Question
A researcher here needs additional documentation for the PALS survey. Specifically, he found reference in the existing documentation to a PALS 2001 training guide and an interviewer manual. Would it be possible to obtain these two additional pieces of documentation under DLI?
Answer
The files are now available at the following locations:
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/pals/pals2001.htm
FTP: /ftp/dli/pals/2001/doc
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Updated Products - CTS / SPED 1996
Canadian Travel Survey
New additions of data, documentation and SPSS files!
New data for 2003 and 2004
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts2003.htm
FTP: dli/cts/2003
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts2004.htm
FTP: dli/cts/2004
Recently scanned documentation for 1990
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts1990.htm
FTP: dli/cts/1990/doc
SPSS files (1988, 1990 and ptrip for 2003 & 2004)
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts.htm
FTP: dli/cts/
Sub-Provincial Employment Dynamics - 1996
This cd-rom product is now available via the FTP and Web sites:
Sub-provincial Employment Dynamics uses longitudinal data to produce year-to-year changes in the number of employer businesses, employment and payrolls in Canada. Changes are shown by size of business and by business life status, which includes entry, exit, growth and decline.
FTP: ftp/dli/sped
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/sped.htm
New additions of data, documentation and SPSS files!
New data for 2003 and 2004
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts2003.htm
FTP: dli/cts/2003
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts2004.htm
FTP: dli/cts/2004
Recently scanned documentation for 1990
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts/cts1990.htm
FTP: dli/cts/1990/doc
SPSS files (1988, 1990 and ptrip for 2003 & 2004)
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cts.htm
FTP: dli/cts/
Sub-Provincial Employment Dynamics - 1996
This cd-rom product is now available via the FTP and Web sites:
Sub-provincial Employment Dynamics uses longitudinal data to produce year-to-year changes in the number of employer businesses, employment and payrolls in Canada. Changes are shown by size of business and by business life status, which includes entry, exit, growth and decline.
FTP: ftp/dli/sped
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/sped.htm
Monday, July 31, 2006
Number of first year university enrollments
Question
I have been asked for the number of new 1st year students in Canadian universities by gender. Does anyone know where to get this information?
Cansim provides overall enrollment, but not by year.
Answer
I just confirmed with the author division and this information is not available from Statistics Canada. Apparently we once did collect it, but it is not longer being collected at this time.
I have been asked for the number of new 1st year students in Canadian universities by gender. Does anyone know where to get this information?
Cansim provides overall enrollment, but not by year.
Answer
I just confirmed with the author division and this information is not available from Statistics Canada. Apparently we once did collect it, but it is not longer being collected at this time.
Updated Products - SPSDM / RTSS
Social Policy Simulation Database and Model - Version 14.1
The Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M), Version 14.1, based on 2002 microdata is now available. The most recent SPSD/M can be used to study the impacts of changes to federal and provincial tax and benefit programs on families and governments from 1991 through 2010.
The Daily: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060725/d060725d.htm
FTP: /dli/spsdm/spsdm-v14.1
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/spsdm.htm
Residential Telephone Service Survey 2005 - 12
** An error in processing mistakenly assigned several CMAs to the incorrect urban size code for the variable SZCODE.
The error had a significant impact on the value for size code 4, the differences for the other categories are negligible.
The following files have been replaced:
RTSS Dec 2005 Data and Codebook
FTP: /dli/rtss/2005/12
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/rtss/rtss200512.htm
The Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M), Version 14.1, based on 2002 microdata is now available. The most recent SPSD/M can be used to study the impacts of changes to federal and provincial tax and benefit programs on families and governments from 1991 through 2010.
The Daily: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060725/d060725d.htm
FTP: /dli/spsdm/spsdm-v14.1
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/spsdm.htm
Residential Telephone Service Survey 2005 - 12
** An error in processing mistakenly assigned several CMAs to the incorrect urban size code for the variable SZCODE.
The error had a significant impact on the value for size code 4, the differences for the other categories are negligible.
The following files have been replaced:
RTSS Dec 2005 Data and Codebook
FTP: /dli/rtss/2005/12
WEB: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/rtss/rtss200512.htm
Friday, July 21, 2006
Farmland within Toronto Municipal Boundaries
Question
I have a graduate student looking for 'Total Hectares of farmland within Toronto Municipal Boundaries for 1991,1996 and 2001'. The Census of Agriculture does not have these figures for the Municipal level. Can any one suggest where I should look?
Answer
The lowest level of dissemination for standard products for agricultural tables are CCS (Census Consolidated Subdivisions). For the Census Division of Toronto, 2001 has one CCS (Toronto) and for the other years (prior to amalgamation in Toronto), there are more CCS listed (six I think).
You can access the most recent information for free on the Census of Agriculture web site
(http://www.statcan.ca/english/agcensus2001/index.htm)
and the previous years are available from the DLI FTP site.
If you need smaller geographies, these will be a custom request from the Division and will result in fees for the work.
I have a graduate student looking for 'Total Hectares of farmland within Toronto Municipal Boundaries for 1991,1996 and 2001'. The Census of Agriculture does not have these figures for the Municipal level. Can any one suggest where I should look?
Answer
The lowest level of dissemination for standard products for agricultural tables are CCS (Census Consolidated Subdivisions). For the Census Division of Toronto, 2001 has one CCS (Toronto) and for the other years (prior to amalgamation in Toronto), there are more CCS listed (six I think).
You can access the most recent information for free on the Census of Agriculture web site
(http://www.statcan.ca/english/agcensus2001/index.htm)
and the previous years are available from the DLI FTP site.
If you need smaller geographies, these will be a custom request from the Division and will result in fees for the work.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Student debt by urban/rural breakdown
Question
The students are hoping to find data on student debt loads of rural and urban post-secondary students. They want the data based on whether students classify themselves to be of rural or urban origin.
Any suggestions? They have looked at CANSIM and beyond
Response
Unfortunately we do not collect this information by rural and urban origin.
The students are hoping to find data on student debt loads of rural and urban post-secondary students. They want the data based on whether students classify themselves to be of rural or urban origin.
Any suggestions? They have looked at CANSIM and beyond
Response
Unfortunately we do not collect this information by rural and urban origin.
Question about ethnic origins in the census
Question
One of my Faculty Members has a question about people who list multiple ethnic origins in the census. He has specifically asked that I forward his question to those who are knowledgeable about the Census.
His question:
"I am wondering whether the multiple origins option results in duplication, or whether some method is used to prevent this. For example, if an informant reports that her origins are French and Aboriginal, does she appear in the aggregate data twice, once as 'French, multiple origins' AND a second time as 'Aboriginal, multiple origins'? If she would only be aggregated into one of these categories, how is the determination made? I would like to have an answer to this that goes back to the introduction of multiple origins on the census (is that 1981?)."
Answer
I wonder if this client is referring to a variable in the PUMF file? If the PUMF contains a transformed ethnic origin variable from a multiple response (a variable for which the answer of a person can match one or more valid response(s)) to a standardized variable (a variable for which the answer of a person can match one and only one valid response), then there would be no issue of double counting because the category of French and Aboriginal origins refers to a single category -- and if the respondent had French and Aboriginal origins, that person would only show up in the data once in this category. For this type of variable, a person is matched to one and only one category of the variable and it is possible to add up the categories to obtain the total population. (Look at the variable "DethNic" in CAPSS or the e-dict).
However, if the client is simply referring to the ethnic origin variable as it is disseminated in standard tables on the Internet site, then there is indeed double/triple etc. counting occurring. You can not add up all of the ethnic origins to obtain the total population because people will be included in each and every category that they reported their ethnic origin to be, the sum would thus be greater than the total population count. For example, if the person reported French and Aboriginal origins, the person will be included in the total French origins as well as the total Aboriginal origins. That is why we have the Total, single and multiple indicators of the ethnic origin variable.
The ethnic origin variable is one of a few "multiple response" variables in the Census. (Other multiple response variables are Mother tongue, home language or population group). A multiple response variable is a variable for which the answer of a person can match more or more valid responses. Hence a person will match more than one category if that person has answered more than one response category to that question. The sum of all ethnic origin response categories will not add to the total population because respondents were permitted more than one response. We do not do any aggregations into one ethnic origin category if the respondent reported multiple origins. We could create single and multiple response categories to transform the ethnic origin variable from a multiple response variable to a standardized variable, but even in this transformation, we do not choose one or the other category to create the final categories, rather, we group the types of responses into similar categories. (see the
I suggest that the client consult the 2001 Census ethnic origin user guide for more information on the variable.
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Reference/tech_rep/ethnic.cfm
One of my Faculty Members has a question about people who list multiple ethnic origins in the census. He has specifically asked that I forward his question to those who are knowledgeable about the Census.
His question:
"I am wondering whether the multiple origins option results in duplication, or whether some method is used to prevent this. For example, if an informant reports that her origins are French and Aboriginal, does she appear in the aggregate data twice, once as 'French, multiple origins' AND a second time as 'Aboriginal, multiple origins'? If she would only be aggregated into one of these categories, how is the determination made? I would like to have an answer to this that goes back to the introduction of multiple origins on the census (is that 1981?)."
Answer
I wonder if this client is referring to a variable in the PUMF file? If the PUMF contains a transformed ethnic origin variable from a multiple response (a variable for which the answer of a person can match one or more valid response(s)) to a standardized variable (a variable for which the answer of a person can match one and only one valid response), then there would be no issue of double counting because the category of French and Aboriginal origins refers to a single category -- and if the respondent had French and Aboriginal origins, that person would only show up in the data once in this category. For this type of variable, a person is matched to one and only one category of the variable and it is possible to add up the categories to obtain the total population. (Look at the variable "DethNic" in CAPSS or the e-dict).
However, if the client is simply referring to the ethnic origin variable as it is disseminated in standard tables on the Internet site, then there is indeed double/triple etc. counting occurring. You can not add up all of the ethnic origins to obtain the total population because people will be included in each and every category that they reported their ethnic origin to be, the sum would thus be greater than the total population count. For example, if the person reported French and Aboriginal origins, the person will be included in the total French origins as well as the total Aboriginal origins. That is why we have the Total, single and multiple indicators of the ethnic origin variable.
The ethnic origin variable is one of a few "multiple response" variables in the Census. (Other multiple response variables are Mother tongue, home language or population group). A multiple response variable is a variable for which the answer of a person can match more or more valid responses. Hence a person will match more than one category if that person has answered more than one response category to that question. The sum of all ethnic origin response categories will not add to the total population because respondents were permitted more than one response. We do not do any aggregations into one ethnic origin category if the respondent reported multiple origins. We could create single and multiple response categories to transform the ethnic origin variable from a multiple response variable to a standardized variable, but even in this transformation, we do not choose one or the other category to create the final categories, rather, we group the types of responses into similar categories. (see the
I suggest that the client consult the 2001 Census ethnic origin user guide for more information on the variable.
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Reference/tech_rep/ethnic.cfm
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