Visiting a museum, playing a musical instrument, listening to television or reading a novel: do these activities improve the well-being of Canadians? This is what Statistics Canada seeks to know in a new study launched on Monday.
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“The objective of this survey is to better understand the impact of certain activities, such as the arts and cultural activities [sur] the mental state of the participants, ”states the invitation issued by Statistics Canada.
For the first time, the organization is using a mobile application to collect data. All Canadians aged 15 and over who wish can download for free Vitali-T-Stat.
From two to four times a day, the participant is invited to answer questions about his mental state and his occupations. At this precise moment, is he relaxed? Anxious? What activity is he doing? Is he alone, with friends or with family members?
“Optimally, we ask people to respond for a month to see in different situations how people feel, how they react, but people can decide at any time to stop responding to the survey,” explains Sylvie. Bonhomme, Assistant Director, Collection Planning and Research Division, Statistics Canada.
The data collected will help to understand “how people’s activities can impact their mood,” she says.
Statistics Canada emphasizes the importance of such data collection as COVID-19 impacts the well-being of many across the country. Three questions asked by the application also relate to the pandemic.
Interested parties have until March 31 to participate in The Daily Well-Being Pilot Study. Statistics Canada wishes to reach 30,000 respondents.