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FIS2136 - Government information

FIS2136 - Government information. Date: November 18, 2002 Presenter: Laine G.M. Ruus, Data Library Service, University of Toronto <laine.ruus@utoronto.ca>. Outline. Who collects data about us What kinds of statistics/data do they collect & disseminate

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FIS2136 - Government information

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  1. FIS2136 - Government information Date: November 18, 2002 Presenter: Laine G.M. Ruus, Data Library Service, University of Toronto <laine.ruus@utoronto.ca>

  2. Outline • Who collects data about us • What kinds of statistics/data do they collect & disseminate • Statistics Canada dissemination models • CANSIM • Census of population

  3. data  statistics  knowledge  wisdom

  4. Who collects data about us? • Private sector • Marketing and public opinion companies • Banks and credit companies • Academic sector • Government • federal • provincial • municipal

  5. Statistics Canada data collection: • Process-produced data (e.g. births, deaths, marriages, imports, exports, annual data collection instruments, etc.) • Sample surveys (e.g. National survey of graduates, NLSCY, etc.) • Census of population (100% sample) • first conducted in 1666 • every 10 years 1871-1951 • every 5 years 1961-2001 (latest)

  6. Statistics Canada data collection (cont’d): • Descriptions of Statistics Canada’s data collection activities: <http://www.statcan.ca/english/sdds/>

  7. What kinds of data and statistics does STC disseminate? Statistics • brief descriptive statistics (e.g. STC Daily) • descriptive and analytical publications • statistical publications • special purpose statistical products • metadata and methodological publications

  8. What kinds of data and statistics does STC disseminate? (cont’d) Data • microdata (e.g. public use microdata files) • aggregate data (e.g. from census of population) • time-series data (e.g. CANSIM) • metadata

  9. Statistics Canada’s dissemination models: • public access - via WWW - unrestricted • - via WWW - fee-based • semi-public - via WWW, IP-address controlled • academic - subscribing universities only, no STC WWW access • super-restricted

  10. Public access • Canadian statistics site: <http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/> • Statistics Canada Daily <http://www.statcan.ca/english/dai-quo/> • selected free publications, at: <http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/downpub/freepub.cgi> • selected Census 1996 and 2001 tables <http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/release/index.cfm>

  11. Public access - fee-based • selected small-area Census 1996 and 2001 tables <http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/release/index.cfm> • CANSIM II (updated daily) <http://cansim2.statcan.ca> • trade data <http://www.statcan.ca/trade/scripts/trade_search.cgi> • custom tabulations • public use microdata files <http://www.statcan.ca/english/search/ips.htm>

  12. Semi-public access Depository Services Program (DSP) • priced publications, print and electronic <http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/index-e.html> • E-stat: <http://estat.statcan.ca/> • CANSIM II (updated annually) • Census of Canada, 2001: selected Profile and Topic-based tabulations <http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/index.cfm> • selected statistical products

  13. Subscribing universities only • Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) <http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/contents.htm> • CANSIM II (updated weekly) <http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/> • Census of Canada, 1986-2001: all Profile and Topic-based tabulations <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/cc01/cc01.htm#agg>

  14. Subscribing universities only (cont’d): • Census of Canada microdata files <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/major/canpumf.htm> • other microdata files, e.g. in education <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/major/educ.htm> • selected other statistical products <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/other/findcans.htm>

  15. Super-restricted access: • Research Data Centres (RDCs) program <http://www.statcan.ca/english/rdc/index.htm> • longitudinal microdata files (e.g. National longitudinal survey of children and youth (NLSCY)) • selected master [microdata] files <http://www.statcan.ca/english/rdc/whatdata.htm>

  16. STC dissemination models (summary): public semi academic super- (free) restricted Daily  Descriptive/analytic   Statistical pubs    Aggregate statistics    Time-series statistics   Microdata  

  17. CANSIM - a brief overview • Canadian socio-economic information management system • begun in late 1960s • early 1970s, ca 60,000 time-series • by 2001, 800,000 time-series • now (12/11/02) 12,973,812 time-series

  18. CANSIM - a brief overview (cont’d) • socio-economic time-series data • published and unpublished time-series • Statistics Canada + other federal government departments • selected provincial governments • selected U.S. time series • selected non-government time-series

  19. CANSIM - a brief overview (cont’d) • Statistics Canada’s interface • good for searching series and table titles • periodicity conversion • selected data and graphic output formats • CHASS interface • search series or table titles • no periodicity conversion • limited data and graphic output formats • free (to university academic community)

  20. Census of population - overview Basic rule: detailed geography or detailed subject matter, but never both

  21. Census of population - main products • documentation • Nation series & Dimensions series: detailed subject matter, less detailed geography • Profile files: univariate frequencies, all census variables in one file, general and detailed geog. • Basic summary tabulations: detailed geography, less detailed subject matter • geographic and geo-reference files

  22. Census of population - formats • Pre-1996 • main products were print • selected files in STCs own software (C86, C91, XV) • 1996 and on • main products are electronic, only selected products are also in print • commercial software: Beyond 20/20 • WWW access to selected files on STC web site

  23. E-stat: a brief history • early 1990s, concern about numeracy (LSUDA 1989 and IALS 1994) • Norwegian Social Science Data Archive (NSD) developed NSDstat for Norwegian high schools • E-stat is STC’s attempt to encourage introduction of statistics into high school curriculum • first E-stat on cd-rom, ca 1995 • by 1998, a WWW-application

  24. E-stat: what’s in it • selected free/priced publications (STC Daily, Canada Yearbook, Canadian social trends, etc.) • CANSIM II, updated annually • Census profile files from 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 census • selected cross-tabulations from 1996 & 2001 census • selected other WWW-based products, e.g.: • Human activity and the environment

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