Question
I have a request from a grad student who wants educational attainment data for Saskatoon. I've shown him how to use the community profiles to extract data for the entire city, but he'd like to find data at the CT or neighbourhood level. Is education data available at that geographic level without his resorting to a custom tabulation?
Answer
The following topic-based tabulations on Highest certificate, level or degree may meet the student's needs. They are available at the Census Tract (CT) level online and at the Dissemination Area (DA) level on the DLI FTP site.
• Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (14), Location of Study (5), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data 97-560-XCB2006016
(http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&A=R&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=001&GID=759344&GK=10&GRP=1&O=D&PID=93620&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=755&Temporal=2006&THEME=75&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0)
• Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Location of Study (5), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data - 97-560-XCB2006015
(http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=97-560-X2006015&lang=eng - available on the DLI FTP)
• Attendance at School (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (13), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data 97-560-XCB2006037
(http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&A=R&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=001&GID=759344&GK=10&GRP=1&O=D&PID=97687&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=755&Temporal=2006&THEME=75&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0)
Other education-related topic based tabulations are available at:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/St-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=0&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=75&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= (any DA level files described in this section are available on the DLI FTP site).
The education data in the 2006 Census CT and DA level cumulative profiles may also be of interest to the student:
• Profile for Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census 94-581-XCB2006005
(http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/rel/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&A=R&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=001&GID=759344&GK=10&GRP=1&O=D&PID=94537&PRID=0&PTYPE=89103&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=81&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0)
• Profile for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census 94-581-XCB2006002 (available on the DLI FTP - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=94-581-X2006002&lang=eng)
The student may also wish to refer to the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census
(http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/rp-guides/education-eng.cfm) which discusses changes to education-related concepts in the 2006 Census. These underwent important changes in 2006.
Education concepts are also defined in the 2006 Census dictionary: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/index-eng.cfm
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
More Aboriginal Population Profile vs. INAC Questions
Question
I have another couple of questions related to what I asked back in December re: geography on the INAC site vs. Statistics Canada.
INAC seems to have a new interactive map at http://fnpim-cippn.inac-ainc.gc.ca/index-eng.asp. The points represented on the map seem to be Bands. I notice that many of these Bands are included in the 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles at http://www.census2006.com/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/index.cfm?Lang=E. However, they are not all included. For instance, the Lake Babine Nation is included in the INAC map but is not included in the Profiles. It seems that anything on the INAC site that has the attribute “Act Electoral System” is included in the Profiles, whereas anything with the attribute “Custom Electoral System” is not included. Could we get an explanation as to why this is so?
Also, when I compare the populations given for the bands on the INAC map with the populations for bands in the Profiles, they seem to totally disagree. The INAC figures are consistently inflated. For instance, the “Registered Population” for the Moricetown Band on the INAC site is 1889, whereas the population given in the profiles is 592. Why would that be?
Answer
Our Census contacts have provided the following details about the 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles in response to your question:
"I can’t speak to the INAC figures, but I can give you some information on the Aboriginal Population profile. In this product, data are available for areas where the Aboriginal identity population count is 250 or more. This means that areas where the census enumerated fewer than 250 persons with an Aboriginal Identity are not included in this product. The Aboriginal identity population comprises those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
Additionally, the Indian band areas are included within this profile and are defined using census subdivisions. The data for the Indian band areas are for the total Aboriginal population living in the communities. People who live in the communities do not all belong to the specific Indian band/First Nation. The list does not include Indian band areas for communities (census subdivisions) which are associated with more than one Indian band/First Nation.
For more information on the concepts I mentioned, such as Aboriginal Identity and Census Subdivision, please consult the 2006 Census Dictionary at the following link http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/azindex-eng.cfm or from the Statistics Canada home page by selecting Census > Reference materials > 2006 Census Dictionary > Complete A to Z. For more information on the Aboriginal population profile, please consult the Help/FAQs section in the left column of any web page of the product."
As a next step, you may wish to ask INAC for similar details about the "Registered Population" figures on their site. According to this Definitions page (http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Definitions.aspx?lang=eng) on the INAC site, registered population seems to be from a source called the Indian Registry System. The following table from the INAC site seems to further break down the registered population for Moricetown may also help: http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=530&lang=eng The First Nations and Northern Statistics Section at INAC can be reached at: 1-800-567-9604 or INSTAT@ainc-inac.gc.ca (contact details as listed on INAc website).
I hope that this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions as you continue to research this.
I have another couple of questions related to what I asked back in December re: geography on the INAC site vs. Statistics Canada.
INAC seems to have a new interactive map at http://fnpim-cippn.inac-ainc.gc.ca/index-eng.asp. The points represented on the map seem to be Bands. I notice that many of these Bands are included in the 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles at http://www.census2006.com/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/index.cfm?Lang=E. However, they are not all included. For instance, the Lake Babine Nation is included in the INAC map but is not included in the Profiles. It seems that anything on the INAC site that has the attribute “Act Electoral System” is included in the Profiles, whereas anything with the attribute “Custom Electoral System” is not included. Could we get an explanation as to why this is so?
Also, when I compare the populations given for the bands on the INAC map with the populations for bands in the Profiles, they seem to totally disagree. The INAC figures are consistently inflated. For instance, the “Registered Population” for the Moricetown Band on the INAC site is 1889, whereas the population given in the profiles is 592. Why would that be?
Answer
Our Census contacts have provided the following details about the 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles in response to your question:
"I can’t speak to the INAC figures, but I can give you some information on the Aboriginal Population profile. In this product, data are available for areas where the Aboriginal identity population count is 250 or more. This means that areas where the census enumerated fewer than 250 persons with an Aboriginal Identity are not included in this product. The Aboriginal identity population comprises those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
Additionally, the Indian band areas are included within this profile and are defined using census subdivisions. The data for the Indian band areas are for the total Aboriginal population living in the communities. People who live in the communities do not all belong to the specific Indian band/First Nation. The list does not include Indian band areas for communities (census subdivisions) which are associated with more than one Indian band/First Nation.
For more information on the concepts I mentioned, such as Aboriginal Identity and Census Subdivision, please consult the 2006 Census Dictionary at the following link http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/azindex-eng.cfm or from the Statistics Canada home page by selecting Census > Reference materials > 2006 Census Dictionary > Complete A to Z. For more information on the Aboriginal population profile, please consult the Help/FAQs section in the left column of any web page of the product."
As a next step, you may wish to ask INAC for similar details about the "Registered Population" figures on their site. According to this Definitions page (http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Definitions.aspx?lang=eng) on the INAC site, registered population seems to be from a source called the Indian Registry System. The following table from the INAC site seems to further break down the registered population for Moricetown may also help: http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=530&lang=eng The First Nations and Northern Statistics Section at INAC can be reached at: 1-800-567-9604 or INSTAT@ainc-inac.gc.ca (contact details as listed on INAc website).
I hope that this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions as you continue to research this.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Education Updates to 2006 Census Dictionary and Education Reference Guide
March 9, 2010 RELEASE: Education updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary and the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census
As a follow-up to the March 4, 2008 release of education data, the 2006 Census Dissemination Project is pleased to announce that updates have been made to the education content in the 2006 Census Dictionary and the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census. The Education Reference Guide was originally released on August 5, 2008.
The updates to the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census were made to include updates to its content regarding classification and concordance tables, secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent and major field of study.
The updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary were made to include updates to their content regarding concordance tables and the comparability of 2006 education data with that of previous censuses. Empirical concordance tables between systems of classification of the Major field of study variable have also been added to the Dictionary.
The updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary include:
Updates to six existing definitions for education variables:
Attendance at school
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Major Field of Study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
Major Field of Study (MFS)
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
The addition of two new definitions:
Major Field of Study – Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) empirical concordance
Major Field of Study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) empirical concordance
The addition of two new appendices S and T to show the concordance tables:
Appendix S: Major Field of Study – Empirical concordance tables between Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes
Appendix T: Major Field of Study – Empirical concordance tables between Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes and Major Field of Study (MFS)
The MFS-CIP and CIP-MFS empirical concordances present relationships between categories of the Major Field of Study (MFS) classification and those of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP Canada 2000), based on information provided by the 2006 Census. The concordances provide mappings of the distributional relationships between the two classifications and can be used to convert counts from one classification system to the other.
For the Major field of study variable, the 2006 Census marked the transition year between the variable classified under the new CIP (Canada 2000) classification and the MFS classification used in previous censuses. Future censuses will present information coded to the CIP classification system only.
The concordance tables and accompanying explanatory notes can be found in Appendix S (MFS-CIP) and Appendix T (CIP-MFS) of the 2006 Census Dictionary (Internet only). Tables are presented for three common levels of aggregation of both classification systems and are available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML and downloadable CSV formats.
Please note that the Info-Census article entitled Census questions on education has been updated to reflect some
important changes associated with the historical comparability of some education variables.
As of 8:30 a.m. (Ottawa time) today, the updated 2006 Census Dictionary and the updated Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census are available for free to all users, via the Internet. The 2006 Census Dictionary is available in HTML and PDF formats, while Appendix S and Appendix T are available in HTML format only. The Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census is available in HTML format only.
Thank you.
As a follow-up to the March 4, 2008 release of education data, the 2006 Census Dissemination Project is pleased to announce that updates have been made to the education content in the 2006 Census Dictionary and the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census. The Education Reference Guide was originally released on August 5, 2008.
The updates to the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census were made to include updates to its content regarding classification and concordance tables, secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent and major field of study.
The updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary were made to include updates to their content regarding concordance tables and the comparability of 2006 education data with that of previous censuses. Empirical concordance tables between systems of classification of the Major field of study variable have also been added to the Dictionary.
The updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary include:
Updates to six existing definitions for education variables:
Attendance at school
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Major Field of Study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
Major Field of Study (MFS)
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
The addition of two new definitions:
Major Field of Study – Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) empirical concordance
Major Field of Study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) empirical concordance
The addition of two new appendices S and T to show the concordance tables:
Appendix S: Major Field of Study – Empirical concordance tables between Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes
Appendix T: Major Field of Study – Empirical concordance tables between Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes and Major Field of Study (MFS)
The MFS-CIP and CIP-MFS empirical concordances present relationships between categories of the Major Field of Study (MFS) classification and those of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP Canada 2000), based on information provided by the 2006 Census. The concordances provide mappings of the distributional relationships between the two classifications and can be used to convert counts from one classification system to the other.
For the Major field of study variable, the 2006 Census marked the transition year between the variable classified under the new CIP (Canada 2000) classification and the MFS classification used in previous censuses. Future censuses will present information coded to the CIP classification system only.
The concordance tables and accompanying explanatory notes can be found in Appendix S (MFS-CIP) and Appendix T (CIP-MFS) of the 2006 Census Dictionary (Internet only). Tables are presented for three common levels of aggregation of both classification systems and are available for free to all users via the Internet in HTML and downloadable CSV formats.
Please note that the Info-Census article entitled Census questions on education has been updated to reflect some
important changes associated with the historical comparability of some education variables.
As of 8:30 a.m. (Ottawa time) today, the updated 2006 Census Dictionary and the updated Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census are available for free to all users, via the Internet. The 2006 Census Dictionary is available in HTML and PDF formats, while Appendix S and Appendix T are available in HTML format only. The Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census is available in HTML format only.
Thank you.
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