Our main objective with this study is to better understand the factors that influence children’s development and well-being. Growing Up in Québec will serve to produce informative statistics on the needs of Québec children and families so that social policies and programs can be better adapted to their reality.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Institut de la statistique du Québec is a government agency whose mission is to produce, analyze and disseminate official, objective and quality statistics on various aspects of Québec society.
It’s a study that follows the same people over time. The information collected allows us to better understand changes in living situations, the development (or non-development) of certain behaviours, and the various transitions experienced.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec will contact you to give you your login information for the questionnaire.
To access the questionnaire, you will simply have to go to the following web address:
If necessary, you can exit the questionnaire and return to finish it at a more convenient time.
A paper version of the questionnaire is available upon request. To get a paper copy, please contact the Institut de la statistique du Québec by telephone at 1-866-433-7828 or by e-mail at growingupinquebec@stat.gouv.qc.ca.
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If you are still getting an error message, please contact the Institut de la statistique du Québec by telephone at 1-866-433-7828 or by e-mail at growingupinquebec@stat.gouv.qc.ca.
Please mention the name of the study (Growing Up in Québec), your name, and your contact information.
We will respond to your request within 24 hours during our office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The questionnaire asks questions about the activities done by the child, and about the child’s behaviour, relationships with peers, and childcare setting.
The parents of the children participating in the study gave us the contact information that allowed us to get in touch with you. They consented to you being invited to complete a questionnaire for this round of the study.
Your participation in this study is voluntary, but important, because it will help us to learn more about the living situation of the child you care for, and therefore to better understand the development of Québec children.
Your participation as an educator is important: thanks to you, we will be able to collect information on certain aspects of the child’s life that their parents may be less familiar with. You are in the best position to answer questions about certain activities that the child does and how the child behaves in their childcare setting. Your answers will add to the study by providing information about the child’s experience of childcare.
The Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec guarantees that the information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be used for statistical purposes. All those who work at the Institut have been sworn in before a commissioner and are bound to maintain secrecy and confidentiality.
For quality and training purposes, phone calls with the Institut de la statistique du Québec interviewers are recorded. If you do not want your conversation to be recorded, simply notify the interviewer at the beginning of the call.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec will transmit the answers you provide to the partners and researchers collaborating on Growing Up in Québec, with the exception of information that can personally identify you, such as your name, address and telephone number, or that can identify your workplace. Before the data are made available to them, these partners and researchers have to sign a confidentiality agreement that meets the Institut de la statistique du Québec’s standards.
Yes. The study was reviewed by the ethics committee appointed by the Institut de la statistique du Québec. The ethics committee is responsible for ensuring that participants are treated with respect and dignity during the course of the study.
You can call the Institut de la statistique du Québec toll-free at 1-866-433-7828.
For more information about the study, please contact the Institut de la statistique du Québec by e-mail at growingupinquebec@stat.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at1-866-433-7828 (toll-free). You can reach us Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Additional information is also available on the website of the study: statistique.quebec.ca/growingupinquebec.