Thursday, February 27, 2014

SLID Health Measure

Question

Is the data from the Preliminary, Labour and Income interview questionnaires for waves for SLID files, included in the Master files at the RDCs? I have been unable to access the codebook for the master SLID.

The researcher is specifically looking for a self-rated health measure (DI_Q005 as part of the DI Module) that is only available in the preliminary questionnaire.

Answer

The variable is CRHLT26 and yes, it is included in the master files at the RDC. See the following link for the SLID data dictionary: <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75f0026x/75f0026x20 13000-eng.htm>