Information Sources Focus: The Census October 2007 S.Mowers and the GSG team

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Outline Introduction –Statistical sources –How to cite Statistique Canada Products The Census –SEE MODULE 1 Finding Census Tracts (neighbourhoods) using “GeoSearch” –SEE MODULE 2 Steps for Finding socio-demographic statistics from the 2001 Census by census tract –SEE MODULE 3 Community Profiles : Provinces and Cities and Comparing Community Profiles and E-STAT –From Data to Statistics Health Statistics and related publications Note: official, sector/trade, academic and popular sources all have different levels of authority

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith INTRODUCTION

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Official Statistical Agencies Governments and international agencies produce a lot of statistics Most governments have an official agency to carry surveys, gather data (e.g., from the provinces, analyse data, develop statistical products and publish their results E.g.: –Statistics Canada –U.S. Census Bureau –Office for National Statistics (UK) The University of Ottawa is a member of the Data Liberation Initiative – DLI between the Library and Statistics Canada

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith OFFICIAL STATISTICAL SOURCES Major Government Departments and Agencies Publishing Studies and Information on Health* Health Canada…Health Canada Public Health Agency of Canada Statistics Canada …– Analytical Studies Canadian Institute for Health Information Provincial/Territorial Ministries of Health Canadian Institutes of Health Research Pan American Health Organization World Health Organization *page thanks to T. Rokolj, U.Ottawa librarian, GSGWorld Health Organization

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Assessing Statistical Sources Who is collecting the data? –What is their reputation for accuracy and objectivity ? Can you review their data and methodology ? Does the provider make the informaton available? Who is the sponsor of the data collection? –What is their agenda? E.g., the National Rifle Association or a toothpaste manufacturer have defined agendas

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Statistics in Popular Press Ottawa Citizen, August 02, 2007 (OFFICIAL SOURCE GIVEN in article) “Obesity has spread across North America over the last couple of generations like a virus. From 1979 to 2004, the prevalence of obesity in Canadian adults went from 14 per cent to 23 per cent.”

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Statistics from Official Source The Daily, Statistics Canada, July 6, 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey Obesity among children and adults, 2004

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith So, statistics can be presented in many ways, as… - a table of numbers, - a few numbers in a newspaper article etc, - a graph, * * see Graph types and …Graph types

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith … AS A MAP

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith How to Cite Statistics Canada products

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith How to Cite Statistics Canada Products Example : Census table from E-Stat Statistics Canada. n.d School Attendance, Education, Field of Study, Highest Level of Schooling and Earnings, 2001, Manitoba Census Subdivisions (table) Census of Canada (Provinces, Census Divisions, Municipalities) (database). Using E-STAT (distributor). Version updated July 5, E-Main.htm (accessed August 16, 2005). E-Main.htm Main Web page for How to Cite Statistics Canada Products

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Part II: The Census

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith 2006 Census: Not yet completed …

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith The Census of Population by Census Tracts… SEE MODULES 1 and 2

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith The Census of Population by Provinces and Cities… SEE MODULE 3

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith The Census, from collection to release …

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith The Census From your mailbox: May 16, 2006 … to coffee break talk September 13, 2007 Married people now in the minority; For the first time in Canada, most adults are not legally wed, census shows. …more people are choosing common law over marriage."

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith In other words, from DATA TO STATISTICS …

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Where do we get statistics from? From DATA They are processed to become… …Statistics Person 1…2

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith PART III: Health

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Health statistics - background From Survey data Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2000/2001- Current National Population Health Survey (NPHS), 1994/95 – Current (including of course, the Census of Population, and many others) DLI Contact: From Administrative data (hospitals, community health centres, vital statistics…)

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith HEALTH STATISTICS One stop access: Library Web page for Health-related Statistical Resources, on Health Sciences Library Web page …

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Go to the Health Sciences Library Web site …

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith For Statistics Canada publications or more generally … Further browsing Index of downloadable Statistics Canada publications Searching tip

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith Use your power searching everwhere! For example, on StatCan’s search (Advanced Search) feature…

For NSG 3145, Prof. D. Smith research assistance at your service! Appointments welcomed Susan Mowers and GSG Team Morisset Library 3 rd Floor Extension 3634 AND THANK YOU!