Transcript The Atlantic Research Data Centre

The Atlantic Research Data
Centre
A Presentation to SHRUG
April 29, 2011
Summary of presentation
 What is the Atlantic Research Data Centre?
 What is the Research Data Centre
Program?
 What data are available in the ARDC?
 How do I apply for access?
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What is the Atlantic
Research Data Centre?
The Atlantic Research Data Centre
(ARDC):
 Secure Statistics Canada environment in a
university setting
 Houses 100+ Statistics Canada microdata files
 Staffed by a Statistics Canada employee at all
times
 Operates under the provisions of the Statistics Act
 Access limited to researchers with approved
projects and “sworn-in” under Statistics Act as
“deemed employees”
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The Atlantic Research Data Centre
(ARDC):
 Located on the Main Floor Learning Commons,
Killam Library
 10 workstations
 Statistical software:
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SAS
SPSS, STATA, HLM
ARCGIS, LISREL, Westvar
Matlab, AMOS, SPlus, R
Mplus, EQS, Kedit, XLStat
 Hours: M-F 8:00-4:00
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Developments specific to the ARDC
 User group
 Brown bag lunch presentations
 Beginner- and intermediate-level workshops in
analyzing data using SAS, SPSS and Stata
during the fall and winter terms
 Graduate-level course STAT5640
 Website:
http://atlanticresearchdatacentre.dal.ca/index.html
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What is the Research Data
Centre Program?
The Atlantic Research Data Centre
(ARDC) and the Research Data Centre
(RDC) Program:
 The ARDC is part of the RDC network. Born of the
Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (1998). It is a
partnership that includes:
• More than 40 Canadian universities
• Major Granting Councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI)
• Provincial governments
• Statistics Canada
 Designed to promote access to microdata for the
purposes of supporting social survey analysis and to
promote training in the use of microdata for data analysis
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BCIRDC
UBC
●Simon Fraser
●Victoria
Manitoba RDC
Alberta RDC
CIQSS
Manitoba
●Yellowknife
Montreal
●Laval
●Sherbrooke
●McGill/Conc.
●UQAM/INRS
SKY RDC
Prairie RDC
Centre
Branch
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UNB
●Moncton
SWORDC
Calgary
●Lethbridge
CRISP
COOLRDC
FRDC
Atlantic RDC
Queen’s RDC
UWORDC
UWO
●Windsor
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What data are available in
the Atlantic Research Data
Centre?
Census of the Population
 RDC Masterfiles
• 2006
• 2001
• 1996
• 1991
 Canadian Century
Research Infrastructure
• 1921
• 1931
• 1941
• 1951
 20% sample (long-form)
 1911,1961, 1971 &
1981 to come later
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Topics covered in the recent Censuses:
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Some of Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal
Surveys
 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and
Youth (NLSCY)
 National Population Health Survey (NPHS)
 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
 Youth in Transition Survey (YITS)
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National Longitudinal Survey of Children
and Youth (NLSCY)
Major Focus: Determinants of child development.
Sample: Interview parents of 22,000 children in Canada
starting in 1994 with follow-ups every two years.
Content for children/youth: Physical health, internalizing
and externalizing behaviour, cognitive and language
development, social outcomes. Determinants from
individual, family, peers, school and community
environments.
Content for parents: Labour force participation and health
status and socio-demographic information.
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National Population Health Survey (NPHS)
Major Focus: Examine the health status of Canadians and
determinants of health
Sample: Longitudinal study of 20,000 Canadians started in 1994 with
follow-ups every 2 years. Ages 0 and up. Most current cycle: Cycle 8
(2008)
Content focus: Health outcomes (i.e., disabilities, health status,
chronic conditions) and determinants (i.e., physical activity, smoking,
health care utilization).
Other Content: Labour force participation, education, income and
socio-demographic characteristics.
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Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
(SLID)
Major Focus: poverty and labour market fluctuations
Sample: Panel study of 30,000 working age Canadians
begun in 1993. Each panel is in the survey for 6 years and a
new panel is introduced every three years. Most recent
cycle: 2008
Content Focus: labour market experiences of workers and
related determinants.
Other Content: absences from work (i.e., reasons, dates,
paid or unpaid) and activity limitations that may have an
impact on their ability to perform their job.
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Youth in Transition Survey
 Longitudinal, now in its 5th cycle
 Examines the major transitions, especially
school-to-work transitions, in the lives of youth
 2 cohorts, aged:
• 15 in 2000: age 23 in cycle 5 (Response rate: 78%)
• 18-20 in 2000: age 26-28 in cycle 5 (Response: 80%)
 The 15-year-old cohorts were also part of the
Programme for International Student
Assessment (Reading and Math/Science tests)
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Additional data sets available in the RDC
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Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)
Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS)
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS)
Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS)
Family Expenditures Survey (FES)
Food Expenditures Survey (FOODEX)
General Social Survey (GSS)
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Access to and Use of Information Communication Technology
Education, Work and Retirement
Family
Health
Social Engagement
Social Support and Aging
Time Use
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Additional data sets available in the RDC
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Labour Force Survey
Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC)
Maternity Experiences Survey (MES)
National Graduates Survey (NGS)
National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses
Ontario Material Deprivation Survey (OMDS)
Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities
Workplace and Employee Survey (WES)
Youth in Transition Survey (YITS)
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Canadian Health Measures Survey
 estimates the numbers of people with selected health
conditions, characteristics, environmental exposures, risk
factors and protection behaviours using direct health
measures
• Blood, urine, DNA samples
 Topics covered:
• Alcohol use; anthropometry; cardiovascular health;
chronic conditions; lung function; medication use;
musculoskeletal fitness; nutrition; oral health; physical
activity; pregnancy and sexual health; sleep; smoking;
and sun exposure
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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/data-donnee-eng.htm
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/data-donnee-fra.htm
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How do I apply to do
research at the Atlantic
Research Data Centre?
Contents of Proposal – 5 pages
 Title of project
 Rationale and objectives of study
 Proposed data analysis & software requirements
 Data requirements
• Why is it necessary to use microdata rather than
Public Use Microdata File available through DLI?
 Expected start and end dates
 Products: Working paper; journal article; book/chapter;
thesis; commissioned report
 References
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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/process-eng.htm
OR
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/process-fra.htm
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Application process and guidelines
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STAT5640: Advanced Analysis of
Complex Survey Data
 An interdisciplinary forum for students to address a specific
research question or a methodological-statistical issue using a
Statistics Canada microdata set.
 Under the guidance of the course coordinator and a
disciplinary-based faculty mentor, students develop expertise
in a variety of applied methodological-statistical procedures,
such as the use of weighted data, calculation of estimates of
standard errors through bootstrapping techniques, and
developing and interpreting statistical explanatory models.
 The end product is a paper which could be part of a student's
thesis.
 After undergoing the standard security checks conducted by
Statistics Canada, students will have access to specific data
set(s) throughout the academic year.
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To learn more about the RDC
program…
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/index-eng.htm
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/index-fra.htm
To learn more about the activities at the
ARDC…
http://atlanticresearchdatacentre.dal.ca/index.html
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Contact Information
Heather Hobson
Analyst, Atlantic Research Data Centre
Microdata Access Division
Statistics Canada
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 902-494-1545
Fax: 902-494-2758
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