1. PUBH 898: Health Economics Finding data and statistics

2. Sources - Canada  Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes Surveys/ Aggregate data  CIHI Health care system level data  Public Health Agency Surveillance data

3. Statistics Canada Surveys/ Admin Data Research Data Centre Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) Equinox Aggregate Data Web-based Extractors E-STAT CHASS CANSIM DLI Submit Proposal Make Data Anonymous Create Tables Free Aggregate Data Website Statistics Canada

4. Microdata vs Aggregate  Microdata: Each line in the data file contains information on a unit (person, household, firm) Individual diagnosed with diabetes [yes/ no] Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata For example, rates of diabetes by province Data ≠ Statistics

5. Access: Library website

6. Statistics Canada website  Use the website to find:website Identify relevant surveys/ CANSIM tables Publications and studies

7. Statistics Canada website

8. CANSIM data  Extract using ESTAT/ CHASS

9. Survey Data  Extract using

10. CIHI

11. Public Health Agency  Chronic Disease Infobase Surveillance data

12. International  OECD Health OECD Health System of Health Accounts 2011 >>>>

13. International  WHO

14. Sources – International  World Bank

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