Survey of Young Canadians (SYC)

Dataset Information
Name  Survey of Young Canadians (SYC)
UUID  96ff5a48-4c4a-4797-a4a4-5bb7d151c278
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The Survey of Young Canadians provides nationally representative indicators on child development.
Format  None
Purpose  The objectives of the Survey of Young Canadians are: - To determine the prevalence of various risk and protective factors for children. - To provide information on child development (such as cognitive, emotional and behavioural development). - To make this information available for developing policies and programs that will help children. - To collect information about the environment in which the child is growing up--family, peers, school, and community.
Scope  The target population consists of Canadian children 1 to 9 years of age living in the 10 provinces, excluding those living on an Indian reserve or in an institution
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/2010-12/31/2011
Last Updated 2023-11-28

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