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Reference guides
Modified on June 10, 2008
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Major characteristics
Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
What's new?
- Product has been renamed from user guides to reference guides.
- The additional existing 2001 Census technical reports, other than Sampling and Weighting, and Coverage, will be produced as reference guides to be released approximately 1 and 3 months after the applicable major day of release.
- More detailed reference guides will be produced for variables where significant content change was made in 2006, namely, education and income.
Geography
Not applicable.
Internet access
Available for free to all users via the Internet:
- Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) format.
- Print-friendly format.
Other delivery methods
Contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre.
Availability
- October 12, 2007: Housing and Dwelling Characteristics Reference Guide (Final version) — modified May 1, 2008
- October 31, 2007: Families Reference Guide (Final version)
- January 9, 2008:
- March 5, 2008: Mobility and Migration Reference Guide (Final version)
- April 2, 2008: Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities
- April 8, 2008: Education
- May 1, 2008: Income and Earnings
- June 10, 2008: Labour Market Activity (Final version) and Place of Work (Final version)
Remaining guides to be released approximately 1 and 3 months after the applicable major day of release.
Price/Price range
Available for free to all users via the Internet:
- Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) format.
- Print-friendly format.
