Labour Force Survey (LFS) – May 2015
LFS data for May 2015 are now available on the EFT site.
The Labour Force Survey estimates are based on a sample, and are therefore subject to sampling variability. Estimates for smaller geographic areas, industries, occupations or cross tabulations will have more variability. For an explanation of sampling variability of estimates, and how to use standard errors to assess this variability, consult the Data Quality section in the Guide to the Labour Force Survey.
The LFS guide: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=71-543-G&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0
Eft: /MAD_DLI/Root/other-products/Labour Force Survey - lfs/1976-2015/data/micro2015-05.zip
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Corporations Return Act
Question
I have a researcher who is looking for data concerning family relationships among executives/BoD members.
The Corporations Return Act includes a question (5.2) on ‘related groups’ among corporate directors and officers:
Would it be possible to order a custom tabulation from this product?
Answer
Subject matter division has confirmed that:
First off, we would require additional information from the researcher to fully understand the data that is being sought.
However, even without knowing all of the details, I can confirm that this would be an extensive cost recovery initiative on our part. The information being requested is not available on any of the standard products we publish
Please advise if the researcher is interested in pursuing?
I have a researcher who is looking for data concerning family relationships among executives/BoD members.
The Corporations Return Act includes a question (5.2) on ‘related groups’ among corporate directors and officers:
Would it be possible to order a custom tabulation from this product?
Answer
Subject matter division has confirmed that:
First off, we would require additional information from the researcher to fully understand the data that is being sought.
However, even without knowing all of the details, I can confirm that this would be an extensive cost recovery initiative on our part. The information being requested is not available on any of the standard products we publish
Please advise if the researcher is interested in pursuing?
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Most Recent PCCF+
Question
Which files are most recent PCCF+ to dowload? I am assuming that pccfa1-fccp6a1 is the most recent, but there seems to be three choices:
* pccfa1-fccp6a1 — A directory
* pccfa1-fccp6a1.zip — Is this the same directory, but zipped?
* pccfa1-fccp6a1-ver2.zip — Is this actually the most recent?
Answer
The most recent version is pccfa1-fccp6a1-ver2.zip. I have removed the previous version as is our practice to reduce confusion.
Which files are most recent PCCF+ to dowload? I am assuming that pccfa1-fccp6a1 is the most recent, but there seems to be three choices:
* pccfa1-fccp6a1 — A directory
* pccfa1-fccp6a1.zip — Is this the same directory, but zipped?
* pccfa1-fccp6a1-ver2.zip — Is this actually the most recent?
Answer
The most recent version is pccfa1-fccp6a1-ver2.zip. I have removed the previous version as is our practice to reduce confusion.
Unemployment, Incarceration, Income and Poverty Rates by Race
Question
I have a faculty member looking for a breakdown of unemployment rates, incarceration rates, median household income, and poverty rates by race, including Aboriginals, in Canada (and, if I’m lucky, rates within those groups). I’ve managed to find a few tables here and there from Public Health, Corrections Canada, and Stats Can that this faculty member felt were fine, but nothing that really hit the nail on the head. Is there somewhere else I should be looking?
Answer
Have a look at these tables:
Unemployment rates:
Unemployment rate, Canada, provinces, health regions (2014 boundaries) and peer groups, annual (Percent), 2006 to 2014 (109-5334)
Labour force survey estimates (LFS), supplementary unemployment rates by sex and age group, unadjusted for seasonality, monthly (Rate), Jan 1976 to Apr 2015 (282-0085)
Labour force survey estimates (LFS), supplementary unemployment rates by sex and age group, annual (Rate), 1976 to 2014 (282-0086)
Incarceration rates:
Adult correctional services, average counts of offenders in provincial and territorial programs, annual, 1978/1979 to 2013/2014 (251-0005)
Adult correctional services, average counts of offenders in federal programs, annual, 1978/1979 to 2013/2014 (251-0006)
Youth correctional services, average counts of young persons in provincial and territorial correctional services, annual (Persons), 1997/1998 to 2013/2014 (251-0008)
Median household income:
NHS tables - Income and Housing
CANSIM - Household, family and personal income
Poverty rates by race (including Aboriginals):
Low income and inequality
I have a faculty member looking for a breakdown of unemployment rates, incarceration rates, median household income, and poverty rates by race, including Aboriginals, in Canada (and, if I’m lucky, rates within those groups). I’ve managed to find a few tables here and there from Public Health, Corrections Canada, and Stats Can that this faculty member felt were fine, but nothing that really hit the nail on the head. Is there somewhere else I should be looking?
Answer
Have a look at these tables:
Unemployment rates:
Unemployment rate, Canada, provinces, health regions (2014 boundaries) and peer groups, annual (Percent), 2006 to 2014 (109-5334)
Labour force survey estimates (LFS), supplementary unemployment rates by sex and age group, unadjusted for seasonality, monthly (Rate), Jan 1976 to Apr 2015 (282-0085)
Labour force survey estimates (LFS), supplementary unemployment rates by sex and age group, annual (Rate), 1976 to 2014 (282-0086)
Incarceration rates:
Adult correctional services, average counts of offenders in provincial and territorial programs, annual, 1978/1979 to 2013/2014 (251-0005)
Adult correctional services, average counts of offenders in federal programs, annual, 1978/1979 to 2013/2014 (251-0006)
Youth correctional services, average counts of young persons in provincial and territorial correctional services, annual (Persons), 1997/1998 to 2013/2014 (251-0008)
Median household income:
NHS tables - Income and Housing
CANSIM - Household, family and personal income
Poverty rates by race (including Aboriginals):
Low income and inequality
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Release of intercensal 2015 Geography products
The Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names (catalogue number 92F0009X<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92F0009X>) is now available in online (HTML only). The reference period of the document is January 2, 2014 to January 1, 2015.
The intercensal 2015 Census Subdivision Boundary File (catalogue number 92-162-X<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-162-X>) is now available online and on the EFT. The Census Subdivision Boundary File, Reference Guide (catalogue number 92-162-G<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-162-G>) is also available (HTML only).
DLI EFT: /MAD_DLI/Root/geo/2015/CSD_SDR
The intercensal 2015 Census Subdivision Boundary File does not replace the 2011 Census Subdivision Boundary File (92-160-X), which is a similar product available as part of the 2011 Census suite of geography products, and used in conjunction with products and services from the 2011 Census.
The 2015 Road Network File (catalogue number 92-500-X<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-500-X2015001>) is now available online and on the EFT. The Road Network File, Reference Guide (catalogue number 92-500-G<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-500-G>) is also available (HTML only).
DLI EFT: /MAD_DLI/Root/geo/2015/RNF_FRR
The intercensal 2015 Road Network File does not replace the 2011 Road Network File, which is a similar product available as part of the 2011 Census suite of geography products, and used in conjunction with products and services from the 2011 Census.
The intercensal 2015 Census Subdivision Boundary File (catalogue number 92-162-X<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-162-X>) is now available online and on the EFT. The Census Subdivision Boundary File, Reference Guide (catalogue number 92-162-G<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-162-G>) is also available (HTML only).
DLI EFT: /MAD_DLI/Root/geo/2015/CSD_SDR
The intercensal 2015 Census Subdivision Boundary File does not replace the 2011 Census Subdivision Boundary File (92-160-X), which is a similar product available as part of the 2011 Census suite of geography products, and used in conjunction with products and services from the 2011 Census.
The 2015 Road Network File (catalogue number 92-500-X<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-500-X2015001>) is now available online and on the EFT. The Road Network File, Reference Guide (catalogue number 92-500-G<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/display?cat_num=92-500-G>) is also available (HTML only).
DLI EFT: /MAD_DLI/Root/geo/2015/RNF_FRR
The intercensal 2015 Road Network File does not replace the 2011 Road Network File, which is a similar product available as part of the 2011 Census suite of geography products, and used in conjunction with products and services from the 2011 Census.
New ICS Study
Changes in wealth across the income distribution, 1999 to 2012
by Sharanjit Uppal and Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté
Insights on Canadian Society
This article examines changes in the wealth of Canadian families (i.e. total family assets minus total family debt) over the period from 1999 to 2012, with a particular focus on changes across income quintiles. The paper also examines changes in the concentration of wealth across income quintiles, as well as the characteristics of families with low income and no wealth.
To access the study released today:
by Sharanjit Uppal and Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté
Insights on Canadian Society
This article examines changes in the wealth of Canadian families (i.e. total family assets minus total family debt) over the period from 1999 to 2012, with a particular focus on changes across income quintiles. The paper also examines changes in the concentration of wealth across income quintiles, as well as the characteristics of families with low income and no wealth.
To access the study released today:
Monday, June 1, 2015
Enhanced and/or Reformatted Discharge Abstract Database Files
We have completed work on the Discharge Abstract Database files that were released on May 20. The basic program used to enhance the clinical file required a small change to handle changes introduced with SPSS 23.
As with other cycles, the clinical file has been enhanced with flag variables to let users identify records of interest without looking at each of the 25 ICD-10 or 20 CCI codes separately, and the ICD-10 and CCI codes have been reformatted to match the documentation (e.g., punctuation inserted). Additionally, variables in both the clinical and geographic files that were stored as strings have been converted to numeric codes so that Stata users can have value labels attached, and to make them more useable (e.g., allowing age to be a ordinal variable rather than a nominal string).
I’ve noted a concern / question though – the number of records in the clinical file is WAY down this year. Was this once again a 2-year sample (as the read-me file indicates), or a 1-year sample this time?
Clinical file
2009-11 393,625 cases
2011-13 404,650 cases
2013-14 204,529 cases ???
It also appears to not be a 2-year sample because of the change in naming convention for this release.
As with other cycles, the clinical file has been enhanced with flag variables to let users identify records of interest without looking at each of the 25 ICD-10 or 20 CCI codes separately, and the ICD-10 and CCI codes have been reformatted to match the documentation (e.g., punctuation inserted). Additionally, variables in both the clinical and geographic files that were stored as strings have been converted to numeric codes so that Stata users can have value labels attached, and to make them more useable (e.g., allowing age to be a ordinal variable rather than a nominal string).
I’ve noted a concern / question though – the number of records in the clinical file is WAY down this year. Was this once again a 2-year sample (as the read-me file indicates), or a 1-year sample this time?
Clinical file
2009-11 393,625 cases
2011-13 404,650 cases
2013-14 204,529 cases ???
It also appears to not be a 2-year sample because of the change in naming convention for this release.
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