Question
Could we get a 2006 census profile for health regions, please? And since some health regions are differentiated at the DB level, not possible to replicate.
It is hardly reasonable to expect researchers to use the community profile interface and download the data one region at a time. Since the data are in the community profile interface, it is clear that such a profile exists, although it would appear to contains only 375 characteristics (at last count) rather than the full 2000+ in the full cumulative profile.
Answer
We checked with Health Statistics Division and they confirmed the following:
"Yes there is a plan to produce the 2006 Census Basic profile by HR and disseminate these data through the next issue of the Health Regions product, in the Census data section. The date for that product update is not set yet, but we are hoping that it will be relatively soon. There are additional data from the 2006 census already available in the CANSIM Health Indicators profile http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-221-x/2008001/5202308-eng.htm (census data). Note that this table is being revised, to including additional income-related indicators very soon too."
The Division also thanked you for the feedback, as it reveals the value of disseminating the full profile.
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