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  • Articles and reports: 12-001-X19960022984
    Description:

    In this paper we present two applications of spatial smoothing using data collected in a large scale economic survey of Australian farms: one a small area and the other a large area application. In the small area application, we describe how the sample weigths can be spatially smoothed in order to improve small area estimates. In the large area application, we give a method for spatially smoothing and then mapping the survey data. The standard method of weighting in the survey is a variant of linear regression weighting. For the small area application, this method is modified by introducing a constraint on the spatial variability of the weights. Results from a small scale empirical study indicate that this decreases the variance of the small area estimators as expected, but at the cost of an increase in their bias. In the large area application, we describe the nonparametric regression method used to spatially smooth the survey data as well as techniques for mapping this smoothed data using a Geographic Information System (GIS) package. We also present the results of a simulation study conducted to determine the most appropriate method and level of smoothing for use in the maps.

    Release date: 1997-01-30

  • Articles and reports: 12-001-X19960022985
    Description:

    Telephone surveys in the U.S. are subject to coverage bias because about 6 percent of all households do not have a telephone at any particular point in time. The bias resulting from this undercoverage can be important since those who do not have a telephone are generally poorer and have other characteristics that differ from the telephone population. Poststratification and the other usual methods of adjustment often do not fully compensate for this bias. This research examines a procedure for adjusting the survey estimates based on the observation that some households have a telephone for only part of the year, often due to economic circumstances. By collecting data on interruptions in telephone service in the past year, statistical adjustments of the estimates can be made which may reduce the bias in the estimates but which at the same time increase variances because of greater variability in weights. This paper considers a method of adjustment using data collected from a national telephone survey. Estimates of the reductions in bias and the effect on the mean square error of the estimates are computed for a variety of statistics. The results show that when the estimates from the survey are highly related to economic conditions the telephone interruption adjustment procedure can improve the mean square error of the estimates.

    Release date: 1997-01-30

  • Articles and reports: 12-001-X19960022986
    Description:

    Within a survey re-engineering context, the combined methodology developed in the paper addresses the problem of finding the minimal sample size for the generalized regression estimator in skewed survey populations (e.g., business, institutional, agriculture populations). Three components necessary in identifying an efficient sample redesign strategy involve i) constructing an efficient partitioning between the “take-all” and “sampled” groups, ii) identifying an efficient sample selection scheme, and iii) finding the minimal sample size required to meet the desired precision constraint(s). A scheme named the “Transfer Algorithm” is devised to address the first issue (Pandher 1995) and is integrated with the other two components to arrive at a combined iterative procedure that converges to a globally minimal sample size and population partitioning under the imposed precision constraint. An equivalence result is obtained allowing the solution to the proposed algorithm to be alternatively determined in terms of simple quantities computable directly from the population auxiliary data. Results from the application of the proposed sample redesign methodology to the Local Government Survey in Ontario are reported. A 52% reduction in the total sample size is achieved for the regression estimator of the total at a minimum coefficient of variation of 2%.

    Release date: 1997-01-30

  • Articles and reports: 81-003-X19960043221
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article previews the findings of the 1995 School Leavers Follow-up Survey. The information will interest people in areas such as education or youth employment: policy makers, community advocates, teachers, counsellors, administrators, and young people themselves. Included is basic information about the education, training and labour market experiences of youth during the first few years after leaving or graduating from high school. A comprehensive report on school-work transitions among youth will follow later in 1997.

    Release date: 1997-01-27

  • Articles and reports: 81-003-X19960043222
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article outlines the aims and methodology of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and provides a snapshot of scores for the participants in Canada, the United States and Germany.

    Release date: 1997-01-27

  • Articles and reports: 81-003-X19960043223
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Unpredictability" and "transformation" are words often used to describe the contemporary labour market. Debate continues about the implications of the disruption of stable career and work patterns which were assumed to have been the norm in the Canadian workplace. Teaching, because it is the largest profession in Canada, is a useful venue for examining these labour market dynamics, especially transitions into and out of the profession. These entry and exit transitions, which are the central theme of this paper, are also of interest in a profession like teaching where university graduates have traditionally enjoyed a tight link to an established labour market.

    Release date: 1997-01-27

  • Articles and reports: 87-003-X19980013473
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Tourism is without question an important sector of the Canadian economy. In 1996, the tourism sector in Canada generated revenues which rose to a record level of $41.8 billion; 492,000 people were employed in the tourism sector.

    Release date: 1997-01-23

  • Stats in brief: 87-003-X19980013474
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Traveller Accommodation Survey is by far the largest and most comprehensive survey of the traveller accommodation industry service industries. Since the redesign in 1992, the survey has continued to be expanded to include a collection of other business operating characteristics and marketing information to meet the needs of increased interests from outside users.

    Release date: 1997-01-23
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  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970137998
    Description:

    This release provides data on the Research and development activities of the private non-profit sector.

    Release date: 1997-12-18

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970128034
    Description: Industrial R&D expenditures for environmental protection represented 2% of total R&D expenditures in 1995. This small share, which has been maintained since 1990, is likely to be an underestimate due to those R&D investments mainly undertaken to improve production efficiency. In such cases, R&D expenditures on environmental protection would not be reported despite the additional benefits to the environment that may be achieved.
    Release date: 1997-11-24

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970108000
    Description:

    Canada's economic competitiveness depends on scientific and technological development and also on the people responsible for this development, especially those engaged in research and development.

    Release date: 1997-11-06

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970098001
    Description:

    The Higher Education sector is composed of "all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status.

    Release date: 1997-08-20

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970088002
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    Research and development is defined as creative work undertaken on a systematic basis to increase the stock of scientific and technical knowledge and to use this knowledge in new applications.

    Release date: 1997-08-15

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970068027
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 1995, software research and development expenditures account for 36% of all industrial research and development performed.

    Release date: 1997-07-21

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970058005
    Description:

    The statistics presented in this bulletin are derived from our latest survey of industrial research and development activities in Canada.

    Release date: 1997-05-30

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970048006
    Description:

    This document provides recent information on the performance and funding of Federal Government Expenditures on Scientific Activities, 1997-98.

    Release date: 1997-05-07

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970038007
    Description:

    Statistics presented are derived from a survey of eight provincial research organizations: the InNOVAcorp (formerly the Nova Scotia Research Foundation Corporation), the New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council, the "Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec", ORTECH Corporation (Ontario), the Economic Innovation and Technology Council (Manitoba), the Saskatchewan Research Council, the Alberta Research Council and the NUNAVUT Research Institute (formerly the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories).

    Release date: 1997-04-11

  • Stats in brief: 88-001-X19970028008
    Description:

    The size of spending on research and development performed by a firm may be influenced by the size of the firm, the country of control, or the industry in which the firm operates.

    Release date: 1997-03-21
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  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996007
    Description:

    This study identifies differences between various aggregate, average and other income estimates produced by the 1993 income data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics and the Survey of Consumer Finances. It also quantifies these differences where possible.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996008
    Description:

    This paper studies the growth in inequality in weekly earnings in Canada and the factors that contribute to it.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996009
    Description:

    In this paper, we examine the predictors of an individual's ability to access occupations offering autonomy and authority in the workplace. This paper uses results from analysis of data from the 1993 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics and the 1994 General Social Survey.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996010
    Description:

    This study examines whether the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) could provide the same data as the Absence from Work Survey (AWS), and if so, how the estimates compare between the two surveys.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996011
    Description:

    This paper looks at the family data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). It also provides an explanation of the approach used in the SLID to convey changes in the family as well as examples to indicate how family data can be analysed longitudinally.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1996012
    Description:

    This paper gives an overview of the different sources of errors that occur with this methodology and presents some results on the impact of this mixed approach. The research has focused on micro-comparisons and has attempted to quantify the impact on measures of change.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1997002
    Description:

    This report compares income estimates obtained from a number of different surveys. The primary data sources are: the census, the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), the Survey of Labour & Income Dynamics (SLID), the Revenue Canada Individual Tax Returns and National Accounts Personal Income.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1997003
    Description:

    This report compares the income distributions and for average and median income for various groupings of individuals living within private households. It uses income estimates obtained from a number of different surveys.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1997004
    Description:

    This paper sets out a number of summary analyses that support the recommendation to draw a top up sample in the integration of Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) and Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) data.

    Release date: 1997-12-31

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M1997007
    Description:

    This paper examines the patterns of the intergenerational transmission of education and socio-economic status among immigrants, visible minorities and Aboriginal workers using the 1993 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) data.

    Release date: 1997-12-31
Journals and periodicals (3)

Journals and periodicals (3) ((3 results))

  • Journals and periodicals: 89F0096X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    These highlights provide a brief summary of the report 'Employee training: an international perspective', the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. The report provides new insights into training issues in seven countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Sweden. The study examines full-time paid workers between the ages of 25 and 60, who had been employed for at least 42 weeks in the 12 months preceding the survey (about nine months in the previous year). (Although the self-employed account for a growing share of the work force, they are not included in the analysis.)

    Release date: 1997-12-16

  • Journals and periodicals: 75-002-X
    Description:

    A quarterly newsletter designed to keep data users and other interested persons broadly informed about the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. It provides updates on survey developments and issues as they arise. Every issue also includes a brief description of newly released documents in the SLID research paper series.

    Release date: 1997-09-09

  • Journals and periodicals: 85-542-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The purpose of this report is to reduce the level of confusion arising from the use of crime data originating from two very different sources (i.e., the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey - UCR and the General Social Survey - GSS) and to inform discussions about which is the better measure of crime. It explains why the findings based on these data sources diverge and summarizes the major differences between the two surveys.

    Release date: 1997-05-14
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