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Commuting Flow for Census Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts: Work Activity (4) and Sex (3) for the Employed Labour Force 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Work Activity (4)
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.
New English Definitions
Values
- Total, Work activity in 2005
- Worked mostly full time, full year Footnote 2
- Worked mostly part time and/or part year Footnote 3
- Did not work in 2005
Footnotes
- Footnote 2
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Worked 49 to 52 weeks mostly full time in the reference year.
- Footnote 3
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Includes persons who worked 49 to 52 weeks mostly part time in the reference year, as well as, persons who worked 1 to 48 weeks either full time or part time in the reference year.