Finding%20Data:%20Vital%20Statistics

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• Finding Data Vital Statistics
• Geography 342.3 Community planning in Canada
• Kiran Doranalli
• Lucy Li

Data GIS Library Services, U of S
Library https//library.usask.ca/data/ October 1,
2008
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Vital Statistics in community planning

• Primary records of the number of births and
  deaths in a population.
• Other factors,
• Number of marriages
• Causes of death
• By age groups
• These records help us to calculate birth and
  death rates to determine trends
• Earliest known system of Vital Statistics
  China.

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Finding Vital Statistics

• Annual Demographic Statistics
• CANSIM via E-STAT
• Census of Population

CANSIM via Statistics Canada
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1. Annual Demographic Statistics

• Annual publication Statistics Canada
• Access from Library
• In CD-ROM CA1 BS 91 C213 (Main floor reference
  desk) (Current year only previous years stacked
  in Government publication)
• Online from U of S Library site
• http//library.usask.ca/collections/
• Data and GIS Library services
• Social Sciences
• Annual Demographic Statistics
• U of S Data archive

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2. CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information
Management System)

• Statistics Canadas database of time series
• Covering a wide variety of social and economic
  aspects of Canadian life
• Containing more than 38 million time series
  regrouped in approximately 2,800 tables

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CANSIM II (via CHASS and via E-STAT)

• Current and historical time series data for
  Canada
• 38 million time series
• Production, sales, trade
• CANSIM II via CHASS--Updated weekly
• CANSIM II via E-STATUpdated annually

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CANSIM I

• The version before CANSIM II
• Has not been updated since June 1st, 2002.

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Restrictions on use

• CANSIM via CHASS licensed for use by the U of S
  faculty, staff and students for academic research
  and study
• CANSIM via E-STAT licensed for use by students
  in schools and colleges and universities

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3 Ways to Get CANSIM Only 2 are Free
START at the Data Library Site (especially if
youre off campus)

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3a. Demonstration CANSIM II via E-STAT
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3a. Demonstration CANSIM II via E-STAT
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3a. Demonstration CANSIM II via E-STAT
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3a. Demonstration CANSIM II via E-STAT
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3a. Demonstration CANSIM II via E-STAT

• Click on English.
• Review license, Click on Accept and enter.
• Now, You will See E-STAT tables for different
  categories

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Option 1 Browsing by topics - Example
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Option 1 Browsing by topics - Example
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• Click Description for an overview
• Click table number to retrieve data

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• Exercise table 51-0013 Births by sex, Canada,
  provinces and territories, annual (person),
  1971/1972 to 2006/2007

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Option 2 Browse using search option - Example
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Option 2 Browse using search option - Example
Type in key words
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Option 2 Browse using search option - Example
You will see the similar tables
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3b. Demonstration CANSIM II via CHASS
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3b. Demonstration CANSIM II via CHASS
Click on either multidimensional interface or
new version
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3b. Demonstration CANSIM II via CHASS

• Click on Continue in English.
• Click on CANSIM Multidimensional _at_ CHASS Main
  Menu
• Now, You will See tables under different
  categories

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3b. Demonstration CANSIM II via CHASS
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4. Statistics Canada Census 2001 Website

• 2 ways to get to the Census data
• 4a.Through Statistics Canada website
• 4b.Through 2001 Census of Population

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4a. Statistics Canada website

• Go to Stat Canada Website http//www.statcan.ca
• ?Click on Census on the left side menu bar
• ?Click on Census of Population under 2001
  Census

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4a. Through Library Website

• Go to Stat Canada Website https//library.usask.c
  a/units
• ?Click on Data GIS Library Services
• ?Click on 2001 Census of Population

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• Search by topic
• Age and sex
• ?profile of Age and Sex, for Canada, Provinces,
  Territories, Census Divisions and Census
  Subdivisions, 2001 Census- Cat. No.
  95F0486XCB2001001

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• Change the drop down menu to change geography
• View Data quality notes
• Check for output/formatting options at the end of
  the table.

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5. Finding International Vital Statistics

• From Data GIS Library Services website
• ? Scroll down to Other Resources
• ? Find Data on the Internet
• ? Census Bureau
• ? Subjects A to Z on upper right corner

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5. Finding International Vital Statistics

• ? Click on I

? Under International find International Data
Base (IDB)
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5. Finding International Vital Statistics

• Select Predefined Age Group 5 year ages (option
  of custom age groups too)
• Variable group click population and sex ratio
• Aggregate Options How to aggregate, Output
  Options
• Region/ Country Selection Select Region, Country
  (Multiple Options)
• Year Selection (Select more than one option)
• Click Submit query

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6. Ask Data Library Staff

• Office 2nd Floor, Main Library
• Appointments recommended
• Email us at refdata_at_library.usask.ca

Lucy Li (8841)
Kiran Doranalli (8841)
Winnie Smit (7261)
Elise Pietroniro (2677)
Rob Alary (5987)
Darlene Fichter (7209)
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Questions?