Posted in Reference on Jan 27th, 2006
Question I am attempting to reconstruct the census geography for Newfoundland over all census periods. To conduct a comparative analysis I need to compensate for changes in the census collection areas over the censal time periods. Thus I would need all digitally available geographic files (PR, CD, CCS, CMA, CSD, EA) for Newfoundland prior to [...]
Posted in Labour on Jan 24th, 2006
Question Is there a source anywhere that would give me the above information — for 1982? Answer The LFS microdata files contain respondent and spouse’s usual hours at all jobs, and at the main job. So you can at least calculate hours worked for the census family, though not for the economic family or the [...]
Posted in Health on Jan 19th, 2006
Question A PhD student is asking for data from the Canadian Heart Health Survey, 1986-1992. My preliminary research indicates that this survey may not be part of the DLI Collection? Is it correct to conclude that libraries need to order the Heart Heath in Canada CD-ROM from the Canadian Heart Heath Database Centre in order [...]
Posted in Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth on Jan 19th, 2006
Question A question has arisen about how to interpret something in the census profiles. It relates to housing costs; the tables are in the last group listed under Electronic Profiles – Income of Individuals, Families and Households, Social and Economic Characteristics of Individuals, Families and Households, Housing Costs, and Religion. These tables all have catalogue [...]
Posted in Education, Training and Learning on Jan 19th, 2006
Question I have a researcher enquiring about the NGS 2000, any idea if we can get our hands on this one? Answer The file is not yet available and this is the reply I received from the division: Unfortunately, I can’t give a date. We still need to prepare the actual file, present to the [...]
Posted in Labour on Jan 16th, 2006
Question A UBC professor is looking for Labour Force Survey statistics for the period 1960-1975, i.e. the years prior to those available on CANSIM and the Labour Force Historical Review as well as in the microdata files. His specific requirement is for the numbers of employed persons, male and female, for Canada, by five-year age [...]
Posted in Education, Training and Learning on Jan 12th, 2006
Question I just checked to see if the AETS covers distance education enrollment in universities across Canada but it does not. Is there something I’ve missed or would this require a customized tabulation? Answer In reference to your question, please find the Education Division’s reply: The only distance learning we have is in the enclosed [...]
Posted in Reference on Jan 12th, 2006
Question Does anyone know if FSA geographic boundary files (ArcView format) are available through DLI at the national or provincial level prior to 1996? I can find the FSAs for CMAs in 1986, but nothing that would cover all of BC. Answer Unfortunately the files on our FTP site are the only ones we have [...]
Please note the following errata notice: Subject: Re-issue of CD-ROM product Because of an error in the preparation of the CD-ROM, the link “CV Tables – Approximate Sampling Variability Tables” in the Documentation screen page of the application leads to (opens) an incorrect version of the document. The correct version of the document, named ARROX_SAMP_TAB_E.PDF [...]
Posted in Society and Community on Jan 12th, 2006
Question I’ve loaded this file into IDLS, but encountered a piece of strangeness with it. The codebook indicates that variable HLTH_UTIL_INDEX should have values ranging from 0.000 to 1.000, with 9.999 as a missing. Working with the current version of the data file, I’m encountering a problem – 284 cases report values of less than [...]