Rural DevelopmentFinding data and statistics

Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative

(DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes

Statistics Canada

Surveys/ Admin Data

Research Data Centre

Public Use Microdata

Files (PUMF)

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Aggregate Data

Web-based Extractors

E-STATCHASS

CANSIM

DLI

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Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the file contains

information on a person• For example, income per person in SK

• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, mean income per person by province• Data ≠ Statistics

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Statistics Canada website Use the website to find:

• Identify data/ statistics sources• CANSIM table numbers• Names of relevant surveys• Relevant publications and studies

CANSIM Retrieve aggregate data Access via E-STAT

• Search by CANSIM table number; by keyword; or by subject

• E-STAT also contains tables from the census

Census Geography Census data is disseminated at various levels of

geography Highest: Canada Lowest: Dissemination Area Definitions of geographical units >>

Census Census Community Profiles >> Canadian Census Analyzer

Census of Agriculture

Microdata Called Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) Survey files with identification information

removed Complete files (or a sample in the case of the

census) Example: Labour Force Survey

Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the file contains

information on a person• For example, income per person in SK

• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, mean income per person by province• Data ≠ Statistics

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306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca Winnie Smit

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