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- Journals and periodicals: 75-006-XGeography: CanadaDescription: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.Release date: 2023-02-21
- Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021004Description:
This interactive chart is comprised of two visualizations which show statistics of housing outcomes for selected population groups. The chart displays one of four housing indicators, adequacy, affordability, suitability and core housing need. The data table describes the population group's tenure status of household. Housing outcomes can be produced by making selections from the age, gender, characteristics, household type and geography drop-down menus.
Release date: 2022-09-21 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154968Description:
Based on data from the 2015 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey and the 2014 General Social Survey on Victimization, this article examines recent cannabis use in Canada, with a focus on the characteristics of people who use cannabis. It also discusses the harmful effects from cannabis consumption reported by those who use cannabis, as well as the association between frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators such as self-reported health, confidence in police and the justice system, and victimization.
Release date: 2018-05-03 - Articles and reports: 12-001-X201400114000Description:
We have used the generalized linearization technique based on the concept of influence function, as Osier has done (Osier 2009), to estimate the variance of complex statistics such as Laeken indicators. Simulations conducted using the R language show that the use of Gaussian kernel estimation to estimate an income density function results in a strongly biased variance estimate. We are proposing two other density estimation methods that significantly reduce the observed bias. One of the methods has already been outlined by Deville (2000). The results published in this article will help to significantly improve the quality of information on the precision of certain Laeken indicators that are disseminated and compared internationally.
Release date: 2014-06-27 - 5. Estimation of the variance of cross-sectional indicators for the SILC survey in Switzerland ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X201300111827Description:
SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) is an annual European survey that measures the population's income distribution, poverty and living conditions. It has been conducted in Switzerland since 2007, based on a four-panel rotation scheme that yields both cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates. This article examines the problem of estimating the variance of the cross-sectional poverty and social exclusion indicators selected by Eurostat. Our calculations take into account the non-linearity of the estimators, total non-response at different survey stages, indirect sampling and calibration. We adapt the method proposed by Lavallée (2002) for estimating variance in cases of non-response after weight sharing, and we obtain a variance estimator that is asymptotically unbiased and very easy to program.
Release date: 2013-06-28 - Journals and periodicals: 11-008-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This publication discusses the social, economic, and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians.
Free downloadable PDF and HTML files: Published every six weeks Printed issue: Published every six months (twice per year)
Release date: 2012-07-30 - 7. The Social Economy Across the Rural to Urban Gradient: Evidence from Registered Charities ArchivedArticles and reports: 21-601-M2010092Description:
The objective of this paper is to present a profile of registered charities across the rural to urban gradient.
Release date: 2010-05-18 - 8. Social fact sheet ArchivedStats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132Geography: CanadaDescription:
This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.
Release date: 2010-03-08 - Public use microdata: 12M0022XDescription:
This package was designed to enable users to access and manipulate the microdata file for Cycle 22 (2008) of the General Social Survey (GSS). It contains information on the objectives, methodology and estimation procedures, as well as guidelines for releasing estimates based on the survey. Cycle 22 collected data from persons 15 years and over living in private households in Canada, excluding residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut; and full-time residents of institutions. The survey covered a range of topics such as social networks, and social and civic participation. Information was also collected on major changes in respondents' lives in the last 12 months, the resources they used during these transitions and unmet needs for help. Questions were also asked on trust, sense of belonging, volunteering and unpaid work.
Release date: 2010-03-05 - 10. A comparison of individual and area-based socio-economic data for monitoring social inequalities in health ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X200900411035Geography: CanadaDescription:
Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group. This is largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health health administrative databases. This study compares area-based and individual indicators.
Release date: 2009-12-16
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- Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021004Description:
This interactive chart is comprised of two visualizations which show statistics of housing outcomes for selected population groups. The chart displays one of four housing indicators, adequacy, affordability, suitability and core housing need. The data table describes the population group's tenure status of household. Housing outcomes can be produced by making selections from the age, gender, characteristics, household type and geography drop-down menus.
Release date: 2022-09-21 - Public use microdata: 12M0022XDescription:
This package was designed to enable users to access and manipulate the microdata file for Cycle 22 (2008) of the General Social Survey (GSS). It contains information on the objectives, methodology and estimation procedures, as well as guidelines for releasing estimates based on the survey. Cycle 22 collected data from persons 15 years and over living in private households in Canada, excluding residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut; and full-time residents of institutions. The survey covered a range of topics such as social networks, and social and civic participation. Information was also collected on major changes in respondents' lives in the last 12 months, the resources they used during these transitions and unmet needs for help. Questions were also asked on trust, sense of belonging, volunteering and unpaid work.
Release date: 2010-03-05 - 3. The Vietnamese Community in Canada ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 89-621-X2006002Description:
Canadians of Vietnamese ancestry make up one of the largest non-European ethnic group in Canada. The Vietnamese community in Canada is also one of the fastest growing population groups in the country. This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people in the Vietnamese community in Canada, including their population characteristics, family status, educational attainment, labour force experience and incomes. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Release date: 2007-04-11 - 4. The Chinese Community in Canada ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 89-621-X2006001Description:
Canadians of Chinese ancestry make up the largest non-European ethnic group in Canada. In fact, the Chinese community is the 5th largest of any ethnic group in Canada other than English or French. This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people in the Chinese community in Canada, including their population characteristics, family status, educational attainment, labour force experience and incomes. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Release date: 2007-03-15
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- Journals and periodicals: 75-006-XGeography: CanadaDescription: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.Release date: 2023-02-21
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154968Description:
Based on data from the 2015 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey and the 2014 General Social Survey on Victimization, this article examines recent cannabis use in Canada, with a focus on the characteristics of people who use cannabis. It also discusses the harmful effects from cannabis consumption reported by those who use cannabis, as well as the association between frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators such as self-reported health, confidence in police and the justice system, and victimization.
Release date: 2018-05-03 - Articles and reports: 12-001-X201400114000Description:
We have used the generalized linearization technique based on the concept of influence function, as Osier has done (Osier 2009), to estimate the variance of complex statistics such as Laeken indicators. Simulations conducted using the R language show that the use of Gaussian kernel estimation to estimate an income density function results in a strongly biased variance estimate. We are proposing two other density estimation methods that significantly reduce the observed bias. One of the methods has already been outlined by Deville (2000). The results published in this article will help to significantly improve the quality of information on the precision of certain Laeken indicators that are disseminated and compared internationally.
Release date: 2014-06-27 - 4. Estimation of the variance of cross-sectional indicators for the SILC survey in Switzerland ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X201300111827Description:
SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) is an annual European survey that measures the population's income distribution, poverty and living conditions. It has been conducted in Switzerland since 2007, based on a four-panel rotation scheme that yields both cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates. This article examines the problem of estimating the variance of the cross-sectional poverty and social exclusion indicators selected by Eurostat. Our calculations take into account the non-linearity of the estimators, total non-response at different survey stages, indirect sampling and calibration. We adapt the method proposed by Lavallée (2002) for estimating variance in cases of non-response after weight sharing, and we obtain a variance estimator that is asymptotically unbiased and very easy to program.
Release date: 2013-06-28 - Journals and periodicals: 11-008-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This publication discusses the social, economic, and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians.
Free downloadable PDF and HTML files: Published every six weeks Printed issue: Published every six months (twice per year)
Release date: 2012-07-30 - 6. The Social Economy Across the Rural to Urban Gradient: Evidence from Registered Charities ArchivedArticles and reports: 21-601-M2010092Description:
The objective of this paper is to present a profile of registered charities across the rural to urban gradient.
Release date: 2010-05-18 - 7. Social fact sheet ArchivedStats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132Geography: CanadaDescription:
This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.
Release date: 2010-03-08 - 8. A comparison of individual and area-based socio-economic data for monitoring social inequalities in health ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X200900411035Geography: CanadaDescription:
Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group. This is largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health health administrative databases. This study compares area-based and individual indicators.
Release date: 2009-12-16 - 9. Social class, gender, and time use: Implications for the social determinants of body weight? ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X200900411020Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study examines time-use patterns by indicators of socio-economic position, and considers the implications of variations in time use for the social gradient in weight reported in other studies. The data are from the 1986 and 2005 General Social Survey, which focused on time use.
Release date: 2009-11-18 - 10. Inequalities in Literacy Skills Among Youth in Canada and the United States (Highlights) ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 89F0116XGeography: CanadaDescription:
These highlights provide a brief summary of the report "Inequalities in literacy skills among youth in Canada and the United States", the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. This report suggests that youth in North America do not fare as well in their literacy skills as their European counterparts. Variables such as income and education continue to have direct and indirect effects on people's literacy skills.
Release date: 1999-10-15
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- 1. Key Indicators in Canada ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11F0027M2005037Description:
In recent years there has been considerable international interest in key indicators. This paper surveys recent Canadian attempts to develop key indicators of economic, social, environmental or physical well-being. It classifies and discusses over forty such projects and publications in detail; briefly lists a further twenty projects; and provides references to a number of up-to-date surveys and annotated bibliographies which contain additional examples of indicator development in Canada. The paper provides information on a number of research centres working on indicator development and discusses international indicators which are relevant to the Canadian scene, either because they represent 'rototypes' of some particular kind of measure, or else might be regarded as constituting 'best practice' in an area. The paper also examines the motivations behind indicator development and seeks to address the question of whether efforts to extend measurement outside the economic field constitute attempts to "measure the unmeasurable".
Release date: 2005-11-30 - 2. Societal Indicators ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89F0123XDescription:
This web page contains examples of societal indicators identified in Managing for results, 1999 tabled in Parliament by the President of the Treasury Board of Canada. Information on societal trends is provided on three clusters of societal indicators: health, environment and physical security; economic opportunity and participation; and social participation and inclusion.
Release date: 2001-01-23 - 3. Guide to Health Statistics ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-573-GDescription:
The Guide to health statistics leads to health-related information with links to vital statistics such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces, to cancer statistics, health determinants, health status, health care, smoking and tobacco use and more. There is also information on cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys from the Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey.
This user's guide has been developed by Health Statistics Division to facilitate access on health information at Statistics Canada. It includes information with links to products and programs from Health Statistics Division, other divisions at Statistics Canada and other health related programs outside Statistics Canada.
Release date: 2000-10-11
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