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Information Sources Focus: The Census

Information Sources Focus: The Census. October 2007 S.Mowers and the GSG team. Outline. Introduction Statistical sources How to cite Statistique Canada Products The Census SEE MODULE 1 Finding Census Tracts (neighbourhoods) using “GeoSearch”

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Information Sources Focus: The Census

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  1. Information SourcesFocus: The Census October 2007 S.Mowers and the GSG team

  2. Outline Introduction • Statistical sources • How to cite Statistique Canada Products • The Census • SEE MODULE 1 Finding Census Tracts (neighbourhoods) using “GeoSearch” • SEE MODULE 2 Steps for Finding socio-demographic statistics from the 2001 Census by census tract • SEE MODULE 3 Community Profiles : Provinces and Cities and • Comparing Community Profiles and E-STAT • From Data to Statistics • Health Statistics and related publications Note: official, sector/trade, academic and popular sources all have different levels of authority For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  3. INTRODUCTION For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  4. Official Statistical Agencies • Governments and international agencies produce a lot of statistics • Most governments have an official agency to carry surveys, gather data (e.g., from the provinces, analyse data, develop statistical products and publish their results • E.g.: • Statistics Canada • U.S. Census Bureau • Office for National Statistics (UK) • The University of Ottawa is a member of the Data Liberation Initiative – DLI between the Library and Statistics Canada For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  5. OFFICIAL STATISTICAL SOURCESMajor Government Departments and Agencies Publishing Studies and Information on Health* • Health Canada… • Public Health Agency of Canada • Statistics Canada …– Analytical Studies • Canadian Institute for Health Information • Provincial/Territorial Ministries of Health • Canadian Institutes of Health Research • Pan American Health Organization • World Health Organization*page thanks to T. Rokolj, U.Ottawa librarian, GSG For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  6. Assessing Statistical Sources • Who is collecting the data? • What is their reputation for accuracy and objectivity ? • Can you review their data and methodology? Does the provider make the informaton available? • Who is the sponsor of the data collection? • What is their agenda? • E.g., the National Rifle Association or a toothpaste manufacturer have defined agendas For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  7. Statistics in Popular PressOttawa Citizen, August 02, 2007 (OFFICIAL SOURCE GIVEN in article) “Obesity has spread across North America over the last couple of generations like a virus. From 1979 to 2004, the prevalence of obesity in Canadian adults went from 14 per cent to 23 per cent.” For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  8. Canadian Community Health Survey Obesity among children and adults, 2004 Statistics from Official SourceThe Daily, Statistics Canada, July 6, 2007 For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  9. So, statistics can be presented in many ways, as…- a table of numbers, - a few numbers in a newspaper article etc,- a graph, * *see Graph typesand … For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  10. … AS A MAP For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  11. How to Cite Statistics Canada products For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  12. How to Cite Statistics Canada Products Example : Census table from E-Stat Statistics Canada. n.d. 2001 School Attendance, Education, Field of Study, Highest Level of Schooling and Earnings, 2001, Manitoba Census Subdivisions (table). 2001 Census of Canada (Provinces, Census Divisions, Municipalities) (database). Using E-STAT (distributor). Version updated July 5, 2004.http://estat.statcan.ca/cgi-win/CNSMCGI.EXE?ESTATFILE=EStat\English\E-Main.htm (accessed August 16, 2005). Main Web page for How to Cite Statistics Canada Products • http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/12-591-XIE/12-591-XIE2006001.htm For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  13. Part II: The Census For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  14. 2006 Census: Not yet completed … http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/release/index.cfm For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  15. The Census of Population by Census Tracts…SEE MODULES 1 and 2 For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  16. The Census of Population by Provinces and Cities…SEE MODULE 3 For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  17. The Census, from collection to release … For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  18. From your mailbox: May 16, 2006 … to coffee break talk September 13, 2007 Married people now in the minority; For the first time in Canada, most adults are not legally wed, census shows. …more people are choosing common law over marriage." The Census For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  19. In other words, from DATA TO STATISTICS … For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  20. …Statistics Where do we get statistics from? From DATA They are processed to become… Person 1…2 For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  21. PART III: Health For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  22. Health statistics - background From Survey data Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2000/2001- Current National Population Health Survey (NPHS), 1994/95 – Current (including of course, the Census of Population, and many others) http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/spider/dli.cgi DLI Contact: Smowers@uottawa.ca From Administrative data (hospitals, community health centres, vital statistics…) For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  23. HEALTH STATISTICS One stop access: • Library Web page for Health-related Statistical Resources, on Health Sciences Library Web page … For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  24. Go to the Health Sciences Library Web site …http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/section-home.php?g=en&s=rgn&c=home For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  25. For Statistics Canada publications or more generally … Further browsing Index of downloadable Statistics Canada publications Searching tip For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  26. Use your power searching everwhere!For example, on StatCan’s search (Advanced Search) feature… For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

  27. research assistance at your service! Appointments welcomed Susan Mowers and GSG Team Morisset Library 3rd Floor smowers@uottawa.ca 613-562-5800 Extension 3634 AND THANK YOU! For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith

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