Surveys on the health and well-being of the population

Physical Activity

Enquête québécoise sur les activités physiques, sportives et de loisir, 2005
Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private households, excluding Cree and Inuit regions, Indian reserves and military bases.
Sample: 1,946 respondents.
Subjects: physical, sports and leisure activities in which Quebecers participate; the motivations and barriers to participating in those activities; commitment to volunteer activities in sports and leisure structures.

Enquête québécoise sur l'activité physique et la santé, 1998
Type of survey: Québec survey on physical activity in leisure time and transportation in the 15 years and older age group.
Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private households, excluding Cree and Inuit regions and Indian reserves.
Sample: 2,153 individuals.
Subjects: levels of physical activity and their evolution; selected determinants of participation in leisure physical activity; various factors associated with that participation; seasonal differences in physical activity level; the most popular leisure and transportation activities.
Technical and methodological documentation

Enquête québécoise sur l'activité physique et la santé 1993
Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private households, excluding Cree and Inuit regions, Indian reserves, enumeration areas of 20 households or less, and remote towns and cities.
Sample: 1,967 individuals.
Subjects: levels of physical activity and their evolution, selected determinants of participation in leisure physical activity; various factors associated with that participation; the most popular leisure activities.

Breastfeeding

Enquête sur l’allaitement maternel au Québec, 2005-2006
Type of survey: survey on breastfeeding practices in Québec.
Target population: infants aged six months to under seven months, born of mothers residing in Québec and still living in Québec at the time of the survey (excluding the children of mothers residing in Cree and Inuit territories).
Sample: 4,365 mothers.
Subjects: prevalence and duration of breastfeeding (total, exclusive, predominant) and breastfeeding with complementary feeding for infants breastfed at least once in the first six months of life, the age when food and fluids other than breast milk are introduced.
Technical and methodological documentation

Cultural Communities

Étude auprès des communautés culturelles 1998-1999
Type of survey: general survey on the health of the target population.
Target population: population of the cultural communities aged 18 and over and their minor children residing in the regions of Montréal-Centre, Laval or Montérégie, having immigrated between 1988 and 1997 and belonging to one of the four groups of birth countries (1) China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao; (2) Haiti; (3) Arab countries in North Africa and the Middle East; (4) Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas.
Sample: 4,162 individuals from the four groups of birth countries are divided up as follows: 1st group: 950 persons; 2nd group: 1,068 persons; 3rd group: 960 persons; 4th group: 1,184 persons.
Subjects: tobacco use, alcohol use, dietary habits, physical activity, women’s health, perception of health status, health problems, mental health, utilization of health and social services, the Info-santé CLSC telephone service, medication use, supportive environments, work and health, religion and health, etc.
Technical and methodological documentation

ENQUÊTE SANTÉ QUÉBEC AUPRÈS DES INUITS DU NUNAVIK, 1992
Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private Nunavik Inuit households in 1992.
Sample: 400 households.
Subjects: in order to paint a general portrait of the health of Nunavik Inuit, several questions are asked regarding their physical activities, medical services, health problems, nutrition, lifestyle habits; clinical health test results are included and there is a section especially on women’s health.
Livre de codes

ENQUÊTE SANTÉ QUÉBEC AUPRÈS DES CRIS DE LA BAIE JAMES, 1991.
Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private James Bay Cree households in 1991.
Sample: 354 households.
Subjects: in order to paint a general picture of the health of the Cree, several questions are asked concerning their physical activities, utilization of medical services, health problems, nutrition, lifestyle habits; clinical health test results are included and there is a special section on women’s health.
Livre de codes

Child Development

Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development in Québec
Type of survey: annual prospective longitudinal survey on a cohort of children and their families.
Target population: cohort of children born between October 1997 and July 1998 (simple births) and their families, excluding the Nord-du-Québec region, Cree and Inuit territories and Indian reserves.
Sample: E1 = 2,120 children; E2 = 2,045; E3 = 1,997; E4 =1,950; E5 = 1,944; E6 = 1,759; E7 = 1,527; E8 = 1,537; E9=1,528.
Subjects: family and relatives: socioeconomic situation; family history; physical and mental health, literacy, parent-child relationship, family functioning, social and neighbourhood support; the scapegoated child; physical health, oral health, temperament, dietary habits, sleep habits, behaviour, cognitive development, childcare services, literacy, etc.
Technical and methodological documentation

Children and Adolescents

Enquête sociale et de santé auprès des enfants et adolescents québécois 1999
Type of survey: survey on the physical and mental health and well-being of young Quebecers aged 9, 13 and 16.
Target population: young Quebecers aged 9, 13 and 16 on March 31, 1999, excluding young people enrolled in an educational institution outside the Québec school board network, an aboriginal school, a school in an outlying city or town or a school 50% and over of whose clientele are young handicapped children.
Sample: 3,700 children and adolescents in 182 elementary and secondary schools in Québec.
Subjects: asthma, cardiovascular disease risk factors, accidents involving injuries, preventive sex practices, self esteem, parental emotional support, school-related aspirations, violence at school, physical activity, television viewing time, obesity, etc.
Technical and methodological documentation

Santé mentale des jeunes de 6 à 14 ans, 1992
Type of survey: Québec survey on the mental health of youths aged 6 to 14.
Target population: children and adolescents aged 6 to 14 inclusively, residing in Québec, and speaking French or English, excluding those from Indian reserves, non-organized areas and municipalities without designation not incorporated into an RCM, municipalities integrated into a remote or low-population RCM, and the RCMs of Caniapiscau, Minganie, Haute-Côte-Nord and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. 
Sample: 2,400 individuals.

Social and Health Surveys


Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
2000-2001 (Cycle 1.1) General Component – shared file
2002 (Cycle 1.2) Mental Health and Well-being – shared file
2003 (Cycle 2.1) General Component – shared file
2004 (Cycle 2.2) Nutrition– shared file
2005 (Cycle 3.1) General Component – shared file
Type of survey: general survey on the health of the Canadian population.
Target population: household residents in all ten provinces and all three territories, excluding persons living on Indian reserves, Canadian Armed Forces bases and selected remote areas.
Sample: the Institut has the data on the Québec respondents who agreed to share their answers with the Institut.
2000-2001: 21,621 individuals, aged 12 and over
2002: 5,047 individuals aged 15 and over
2003: 27,181 individuals aged 12 and over
2004: 4,561 individuals of all ages
2005: 27,963 individuals, aged 12 and over
Common subjects: tobacco use, alcohol use, blood pressure check, breastfeeding, chronic conditions, mental health care utilization, food insecurity, general health status, height/weight, injuries, PAP smear test, physical activities, restriction of activities, etc.
Specific subjects:
2001-2001: sedentary activities, fruit and vegetable consumption, alcohol dependence, driving under influence, depression, psychological distress, functional health status, home care, social support, work stress, blood pressure check, PSA test, mental health care utilization, tobacco alternatives;
2002: agoraphobia, medication and drug use, alcohol dependence, depression, distress, psychological well-being manifestation scale, eating disorder assessment, two-week disability, pathological gambling, mania, social phobia, stress, panic disorder, spiritual values;
2003: sexual behaviour, fruit and vegetable consumption, insurance coverage, medication use, nicotine addiction, perception of mental health status, smoking, physical check-up, health utility index;
2004: sedentary activities, height and weight, vitamin and mineral supplements, women’s health, fruit and vegetable consumption, food security;
2005: sexual behaviour, depression, psychological distress, satisfaction with healthcare system, home care, social support, work stress, suicide, flu shots, youth smoking.
Technical and methodological documentation


Enquête sociale et de santé 1998, 2e édition
Type of survey: general survey of the general health of the Québec population
Target population: private households in all Québec’s health regions, excluding Cree and Inuit regions and Indian reserves.
Sample: 11,986 households; 30,386 individuals.
Subjects: tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other psychoactive substances, perceptions and practices in diet and food insecurity matters, physical activity, body weight, sexual behaviours and condom use, sexual orientation and health, women’s health behaviours, health status perception, health problems, auditory and visual disorders, accidents involving injuries, mental health, psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and attempts, disability and functional limitations, use of services of health and social service professionals, hospitalization, one-day surgery and outpatient services, Info-santé CLSC telephone service, medication use, flu shots, families and health, supportive environments, work and health, psychosocial work environment, private insurance health coverage, exploration of the relationship between spirituality, religion and health, etc.
Documentation technique et méthodologique

Enquête sociale et de santé, 1992-1993
Type of survey: general survey of the health of the Québec population.
Target population: private households from all Québec health regions, excluding Cree and Inuit regions and Indian reserves.
Sample: 13,266 households; 34,848 individuals.
Subjects: alcohol use, drug use, smoking, leisure physical activities, body weight, social environment, decisional independence at work, selected health behaviours of women, health status perception, mental health, psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and attempts, accidents involving injuries, functional independence and life expectancy, disability, use of social and health services, medication use, etc.

Santé Québec, 1987
Type of survey: general survey of the health of the Québec population
Target population: private households in Québec health regions, excluding region 10 (Nouveau-Québec) and Indian reserves.
Sample: 11,323 households; 32,003 individuals.
Subjects: alcohol use, drug use, smoking, dietary habits, sleep habits, physical activities, preventive practices, social environment, social support, physical health, accidents, mental health, psychological disorders, suicidal thoughts and attempts, well-being and psychological distress, perception of health status, social problems, disability, access to services, medication use, etc.

Survey on the daycare use, needs and preferences of families, 2009
Type of survey: cross-sectional, recurring, by telephone.
Target population: families with children under five as at September 2009 and residing in Québec.
Sample: 11,161 families.
Subject: the survey captures a current portrait of the daycare arrangements, needs and preferences of Québec families.

Enquête sur les besoins et les préférences des familles en matière de services de garde, 2004
Type of survey: Québec survey on the childcare needs and preferences of families.
Target population: families with at least one child under five on September 30, 2004, residing in Québec, excluding those in the regions of Nunavik and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, non-organized territories, and Indian reserves.
Samples: 14,389 families.
Subjects: general information on childcare, regular or irregular use due to work or studies or another reason, main type of childcare arrangement, frequency of use, number of childcare hours, reason for not using preferred type of childcare arrangement, use of a second type of childcare arrangement, improvements desired and preferences, sociodemographic characteristics of families and relatives.

Québec survey on the quality of educational daycare, 2003
Type of survey: Québec survey on the quality of educational daycare.
Target population: children in educational daycare facilities regulated by the Québec government, excluding those in operation for under 16 months (on the date of the start of the survey early March 2003). Also excluded are services in Indian reserves, services in Îles-de-la-Madeleine and those in the Nord-du-Québec administrative region, and specialized services for handicapped children.
Samples: 793 groups of children in the five following types of daycare arrangements: childcare centre – under 18 months; childcare centre - over 18 months; home childcare; daycare centre – under 18 months; daycare centre – over 18 months.
Subjects: quality measurement in educational daycare; factors associated with quality; characteristics of group of children, childcare providers, childcare service organization; geographic area and sociodemographic environment of childcare service.

Enquête sur les besoins des familles en matière de services de garde éducatifs, 2000-2001
Type of survey: Québec survey on the daycare needs and preferences of families.
Target population: families with children under 5 years of age on September 30, 2000 and residing in Québec, excluding those in the regions of Nunavik and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, non-organized territories, and Indian reserves.
Sample: 6,783 families.
Subjects: regular or irregular use of reduced-contribution daycare services, interest in using those daycare services, main type of daycare arrangement, frequency of use, number of childcare hours, need for daycare because of work or study or another reason, preference and needs, sociodemographic characteristics of families and relatives.

Facteurs de risques associés au sida et autres MTS chez les 15-29 ans, 1991
Type of survey: Québec survey on the risk factors associated with AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): population aged 15-29.
Target population: non-institutionalized Québec population aged 15-29 that can be reached by phone, excluding northern regions 10A and 10B.
Sample: 3,000 individuals.

The Homeless
Enquête auprès de la clientèle des ressources pour personnes itinérantes des régions de Montréal-Centre et de Québec, 1998-1999
Type of survey: survey on the homeless population in the Montréal-Centre and Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec regions.
Target population: day clientele between December 1998 and August 1999 of residential care centres, soup kitchens, and drop-in centres serving the homeless in the Montréal-Centre and Communauté-Urbaine de-Québec regions.
Sample: 757 individuals .
Subjects: physical health, oral health, mental health, utilization of services.
Technical and methodological documentation

Activity Limitation
Enquête québécoise sur les limitations d'activités 1998
Type of survey: survey on Quebecers of all ages, children and adults with a disability and living at home.
Target population: private households in Québec’s health regions, excluding Cree and Inuit regions, and Indian reserves.
Sample: first the 30,386 participants in the Health and Social Survey, 1998, and second, 4,015 individuals with a disability.
Subjects: labour market participation, educational attainment, transportation, leisure, utilization and need of assistance, technical aids and services, special equipment, etc.
Technical and methodological documentation

Chronic Diseases
Santé cardiovasculaire, 1990
Type of survey: survey on the cardiovascular health of the Québec population.
Target population: non-institutionalized Québec population aged 18-74, excluding the populations of the Cree and Inuit territories as well as the small remote populations served by the CLSCs in the districts of Matagami, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Baie-James, Fermont, Schefferville, Saint-Jean-Eudes and Basse-Côte-Nord.
Sample: 2,056 individuals.

Nutrition
L’Enquête de nutrition auprès des enfants québécois de 4 ans (2002)
Type of survey: Québec survey on the nutrient intakes and eating patterns of four-year-old children.
Target population: children (simple births) born of mothers living in Québec in 1997-1998, excluding those whose mothers were living in the Nord-du-Québec, Cree and Inuit regions, and on Indian reserves.
Sample: 1,550 children (subsample of the 5th phase of ELDEQ).
Subjects: nutrient content of food; quantities and types of food consumed; frequency of consumption; regularity of meals and snacks; place of food consumption; nutritional supplements; specific food for certain situations (allergies, diets, etc.); food insecurity; anthropometric measures.
Technical and methodological documentation


Enquête sociale et de santé auprès des enfants et des adolescents québécois - volet nutrition 1999
Type of survey: survey on the nutrition of young Quebecers aged 9, 13 and 16.
Target population: young Quebecers aged 6-16 on March 31, 1999, excluding young children enrolled in educational institutions outside the Québec school board network, aboriginal schools, schools in selected remote cities or towns, or schools 50% and over of whose clientele are young handicapped children.
Sample: 1,934 children and adolescents in 189 elementary and secondary schools in Québec.
Subjects: calorie and macronutrient intake, vitamin and mineral intake and food consumption based on the food groups in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating.


Nutrition, 1990
Type of survey: survey on the nutrition of the Québec population.
Target population: non-institutionalized Québec population aged 18-74, excluding the Cree and Inuit territories and small remote populations served by the CLSCs in the districts of Matagami, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Baie-James, Fermont, Schefferville, Saint-Jean-Eudes and Basse-Côte-Nord.
Sample: 2,118 individuals.

Organization of Health Services
Survey on the quality of cancer services in Québec, 2008
Survey on user satisfaction with regard to health and social services in Québec, 2006-2007
Type of survey: Québec survey on user satisfaction with regard to health and social services Target population: persons aged 15 and over living in private households in Québec, having seen a health and social services professional in a hospital, a medical clinic or a CLSC, for themselves or a dependent, in the twelve months prior to the survey.  Not participating in the survey are persons living in institutions (collective households) as well as those residing in Cree and Inuit regions (health regions 17 and 18).
Sample: 38,389 individuals.
Subjects: number of visits to a health and social services professional, satisfaction (dimensions measured: relational, professional, organizational) and user expectations, perception of health status, presence of a chronic health condition, access to a family physician, sociodemographic characteristics, etc.
Technical and methodological documentation

Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use and Gambling

Survey of Smoking Habits of Quebecers, 2010
Type of survey: recurring annually, by telephone
Target population: Quebecers aged 15 and over, residents of Indian reserves excluded.
Sample: 3,147 persons including 1,445 smokers. Smokers are overrepresented in the sample.
Subjects: smoking habits (way of procuring tobacco products, number of cigarettes smoked, etc.), exposure to second-hand smoke, consumption of counterfeit cigarettes and smoking cessation.
Technical and methodological documentation (french only)

Enquête québécoise sur le tabagisme chez les élèves du secondaire 1998 - 2000 - 2002 - 2004 - 2006 - 2008
Type of survey: biennial survey on tobacco, alcohol and drug use and gambling among secondary school students in Québec.
Target population: children from Secondary I to V inclusively, enrolled in French and English public and private secondary schools, excluding educational institutions outside the Québec school board network (under the authority of the federal government or other provincial departments), aboriginal schools, schools in remote areas, schools in the Nord-du-Québec region, and schools at least 30% of whose clientele (1998: 50%) are young handicapped children.
Sample: 1998: 4,238 young people; 2000: 4,730; 2002: 4,771; 2004: 4,726; 2006: 4,571
Subjects: prevalence of tobacco use, frequency of use and quantity of tobacco consumed; social factors associated with the use of tobacco by young persons; accessibility of tobacco products; attitudes and beliefs regarding the harmful effects of smoking; exposure to tobacco smoke in the environment; attempts to stop smoking. Starting in 2000, the following subjects were added: prevalence of alcohol and drug use; polyconsumption of psychoactive substances; prevalence of games of chance; factors related to the playing of games of chance.
Technical and methodological documentation


Consommation d'alcool et de drogues chez les 15-29 ans, 1991
Type of survey: survey on alcohol and drug use in young Quebecers aged between 15 and 29.
Target population: non-institutionalized Québec population aged 15-29 that can be reached by phone, excluding northern regions 10A and 10B.
Sample: 3,000 individuals.

 
Spousal and Family Violence
La violence familiale dans la vie des enfants du Québec, 2004
Type of survey: Québec survey on parenting attitudes and behaviours in disciplining children.
Target population: children between 0 and 17 years of age living in private households with their mother (or stepmother, partner of the father or guardian) or their father (or stepfather, partner of mother or guardian) at least 50% of the time, except for those living on an Indian reserve or in Cree and Inuit territories.
Sample: 3,148 mothers and 953 fathers with one or more children between 0 and 17 years of age.
Subjects: annual prevalence of violent parenting attitudes and behaviours, attitudes regarding discipline (according to mothers and fathers), link with spousal violence, trends observed over five years in the attitudes and practices of parents, factors associated with violent disciplining practices (according to mothers and fathers), social support (mothers and fathers).


La violence familiale dans la vie des enfants du Québec, 1999
Type of survey: Québec survey on parenting attitudes and behaviours in disciplining children
Target population: children aged 0-17 living in private households with their mother, stepmother, partner of father or guardian at least 50% of the time, excluding those living on an Indian reserve or in Cree or Inuit territories.
Sample: 2,469 mothers or fathers with at least one child between 0 and 17 years of age.
Subjects: annual prevalence of violent parenting behaviours, disciplining attitudes, factors associated with violent behaviours.


Enquête sur la violence envers les conjointes dans les couples québécois, 1998
Type of survey: telephone survey of female spouses in Québec couples aged 18 and over
Target population: Quebecois women aged 18 and over living in a heterosexual couple for at least two months at the time of the Health and Social Survey, 1998 (ESS98) or having lived for at least two months in a heterosexual couple during the twelve months preceding the ESS98, and living in private households in all Québec health regions, excluding Cree and Inuit regions, and Indian reserves, non-organized territories, sparsely populated enumeration areas, and households without a telephone.
Sample: 2,120 women.
Subjects: prevalence, frequency and gravity of violent behaviour toward spouses, controlling or humiliating behaviour, violent verbal or symbolic abuse, emotional consequences of violence, recourse to formal and informal resources, sociodemographic and economic characteristics of spouses, spouses and former spouses, presence of children during violent incidents, history of violence in families of origin, etc.