Table 1
Key methods, data sources and variables used for parameter estimates specific to Aboriginal peoples1 in Demosim

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Table 1
Key methods, data sources and variables used for parameter estimates specific to Aboriginal peoplesNote 1 in Demosim
Module Method(s) Data source(s) Variables
Fertility 1 - Base risks: projected fertility rates
2 - Relative risks: log-log regressions		 2006 Census to which we applied the own-children method and Vital Statistics Aboriginal identity, Registered Indian status, detailed place of residence, age, number of children at home, level of education and marital statusNote 2
Intergenerational ethnic mobility Transition matrices 2006 Census to which we applied the own-children method Mother's Aboriginal identity and mother's registered Indian status
Registered Indian status transmission 1 - Transition matrices
2 - Deterministic imputations		 2006 Census to which we applied the own-children method Registered Indian Status of the mother, marital status, mixed or non-mixed union status of the mother, Aboriginal identity of the child
Mortality 1 - Base risks: projected mortality rates
2 - Relative risks: proportional hazards regressions		 Vital Statistics, 1991 to 2001 censuses mortality follow-up file and Indian register Aboriginal identity, age, sex, place of residence, level of education, visible minority group, immigrant status and time elapsed since immigration
Internal migrations 1 - Interregional migration: log-log regressions, origin-destination matrices and distribution
2 - Intraregional migration: migration rates		 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses to which a constant geography was applied Age group, Aboriginal identity, Registered Indian status, place of residence, level of education, marital status, number of children at home, age of the youngest child at home, mother tongue, place of birth, time elapsed since immigration and visible minority group
Intragenerational ethnic mobility Net mobility rates based on cohort follow-up from one census to the other 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses Age, Aboriginal identity and place of residence
1. Methods, data sources and variables linked to the key parameters for the rest of the population are similar to those presented in Statistics Canada. 2010. Projections of the Diversity of the Canadian Population, 2006-2031, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 91-551.
2. Model's variables estimated separately for Aboriginal peoples only. Models for non-Aboriginal people include different variables.
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