SOCI 511 Data Overview Canadian Data Sets

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SOCI 511 - Data Overview Canadian Data Sets
Beyond for Sociology Research

• Presented by Kathleen Matthews
• Data Services Librarian
• January 27, 2009.
• kmatthew_at_uvic.ca 721-8271

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Overview of Topics

• Background
• From the survey to microdata to published
  statistics
• Data Storyboard Overview of Statistics Canada
  Products
• The Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) the DLI
  License
• Accessing Analyzing Survey Data - a quick demo
  
• UT/DLS Microdata Subsetting Analysis
  (General Social Survey)
• Finding Published Statistics
• Journal Articles. Newspapers. Agency websites.
  (Google Library Databases)
• StatCan Statistical Databases (CANSIM, E-STAT)
  Publications Analytical Reports
• BC STATS
• Source OECD (International Statistics)
• Other Sources of Data ICPSR (Inter-University
  Consortium for Political Social Research)

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What is Survey (Census) Data?What is a
Statistic?

• A numeric data set
• original analysis
• use with stats software (SPSS, SAS, EXCEL)
• create a subset of selected variables
• generate descriptive statistics
• create custom cross tabulations, charts, graphs

A number, often in a table, derived from data.
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An Example Canadian Addiction Survey, 2004

• A national survey of Canadians use of alcohol
  and other drugs a collaborative initiative
• Health Canada,
• Canadian Executive Council on Addictions (CECA),
• The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA),
• Alberta Alcohol Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC),
• Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM),
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH),
• PEI Provincial Health Services Authority,
• Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CAR-BC),
• Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia.
• 13,909 Canadians participated (minimum of 1,000
  in each province)

http//www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Research/Research_Activ
ities/CanadianAddictionSurvey.htm
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Objectives of the Canadian Addiction Survey,
2004

• The CAS is the first national survey dedicated to
  alcohol, cannabis and other drug use since 1994.
  It is one of the most detailed and extensive
  surveys of its kind ever conducted in Canada.
• A detailed picture of how Canadians aged 15 years
  and older use alcohol, cannabis and other drugs,
  and the impact that use has on their physical,
  mental and social well-being.
• The survey also questions Canadians about their
  attitudes toward measures to control drug use,
  and on their beliefs about the availability of
  drugs and the risks associated with use.
• This information, when compared with past
  studies, indicates trends in drug use and harms
  associated with use. Researchers, addiction
  specialists and policy-makers can use this
  information to determine where financial and
  human resources are most needed.

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Canadian Addictions Survey Questionnaire (140
pages)
http//www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cas.htm
http//www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cas.htm
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Canadian Addiction Survey Data Public Use
Microdata File (PUMF)
http//www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cas.htm
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Canadian Addiction Survey Data Subsetting
Analysis Tools (SPSS, SAS, SDA)
SPSS view
http//www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/Data/Ftp/cas.htm
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Analytical Reports - the story (statistical
tables, charts, interpretations)
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Statistics Canada Data by Kathleen Matthews,
Research, Development Data Services Librarian.
October 2008.
StatCan Website The Daily Statistical Overview
2007 Statistics by Subject Community
profiles Census Gateway CANSIM() E-STAT (E-STAT
gt Census CANSIM) Analytical StudiesMaps
Geography Search
DLI Program(DLI license) Public Use Microdata
Files (PUMF) (anonymized, aggregated)
Documentation Codebooks User Guides SAS/SPSS
SyntaxBeyond 20/20 tables Geospatial Products
(Census) DLI FTP Site (FTP site is pswd
protected) DLI Web Collection(Data files are
pswd protected) DLI Citation Guide
UVic (DAS) Data Acquisition Service (DLI
Collection)
PUMFData
UVic
UT/DLS Microdata Analysis Subsetting (DLI
Collection)
U of T
CANSIM II
CCA CanadianCensusAnalyze r
LANDRU Subsetting (DLI data) Variable Search
U of C
UBC Data Services NESSTAR (in development)

UBC
StatCan Divisions Surveys Census Survey
Questionnaires
Research Data Centre Program BC Inter-University
RDC UVic Branch RDC Survey Data Master Files
(individual responses)security clearance STC
employee
Master File Data
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Accessing Data (some) Statistics