Question:
The National graduates survey, profile of graduates who owed money to government student loans at graduation, by province and level of study Table: 37-10-0038-01 (formerly CANSIM 477-0070) is supposed to have a frequency of being updated every 5-years. The most recent data on the Statistics Canada webpage is for 2010.
Is the 2015 data available? If it is where would one locate it?
Answer:
The 2015 PUMF is expected to be released in November.
Showing posts with label Education and Training and Learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education and Training and Learning. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019
Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)
Question:
The copy of the data on the EFT server for the above survey ends in 2011, but there is evidence that there is something more recent, as shown on
http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5017
Having examined the available data, the researcher has the following question:
"These provide enrollments by high-level groupings of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes, and what I am after are more fine grained breakdowns, potentially down to individual CIP codes. Do you know how I would go about gaining access to that finer-grained PSIS enrollment data?"
The copy of the data on the EFT server for the above survey ends in 2011, but there is evidence that there is something more recent, as shown on
http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5017
Having examined the available data, the researcher has the following question:
"These provide enrollments by high-level groupings of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes, and what I am after are more fine grained breakdowns, potentially down to individual CIP codes. Do you know how I would go about gaining access to that finer-grained PSIS enrollment data?"
Answer:
I've received the following response from subject matter:
"Normal DLI resources for PSIS would not satisfy the request below and a custom request to the CIP-6 level would be far too large to be workable in table format. I think microdata access is a must for this request. I am currently investigating possibilities that lie outside the box. Do you think that the client could qualify for and be able to access an RDC?"
I will let you know if they pass anything else along, however it looks as if the RDCs may be your best bet.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Training Resources for Scraping Data
Question:
The name of the survey is "Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs", yet
I have been unable to find any accommodation costs data anywhere. Do
they exist? If so, where? If not, why not?
Answer:
Accommodation costs are in Table 7.
Eg: "TABLE 7. LIVING ACCOMMODATION COSTS FOR RESIDENCES, 2017-2018 (actual), annual (dollars)”
It’s hard to find because you have to scroll to the end of all the worksheets, so it’s not immediately obvious or especially intuitive if you’re not using a large monitor.
The name of the survey is "Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs", yet
I have been unable to find any accommodation costs data anywhere. Do
they exist? If so, where? If not, why not?
Answer:
Accommodation costs are in Table 7.
Eg: "TABLE 7. LIVING ACCOMMODATION COSTS FOR RESIDENCES, 2017-2018 (actual), annual (dollars)”
It’s hard to find because you have to scroll to the end of all the worksheets, so it’s not immediately obvious or especially intuitive if you’re not using a large monitor.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Discrimination at school based on language?
Question:
A researcher is looking for data on discrimination in education (school: elementary, secondary or postsecondary) based on language. We note that various GSS surveys and the Public Service Employee Survey have questions on discrimination based on language linked to work (and even types of discrimination at work in the case of the GSS cycle 30) but not linked to school. Is there anything that we are missing?
Answer:
We’ve received the following response from subject matter:
“It appears that at this time we do not have information of this sort. However, C34 of the GSS will and will be starting collection in April with a scheduled release date of November 2020.”
A researcher is looking for data on discrimination in education (school: elementary, secondary or postsecondary) based on language. We note that various GSS surveys and the Public Service Employee Survey have questions on discrimination based on language linked to work (and even types of discrimination at work in the case of the GSS cycle 30) but not linked to school. Is there anything that we are missing?
Answer:
We’ve received the following response from subject matter:
“It appears that at this time we do not have information of this sort. However, C34 of the GSS will and will be starting collection in April with a scheduled release date of November 2020.”
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Learning Style data request help
Question:
I received a data request and have looked around trying to find something publicly available but haven’t found anything.
The student is looking for:
"So my project is looking to determine the teaching style of a lesson, matched to the Felder-Silverman learning styles dimensions, although I could change learning style measurement systems if it is necessary,, in order to supply students with the lesson in the manner most conducive to their learning. So I am essentially looking for a data set which contains the students learning style and some measure of how successful in a given learning environment, I was thinking grades in the class would be ideal but if there exists some other measure in a data set that would work."
A dataset with Learning Style and student grade/success score
Maybe someone on the listserv has seen something similar?
Answer A:
That is going to be really hard to find. The student may have to look to journals. YOur institution however may have an EDC - Education Development Centre, or the institution that provide faculty with teaching and learning, and they may be able to better point the student toward resources and potentially data.
Answer B:
I checked with our Instructional Design Librarian and she is of the opinion that this will be pretty much impossible to find. As [noted previously], she suggested that there might be some articles/studies, but that the data themselves would probably not be available due to confidentiality, vulnerable population, etc.
I received a data request and have looked around trying to find something publicly available but haven’t found anything.
The student is looking for:
"So my project is looking to determine the teaching style of a lesson, matched to the Felder-Silverman learning styles dimensions, although I could change learning style measurement systems if it is necessary,, in order to supply students with the lesson in the manner most conducive to their learning. So I am essentially looking for a data set which contains the students learning style and some measure of how successful in a given learning environment, I was thinking grades in the class would be ideal but if there exists some other measure in a data set that would work."
A dataset with Learning Style and student grade/success score
Maybe someone on the listserv has seen something similar?
Answer A:
That is going to be really hard to find. The student may have to look to journals. YOur institution however may have an EDC - Education Development Centre, or the institution that provide faculty with teaching and learning, and they may be able to better point the student toward resources and potentially data.
Answer B:
I checked with our Instructional Design Librarian and she is of the opinion that this will be pretty much impossible to find. As [noted previously], she suggested that there might be some articles/studies, but that the data themselves would probably not be available due to confidentiality, vulnerable population, etc.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs
Question:
I got the following question from a student –
I was looking for confirmation that the tuition costs in Table 8E - "Tuition Fees for Canadian Students, 1972-2016" were per semester, but I couldn't confirm that in the metadata provided in the excel file, or elsewhere on the Revised Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs webpage. Do you know if I am correct in my assumption?
Connected to that point, I believe that the Graduate tuition is per semester, but averaged over 2 semesters rather than 3. This seems to be a common practice, but again I could not confirm this anywhere.
I found the Respondent Guide which states that tuition is reported by semester and then multiplied by 2 to calculate tuition for the academic year (8 months). So does that mean that the amount reported in the table is for the academic year?
I was not able to find anything about the second question – graduate tuition being per semester and averaged over 2 semesters rather than 3. Is there any information about this?
Answer:
Here is the response from subject matter:
“Table entries for tuition are for a full academic year (8 months) regardless of student status. In the Respondents Guide, tuition is defined as “Tuition that is charged to a full-time student (with a full load of 30 credits per year.” However, in order to allow for varying situations, on the questionnaire tuition amounts can be entered as per Academic year (8 months), Semester (4 months), Per credit, or Other.”
I got the following question from a student –
I was looking for confirmation that the tuition costs in Table 8E - "Tuition Fees for Canadian Students, 1972-2016" were per semester, but I couldn't confirm that in the metadata provided in the excel file, or elsewhere on the Revised Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs webpage. Do you know if I am correct in my assumption?
Connected to that point, I believe that the Graduate tuition is per semester, but averaged over 2 semesters rather than 3. This seems to be a common practice, but again I could not confirm this anywhere.
I found the Respondent Guide which states that tuition is reported by semester and then multiplied by 2 to calculate tuition for the academic year (8 months). So does that mean that the amount reported in the table is for the academic year?
I was not able to find anything about the second question – graduate tuition being per semester and averaged over 2 semesters rather than 3. Is there any information about this?
Answer:
Here is the response from subject matter:
“Table entries for tuition are for a full academic year (8 months) regardless of student status. In the Respondents Guide, tuition is defined as “Tuition that is charged to a full-time student (with a full load of 30 credits per year.” However, in order to allow for varying situations, on the questionnaire tuition amounts can be entered as per Academic year (8 months), Semester (4 months), Per credit, or Other.”
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Postsecondary Student Information System - Information on Early Childhood Education
Question:
Background: I have had a request for The Postsecondary Student Information (PSIS).
Question: Does the Postsecondary Student Information system (PSIS) include National data on ECE (Early Childhood Education) programs and student numbers in such programs?
I have found information relating to Early childhood educators and assistants in Statistics Canada Data Table 37-10-0128-01 Number and percentage distribution of certificates granted by registered apprentices in apprenticeship program by major trade group and sex for Early childhood educators and assistants. However, the data in only available Ontario. The source of this data was the Registered Apprenticeship information System. See Table 37-10-0118-01 Number and percentage distribution of apprenticeship program registrations by major trade group and sex
As a result, I ‘m starting to question if the PSIS even includes ECE data.
The access issue relates to a problem that I encountered trying to access the PSIS via WDS https://dli-idd.statcan.gc.ca/wds/ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx?IF_ActivePath=P,17351,20239&IF_Language=eng
When I clicked on the above link which I found on https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/dli/dli-products it generated [an] error message.
Answer:
I will follow up with subject matter regarding the ECE numbers in the PSIS data, however, in regards to the link through the WDS – unfortunately the Education Division had asked us a few months ago to remove all of the PSIS information off of the WDS due to some inaccuracies in the data. This would account for your access issues.
Here is the response from subject matter:
"PSIS data covers all college and university programs and, therefore, would include any program that could result in college or university credentials that would include ECE material. For example, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 13.1210 covers "Early childhood education and teaching" and cites Bachelor and Masters degrees as potential credentials associated with it. CIP is one of the key variables included in PSIS. (Unfortunately, the CIP-6 (digit) variable is assigned to a program based on the institutions program description and, therefore, may not be as accurately tied the CIP-6 value as researchers might expect. Also, CIP-6 enrolment and graduate numbers are often very small at the individual institution level, resulting in inadequate data for detailed analysis. In general, we highly recommend that researcher use CIP-2 or CIP-4 values instead.)"
The PSIS file can be found in the EFT at /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/Root/other_autres/5017_PSIS_SIEP/data
Follow Up Question:
The PSIS on the ETF doesn't appear to have any information on Early Childhood Education CIP Classification 13.1210 (more specifically CIP 13.1015 ECE). I have identified Table: 37-10-0012-01 (formerly CANSIM 477-0030) as potential source of the data source. When I tried to customized the table using the Add/Remove data tab and narrow the results by credential type, i.e., Certificate and Diploma I do get a number, however, many institutions are offering degree programs in ECE. Once I included degree program I get all type of education degree programs, not just the ECE programs.
Would it require a custom tab to identify only the ECE programs (certificate, diploma and degree). Am I missing a data source that provides this information?
Answer:
Subject matter has confirmed that there would unfortunately be a cost associated with identifying only the ECE programs (ie custom tab), at a minimum of $150.
Background: I have had a request for The Postsecondary Student Information (PSIS).
Question: Does the Postsecondary Student Information system (PSIS) include National data on ECE (Early Childhood Education) programs and student numbers in such programs?
I have found information relating to Early childhood educators and assistants in Statistics Canada Data Table 37-10-0128-01 Number and percentage distribution of certificates granted by registered apprentices in apprenticeship program by major trade group and sex for Early childhood educators and assistants. However, the data in only available Ontario. The source of this data was the Registered Apprenticeship information System. See Table 37-10-0118-01 Number and percentage distribution of apprenticeship program registrations by major trade group and sex
As a result, I ‘m starting to question if the PSIS even includes ECE data.
The access issue relates to a problem that I encountered trying to access the PSIS via WDS https://dli-idd.statcan.gc.ca/wds/ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx?IF_ActivePath=P,17351,20239&IF_Language=eng
When I clicked on the above link which I found on https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/dli/dli-products it generated [an] error message.
Answer:
I will follow up with subject matter regarding the ECE numbers in the PSIS data, however, in regards to the link through the WDS – unfortunately the Education Division had asked us a few months ago to remove all of the PSIS information off of the WDS due to some inaccuracies in the data. This would account for your access issues.
Here is the response from subject matter:
"PSIS data covers all college and university programs and, therefore, would include any program that could result in college or university credentials that would include ECE material. For example, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 13.1210 covers "Early childhood education and teaching" and cites Bachelor and Masters degrees as potential credentials associated with it. CIP is one of the key variables included in PSIS. (Unfortunately, the CIP-6 (digit) variable is assigned to a program based on the institutions program description and, therefore, may not be as accurately tied the CIP-6 value as researchers might expect. Also, CIP-6 enrolment and graduate numbers are often very small at the individual institution level, resulting in inadequate data for detailed analysis. In general, we highly recommend that researcher use CIP-2 or CIP-4 values instead.)"
The PSIS file can be found in the EFT at /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/Root/other_autres/5017_PSIS_SIEP/data
Follow Up Question:
The PSIS on the ETF doesn't appear to have any information on Early Childhood Education CIP Classification 13.1210 (more specifically CIP 13.1015 ECE). I have identified Table: 37-10-0012-01 (formerly CANSIM 477-0030) as potential source of the data source. When I tried to customized the table using the Add/Remove data tab and narrow the results by credential type, i.e., Certificate and Diploma I do get a number, however, many institutions are offering degree programs in ECE. Once I included degree program I get all type of education degree programs, not just the ECE programs.
Would it require a custom tab to identify only the ECE programs (certificate, diploma and degree). Am I missing a data source that provides this information?
Answer:
Subject matter has confirmed that there would unfortunately be a cost associated with identifying only the ECE programs (ie custom tab), at a minimum of $150.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
GPA or Average Final Grade in Post Secondary Institutions in Canada
Question:
I have a student who is looking for graduation by sex, by type of PS institution and GPA/Average final grade for Canada.
I’ve suggested she look at the National Graduate Survey but PSIS may be more appropriate however it doesn’t have any grading characteristics (GPA/average grade) in the public tables. Is it possible to access this information?
Answer:
Subject matter has informed us that unfortunately, PSIS contains no data related to grades or rankings and NGS has only one variable related to ranking in graduating class (top 50-25%, top 25-10%, top 10%) and nothing regarding grades. I was able to identify this variable and find it on Nesstar Webview: Variable PR_Q05: Academic ranking.
I have a student who is looking for graduation by sex, by type of PS institution and GPA/Average final grade for Canada.
I’ve suggested she look at the National Graduate Survey but PSIS may be more appropriate however it doesn’t have any grading characteristics (GPA/average grade) in the public tables. Is it possible to access this information?
Answer:
Subject matter has informed us that unfortunately, PSIS contains no data related to grades or rankings and NGS has only one variable related to ranking in graduating class (top 50-25%, top 25-10%, top 10%) and nothing regarding grades. I was able to identify this variable and find it on Nesstar Webview: Variable PR_Q05: Academic ranking.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Annual Survey of R&D
Question:
I have another researcher who’s looking at business expenditures in R&D in Saskatchewan. The CANSM tables he’s using are derived from the RDCI survey, but some of the information he needs is xed out . Is there a way for him to access these figures without breaching confidentiality?
Answer:
In the event the client would like to access results from an analytical program using the RDCI data, they could make a research proposal request through the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER). Please note there is a cost involved.
Direct access to the microdata is not possible in order to preserve the confidentiality of the respondent data.
I have another researcher who’s looking at business expenditures in R&D in Saskatchewan. The CANSM tables he’s using are derived from the RDCI survey, but some of the information he needs is xed out . Is there a way for him to access these figures without breaching confidentiality?
Answer:
In the event the client would like to access results from an analytical program using the RDCI data, they could make a research proposal request through the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER). Please note there is a cost involved.
Direct access to the microdata is not possible in order to preserve the confidentiality of the respondent data.
Monday, June 4, 2018
R&D Stats
Question:
First, the researcher would like to know if detailed information from RDHES or HERD is available. He’s especially interested in the type of research being done.
Second, he’d like to know if the current version of UCASS includes department codes or field of expertise information. The old version which ended in 2011 included 2-digit CIP codes, but that appears to be missing now, unless it’s been suppressed.
Answer:
In regards to your first question, Subject Matter has informed us that such detail is unfortunately not available from RDHES or HERD.
In regards to your second question, we have received the following response:
“UCASS collects department codes at the 2 digit CIP level, and subject taught codes at the 4 digit CIP level. This information is available from 1970 to 2010 and 2016. We are currently working on filling in the years that the survey was cancelled (2011 to 2015) but this information has not yet been released.”
First, the researcher would like to know if detailed information from RDHES or HERD is available. He’s especially interested in the type of research being done.
Second, he’d like to know if the current version of UCASS includes department codes or field of expertise information. The old version which ended in 2011 included 2-digit CIP codes, but that appears to be missing now, unless it’s been suppressed.
Answer:
In regards to your first question, Subject Matter has informed us that such detail is unfortunately not available from RDHES or HERD.
In regards to your second question, we have received the following response:
“UCASS collects department codes at the 2 digit CIP level, and subject taught codes at the 4 digit CIP level. This information is available from 1970 to 2010 and 2016. We are currently working on filling in the years that the survey was cancelled (2011 to 2015) but this information has not yet been released.”
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Number of people with Law degrees for Ottawa-Gatineau CMA for the 2016 census
Question:
A researcher is looking to know how many people with Law degrees there are in the Ottawa-Gatineau CMAs and where these might fall in the hierarchy of Highest certificate, diploma or degree achieved (specifically, Bachelor’s / Master’s / Doctorate) for the 2016 census.
I think I have found the right Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) to get the required breakdown (under “22. Legal professions and studies”), but I am currently unsure how to cross-tabulate these for the specified region.
Might this require a custom tabulation? Any help is appreciated!
Answer:
“You can use this table (98-400-X2016241): Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (82), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (82), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
From the dropdown menu for ‘Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs’, select 22. Legal professions and studies and change ‘Geography’ to ‘Ottawa-Gatineau’ to view the data on the web.
You can also download the whole table in .csv and use filter or download the beyond 20/20 format and change the dimensions of the variables you want to display.”
A researcher is looking to know how many people with Law degrees there are in the Ottawa-Gatineau CMAs and where these might fall in the hierarchy of Highest certificate, diploma or degree achieved (specifically, Bachelor’s / Master’s / Doctorate) for the 2016 census.
I think I have found the right Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) to get the required breakdown (under “22. Legal professions and studies”), but I am currently unsure how to cross-tabulate these for the specified region.
Might this require a custom tabulation? Any help is appreciated!
Answer:
“You can use this table (98-400-X2016241): Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (82), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (82), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
From the dropdown menu for ‘Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs’, select 22. Legal professions and studies and change ‘Geography’ to ‘Ottawa-Gatineau’ to view the data on the web.
You can also download the whole table in .csv and use filter or download the beyond 20/20 format and change the dimensions of the variables you want to display.”
Economic Performance of Ontario Graduates
Question:I have a Masters student who is interested in looking at how Ontario graduates perform economically pre 2003 and post 2003. She seems pretty wedded to using the Census and DoB to differentiate between pre/post graduates-- in addition to including place of origin, language, income and marital status.
Does Ontario have a suitably anonymized dataset that might meet her needs? Another option would be to apply to the RDC but I don't think her timeline would accommodate that.
Answer:“The National Graduates Survey (NGS) has data regarding students who graduated in 2000 and in 2005.
The following link provides a list of CANSIM tables that provide data from the survey:
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/COR-COR/COR-COR/objList?lang=eng&srcObjType=SDDS&srcObjId=5012&tgtObjType=ARRAY
Please see the attached CANSIM table user guide. In each table, click the ‘Add/Remove data’ tab to uncheck ‘Canada’ and check ‘Ontario’. Scroll down and click ‘Apply’.”
The DLI has the NGS PUMFS from 1982-2013 available through Nesstar Webview. The following are direct links to the cycles that Subject Matter has referenced: National Graduate Survey, 2000 - Follow-up and National Graduate Survey, 2005.
If the student wanted to explore the variables available on the master file, they are also available through Nesstar. The following are direct links to the zero frequency master files: National Graduate Survey, 2002 - Follow-up and National Graduate Survey, 2005.
The NGS is also available on the EFT at: /MAD_PUMF_FMGD_DAM/Root/5012_NGS_END/
Does Ontario have a suitably anonymized dataset that might meet her needs? Another option would be to apply to the RDC but I don't think her timeline would accommodate that.
Answer:“The National Graduates Survey (NGS) has data regarding students who graduated in 2000 and in 2005.
The following link provides a list of CANSIM tables that provide data from the survey:
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/COR-COR/COR-COR/objList?lang=eng&srcObjType=SDDS&srcObjId=5012&tgtObjType=ARRAY
Please see the attached CANSIM table user guide. In each table, click the ‘Add/Remove data’ tab to uncheck ‘Canada’ and check ‘Ontario’. Scroll down and click ‘Apply’.”
The DLI has the NGS PUMFS from 1982-2013 available through Nesstar Webview. The following are direct links to the cycles that Subject Matter has referenced: National Graduate Survey, 2000 - Follow-up and National Graduate Survey, 2005.
If the student wanted to explore the variables available on the master file, they are also available through Nesstar. The following are direct links to the zero frequency master files: National Graduate Survey, 2002 - Follow-up and National Graduate Survey, 2005.
The NGS is also available on the EFT at: /MAD_PUMF_FMGD_DAM/Root/5012_NGS_END/
Friday, May 25, 2018
Higher Education in R & D
Question:
I have a researcher here who’s looking for stats or data on higher ed and R&D (classification of programs, educational attainment, etc. ). I know there are several surveys that address the subject specifically (HERD, RDHES to name a couple) but they appear not to be accessible to us.
Are there other resources he might access to find similar content? Failing that, are these surveys available through custom tabs?
Follow-up Question:
I have done some further research into HERD, and have gained access to the CAUBO databases, which has provided me with university financial information regarding various groups of research expenses. I have, however, come across an issue. The data collection citations of all HERD estimates state .
"HERD uses two main sources of data found in the public domain: the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) and the University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS). CAUBO provides data on sponsored research and operating expenditures of all relevant universities. UCASS is the source of academic professor counts at the postsecondary level by subject taught. The extracted data are used to derive and produce aggregated HERD estimates by funder, province and science type, in the higher education sector."
Looking at 2015, Statscan notes that HERD is estimated at 12892.4 (in millions of dollars) making the Expenditure on Higher Education R&D almost 13 billion dollars. However, CAUBO accounts for only, at most, roughly 7 billion dollars of this expense, from what I can see.
Essentially, my question is, where is the remaining 6 billion dollars? Certainly, some of it must go into research hospitals, poly-techs and independent colleges, but CAUBO does not seem to have this information. If that is the case, then I am also confused as to where Statscan is drawing this data from.
Answer:
“HERD & HE R&D personnel currently belongs to ISTD.
Higher Education (HE) RD expenditure and HE personnel data are modelled.
For HERD expenditures CAUBO data provides the non-sponsored research and development amount. The model estimates non-sponsored research expenditure based on time-use coefficients applied to UCASS data. Additional indirect costs of research are also added. The higher education sector universe encompasses postsecondary institutions (universities, colleges) as well as research centres and affiliate teaching hospitals. Estimates for medical research from hospitals are also derived from the model. So the additional $6 billion covers these expenses. Details on the model can be found here:
o Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector - PDF, 109.82[PDF, 109.82 kb]
The initial question seems to have been regarding Higher education personnel and table 358-0159. HE R&D personnel are also modelled. It should be noted up front that all R&D Personnel is meant to represent R&D full-time equivalents only. So 1 FTE can represent 10 employees working only 10% of their time on R&D or 2 employees working 50% of their time on R&D. The HERD model includes time-use coefficients to determine the amount of time university academics (professors) spend on R&D. The administrative source for information on the counts of full-time university professors comes from the Higher Education in Research and Development (HERD) model which uses data from the University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS). Information on doctoral student counts is obtained from the Post-Secondary Student Information System (PSIS). Post-doctoral researcher information is obtained from external granting councils that keep track of the information on postsecondary R&D applicants. Postdoctoral fellowship information is a key variable that is obtained from the three granting councils: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is used to allocate natural science R&D, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is used for social science R&D and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) health science R&D.
We were hoping to start a HE sector survey this fiscal to benchmark this sectors expenditures and personnel, but unfortunately funding has been delayed.”
I have a researcher here who’s looking for stats or data on higher ed and R&D (classification of programs, educational attainment, etc. ). I know there are several surveys that address the subject specifically (HERD, RDHES to name a couple) but they appear not to be accessible to us.
Are there other resources he might access to find similar content? Failing that, are these surveys available through custom tabs?
Follow-up Question:
I have done some further research into HERD, and have gained access to the CAUBO databases, which has provided me with university financial information regarding various groups of research expenses. I have, however, come across an issue. The data collection citations of all HERD estimates state .
"HERD uses two main sources of data found in the public domain: the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) and the University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS). CAUBO provides data on sponsored research and operating expenditures of all relevant universities. UCASS is the source of academic professor counts at the postsecondary level by subject taught. The extracted data are used to derive and produce aggregated HERD estimates by funder, province and science type, in the higher education sector."
Looking at 2015, Statscan notes that HERD is estimated at 12892.4 (in millions of dollars) making the Expenditure on Higher Education R&D almost 13 billion dollars. However, CAUBO accounts for only, at most, roughly 7 billion dollars of this expense, from what I can see.
Essentially, my question is, where is the remaining 6 billion dollars? Certainly, some of it must go into research hospitals, poly-techs and independent colleges, but CAUBO does not seem to have this information. If that is the case, then I am also confused as to where Statscan is drawing this data from.
Answer:
“HERD & HE R&D personnel currently belongs to ISTD.
Higher Education (HE) RD expenditure and HE personnel data are modelled.
For HERD expenditures CAUBO data provides the non-sponsored research and development amount. The model estimates non-sponsored research expenditure based on time-use coefficients applied to UCASS data. Additional indirect costs of research are also added. The higher education sector universe encompasses postsecondary institutions (universities, colleges) as well as research centres and affiliate teaching hospitals. Estimates for medical research from hospitals are also derived from the model. So the additional $6 billion covers these expenses. Details on the model can be found here:
o Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector - PDF, 109.82[PDF, 109.82 kb]
The initial question seems to have been regarding Higher education personnel and table 358-0159. HE R&D personnel are also modelled. It should be noted up front that all R&D Personnel is meant to represent R&D full-time equivalents only. So 1 FTE can represent 10 employees working only 10% of their time on R&D or 2 employees working 50% of their time on R&D. The HERD model includes time-use coefficients to determine the amount of time university academics (professors) spend on R&D. The administrative source for information on the counts of full-time university professors comes from the Higher Education in Research and Development (HERD) model which uses data from the University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS). Information on doctoral student counts is obtained from the Post-Secondary Student Information System (PSIS). Post-doctoral researcher information is obtained from external granting councils that keep track of the information on postsecondary R&D applicants. Postdoctoral fellowship information is a key variable that is obtained from the three granting councils: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is used to allocate natural science R&D, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is used for social science R&D and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) health science R&D.
We were hoping to start a HE sector survey this fiscal to benchmark this sectors expenditures and personnel, but unfortunately funding has been delayed.”
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Data on post-secondary students
Question:
I have a request for data aggregated to show where post secondary students live by small area geographies in southern Ontario. The largest area that would be useful is census subdivision, but census tracts would be ideal. Does anyone know if this data is available? Would it be a custom tabulation? I think the data may be collected in the Post-secondary Student Information System.
If it is possible to get this data we would be interested in having it broken down by institution type, Classification of Instructional Programs (Primary Grouping) and Student Status (international/ Canadian Students).
I have a request for data aggregated to show where post secondary students live by small area geographies in southern Ontario. The largest area that would be useful is census subdivision, but census tracts would be ideal. Does anyone know if this data is available? Would it be a custom tabulation? I think the data may be collected in the Post-secondary Student Information System.
If it is possible to get this data we would be interested in having it broken down by institution type, Classification of Instructional Programs (Primary Grouping) and Student Status (international/ Canadian Students).
Answer:
Data at the level of provinces is the smallest geographic area that we can provide from the Postsecondary Student Information System. We can provide data about students whose permanent address upon admission is Ontario.
Data at the level of provinces is the smallest geographic area that we can provide from the Postsecondary Student Information System. We can provide data about students whose permanent address upon admission is Ontario.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs 2017-18
Question:
An administrator is looking for the 2017-18 iteration of these files. I checked on Odesi and on the Statistics Canada B202/20 server and could not see this version. In theory the data has been release in September 2017 (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3123) . When can we expect the files?
Answer:
We located the files. The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) for 2017-18 (ver09) have been available since October 5th 2017 on the DLI EFT site.
Here is the file location: /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/root/other_autres/3123_TLAC_FSS/
The files will also be uploaded to WDS shortly.
An administrator is looking for the 2017-18 iteration of these files. I checked on Odesi and on the Statistics Canada B202/20 server and could not see this version. In theory the data has been release in September 2017 (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3123) . When can we expect the files?
Answer:
We located the files. The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) for 2017-18 (ver09) have been available since October 5th 2017 on the DLI EFT site.
Here is the file location: /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/root/other_autres/3123_TLAC_FSS/
The files will also be uploaded to WDS shortly.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Canadian university tuition fees for international students
Question:
I'm now doing a project analyzing Canadian university tuition fees for international students, I already got some data from CANSIM Table 477-0023 and 477-0024 while I`m still not able to retrieve data in year 2000 & 2005. Just wondering, if possible, could you please guide me to find those missing data? (To be more specific, I need data for these two years describing weighted average tuition fees for international students, by province, and including undergraduate & graduate levels separately).
Answer 1:
You might want to try the CAUT almanacs:
https://www.caut.ca/latest/publications/almanac
They do have provincial averages for both undergraduate and graduate students, though I haven’t checked all of the years.
Unfortunately, though, the online statistics begin at 2002 (although they may have earlier years in the 2002 edition).
Answer 2:
Table 9 in TLAC includes weighted average tuition fees for full-time undergrad and grad students, domestic and international, from 1972 forward.
Answer from Subject Matter:
There are two templates of products that have weighted average tuition. Each file is $150, or $350 total. I think they should have all the information that the client wants. Please let me know if the client is interested and I will send you the catalogue number and the actual products.
I'm now doing a project analyzing Canadian university tuition fees for international students, I already got some data from CANSIM Table 477-0023 and 477-0024 while I`m still not able to retrieve data in year 2000 & 2005. Just wondering, if possible, could you please guide me to find those missing data? (To be more specific, I need data for these two years describing weighted average tuition fees for international students, by province, and including undergraduate & graduate levels separately).
Answer 1:
You might want to try the CAUT almanacs:
https://www.caut.ca/latest/publications/almanac
They do have provincial averages for both undergraduate and graduate students, though I haven’t checked all of the years.
Unfortunately, though, the online statistics begin at 2002 (although they may have earlier years in the 2002 edition).
Answer 2:
Table 9 in TLAC includes weighted average tuition fees for full-time undergrad and grad students, domestic and international, from 1972 forward.
Answer from Subject Matter:
There are two templates of products that have weighted average tuition. Each file is $150, or $350 total. I think they should have all the information that the client wants. Please let me know if the client is interested and I will send you the catalogue number and the actual products.
Friday, March 9, 2018
Teacher's Guide to Data Discovery 12-593
Question:
Re: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc?ObjId=12-593-X2010001&ObjType=46&lang=en
It seems odd that this publication is on the web and it indicates that it is archived. In fact, there is no longer any link to an archive.
I have a paper copy of the publication and I think it may be at the U of A but I haven't had a chance to look for it yet. It's not an urgent matter, but it is curious.
Answer:
There is a link to this publication in the following catalogue:
pubs.gc.ca page in our catalogue, with link to archived-content page: http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/statcan/12-593-X/12-593-x2010001-eng.pdf
PDF of the document itself: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/statcan/12-593-X/12-593-x2010001-eng.pdf
Re: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc?ObjId=12-593-X2010001&ObjType=46&lang=en
It seems odd that this publication is on the web and it indicates that it is archived. In fact, there is no longer any link to an archive.
I have a paper copy of the publication and I think it may be at the U of A but I haven't had a chance to look for it yet. It's not an urgent matter, but it is curious.
Answer:
There is a link to this publication in the following catalogue:
pubs.gc.ca page in our catalogue, with link to archived-content page: http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/statcan/12-593-X/12-593-x2010001-eng.pdf
PDF of the document itself: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/statcan/12-593-X/12-593-x2010001-eng.pdf
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Tuition Costs by Institution
Question:
A researcher is looking for recent (2016/17 and 2017/18) data from Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC). Stats Can has released summary tables from the latest survey, but they only list costs by province, and she needs it by institution. I was able to locate data from 1993-2015 in Odesi but nothing from the past two years. Are there plans to release a PUMF for the latest years, and if so, when?
Answer 1:
You might check out: https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/tuition-fees-by-university/ … I noted that the source is Statistics Canada.
Answer 2:
there are no PUMFs planned for TLAC data. From subject matter: “We don’t produce any PUMF for TLAC, only standard tables.”
Now, the years your request caught my eye. I just released the 2017/18 data* last week and sent a notification to the list. Odesi are able to extract the tables for their users and release through their channels. The data has been available since October 5th 2017 on the FTP site.
*Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) for 2017-18 (ver09) are now available on the EFT site.
EFT: /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/root/other_autres/3123_TLAC_FSS/
A researcher is looking for recent (2016/17 and 2017/18) data from Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC). Stats Can has released summary tables from the latest survey, but they only list costs by province, and she needs it by institution. I was able to locate data from 1993-2015 in Odesi but nothing from the past two years. Are there plans to release a PUMF for the latest years, and if so, when?
Answer 1:
You might check out: https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/tuition-fees-by-university/ … I noted that the source is Statistics Canada.
Answer 2:
there are no PUMFs planned for TLAC data. From subject matter: “We don’t produce any PUMF for TLAC, only standard tables.”
Now, the years your request caught my eye. I just released the 2017/18 data* last week and sent a notification to the list. Odesi are able to extract the tables for their users and release through their channels. The data has been available since October 5th 2017 on the FTP site.
*Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) for 2017-18 (ver09) are now available on the EFT site.
EFT: /MAD_DLI_IDD_DAM/root/other_autres/3123_TLAC_FSS/
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
New ICS study: Overqualification, skills and job satisfaction
Overqualification, skills and job satisfaction
by Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté and Darcy Hango
Insights on Canadian Society
by Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté and Darcy Hango
Insights on Canadian Society
Based on a self-reported measure of overqualification, this article examines the association
between overqualification and skills among workers aged 25 to 64 with a university degree, using data from the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This article also examines the extent to which overqualified workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. Overqualified workers are defined in this study as university-educated workers who reported that they were in a job requiring no more than a high school education.
To access the study released today:
Friday, April 10, 2015
Historic Highschool Graduation Rates
Question
I'm looking for an easy solution. I have a student who is looking for 1970-1990 historical high school graduation rates. I've already let him know about CANSIM Table 282-0004 which contains statistics pulled the Labour Force Survey:https://tinyurl.com/q7cabzq and provides information between 1990 - 2014.
I haven't found anything similar for preceding years and I understand that methodologies in data gathering changed in 1990.
Other than looking at the LFS or GSS, is there anything that may be more accessible?
Answer
There is some recent data from the Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES). I found tables pertaining to graduation rates in fact. The survey replaces several surveys which were used for the collection of enrollment, graduate, and educator data:
- Elementary-Secondary School Enrollment Survey (ESSE - record number 3128),
- Minority and Second Language Education - Elementary and secondary levels Survey (record number 3129),
- Secondary School Graduate Survey (SSGS - record number 5082),
- Elementary-Secondary Education Staff Survey (ESESS - record number 3127).
I'm looking for an easy solution. I have a student who is looking for 1970-1990 historical high school graduation rates. I've already let him know about CANSIM Table 282-0004 which contains statistics pulled the Labour Force Survey:https://tinyurl.com/q7cabzq and provides information between 1990 - 2014.
I haven't found anything similar for preceding years and I understand that methodologies in data gathering changed in 1990.
Other than looking at the LFS or GSS, is there anything that may be more accessible?
Answer
There is some recent data from the Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES). I found tables pertaining to graduation rates in fact. The survey replaces several surveys which were used for the collection of enrollment, graduate, and educator data:
- Elementary-Secondary School Enrollment Survey (ESSE - record number 3128),
- Minority and Second Language Education - Elementary and secondary levels Survey (record number 3129),
- Secondary School Graduate Survey (SSGS - record number 5082),
- Elementary-Secondary Education Staff Survey (ESESS - record number 3127).
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