New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

We are pleased to inform you that the following are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar WebView site.

• Canadian Travel Survey (CTS) 1982 - 1999 PUMF (English only)
• Survey of Financial Security (SFS) 1999 PUMF (French only)
• Travel Survey of Residents of Canada: Trip File (TSRC) 2016 PUMF (French only)

Time Series for Labour Force Characteristics

Question:
A researcher would like to know why Table 14-10-0095-01 (Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality) only go back as far as 2001; he'd like to go back as var as the mid-80s, if possible.

Answer:
We've received the following reply from subject matter:

"Comparable seasonally adjusted data by Census Metropolitan Areas is only available since 2001. We can produce unadjusted data back to March 1987. Please specify which characteristics you are requesting."

Canadian Data on Disability and Mental Health Services

Question:
I am looking for information, data, and statistics on disparity to mental health services for the following Canadian populations: rural folks, people classified has having disabilities (blind, physical disability, cognitive disability, brain injury etc).

I'm also looking for any types of statistics on internet accessibility across Canada, more specifically related to rural areas.

Answer:

I’ve checked with the team from CIHI and they’re provided us with the following response:

In response to your interest relating to mental health data, based on your specific data of interest, our Hospital Mental Health Database (HMHDB) team does not unfortunately have any sources that are readily available to be able to provide to you.

Customised data is typically obtainable through the submission of a formal data request. However, with that being said, even if you were interested in exploring this option, the data we have available, would only address the use of inpatient mental health services, and not access disparities. In terms of disabilities, we likely will not be able to capture historical diagnoses, rather would be able to identify only those that are captured on that episode of care.

Lastly for your interest regarding “any types of statistics on internet accessibility across Canada, more specifically related to rural areas”- such data is not a part of our data collection.

New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

We are pleased to inform you that the following are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar WebView site.

• Family Food Expenditure Survey (FOODEX) 1984, 1986 & 1990 PUMF
• Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS) 1988 - 1990 PUMF (English only)
• Survey on the Importance of Wildlife to Canadians (SIWC) 1981, 1987 & 1991 PUMF (English only)
• Survey of Volunteer Activity (SVA) 1987 PUMF (English only)
• Travel to Work Survey (TWS) 1976 - 1984 PUMF (English only)

PCCF+ Header File

Question:
I would like so information on how to massage a pccf+ output (2006 census geo, version 5k). The preview in SAS is clear, but I generate a .csv which contains more variables (without any header) than the one that is being displayed in SAS (first 500 records). Could someone help me with this?

Answer:
I was given the following response:

“The CSV is output automatically when you run PCCF+. The output variables are indeed provided with variable names (at the top of the column), and the variables are all listed and explained in the documentation.

If the user wishes, they can import the CSV back into SAS and eliminate some of the columns, or rename their variables. This can also be done easily in Excel.

Alternatively, if they prefer the version that pops up automatically in SAS (which in this case seems to lack problems), they can hard-save that output as a SAS file using a DATA step, or output it as another CSV.

Without having more details, it’s hard to provide more feedback than that.

Please let the user know that there is a newer version of the PCCF+ available.”

New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar August 2019

We are pleased to inform you that the following are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar WebView site.

• National Graduates Survey (NGS) 1997 PUMF
• National Graduates Survey (NGS) 2007 PUMF
• Adult Education Survey (AES) 1984 PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1990 PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1992 PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1994 PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1998, Courses PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1998, Hobbies PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1998, Labour Force PUMF
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 1998, Programs PUMF
• Adult Training Survey (ATS) 1986 PUMF
• Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) 2012 PUMF
• Canadian Health and Disability Survey (CHDS) 1983-1984, Adult PUMF
• Canadian Health and Disability Survey  (CHDS) 1983-1984, Child PUMF
• Survey of Family Expenditure (FAMEX) 1974 PUMF
• Survey of Family Expenditure (FAMEX) 1990 PUMF
• International Adults Literacy Survey (IALS) 1994-1996-1998 PUMF
• Job Mobility Survey (JMS) 1973 PUMF
• National Alcohol And Drug Survey (NADS) 1989 PUMF
• National Child Care Survey (NCCS) 1988, Child Records PUMF
• National Child Care Survey (NCCS) 1988, Designated Adult PUMF
• National Survey on Drinking and Driving (NSDD) 1988 PUMF
• Postsecondary Students Survey (PSS) 1983-1984 PUMF
• Survey on Ageing and Independence (SAI) 1991 PUMF
• Maternity Leave Survey (SML) 1985 PUMF
• Survey of Persons Not in the Labour Force (SPNLF) 1992 PUMF
• Survey on Smoking in Canada (SSC) 1994 PUMF
• Survey of Volunteer Workers (SVW) 1980 PUMF
• Survey on Work Reduction (SWR) 1985 PUMF
• Victims of Crimes Survey Edmonton (VCSE) 1985 PUMF

PCCF+ - Neighbourhood Income Variables

Question:
In PCCF+ 7B, ten neighbourhood income quintile and deciles variables are available - BTIPPE, ATIPPE, QABTIPPE, QNBTIPPE, DABTIPPE, DNBTIPPE, QAATIPPE, QNATIPPE, DAATIPPE, and DNATIPPE ( see PCCF+ 7B Reference Guide, page 17). Prior to PCCF+ 7B, four neighbourhood income (within CMA/CA and national) quintile and decile variables are available – QAIPPE, QNIPPE, DAIPPE, and QDNIPPE (see for example PCCF+ 6D Reference Guide, page 15).

My question is which of the ten PCCF+7B correspond to the earlier definition of the neighbourhood income quintile and decile?

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

In previous versions, the quintiles were based only on After-Tax (AT) income.

So:

QAIPPE = QAATIPPE quintiles, area-based
QNIPPE = QNATIPPE quintiles, national
DAIPPE = DAATIPPE : deciles, area-based
DNIPPE = DNATIPPE : deciles, national