E-STAT in a Nutshell
DLI Boot Camp 2011Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre,
Vancouver, BCMay 31, 2011
Gail Curry, University of Northern British Columbia
Freely available for students, staff, and instructors at educational institutions.
DSP libraries – walk-ins
OK.
Also available through Depository Services Program
Census of PopulationLinks to important Census
reference materials.
Statistical tables from Censuses of Canada, 1665 to 1871, Statistics Of Canada, Volume IV, published in 1876.
Census of Population
100% data
20% sample data1991 Census -- Same
Census of PopulationAfter 1991 – 2A and 2B data
combined and denoted as 100% or 20% sample data.
Census of Population
Dissemination Area (DA) profiles available on DLI FTP site or through Canadian Census Analyser (CHASS).
Census Subdivisions (CSDs)
Census of Population
Cumulative Profile for all available
characteristics (2066 for 2006 Census).
Use to select specific areas.
From Standard Geographical
Classification (SGC) 2006.
Select level of geography and
desired characteristics.
Census of Population
Unique code:59 = Province = BC15 = CD = Greater Vancouver022 = CSD = Vancouver
Census of Population
Can be
useful.
Graphs & charts
Downloading options
CANSIM in E-STAT
• For time series data, look here first!• Updated once per year during the
summer. (Subscription for CANSIM@CHASS is an option for daily updated data.)
• If you find a CANSIM table on the Statistics Canada site, and there is a charge for the data, search for the table number here.
CANSIM in E-STAT
Search by keyword or table number.
CANSIM in E-STAT
Click on table number
to retrieve data.
CANSIM in E-STAT
CANSIM in E-STAT
For example, change quarterly or monthly data to annual data.
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