Satisfaction with personal relationships (family and friends)

Proportion of the population by level of satisfaction with their personal relationships (e.g., with family members and friends).

This indicator is measured in selected iterations of the Canadian Social Survey (CSS) and in the General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home. Survey respondents are asked:

On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means you feel "Not at all satisfied" and 10 means you are "Completely satisfied": How satisfied are you with your personal relationships?

This indicator is measured through multiple Statistics Canada surveys. Estimates can vary between data sources due to differences in reference periods, targeted or sampled populations, data collection and other methodology.

• Canadian Social Survey (CSS)
  • Table 45-10-0071-01 – Satisfaction with personal relationships, by gender and province
  • Table 45-10-0072-01 – Satisfaction with personal relationships, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
• General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home
  • Table 13-10-0106-01 – Average satisfaction with life and with selected domains of life by age group and sex

• Canadian Social Survey - Quality of Life, Virtual Health Care and Trust, 2023 (The Daily, November 10, 2023)
• Are Canadians feeling connected? Some insight into satisfaction with personal relationships (StatsCAN Plus, May 18, 2023)
• Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors (Insights on Canadian Society, August 2, 2018)

In addition, in the 3rd wave of the CSS and in the GSS on Canadians at Work and Home, survey respondents were asked the following related questions:

Overall, how satisfied are you with the amount of time you spend as a family?

Would you say:

• Very satisfied
• Satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Very dissatisfied

Overall how satisfied are you with the quality of time you spend as a family?

Would you say:

• Very satisfied
• Satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Very dissatisfied

The General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity asks respondents how satisfied they are with the frequency of their communication with relatives and friends.