Satisfaction with time use

Proportion of the population by level of satisfaction with how they use their time.

This indicator is measured in selected iterations of 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. 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 the amount of time you have to do the things that you like doing?

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 45-10-0067-01 – Satisfaction with time use, by gender and province
  • Table 45-10-0068-01 – Satisfaction with time use, 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
• Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC)

• Recent immigrants report greater difficulty making ends meet and are less satisfied with their amount of free time (The Daily, June 18, 2024)
• Canadian Social Survey – Quality of Life and Energy Use, second quarter 2023 (The Daily, August 14, 2023)
• Canadian Social Survey – Well-being, Unpaid Work and Family Time (The Daily, February 21, 2022)
• Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors (Insights on Canadian Society, August 2, 2018)

Data for this indicator will be available from the upcoming 2022 Time Use Survey. Survey respondents will be asked:

Using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", how satisfied are you with how you use your time?

Possible data release date: Fall 2024