Rural Development Finding data and statistics

 Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency  Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license  Data can only be used for research purposes

Statistics Canada Surveys/ Admin Data Research Data Centre Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) Equinox Aggregate Data Web-based Extractors E-STAT CHASS CANSIM DLI Submit Proposal Make Data Anonymous Create Tables Aggregate Data Website Statistics Canada

Microdata vs Aggregate  Microdata: Each line in the file contains information on a person For example, income per person in SK Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata For example, mean income per person by province Data ≠ Statistics

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Statistics Canada website  Use the website to find:website Identify data/ statistics sources CANSIM table numbers Names of relevant surveys Relevant publications and studies

CANSIM  Retrieve aggregate data  Access via E-STAT Search by CANSIM table number; by keyword; or by subject E-STAT also contains tables from the census

Census Geography  Census data is disseminated at various levels of geography  Highest: Canada  Lowest: Dissemination Area  Definitions of geographical units >>>>

Census  Census Community Profiles >>>>  Canadian Census Analyzer

Census of Agriculture

Microdata  Called Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs)  Survey files with identification information removed  Complete files (or a sample in the case of the census)  Example: Labour Force Survey

Microdata vs Aggregate  Microdata: Each line in the file contains information on a person For example, income per person in SK Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata For example, mean income per person by province Data ≠ Statistics

 Retrieve survey files  Labour Force Survey >>>>

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