1991 census handbook.

236 Pages·1992·6.5 MB·English

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statisticsCanada1991censushandbook.
Ottawa:SupplyandServicesCanada,1992.
1991CensusofCanada.
Preface
Ithasbeensome325yearssincethefirstcensuswasconductedbyJeanTalononwhat
becameCanadiansoil. Thatfirstcensusin1666washmitedtoanenumerafionofthe
colony's inhabitants and collected information on theirage, sex, marital status and
occupation. Sincethattime, thecensusofCanadahasbecomethemajorsourceof
informationaboutCanadiansandhowtheylive.
The1991CensusHandbookprovidesabasicintroduction,fornewandexperiencedcensus
datausers,tothecensusprogramandtheprocessesinvolvedinconductingCanada'slargest
survey ReadersareprovidedwithabriefhistoryofCanadiancensustaking,adescription
oftheprocedures usedto protectthe confidentialityoftheinformationcollected, a
question-by-questionoutlineofthe1991Census,adescriptionofthemanycensusvariables
andcensusgeographyandasectionondataquality Asummaryofproductsandservices
andinformationonhowcensusdataareusedarealsoincluded.
Forthefirsttime,the1991CensusHandbookprovidesanoverviewofthecensusof
agriculture.
Withtheinclusionofa"quiz",educatorsandlearnersalikewillfindthisintroductiontothe
censusbothinformativeandchallenging.
Ihopethatreaderswilldiscoverthispublicationtobeaninvaluabletoolforunderstanding
thecensusofCanada.
IvanP.Fellegi
ChiefStatisticianofCanada
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TableofContents
Page
ListofFiguresandPhotographers (vi)
Introduction 1
ChapterI. CensusofPopulation 5
Section1-ABriefHistory 7
Section'2-TakingaCensus 13
Section3-Confidentiality 27
Section4-CensusQuestions 31
Section5-CensusVariables 69
Section6-CensusGeography-. 99
Section7-DataQuality .' 117
Section8-ProductsandServices '. 123
Section'9-HowCensusDataAreUsed 139
ChapterII. CensusofAgriculture 145
Section1-TakinganAgricultureCensus 147
Section2-TheCensusofAgricultureCycle 153
Section3-CensusofAgricultureProductsandServices 159
ChapterIII. Quiz 161
Appendices 169
AppendixA-LegislationRequiringCensusData 171
AppendixB-RegionalReferenceCentresandDepositoryLibraries 175
AppendixC-GlossaryofTerms 181
AppendixD-Canada'sPopulation,1991CensusofPopulation 185
Index 187
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ListofFigures Page
1. 1991CensusTimetable 13
2. CensusQuestionsSinceConfederation 32
3. HighestLevelofSchoolingHierarchy 80
4. PopulationandLabourForceActivityComponents 85
5. ComponentsofIncome 89
6. EconomicandCensusFamilyMembershipandFamilyStatus 92
7. TheDwellingUniverse 95
8. InstitutionalandNon-institutionalCollectiveDwellings ,. 97
9A. HierarchyofStandardGeographicAreas — 101
9B. HierarchyofQuasi-standardandUser-definedGeographicAreas 102
10A. CensusGeographicAreasbyProvinceandTerritory 105
lOB. CensusSubdivisionTypesbyProvinceandTerritory 106
11 OverviewoftheCensusProducts 125
12. ProductsfromanAgriculturalHoldingWhichAreIntended
forSale 148
13 CensusofAgricultureCycleandRelationshipWithCensusof
Population 153
Photographers
CommunicationsDivision: pages14,21,117,123,136,137,139,176
DianeFournier: pages7,11,16,17,69,71,86,94
AgricultureCanada: pages147,150,156,157
CharlesWatson: pages8,140
GabrielleZboril: page120
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Introduction
Introduction
The1991CensusHandbookhasbeendesignedtodescribehowCanada'smostrecent
nationalcensushasbeenconductedandwhattypeofinformationitprovides.
ThehandbookpresentsabriefhistoryoftheCanadiancensus,"walksyou"throughthe
differentstepsinvolvedintakingacensus,providesanoverviewoftheproductsandservices
thatcanbeobtainedandgivesexamplesofhowcensusdatacanbeused.
NewFeatures
The1991CensusHandbookincludesmanynewfeatures,namely:
a"plainlanguage"approach;
examplesofcensusdataapplications; ' '
useofphotographsandfigures;
inclusionofachapteronthecensusofagriculture;
quizforworkshops/classroomapplications;
aglossaryofthemorefrequentlyusedcensusterms;
acomprehensiveindexofterms;
appendixof1991populationcountsforselectedgeographicareas.
Withtheadditionofthesenewfeatures,youwillfindtheHandbooktobeavaluable
referencetoolforunderstandingthecensusofCanada.
HowtoUsetheHandbook
TheuseoftheHandbookisstraight-forwardinthattheTableofContentsoutlinesthe
chaptersandsectionsinthepublication. Eachsectiontakesyouthroughthecontentina
sequentialfashionallowingyoutogainasenseofordertothecensusprocesses.
TheCensusWorkshopnowofferedbyStatisticsCanadainconjunctionwiththeCensus
Handbook,CensusDictionaryandCensusCataloguewillprovidetheinformationrequired
tomeetthegeneralreferenceneedsofmostcensusdatausers.
Theexpandedindexpermitsquickreferencetoalistoftermsandassociatedpagenumbers.
AlsoincludedistheequivalentFrenchtermforeveryprimaryEnglishtermfoundinthe
index.
Forinstructionaluse,aquizandtheresponseshavebeenincludedinChapterIII.
ToobtainfurtherinformationonthecensusofCanada,contactyournearestStatistics
CanadaRegionalReferenceCentre(seeAppendixBforacompletelist).
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Introduction
ListofAbbreviations
APS AboriginalPeoplesSurvey
AR AddressRegister
ATRS AgricultureTelephoneReferralService
BNA BritishNorthAmericaAct
BSTs BasicSummaryTabulations
CA censusagglomeration
CCS censusconsolidatedsubdivision
CD censusdivision
CD-ROM compactdisc-readonlymemory
CMA censusmetropolitanarea
CPP CanadaPensionPlan
CR censusrepresentative
CSD censussubdivision
CT censustract
DDE directdataentry
EA enumerationarea
FED federalelectoraldistrict
FSA forwardsortationarea
GIS GuaranteedIncomeSupplement
GLSEP GeneralizedLeastSquaresEstimationProcedure
HALS HealthandActivityLimitationSurvey
HOP headofficeprocessing
ISBN InternationalStandardBookNumber
LPS LabourForceSurvey
MRC municipalityr6gionaledecomt6
NOC NationalOccupationalClassification
OAS OldAgeSecurity
OCM OccupationalClassificationManual
PASS ProductsandServicesSystem
PCA primarycensusagglomeration
PCCF PostalCodeConversionFile
PCMA primarycensusmetropolitanarea
PCT primarycensustract
PUMF PublicUseMicrodataFiles
QAL QueryAreaLibrary
QPP QuebecPensionPlan
RCT RevenueCanada-Taxation
ROP regionalofficeprocessing
SGC StandardGeographicalClassification
SIC StandardIndustrialClassification
SNF StreetNetworkFile
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