Posted in Reference on Jan 16th, 2009
Question I suspect this is somewhere on the ftp site but I can’t find it – so any assistance would be appreciated. We’re looking for the updated Standard Classification of Goods data. Answer 1) It is available on the Web at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/class-prod-standard-type-eng.htm 2) You are right – the SGC is on the DLI FTP site: [...]
Posted in Reference on Oct 24th, 2008
Question We have a researcher who is experiencing difficulty with an EA variable taken from the 1996 Census Analyser. Can anyone verify what exactly is being measured in the variable for ‘gross rent spending 30% or more of household income’ for EAs in the 1996 Census. 1991, 2001 and 2006 data is not causing any [...]
Posted in Reference on Jun 6th, 2007
Question We have a researcher who needs to convert the 1991 SOC codes for occupations in the NPHS to NOC codes. I have not been able to find any direct concordance from 1991 SOC to the NOC. Have I missed something? My searches have led me to conclude that this will actually involve two steps: [...]
Posted in Reference on Apr 4th, 2007
Question This question is with regard to the increasing trend in the integration of government documents into a library’s main collection. One concern that the Depository Services Program (DSP) has concerning this change in the management of government documents collections is that the change may result in a shift of responsibility for the collection from [...]
Posted in Reference on Apr 2nd, 2007
Question For institutions that originally used CODOC, but have switched to LC or Dewey, did you freeze the CODOC collection and switch to LC/Dewey only for incoming materials, or did you do some kind of reclassification project? If the latter, how big was the collection and how long did it take you? I do know [...]
Posted in Updates on Nov 1st, 2006
Please note the updated products listed below and the path to access them via the FTP. 1) Geography Boundary Files – Census 2006 The 2006 boundary files portray the official geographic limits used for census dissemination and are available for Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions, Economic Regions, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, Census Consolidated [...]
Posted in Updates on Oct 27th, 2006
Official release of the 2006 Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) and 2006 Boundary Files – October 18, 2006 The 2006 Standard Geographical Classification and the 2006 Boundary Files for selected geographies are released today. Both products are available free of charge in electronic format only: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html. The final version of the 2006 SGC Volume I and [...]
Posted in Reference on Jul 5th, 2006
Question Could someone please provide a definition of bootstrap weighting, and also why you would choose to use this type of weighting? Answer Here is an article on bootstrapping from ICSPR. http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/private/bootstrap.html
Posted in Population and Demography, Reference on Feb 9th, 2006
Question I have done some searching on the 2001 census website, but cannot find definitions of what is meant by ‘daytime population’ versus ‘night time population’, as illustrated in the maps at: http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Maps/ThematicMaps/placeofwork_e.cfm Am I correct in guessing that: Daytime population = (in the place of work tables) all those who worked full/part time with [...]
Posted in Reference on Feb 3rd, 2005
Question We compiled the total population in 2001 by provincial electoral district in working with DAs (dissemination areas). In order to calculate population increase by provincial electoral district between 1996 and 2001, I need to compile population by provincial electoral district in 1996. Therefore, I would need the concordance between DAs in 2001 and EAs [...]