2006 Census Public Use Microdata File: Hierarchical File

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The 2006 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Hierarchical File is now available. This new PUMF product provides a unique access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of 1% of the households. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population. The geographic identifiers have been restricted to regions (Eastern Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie provinces, British Columbia and Northern Canada) and selected metropolitan areas (Montréal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver) to ensure respondents' anonymity.

This product, offered on CD-ROM, contains the data file (in ASCII format), user documentation and SAS and SPSS program source codes to enable you to read the set of records.

Note: Users will require knowledge of data manipulation and retrieval software such as SAS or SPSS to be able to use this product.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3901.

To order a copy of the 2006 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Hierarchical File (95M0029X, free) or for more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the National Contact Centre (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; infostats@statcan.gc.ca), Communications Division.