017.xls Employees reporting how they found out about their current position
Table%2018.xls Employees reporting their activity immediately before working at their current position
Table%2019.xls Paid employee or self-employed at any time prior to obtaining their current position
Table%2020.xls Last position
Table%2021.xls Second last position
Table%2022.xls Employees reporting their previous positions were in Canada
Table%2023.xls Length of time working in their LAST position
Table%2024.xls Length of time working in their SECOND LAST position
Table%2025.xls MAIN REASON for leaving their LAST position
Table%2026.xls MAIN REASON for leaving their SECOND LAST position
Table%2027.xls Employees reporting that their FIRST IT position is/was
Table%2028.xls Occupation of their FIRST IT position
Table%2029.xls Employees reporting being that their FIRST IT position was their first job after completing their education
Table%2030.xls Employees reporting how they got their FIRST IT position
Table%2031.xls Highest level of education completed
Table%2032.xls Level of education
Table%2033.xls University degrees
Table%2034.xls Main fields of study in a university program at ANY LEVEL OF UNIVERSITY
Table%2035.xls Fields of study in a university program below the bachelor’s level
Table%2036.xls Fields of study in a university program at the bachelor’s level
Table%2037.xls Fields of study in a university program below the master’s level
Table%2038.xls Fields of study in a university program below the doctorate level
Table%2039.xls Fields of study in a community college or CEGEP program
Table%2040.xls Enrollement in a co-op education program
Table%2041.xls Education in Canada
Table%2042.xls Education outside Canada
Table%2043.xls Professional certifications
Table%2044.xls Credentials or designations
Table%2045.xls Period of formal training
Table%2046.xls Types of formal training in the last 12 months
Table%2047.xls Formal training done in Canada or outside
Table%2048.xls Employees reporting who paid for the formal training taking
Table%2050.xls Informal or on-the-job-training
Table%2051.xls Employees reporting how they acquired their IT skills for their current position
Table%2052.xls Required level of ability in IT skills for the current position
Table%2053.xls Current ability level for IT skills
Table%2054.xls For the current position, in which areas do employees reported working
Table%2055.xls Level of business or management skills for the current position
Table%2056.xls Employees current level of ability for business or management skill
Table%2057.xls Level of ability in personal/interpersonal skills for the current position
Table%2058.xls Current level of ability in personal/interpersonal skills
Table%2059.xls Demographic information (age)
Table%2060.xls Gender and other demographic information


Html by Laine Ruus, Data Library Service, University of Toronto
Created: 14/11/2002; last updated: 2004/09/03