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Soc : Principles of Research Design LONGITUDINAL DATA Sunny Kaniyathu, Data Services Librarian

Longitudinal Data  Data observed over time as well as across units  Units: individuals, firms, provinces, countries, etc.  Combines Time Series with Cross-sectional data  Time series  Data for a unit measured at uniform time intervals  Cross-sectional data  Data across units measured at a particular time point

Longitudinal Data Structure Source: ESRC - Longitudinal Data Analysis for Social Science Researchers [

Data: Statistics Canada  Single data producer but multiple access points  Not every access point provides access to all data  Exception: Buy data directly from Statistics Canada  Data available for free under DLI LicenseDLI License DLI: Data Liberation Initiative

Sources and access points  Relevant data sources  CANSIM: Comprehensive Canadian socioeconomic database Collection of data from various surveys  Census of Canada Population survey conducted every five years  Access Points  Statistics Canada website Some data can be downloaded  Several dissemination platforms

Access: Statistics Canada website  Main Catalogue Main Catalogue  Browse surveys and locate tables  Find survey related documentation and analytical studies  Obtain CANSIM numbers for data tables

Statistics Canada Catalogue

Search by Surveys

Related products

Search by Subject  Find all resources under a given subject

Data via other platforms  Access to platforms: Data and GIS Library ServicesLibrary Services  CANSIM on CHASS / E-STAT  CHASS updated weekly [Wednesdays]  E-STAT Updated yearly Some data series may be aggregated for example: yearly versus monthly data Contains some census data

Access to Platforms

CANSIM on CHASS

In SPSS format

CANSIM [contd.]  Search by subjects  Search by surveys

Data via other platforms [contd.]  Retrieve complete surveys [DLI collection]DLI collection  PUMF – Public Use Master Files  Not raw data [RDC]RDC

Data via other platforms [contd.]  EQUINOX  Data in SPSS, STATA, SAS, IVT formats  IVT format: requires Beyond 20/20 browser Free Download Browser User GuideUser Guide Data can be saved in other formats Windows only

EQUINOX

SPSS Example

Beyond 20/20 browser  Example: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey  File in.IVT format

Data via other platforms [contd.]  NESSTAR  Data can be viewed, not downloaded  For data downloads, contact Data Services  Detailed metadata including variable definitions and documentation  View frequency distributions for variables

NESSTAR

Census Data  E-STAT  Community Profiles: Statistics Canada website Community Profiles  Canadian Census Analyzer  EQUINOX  PUMF files and profile tables

Community Profiles

Canadian Census Analyzer

Data and GIS Library Services  Available: all DLI data  Primary Contact:  Sunny Kaniyathu: ;  Secondary Contact(s):  Winnie Smit: ;  Robert Alary: ;  Website: gis/contact/dls-staff.phphttp://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and- gis/contact/dls-staff.php

Useful publications/ links  Canadian Social TrendsTrends  Canada at a GlanceGlance  Canada Year BookBook  Historical Statistics of CanadaCanada  Census 2006 Dictionary/ IndexDictionaryIndex  Statistics Canada ThesaurusThesaurus  Standard Geographical Classification (Vol. I)Vol. I  Survey Methods and PracticesPractices  Survey MethodologyMethodology  Citing Statistics Canada DataData

Useful links  Data and Statistics LibGuide Data and Statistics LibGuide  Data Library Services Data Library Services

Questions?