2014 Public Service Employee Survey Respondent Distribution by Demographic Characteristics

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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.

Notice of correction: Percentages for 2011 have been revised and updated on .

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Question 37. Are you a supervisor?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Supervisor 22.3% 23.5% 22.7%
Non-supervisor 77.7% 76.5% 77.3%
Total responses 181,107 198,589 164,150
Question 86. Are you currently a shift worker?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Shift worker 9.8% 11.1% 8.9%
Non-shift worker 90.2% 89.0% 91.1%
Total responses 180,322 197,600 164,236
Question 87. Do you work full-time or part-time?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Full-time 94.9% 95.8% 96.2%
Part-time 5.1% 4.2% 3.8%
Total responses 180,521 197,670 164,211

Question 88. Do you currently work according to any of the following flexible working arrangements?

a. Compressed workweek
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Compressed workweek - yes 22.6% 24.0% 24.1%
Compressed workweek - no 77.4% 76.0% 75.9%
Total responses 178,822 192,278 161,952
b. Flexible work schedule (i.e., variable start and end times)
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Flexible work schedule - yes 15.3% 28.9% 29.3
Flexible work schedule - no 84.7% 71.1% 70.7%
Total responses 178,822 188,261 159,887
c. Telework
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Telework - yes 4.3% 6.2% 5.9%
Telework - no 95.7% 93.8% 94.1%
Total responses 178,822 183,857 157,930
d. Job sharing
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Job sharing - yes 0.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Job sharing - no 99.9% 98.9% 98.8%
Total responses 178,822 182,656 157,386
e. Income averaging
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Income averaging - yes 3.3% 5.5% 5.1%
Income averaging - no 96.7% 94.5% 94.9%
Total responses 178,822 184,011 157,827
f. Flexible working arrangements
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Works according to a flexible working arrangement 40.2% n/a n/a
Does not work according to a flexible working arrangement 59.8% n/a n/a
Total responses 178,822 n/a n/a
Question 89. What is your current employee status?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Indeterminate (permanent) 88.1% 90.0% 90.0%
Seasonal 0.5% 0.5% 0.2%
Term 8.3% 7.2% 7.6%
Casual 1.5% 1.0% 0.9%
Student 1.4% 1.2% 1.1%
Governor in Council appointment 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Total responses 180,368 197,137 164,192
Question 90. Please indicate your occupational group.
Demographic 2014
AB (Indian Oil and Gas Canada) 0.04%
AC (Actuarial Science at the National Research Council of Canada)  0.03%
AG (Agriculture; includes AG group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency)  0.11%
AI (Air Traffic Control)  0.01%
AO (Aircraft Operations; includes subgroups CAI, ETP, HPS)  0.16%
AP-AA (Audit Professional - Financial Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) 0.08%
AP-PA (Audit Professional – Performance Audits at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) 0.05%
AR (Architecture and Town Planning) 0.09%
AS (Administrative Services) 12.48%
ASG-ITS-LA (Audit Services Group at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) 0.06%
AU (Auditing)  2.75%
BI (Biological Sciences)  1.26%
CH (Chemistry) 0.27%
CIASC (CIASC group at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research)  0.00%
CIEXC (EXC group at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research) 0.00%
CIPTC (PTC group at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research) 0.06%
CISPC (SPC group at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research) 0.02%
CM (Communications)  0.03%
CO (Commerce; does not include COOP students)  1.33%
CR (Clerical and Regulatory)  8.60%
CS (Computer Systems) 7.31%
CX (Correctional Services)  1.63%
DA (Data Processing; includes DAPRO and DACON)  0.03%
DD (Drafting and Illustration)  0.04%
DE (Dentistry) 0.01%
DM (Deputy Minister)  0.01%
DS (Defense Scientific Service)  0.20%
EC (Economics and Social Science Services)  5.54%
EC-CRA (Executive at Canada Revenue Agency) 0.23%
ED (Education; includes subgroups EDS, LAT, EST) 0.22%
EG (Engineering and Scientific Support)  3.53%
EL (Electronics)  0.45%
EN (Engineering and Scientific Support)  1.28%
ES (ES group at Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Parks Canada, and Canada Revenue Agency)  0.16%
EU (Educational Support; includes subgroups PEI, TEA)  0.00%
EX (Executive)  2.43%
EX-PCX (Executive at Parks Canada)  0.03%
FB (Border Services)  3.42%
FI (Financial Management)  2.20%
FO (Forestry)  0.04%
FR (Firefighters)  0.09%
FS (Foreign Service)  0.53%
FT (FT group at Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada)  0.17%
GA (GA group at Statistics Canada)  0.00%
GL (General Labour and Trades; includes subgroups AIM, COI, EIM, ELE, GHW, INM, MAM, MAN, MDO, MOC, MST, PCF, PIP, PRW, SMW, VHE, WOW) 1.39%
GR (GR group at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) 0.25%
GR-EX (Executive at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) 0.02%
GS (General Services; includes subgroups BUS, FOS, LAS, MES, MPS, PRC, STS, LE-GS) 0.89%
GT (General Technical)  1.06%
HP (Heating, Power and Stationary Plant Operation) 0.12%
HR (Historical Research)  0.07%
HR-RH-CRA (Human Resources at Canada Revenue Agency)  0.30%
HS (Hospital Services)  0.06%
IM (IM group at Parks Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency)  0.04%
IN (IN group at Statistical Survey Operations)  0.48%
IS (Information Services)  1.54%
LA (Law)  0.03%
LC (Law)  0.14%
LI (Lightkeepers)  0.03%
LP (Law)  0.98%
LS (Library Sciences)  0.12%
MA (Mathematics)  0.21%
MD (Medicine; includes subgroups MOF and MSP)  0.11%
MDMDG (MDMDG group at Canada Revenue Agency)  0.00%
MG (MG group at Canada Revenue Agency and National Research Council of Canada)  1.85%
MGT (Director at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)  0.02%
MT (Meteorology)  0.20%
NB (All employees at National Energy Board)  0.11%
ND (Nutrition and Dietetics; includes subgroups ADV,DIT,HME)  0.02%
NU (Nursing; includes subgroups EMA, CHN and HOS)  0.63%
OE (Office Equipment; includes subgroups DEO, MEO)  0.00%
OM (Organization and Methods)  0.02%
OP (Occupational and Physical Therapy)  0.02%
PC (Physical Sciences)  1.09%
PE (Personnel Administration)  1.87%
PG (Purchasing and Supply)  1.29%
PH (Pharmacy)  0.03%
PI (Primary Product Inspection at Canadian Grain Commission; includes PICGC)  0.05%
PL (Leadership Programs Group)  0.01%
PM (Programme Administration)  9.24%
PM-MCO (Mediation and Conciliation)  0.05%
PO-IMA (Intercept Monitor Analyst at Royal Canadian Mounted Police)  0.01%
PO-TCO (Telecommunication Operators at Royal Canadian Mounted Police)  0.02%
PR (Printing Operations; includes subgroups BIN, COM, OFO, PRC)  0.02%
PS (Psychology)  0.19%
PY (Photography)  0.00%
RE (All employees at Financial Consumer Agency of Canada)  0.18%
REG (All employees at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)  0.28%
RLE (Executive at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)  0.03%
RO (Radio Operations) 0.07%
SC (Ships’ Crews; includes subgroups DED, ERD, SPT, STD) 0.19%
SE (Scientific Research; includes subgroups REM, RES) 0.42%
SG (Scientific Regulation; includes subgroups PAT, SRE) 0.51%
SI (SI group at Canada Revenue Agency) 0.03%
SO (Ships’ Officers; includes subgroups FLP, INS, MAO, RAD) 0.19%
SP-CRA (SP group at Canada Revenue Agency) 10.79%
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)
0.24%
ST (Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing; includes subgroups OCE, SCY) 0.13%
SW (Social Work; includes subgroups CHA, SCW) 0.07%
TI (Technical Inspection)  0.60%
TR (Translation)  0.34%
UNI (Includes employees at Communications Security Establishment) 0.57%
UT (University Teaching)  0.02%
VM (Veterinary Medicine)  0.27%
WP (Welfare Programs)  1.34%
Student 1.45%
Governor in Council appointee 0.14%
Other  0.57%
Total responses  175,212
Question 90.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 90)
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Executive (CI-EXC, DM, EC(CRA), EX, EXPCX, GR-EX, LC, MGT, PL, RLE) 2.9% n/a n/a
Scientific and Professional (AC, AG, AR, AP-AA, AP-PA, ASG-ITS-LA, AU, BI, CH, CI-SPC, DE, DS, EC, ED, EN, ES, FO, HR, LA, LP, LS, MA, MD, MT, ND, NU, OP, PC, PH, PM-MCO, PS, SE, SG,SI, SW, UT, VM) 17.2% n/a n/a
Administration and Foreign Services (AS, CO, CS, FI, FS, HR(CRA), IS, OM, PE, PG, PM, TR, WP) 39.8% n/a n/a
Technical (AI, AO,CIPTC, DD, EG, EL, EU, GT, PI, PY, RO, SO, TI) 6.2% n/a n/a
Administrative Support (CIASC, CM, CR, DA, OE, ST) 8.8% n/a n/a
Operational (CX, FB, FR, GA, GL, GS, HP, HS, IN, LI, PO-IMA, PO-TCO, PR, SC, SR) 8.6% n/a n/a
Other (AB, CIVIL, FT, Governor in Council, GR, IM, MDMDG, MG, NB, RE, REG, RM, SP(CRA), Student, UNI, Other) 16.4% n/a n/a
Total responses 175,245 n/a n/a
Question 92. With which of the following communities do you most closely identify in relation to your current job?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Client contact centre 6.1% n/a n/a
Health care practitioners 1.4% n/a n/a
Federal regulators 2.7% n/a n/a
Compliance, inspection and enforcement 10.7% n/a n/a
Communications or public affairs 2.6% n/a n/a
Access to information and privacy 0.7% n/a n/a
Security  3.6% n/a n/a
Science and technology 6.1% n/a n/a
Library services 0.3% n/a n/a
Legal services 2.0% n/a n/a
Administration and operations 16.4% n/a n/a
Human resources 4.9% n/a n/a
Financial management 4.2% n/a n/a
Procurement 1.7% n/a n/a
Real property 1.9% n/a n/a
Material management 1.1% n/a n/a
Information management 2.6% n/a n/a
Information technology 7.6% n/a n/a
Internal audit 0.6% n/a n/a
Evaluation 0.9% n/a n/a
Other services to the public 6.6% n/a n/a
None of the above 15.0% n/a n/a
Total responses 178,067 n/a n/a
Question 93. In total, how many years have you been working in the federal public service?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Less than 3 years in the federal public service 8.2% 12.7% 16.7%
3 to 10 years in the federal public service 38.6% 39.8% 35.9%
11 to 20 years in the federal public service 30.4% 23.6% 22.6%
More than 20 years in the federal public service 22.8% 24.0% 24.8%
Total responses 177,807 196,159 162,622
Question 94. How many years have you been working in your current department or agency?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Less than 3 years in current department or agency 18.1% n/a 26.8%
3 to 10 years in current department or agency 45.1% n/a 37.1%
11 to 20 years in current department or agency 23.0% n/a 20.0%
More than 20 years in current department or agency 13.8% n/a 16.1%
Total responses 178,432 n/a 160,925
Question 95. What is your first official language?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
English 68.5% 68.4% 68.6%
French 31.5% 31.6% 31.4%
Total responses 180,208 197,559 163,935
Question 96. What are the language requirements of your position?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Bilingual 42.7% 42.1% 41.6%
Unilingual English 41.4% 41.7% 43.4%
Unilingual French 3.2% 3.3% 3.2%
Either English or French 12.7% 12.9% 11.9%
Total responses 180,041 197,370 163,702
Question 97. Do you occupy a position in which you provide services directly to the public as a regular part of your job?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Provides services to the public 34.8% 36.6% 39.2%
Does not provide services to the public 65.2% 63.4% 60.8%
Total responses 180,154 197,621 164,076
Question 98. In what official language do you provide services to the public?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Question asked only to employees who responded “Yes” to question 97.
English only 53.7% 53.0% 54.0%
French only 2.9% 3.0% 2.9%
Both English and French 43.4% 44.1% 43.1%
Total responses 62,533 72,128 64,181
Question 99. In which province or territory do you work?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
National Capital Region 43.6% 42.0% 41.5%
Ontario (excluding National Capital Region) 14.4% 14.8% 14.9%
Quebec (excluding National Capital Region) 10.7% 11.0% 10.9%
Northwest Territories 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Nunavut 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Yukon 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
British Columbia 8.3% 9.0% 8.9%
Alberta 5.5% 5.7% 5.5%
Saskatchewan 2.2% 2.3% 2.4%
Manitoba 4.0% 4.1% 4.4%
New Brunswick 3.2% 3.0% 3.1%
Nova Scotia 3.8% 4.0% 3.8%
Prince Edward Island 1.4% 1.3% 1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.5% 1.6% 1.8%
Outside of Canada 1.0% 0.6% 0.7%
Total responses 180,002 197,816 163,857
Question 99.1. Region of work (variable derived from question 99)
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Atlantic 9.8% 9.9% 10.3%
Quebec (Excluding National Capital Region) 10.7% 11.0% 10.9%
Ontario (Excluding National Capital Region) 14.4% 14.8% 14.9%
Prairies, Nunavut, NWT 12.0% 12.4% 12.6%
British Columbia, Yukon 8.5% 9.3% 9.1%
National Capital Region 43.6% 41.1% 41.5%
Outside Canada 1.0% 0.6% 0.7%
Total responses 180,002 197,816 163,857
Question 100. Do you work in one of the following designated bilingual areas of Quebec or Ontario?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Question asked only to employees who responded that they live in Ontario or Quebec for Q99.
The bilingual region of Montréal (the counties of Deux-Montagnes, Île-de-Montréal and Île-Jésus, La Prairie, and Vaudreuil) 19.4% n/a n/a
The bilingual regions of other parts of Quebec (the counties of Bonaventure, Gaspé-Est, Brome, Compton, Huntingdon, Missisquoi, Richmond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Argenteuil and Pontiac) 2.4% n/a n/a
The bilingual region of Eastern Ontario (the counties of Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and Stormont) 1.2% n/a n/a
The bilingual region of Northern Ontario (the counties of Algoma, Cochrane, Nipissing, Sudbury and Timiskaming) 5.3% n/a n/a
I do not work in one of these areas 71.7% n/a n/a
Total responses 44,892 n/a n/a
Question 101. What is your age group?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
24 years and under 2.4% 2.8% 3.2%
25 - 29 years 6.3% 8.5% 8.7%
30 - 34 years 11.3% 12.1% 11.7%
35 - 39 years 14.3% 13.2% 12.7%
40 - 44 years 14.9% 14.0% 14.5%
45 - 49 years 15.6% 16.4% 17.7%
50 - 54 years 17.8% 17.2% 17.3%
55 - 59 years 11.4% 10.7% 10.2%
60 years and over 5.9% 5.1% 4.1%
Total responses 178,312 196,757 162,974
Question 102. What is your gender?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Male 42.6% 42.5% 41.5%
Female 57.4% 57.5% 58.5%
Total responses 178,618 187,188 161,527
Question 103. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Secondary or high school graduation certificate or equivalent or less 15.5% 17.4% 19.2%
Diploma or certificate from a community college, CEGEP, institute of technology, nursing school, etc., or a trades certificate or diploma 27.0% 27.7% 27.6%
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level 5.0% 5.3% 5.3%
Bachelor’s degree 31.3% 30.7% 29.8%
University certificate or diploma above the bachelor’s level including a master’s degree, a professional degree or an earned doctorate 21.3% 18.9% 18.0%
Total responses 179,455 196,791 163,610
Question 104. Are you an Aboriginal person?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Aboriginal 4.4% 4.3% 4.2%
Non-Aboriginal 95.6% 95.7% 95.8%
Total responses 179,610 196,799 163,759
Question 105. Are you a person with a disability?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Person with a disability 6.3% 5.7% 5.8%
Not a person with a disability 93.7% 94.3% 94.2%
Total responses 179,552 196,352 163,861
Question 106. Are you a member of a visible minority group?
Demographic 2014 2011 2008
Member of a visible minority group 15.7% 14.4% 12.9%
Not a member of a visible minority group 84.3% 85.6% 87.1%
Total responses 179,077 196,708 163,405

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