2024 Public Service Employee Survey Respondent Distribution by Demographic Characteristics

Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Total responses reflect the number of respondents who answered the demographic question and have not been adjusted for non-response. The distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics is shown for reference purposes only and should never be used to determine the demographic composition of the federal public service.

Demographic	2024
Department Name	Public Service
Total Responses	186,635

Question 82. Are you a supervisor?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Supervisor	25%	25%	24%	23%
Non-supervisor	75%	76%	76%	77%
Total Responses	186,430	189,355	188,354	181,682

Question 96. Which of the following best describes your current work arrangement?
Demographic	2024	2022
Working on-site at a Government of Canada location all of the time	15%	14%
Teleworking all of the time	15%	42%
Hybrid (i.e. any combination of telework and on-site work)	70%	45%
Total Responses	186,290	189,390

Question 97. Are you currently a shift worker?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Shift worker	8%	9%	8%	9%
Non-shift worker	92%	91%	92%	91%
Total Responses	186,180	188,850	188,163	179,793

Question 98. Do you work full-time or part-time?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Full-time	97%	97%	96%	96%
Part-time	3%	3%	4%	4%
Total Responses	186,110	188,765	187,741	181,058

Question 99. What is your current employee status?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Indeterminate (permanent)	86%	84%	86%	83%
Seasonal	0%	0%	0%	0%
Term	12%	14%	11%	11%
Casual	1%	1%	2%	2%
Student	1%	1%	1%	3%
Governor-in-council appointee	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total Responses	186,280	188,905	188,437	181,248

Question 100. Have you ever served in the Canadian military?
Demographic	2024
Currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force	0%
No longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force	4%
Has never served in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force	95%
Total Responses	186,200

Question 101a. Please indicate your occupational group.
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
AB (Indian Oil and Gas Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AC (Actuarial Science)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AD (Administrative and Foreign Services at National Film Board of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AD (Administrative Support at National Research Council of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AG (Agriculture; includes AG group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
AI (Air Traffic Control)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AM (Audit committee members)	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
AO (Aircraft Operations; includes subgroups CAI, ETP, HPS)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AP-FIN (Audit Professional – Financial Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AP-VFM (Audit Professional – Performance Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AR (Architecture and Town Planning)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AS (Administrative Services)	15%	14%	14%	14%
AS (Administrative Support at National Film Board of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
ASG (Audit Services Group)	0%	0%	0%	0%
AU (Auditing)	3%	3%	2%	2%
BI (Biological Sciences)	1%	1%	1%	1%
CH (Chemistry)	0%	0%	0%	0%
CM (Communications)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
CO (Commerce; does not include COOP students)	1%	1%	1%	1%
CR (Clerical and Regulatory)	5%	5%	6%	7%
CS (Computer Systems)	2%	2%	6%	6%
CT (Comptrollership (includes subgroups EAV, FIN, IAU))	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
CX (Correctional Services)	1%	1%	1%	1%
DA (Data Processing; includes DAPRO and DACON)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
DD (Drafting and Illustration)	0%	0%	0%	0%
DE (Dentistry)	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
DE (Executive at National Film Board of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
DM (Deputy Minister)	0%	0%	0%	0%
DS (Defense Scientific Service)	0%	0%	0%	0%
DX (Director at Office of the Auditor General of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
EC (Economics and Social Science Services)	9%	9%	7%	7%
ED (Education; includes subgroups EDS, LAT, EST)	0%	0%	0%	0%
EF	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
EFIN	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
EG (Engineering and Scientific Support)	3%	3%	3%	3%
EL (Electronics)	0%	0%	0%	0%
EN (Engineering & Land Survey (includes subgroups ENG, SUR))	1%	1%	1%	1%
ES (Economics, Sociology and Statistics at Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Parks Canada & Canada Revenue Agency)	0%	0%	0%	0%
EU (Educational Support; includes subgroups PEI, TEA)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
EX (Executive)	3%	3%	3%	3%
EX-PCX (Executive at Parks Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
FB (Border Services)	2%	2%	2%	2%
FI (Financial Management)	2%	2%	2%	2%
FO (Forestry)	0%	0%	0%	0%
FR (Firefighters)	0%	0%	0%	0%
FS (Foreign Service)	1%	1%	1%	1%
FT (Occupational group at Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre)	0%	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable
GIC (Governor in Council)	0%	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable
GL (General Labour and Trades; includes subgroups AIM, COI, EIM, ELE, GHW, INM, MAM, MAN, MDO, MOC, MST, PCF, PIP, PRW, SMW, VHE, WOW)	1%	1%	1%	1%
GR (GR group at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)	0%	0%	0%	0%
GR-EX (Executive at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)	0%	0%	0%	0%
GS (General Services; includes subgroups BUS, FOS, LAS, MES, MPS, PRC, STS)	0%	0%	1%	1%
GT (General Technical)	1%	1%	1%	1%
GX	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
HB	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
HP (Heating, Power and Stationary Plant Operation)	0%	0%	0%	0%
HR (Historical Research)	0%	0%	0%	0%
HR/RH-CRA (Human Resources at Canada Revenue Agency)	0%	0%	0%	0%
HS (Hospital Services)	0%	0%	0%	0%
IM (IM group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency)	0%	0%	0%	0%
IN (IN group at Statistical Survey Operations)	0%	0%	0%	0%
IS (Information Services)	2%	2%	2%	2%
IT (Information Technology)	5%	5%	Not applicable	Not applicable
ITS/LA (Information Technology/Law Group)	0%	0%	0%	0%
LC (Law Management)	0%	0%	0%	0%
LI (Lightkeepers)	0%	0%	0%	0%
LIB (Library Science at National Research Council of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
LP (Law Practitioner)	1%	1%	1%	1%
LS (Library Sciences)	0%	0%	0%	0%
MA (Mathematics)	0%	0%	0%	0%
MD (Medicine; includes subgroups MOF and MSP)	0%	0%	0%	0%
MG (MG group at Canada Revenue Agency)	2%	2%	2%	2%
MGT (Director at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)	0%	0%	0%	0%
MGT (Management at National Research Council of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
MT (Meteorology)	0%	0%	0%	0%
NB (All employees at Canada Energy Regulator)	0%	0%	0%	0%
ND (Nutrition and Dietetics; includes subgroups ADV, DIT, HME)	0%	0%	0%	0%
NU (Nursing; includes subgroups EMA, CHN and HOS)	1%	1%	1%	1%
OC	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
OE (Office Equipment; includes subgroups DEO, MEO)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
OM (Organization and Methods)	0%	0%	0%	0%
OP (Occupational and Physical Therapy)	0%	0%	0%	0%
OP (NRC)	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
PC (Physical Sciences)	1%	1%	1%	1%
PE (Personnel Administration)	2%	2%	2%	2%
PG (Purchasing and Supply)	1%	1%	1%	1%
PH (Pharmacy)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PI (Primary Product Inspection at Canadian Grain Commission; includes PICGC)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PM (Program Administration)	14%	12%	11%	10%
PM-MCO (Mediation and Conciliation)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PO-IMA (Intercept Monitor Analyst at Royal Canadian Mounted Police)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PO-TCO (Telecommunication Operators at Royal Canadian Mounted Police)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PR (Printing Operations; includes subgroups BIN, COM, OFO, PRC)	0%	Not applicable	0%	0%
PS (Psychology)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PT (Professional and Technical)	0%	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable
PX/AAG/AG (Principal/Assistant Auditor General/Auditor General)	0%	0%	0%	0%
PY (Photography)	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
RCO (Research Council Officer)	0%	0%	0%	0%
RE (Includes employees at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and National Capital Commission)	0%	0%	0%	0%
REG (All employees at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)	0%	0%	0%	0%
REX (Executive at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
RLE (Executive at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)	0%	0%	0%	0%
RO (Radio Operations)	0%	0%	0%	0%
RO (Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SC (Ships’ Crews; includes subgroups DED, ERD, SPT, STD)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SE (Scientific Research; includes subgroups REM, RES)	0%	0%	0%	1%
SG (Scientific Regulation; includes subgroups PAT, SRE)	1%	1%	1%	1%
SI (Social Science support at Canada Revenue Agency)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SO (Ships’ Officers; includes subgroups FLP, INS, MAO, RAD)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SP (Applied Science and Patent Examination)	0%	0%	Not applicable	Not applicable
SP-CRA (Services and Programs at Canada Revenue Agency)	10%	12%	10%	9%
SP-NFB (Scientific and Professional at National Film Board of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SR (Ship Repair; includes subgroups APC, APD, APP, BOB, CPS, DNT, EEW, ELE, EME, INM, MAC, MAM, MDO, MGT, PIP, PLE, PRW, QCW, SMW, SPS, WOW)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SR (Regulatory Science at Canadian Food Inspection Agency)	0%	0%	0%	0%
ST (Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing; includes subgroups OCE, SCY)	0%	0%	0%	0%
SW (Social Work; includes subgroups CHA, SCW)	0%	0%	0%	0%
TC (Technical at National Film Board of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
TI (Technical Inspection)	1%	1%	1%	1%
TO (Technical Officer at National Research Council of Canada)	0%	0%	0%	0%
TR (Translation)	0%	0%	0%	0%
UNI (Includes employees at Communications Security Establishment)	1%	1%	1%	1%
UT (University Teaching)	0%	0%	0%	0%
VM (Veterinary Medicine)	0%	0%	0%	0%
WP (Welfare Programs)	1%	1%	1%	1%
Student	1%	1%	1%	3%
Total Responses	183,770	185,140	185,698	179,854

Question 101.3. Occupational category (variable derived from question 105)
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Executive (DE-NFB, DX, EX, EXPCX, GR-EX, MGT-CNSC, MGT-NRC, PX/AAG/AG, REX, RLE)	3%	3%	3.0%	2.9%
Scientific and Professional (AC, AG, AP-VFM, AR, AU, BI, CH, CT, DE, DS, EC, ED, EN, ES, FO, HR, LC, LIB-NRC, LP, LS, MA, MD, MT, ND, NU, OP, PC, PH, PM-MCO, PS, RCO, RO-NRC, SE, SG, SI, SP-NFB, SR-CFIA, SW, UT, VM)	22%	21%	19.7%	18.9%
Administration and Foreign Services (AD-NFB, AP-FIN, AS, CO, CS, FI, FS, HR/RH-CRA, IS, OM, PE, PG, PM, SP-CRA, TR, WP, IT)	55%	56%	53.2%	50.8%
Technical (AI, AO, DD, EG, EL, EU, GT, PI, PT, PY, RO, SO, TC, TI, TO)	5%	5%	5.8%	5.9%
Administrative Support (AD-NRC, AS-NFB, CM, CR, DA, OE, ST)	5%	5%	6.6%	7.1%
Operational (CX, FB, FR, GL, GS, HP, HS, LI, OP-NFB, OP-NRC, PO-IMA, PO-TCO, PR, SC, SR)	4%	5%	5.4%	6.0%
Other occupational category (AB, AM, ASG, EF, EFIN, FT, GA, GR, IA, IM, IN, ITS/LA, MG, NB, RE, REG, UNI, Other, Students, GIC, GLELE, SP)	5%	5%	6.2%	8.3%
Total Responses	183,740	185,105	185,681	179,832

Question 102. What are the language requirements of your position?
Demographic	2024	2022	2019
Bilingual	44%	43%	43%
Unilingual English	41%	42%	40%
Unilingual French	3%	3%	3%
Either English or French	9%	9%	14%
Don’t know	3%	3%	Not applicable
Total Responses	186,070	188,725	181,365

Question 103. With which of the following communities do you most closely identify in relation to your current job?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Client contact centre	8%	9%	7%	6%
Health care practitioners	1%	1%	1%	1%
Intelligence analysts	1%	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Federal regulators	2%	2%	2%	2%
Compliance, inspection and enforcement	9%	10%	10%	9%
Communications or public affairs	3%	3%	3%	3%
Access to information and privacy	1%	1%	1%	1%
Security	2%	3%	3%	3%
Science and technology	6%	5%	6%	6%
Library services	0%	0%	0%	0%
Legal services	2%	2%	2%	2%
Administration and operations	15%	14%	15%	15%
Human resources	6%	6%	6%	6%
Financial management	4%	4%	4%	4%
Procurement	2%	2%	2%	2%
Real property	2%	2%	2%	2%
Materiel management	1%	1%	1%	1%
Information management	2%	2%	2%	2%
Information technology	7%	7%	7%	7%
Internal audit	1%	1%	1%	1%
Evaluation	1%	1%	1%	1%
Data sciences	2%	2%	2%	2%
Policy	6%	6%	6%	5%
Project management	5%	6%	5%	5%
Other services to the public	5%	5%	5%	5%
Total Responses	185,520	187,050	187,147	177,726

Question 104. In total, how many years have you been working in the federal public service?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Less than 3 years in the federal public service	17%	22%	19%	21%
3 to 10 years in the federal public service	39%	31%	28%	28%
11 to 20 years in the federal public service	26%	29%	35%	34%
More than 20 years in the federal public service	19%	19%	18%	17%
Total Responses	182,440	184,990	187,332	180,571

Question 105. In total, how many years have you been working in your current department or agency?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Less than 3 years in current department or agency	29%	35%	27%	29%
3 to 10 years in current department or agency	42%	35%	35%	34%
11 to 20 years in current department or agency	18%	20%	26%	26%
More than 20 years in current department or agency	10%	10%	11%	11%
Total Responses	183,590	185,535	175,475	164,920

Question 106. What is your first official language?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
English	69%	69%	69%	69%
French	31%	31%	31%	31%
Total Responses	185,690	187,755	187,147	181,415

Question 107. Do you occupy a position in which you provide services directly to the public as a regular part of your job?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Provides services to the public	30%	31%	32%	33%
Does not provide services to the public	70%	69%	69%	67%
Total Responses	185,710	187,770	187,968	181,395

Question 108. In which province or territory do you work?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
National Capital Region	43%	44%	45%	45%
Ontario (excluding National Capital Region)	14%	14%	14%	13%
Quebec (excluding National Capital Region)	12%	12%	11%	10%
Northwest Territories	0%	0%	0%	0%
Nunavut	0%	0%	0%	0%
Yukon	0%	0%	0%	0%
British Columbia	7%	8%	8%	8%
Alberta	6%	6%	6%	6%
Saskatchewan	2%	2%	2%	2%
Manitoba	4%	4%	4%	4%
New Brunswick	4%	4%	4%	4%
Nova Scotia	4%	3%	3%	4%
Prince Edward Island	1%	1%	1%	2%
Newfoundland and Labrador	2%	2%	2%	2%
Outside of Canada	1%	1%	1%	1%
Total Responses	185,590	187,640	188,070	180,852

Question 109. Do you work in one of the following designated bilingual areas of Quebec or Ontario?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
The bilingual region of Montréal (the counties of Deux-Montagnes, Île-de-Montréal and Île-Jésus, La Prairie, and Vaudreuil)	23%	22%	21%	20%
The bilingual regions of other parts of Quebec (the counties of Bonaventure, Gaspé-Est, Brome, Compton, Huntingdon, Missisquoi, Richmond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Argenteuil and Pontiac)	2%	2%	2%	2%
The bilingual region of Eastern Ontario (the counties of Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and Stormont)	1%	1%	2%	1%
The bilingual region of Northern Ontario (the counties of Algoma, Cochrane, Nipissing, Sudbury and Timiskaming)	5%	6%	6%	6%
I do not work in one of these areas	69%	69%	70%	71%
Total Responses	47,700	48,225	142,125	42,680
Question asked only to employees who responded that they work in Ontario or Quebec for Q108.

Question 110. What is your age group?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
24 years and under	2%	3%	3%	6%
25 - 29 years	8%	9%	9%	9%
30 - 34 years	11%	11%	10%	10%
35 - 39 years	13%	13%	13%	13%
40 - 44 years	16%	16%	16%	15%
45 - 49 years	16%	16%	15%	14%
50 - 54 years	14%	14%	14%	14%
55 - 59 years	10%	11%	12%	11%
60 years and over	8%	8%	7%	7%
Total Responses	184,680	186,455	186,478	179,492

Question 111. What is your gender?
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Man	39%	39%	40%	41%
Woman	61%	61%	60%	58%
Another gender	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total Responses	176,350	178,935	185,657	179,422

Question 112. Are you a person with a disability?^{Question 112 note *}
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Person with a disability	17%	13%	9%	7%
Not a person with a disability	83%	87%	91%	93%
Total Responses	172,870	179,095	187,409	180,180
Question 112 Note 1 The definition of disability has changed from the 2022 PSES. Please use caution when comparing between cycles. Return to Question 112 note * referrer

a. A seeing disability
A seeing disability affects vision, including total blindness, partial sight, and visual distortion.
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, seeing disability	7%
Person with a disability, seeing disability not selected	93%
Total Responses	27,400

b. A hearing disability
A hearing disability affects ability to hear, including being hard of hearing, deafness, or acoustic distortion
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, hearing disability	12%
Person with a disability, hearing disability not selected	88%
Total Responses	27,400

c. A speech or communication disability
A speech or communication disability affects ability to talk, including total speech loss, partial speech, and speech distortion
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, speech or communication disability	2%
Person with a disability, speech or communication disability not selected	98%
Total Responses	27,400

d. A mobility disability
A mobility disability affects ability to move your body, including the required use of a wheelchair or a cane, or other issues impacting your mobility
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, mobility disability	15%
Person with a disability, mobility disability not selected	85%
Total Responses	27,400

e. A flexibility disability
A flexibility disability affects ability to move joints, to bend and to reach for things
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, flexibility disability	11%
Person with a disability, flexibility disability not selected	89%
Total Responses	27,400

f. A dexterity disability
A dexterity disability affects ability to perform fine motor tasks, especially with your hands.
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, dexterity disability	6%
Person with a disability, dexterity disability not selected	94%
Total Responses	27,400

g. A mental health-related disability
A mental health disability affects psychology or behaviour, such as anxiety, depression, social or compulsive disorder, phobia or psychiatric illness
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, mental health-related disability	47%
Person with a disability, mental health-related disability not selected	53%
Total Responses	27,400

h. A sensory or environmental disability
A sensory or environmental disability affects sensitivity to lights, sounds, smells or other elements in one’s environment, including allergen
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, sensory or environmental disability	19%
Person with a disability, sensory or environmental disability not selected	81%
Total Responses	27,400

i. A chronic health condition
A chronic health condition affects ability to function on a regular or episodic basis due to an ongoing health condition such as diabetes, Crohn’s disease, colitis, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, chronic health condition	26%
Person with a disability, chronic health condition not selected	74%
Total Responses	27,400

j. A pain-related disability
A pain-related disability affects ability to function on a regular or episodic basis due to pain.
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, pain-related disability	20%
Person with a disability, pain-related disability not selected	80%
Total Responses	27,400

k. A cognitive disability
A cognitive disability affects ability to carry out tasks involving executive functioning, such as planning and organization
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, cognitive disability	15%
Person with a disability, cognitive disability not selected	85%
Total Responses	27,400

l. A learning disability
A learning disability affects the way a person receives, understands and uses information, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning disabilities
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, learning disability	15%
Person with a disability, learning disability not selected	85%
Total Responses	27,400

m. A memory disability
A memory disability affects a person’s ability to remember information
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, memory disability	6%
Person with a disability, memory disability not selected	94%
Total Responses	27,400

n. A developmental disability (also known as intellectual disability)
A developmental disability (also known as intellectual disability) affects ability to learn and to adapt behaviour to different situations
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, developmental disability	3%
Person with a disability, developmental disability not selected	97%
Total Responses	27,400

o. Another disability
Demographic	2024
Person with a disability, n.i.e.	6%
Person with a disability, another disability not selected	94%
Total Responses	27,400

Question 113. Do you identify as an Indigenous person?^{Question 113 note *}
Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
Indigenous	4%	4%	4%	4%
Non-Indigenous	96%	96%	96%	96%
Total Responses	178,870	182,070	187,008	180,234
Question 113 Note 1 Comparison across cycles should be made with caution, as the data editing procedures for Q113 were revised in 2024. Return to Question 113 note * referrer

Demographic	2024	2022	2020	2019
First Nation	48%	43%	45%	45%
Métis	50%	50%	52%	52%
Inuk (Inuit)	4%	4%	3%	4%
Total Responses	6,850	6,880	7,405	7,822

Question 114. Which racial group(s) do you identify with?^{Question 114 note *}
Demographic	2024
Black	6%
East Asian	5%
Southeast Asian	3%
Latin American	2%
Arab	3%
South Asian	5%
West Asian	1%
White	76%
Another racial group	2%
Total Responses	165,510
Question 114 Note 1 This question is not comparable to previous PSES cycles due to significant changes. Return to Question 114 note * referrer

Demographic	2024
Racialized	25%
Non-racialized	75%
Total Responses	165,510

Q115. Which ethnic or cultural origin(s) do you identify with?^{Question 115 note *}
Demographic	2024
Southern Africa	0%
Western Africa	1%
Northern Africa	1%
Eastern Africa	1%
Central Africa	1%
Africa – not otherwise specified	0%
Southern Asia	2%
Western Asia and the Middle East	1%
Eastern Asia	4%
South-eastern Asia	2%
Central Asia	0%
Asia – not otherwise specified	0%
Southern Europe	2%
Western Europe	4%
Northern Europe	6%
Eastern Europe	3%
Europe – not otherwise specified	1%
South America	1%
North America	32%
Central America	0%
Caribbean	1%
South America, Central America or Caribbean – not otherwise specified	0%
North America - not otherwise specified	5%
Oceania	0%
Oceania – not otherwise specified	0%
Buddhist	0%
Christian	4%
Hindu	0%
Jewish	0%
Muslim	0%
Sikh	0%
Another identity	25%
Two or more Ethnic Origins, Africa only	0%
Two or more Ethnic Origins, Asia only	0%
Two or more Ethnic Origins, Europe only	4%
Two or more Ethnic Origins, Other	21%
Total Responses	151,250
Question 115 Note 1 This question is not comparable to previous PSES cycles due to significant changes. Return to Question 115 note * referrer

Question 116. Which religion(s) or belief system(s) do you identify with?^{Question 116 note *}
Demographic	2024
Buddhism	3%
Christianity	54%
Hinduism	2%
Indigenous spiritual tradition	2%
Islam	5%
Judaism	1%
Sikhism	1%
Secular belief system	34%
Another religion or belief system	3%
Total Responses	126,940
Question 116 Note 1 This question is not comparable to previous PSES cycles due to significant changes. Return to Question 116 note * referrer

Question 117. 2SLGBTQIA+ (variable derived from questions 117a and 117b)
Demographic	2024
Identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+	11%
Does not identify as 2SLGBTQIA+	89%
Total Responses	146,510

Question 117a. What is your sexual orientation?^{Question 117a note *}
Demographic	2024
Lesbian	1%
Gay	2%
Bisexual	5%
Asexual	1%
Pansexual	2%
Heterosexual	90%
Another sexual orientation	1%
Total Responses	146,170
Question 117a Note 1 This question is not comparable to previous PSES cycles due to significant changes. Return to Question 117a note * referrer

Question 117b. Do you identify with any of the following groups?^{Question 117b note *}
Demographic	2024
Two-spirit	7%
Transgender	7%
Queer	55%
Questioning	12%
Intersex	6%
Another identity	25%
Total Responses	9,770
Question 117b Note 1 This question is not comparable to previous PSES cycles due to significant changes. Return to Question 117b note * referrer

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