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Positive perceptions of diversity
Domain
Society
Subdomain
Culture and identity
Indicator
Positive perceptions of diversity
Definition
Proportion of the population by level of agreement with:
- Human rights;
- Respect for the law;
- Gender equality;
- Ethnic and cultural diversity;
- Respect for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) culture;
- English and French as Canada's official languages.
Measurement
This indicator is measured in the General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity, the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), and the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC).
Survey respondents are asked:
To what extent do you personally agree with the following values?
- Human rights
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
- Respect for the law
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
- Gender equality
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
- English and French as Canada's official languages
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
- Ethnic and cultural diversity
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
- Respect for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) culture
- To a great extent
- To a moderate extent
- To a small extent
- Not at all
Data sources
Data visualizations
- Agreement with social and democratic values in Canada (Statistics Canada – Infographics, May 30, 2023)
- Immigrants' perceptions of shared values in Canada, 2020 (Statistics Canada – Infographics, February 9, 2023)
Data analysis
- An examination of gender differences in social and democratic values in Canada (Insights on Canadian Society, May 30, 2023)
- Measuring perception of social and democratic values (StatsCAN Plus, May 30, 2023)
- Perceptions of shared values in Canadian society among the immigrant population (Economic and Social Reports, December 22, 2022)
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