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Data from the 2013 Alberta Survey administered by the Population Research Lab at the University of Alberta. For complete codebook, see here https://dataverse.library.ualberta.ca/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7939/DVN/10573.

1	data(alberta)

A data frame with 2751 observations on the following 56 variables. Each of the policy statements is coded 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree), 4 (strongly agree), 8 (don't know)

respnum: Respondent number
primary: primary
strata: Area of the province
sex: Gender of respondent
d1: Your current debt/financial situation
d2: Past two years, completely missed a payment/been at least two months late in pay
d3: Past two years, consulted a debt consolidation or credit-counseling firm
d4: Past two years, been denied for a loan or credit card due to your credit rating
d5: Ever declared (filed for) bankruptcy, or a bankruptcy alternative jointly or alo
d6: Currently have a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union
d7: Currently hold or make payments on any student loans in your name
d8: Have any credit cards in your name
d9: Number of credit cards you have
d10: How often do you pay the entire or full monthly balance on all of your credit ca
e1: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: frequently experienced verbal insul
e2: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: ever injured or bruised from physic
e3: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: experienced inappropriate sexual ad
e4: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: ever witnessed your mother or stepm
e5: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: part of a household where someone a
e6: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: part of a household where someone w
e7a: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: part of a household where someone w
e8: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: your parents separated or divorced
e9: While growing up, before your 18th birthday: rate your level of stress of your c
e10: Rate your emotional health today
e11: Rate your physical health today
e12: I have family and friends who help me feel safe, secure and happy
e13: I usually expect things to go my way
e14_1: Diagnosed with high blood pressure as an adult
e14_2: Diagnosed with diabetes as an adult
e14_3: Diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome/Crohn's disease as an adult
e14_4: Diagnosed with chronic pain as an adult
e14_5: Diagnosed with backache as an adult
e14_6: Diagnosed with asthma as an adult
e14_7: Diagnosed with allergies as an adult
e14_8: Diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome/ fibromyalgia as an adult
e14_9: Diagnosed with anxiety disorder as an adult
e14_10: Diagnosed with MDD (major depressive disorder) as an adult
e14_11: Diagnosed with alcohol dependency problems as an adult
e14_12: Diagnosed with drug dependency problems as an adult
e14_13: Diagnosed with other health problems as an adult
e14_15: Diagnosed with no health problems as an adult
e14_16: Treatment for high blood pressure
e14_17: Treatment for diabetes
e14_18: Treatment for irritable bowel syndrome/Crohn's disease
e14_19: Treatment for chronic pain
e14_20: Treatment for backache
e14_21: Treatment for asthma
e14_22: Treatment for allergies
e14_23: Treatment for chronic fatique syndrome/fibromyalgia
e14_24: Treatment for anxiety disorder
e14_25: Treatment for MDD (major depressive dsorder)
e14_26: Treatment for alcohol dependency problems
e14_27: Treatment for drug dependency problems
e14_28: Treatment for other specified health problems
ft1: How much do you know about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program?
ft2: Skill and labour shortages in Canada should be met by...
ft3: Employers in Alberta should be able to hire Temporary Foreign Workers for...
ft4: Temporary foreign workers are needed to fill jobs in the Alberta labour market
ft5: Temporary Foreign Workers are taking jobs away from Albertans
ft6: Most Temporary Foreign Workers are members of visible minority groups (non-white
ft7: It is OK for Alberta Workplace laws and standards to be less strict for Temporar
ft8: Temporary Foreign Workers should be given the exact same workplace rights as Can
ft9: It is OK if Temporary Foreign Workers are paid less than Canadian workers perfor
ft10: All Temporary Foreign Workers should have the opportunity to obtain permanent re
g1: Leading cause of death for Albertans under the age of 45
g2: Thinking about the different health problems facing Albertans today, how serious
g3: Injuries are...
g4: Chances that you will visit an emergency room because of an injury in the next y
g5: Chances that you will visit an emergency room because of a motor vehicle collisi
g6a: How preventable are poisonings?
g6b: How preventable are drownings?
g6c: How preventable are falls from ladders?
g6d: How preventable are workplace injuries?
g6e: How preventable are head injuries from not wearing a helmet while bicycle riding
g6f: How preventable are motor vehicle crashes from driving while distracted (e.g., c
g6g: How preventable are motor vehicle crashes from falling asleep at the wheel?
g6h: How preventable are injuries resulting from jaywalking?
g6i: How preventable are burns in the home from fire, flames & hot substances?
g6j: How preventable are operating machinery or a motor vehicle while under the influ
g6k: How preventable are suicides?
g7: Thinking about the different injury issues, for example, motor vehicle collision
g8: Thinking about the different injury issues, for example, motor vehicle collision
h1: Do you believe that alcohol use contributes to health problems in Alberta?
h2: Do you believe alcohol use contributes to injuries in Alberta?
h3_1: Individuals have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_2: Families have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_3: Communities have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_4: Government has a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_5: Health care has a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_6: Police have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_7: Workplaces have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h3_8: Alcohol industry/producers have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injur
h3_9: Hospitality industry has a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related injuries
h4: Best way for the government to reduce alcohol problems
h5: Had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past 30 days?
h6: Number of DAYS had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past
h7: On the days when you drank, number of DRINKS on average during the past 30 days?
h8: Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, number of times during the past 30
k1a: Your present employment status
k3a: Number of adults (including yourself) living in household
k3b: Number of children living in household
k3c: Total number of persons in household
age: Your age
agex: Recoded age in six groups
k5a: Current marital status
k6: Highest level of education
k6group: Recoded education into three groups
k7: Total years of schooling
k8a: Your religion
mrelig: Recoded religion into four groups
canb: Were you born in Canada?
abb: Were you born in Alberta?
cgrp: Are you...?
k10: Would you say that you (and your family) are BETTER OFF, just the SAME, or WORSE
k11: A year from now, do think you you (and your family) will be BETTER OFF, just ab
k12a: Total Household income for the past year before taxes and deductions
k13: Do you (or your spouse/partner/parents) presently own or rent your residence?
k16a: If an election was held today, how would you vote federally?
k16b: If an election was held today, how would you vote provincially?
k17: Postal code
wtx: Weights from Cansim estimate for 2012
wtx2: Weights by Age (3) and Gender by Area Cansim Estimate
agegroupxx: Three agegroups used in weighting variable wtx2
b1: China's increasing economic strength benefits Alberta
b2: Alberta should build stronger ties with China
b3: China is important as an export market for Alberta goods and services
b4: Alberta should decrease its economic reliance on the US market
b5: Alberta should diversify its economy by trading more with Asia
b6: Alberta should support the building of better infrastructure to transport energy
b7: Alberta should welcome Chinese investment in the province
b9: Alberta should welcome Chinese investment in energy and other resource sectors
b10: China will play an increasingly significant role in the future opportunities of
b11: Increased tourism from China is good for Alberta
b12: The ability to speak Chinese will become more important to Albertans