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.