1. Finding Census Data E. Hamilton November 2003
The Census Quartet
Finding Census Data
E. Hamilton
November 2003

2. And three Post-Censal Surveys!
Products & Access
Population & Dwelling Counts
100% sample, all geography levels
Profiles
Place-based counts for varying levels of geography
Topic Based Tabulations
Cross-tabulations for varying levels of geography
Public Use Microdata Files
3% sample data file for the more ambitious
And three Post-Censal Surveys!
E. Hamilton

3. Coming 1 Dec. 2003…
“Find Data” gone 
E. Hamilton

4. Search by Topic=Browse List
E. Hamilton

5. Search by Topic: Results
Presented by type:
highlight tables
profile tables,
topic-based tables
E. Hamilton

6. Geography search results
In order of:
Highlights
Profiles
Topic Based Tabulations
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7. Other searches?
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8. Searching: Still a Hidden Gem…
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9. Topic Based Tabulations
Select theme or search by catalogue number, by variable, by place name, by release date
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10. Topic Based Tabulations: Place name searching
MUN 2003
Topic Based Tabulations: Place name searching
Watch capitalization—very important!!
Fredericton
Watch capital letters “River of Ponds”
Select geography (295 for CA; 159 for CSD)
View tables (all) and use find to move through file
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11. HTML View
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12. Beyond 20/20 View
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13. Boolean Searching MUN 2003 Not Fredericton; use level of geography
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14. Census Access: Review Access Product All values*? All geography? B2020
Public
Community Profiles
Web; free
No; n=13
No TBT
To CT level;
No FSA or DA No
Census 2001 web site
To CT level
DSP
Census via E-Stat
Web; public on-site use
No, n=35
Yes
Yes, n=95
TBT
TBT to CMA/CA
DLI
Web/FTP; restricted
All geographies except block face
“n” refers to values of religion available for viewing. For example, Community Profiles gives data for 13 religions while DLI gives data on 95 religions at all levels of geography
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15. Beyond 20/20 Exercise
The Shell Game

16. Beyond 20/20 Software used to display aggregate data
Allows customization of tables
Value selection
Nesting
Geographic code labels
Export possible to multiple formats
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17. Beyond 20/20: Starting point
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18. Intermediate Step… shifts in religion, 1971-2001
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19. Beyond 20/20: Finishing point
Example of Excel option with geocodes
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