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Future outlook
Domain
Prosperity
Subdomain
Skills and opportunity
Indicator
Future outlook
Definition
Proportion of the population by frequency of having a hopeful view of the future.
Measurement
This indicator is measured in the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC) and in the General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home.
In the CSS and SPCC, survey respondents are asked:
Thinking about your life in general, how often would you say you have a hopeful view of the future?
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
In the GSS on Canadians at Work and Home, survey respondents are asked:
(How often would you say you:) have a hopeful view of the future?
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
Data sources
Data visualizations
- Interact with the latest estimates of sense of belonging to local community in the data visualization product Selected indicators of quality of life in Canada (Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products)
- Hopefulness in Canada (Statistics Canada – Infographics, May 17, 2022)
Data analysis
- Nationally, renters report lower quality of life than homeowners (The Daily, February 19, 2024)
- Navigating Socioeconomic Obstacles: Impact on the Well-being of Canadian Youth (The Daily, September 20, 2023)
- Hopefulness is declining across Canada: having children or strong ties to a local community associated with a more hopeful outlook (The Daily, May 17, 2022)
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