Table 3
Summary of key analytical variables by data source
| Data source | Key variables |
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| Census (long form) and NHS | Family composition and marital status, education, labour, occupation, income and source of income, Indigenous identity, ethnic diversity and immigration, country of birth, housing, language, collective dwellings |
| CVSD | Age at time of death, date of death, underlying cause of death |
| CCR | Age at time of cancer diagnosis, primary cancer diagnosis, characteristics of cancer |
| DAD | Inpatient hospitalizations, age, admission and discharge dates, length of stay, procedures and diagnosis |
| NACRS | Emergency ambulatory care services, age at admission, date of arrival, emergency room diagnosis |
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NHS = National Household Survey CVSD = Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database CCR = Canadian Cancer Registry DAD = Discharge Abstract Database NACRS = National Ambulatory Care Reporting System Sources: Statistics Canada, census (long form), NHS, CVSD 2015 and CCR 2015; Canadian Institute for Health Information, DAD and NACRS. |
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