The sample population was 9460 youths aged 18-20. A follow-up survey was conducted in 1995. Data are now available for the 1996 Sun Exposure Survey, conducted from September to October 1996. This survey sponsored by the Institute of Health Promotion Research at the University of British-Columbia, was funded by the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Canadian Dermatology Association and Environment Canada. The survey gathered information on the attitudes and behaviours related to the sun exposure among Canadians 15 years and over.
Data are available at the national and regional levels.
The objective of the Survey on Ageing and Independence was to measure contributors to quality of life and independent living. There is no electronic codebook or documentation for this file, but the print user guide can be consulted at the Government Documents, Data and Maps Department, 3rd floor, Harriet Irving Library. This survey was originally conducted in February 1982 and was run again in February 1988 and February 1992 and will be run again in 1997. The sample size was 68,000 individuals. The codebook is available in print form.