The 2010 census was supposed to be the first truly high-tech headcount, with workers going door-to-door with handheld computers to collect and transmit data and to verify every address. Now, despite billions of dollars earmarked for what would also be the most expensive census to date, technology problems have officials considering a return to pencil and paper counting, according to the Associated Press.
Read the AP story on CNN: “Fancy computers spell trouble for 2010 census”
Here is the next release of 2006 Census Data. Today (March 4, 2008) marks the release of labour market activities, industry, occupation, education, language of work, place of work and mode of transportation data (Whew, that’s a mouthful). I am providing some links to some of these ways of seeing the latest Census release. Check out the new Census Trends pages, which provides some interesting time series comparisons. Enjoy.
Article in The Daily (Statistics Canada newsletter)
2006 Census Labour (including labour market activity, industry and occupation) – Main Page
2006 Census Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) – Main Page
2006 Census Education (including educational attainment) – Main Page
2006 Community ProfilesCensus Tract (CT) Profiles, 2006 Census
Option 1 – Find census tract data using a postal code
Option 2 – Find census tract data using GeoSearch2006
Option 3 – Find census tract data using a census tract name
GeoSearch 2006
Includes ability to do some basic thematic mapping by Census Tract and link to CT profiles.
Census trends NEW
This new product presents a series of summary data trends spanning three censuses: 2006, 2001 and 1996. The product is designed to facilitate the analysis and comparison of the changing demographic and socio-economic composition of selected geographic areas across Canada. The product will include approximately 85 key data indicators, released in two phases.
Option 1 – Selected data indicators for a geography
Option 2 – Compare a level of geography for a selected data indicator
Option 3 – Compare data indicators for two geographies
This article is found in the latest Canadian Social Trends (January 2008) from Statistics Canada that looks at how one might look at the differentiation between the suburbs and the city core within the context of urban communities. To quote:
In this article, we explore four possible approaches to the problem of differentiating between suburban neighbourhoods and central neighbourhoods in census metropolitan areas. The advantages and limits of the four approaches are discussed in detail. In the second part, we show, using census data and selected classification tools, how the various types of neighbourhoods differ in terms of population characteristics.
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Also, there is an article titled Dependence on cars in urban neighbourhoods
In this article, we focus on the relationship between the types of neighbourhoods in which people live and the use of cars for daily travel. How much do residents of peripheral areas and low-density (suburban) neighbourhoods depend on cars in their daily lives compared with residents of more “urban” neighbourhoods? To what extent can residents of central neighbourhoods go about their day-to-day business without necessarily using a car? In which metropolitan areas is exclusive use of the automobile most common?
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http://www.geog.uvic.ca/wellness/
The BC Atlas of Wellness “springs from the ActNow BC initiative, which was introduced in early 2005 to encourage British Columbians to make healthy lifestyle choices to improve their quality of life, reduce the incidence of preventable chronic disease, and reduce the burden on the health care system.”
The atlas, which was created in partnership with the University of Victoria Geography Department, uses the ActNow BC initiative as a framework to present its findings. It consists of more than 270 maps and supporting tables that provide data related to approximately 120 wellness-related indicators for B.C. communities, where positive and negative indicators are offset against each other to give an overall wellness score.
News Release
See related story in the Vancouver Sun
‘Wellness’ atlas looks into what makes a healthy life in B.C.
Here is the next release of 2006 Census Data. Today (January 15, 2008) marks the release of the first analysis of data on Aboriginal peoples from the 2006 Census. This analysis is available today in an online document entitled Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census.
I am providing some links to some of these ways of seeing the latest Census release. Enjoy.
Article in The Daily (Statistics Canada newsletter)
2006 Census Aboriginal Peoples – Main Page
Cumulative profile and release components: Aboriginal peoples