序言这是CSA R113《农村社区福祉、服务和生活质量指标》的第一版。本标准的制定符合加拿大标准委员会对加拿大国家标准的要求。CSA集团已将其作为加拿大国家标准发布。范围1。1概述本标准提供了一系列指标的定义和方法，以确定和衡量农村和小城镇环境中的社区福祉、繁荣和可持续性，以及数据访问和利用的要求和建议。其目的是促进统一使用共同定义，并衡量社区条件的七个关键指标，如下所示:a）经济（第5条）；b） 环境（第6条）；c） 健康（第7条）；d） 房屋（第8条）；e） （第9条）；f） 人口（第10条）；和g）社会和文化（第11条）。 注:一些指标衡量的是社区无法控制的因素，但为理解生活质量问题和相关影响提供了重要背景。该标准将支持广泛的社区目标和行动，鼓励使用有助于社区进行有意义比较的证据，建立基准和目标，衡量社区可持续性和生活质量方面的进展，并评估社区发展政策和计划的有效性。一些指标可以从收集和分析当地信息的社区倡议中受益。在这些情况下，应该提供资源来帮助这一进程。当地社区可以考虑现有的研究工具和方法在其发展。使用现有工具不仅可以提高信息的有效性，还可以提供与其他地点进行比较分析的机会。 1.2用户本标准旨在为农村和小城镇市政当局的工作人员和官员以及在与农村社区福祉、繁荣和可持续性相关领域工作的组织提供资源。政府部门和机构以及非政府组织可以使用该标准来促进涉及农村社区的政策和计划的设计、实施和评估。参与农村社区分析的研究人员可以从该标准的使用中受益，因为它可以基于与农村社区状况有关的关键指标的一致定义和衡量标准进行分析。1.3应用虽然本标准旨在最有助于分析农村和小城镇社区，但也可用于城市环境中的小面积分析。非常小或偏远的社区往往面临着当地数据可用性的挑战，以支持本标准中阐述的一些指标。 关于解决数据可用性问题的方法，第4条提供了一些指导。本标准不表示或暗示领域的层次结构或关于特定指标相对价值的价值判断。第5至11条按字母顺序列出了这些指标。其目的是，本标准中提出的指标和措施将适用于加拿大广泛的农村和偏远社区，无论其民族、文化或历史如何。土著居民的知识和经验以及土著社区可能的独特情况也得到承认，其目的是在适用的情况下，本标准可适用于土著社区。同样，人们也认识到，加拿大有许多由土著人主导的数据和标准倡议，该标准是一种更通用的农村补充标准。1.4本标准中的术语“应”用于表示要求，即:。 e、 ，用户必须满足的条款，以符合标准；“应该”用于表示建议或建议但不需要的建议；“可”用于表示一个选项或在标准范围内允许的选项。注释随附条款不包括要求或替代要求；随附条款的注释的目的是将解释性或信息性材料与文本分开。表和图的注释被视为表或图的一部分，可以作为要求编写。附件被指定为规范性（强制性）或信息性（非强制性）来定义其应用。

PrefaceThis is the first edition of CSA R113, Indicators for rural community well-being, services, and quality of life. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.Scope1.1 Overview This Standard provides definitions and methodologies for a set of indicators to identify and measure community well-being, prosperity, and sustainability in rural and small-town contexts, as well as requirements and recommendations for data access and utilization. It is intended to promote the consistent use of common definitions and the measurement of seven key indicators of conditions in communities, as follows: a) economic (Clause 5); b) environmental (Clause 6); c) health (Clause 7); d) housing (Clause 8); e) institutional (Clause 9); f) population (Clause 10); and g) social and cultural (Clause 11). Note: Some indicators measure factors that are outside the control of the community but provide important context for understanding quality of life issues and related influences. This Standard will support a wide range of community goals and action by encouraging the use of evidence that facilitates meaningful comparisons of communities, establishment of benchmarks and targets, measurement of progress on community sustainability and quality of life, and evaluation of the effectiveness of community development policies and programs. Several of the indicators could benefit from community initiatives to collect and analyze local information. In those cases, resources to help this process should be provided. Local communities can consider existing research instruments and approaches in their development. Using existing instruments will not only improve the validity of the information, but will provide opportunities for comparative analysis with other locations.1.2 Users This Standard is designed to be a resource for staff and officials in rural and small-town municipalities and organizations who work in fields related to rural community well-being, prosperity, and sustainability. Government departments and agencies, as well as non-government organizations, can use this Standard to facilitate the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs involving rural communities. Researchers involved in rural community analysis can benefit from the use of this Standard, as it can enable analysis based on consistent definitions and measures of key indicators regarding rural community conditions.1.3 Application While this Standard is designed to be most useful for analysis of rural and small-town communities, it could also be useful for small-area analysis in urban contexts. Very small or remote communities often face challenges with the availability of local data to support some of the indicators articulated in this Standard. Some guidance around methods for addressing data availability issues is included in Clause 4. This Standard does not express or imply a hierarchy of domains or a value judgment regarding the relative merit of particular indicators. The indicators are covered in alphabetical order in Clauses 5to 11. The intent is that the indicators and measures presented in this Standard will be applicable to a wide range of rural and remote communities in Canada irrespective of ethnicity, culture, or history. The knowledge and experience of Indigenous populations and possible unique circumstances of Indigenous communities are also recognized, and the intent is that this Standard can be adapted and used for Indigenous communities, as applicable. It is similarly recognized that there are numerous Indigenous-led data and Standards initiatives in Canada, and that this Standard is a more generic rural complement.1.4 Terminology In this Standard, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (nonmandatory) to define their application.