Table 4.13
Dissemination area boundary files record layout
| Attribute name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FID | Object ID (4) | Specific to ArcGIS®. |
| Shape | Geometry | Specific to ArcGIS®. |
| DigitalBoundary CartographicBoundary | MultiPolygon PropertyType | Shape geometry; specific to Geography Markup Language. |
| DAUID | Character (8) | Uniquely identifies a dissemination area (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 4-digit dissemination area code). |
| PRUID | Character (2) | Uniquely identifies a province or territory. |
| PRNAME | Character (100) | Province or territory name. |
| CDUID | Character (4) | Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code). |
| CDNAME | Character (100) | Census division name. |
| CDTYPE | Character (3) | Census division type. |
| CCSUID | Character (7) | Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census consolidated subdivision code). |
| CCSNAME | Character (100) | Census consolidated subdivision name. |
| CSDUID | Character (7) | Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code). |
| CSDNAME | Character (100) | Census subdivision name. |
| CSDTYPE | Character (3) | Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities. |
| ERUID | Character (4) | Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code). |
| ERNAME | Character (100) | Economic region name. |
| SACCODE | Character (3) | The 3-digit Statistical Area Classification code. |
| SACTYPE | Character (1) | The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories. |
| CMAUID | Character (3) | Uniquely identifies a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration. |
| CMAPUID | Character (5) | Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier). |
| CMANAME | Character (100) | Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name. |
| CMATYPE | Character (1) | A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration. |
| CTUID | Character (10) | Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier followed by the 7.2-character census tract name). |
| CTNAME | Character (7) | Every census tract is assigned a 7.2-character numeric 'name' (including leading zeros, a decimal point and trailing zeros). |
| ADAUID | Character (8) | Uniquely identifies an aggregate dissemination area (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique indentifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 4-digit aggregate dissemination area code). |
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