The Census of Canada and Immigration & Ethno-cultural Data

1. The Census of Canada and Immigration & Ethno-cultural Data Chuck Humphrey University of Alberta February 10, 2006

2. Outline • Significance of the Census • Distinction between Statistics and Data • Channels of Access • Statistical Sources from the 2001 Census • Data Sources from the 2001 Census • Post-censal Data

3. Acknowledgements Some of the material in this presentation was made available by Tina Chui at Statistics Canada.

4. Census of Population • Largest survey in Canada taken every five years • Long history of questions on: • place of birth • citizenship • year of immigration • 2B form consists of 51 questions compared to the 7 questions of 2A

6. Census of Population

7. Census of Population • New question in 2001 on birthplace of parents

8. Census of Population • Household activities • Education • Labour force activity • Occupation • Mobility • Income

9. What Census Data Tell Us • Size & origins of the immigrant population, children of immigrants, ethnic groups, etc. • Settlement & mobility patterns of immigrants and ethnic groups over time • Labour market experience of immigrants, adult children of immigrants, visible minorities, ethnic groups

10. Advantages of Using Census Data • Up to 100 years of historical data • Detailed information on birthplaces, ethnic origins, visible minority groups, languages, etc. • Data available for small geographic areas • Wide range of socio-cultural and economic variables can be used in analysis

11. Limitations of Census Data • Not longitudinal – cannot follow the same respondents over time • No year of arrival information (asks the year landed immigrant status was obtained) • No immigration program information (e.g. categories of admission; selection characteristics) • Outcome measures, rather than process

12. Statistics numeric facts/figures created from data, i.e, already processed presentation-ready Data numeric files created and organized for analysis requires processing not ready for display Statistical Information

13. Chart of Statistical Information

14. Open Restricted Free Expensive Statistics Data ACCESS CHANNELS Custom Tabulations Research Data Centres Statistics Canada Website Data Liberation Initiative Remote Job Submission Depository Service Program Continuum of Access

15. Post- Censal PUMF STATS Ethnic Diversity Survey Custom Tabulations DATA STC Website RDC DLI E-STAT Tables Public Use Microdata CENSUS 2001

16. Statistics : STC Website STATS Custom Tabulations STC Website DLI E-STAT

17. http://www.statcan.ca

18. Statistics : DSP (E-STAT) STATS Custom Tabulations STC Website DLI E-STAT

19. E-STAT

20. Statistics : DLI Tabulations STATS Custom Tabulations STC Website DLI E-STAT

21. DLI Tables

22. Statistics : Custom Tabulations STATS Custom Tabulations STC Website DLI E-STAT

23. Custom Tabluations • Metropolis Core Tables • Three levels of geography • CSD • Between CT and CSD • DA • Available for 1996 and 2001 • Canadian Heritage

24. Data : DLI Tables DATA Tables Public Use Microdata

25. DLI : Tables • Same as the tables from the Statistics Canada website that are sold ($), but put away your Visa or Mastercard. The DLI license covers the cost. • Tables at the DA-level of census geography • Some very large tables at DA-level that aren’t available from the STC website • Need Beyond 20/20 table browser

26. Data : DLI Public UseMicrodata Files DATA Tables Public Use Microdata

27. DLI : Public Use Microdata • Anonymised microdata for three units of observation • Individuals • Families • Households • The Individuals file is available; still waiting on the Families and Households files

28. Post-censal : Ethnic Diversity Survey Post- Censal PUMF Ethnic Diversity Survey RDC

29. EDS : Public Use Microdata File

30. EDS Public Use Microdata • Anonymised microdata available with SPSS and SAS syntax files • 355 variables and 41,705 cases (unweighted) • Available through DLI

31. EDS : Research Data Centres

32. EDS Confiential File • Confidential file, also referred to as the analytic file • Over 1,000 variables • 13 RDC’s across Canada • Must apply on a project by project basis • Approval involves two-stage process: peer review and security clearance

33. Ethnic Diversity Survey Survey Objectives: • to provide information on the ethnic & cultural backgrounds of people in Canada and how these backgrounds related to their lives today • To better understand how Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds interpret and report their ethnicity Target population: • Population aged 15 and over living in private dwellings in the 10 provinces, excluding Indian Reserves and Aboriginal

34. EDS Sample design & selection Two-phase stratified design • Phase I: 2001 long census questionnaires (one-in-five households in Canada) • Phase II: Selected a sample of respondents from the Census according to specific characteristics Sample selection: • Divided the Census population into groups according to the responses to the following three questions: • Ethnic origin • Birthplace of respondent • Birthplace of parents • Total of 15 strata; random selection within each strata

35. EDS Interviews • 57,000 persons selected to be interviewed (no proxy reporting) between April and August 2002 • Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing, approximately 35 minute interviews • Interviewed in 9 different languages • 42,500 people were interviewed

36. EDS Content Modules & Themes • Entry • Ethnic self-Definition • Respondent & Family Background • Knowledge & Use of Language • Family Interaction • Social Networks

37. EDS Content Modules & Themes(continued) • Civic Participation • Interaction with Society • Attitudes • Trust & Satisfaction • Socio-economic activities • Who answered 2001 Census questionnaire

38. EDS Potential Research Areas Unpacking Ethnicity Discrimination & Unfair Treatment Socio-economic Status EDS Social Capital Social Networks Participation in Society Transnationalism Transmission of Culture & Language

39. Census of Population