1996 Census catalogue.

236 Pages·1997·4.8 MB·English

by  Statistics Canada.

Catalogueno.92-350-XPE
1996 Census
Catalogue
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FirstEdition
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TableofContents
TableofContents
Page
Introduction 1
ForPeopleWhoLiketoSurftheInternet 1
The1996CensusCatalogue 1
HowtoUsetheCatalogue 1
MajorDataReleases 2
ListofAcronymsandAbbreviations 4
1996CensusofPopulation 5
Overviewof1996CensusofPopulationProductsandServices 7
1. ReferenceProducts 9
1.1GeneralReferenceProducts 11
1996CensusPreviewofProductsandServices 11
1996CensusCatalogue-FirstEdition 11
1996CensusDictionary 11
1996CensusHandbook 12
1996CensusTechnicalReports 12
PostalCodesinthe1996Census 12
Age,Sex,MaritalStatusandCommon-lawStatus '....12
MotherTongue,HomeLanguageandKnowledgeofLanguages 12
Families '. 13
Industry 13
HouseholdActivities 13
MobilityandMigration 13
PlaceofWorkandModeofTransportation 13
PlaceofBirth,CitizenshipandImmigration 13
LabourForceActivity 13
Occupation 14
AboriginalCharacteristics 14
EthnicOrigin 14
PopulationGroup 14
Incomein1995 14
HousingandHouseholds 14
Coverage 14
SamplingandWeighting 15
Education 15
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1.2GeographyReferenceProducts 15
GeoRef 15
ReferenceMaps 15
FederalElectoralDistrict/EnumerationArea(FED/EA)ReferenceMaps(1987RepresentationOrder) 16
LargeUrbanEnumerationArea(EA)ReferenceMaps 16
SmallUrbanEnumerationArea(EA)ReferenceMaps 18
RuralEnumerationArea(EA)ReferenceMaps 19
CensusDivisionandCensusSubdivision(CD/CSD)ReferenceMaps-IndividualMaps 20
CensusMetropolitanArea,CensusAgglomerationandCensusTract(CMA/CA/CT)ReferenceMaps 20
CensusMetropolitanArea,CensusAgglomerationandCensusTract(CMA/CA/CT)ReferenceMaps-Individual
Maps 21
2. DigitalGeographyProducts 23
2.1AttributeInformation 25
Block-faceDataFile(BFDF) 25
PostalCodeConversionFile(PCCF) 25
PostalCodeConversionFile(PCCF)-Update 26
PostalCodesbyFederalRidings(1996RepresentationOrder)File(PCFRF) 26
PostalCodesbyFederalRidings(1996RepresentationOrder)File(PCFRF)-Update 26
GeoRef : 27
2.2Spatiallnformation 27
DigitalBoundaryFiles/DigitalCartographicFilesSeries(DBFs/DCFs) 27
ProvincesandTerritoriesDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 27
FederalElectoralDistricts(1987RepresentationOrder)DigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 28
FederalElectoralDistricts(1996RepresentationOrder)DigitalCartographicFile 28
CensusDivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 28
CensusConsolidatedSubdivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 28
CensusSubdivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 29
CensusMetropolitanAreas/CensusAgglomerationsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 29
CensusTractsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 29
UrbanAreasDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 30
DesignatedPlacesDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 30
ForwardSortationAreasDigitalCartographicFile 30
EnumerationAreasDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 30
StreetNetworkFiles(SNFs) 31
SkeletalStreetNetworkFiles(SSNFs) 31
3. StandardDataProducts 33
3.1PopulationandDwellingCounts 35
ANationalOverview 37
GeoRef 42
PostalCodeCounts-1996Census 43
3.2TheNationSeries 45
3.3AreaProfiles 65
3.4BasicSummaryTabulations 79
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3.5DimensionsSeries 113
EthnoculturalandSocialCharacteristics 115
IncomeandEarnings,1990and1995 127
LabourForceandHouseholdActivities 134
PlaceofWorkandModeofTransportation 137
Demographic,LanguageCharacteristics,MobilityandMigration 139
PortraitofOfficialLanguageCommunities 144
PortraitofAboriginalCommunities 144
3.6PublicUseMicrodataFiles(PUMFs) 145
IndividualsFile 148
FamiliesFile 148
HouseholdsandHousingFile 148
4. AnalyticalProducts 149
5. TabulationServices 151
CustomProducts • 151
Semi-customProducts 153
GeographyServices 155
GeocodingService 155
GeographyCustomServices 155
GeographyCustomMapping 155
1996CensusofAgriculture 157
Overviewof1996CensusofAgricultureProductsandServices 159
1. Dataproducts 161
HistoricalOverviewofCanadianAgriculture 161
ProfileofCanadianFarmOperators 161
AgriculturalProfileofCanada 161
AgriculturalProfileoftheAtlanticProvinces 162
AgriculturalProfileofQuebec 162
AgriculturalProfileofOntario 162
AgriculturalProfileofManitoba 163
AgriculturalProfileofSaskatchewan 163
AgriculturalProfileofAlberta 163
AgriculturalProfileofBritishColumbia 164
1996CensusofAgricultureCD-ROM 164
2. AnalyticalProduct 164
CanadianAgricultureataGlance 164
3. CensusofAgricultureServices 165
CustomDataproductsandServices 165
Semi-customDataproducts 165
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HowTOGetHelp 167
1. RegionalReferenceCentres 169
2. CommunityAccess 170
3. Other 174
Appendices 177
A. OverviewofGeographyProductsandServices 179
B. AreaProfileComponents. 181
C. DataQuality,SamplingandWeighting,ConfidentialityandRandomRounding 219
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Introduction
Introduction Untilthesecondeditionispublished,userscanobtainthe
latestinformationbyconsultingIPS,whichisupdated
periodically,orbycontactingtheStatisticsCanadaregional
OnMay14,1996,Canada'spopulationhelpedpaintanew referencecentreintheirarea(seethelistinthechapter
statisticalportraitofthecountryanditsinhabitants.Using entitled"HowtoGetHelp").
Canadians'answerstocensusquestions.StatisticsCanada
hasputtogetherawideassortmentofproductsandservices
andmadethemavailabletothemanyusersofcensusdata, HowtoUsetheCatalogue
includinganalysts,researchersandgovernmentdecision Thecataloguehastwomainparts:1996Censusof
makers. Populationproductsandservicesand1996Censusof
Tohelpusersdecidewhichofthemany1996Census Agricultureproductsandservices.
pIChnraefosnodstruuwmcsatotsCriaaeotsnnaedlaoorsngceuhrPevrt,ioocdoaeulnsscd:tisstohrnaieengodhittnShfeeporrrrivinitntcheeeedslme,f(coItSrPrtSmoa),nt.iistcthifecos1rm9C.9a6nada CgfaineevaonelgsycrutaiastcpeaohglfyorpPpiroreopsodu:duluca(ct1tt)siso,ranen(fpd3e)rr(oes5dnt)ucactentadpsbaruraolddnautddciaotstnsea,rsvpe(irr2cov)edisudccieagtsris.et,adlS(it4v)ainddeadrdinto
dataproductsarefurtherdividedintosixdifferentseriesof
ForPeopleWhoLiketoSurftheInternet pProopduulcattsi.onApnroodvuecrtvsiaenwdosfetrhveicfeusllisrapnrgoeviodfe1d9a9t6tCheensusof
ForthosewhoprefertheInternet,theinformationinthis beginningoftheCensusofPopulationchapter.
cataloguecanalsobefoundinIPS(Informationon
ProductsandServices),under"Productsandservices"on TherearethreecategoriesofCensusofAgriculture
StatisticsCanada'sWebsite.IPSisadatabasethatcanbe products:(1)dataproducts,(2)ananalyticalpublication
searchedforinformationaboutanyofStatisticsCanada's and(3)CensusofAgricultureservices.Anoverviewis
publications,productsandservices.WithIPS,userscan providedatthebeginningofthatchapter.
erluenctefrfoencitcivper,odeufcftisc,ienmticsreoadracthaqufielreiseosrtsoefrivnidcepsubrleilcaatteidontso, Thecataloguecoverseachoftheabovecategoriesof
theirareasofinterest. productsandservicesinturn.Thereisanoverviewfor
eachcategory,withgeneralinformationaboutthevarious
StatisticsCanada'sWebsiteislocatedat products,theirpricesanddisseminationmedia.
http.V/www.statcan.ca.
Followingtheoverviewisadetailedlistoftheproductsor
servicesbycataloguenumber,withadescriptionandthe
The1996CensusCatalogue publicationdateandmedia.Theonlyexceptionisthe
sectiononstandarddataproducts.Inthiscase,thereisan
FirstEdition overviewforeachofthesixseriesinthecategory,andthe
listofproductsinfiveoftheseriesisgivenintabularform
Inthefallof1996,StatisticsCanadapublishedthe7996 togetherwithrelatedinformation.Thedissemination
CensusPreviewofProductsandServices,whichprovided mediaofthestandarddataproductsareindicatedinthe
ageneraldescriptionoftherangeofforthcomingproducts legendbelow:
andservices.The7996CensusCatalogue-FirstEdition
presentsthefulllineofproductsandservicesindetail. CD:D: CdiDsk-etRtOeM
P: print
SecondEdition
Incontrasttopreviouscensuses,each1996Censusproduct
Usersareremindedthatthecontentofsomecensus orserviceisconsideredanindividualproduct,eventhough
productsmayyetchange,primarilybecauseofthedata itispartofacategoryoraseries.Hence,eachproductor
compilationprocess,whichisstillinprogressasthis servicehasauniquecataloguenumber(productnumber).
publicationgoestopress.Asecondeditionofthe7996
CensusCatalogue,scheduledforreleaseinthefallof1998,
willcontaindefinitiveinformationabout1996Census
productsandservices.
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Introduction
Toassistusersintheirresearch,adetailedtableofcontents
isprovidedatthefrontofthecatalogue. Userswhoneed
helporwanttoknowhowtoobtaincensusproductsand
servicescanfindusefulinformationinthesectionentitled
"HowtoGetHelp".Thecatalogue'sappendicesalso
pprroofviildeesf(uerltechterroinnicfovremrastiioonn)aabnodutdatthaeqcuoalmiptoy,neanstwselolfaasrea Majorreleasedates
completeinformationongeographyproductsandservices. April15,1997 Populationanddwellingcounts
May14,1997 Agriculture(farmvariables)
MajorDataReleases July29,1997 Ageandsex
Theinitialreleaseof1996Censusresultstookplacein October14,1997 Maritalstatus/commonlaw
April1997,sevenmonthsaftertheendoffieldoperations. Families(Part1:typeand
Duringthosemonths,over12.4millionquestionnaires structure)
wentthroughprocessing,dataentry,automatedcodingand Structuraltypeofdwellingand
compilationbeforetheresultingdatacouldbeanalysedand householdsize
madeavailabletousers.Eachstephadtobecompletedand November4,1997 Immigrationandcitizenship
ceenrstuirfeisedtbheatfocreensthuesddaattaawmeereetrtehleeahsiegdh.sTthainsdaprrdosceusssershave December2,1997 MHootmheerlatnognugaugee
cometoexpect. Officialandnon-official
ThereleaseofcensusvariablesisannouncedinStatistics languages
Canada'sofficialreleasevehicle.TheDaily.Onrelease Fall1997 Agriculture(farmoperator
day,highlightsandananalysisofthekeytrendsinthedata variables)
arepresentedinTheDaily.Thesameinformationisalso January13,1998 DataonAboriginals
madeavailabletousersonStatisticsCanada'sWebsite February17,1998 Ethnicorigin
(http://www.statcan.ca),alongwithafewexcerptsfrom Populationgroup(visible
tablesinTheNationseries. minorities)
Awideassortmentofdataisalsoavailablethrough March17,1998 Labourmarketactivity
StatisticsCanada'sregionalreferencecentresonrelease Industryandoccupation
day.Thesedataarereleasedintwoforms.TheNation Unpaidhouseholdactivities
series(seeSection3.2)providesafullrangeofstatistics, Placeofwork
withdataforCanada,provincesandterritoriesand,in Modeoftransportation
sometabulations,censusmetropolitanareas.Then,there April14,1998 Schooling
aretheAreaProfiles(seeSection3.3),oneforeach Mobilityandmigration
variableintherelease.Initially,theyareavailablefor May12,1998 Sourcesofincome
censusdivisionsandsubdivisions,withothergeographic Familyandhouseholdincome
plervoedlusctbseicnogmaevaoiultabolveeratmhoenftohllaoftweirngrewleeaeskesdaayn.dmOotnhtehrs. June9,1998 Families(Part2:socio-economic
FrTeaolbrelatesheeodf,exCraoecnftteerdnattotse)t.hoencwohrirceshpaonpdairntigcuclaatralporgoudeucetntirsyt(osbeee dOHaoctucasu)ephioelddpsriavnadtehodwueslilnigncgossts
Fall1998 Agriculture-populationlinkage
database
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