Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Census 2001 and Census 2006 Tables

Question

A researcher at the Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres has an inquiry regarding finding a list of all the tables from the 2001 Census of Canada that are now custom tabs for the 2006 Census.

Answer

The Census Team will be providing us with a concordance list that shows which 2001 tables were produced in 2006, as well as any amalgamations or cancellations. I will forward that on to the list recipients as soon as it is available.

The Census Team also explained that some tables produced in 2001 were not produced in 2006 as a result of a consultation with various partners including the DLI. This consultation sought to improve the integration and promotion of tables in high demand, and to offer a better picture of all the products available through the internet. Accordingly, for 2006, not all standard levels of geography have been applied to the topic-based tabulations. It was recommended that we disseminate only information for appropriate or significant geographic levels. It was noticed that many tables from 2001 were used either infrequently or not at all. Therefore, it was proposed that we apply the following 3 geographic levels to topic-based tabulations:

- Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
- Canada, provinces, territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
- Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations, and census tracts.

Only certain major or basic tables were produced for other geographic areas according to the demand from the 2001 dissemination cycle. However, the tables that were not produced for all geographic levels in 2006 should be available as semi-custom tables.

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