Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-3-2025
Department
Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy
Abstract
In the following note we describe coding of open-ended responses to respondent occupations in the Canada Election Studies 2019 (phone and online) and 2021 (online). 7904 unique entries were gathered from the three surveys and assigned 5- or 4-digit codes from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) using the information such as job and task descriptions and sample job titles from the NOC. 84%of entries were able to be matched to a 4-digit NOC code and 79% could be matched to a 5-digit code. The note concludes with a brief model of vote choice as a func-tion of whether respondents’ occupations are assessed to be in surplus or shortage. Tentative results suggests respondents facing wage declines or layoffs because their occupation project to be in surplus are less likely to vote for a right-wing party.
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Recommended Citation
Kiss, Simon and Campos-Gottardo, Rafael. "Researching Post-Industrial Political Behaviour With The National Occupation Classification In The 2019 and 2021 Canada Election Studies". Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy. Waterloo, Canada. doi:10.51644/ESHB2939