Thursday, February 9, 2006

'Daytime population' and 'Night time population' definitions

Question

I have done some searching on the 2001 census website, but cannot find definitions of what is meant by 'daytime population' versus 'night time population', as illustrated in the maps at:
http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Maps/ThematicMaps/placeofwork_e.cfm

Am I correct in guessing that:

Daytime population = (in the place of work tables) all those who worked full/part time with usual place of work in the CT/CSD (by place of work status) + those who worked at home (by place of work status) with place of residence in the CT/CSD + those who did not work in 2000 but with place of residence in the CT/CSD (place of work status)

Nightime population = population of the CT/CSD of residence

Answers and Responses

1. In short, night time population = place of residence and daytime population = place of work.

2. For those who may be interested to see these maps, thematic maps are available on
http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Maps/ThematicMaps/Index_e.cfm
for some Census Metropolitan Areas (the largest: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, etc.)

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