Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2001 [Canada]: Adults off reserve

The 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) was conducted by Statistics Canada to collect data on the lifestyles and living conditions of Aboriginal people in Canada. The survey was designed and implemented in partnership with national Aboriginal organizations. This is the second time the Aboriginal Peoples Survey has been carried out by Statistics Canada; the first time was in the fall of 1991. The data from the 1991 APS were widely used. An extremely important user of the 1991 data was the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP). They used the data as a primary source of demographic, social and economic data for their final report and related research studies. The Commission's final report recommended that APS be conducted regularly to monitor the demographic and social conditions of Aboriginal peoples. The federal government responded to the RCAP recommendations through its Aboriginal action plan, Gathering Strength. In this plan the need for relevant and current data was recognized under the umbrella of developing a new fiscal relationship. Statistics Canada was mandated through Gathering Strength to coordinate a second Aboriginal Peoples Survey shortly after the 2001 Census. The primary objective of the 2001 APS was to provide data on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people in Canada. More specifically, its purpose was to identify the needs of Aboriginal people and focus on issues such as health, language, employment, income, schooling, housing, and mobility. Indeed, there are large gaps in the data that presently exist for Aboriginal people. The 2001 APS was designed to address some of these gaps. This is information that cannot be found anywhere else and it can be used to answer a wide range of questions related to things like community planning, program development and health care priorities. Over 122,000 people were targeted for the 2001 survey and information on a broad range of topics is available. The PUMF should be used together with the data dictionary, which includes the survey questions, derived variables, and frequency distributions of all the variables. For more information on the concepts and methods used for the Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Concepts and Methods Guide.2001年原住民调查（Aboriginal Peoples Survey，简称APS）由加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）发起，旨在收集加拿大境内原住民群体的生活方式与居住状况数据。本次调查由加拿大统计局与全国原住民组织合作设计并实施。 这是加拿大统计局第二次开展原住民调查，首次调查于1991年秋季完成。1991年APS的数据集曾被广泛应用，其中加拿大原住民皇家委员会（Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples，简称RCAP）是1991年数据极为重要的使用者：该委员会将这套数据作为人口、社会与经济数据的核心来源，用于其最终报告及相关研究项目。 该委员会的最终报告建议定期开展APS，以持续监测原住民群体的人口与社会状况。加拿大联邦政府通过其原住民行动计划《凝聚力量》（Gathering Strength）回应了RCAP的建议，该计划在构建新型财政关系的框架下，明确了对贴合主题且具备时效性的数据的需求。依据《凝聚力量》的要求，加拿大统计局需在2001年人口普查结束后不久，协调开展第二次原住民调查。 2001年APS的核心目标是提供加拿大原住民群体的社会与经济状况数据，具体而言，其旨在明确原住民群体的实际需求，并聚焦健康、语言、就业、收入、教育、住房与流动性等核心议题。当前针对原住民群体的统计数据存在显著缺口，2001年APS正是为填补其中部分缺口而设计。此类数据具有不可替代性，可用于解答社区规划、项目开发与医疗优先级设定等诸多领域的相关问题。 本次2001年调查的目标样本超过12.2万人，涵盖了广泛议题的相关信息。公众使用微数据文件（Public Use Microdata File，简称PUMF）需配合数据字典一同使用，数据字典包含调查问卷、衍生变量及所有变量的频数分布。如需了解原住民调查所采用的概念与方法细节，请参阅《原住民调查：概念与方法指南》（Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Concepts and Methods Guide）。