Neighbourhood Income and Demographics (NID)

Question

I see from the StatsCan website that NID[cat no 13C0015] is available, for “some geographic areas” from 1986.

We’re interested in NID Table 4[Taxfilers and Dependents with Income, by Source of Income] at the CSD, if possible, dating back 25 years, if possible.  What I’ve downloaded so far, from the SAAD directory, is NID Table 4  for the CMAs and provinces from 1995.   Is that it? Or am I missing something?

Answer

The DLI only has that data going back to 1995.  I can consult with the author division to see if they can provide us with anything earlier.  I will let you know as soon as I have more information (although it may not be until next week).

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My contact in SAADD (the author division) has confirmed the following regarding the NID data:

1) data by province and Canada levels for any of SAADD's standard products, which includes NID, is free upon request.

2) If a student requires any SAADD data (standard products) ,a few NID tables for example, its free by CMA only.

3) Data by CD, FSA or by postal walk always entails a fee which includes students.

4) CSDs is a census term and does not apply to the geography within SAADD. However, our postal cities (also known as cityID) are a very close approximation to CSDs. This data is available for a fee which also includes students.

The above applies to all years of data available, and data prior to 1995 is available. However, that data has not been provided to the DLI and clients will have to request it from the division and get a quote. If you are interested in a quote, please let me know.

A guide to SAADD's statistical information packages is available for free online if you would like further information : http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/17-507-x/17-507-x2006001-eng.pdf