Appendix to ‘Towards a post-Covid geography of economic activity : using probability spaces to decipher Montreal’s changing workscapes‘
Below is an extract from the instrument used to gather information for this study. Note that question 2.2.a (about time spent performing work-related tasks in the usual place of work) is interpreted in the light of question 2.1.1 which identifies the usual place of work.
If the usual place of work corresponds to a location mention in questions 2.2.b to 2.2.h, then the time mentioned in 2.2.a is reassigned.
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PART 2.1: USUAL PLACE OF WORK, PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND TRANSPORT
To begin we will ask questions about your place of work which are like those asked by Statistics Canada for the census.
2.1 Did you have a usual place of work (i.e. a single place where you went to work almost every day, including if this is a vehicle) in February 2020?
Yes □ No □ (if ‘No’, go to 2.1.6)
2.1.1. Was your usual place of work : Yes/No
| a- an office, factory, warehouse, building or other space outside your home that is occupied only by you or by the organisation you work for? | □ □ |
| b- a co-working space? | □ □ |
| c- another type of shared space? | □ □ |
| d- space at your home? | □ □ |
| e- a vehicle (e.g. taxi, aeroplane, train, metro, van, truck, bicycle…) | □ □ |
| f- other (please specify) |
PART 2.2: WORK-RELATED TASKS
We now want to focus on the various places where you perform your work-related tasks, those associated with earning an income – including e-mails, phone-calls, driving a vehicle, goods handling, reading, organising your diary, meetings….. We want to find out where these tasks were performed before Covid 19, where you perform them now, and what you expect after the pandemic.
2.2 During a full week of work (including usual rest days) about how long (in hours and minutes) did you spend in the following places performing work-related tasks?
a- at your usual place of work ?
a1. During a typical week in February 2020?
a2. During your most recent work week?
a3. After the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
b- at home, outside your usual working hours?
b1. During a typical week in February 2020?
b2. During your most recent work week?
b3. After the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
c- doing micro-work in various places (e.g. texting, phone calls, diary…)?
c1. During a typical week in February 2020?
c2. During your most recent work week?
c3. After the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
d- in cafés, hotel lobbies, restaurants…?
d1. During a typical week in February 2020?
d2. During your most recent work week?
d3. After the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
e- in co-working spaces?
e1. During a typical week in February 2020?
e2. During your most recent work week?
e3. after the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
f- at clients or in establishments related to yours ?
f1. During a typical week in February 2020?
f2. During your most recent work week?
f3. after the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
g- in a mode of transport or waiting for transport (e.g. train, bus, taxi, station, airport – unless this is your usual place of work)
g1. During a typical week in February 2020?
g2. During your most recent work week?
g3. after the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
h- in other places. Please specify type of place and time spent working there
h1. During a typical week in February 2020?
h2. During your most recent work week?
h3. after the crisis, do you expect to work less/as much/more in this place than before the crisis?
Richard Shearmur 