1996 census handbook.

283 Pages·1997·7.7 MB·English

by  Statistics Canada.

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Catalogueno.92-352-XPE
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StatisticsCanada. 1996CensusHandbook.Ottawa:
IndustryCanada,1997. 1996CensusofCanada.
Cataloguenumber92-352-XPE.
ThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmericanNationalStandardfor
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Table of Contents
Page
ListofFigures jv
ListofPhotographers v
Introduction 1
Part1. CensusofPopulation 5
Chapter1-ABriefHistory 7
Chapter2-TakingaCensus 17
Chapter3-Confidentiality 33
Chapter4-CensusQuestions 37
Chapter5-CensusVariables 87
Chapter6-CensusGeography 119
Chapter7-DataQuality 131
Chapter8-HowCensusDataAreDisseminated 137
Chapter9-HowCensusDataAreUsed 151
Chapter10-HowtoObtainCensusData 157
Part2. CensusofAgriculture 165
Chapter1-TakinganAgricultureCensus 167
Chapter2-TheCensusofAgricultureCycle 173
Chapter3-CensusofAgricultureProductsandServices 179
Part3. HowWellDoYouKnowtheCensus? 183
Section1-CensusExercises 185
Section2-Answers 193
Appendices 197
AppendixA-StatutoryReferencestotheCensus 199
AppendixB-GlossaryofTerms 207
AppendixC-Canada'sPopulation 211
SubjectIndex 213
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ListofFigures Pa9e
1. MilestonesintheHistoryoftheCensus 11
2. 1996CensusTimetable 1"7
3. CensusQuestionsSinceConfederation 40
4. HighestLevelofSchoolingHierarchy 100
5. PopulationandLabourForceActivityComponents,1996 105
6. IncomeComponentsin1995 11°
7. EconomicandCensusFamilyMembershipandFamilyStatus 113
8. TheDwellingUniverse 115
9. InstitutionalandNon-institutionalCollectives • 117
10. HierarchyofNational,MetropolitanandPostalCodeGeographicUnits,1996...121
11. GeographicUnitsbyProvinceandTerritory,1996(asofJanuary1997) 122
12. Overviewof1996CensusProductsandServices 140
13. ReferenceProducts I42
14. GeographicProducts 143
15. StandardDataProducts 146
16. AnalyticalProducts I47
17. CustomDataProductsandServices 148
18. MajorCensusReleases I50
19. ProductsfromanAgriculturalOperationWhichAreIntendedForSale 169
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CommunicationsDivision:page18
DianeFournier:pages15,95,101,167,168,172
TeresaHillier:pages8,16
SusanMichalicka:page12
NicolaPaterson:pages29,33,102,104,107,131,137,151,178
RegionalReferenceCentre-QuebecRegion:pages22,23
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Introduction
Thispublicationisareferencetooldesignedtoprovidebothnewandexperiencedusers
withtheinformationtheyneedtoproperlyunderstandandinterpretdatafromthe1996
CensusofPopulation.Itcontainsabriefhistoryofcensus-takinginCanada,anditdescribes
themanyactivitiesinvolvedinconductingacensus,fromcontentdeterminationto
disseminationofproductsandservicesprovidedbythedatabase.Italsocoverssubjectssuch
asdataquality,confidentialityandthevarietyofwaysinwhichcensusdataareused.In
addition,thereisalsoasectionontheCensusofAgriculture:itsactivities,cycle,andproducts
andservices.
What'snew
Therearesomenewfeaturesinthe1996CensusHandbook:
•inadditiontoprovidingahistoricaloverviewofcensus-takinginCanada,Chapter1
describesthechangesthathavebeenmadeinthecensus,includingtheintroduction
ofself-enumerationandsamplingandvariouschangesinthedateofthecensus,and
itsummarizesthemostimportantmodificationsmadesincethe1991Census;
•informationforusersonhowtoobtaincensusdataispresentedinasinglechapter;
•thequiz(Part3)includedinthelasttwoversionsoftheCensusHandbookhasbeen
replacedbyaseriesofreviewexercisestohelpreadersassesstheirknowledgeand
understandingofthecensus;
•tohelpreadersfindwhattheywantmoreeasily,thegeneralindexhasbeenreplaced
withasubjectindex,inwhichentriesaregroupedundervarioustopicsorsubject
areas;therefore,ifthereaderdoesn'tknowthetermorexpressionusedinthecensus,
heorshecanconsultadetailedalphabeticallistofsubjects.
Howtousethe 1996CensusHandbook
Tohelpusersfindtheirwayaround,thispublicationincludes:
•atableofcontents;
•alistofacronyms;
•alistoftables;and,
•asubjectindex.
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1996CensusHandbook
Introduction
Forreference,thereisalsoacopyofthe1996Censuslongquestionnaireinthepocketinside
thebackcover.
Formoreinformationaboutthe1996Census,refertothe1996CensusDictionaryor
the1996CensusCatalogue,orcontacttheStatisticsCanadaReferenceCentrenearestyou(see
listprovidedinPart1,Chapter10).
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