Posted in Reference on Apr 28th, 2005
Question I have received a request for Census 2001 individuals PUMF from a professor from Economics Department at the University of Winnipeg who is visiting McMaster University for the academic year (September 2004-August 2005). The data is going to be used for research purposes only. He normally access the DLI material through the “Landru” portal [...]
Posted in Health on Apr 27th, 2005
Question A patron wants time series on this topic going back roughly 30 years. The NPHS, CCHS and GSS don’t provide such a long time stretch, and neither does CANSIM. Any suggestions? Answers 1) Others might have a better idea, but we’ve used the hospitalization statistics in 83-245 for depression and affective disorders. The data [...]
Posted in Health on Apr 25th, 2005
Question A student here is working on a literature review and wants to compile a complete-as-possible list of published academic studies using data from Canada’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey (1994). Is there any tracking done of research projects that use STC survey data? Perhaps through the RDCs? And if so, is this information accessible/public? [...]
Posted in Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth on Apr 25th, 2005
Question I am looking at the definition of income status in the 2001 census dicitonary: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Reference/dict/fam020.htm and I am puzzled. The detailed definition states: “Refers to the position of an economic family or an unattached individual 15 years of age and over in relation to Statistics Canada’s low income cut-offs (LICOs),” followed by “Censuses: 2001 [...]