Atlantic Quarterly Autumn 2017 Perceptions of Older Adults and Awareness of SHIFT

The data set represents the results of commissioned questions in the public opinion survey conducted in November 2017 via Atlantic Quarterly, Corporate Research Associate’s omnibus survey. These commissioned questions relate to public opinion, attitude and behaviour regarding the Nova Scotia's aging population, role seniors play in economy, support for older Nova Scotians, awareness of programs. Overall results are provided for each question and results are also broken down by various demographic markers (age, gender, geographic region, education level and household income).

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:53 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:53 (UTC)
contact_person	{"en": "Seniors and Long-term Care", "fr": "Seniors and Long-term Care"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["society"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2018-04-24 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["aging", "older", "seniors", "aging population", "nova scotia seniors", "department of seniors"], "fr-t-en": ["vieillissement", "plus vieux", "personnes âgées", "vieillissement de la population", "personnes âgées de la Nouvelle-Écosse", "département des personnes âgées"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	not_planned