Question
I'm wondering if 2001 census income data at the DA level is available in the same detail as the data is for other geographic levels, e.g. CMAs. When I look through the Electronic Profiles
(http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/profiles/Profiles.cfm)
using the link "Income of Individuals... ," I see that for CMAs I can use the table Cat. No. 95F0492XCB2001004 with 285 variables, which includes everything I'm looking for (esp. variables 5-26 and 197-211). However, for the DA level, there are only 52 variables available, and these don't include the ones I'm looking for.
Does this mean that what I'm looking for doesn't exist at this level for me to download from the DLI server? Or that it's just not available for 'free' (& if so, what would the cost be)?
Answer
For individuals, your variables 5-7 and 24-26 from the CMA/CA profile, are available at the DA level from Basic cross tabulation Table 431: Presence of Income (6) , Age Groups (5A) and Sex (3) for Total Population 15 Years and Over - 95f0431xcb2001001
And for households, your variables 197 and 209-211 are available at the DA level from Table 437: 2000 Household Income (4) and Household Size (3) for Private Households - 95F0437XCB01001
Rule of thumb: the finer the geography, the fewer variables available; the broader the geography, the more variables available. This is because of confidentiality. With the tables you have identified, for instance, the finer the geography, the more likely one would be able to identify a particular individual's income. Statistics Canada does not want this to happen.
If someone wants data for a finer geography and this data is not available through DLI, they would have to custom order the data. And, Statistics Canada would only give (well, actually sell) them the data if there was no problem with confidentiality.
To purchase data from STC contact infostats
http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/statcomment.pl
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Friday, March 4, 2005
Mixed Marriages
Question
The student I am currently in contact with wants information on trends in intercultural or mixed marriages either locally, by province, or for Canada. I found something earlier, two tables in the 1996 census on disc 5 of the Dimensions Series.
One table is called Husband-wife Census Families in Private Households by Selected Characteristics of Spouses and another table is Husband-wife Census Families in Private Households by Visible Minority Groups of Spouses.
The wording is visible minority groups of spouses, both spouses visible minority (Chinese, South Asian, Black etc.), one spouse visible minority (husband visible minority, wife not visible minority and vice versa).
Will this information be available in the 2001 tables? I have searched the dictionary twice, using the terms I found in 1996, with no success. The Dimensions Series appeared as special tables late in the 1996 publishing cycle and I wondered whether something similar is planned for 2001?
Answer
You may want to look at the recent analysis "Mixed Unions":
http://www.statcan.ca/english/studies/11-008/feature/11-008-XIE20040016882.pdf
There is also data on # of marriages by religion of bride by religion of groom.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/84F0212XIE/2002/tables.htm
Even though spouses may have different visible minority statuses, this is not necessarily the same as different ethnic origins or identities.
The student I am currently in contact with wants information on trends in intercultural or mixed marriages either locally, by province, or for Canada. I found something earlier, two tables in the 1996 census on disc 5 of the Dimensions Series.
One table is called Husband-wife Census Families in Private Households by Selected Characteristics of Spouses and another table is Husband-wife Census Families in Private Households by Visible Minority Groups of Spouses.
The wording is visible minority groups of spouses, both spouses visible minority (Chinese, South Asian, Black etc.), one spouse visible minority (husband visible minority, wife not visible minority and vice versa).
Will this information be available in the 2001 tables? I have searched the dictionary twice, using the terms I found in 1996, with no success. The Dimensions Series appeared as special tables late in the 1996 publishing cycle and I wondered whether something similar is planned for 2001?
Answer
You may want to look at the recent analysis "Mixed Unions":
http://www.statcan.ca/english/studies/11-008/feature/11-008-XIE20040016882.pdf
There is also data on # of marriages by religion of bride by religion of groom.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/84F0212XIE/2002/tables.htm
Even though spouses may have different visible minority statuses, this is not necessarily the same as different ethnic origins or identities.
Job Vacancy Survey
Question
I have a grad student who is interested in using the Job Vacancy Survey data from the 1970's - are these files available to us?
Answer
After some digging we have learned that this survey was a business based survey that asked business to list vacant positions which they were actively looking to fill. As you know, business based survey do not produce a public use microdata file. This means that to get at these data the student will have to go through the custom table route for which there will be a cost. I can't even estimate what the cost might be but given the difficulty we had in finding out even this information I expect it might be high.
There were some publications produced out of this survey that might contain some data. Check out the information on the product description page of the online catalogue. (there is even a contact us link that may help).
http://www.statcan.ca:8096/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11F0019M2001176
The student might also want to look at accessing the WES data at the RDC's. Some of the job vacancy information is:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/71-221-XIE/tW0B40.htm.
I have a grad student who is interested in using the Job Vacancy Survey data from the 1970's - are these files available to us?
Answer
After some digging we have learned that this survey was a business based survey that asked business to list vacant positions which they were actively looking to fill. As you know, business based survey do not produce a public use microdata file. This means that to get at these data the student will have to go through the custom table route for which there will be a cost. I can't even estimate what the cost might be but given the difficulty we had in finding out even this information I expect it might be high.
There were some publications produced out of this survey that might contain some data. Check out the information on the product description page of the online catalogue. (there is even a contact us link that may help).
http://www.statcan.ca:8096/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11F0019M2001176
The student might also want to look at accessing the WES data at the RDC's. Some of the job vacancy information is:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/71-221-XIE/tW0B40.htm.
Deaths by Age Group by CMA
Question
Does anyone know where I could find number of deaths by age category for CMA geography? I've found death rates by cause of death by province and health region, and death by age for the provinces, already. Would this be a custom tabulation?
Answer
Annual demographic statistics - which you should have received on a cd-rom via the DSP. In the 2003 edition, files ascm9601.xls and ascm0103.xls. The 2003 edition contains estimates for 1996-2001, and 2001-2003. The 1998 edition contains 1991-1996.
Does anyone know where I could find number of deaths by age category for CMA geography? I've found death rates by cause of death by province and health region, and death by age for the provinces, already. Would this be a custom tabulation?
Answer
Annual demographic statistics - which you should have received on a cd-rom via the DSP. In the 2003 edition, files ascm9601.xls and ascm0103.xls. The 2003 edition contains estimates for 1996-2001, and 2001-2003. The 1998 edition contains 1991-1996.
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Farm Operators
Question
I have a user who wants to find age breakdown of farm operators at the **sub-provincial** level. It looks as if this might have been compiled in subsequent years through the linked files of Census of Agriculture and Census of Population. Though we can get a breakdown for 1996 and 2001, we cannot find subprovincial age groups of farm operators in the Census of Agriculture for 1991. Can anyone help?
Answer
I've found the following information for your client. Table 4 (Farm operators by age and number of farms...) was not produced at the sub-provincial level in 1991. The information however is available on a cost-recovery basis. The basic price is $125 + ($1.25/geography * number of tables requested).
I have a user who wants to find age breakdown of farm operators at the **sub-provincial** level. It looks as if this might have been compiled in subsequent years through the linked files of Census of Agriculture and Census of Population. Though we can get a breakdown for 1996 and 2001, we cannot find subprovincial age groups of farm operators in the Census of Agriculture for 1991. Can anyone help?
Answer
I've found the following information for your client. Table 4 (Farm operators by age and number of farms...) was not produced at the sub-provincial level in 1991. The information however is available on a cost-recovery basis. The basic price is $125 + ($1.25/geography * number of tables requested).
Working from home involuntarily
Question
I have a student looking for data on the number of people who are being forced by their employers to work from home. The Survey of Workplace Arrangements 1995 had a question regarding this, but unfortunately, it has been discontinued. Does anyone know of another survey or source that would provide this information? I've done a cursory check of the LFS and WES and neither appears to cover the reasons people work from home.
Answer
General Social Survey of Canada, 1998 - Cycle 12: Time use main file - variable F32 (main reason do some of work at home) has a response that it "is a condition of the job".
I have a student looking for data on the number of people who are being forced by their employers to work from home. The Survey of Workplace Arrangements 1995 had a question regarding this, but unfortunately, it has been discontinued. Does anyone know of another survey or source that would provide this information? I've done a cursory check of the LFS and WES and neither appears to cover the reasons people work from home.
Answer
General Social Survey of Canada, 1998 - Cycle 12: Time use main file - variable F32 (main reason do some of work at home) has a response that it "is a condition of the job".
Canadian professionals moving from and returning to Canada
Question
I've got a student who is looking for data on the number of Canadians professionals who move back to Canada after moving away. He would be interested in figures for Canadians who have moved anywhere in the world and also Canadians who have moved to the U.S.
Another thing he is interested in is how many exchange students (all of them combined -- at the high school level and at the post secondary level) go out of Canada to anywhere in the world on any given year.
For the first, so far the only thing I have found is a Statistics Canada study entitled _South of the border: graduates from the class of '95 who moved to the United States_ (81-587-XPB). According to this, 18 percent of the graduates had moved back between the summer of 1997 and March 1999. I also found a couple of articles describing the results of this study.
The student may use the 2001 Census PUMF to determine how many professionals moved back to Canada who were Canadian born citizens, but that doesn't really give him exactly what he is looking for, as he will be making assumptions about these people (as to when and why they moved in the first place).
For the second request, the only thing I have found so far is an HRDC report
(http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/pls/edd/SPAH194_06_02.lhtml),
in which there is the following statement:
"For example, during the 1997/98 academic year, institutions reported 5,058 Canadian students studying abroad as part of an exchange. However, even this level of participation means that less than one percent of Canadian university students (full-time graduate and undergraduate students) were studying abroad in an exchange program during the 1997/98 academic year."
A note clarifies that "Knight notes that institutions are not systematically keeping this data, so this is an estimate."
Can anyone help?
Answer
I had a similar question from a patron on the number of Canadians living abroad by foreign country, and I had to go the Canadian Consul for this information. They have a database with all this information and may be able to help you.
I've got a student who is looking for data on the number of Canadians professionals who move back to Canada after moving away. He would be interested in figures for Canadians who have moved anywhere in the world and also Canadians who have moved to the U.S.
Another thing he is interested in is how many exchange students (all of them combined -- at the high school level and at the post secondary level) go out of Canada to anywhere in the world on any given year.
For the first, so far the only thing I have found is a Statistics Canada study entitled _South of the border: graduates from the class of '95 who moved to the United States_ (81-587-XPB). According to this, 18 percent of the graduates had moved back between the summer of 1997 and March 1999. I also found a couple of articles describing the results of this study.
The student may use the 2001 Census PUMF to determine how many professionals moved back to Canada who were Canadian born citizens, but that doesn't really give him exactly what he is looking for, as he will be making assumptions about these people (as to when and why they moved in the first place).
For the second request, the only thing I have found so far is an HRDC report
(http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/pls/edd/SPAH194_06_02.lhtml),
in which there is the following statement:
"For example, during the 1997/98 academic year, institutions reported 5,058 Canadian students studying abroad as part of an exchange. However, even this level of participation means that less than one percent of Canadian university students (full-time graduate and undergraduate students) were studying abroad in an exchange program during the 1997/98 academic year."
A note clarifies that "Knight notes that institutions are not systematically keeping this data, so this is an estimate."
Can anyone help?
Answer
I had a similar question from a patron on the number of Canadians living abroad by foreign country, and I had to go the Canadian Consul for this information. They have a database with all this information and may be able to help you.
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