1. SOCI 272 Library Instruction Class: Locating and Using Census Data Brenda Smith, MA, MLIS brsmith@tru.ca 18 November 2009

2. Topics Covered Background on Censuses in Canada Introduction to o Locating Census Data using E-STAT o Locating Census Data using Topic-Based Tabulations o Using CANSIM o Mapping a Census characteristic in E-STAT

3. Census What is it? Why is it conducted? How often is it done? What kinds of questions are asked? How is it administered? Why do Sociologists use Census data?

4. Sample Question from 2006 Census 33. Last week, how many hours did this person spend doing the following activities: (a)doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance for members of this household, or others? Some examples include: preparing meals, washing the car, doing laundry, cutting the grass, shopping, household planning, etc. o None o Less than 5 hours o 5 to 14 hours o 15 to 29 hours o 30 to 59 hours o 60 hours or more

5. Locating Census Data using E-STAT

6. 1. Click on E-STAT on the TRU Library’s Statistical Sources page

7. 2. Click on Search Censuses in E-STAT

8. 3. Select 2006 Census and click “Go”

9. 4. Select “2006 Census of Population (Provinces, Census Divisions, Municipalities )” and click “Go”

10. 5. Select “2006 Cumulative Profile” and click “Go”

11. 6. Select “2006 – Canada, Provinces and Territories (1)” as the Geographic Region.

12. 7. Click on “View checklist” to select multiple characteristics

13. 8. Scroll down to locate the variables that you need

14. 9. Check off the variables that you want

15. 10. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on “Return to selection page”

16. 11. Scroll down and click on “Reduce or sort geo list”

17. 12. Select “Canada” to limit your geographic area and then scroll down

18. 13. Select “HTML Table (Geography=Columns)” and then click “Go”

19. 14. Review results and then change the display to be percentages instead of actual data

20. 15. The information is now displayed as percentage (%)

21. 16. Scroll down and change your screen output to a Pie Chart

22. 17. Data displayed as a pie chart

23. Scroll down and click on “Reduce/Sort Geo List” NOTE: You can also search for Census Data that is only about specific areas, such as Kamloops, using “Census Subdivisions” in your “Geographic Region” section

24. Select “Kamloops (B.C.) [CY]” as the Geographic area

26. Locating Census Data using Topic- Based Tabulations

27. 1. Click on “Statistics Canada” on the TRU Library’s Statistical Sources page

28. 2. Click on “Census” in the left-hand navigation bar

29. 3. Click on “Data products” in the left-hand navigation bar

30. 4. Click on “Topic-based tabulations”

31. 5. Click on “variable categories (A to Z list)” if the topic you want is not on the first page

32. 6. Use the alphabetized list to locate the topic

33. 7. Click on “free” next to the table that you want

34. 8. Use the drop-down boxes to select the variables

35. 9. To calculate the %, you must do the math! To calculate the % of males in the 15-24 age group that do 15-29 hours of unpaid housework, use the circled numbers. Calculation: 100705/2145570 *100 = 4.7%

36. Using CANSIM

37. 1. Click on E-STAT on the TRU Library’s Statistical Sources page

38. 2. Click on Search CANSIM in E-STAT

39. 3. Type “absence” in search box to locate tables

40. 4. Select appropriate title and click on the table number

41. 5. Select sex (female) and Union coverage (select all)

42. 6. Select absence rates (total days lost...) and five year period

43. 7. Click on “Retrieve as a Table”

44. 8. Select “vertical bar chart” as output format and then click on :Retrieve now”

45. Vertical Bar chart

46. Mapping a Census characteristic in E-STAT

47. 1. Click on E-STAT on the TRU Library’s Statistical Sources page

48. 2. Click on Search Censuses in E-STAT

49. 3. Select 2006 Census and click “Go”

50. 4. Select “2006 Census of Population (48 Census Metropolitan Areas/Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts)

51. 5. Select “2006 Cumulative Profile” and click “Go”

52. 6. Select “Kamloops (27 areas) and “Areas sorted by Name”

53. 7. Click on “View checklist” to select the characteristic

54. 6. Select ONE variable “Males 15 years and over – Hours spent doing housework”

55. 9. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on “Return to selection page”

56. 10. Scroll down and select “Map” as output format and then click on “Retrieve now”

57. Map of Kamloops Census Tracts