1. Jean Blackburn Vancouver Island University
Data Analysis Made Easy: Canadian Data on the Web (not just for Methods & Stats!)
Jean Blackburn
Vancouver Island University

2. What is SDA? Survey Documentation and Analysis
Codebooks
Statistical analysis
Subsetting
Web-based statistical software
Developed at UC Berkeley
No variable searching across data sets (but can search within a data set

3. UT/DLS: Microdata Analysis & Subsetting
University of Toronto Data Library Service
Licences SDA, loads DLI data sets and codebooks into it, and runs it on the CHASS server.
DLI institutions can subscribe to the UT/DLS service
For VIU, this service makes DLI data more accessible and easier for undergraduates to work with
Laine Ruus updates the data and announces additions and changes at
$350/year for CHASS CANSIM subscribers (unlimited SUs)
Considering opening subscriptions to non-CHASS CANSIM subscribers for $700 per year

5. Frequency Distribution Exercise
Using the General Social Survey, Cycle 17: Social Engagement (2003), find frequency distributions for the variable acmyr for men and women between the ages of 25 and 64 inclusive, with partners.

6. Cross Tabulation Exercises
Use data from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001: Adults Off Reserve to examine the relationship between urban/rural geography and ability to speak primary Aboriginal languages.
Use the 2007 Labour Force Survey to look at whether men between the ages of inclusive are more likely to work full time than women in the same age range.
Does level of education affect the use of the Internet to pay bills for persons between 35 and 44 years of age, and do men differ from women in this regard? Use the Canadian Internet Use Survey to find out.

7. Hi,
I was wondering if you could help me with some data. I am interested in the Survey of Household Spending, in particular, spending by age group over time. I am looking for the Canadian data in this chart:
with some sort of breakdown between expenditures on goods vs. services.
I checked the Cansim tables that go with this survey ( to ), but there doesn't seem to be any breakdown by age, just by province. Thank you very much!