Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) - Custom Tab Request

Question:
I am helping a researcher interested in using the employee version of the (WES) to explore “within-organization discrimination against parents who take maternity/paternity leave”, “does leave results in discrimination?” and “is the person in a leadership position” (this last question seems hardest to answer). I discovered the WES pdf reports on archived Stat Can pages and saw the synthetic files on . I am wondering if any additional tables exist? Would this be something that could be requested via a custom tab?

For the time being, I will be recommending exploration (and sub setting) of the GSS and LFS.

Answer:
In regards to the WES, the data is solely available through the RDC - custom tabulations aren’t possible.

Canadian Year Book 1991 - 2005 Missing

Question:
Where are the digital copies of the CYBs for 1991-2005?

For the record:
a) this is the landing page for the Canada Year Book https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/11-402-X
b) the URL to the historical collection on that page is wrong as are the notes - the historical collection actually includes CYBs between 1867 - 1990.  The URL and the notes states 1867-1967.
c) the link to the historical collection between 1867 - 1990 is this one https://www66.statcan.gc.ca/acyb_000-eng.htm
d) Where are the CYBs for 1991-2005?

Why is this important:
a) we are seeing the disappearance of GovDocs and the historical references to Canada's government records
b) these records are important because they are the few records we have that enable us to see the transformation of the nation across time. For example the Internet we have today is based on the telegraph and postal service we had way back when and oddly the network today resembles the one we have today geographically, and core periphery issues persist.  YOu can only know that if you have the data and information to support that. The CYB provides the data one needs to get a picture of priorities across time, who actors were, indicators, technologies, etc. We loose our collective knowledge if we do not have access to these.
c) Every year, I have an assignment where I have between 70 to 200 students looking at these documents, so that they may learn to look at some primary data, and they can begin to connect how infrastructure and the construction of nation are related.

Why am I concerned:
Our libraries are culling information, we not longer have a DSP, we falsely think Gov't archives its documents, but it does not, they barely get DOIs, or ISBNs on government publications, we are mixing gov docs with general collections in research libraries thus loosing sight of these records and then claiming no one accesses them, and we no longer keep the documents with the maps or other important documents related to the nation state.  We are concerned with a lack of knowledge transfer and fake news while we key reference documents and records disappear and our research libraries turn into social lunch spaces as we think that all is now digital but we do not preserve even the digital! 

Answer:
I’ve reached out to InfoStats for this one and have received the following:

“The Canada Year Book historical collection covers the years 1867 to 1968, 1973 to 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991. Then, the 2006 to 2012 versions are available online. There was a project to digitize the missing Year Books between 1969 and 2005, but we were not able to get clearance for the photography copyrights for these years.

**Paper copy are available at the Statistics Canada Library. Please note that Inter-library loan may be possible Click here for more information on this program. Note that the Statistics Canada library will only accept requests submitted through another library.”

Phone App Download Data

Question:
I was wondering if anyone had any leads on where to look for this data request:

“I am looking for data on the number of downloads of dating applications (phone apps) in Canada from 2012-present”

I’ve looked around but haven’t found any data that is publicly available.  Maybe it’s just been one of those days…

Secondly, Statista seems to have a lot of aggregated data from reports and I was curious if anyone here has a subscription to it and how they find the site?

Answer:
We’ve received the following response from subject matter:

“The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) 2018 contains questions related to online activities such as using the Internet for a dating website or app.

The survey is currently in collection and the results will be released in the Fall 2019.

Another source to check with would be the Digital economy Survey, July 2017 to June 2018,

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/180829/dq180829b-eng.htm they might have some information related to dating apps.”

Terrorism Datasets

Question:
I have a graduate student interested in terrorism datasets, particularly DOTS (Data on Terrorist Subjects) and ITERATE (International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events), which are both commercial datasets, as well as Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre.

The student is most interested in ITERATE. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with any of these datasets at their institution, particularly ITERATE. I haven’t found much information on any Canadian schools that subscribe to these datasets, but some US universities have subscriptions. Looking for any feedback or information you might be willing to share on or off list.

In relation to terrorism datasets, is anyone familiar with the TWEED (Terrorism in Western Europe: Event Data) dataset? All links to this dataset seem to be broken. Any leads to locating this would be appreciated.

Answer from Subject Matter:
Unfortunately, as we had expected, StatCan does not have access to this, or any similar datasets. Hopefully you are able to get responses from others on the list!

Answer from DLI Members:

I have been buying the ITERATE/DOTS databases.  Although these have gotten outdated, here is what I have http://gsg.uottawa.ca/data/iterate-e.html .  Please let me know if you want more information about the vendor, price, and/ or to take a look at the content?

Answer from DLI Members:
ITERATE is at ICPSR; found a more recent one here: LibGuides: Terrorism: https://subjectguides.library.american.edu/c.php?g=478725&p=3273238

CANSIM 252-0075 to CANSIM 252-0081

Question:
Would the data for the years 1977-97 be available by police detachment?  It is for 1998-2016.

Answer:
I’ve inquired with subject matter and they have provided me with the B2020 table for the UCR1 data (from 1977 to 1997). Due to some modifications of the survey, there is a break in the comparability of data between the years ’97 and ’98, so there is mandatory reading material as well to explain the adjustments. I will add this to the WDS and the EFT (FTP/FileZilla!) shortly and will let you know where it can be found!

Stats on Employment of Victims of Domestic Abuse

Question:
Can anyone help me to find statistics regarding employment services (employability, those working fulltime or part-time, and services to help them find employment, etc.) for victims of domestic violence in Canada? This can range to include any and all stats related to employment for men or women or children who are affected by domestic abuse.

Answer:
I have contacted various Subject Matter divisions and we do not seem to collect data primarily on domestic violence. However, I have navigated Nesstar and found the following surveys that might be of interest.

The GSS Victimization datasets capture information on the experiences of victimization:

-          General Social Survey, Cycle 13, 1999 [Canada]: Victimization Main File
-          General Social Survey, Cycle 18, [Canada] 2004: Victimization, Main File
-          General Social Survey, Cycle 23, 2009 [Canada]: Victimization, Main File
-          General Social Survey, Cycle 28, 2014 [Canada]: Victimization, Main File

Upon perusing the contents of the General Social Survey, Cycle 28, I found the following variables/variable groups that might be of interest:

Variables/Variable groups related to victimization:
Variable CEX_040C: Childhood victimization - Relations between adult and respondent (physical included)
Variable CEX_065C: Childhood victimization - Relations between adult and respondent (sexual included)
Variable CEXTALK: Childhood victimization - Talked to someone
Variable group: NCP: Likelihood neighbours would call the police
Variable group: VST: Criminal victimization screening: Total

Variable groups related to employment: 
Variable group: WET: Work activities - Employment type
Variable group: WHW: Work activities - Hours worked
Variable group: WLY: Work activities - Last year employer information

Additionally, the Violence Against Women Survey, 1993 [Canada] dataset includes a large repertoire of data  on victimization. It also includes a variable group related to employment: Variable E4: Respondent worked full-time or part-time.

Finally, we can also refer you to Public Safety and Justice Canada. Public safety has been responsible for the policies and victims programs in Canada; it can be found on their website. Justice Canada has what they call the Victim Services Directory, which lists all the services available. You should be able to find some major resources in the list. At Justice Canada, you can contact the policy centre for victim issues at: pcvi-cpcv@justice.gc.ca.

LGBTQ+ refugees or immigrants in Canada

Question:
I’m working with an experienced researcher who is seeking any data which might cover the experiences, perceptions, health status (or anything even related) of LGBTQ+ refugees or immigrants in Canada.

I have looked at the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), and the General Social Survey (GSS) in Nesstar. Both do have a variable related to sexual identity, and also immigration/citizenship status, but I think, to access this data (specifically the sexual identity data), my researcher would need to apply to an RDC. Please let me know if I’m wrong about that!

I’ve searched various Canadian data repositories, Google (of course), relevant organizations and associations (e.g. Canadian Council for Refugees, Rainbow Refugee), and scoured the cited sources in many related articles. So far I’ve found lots of relevant information, but no actual data or statistics.

Any suggestions or ideas would be very welcome.

Answer:
Certain GSS cycles(Cycle 29, 27 SI, for example) do ask sexual orientation of the respondent as well as landed immigrant status, with available responses of:
Heterosexual
Homosexual
Bisexual

I took a look to see if the variables are available in the PUMF, unfortunately they are only available in the analytical dataset.  So yes, the client would need to access the RDC’S or request custom tabulations from us, at a cost.”

As well, in regards to the CCHS dataset, subject matter has replied with the following (similar answer):
“We might be able to provide a custom tab for the client. We won’t have data on refugees but we could cross Immigration with sexual orientation. This will come at a cost.”

National Cannabis Survey

Question:
I have a few researchers who are very interested in the National Cannabis Survey. Any information on if/when/where the data will be accessible would be greatly appreciated!

I know it’s a very new survey, but do we know if there is a possibility of PUMFs/RDC access for the National Cannabis Survey? Bonus if there is a vague timeline I can pass along to the researcher?

Answer:
We inquired with the Subject Matter area responsible for the National Cannabis Survey (NCS). At this time, there are no plans to develop a PUMF for the NCS. However, we have ensured that the team is aware of the level of interest. 

Job Vacancy Rates

Question:A faculty member is looking for job vacancy rates from 2001 to 2017 for nursing care facilities, community care facilities for the elderly, and home health care facilities based on their respective NAICS codes. The closest CANSIM table I have come across is 285-0002, but it doesn’t go earlier than 2015. Is it possible to get access to quarterly data from this table earlier than 2015 and perhaps at a more detailed NAICS level? 

Answer: 

The Job Vacancy Rate (JVR) survey only began in early 2015. There wasn’t any JVR prior to this data.

PUMF for Survey on Disability 2017

Question:
A researcher has asked when (or if) there will be a public use microdata file for this product (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3251).


Answer:
CSD will not be getting any PUMFs in the future – The reason is due to the fact that the majority of the variables would need to be suppressed and/or aggregated for confidentiality reasons and would not be of analytical value. The geography would likely have to be at the highest level (Canada).

New ICS study: Overqualification, skills and job satisfaction

Overqualification, skills and job satisfaction
by Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté and Darcy Hango

Insights on Canadian Society

Based on a self-reported measure of overqualification, this article examines the association 

between overqualification and skills among workers aged 25 to 64 with a university degree, using data from the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This article also examines the extent to which overqualified workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. Overqualified workers are defined in this study as university-educated workers who reported that they were in a job requiring no more than a high school education.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/160914/dq160914b-eng.htm

To access the study released today:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-006-x/2016001/article/14655-eng.htm

Coffee Consumption in Canada

Question

I have a researcher looking for any data or statistics on coffee consumption behaviour in Canada. Specifically it would be most helpful if he could break it down by urban vs. rural populations. Does anyone know of a survey that specifically includes coffee consumption in Canada? Or would I have to move from Stats Can into business/market research?

Answer

In the past it required moving into business/market research. 

I have, however, found, reference to the following study from the Canadian Community of Health Survey:

"Among people 50 and older, coffee was the most common beverage choice after water. About three-quarters of men and women drink coffee on any given day. As a result, more than 20% of men and 15% of women aged 31 to 70 exceeded the recommended maximum of 400 milligrams of caffeine per day."

For more information, see the entry here: <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/081119/dq081119c-eng.htm>

Workplace Abuse and Bullying Stats

Question

Where can I get stats on the amount of workplace bullying in particular and maybe general workplace abuse? I couldn't find anything specific about this in the DLI collection.

Answer

You can use ODESI.CA to search for ‘bully* AND work*’. I found the following variable that addresses ‘cyber-bullying’ and context/location – in this variable, ‘school’ and ‘work’ are combined. Presumably you could find these separately in the Master File in an RDC.

You may also want to have a look at the General Social Survey victimization data. The GSS provides data on incidents that are both reported and not reported to the police. In the past the GSS has reported on Workplace violence which includes harassment which is the category under which bullying will probably be found.

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics Profile Series has produced reports on Criminal Victimization in the Workplace based on the GSS from 2004 and published in 2007 <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2007013-eng.pdf>

Union Memberships Among Visible Minorites

Question

A researcher is looking for union memberships for Aboriginal and visible minority populations. Union memberships shows up in the Labour Force Historical Review and the Labour Force Survey PUMF, but neither seems to include anything about Aboriginal or visible minorities. The LFS questionnaire does ask about Aboriginal status, so I would guess that the researcher might access this tabulation via a Research Data Centre. But, is there any way to get information on memberships by visible minority status?

Answer

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) does have custom tabulations with union coverage for aboriginals living off reserves, but it does not collect data on visible minorities.

Sex Workers in Census

Question

Yesterday, while I was presenting a class, one of the Masters students asked about the availability of data about sex workers. In a sign that I’ve been doing this far too long, I wondered out loud what the National Occupational Classification System coding would be. The class of suggested some possible (typically euphemistic) job categories. Today, I searched the HRSDC site to try to find a definitive answer, since the student asked in all seriousness, and would like data for her project.

I’m not sure if I was surprised to find that there were no results for either “Prostitute” or “Sex worker” (but was DEFINITELY amused to see the list of suggested words for prostitute:http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2011/SearchDescriptionResult.aspx?val27=prostitute&val28=0&val29=0&val30=2&val31=2&val32=2&val33=2&val34=2&val35=2&val36=2&val37=2&val38=1&val39=0&val40=Section).

The closest I could locate (and, sadly, VERY close to what I suggested) was “6564 Other personal service occupations” , which includes (under view all titles) Escort. (http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2011/ProfileQuickSearch.aspx?val=6&val1=6564&val65=*)

Since there doesn’t appear to be a “Not elsewhere classified” category in the NOC (or at least none on the HRSDC site), where are sex workers or prostitutes classified by Statistics Canada when using the detailed National Occupational Classification coding?

Answer

You are correct - 6564 is correct

CMA/CA Reference Maps

Question

Why are the overview CA/CMA reference maps on the STC site the only ones available for viewing? When I go in to the "Geography" section of the 2011 Census page <http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/index-eng.cfm> and select "Reference maps" I'm taken to a page where you can choose to view pdfs of the CT maps for CMAs and CAs (2001, 2006, 2011). Regardless of which year I choose, I'm only presented with the option of viewing the first map, which is an overview. No insets are linked for any of the three years. If, however, I go to the 2006 or the 2001 pages directly (listed in the "Previous censuses" side bar) and follow the links for the reference maps the entire sets are available.

Was the decision made to make only the overview maps available to the public or is this a glitch? I assume it's okay to download these maps using the EFT and host them locally, correct?

Answer

You need to click on the insert / carton title.

2010 Canadian Internet Use Survey PUMF

Question

When will the release be for the 2010 Canadian Internet Use Survey PUMF?

Answer

The 2010 CIUS PUMF date of release in the Daily will be to April 19, 2013. At that time they will be releasing the Household PUMF file and the Individual PUMF file.

Demographic Information for Edmonton-Ellerslie Riding

Question

A researcher is looking for demographic information on the residents living in the riding of Edmonton-Ellerslie. Edmonton-Ellerslie is a riding which is represented within the Alberta provincial government. A map of it can be found here: http://www.elections.ab.ca/public%20website/files/maps/ED33_EDMONTON_ELLERSLIE_400.pdf

They are interested in knowing the residents' demograpics (e.g. income, ethnic background, average age, etc.).

Answer

This is a Provincial Riding. Here's a link to a PED (Provincial Electoral District) Profile for Alberta based on the 2006 census results.  http://www.finance.alberta.ca/aboutalberta/ped_profiles/2008_profiles/2008%20All%20PED%20Summaries.pdf

Of note, BCStats does the same for the provincial ridings ahead of elections. http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/StatisticsBySubject/Census/2006Census/ProvincialElectoralDistricts.aspx

Geography Files & Social Service Locations Data for Hamilton

Question

For my project I would like to correlate low-income individuals/families with social service locations (e.g. location of homeless shelters) to determine whether there are enough services in poor areas of Hamilton.

- An ArcGIS compatible shapefile that has census tract divisions (would be ideal)

- Shapefiles of (some or all):
         - Location of homeless shelters
         - Location of food banks
         - Community housing
         - Employment centres/job banks "

Answer

To start, homeless shelter data can be acquired from the City of Hamilton, the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton and HRSDC. The database of homeless shelter & demographics is called HIFIS and it is managed by the HRSDC Homelessness Secretariat.  An individual at SPRCH may also be able to connect you with the homelessness coordinator in Hamilton.  The contact at the City, who is a member of the Community Data Consortium, has also been included.

There are no geographic files for shelters, although the Social Planning Council may have done their own geocoding as may have the city. They may not have geocoded women's shelters and family shelters as these are kept as hidden as possible in order to protect the women and children in those shelters.

Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS)
Contacting them here -
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rhdcc-hrsdc/contact/contact_us.asp?section=hifis_initiative
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
140 Promenade du Portage, 6th Floor,
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0J9

You can also download from Revenue Canada a list of Charity organizations by province which you could also map. More specifically, you can ask Revenue Canada for the list of charity organisations from Form T3010, this will provide you all you are looking for except shapefiles.  You can ask them for Hamilton only or all of Ontario or all of Canada. It comes as an access database.

Sources of gender-desegregated data

Question

This is something I have not been previously asked about and now I have agreed to speak to a class about gender-desgregated data sources.  There are some good web pages at Health Canada and DSP and a few others but I am wondering if I am overlooking something in DLI? Any suggestions about sources of gender-desgregated data would be greatly appreciately.

Answer

Most of the data in the DLI collection can be disaggregated by sex. Even the household level surveys have some capacity for this. However, the GSS (General Social Survey) series did come to mind, as it covers a wide range of topics for which gender-based analysis might be appropriate (i.e. victimization and social networks).

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89f0115x/89f0115x2009001-eng.htm