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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2005007Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending, which gathers information on the spending habits, dwelling characteristics and household equipment of Canadian households. The survey covers private households in the 10 provinces. (The territories are surveyed every second year, starting in 1999.)
This guide includes definitions of survey terms and variables, as well as descriptions of survey methodology and data quality. One section describes the various statistics that can be created using expenditure data (e.g., budget share, market share, aggregates and medians).
Release date: 2005-12-12 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018654Description:
In Australia, cultural considerations influence the statistical activity with regards to Indigenous population. The paper discusses survey designs, operations, estimation and dissemination.
Release date: 2005-10-27 - 3. Methodological challenges in a survey on the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Canadian population ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20040018734Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Ethnic Diversity Survey generated methodological challenges like choosing the sampling plan, developing the questionnaire, collecting the data, weighting the data and estimating the variance.
Release date: 2005-10-27 - 4. Methodology of the Food Expenditure Survey ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2005004Description:
The Food Expenditure Survey (FES) is a periodic survey collecting data from households on food spending habits. Data are collected mainly using weekly diaries of purchases that the respondents must fill in daily during two consecutive weeks.
This paper presents a detailed description of the methodology of this survey. First, we briefly described the sample design which is mainly based on the plan of the Labour Force Survey. Then we present the methods of collection, data processing, weighting, and variance estimation, as well as the suppression of unreliable data in the tables of estimates.
Release date: 2005-07-08 - 5. In this issue (Vol. 30, no. 2) ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20040029187Description:
In this Issue is a column where the Editor biefly presents each paper of the current issue of Survey Methodology. As well, it sometimes contain informations on structure or management changes in the journal.
Release date: 2005-02-03 - 6. 2006 Census data capture redesign ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20030017597Description:
This paper discusses the challenges Statistics Canada faces in changing its method of transferring information from paper into an electronic medium for the 2006 Census. After contracting with Lockheed Martin, data capture will change from direct data entry by humans to a system that uses optical technologies to scan, recognize, process and save most of the information, largely without human intervention.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - 7. The reengineered 2010 Census ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20030017608Description:
This paper discusses the re-engineering of the United States' 2010 Census through three highly integrated activities: the American Community Survey (ACS), the MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program, and a program of early and comprehensive planning, development and testing for a 2010 Census with only a short form.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20030017699Description:
This paper illustrates the link between the strategic needs of a national statistical office (NSO) and the methodological needs that this generates.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20030017716Description:
This paper examines how risk and quality can be used to assist with investment decisions across the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom. It discusses the construction of a table developed to provide measures of the strengths and weaknesses of statistical inputs and outputs.
Release date: 2005-01-26
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- Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018654Description:
In Australia, cultural considerations influence the statistical activity with regards to Indigenous population. The paper discusses survey designs, operations, estimation and dissemination.
Release date: 2005-10-27 - 2. Methodological challenges in a survey on the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Canadian population ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20040018734Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Ethnic Diversity Survey generated methodological challenges like choosing the sampling plan, developing the questionnaire, collecting the data, weighting the data and estimating the variance.
Release date: 2005-10-27 - 3. In this issue (Vol. 30, no. 2) ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20040029187Description:
In this Issue is a column where the Editor biefly presents each paper of the current issue of Survey Methodology. As well, it sometimes contain informations on structure or management changes in the journal.
Release date: 2005-02-03 - 4. 2006 Census data capture redesign ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20030017597Description:
This paper discusses the challenges Statistics Canada faces in changing its method of transferring information from paper into an electronic medium for the 2006 Census. After contracting with Lockheed Martin, data capture will change from direct data entry by humans to a system that uses optical technologies to scan, recognize, process and save most of the information, largely without human intervention.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - 5. The reengineered 2010 Census ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20030017608Description:
This paper discusses the re-engineering of the United States' 2010 Census through three highly integrated activities: the American Community Survey (ACS), the MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program, and a program of early and comprehensive planning, development and testing for a 2010 Census with only a short form.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20030017699Description:
This paper illustrates the link between the strategic needs of a national statistical office (NSO) and the methodological needs that this generates.
Release date: 2005-01-26 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20030017716Description:
This paper examines how risk and quality can be used to assist with investment decisions across the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom. It discusses the construction of a table developed to provide measures of the strengths and weaknesses of statistical inputs and outputs.
Release date: 2005-01-26
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2005007Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending, which gathers information on the spending habits, dwelling characteristics and household equipment of Canadian households. The survey covers private households in the 10 provinces. (The territories are surveyed every second year, starting in 1999.)
This guide includes definitions of survey terms and variables, as well as descriptions of survey methodology and data quality. One section describes the various statistics that can be created using expenditure data (e.g., budget share, market share, aggregates and medians).
Release date: 2005-12-12 - 2. Methodology of the Food Expenditure Survey ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2005004Description:
The Food Expenditure Survey (FES) is a periodic survey collecting data from households on food spending habits. Data are collected mainly using weekly diaries of purchases that the respondents must fill in daily during two consecutive weeks.
This paper presents a detailed description of the methodology of this survey. First, we briefly described the sample design which is mainly based on the plan of the Labour Force Survey. Then we present the methods of collection, data processing, weighting, and variance estimation, as well as the suppression of unreliable data in the tables of estimates.
Release date: 2005-07-08
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