Data resources for MBC Researchers

Summary:

• Data uniquely available to Metropolis researchers:a) Longitudinal Immigrant Database (LIDS) , crom Citizenship & Immigration Canada [Permanent Resident Data System]

- landing records for all immigrants to Canadab) Statistics Canada “core tables” (from Census)c) Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)

MUST TYPICALLY WORK THROUGH MBC DATA CO-ORIDINATOR

summary (continued)• Data available to Metropolis researchers and to other academic

researchers, without usage restrictionsa) Census crosstabular tables (sometimes tables 3-deep), via Beyond

20/20 browser - check with your university’s library web site, or data librarian- geography down to Census Metropolitan Area/ Census Agglomeration (approx

140 in Canada) for each Census- sometimes, geography down to Census subdivision (e.g., Vancouver vs. Surrey)- data on major countries of immigration (some countries agglomerated though)

b) Simpler tables available directly from Statcan web sitec) “Public use” data files for Statcan Surveys (more below)

- check with your university’s library web site or data librarian- geography usually very restricted (province, probably not city and probably not

even “community size”)- key variables often deleted, including country of immigration (might get

Europe/Asia/other distinction or something like this), religion.

example of tabulation possible from Census 2001. Note we could select specific age group &/or gender (tabs top left) Ns are randomly “rounded” to increment of 5

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• Data available to Metropolis researchers and to other academic researchers, at the Research Data Centres

a) Census: 2006, 2001, 1991 (others pending) raw data

b) Statistics Canada surveys, typically with Ns of 10,000 or better, raw data• You cannot take data out of the RDC.• Output is released, but must first be vetted by a Statistics Canada analyst• RDC locations: UBC (9-5 + some evenings); UVic (16 hours/week); SFU (16 hours/week);

possible future site at UNBCTo use the RDC, you must submit a proposal via the SSHRC web site, specifying reason,

research questions to be asked, data required (you only get access to the data listed in your proposal). Proposals must have academic merit, but aren’t “competitive” (any proposal with merit is accepted as long as a case for the use of the RDC is established).- The process takes 4-6 weeks after submission of proposal (occasionally, a bit longer)

More information: Contact Lee Grenon, BCIRDC , 604 – 822- 0263 (bcirdc@interchange.ubc.ca).

(Doug Baer, Academic Director of the UVic Branch, can also provide some assistance).

Statcan Surveys of interest to immigration researchers:

• Ethnic Diversity Survey, 2002• Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) wave 1,

6 months, 2001; wave 2, 2003, 2 years; wave 3, 2005, 4 years• Labour Force Survey, monthly survey• Some General Social Survey “cycles” have questions which

might be of interest to immigration researchers (e.g., social engagement)

you can generally get codebooks from your university data librarian or data library web site

Most “interesting” questions will require Research Data Centre Access due to variables being “censored” on the “public use” files.

See also a master file created by StatsCan (it was a poster at the Metropolis Conference in Calgary this year):

copy will be posted at http://web.uvic.ca/~baer/Metropolis

• Country of immigration details vary across surveys. EDS, for example, has country codes for every country (though it also coded some “Europe – not specified” if respondents weren’t more specific after a probe). The 2003 General Social Survey, on the other hand, only provided codes for the following countries:

01 China 0 002 England 0 003 France 0 004 Germany 0 005 Greece 0 006 Guyana 0 007 Hong Kong 0 008 India 0 009 Italy 0 010 Jamaica 0 011 Netherlands 0 012 Philippines 0 013 Poland 0 014 Portugal 0 015 Scotland 0 016 United States 0 017 Vietnam 0 018 Other 0 0

(StatCan has agreed to provide some more specific country codes in the next version of the “Social Engagement” cycle survey [2008, to be released soon]).

Metropolis specific data sources: LIDSFIELD NAME LENGTH DESCRIPTION

LYR 4 Year of Landing

CATEG 2 Immigrant Category

CLASS 2 Immigrant Class

SPEC_P 3 Special Programs

LEV_A 2 Levels definition

FCLAS 2 Immigrant Category Groupings

DEST 4 City of

CMA 3 Census Metropolitan Area / Census Agglomerations

FCMA 2 CMAs included in the Facts & Figures document

PROV 2 – CIC codes

REGION 2 Province of Destination – 1991 Census codes

YOB 4 Year of Birth

SEX 1 Gender - “1” for Male, “2” for Female

COB 3 Country of Birth

CITZ 3 Country of Citizenship

CLPR 3 Country of Last Permanent Residence

FCLPR 3 CLPR groupings for Facts & Figures ( regrouped)

CLPR_W 1 Country of Last Permanent Residence World Area pings

FSRCE 1 Source Areas as in Facts & Figures

ED_QUA 2 Educational Qualifications

SCH_YR 2 Years of Schooling

FEDUC 1 Level of Education for Facts & Figures

FAGE 2 Age grouping based on a 5 year age band beginning with ‘0 – 4’

FWRK 1 Intention to work for Facts & Figures

FWORK1 1 Intention to work for Facts & Figures

OCC_FLAG 2 Indicates what type of regime a particular OCC7 value belongs to.

OCC7 7 Occupation Codes

NOC4 4 Occupational code – 4 digit NOC

NOC2 2 Occupational code – 2 digit NOC

SKIL 1 Skill level associated with the NOC

F_STAT 1 Family Status

F_STAT2 1 Family Status regrouped for Facts & Figures

M_STAT 1 Marital Status

FMSTAT 1 Marital Status regrouped for Facts & Figures

MOTH_TONG 3 Native Language

CAN_LANG 1 Canadian Language Ability

LANDINGS MICRO-DATA:

cumulative data file from 1980

We currently have data up to 2005.

More recent data subject to finalization of MOU with CIC

Access to LIDS data

• under an agreement with CIC, any Metropolis user who wants to gain direct access to LIDS data must sign an agreement with CIC– these agreements are “co-ordinated” with the

Data Committee Chairs (at MBC, contact Doug Baer)

• some delay: finalized version of the agreement template is still pending

Access to LIDS data

• general restrictions:– one year only (must renew if continued access

required)– signed agreement– must agree to keep data in encrypted form– must agree to data release restrictions (e.g.,

minimum N for each cell in a table)

Access to LIDS dataAn alternative: Have analysis done by Data Co-ordinator, who will release tables to you.

Pro: - No need to sign direct agreement with CIC- Faster initial access to data

Con: - Can’t look at data interactively- At certain times when Data Co-ordinator busy or out of town, could experience delays of at least a few working days, maybe longer

EACH Metropolis Centre Data Co-ordinator will sign an agreement with CIC under which he/she gets raw LIDS data for purposes of further dissemination to Metropolis researchers (in the form of tables, statistical output).

contact: Doug Baer (Sociology, Uvic)Ph: 250-721-7581 baer@uvic.ca

Core tables are “deeper” than files available to the general public (more dimensions)

Details to be posted to web site: http://web.uvic.ca/~baer/Metropolis

List of tables Part IPart I Tab1. Population 15 Years and Over by Derived Period of Immigration/Generational status (15), Knowledge of Official Language (5), Sex (3), Age Groups (5), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7) and Visible Minority Groups (15), Showing Labour Force Activity (5), for Selected Geographical Areas (20), 2006 Census (20% Sample Data)

Part I Tab2. Population 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since January 1, 2005 With Employment Income by Period of Immigration/Generational Status (15), Sex (3), Age Groups (5), Employment Equity Occupational Groups (15) (NOC) and Derived Visible Minority/Ethnic Origin (43), Showing Employment Income Counts and Median 2005 Employment Income (2), for Selected Geographical Areas (55), 2006 Census (20% Sample Data)

Part I Tab3. Population 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since January 1, 2005 With Employment Income by Period of Immigration/Generational Status (15), Sex (3), Age Groups (5), Industry Broad Categories (21) (2002 NAICS) and Derived Visible Minority/Ethnic Origin (43), Showing Employment Income Counts and Median 2005 Employment Income (2), for Selected Geographical Areas (55), 2006 Census (20% Sample Data)

Part I Tab4. Experienced Labour Force 15 Years and Over With Income by Period of Immigration/Generational Status (15), Class of Worker (6), Sex (3), Age Groups (5) and Derived Visible Minority/Ethnic Origin (43), Showing Major Source of Income and Median 2005 Total Income (7), for Selected Geographical Areas (55) , 2006 Census (20% Sample Data)