Equality, Security and Community Survey - Wave 1, 1999 [Canada]

Equality, Security and Community Survey. A national study exploring the economic, social and political factors that shape public policy, and how these policies determine societal values, attitudes and well-being among individuals and communities. The first wave of the Equality Security Community Survey was conducted in 1999-2000. It is a nationally-representative telephone survey combining questions on labour economics, social capital, associational memberships, and policy preferences. The ESC project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Project Director, Dr Jonathan R Kesselman, Public Policy Program, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia. The survey component of the ESC study was completed under the direction of Dr. Richard Johnston, UBC. Information on the ESC survey is available from the York University Institute for Social Research http://www.isr.yorku.ca/.