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By Darlene Fichter and Harpreet AulakhData Library Services
October 2, 2007
Overview of Government StatisticsSociology 332.6Principles of Research Design
Outline
Using the Library for Your AssignmentUnderstanding Official StatisticsDemo and Hands on Practice with Online
StatisticsBrief tour of Government Publications
Predict and Investigate
Purpose:– “familiarize yourself with the official statistics…”
4-page report to…1. Develop a Research Question from the stats2. Provide the answer from stats3. Explain how data answers question4. Read “at least” 2 journal articles and incorporate
finds/arguments into report [ Sociological Abstracts ]
Statistics Canada
Government agency tasked with producing statistics on Canada’s population, economy, population, culture and society
Governed by Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada 1985
Regularly been recognized as the best statistics agency in the world (The Economist)
http://www.statisticscanada.ca/
StatsCan or StatCan
Statistics Canada
Conducts 350 surveys each year on all aspects of Canadian life
Country-wide census every five years
Three Ways
Print– Government Publications (GovPubs) 2nd Floor
Downloadable Print (PDF)– http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/Statcan/
Online– CANSIM, E-Stat etc.
Terms and Terminology
Your terms vs. Statistics Canada terms– Statistics Canada Thesaurus– http://www4.statcan.ca/english/thesaurus/
Internet Shoppingor
Shopping onlineElectronic Commerce
Print Publications - Government Publications2nd Floor
CA1 BS 11-010 Canadian Economic Observations
CA1 BS 71-201 Historical Labour Force StatisticsCA1 BS 81-003 Education Quarterly ReviewCA1 BS 82-003 Health ReportsCA1 BS 84-209 Mortality – List of Causes
Print Publications - Reference Stacks, First Floor
CA1 BS 85 C205 Canadian Crime StatisticsCA1 BS 89 C503D Women in CanadaCA1 BS 91-C213 Annual Demographic
Statistics
Census – Print & Online Versions
2001 Census Ref CA1 BTD1996 Census Gov Pub CA1 BTC1991 Census Gov Pub CA1 BTB
1861 Census Gov Pubs CA 1 BSB …
1986 Census Gov Pubs CA1 BTA
StrategiesFind a report of interest. Look at the tables and footnotes to
see the sources of data. They often list a CANSIM number or a Census publication.– Library Home Page
Subject pages– Sociology
Start with “most current” print, work backwards in print and forwards online
In Library’s Catalogue use… “Word” option– “Statistics Canada” and additional terms
No Clue Where to Start?
Browse:– Index of the Statistics Canada Catalogue
Ref Stacks CA1 BS11 C204– Statistics Canada Daily
http://www.statcan.ca/english/dai-quo/– Browse the Gov Pubs Stats
Try This Publication
Canadian Social Trends– Articles and statistical tables that look at the
social, economic, and demographic trends that affect Canadians.
http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/11-008-XIE/11-008-XIE.html
Talk to a Librarian
Reference Desk – Murray Library
Finding the Handouts Online
Data Library Services– Blog on the right hand side– Post links to the three handouts
Questions?