Question
Is it possible to have an indication of when data from the Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health survey will be released? The website states "Data will be released in 2013".
Answer
A PUMF is planned, but the exact date in 2014 has not yet been set.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy
Question
Is there a PUMF or any other information available for the “Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy,” which was last released in 2010. I have a researcher looking for any data she can get on business innovation. There are a few tables on the Statcan, but is there anything else?
Answer
We typically only have access to aggregate data for Business Surveys. It is accessible through The Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER). CDER is located within Statistics Canada's Ottawa facilities on the 18th Floor of the R.H. Coats Building. Access to Statistics Canada's holdings of business microdata is available only at this facility. A prospective researcher must submit a project proposal to CDER following the process outlined in the CDER application process and guidelines. Only research-oriented projects can be undertaken at CDER. Alternative access to the data would be to request a custom tab from the subject matter divisions.
Is there a PUMF or any other information available for the “Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy,” which was last released in 2010. I have a researcher looking for any data she can get on business innovation. There are a few tables on the Statcan, but is there anything else?
Answer
We typically only have access to aggregate data for Business Surveys. It is accessible through The Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER). CDER is located within Statistics Canada's Ottawa facilities on the 18th Floor of the R.H. Coats Building. Access to Statistics Canada's holdings of business microdata is available only at this facility. A prospective researcher must submit a project proposal to CDER following the process outlined in the CDER application process and guidelines. Only research-oriented projects can be undertaken at CDER. Alternative access to the data would be to request a custom tab from the subject matter divisions.
Longitudinal Worker File
Question
I have a PhD student who is looking for the Longitudinal Worker File (LWF) microdata and wants to know what years might be available. From what I can find, the LWF is only available through StatCan as a paid custom product: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=75C0013&lang=eng
Answer
It is available through the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER) http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cder-cdre/index-eng.htm
To access: CDER is located within Statistics Canada's Ottawa facilities on the 18th Floor of the R.H. Coats Building. Access to Statistics Canada's holdings of business microdata is available only at this facility. A prospective researcher submits a project proposal to CDER following the process outlined in the CDER application process and guidelines. Only research-oriented projects can be undertaken at CDER. Individuals should contact the appropriate subject matter divisions at Statistics Canada to obtain custom tabulations. Applications are accepted year round. The approval of the projects will be based on peer reviews and on whether the project falls within the mandate of Statistics Canada. Alternative access would be a custom tab.
I have a PhD student who is looking for the Longitudinal Worker File (LWF) microdata and wants to know what years might be available. From what I can find, the LWF is only available through StatCan as a paid custom product: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=75C0013&lang=eng
Answer
It is available through the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER) http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cder-cdre/index-eng.htm
To access: CDER is located within Statistics Canada's Ottawa facilities on the 18th Floor of the R.H. Coats Building. Access to Statistics Canada's holdings of business microdata is available only at this facility. A prospective researcher submits a project proposal to CDER following the process outlined in the CDER application process and guidelines. Only research-oriented projects can be undertaken at CDER. Individuals should contact the appropriate subject matter divisions at Statistics Canada to obtain custom tabulations. Applications are accepted year round. The approval of the projects will be based on peer reviews and on whether the project falls within the mandate of Statistics Canada. Alternative access would be a custom tab.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Census 2011
Question
Will Census 2011 appear in Equinox or CHASS (SDA)?
Answer
All of the B20/20 files available from the DLI FTP site as two weeks ago were made available through Equinox last week: to see them all, browse the “Recently Added Files” link. Alternately, you may search for specific titles (e.g., 98-311-xcb2011011), or for series (e.g., topic & 2011), or find them by browsing the Census topic.
Geographic files are also available – for example, search for cartographic boundary & 2011
Will Census 2011 appear in Equinox or CHASS (SDA)?
Answer
All of the B20/20 files available from the DLI FTP site as two weeks ago were made available through Equinox last week: to see them all, browse the “Recently Added Files” link. Alternately, you may search for specific titles (e.g., 98-311-xcb2011011), or for series (e.g., topic & 2011), or find them by browsing the Census topic.
Geographic files are also available – for example, search for cartographic boundary & 2011
Monday, January 21, 2013
Survey of Federal Government Expenditures on Culture
Question
I am looking for statistics from the Survey of Federal Government Expenditures on Culture going back to the 1980s. He has found the CANSIM tables that provide data back to 1998. However, this survey apparently originated in the 1970s, so I would presume that the data from the 1980s and 1990s must be available somewhere. (This survey does not appear in the DLI FTP repository at all).
Answer
I was unable to find digital data tables, however, searching Statistics Canada's library catalogue, I found the following: "Government expenditures on culture / Statistics Canada, Education, Culture and Tourism Division = Deìpenses publiques au titre de la culture / Statistique Canada, Division de l'eìducation, de la culture et du tourisme."
Call Number : 87-206-XPB
Publication Information: Ottawa : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 1990- 1994.
Physical Description: 5 v. ; 28 cm.
Going back to 1988/89
I am looking for statistics from the Survey of Federal Government Expenditures on Culture going back to the 1980s. He has found the CANSIM tables that provide data back to 1998. However, this survey apparently originated in the 1970s, so I would presume that the data from the 1980s and 1990s must be available somewhere. (This survey does not appear in the DLI FTP repository at all).
Answer
I was unable to find digital data tables, however, searching Statistics Canada's library catalogue, I found the following: "Government expenditures on culture / Statistics Canada, Education, Culture and Tourism Division = Deìpenses publiques au titre de la culture / Statistique Canada, Division de l'eìducation, de la culture et du tourisme."
Call Number : 87-206-XPB
Publication Information: Ottawa : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 1990- 1994.
Physical Description: 5 v. ; 28 cm.
Going back to 1988/89
Personal Income by Gender
Question
A researcher is comparing the distribution of total personal income TOTINCP by gender and has found what he believes is an anomaly. For total personal income TOTINCP $150,000 or more, we find 0 women and 4,509 men, unweighted. Does this seem plausible?
Answer
This is not an anomaly at all – in 2001, female income (across Canada) and male income in the Maritimes (and territories?) was capped at $120,000. See http://equinox2.uwo.ca/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?QB0=AND&QF0=Uniqueid&QI0=C2001PUMFI+TOTINCP&MR=20&TN=Equinox&DF=UserShowVariableEN&RF=UserShowVariableEN&AC=QBE_QUERY. There are the same counts in SDA@CHASS. However, if you look in the documentation: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/c/cc01/pumfs/ind/documentation_e_april.pdf and search 'High and Low Income Limits', there are two limits related to incomes. For females (and some males) it is L1 $120,000. That means, the maximum value in the field TOTINCP for females in the pumf is 120,000 and the maximum for some groups of males: 200,000.
A researcher is comparing the distribution of total personal income TOTINCP by gender and has found what he believes is an anomaly. For total personal income TOTINCP $150,000 or more, we find 0 women and 4,509 men, unweighted. Does this seem plausible?
Answer
This is not an anomaly at all – in 2001, female income (across Canada) and male income in the Maritimes (and territories?) was capped at $120,000. See http://equinox2.uwo.ca/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?QB0=AND&QF0=Uniqueid&QI0=C2001PUMFI+TOTINCP&MR=20&TN=Equinox&DF=UserShowVariableEN&RF=UserShowVariableEN&AC=QBE_QUERY. There are the same counts in SDA@CHASS. However, if you look in the documentation: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/c/cc01/pumfs/ind/documentation_e_april.pdf and search 'High and Low Income Limits', there are two limits related to incomes. For females (and some males) it is L1 $120,000. That means, the maximum value in the field TOTINCP for females in the pumf is 120,000 and the maximum for some groups of males: 200,000.
Digital Boundary Files for Census 1971
Question
A geography student is hoping to access digital boundary files for the 1971 census (specifically, at the Census Tract level for the Montreal and Quebec CMAs).
The only leads we have found so far are at U of T:<http://datalib.chass.utoronto.ca/cc 71/cc71geo.htm#spat>, but we don’t have access to those files here.
Is anything available via DLI that we have missed?
The earliest geography files (71, 76, 81) on the FTP site are only x,y coordinates (not coverages); and UofT has created coverages going back to 1971 for a few major (roughly 25) CMAs for these earliest files.
There are also files, orginally tranferred from magnetic tapes at UBC: <http://abacus.library .ubc.ca/handle/10573/42029>. Contact UBC for more information and access to those.
A geography student is hoping to access digital boundary files for the 1971 census (specifically, at the Census Tract level for the Montreal and Quebec CMAs).
The only leads we have found so far are at U of T:<http://datalib.chass.utoronto.ca/cc 71/cc71geo.htm#spat>, but we don’t have access to those files here.
Is anything available via DLI that we have missed?
Answer
There are also files, orginally tranferred from magnetic tapes at UBC: <http://abacus.library .ubc.ca/handle/10573/42029>. Contact UBC for more information and access to those.
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