The Census Quartet
Finding Census Data
E. Hamilton
November 2003
Products & Access
Population & Dwelling Counts
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Profiles
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Place-based counts for varying levels of geography
Topic Based Tabulations
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100% sample, all geography levels
Cross-tabulations for varying levels of geography
Public Use Microdata Files
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3% sample data file for the more ambitious
And three Post-Censal Surveys!
E. Hamilton
Coming 1 Dec. 2003…
“Find Data”
gone 
E. Hamilton
Search by Topic=Browse List
E. Hamilton
Search by Topic: Results
Presented by
type:
•highlight
tables
•profile tables,
•topic-based
tables
E. Hamilton
Geography search results
In order of:
• Highlights
• Profiles
• Topic Based Tabulations
E. Hamilton
Other searches?
E. Hamilton
Searching: Still a Hidden Gem…
E. Hamilton
Topic Based Tabulations
Select
theme or
search by
catalogue
number, by
variable, by
place name,
by release
date
E. Hamilton
Topic Based Tabulations: Place name searching
Watch capitalization—
very important!!
Fredericton
E. Hamilton
HTML View
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Beyond 20/20 View
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Boolean Searching
E. Hamilton
Census Access: Review
All
values*?
All geography?
B2020
Access
Product
Public
Community Profiles
Web; free
No; n=13
No TBT
To CT level;
No FSA or DA
No
Public
Census 2001 web site
Web; free
No; n=13
No TBT
To CT level
No FSA or DA
No
DSP
Census via E-Stat
Web; public on-site use
No, n=35
No TBT
To CT level;
No FSA or DA
Yes
DSP
Census 2001 web site
Web; public on-site use
Yes, n=95
TBT
No FSA or DA
TBT to CMA/CA
Yes
DLI
Census 2001 web site
Web/FTP; restricted
Yes, n=95
TBT
All geographies
except block face
Yes
• “n” refers to values of religion available for viewing. For example, Community Profiles
gives data for 13 religions while DLI gives data on 95 religions at all levels of geography
E. Hamilton
Beyond 20/20 Exercise
The Shell Game
Beyond 20/20
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Software used to display aggregate
data
Allows customization of tables
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E. Hamilton
Value selection
Nesting
Geographic code labels
Export possible to multiple formats
Beyond 20/20: Starting point
E. Hamilton
Intermediate Step… shifts in religion, 1971-2001
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Beyond 20/20: Finishing point
Example of Excel option with geocodes
E. Hamilton