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KEEP
THE CENSUS LONG FORM QUESTIONNAIRE!
The Harper government recently announced that
it would eliminate the 2011 Canada Census long form questionnaire and replace
it with a voluntary survey. The long form was sent to 20% of households
and is a critical source of information about diversity, employment, income,
education and other characteristics of Canadians.
Click the link above to access 280+ links to related resources on a separate
page of this site, including a petition to keep the long form and a
Facebook group, along with dozens of links to media coverage and letters
to the Prime Minister on this issue.
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Canadian Social Statistics
Statistics
Canada
The first website to check for Canadian
government statistics is Statistics Canada, which merits its own section on this
page. The vast collection of information on the StatCan website includes detailed
social program statistics in many areas, as well as more general stats on population,
the economy, and --- well, you'll just have to visit the StatCan website to find
out for yourself...
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Aboriginal peoples | 12.
Environment | 23.
Population and demography 24. Prices and price indexes 25. Reference 26. Retail and wholesale 27. Science and technology 28. Seniors 29. Society and community 30. Statistical methods 31. Transportation 32. Travel and tourism |
The Daily
The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's
first line of communication with the media and the public. The Daily issues
news releases on current social and economic conditions and announces new
products. It provides a comprehensive one-stop overview of new information
available from Statistics Canada. The Daily is released at 8:30 a.m.
Eastern time each working day.
Samples of the content you'll find in The Daily:
March 18, 2010
Legal
Aid 2008/2009
Data resource and caseload statistics for legal aid in Canada are now available
for 2008/2009. The data summarized in the tables are drawn from the Legal
Aid Survey, which is conducted annually on a fiscal year basis (from April
1 to March 31).
Related report:
Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload
Statistics, 2008/2009
PDF
version (534K, 128 pages)
HTML
version - Table of contents with links to each of the following
sections of the report:
* Highlights * Tables * Data quality, concepts and methodology *
Appendices * User information * Related products
[ earlier editions of this report ]
Related subjects:
* Crime
and justice
* Legal
aid
[ Legal Aid in Canada, Description of Operations (March 2001, PDF - 1MB, 204 pages) ]
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February
9, 2009
Provincial
and territorial government finance:
Assets and liabilities, fiscal year ending
March 31, 2007
As of March 31, 2007, the net financial debt (defined
as the excess of liabilities over financial assets) of provincial and territorial
general governments totalled $242.4 billion, down $10.1 billion or 4.0% from March
31, 2006. Financial assets increased by $39.7 billion, larger than the growth
of $29.5 billion in liabilities. The increase in assets was mainly the result
of a $27.4 billion increase in securities held by provincial and territorial general
governments. All provinces, except Quebec, saw an improvement in their financial
position for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007.
- incl. links to two tables:
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Net financial debt of provincial and territorial general governments at March
31, 2007
* Provincial and territorial general governments net financial debt
at March 31
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Trends 2006
Census Tract Profiles 2006
Highlight Tables 2006
Census Dictionary 2006
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Canadian
Economic Observer
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic
statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic
events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of
tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces
and the major industrial nations.
Population characteristics
Tables by subject: Population estimates and projections
Canadian
Social Trends
(Statistics Canada's publication on emerging social issues)
Online
Issues of Canadian Social Trends - hundreds of articles going back to
1996
Themes:
Aboriginal People - Income, Expenditures and Housing - Aging, Seniors and Retirement
- Justice - Caregiving and Disabilities - Leisure and Religion - Children and
Youth - Marriage and Families - Cities, Neighbourhoods and Rural
Canada - Miscellaneous - Education, Training and Literacy - Technology - Employment
- Time use - Health - Volunteering and Participation - Immigration, Diversity
and Language
Statistics
Canada Research Papers - Income Series - Includes Survey
of Labour and Income Dynamics
Links to hundreds of studies and articles online, going back to 1993
Here are some sample reports:
- A Comparison of the Results of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
and the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF)
- SLID Labour Interview Questionnaire
- Preliminary Interview Questionnaire
- SLID Questionnaire for Demographics and Contact
- A Comparison of the Results of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
and the Survey of Consumer Finances(SCF)
- To What Extent Are Canadians Exposed to Low Income?
Source:
[ Canadian Statistics ]
[ Statistics Canada
]
NOTE: for links to Statistics Canada reports on low-income
measures (LICO, LIM) and income inequality,
see the Canadian Social Research Links Poverty
Measures page
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Voluntary sector statistics from StatCan:
September 11, 2009
Canada
Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007
Related subjects
o Labour
o Unpaid
work
o
Society and community
o Social
networks and civic participation
o
Volunteering and donating
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Statistical
Profile of Canadian Communities
Type in the name of a Canadian city or town, and the database will tell
you the following information, based on the 1996 Census :
Population in 1996 - Population in 1991 - 1991 to 1996 population change (%)
- Education - Income and Work - Land area (square km) - Families and Dwellings
- Births and Deaths.
This site contains information from the 1996 Census of Population conducted
by Statistics Canada on May 14, 1996. A statistical profile is presented for
all Canadian communities (cities, towns, villages, Indian Reserves and Settlements,
etc.) highlighting information on education, income and work, families and dwellings,
as well as general population information. A mapping feature is available for
viewing the location of a community within Canada
More free Canadian Statistics (The Economy - The Land - The People - The State)
Related link:
Hidden
gems: Community information database
The Community Information Database (CID), developed by the Rural Secretariat
with the cooperation of provincial and territorial governments, is intended
to be "a free internet-based resource developed to provide communities,
researchers, and governments with access to consistent and reliable socio-economic
and demographic data and information for all communities across Canada."
And it delivers. Despite a clunky interface, and a steep learning curve that
cant be bypassed, in my experience, the CID provides a rich source of
information about all communities, including urban ones, with data from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Census. In fact, more than 500 pieces of data can be retrieved
for all of Canada, by province, region, Census Metropolitan area, Census subdivision,
or regional health district.
Site reviewed by:
Social
Policy Cafe
(Havi Echenberg)
Free Internet publications from Statistics Canada:
- complete
list
- list by subject
(click on the plus sign ("+") beside a subject to expand that part
of the list)
Links to over 1000 recent titles in over two dozen areas, including: Communications
- Education - Environment - Government - Health - Justice - Labour - Personal
finance and Household Finance - Population and Demography - Prices and Price
indexes - Science and technology - Social conditions - Statistical methods.
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Education
statistics program
The Centre for Education Statistics develops surveys, provides statistics and
conducts research and analysis relevant to current issues in education, training
and literacy.
Subjects
o Education,
training and learning
o Fields
of study
o Outcomes
of education
o Students
Canadian
Education Statistics Council
The Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between the
Council of Ministers of Education,
Canada (CMEC) and Statistics Canada, provides valuable information and insight
about education in Canada both to the Canadian public and to provincial and
territorial governments.
July 13, 2009
University
enrolment, 2007/2008
Just over 1,066,000 students were enrolled in Canadian universities
during the academic year 2007/2008, up 0.6% from the previous academic year.
This is a much slower rate of growth than the annual average increase of 2.9%
since 1998/1999.
- includes three tables:
* University enrolment by registration status, program level and gender
* University enrolment by field of study and gender
* University enrolment by province and registration status
July 13, 2009
University
degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded, 2007
About 241,600 students received a degree,
diploma or certificate qualification from a Canadian university in 2007, a 6.9%
increase from 2006. Over 80% of the increase occurred in Ontario. Nearly 61%
of qualifications, or 146,700, were awarded to women, continuing a long-term
trend in which female graduates outnumber their male counterparts and their
proportion continues to increase.
- includes two tables:
* University qualifications awarded by program level and gender
* University qualifications awarded by field of study and gender
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)
July 17, 2009
Consumer
Price Index, June 2009
Consumer prices fell 0.3% in June compared
with June 2008, following a 0.1% increase in May. It was the first 12-month decline
in the all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI) since November 1994.
The decrease
was due primarily to a 12-month decline of 19.0% in prices for energy products,
particularly gasoline. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 2.1% in June.
Related links:
The Consumer Price Index
June 2009
HTML
version
PDF
version (519K, 66 pages)
[ earlier issues of The Consumer Price Index - back to 2001]
[ Your Guide to the Consumer Price Index (PDF - 321K, 23 pages - December 1996) ]
[ Related Documents - Online Catalogue, incl. 34 summary tables and 41 publications]
Related subjects
o Prices
and price indexes
o Consumer
price indexes
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Source:
Statistics Canada
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Leading Indicators
Related StatCan reports:
o
Economic
accounts
o Leading
indicators
July 17, 2009
Leading
indicators, June 2009
The composite leading index fell by 0.1%
in June, after the rate of decline had slowed markedly from 1.0% in April to 0.1%
in May. In June, 4 of 10 components rose, the same number as in May. Housing and
the stock market continued to post the largest gains, while all the manufacturing
components declined.
Related links:
Table
1 Leading indicators, January to June 2009
[
Latest
issue of the Canadian Economic Observer ]
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Population Statistics
StatCan Tables by Subject: Population characteristics
Statistics
Canada Census Page
- links to Census pages for : 2006 - 2001 - 1996
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incl. recent releases :
* March 4, 2008 - Labour, education, language of work
and place of work and commuting to work
* January 15, 2008 - Aboriginal peoples
*
March 13, 2007 - Population and dwelling counts
*
Language
* Immigration
and citizenship
* Mobility
and migration
* Thematic
Maps
A thematic map shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific
data themes for standard geographic areas. The map may be qualitative in nature
(e.g., predominant farm types) or quantitative (e.g., percentage population change).
* GeoSearch
2006
This interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many
places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic
data for those places. Click and zoom in on a map of Canada or search by place
name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch will display
the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically
displays population and dwelling counts for the selected places, and shows what
kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas.
2006
Community Profiles, Census year 2006 (update)
These profiles present
community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users can search
for an area of interest by typing its 'place name' in the box below or by clicking
on a province or territory from the list below and selecting the area from a list.
Census
Trends, 2006 Census
Census Trends presents a series of summary data trends spanning the 2006, 2001
and 1996 censuses. The product is designed to facilitate the analysis and comparison
of the changing demographic and socio-economic composition of selected geographic
areas across Canada. Summary data trends include percentage distributions and
percentage change.
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Selected content from
The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
June 18, 2010
Population
Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories 2009 to 2036
1. Acknowledgements
2. Preface
3. Highlights
According to selected scenarios, there would be between 40.1 and 47.7 million
people in Canada by 2036 and between 43.0 and 63.8 million by 2061, in comparison
to 33.7 million in 2009. According to the medium-growth scenario, the Canadian
population would reach 43.8 million by 2036 and 52.6 million by 2061.
4. Introduction
5. Sections
6. Tables
7. Charts
8. Data quality, concepts and methodology
9. User information
10. Related products
11. PDF
version (3.4MB, 248 pages)
[ earlier editions of this report ]
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May 26, 2010
Population
projections: Canada, the provinces and territories, 2009 to 2036
All growth scenarios considered, Canada's population could exceed
40 million by 2036. The ageing of the population is projected to accelerate
rapidly, as the entire baby boom generation turns 65 during this period. The
number of senior citizens could more than double, outnumbering children for
the first time.
- includes a table:
Observed (2009) and projected (2036) population according to three scenarios,
Canada, provinces and territories
Related subjects:
* Population
and demography
* Population
aging
* Population
estimates and projections
December 23, 2009
Canada's
population estimates, third quarter 2009
On October 1, 2009, Canada's population was estimated at 33,873,400.
In the third quarter, Canada's population grew by 133,500 (+0.40%). Net international
migration (+90,500) accounted for just over two-thirds of the increase.
- includes two tables:
* Components and factors of demographic growth
* Quarterly demographic estimates
Related report:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates July to September 2009
1. Notice to readers
2. Highlights
3. Analysis
4. Tables
5. Charts
6. Data quality, concepts and methodology
7. Appendices
8. User information
9. Related products
10. PDF
version (399K, 66 pages)
Related subjects:
* Ethnic
diversity and immigration
* Immigrants
and non-permanent residents
* Population
and demography
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Statistics Examine statistical profiles of Canada's people - employment, education, population, health, and more. - incl. links to the following: * 2006 Census of Canada * 2006 Community Profiles * Canadian Statistics by Subject * Historical Statistics of Canada * Population and demography * Population Pyramid * Provincial and Territorial Statistics * Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities * Statistics on Canadian Social Conditions. Source: Government of Canada |
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AgeSource/AgeStats
Worldwide
http://www.aarpinternational.org/database/
AgeSource
Worldwide identifies several hundred information resources in some 25 countries
which are significant either in size or in their unique coverage of particular
aging-related issues. The resources include, among others, clearinghouses, libraries,
databases, training materials, major reports, and Web metasites.
AgeStats
Worldwide provides access to statistical data that compare the situation of
older adults across countries or regions around a variety of issues, such as demography,
pensions, health and long-term care. The most recent data and projections as far
ahead as 2050 are provided where available. You may search either or both databases
at one time. Access is free-of-charge. AgeSource and AgeStats Worldwide have been
created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant
information in aging.
Source:
AARP
(formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons)
"AARP
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. We
provide information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal
issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique
benefits,special products, and services for our members. These benefits include
AARP Webplace at www.aarp.org, Modern Maturity and My Generation magazines, and
the monthly AARP Bulletin. Active in every U.S. state and territory, AARP celebrates
the attitude that age isn't just a number -- it's about how you live your life."
Internet
Resources Related to Aging (U.S.)
List
of Contents - like a site map, incl. links to sites organized under
the following headings : General Interest - Government - Health - Housing - Income
- Law - Leisure - Libraries, Clearinghouses and Databases - Social Services -
States and Communities - Statistics and Research - Listservs - Newsgroups - Electronic
Magazines - Search Tools - Alphabetical Index
Other
Internet Directories Related to Aging - links to 9 directories, most from
the U.S. Administration on Aging, including state and even local links to resources
for seniors
Links
to AARP sites in all states
AARP Online U.S. Pension Calculator
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Canadian
Economy Online (Government of Canada website) -
also includes information and learning resources to aid in understanding important
aspects of the Canadian Economy : Key indicators (ten key indicators of the Canadian
Economy, 10 years of data) - Economic concepts (50 economic concepts) - Key Economic
events (timeline of key economic events in the past century and how they impacted
the Canadian economy) - Canada Yearbook (overview of the Canadian economy as featured
in the most recent edition of the Statistics Canada publication, The Canada Yearbook). |
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From the
Institut de la statistique du Québec :
(Québec statistical institute - English home page)
Interprovincial Comparisons
(available in French only)*
HTML
version - table of contents (see below) with links to small PDF files
for each section
PDF
version (1.4MB, 110 pages) - February 2010
NOTE: The online HTML version will always be more recent than the latest PDF
version because the HTML version is frequently updated while the PDF is a snapshot
at a specific point in time.
Recommended
--- key resource for Québec statistics *and* for statistics for other
Canadian jurisdictions!
Abbreviated
table of contents:
Demography - Immigration - Canadian Francophonie - Production - Income - Manpower
- Investment - Interprovincial Trade - International Trade - Consumption - Inflation
- Financial Market - Public Finance - Federal Government Transfers [ incl.
Transfers from federal government to persons, 1997-2007 and Current transfers
from federal government to provincial governments, 1997-2007 ] [bolding
added] - Legislatures - Portraits (Canada - The rest of Canada - Provinces and
territories)
* If you need help translating
table tags and footnotes, try http://translate.google.ca/
Below,
you'll find links to two of the top statistical sources I'd recommend for current
and historical Canadian social programs:
Social Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces and Historical
Statistics of Canada
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Social Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces
This is a goldmine of statistical information (beneficiary data and expenditure data) on current and defunct Canadian federal social programs, and even some on provincial/territorial programs. This
report offers 25 years of longitudinal data on costs and numbers of beneficiaries
for most programs - over 100 tables - covering a large number of programs ---
here's a partial list: Preface (short blurb only) List
of Tables A
number of tables were removed from this edition of the Social Security Statistics
report, including some tables with info on Blind Persons'
Allowances, Disabled Persons' Allowances and Unemployed Assistance. Many of the tables are historical and likely of little interest except to historians and CAP-o-philes --- they offer historical caseload and expenditure statistics on each of the CAP cost-sharing components (General Assistance - Homes for Special Care for Children and Adults - Child Welfare - Health Care - Other Welfare Services and Work Activity). Scroll down the list of tables to find a particular program, then click on its name to access the HTML version of the table (the HTML page includes links to the PDF and Excel versions of the table). You'll find
many key stats tables and some interesting analyses here - only a few of which
appear below A few sample tables: Table
360 - Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Program Expenditures, 1978-79 to 2002-03 Table
361: Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) - Number of Beneficiaries of General Assistance
(including dependants), as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table
362 : Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for General Assistance,
by Province/Territory, 1978-79 to 1995-96 Table 434 Table
438 Source: |
Historical Statistics of Canada contains
links to over 1,000 statistical tables (downloadable in Excel format)
on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from
the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s. It's
worth downloading the free Microsoft
Excel File Viewer if you don't have Excel software on your machine. Here's a sample section: Section
C: Social Security - by T. Russell Robinson, Health and Welfare Canada |
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Welfare Statistics
Current/Historical
Provincial/Territorial Welfare Statistics:
- see the Key
Welfare Links page of this site - it contains links to welfare statistics
in many Canadian provinces (but sadly not all ---- yet), and these are usually
more detailed than the stats that appear below.
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National Welfare Statistics
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Related reports from Social Policy Directorate of HRSDC:
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Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces - 1978-79 to 2002-03 - updated June 2005 [ Appendix A - methodological notes ] NOTE: See more information about this report higher up on the page you're now reading |
Social
Assistance in Canada, 1994 NOTE: Social Assistance in Canada, 1994 is the final submission of the Canadian federal government in the context of the 1996 OECD study appearing immediately below. This report is a critical and comparative overview of how social assistance or welfare operated in the mid-1990s in 24 countries (including Canada, with a special focus on Ontario). The chapter on Canada presents a factual snapshot of how welfare was working in Canada just before the 50-50 federal cost-sharing under the Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) was replaced by a block fund, the Canada Health and Social Transfer, in April of 1996. The OECD study consisted of a two-stream approach: for each country involved in the study, an "expert informant" (academic) and a "national government official" received a questionnaire on social assistance programs. The questionnaires were different from one another - federal government officials were asked to provide factual responses to over 70 questions, while the academics' questionnaire focused more on an in-depth critique of those same programs. Social Work Professor Patricia Evans was the Canadian expert informant, and I completed the submission, with input from a number of other government colleagues, on behalf of the Canadian government. ---
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From the National Council of Welfare:
Profiles
of Welfare: Myths and Realities (Spring 1998) |
Welfare Incomes 2008
With the recession starting in 2008, more and more Canadians are having
to deal with one of the 13 different social assistance systems, discovering
how complicated, cumbersome and stigmatizing most are.
Bulletins No. 1 through 4 give you a snapshot
of the welfare incomes situation in 2008 for 4 types of families, and a fifth
document provides detail on the methodology. Each bulletin focuses on one family
type and provides, for the 2008 calendar year, the following information for
a household in that situation:
* the total annual estimated income for the household (including government
benefits and any exempted income) in each jurisdiction
* the total annual estimated income of a household receiving welfare compared
with the Low-Income Cutoffs, the Market Basket Measure and average incomes in
all provinces (but not the territories)
* asset exemption rules for all jurisdictions (how much an applicant can have
in assets and remain eligible for welfare)
* the extent of the decline in welfare incomes in recent years
* earnings exemption provisions (what portion of work income is excluded when
calculating entitlement)
* Bulletin
No. 1: Single person considered employable (PDF - 1.8MB, 6 pages)
* Bulletin No.
2: Single person with a disability (PDF - 1.7MB, 6 pages)
* Bulletin No.
3: Lone parent with a child aged two (PDF - 1.7MB, 6 pages)
* Bulletin
No. 4: Couple with two children aged 10 and 15 (PDF - 1.6MB, 4 pages)
* Methodology
(PDF - 1.3MB, 5 pages)
Source:
Welfare Incomes
2008
Source:
National Council of Welfare
The National Council of Welfare advises the Minister of Human Resources and
Skills Development in respect of any matters relating to social development
that the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration or that the
Council considers appropriate.
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From Statistics Canada:
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From the Canadian Council on Social Development: Stats
& Facts Work
and welfare: Looking at both sides of the equation Table 1:
Percentage of Population on Social Assistance, by Province (% change from 1982
to 1992) Source: Stats & Facts replaces the
- The Social Indicators Launchpad - nearly 100 links to information about social indicators in Canada and other countries |
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Poverty/income statistics
From Statistics Canada:
June 17, 2010
Income
of Canadians, 2008
This report contains analysis, charts and time series at the Canada,
province and some census metropolitan area level. To provide a more complete
picture of low income, the report includes analysis using three complementary
low income lines: the low income cut-offs, the low income measures and the market
basket measure (MBM). The first two were developed by Statistics Canada; the
MBM is based on concepts developed by Human Resources and Skills Development
Canada.
- includes three tables:
----- Selected income concepts by main family types, 2007 and 2008
----- Selected income concepts for economic families of two persons or more
by province, 2008 ith two persons or more.
----- Percentage of persons in low income (1992 base after-tax income low income
cut-offs)
"Median after-tax income for families
with two or more people, adjusted for inflation, was $63,900 in 2008, virtually
unchanged from 2007. This followed four years of growth. For unattached individuals,
after-tax income also remained unchanged, at $24,900. This was the first time
in three years in which no significant change was observed." (Excerpt)
Related subjects
* Income,
pensions, spending and wealth
* Household,
family and personal income
* Low
income and inequality
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Low Income Lines, 2008-2009 *
June 17, 2010
HTML
version
PDF
version (1.2MB, 34 pages)
In order to provide a holographic or complete picture of low income, Statistics
Canada is implementing an approach that uses three complementary low income
lines:
- the Low Income Cut-offs (LICOs)
- the Low Income Measures (LIMs)
- the Market Basket Measure (MBM)
Click the link above for more information on how each measure works.
* True to form, StatCan
takes great pains to emphasize that "these measures are not measures of
poverty, but strictly measures of low income."
StatCan has been consistently repeating that disclaimer since Ivan Fellegi,
Chief Statistician of Canada, posted the following edict on his agency's website
in 1997:
"On
poverty and low income" - by Ivan Fellegi (1997)
- explains why his agency's low income cut-offs should not be used as the "official"
poverty line for Canada.
SO - could someone explain to me how LICOs, LIMs and
the MBM can be measures of low income without being measures of
poverty?
(A rose is a rose is a rose, no?...)
Related link:
A
New Era for Measuring Poverty in Canada
Posted by Iglika Ivanova
June 18, 2010
Last Thursdays Statistics Canada release of individual and household income
data for 2008 marks a new era in the study of poverty in Canada. Instead of
reporting only on the Low Income Cut Offs (LICO), as they used to, Statistics
Canada reported on three of the most common measures of low income in the same
publication (LICO, the low income measure and the market basket measure). Gone
are the days of looking for different studies produced by different institutions
to compare trends of low income in Canada. Even more importantly for those of
us looking for reliable and timely data on low incomes, Statistics Canada has
now taken over producing the Market Basket Measure (MBM) from HRSDC.
Source:
Relentlessly Progressive
Economics Blog
[ The Progressive Economics Forum
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From Statistics Canada: June 3, 2009 --- June 3, 2009 [ Earlier editions in this series ]
--- May 11, 2007 Complete study: Income Inequality and Redistribution in Canada:
1976 to 2004 Related Links: |
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From the
National Council of Welfare:
Poverty Profile Bulletin No. 7: Poverty and Paid Work
Page dated April 2010
Posted to the Council's website in May 2010
HTML
PDF
version (2.2MB, 4 pages)
Paid work keeps many Canadians out of poverty.
For others, having a job isnt a ticket out of poverty. Its simply
admission into the ranks of the working poor.
Source:
Poverty
Profile 2007 (Jan/Feb. 2010)
Poverty Profile is a regular publication of the Council that
is based on survey data from Statistics Canada. It includes detailed information
about poverty rates and numbers, depth of poverty, duration of poverty, common
sources of income for poor people, income inequality in Canada and poverty and
the paid labour market.
- incl. links to earlier Poverty Profiles, from 1998 to 2004 .
NOTE:
Poverty Profile Bulletin No. 7 is the last of a series that began
in September 2009 based on the latest information from Statistics Canada.
According to the Message
from the Council Chairperson (Sept. 30/09) that introduces the series,
"...for the first time, the National Council of
Welfare will release the latest findings of its signature publication, Poverty
Profile, in a series of short, easy-to-read bulletins."
Below, you'll find a link to each bulletin in the series
and its release date.
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Complete list of
earlier Poverty Profile Bulletins:
* No. 1: Introduction to Poverty Trends
in Canada, 1976-2007
September 2009
HTML
version
PDF
version (1.9MB, 6 pages)
* No. 2: Poverty Trends by Family Type
November 2009
HTML
version
PDF
version (1MB, 8 pages)
* No. 3: Poverty Trends by Province
January 2010
HTML
version
PDF
version (626K, 4 pages)
--- Tables
(PDF - 99K, 6 pages)
--- Charts
(PDF - 117K, 11 pages)
* No. 4: A Snapshot of Children Living in
Poverty
November 2009
HTML
PDF
version (656K, 4 pages)
* No. 5: Depth of Poverty
March 2010
HTML
version
PDF
version (2.4MB, 4 pages)
* No. 6: Duration of Poverty
March 2010
HTML
version
PDF
version (2.7MB, 6 pages)
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* Methodology, Definitions and Data Sources
HTML - none
PDF
(2.1MB, 8 pages)
Source:
National Council of Welfare
The National Council of Welfare advises the Minister of Human Resources and
Skills Development in respect of any matters relating to social development
that the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration or that the
Council considers appropriate.
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From the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD):
Stats
& Facts
Poverty, welfare and income stats
Stats & Facts, a new on-line service of the Canadian Council on Social Development,
provides accessible and accurate statistical information. This site is intended
for anyone with an interest in timely data on social and economic indicators.
We anticipate that Stats & Facts will be frequently used by policy analysts,
community planners, activists, journalists, and students.Users will find informative
facts sheets organized by topic areas covering demographics, families, health,
education , economic security and the labour market.
CCSD
Economic Fact Sheets (2004-2005)
- includes links to stats in the following areas: * Income * Household Spending
Patterns * Poverty
CCSD' s free stats archive - povertty lines, poverty stats and income stats going back to the early 1990s
CCSD Research - links to dozens of CCSD reports, many on the topics of poverty and income trends and profiles
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International Poverty stats:
Rethinking
Poverty : Report on the World Social Situation 2010 - January 2010
Fifteen years ago, in Copenhagen, global leaders at the World Summit for Social
Development described poverty eradication as an ethical, political and economic
imperative, and identified it as one of the three pillars of social development.
Poverty eradication has since become the overarching objective of development,
as reflected in the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, which set the target of halving global extreme
poverty by 2015. Rethinking Poverty, the 2010 issue of the Report on the World
Social Situation seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and its eradication.
Complete report (PDF - 8MB, 203 pages)
=====> Executive
summary (PDF - 196K, 8 pages)
=====> Table
of contents (HTML) +links to individual chapters, including:
* Poverty: the official numbers * The poverty of poverty measurement * Deprivation,
vulnerability and exclusion * Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction *
Economic liberalization and poverty reduction * Labour-market and social policies
and poverty reduction * Poverty reduction programmes * Rethinking poverty reduction
interventions
Source:
United Nations
Department
of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs provides support services to
the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body coordinating the
economic and social work of the United Nations and its operational arms.
Also from DESA:
* World
Population Ageing 2009 (PDF - 894K, 82 pages) - February 2010
This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and
includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions,
major areas, regions and countries. This new edition includes new features on
ageing in rural and urban areas, the coverage of pension systems and the impact
of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on pension systems. The report is intended
to provide a solid demographic foundation for the follow-up activities of the
Second World Assembly on Ageing.
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Employment/unemployment statistics
Tables
by subject: Employment and unemployment
- 50
tables
Related link:
Mind
the gap
November 9, 2009
Canada's monthly
unemployment statistics have a significant gap that must be filled. They do not
reveal the number of people whose employment-insurance benefits have expired and
who are still out of work. (...) People who have dropped off the unemployment
rolls - and are thus no longer included in the numbers - may have found new jobs,
but they may also have simply exhausted their benefits. That shifts them into
a much more harrowing situation where they are likely facing dire financial straits
and may be forced to consider welfare. But we have no way of knowing if that is
the case. (...)This is not just an issue of concern to
economists interested in crunching the numbers to make their latest projections.
It is about vital data that can direct governments and social agencies in their
design of policies and their preparations to deliver resources to those most in
need. Without these numbers, for example, no one knows how many people may be
forced to seek welfare in the short term - a key issue for the provinces and municipalities
that fund and administer the welfare system.
Source:
Globe
and Mail
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First Nations Statistics
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Statistics
Basic
Departmental Data |
From Statistics Canada:
Aboriginal
peoples
The Aboriginal peoples of Canada, as defined by the Constitution Act, 1982,
comprise the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. These distinct
groups have unique heritages, languages, cultures. Statistical information is
available for the total Aboriginal population and each of the three groups.
Subtopics:
1. Aboriginal peoples (general)
2. Aboriginal society and community
3. Business and finance
4. Education, literacy and skills
5. Health and well-being
6. Households, housing and environment
7. Justice issues
8. Languages and cultures
9. Population characteristics
10. Work, income and spending
11. All subtopics for Aboriginal peoples
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Indicators
of Well-being in Canada
January 2008
This new HRSDC website presents
comprehensive, up-to-date information on the well-being of Canadians and Canadian
society, and how that may be changing over time.
- incl. links to info about
: Work | Learning | Financial Security | Family Life | Housing | Social Participation
| Leisure | Health | Security | Environment
"(...) How many Canadians have a paying job? What levels of education do we have, and how does that compare with other countries? What proportion of marriages end in divorce? How long can we expect to live? Have there been any big changes over the last 20 years or so? This website helps to answer such questions. Developed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), its purpose is to systematically present measures and report on various aspects of well-being that are important to Canadians."
Source:
Human
Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Canadian Health Statistics
Canadian
Institute for Health Information
"The Canadian Institute for
Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, national, not-for-profit organization
working to improve the health of Canadians and the health care system by providing
quality, reliable and timely health information. CIHI's mandate was established
jointly by federal and provincial/territorial ministers of health to coordinate
the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and integrated approach to
health information for Canada, and to provide and coordinate the provision of
accurate and timely data and information required for establishing sound health
policy, effectively managing the Canadian health system, and generating public
awareness about factors affecting good health."
See the Sitemap
of this enormous site for an overview of its content incl. links to research &
reports, the CIHI Data Collection, standards, statistics and client services.
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Canadian
Statistics on
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Housing
Research Tools and Resources
- from the Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Families, households and housing - from Statistics Canada
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Old Age Security / Canada Pension Plan Statistics
Includes links to the following Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan stats:
* ISP Information Card (Rate Card) - updated quarterly,gives the maximum monthly rates for Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefits, as well as other selected figures.
* Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Statistical Bulletin - a monthly publication that provides detailed information such as the number of benefits in pay, the amounts paid, and the distribution of various benefits by age and sex.
* Canada Pension Plan Contributors Report - an annual publication with detailed statistics on the number of contributors and the amount of contributions to the Canada Pension Plan. Although the publication is annual, the data are 2 years in arrears. This is due to ongoing updating of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency T4 files prior to issuing.
* Canada Pension Plan Benefit Rates - maximum monthly rates for new CPP benefits from 1967 to date, as well as historical data related to the calculation of CPP contributions and benefits. This publication also contains historical tables on pension index and escalation factors.
* ISP Stats Book - annual publication, serves as a reference for Income Security Programs. It contains historical data on CPP and OAS monthly averages of benefits, new benefits and net payments in calendar years or fiscal years. Other data included in this publication are QPP, Average Weekly Wages and Consumer Prince Index data Average Weekly Wages and Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-off levels.
* Social Security Agreements: Canadian Benefits Paid - data on Canadian Benefits paid (under Social Security Agreements) to people who have lived or worked in another country
* Tables of Rates for Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance
Source:
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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Labour
statistics from Statistics Canada
The labour market activities of the Canadian population,
including: how many people are employed or unemployed; the unemployment rate;
which industries or occupations people work in; the hours they work; commuting
patterns; wage and non-wage benefits; job training; labour mobility; work absences,
and more...
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Crime/Justice Statistics
From Statistics Canada:
Crime
and Justice Statistics
The nature and extent of crime and the administration
of criminal and civil justice in Canada.
Click the link to view resources
(Daily releases, data tables, publications, and more ...) for the following subtopics:
1.
Crime and justice (general)
2. Civil courts and family law
3. Correctional
services
4. Crimes and offences
5. Criminal courts
6. Family violence
7. Justice system spending
8. Legal aid
9. Victims and victimization
Quick links
* Recently
released analytical studies on crime and justice
* Statistics
by subject: Crime and justice
* Tables by subject:
Crime and justice
* Crimes
and offences
* Victims
and victimization
Sample reports:
July 28, 2010
Juristat
- Summer 2010
In this issue:
* Youth Court Statistics, 2008/2009 [Highlights]
* Adult Criminal Court Statistics, 2008/2009 [Highlights]
* Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2009 [Highlights]
* Where and when youth commit police-reported crimes, 2008 [Highlights]
* Police-reported dating violence in Canada, 2008 [Highlights]
* Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2008 [Highlights]
[Juristat
periodical - home page ]
[ earlier
issues of Juristat ]
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July 20, 2010
Police-reported
crime statistics, 2009
Police-reported crime in Canada continues to decline. Both the volume and severity
of police-reported crime fell in 2009, continuing the downward trend seen over
the past decade.
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And yet:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/prison-construction-costs-to-jump-87099482.html
The increase in prison construction costs make sense to me now.
NOT.
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More
Police-reported crime statistics
from the Summer 2010 issue of Juristat
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June 14, 2010
Police-reported
hate crimes, 2008
Police services in Canada reported 1,036 hate crimes in 2008, up 35% from 2007.
Just over half (55%) were motivated by race or ethnicity, 26% by religion and
16% by sexual orientation.
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April 27, 2010
Juristat, April 2010
The April 2010 online edition of Juristat contains the following articles:
[NOTE: Click the above link for highlights and the HTML and PDF versions of
each of the reports below. Click the lnks below to access the complete (HTML)
reports directly.]
1. Knives
and violent crime in Canada, 2008
This article examines Canadian trends in police-reported violent crime committed
with knives, with a particular focus on the period from 1999 to 2008.
2. Police-reported
robbery in Canada, 2008
Release date: March 25, 2010
This article examines the nature and extent of robbery in Canada using data
from the Uniform Crime Reporting survey.
3. Maintenance
enforcement by neighbourhood
income in seven reporting census metropolitan areas
Release date: March 25, 2010
Using the most recent annual data from the Survey of Maintenance Enforcement
Programs, this article looks at families who are receiving child support and
are enrolled in a maintenance enforcement program. The characteristics of families
living in lower and higher income neighbourhoods in the reporting census metropolitan
areas are compared.
4. Youth
custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009
- examines trends in admissions and releases from custody and community services
among young people aged 12 to 17 from 2004/2005 to 2008/2009. It provides information
on types of admissions, length of stays and characteristics of youth, such as
the type of violation for which they are admitted. It also analyzes the representation
of Aboriginal youth under correctional supervision.
Related subjects:
* Crime and justice statistics
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May 18, 2010
Juristat
Spring 2010 issue
Click the link above to access the following articles:
* The processing of divorce cases through civil court in seven provinces
and territories - May 18, 2010
* Knives and violent crime in Canada, 2008 - April 27, 2010
* Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009 -
April 27, 2010
* Police-reported robbery in Canada, 2008 - March 25, 2010
* Maintenance enforcement by neighbourhood income in seven reporting census
metropolitan areas - March 25, 2010
* Youth
custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009
- examines trends in admissions and releases from custody and community services
among young people aged 12 to 17 from 2004/2005 to 2008/2009. It provides information
on types of admissions, length of stays and characteristics of youth, such as
the type of violation for which they are admitted. It also analyzes the representation
of Aboriginal youth under correctional supervision.
Source:
Juristat
is a periodical that presents analysis and detailed statistics on a variety
of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of
recurring interest such as : * Crime * Homicide * Youth and adult courts * Correctional
services
(Click "Chronological Index" on the Juristat page for links to earlier
issues of this periodical)
Related subjects:
* Crime and justice statistics
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Juristat
- October 2009
In this issue:
* Quick
fact:
Seniors
have the lowest rates of police-reported violence
*
Homicide in Canada, 2008
October 2009
This annual report is an examination
of homicide in Canada. Detailed information is presented on the characteristics
of homicide incidents (murder, manslaughter and infanticide), victims and accused
within the context of both short and long-term trends.
Highlights
Full
article - HTML
Full
article - PDF (337K, 26 pages)
* Trends
in police-reported serious assaults
October 2009
This
article examines police-reported data on three types of assault: assault with
a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assaults against peace
officers.
Highlights
Full
article - HTML
Full
article - PDF (407K, 16 pages)
* Parenting
after separation and divorce:
a profile of arrangements for spending time
with and making decisions for children
October 2009
This
article examines recently separated or divorced parents who have arrangements
in place for spending time with and making decisions for their children, and profiles
the types of arrangements that these parents have.
Highlights
Full
article - HTML
Full
article in PDF (225K, 16 pages)
* Victim
services in Canada, 2007/2008
October 2009
This
article presents a profile of services offered to victims in Canada, based on
the results of the 2007/2008 Victim Services Survey. It also includes an analysis
of victims who sought assistance during 2007/2008 and of victims served on May
28, 2008.
Highlights
Full
article - HTML
Full
article - PDF (396K, 22 pages)
Source:
Juristat
This
periodical is of interest to all those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate
justice programs and projects, as well as to anyone who has an interest in Canada's
justice system. It provides analysis and detailed statistics
on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on
areas of recurring interest such as: - Crime - Homicide
- Youth and adult courts - Correctional services + Other
articles focusing on topics of current interest to the justice community.
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July
21, 2009
Juristat
- July 2009 issue
- includes links to the articles below on police-reported
crime statistics in Canada in 2008 and the incarceration of Aboriginal people
in adult correctional services in 2007/2008.
July
21, 2009
Police-reported
crime statistics, 2008
Police-reported crime in Canada continued
to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity
Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity
decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
[
Highlights ]
[
Full article in HTML ]
[ Full
article in PDF- 977K, 37 pages) ]
July
21, 2009
Incarceration
of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services
In 2007/2008,
Aboriginal adults accounted for 22% of admissions to sentenced custody, while
representing 3% of the Canadian population. Age, level of education, and employment
status can only partially explain the representation of Aboriginal adults incarcerated
in Canadian prisons, according to a new study that used data from the Integrated
Correctional Service Survey and the 2006 Census to analyze factors that could
be contributing to the representation of Aboriginal adults in custody.
- includes
two tables:
* Aboriginal people as a proportion of admissions to adult provincial/territorial
sentenced custody, and as a proportion of the general population, 2007/2008
*
Incarceration rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons aged 20 to 34, by
employment and education status, selected jurisdictions, on May 16, 2006
[
Highlights
]
[ Full
article in HTML ]
[ Full
article in PDF- 496K, 27 pages) ]
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July
21, 2009
Juristat
- July 2009 issue
- includes links to the articles below on police-reported
crime statistics in Canada in 2008 and the incarceration of Aboriginal people
in adult correctional services in 2007/2008.
July
21, 2009
Police-reported
crime statistics, 2008
Police-reported crime in Canada continued
to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity
Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity
decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
[
Highlights ]
[
Full article in HTML ]
[ Full
article in PDF- 977K, 37 pages) ]
July
21, 2009
Incarceration
of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services
In 2007/2008,
Aboriginal adults accounted for 22% of admissions to sentenced custody, while
representing 3% of the Canadian population. Age, level of education, and employment
status can only partially explain the representation of Aboriginal adults incarcerated
in Canadian prisons, according to a new study that used data from the Integrated
Correctional Service Survey and the 2006 Census to analyze factors that could
be contributing to the representation of Aboriginal adults in custody.
- includes
two tables:
* Aboriginal people as a proportion of admissions to adult provincial/territorial
sentenced custody, and as a proportion of the general population, 2007/2008
*
Incarceration rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons aged 20 to 34, by
employment and education status, selected jurisdictions, on May 16, 2006
[
Highlights
]
[ Full
article in HTML ]
[ Full
article in PDF- 496K, 27 pages) ]
Source:
Juristat
main page - click "Chronological index" for earlier issues of this magazine
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May
13, 2009
Juristat
- May 2009
The May 2009 issue of Juristat contains four articles.
(Click
the link above for links to the articles below.)
*
Residents of Canada's shelters for abused women, 2008
This article
focuses on the residents of shelters that assist female victims of violence and
their children.
* Police-reported hate crime
in Canada, 2007
This article examines the nature and extent of hate-motivated
crimes reported to Canadian police services.
*
Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2007/2008
This article
provides an overview of youth admitted to and released from custody and community
services in 2007/2008 and examines trends in admissions and releases since the
Youth Criminal Justice Act came into effect.
*
Trends in police-reported drug offences in Canada
This article explores
long-term trends in the possession, trafficking, production, importing and exporting
of illegal drugs.
[ earlier editions of Juristat ]
December 12, 2008
Police
Resources in Canada, 2008
Police personnel and expenditures
Following
a period of decline throughout the 1990s, police strength in Canada has
increased over the past decade. At 196 officers per 100,000 population, the 2008
rate was 8% higher than in 1998, although 5% lower than its peak in 1975. While
police officer strength has been increasing, Canada's police reported crime rate
has been decreasing. The 2007 crime rate was at its lowest point in over 30 years.
At the same time, the proportion of crime solved by police reached a 30 year high.
-
incl. two interesting charts:
* Rates of police officers and civilian personnel,
1963 to 2008
* Police officer strength among the provinces, 2008
Complete
report (PDF - 427K, 60 pages)
December 9,
2008
Adult
and youth correctional services: Key indicators, 2007/2008
Canada's
incarceration rate in 2007/2008 rose by 2% from the previous year, the third consecutive
annual increase. The gain was driven by the growing number of adults being held
on remand in provincial/territorial jails while awaiting trial or sentencing.
May
20, 2008
Youth
court statistics, 2006/2007
Fewer young people aged 12 to 17 have
been appearing before a judge since the enactment of the Youth Criminal Justice
Act (YCJA) in April 2003, and fewer are being sent to custody. There were 56,463
youth court cases completed during the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Although virtually
unchanged from the previous year, this amount was 26% lower than in 2002/2003,
the year prior to the enactment of the new legislation.
Complete
report (PDF - 236K, 23 pages)
Highlights
(HTML)
May 20, 2008
Adult
Criminal Court Statistics, 2006/2007
In 2006/2007, adult criminal
courts in Canada processed 372,084 cases involving 1,079,062 charges. The number
of cases processed was virtually unchanged from the previous year.
Complete
report (PDF - 256K, 21 pages)
Highlights
(HTML)
May 16, 2008
Youth
crime, 2006
The crime rate among young people aged 12 to 17 climbed
3% between 2005 and 2006, but was 6% lower than a decade earlier, according to
data reported by Canadian police services. While property crime rates among youth
declined over the previous decade, rates for other types of offences, including
violent crime, increased.
Related report:
Youth
Crime in Canada, 2006 (PDF - 196K, 16 pages)
by Andrea Taylor-Butts
and Angela Bressan
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The
Situation in the U.S.
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From the Pew Center on the States:
One
in 31 U.S. Adults are Behind Bars, on Parole or Probation
Press
Release
Washington, DC
March 2, 2009
Explosive growth in the number
of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American
corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according
to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The vast majority
of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that
nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons. One in 31:
The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison,
jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint
for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund
stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community.
Complete report:
One
in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections (PDF - 2MB, 48 pages)
Key
findings include:
* One in 31 adults in America is in prison or jail, or on
probation or parole (vs 1 in 77 twenty-five years ago).
* Overall, two-thirds
of offenders are in the community, not behind bars.
* Correctional control
rates are highly concentrated by race and geography: 9.2% black adults, 3.7% Hispanic
adults, 2.2% white adults; 5.5% men, 1.1% women
* Georgia, where 1 in 13 adults
is behind bars or under community supervision, leads the top five states that
also include Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio and the District of Columbia.
The
report also analyzes the cost of current sentencing and corrections policies.
Source:
Pew
Center on the States
[ Pew Charitable
Trusts ]
The Pew Charitable Trusts applies the power of knowledge to solve
today's most challenging problems.
Pew's Center on the States identifies and
advances state policy solutions.
One
in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (PDF file - 635K, 37 pages)
Febraury
2008
U.S. Prison Statistics - from the U.S. Department of Justice
Related links:
Canada:
U.S.
Tops in the World in Incarceration Rate: Conservatives Hoping to Catch Up
By
Brian Gordon
February 4, 2008
The United States has more people in prison,
per capita, than any other country in the world. More than China, more than Iran,
more than oppressive dictatorships the world over. And this is the model that
Stephen Harper and the Conservatives want to follow by implementing 'tougher'
drug laws.
Source:
Green Party of Canada
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Newfoundland
and Labrador NOTE: if any of the links above are broken, try this alternate source: Provincial
and territorial statistics offices - from Statistics Canada |
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Miscellaneous Canadian statistical links
Finding
Canadian statistics
950 links to Canadian statistics on a wide range of topics from Aboriginal Peoples
to Women
Source:
University of Toronto Data Library
Service
Research
Resources for the Social Sciences (Craig McKie) - MEGASITE!
- Craig McKie's Links
to Demographic Sites
Economic Indicators - Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Finance Department)
Lars
Osberg
Professor of Economics, Dalhousie
University
Working Papers - dozens of papers back to 1993
CV/Publications by Lars Osberg - 175+ links articles, book chapters, etc.
Canada-U.S. studies - see the Canadian Social Research Links Canadiana Links page
American
Statistical Links
Welfare
Dependence in the U.S. in 2008 Indicators
of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008 Complete report: - Indicators of Dependence include : Degree of Dependence - Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance and Labor Force Attachment - Rates of Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance - Rates of Participation in Means-Tested Assistance Programs - Multiple Program Receipt - Dependence Transitions - Program Spell Duration - Welfare Spell Duration with No Labor Force Attachment - Long-Term Receipt - Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of Program Spells - includes longitudinal and current caseload and expenditure data for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Stamp Program and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In addition, you'll find dozens of tables and charts showing predictors and risk factors associated with welfare receipt, such as : Poverty Rates - Deep Poverty Rates - Experimental Poverty Measures - Poverty Spells - Child Support - Food Insecurity - Lack of Health Insurance - Labor Force Attachment - Employment among the Low-Skilled - Earnings of Low-Skilled Workers - Educational Attainment - High School Dropout Rates - Adult Alcohol and Substance Abuse - Adult and Child Disability - Births to Unmarried Women/Teens - much more...
Program Data Earlier annual reports - back to 1997 Source: Complementary report from HHS: Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) : Complete report: Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) : Source: Canadian reports
about welfare to Parliament: Under the Canada Assistance Plan ("CAP", 1966-1996), the federal Department of Health and Welfare was required by law to table, in the House of Commons, an annual report on the operation of welfare programs and social services in Canada, in the same manner as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services presents annual reports on welfare dependence to Congress. In April 1996, a block fund called the Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) replaced CAP's 50-50 cost-sharing as the statutory mechanism for determining federal contributions to provincial/territorial welfare programs. [ See A History of the Health and Social Transfers] Neither the CHST nor its successor, the Canada Social Transfer (since April 2004), contains rules regarding the production of reports about welfare for tabling and discussion in the Parliament of Canada. In fact, the last national public report about welfare in Canada that was tabled and discussed in the House of Commons was the final CAP Annual Report for 1995-96. In my view, that's not much accountability for a program of this magnitude. The CST will cost the Canadian taxpayer almost $11 billion in 2009-10 in cash transfers alone, all without any debate or even discussion in the House of Commons. Because the CST is a block fund, and because it covers post-secondary education, early learning and childcare as well as welfare and social services, it's no longer possible to calculate how much each province and territory receives annually from Ottawa specifically earmarked for welfare. That's why you won't see any Canadian equivalent to Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress in the near future. That, and the fact that there doesn't appear to be any political will by the ruling federal party to support provincial-territorial programs of last resort at this time. Related reading from Finance Canada: Federal
Transfers to Provinces and Territories - updated January 2009 |
International
Comparisons
- the most recent data on 235 countries and territories using 95 economic indicators,
grouped by theme: population, labour force, consumer prices, exchange rates,
gross domestic product (GDP), GDP by expenditure, GDP by industry, personal
income, research and development expenditures, foreign investments, international
trade.
Click the link above to read a word of caution
about using the data, a summary analysis, economic profiles by country, etc.
Click the link below to go directly to the English PDF file containing the tables
comparing all 235 countries and territories on each 95 indicators.
Report (English version):
Comparative
Tables by Indicator (PDF - 535K, 109 pages)
March 25, 2010
- 235 countries and territories, 95 indicators
Source::
Databank
of Official Statistics on Québec
(See "Living Conditions and Well-being" for other relevant stats)
[ Site français : Banque de données
des statistiques officielles du Québec ]
Institut de la statistique du Québec - Québec statistical institute (English home page)
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AgeSource/AgeStats
Worldwide
http://www.aarpinternational.org/database/
The
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
covers aging and aging-related topics quite well, and this website is one of their
many compelling initiatives. The databases, AgeSource and AgeStats, on AARP's
international website are designed to "facilitate the international exchange
of policy and program-relevant information in aging." Under the "Aging
Everywhere" tab is an interactive map that allows the visitor to read "Country
Profiles" as well as read articles about a region selected from the map.
A "Comparative Data Search" can also be done by clicking on the link
above the map. There are multiple ways to search the information in the databases.
On the left hand menu visitors can explore by topic or by region. Some of the
topics include "Aging & Society", "Economic Retirement &
Security", "Livable Communities" and "Long-Term Care".
Searching for a particular topic can be accomplished by using the keyword search
box in the middle of the page. The search can be further limited by deciding which
databases to search, and by information type, geographic coverage, and language.
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Also from the Scout Report
Economic
Indicators (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/
Both
scholars and those with a penchant for statistics will want to bookmark this fine
website created and maintained by the federal government. The site provides monthly
compilations of economic indicators covering prices, wages, production, business
activity, purchasing power, credit, money, and Federal finance. Visitors can use
the search engine to type in their desired terms, or they can browse every month
from January 1998 forward via a series of drop down tabs. For those who might
be looking for more specific data, the "Search Tips" feature is quite
useful. The site also contains links to the Federal Reserve Archival System for
Economic Research (FRASER), which contains economic indicators back to 1948. Overall,
the site will be a real boon to those looking for high quality, accurate information
regarding current and past economic trends and patterns in the United States.
World
Health Organization: Health Economics (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.who.int/topics/health_economics/en/
The
World Health Organization (WHO) has created this site to provide the general public
with high-quality information about their various research initiatives and reports
related to the field of health economics. Given the nature of the WHO's mission,
the work focuses on key challenges facing global health financing, with particular
attention paid to healthcare systems in the developing world. The materials here
include a nice fact sheet that provides a global overview of current spending
on health care, along with links to related sites that deal with health financing
policy and national healthcare systems. In the "Related Links" area,
visitors can browse on over to a specialized site dedicated to the health economics
of the European Union.
Gapminder
http://www.gapminder.org/
In
London, riders on the Tube are reminded to "Mind the Gap". On the Gapminder
website, visitors are reminded to mind a variety of gaps, whether they be in income
inequality or quality of health care. This rather absorbing website was created
as a non-profit venture to promote "sustainable global development and achievement
of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding
of statistics and other information." The site makes use of Trendanalyzer
software to offer visualizations related to questions that include "Which
country has the best teeth in the world?" and "Who gets what: Farm subsidies".
Visitors can find such information under the "Latest News" area, and
they can also take advantage of the videos, "Gapcasts", and world charts
offered here. The "Gapcasts" are quite good, and they cover carbon emissions,
public services, and globalization. Also, if visitors have their own set of statistical
indicators they can create their own unique Gapminder-like bubble graph on their
website. It's a powerful tool, and one that might be important for other non-profits,
think tanks, educators, and students.
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Income,
Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 From the U.S. Census Bureau: Household
Income Rises, Poverty Rate Unchanged, Meanwhile, the nations official poverty rate in 2007 was 12.5 percent, not statistically different from 2006. There were 37.3 million people in poverty in 2007, up from 36.5 million in 2006. The number of people without health insurance coverage declined from 47 million (15.8 percent) in 2006 to 45.7 million (15.3 percent) in 2007. These findings are contained in the report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007. The data were compiled from information collected in the 2008 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). Also released today were income, poverty and earnings data from the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) for all states and congressional districts, as well as for metropolitan areas, counties, cities and American Indian/Alaska Native areas of 65,000 population or more. Complete report: Income,
Poverty, and Health Insurance ----------------------- Related reports from the Census Bureau: Income
Statistics - includes links to all stats sources mentioned in the above
news release and more Poverty
Statistics - incl. highlights, graphs and tables Health
insurance coverage data - incl. highlights, graphs
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What
are good sources of information on basic trends in poverty, welfare and related
issues in America?
Source:
Institute
for Research on Poverty (IRP)
[University
of Wisconsin-Madison ]
FedStats
- The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
From the U.S. Census Bureau:
Census
Bureau Poverty Page
- includes links to : * Poverty Home * Overview
*What's new * Publications * Definitions * Poverty Thresholds * Poverty Data Sources
* Current Poverty Data * Microdata Access * Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
* History of the Poverty Measure * Poverty Measurement Studies and Alternative
Measures * Related Sites * FAQ
Links
to Related Sites
Find other agencies or organizations which provide
Poverty Measurement Research
Census
Bureau Income Page - incl. links to : * What's New * Income Main * Overview
* Reports * Definitions * Guidance about the Sources * How Income Data is Collected
* Micro Data Access * Related Topics * FAQ * Current and historical income data
Statistical
Resources on the Web - from the University of Michigan Documents Center
Includes links to a wide range of statistical sites, mainly American but
with some international content.
- includes : Agriculture - Foreign Governments
- Statistical Agencies - Foreign Trade - U.S. Imports and Exports - Comprehensive
Subjects Directories - Health - Cost of Living - Price Indexes and Comparative
Costs - Housing - Homelessness - Demographics (Population, Social, Economic Characteristics,
Poverty) - Labor (Labor Force, Occupations, Salaries) - Economics - Military -
Education - Politics - Science - Environment - Sociology (Children, Crime, Elderly,
Immigration, Refugees) - Finance and Currency - Transportation - Foreign Economics
- International Sources - and more...
EconStats
http://www.econstats.com/index.htm
For anyone looking for a vast cornucopia of economic statistics culled from all over the world, they need look no further than the EconStats website. The homepage is a bit visually cluttered, but one couldn't ask for better and more complete data, as visitors can quickly access a wide range of economic data from the United States, such as information about inflation, unemployment levels, productivity, new factory orders, and the price of crude oil. The homepage also contains links to economic data from Canada, Britain, Germany, the European Union, France, Italy, Russia, and China. On the right-hand side of the page, visitors can click through to interest rates for dozens of countries, check in on various stock markets, and look up commodity and futures prices. Those individuals looking for quick help with pressing questions can post queries to the "Econ Chat" section of the homepage.
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Global
Distribution of Poverty
For policymakers and academics alike, having
access to information about the global distribution of poverty is crucial. Based
at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, The Poverty Mapping Project at
The Center for International Earth Science Information Network is a very fine
resource for anyone interested in this subject. Understandably, the site provides
access to dozens of maps which document the geographic and biophysical conditions
of where the poor live. In the "Maps" section, visitors can look over
300 poverty maps offered at a number of spatial scales. Visitors will also want
to peruse their nice publication, "Where the Poor Are: An Atlas of Poverty",
which includes information about how some of this data has been used in poverty
interventions. Persons looking for data for their own research will want to consider
downloading the subnational and national poverty data sets that are made available
here. Overall, it's a well-designed site and one which can be used in a variety
of settings.
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Global
Social Change Reports
Excellent resources - well worth a visit for
anyone interested in major world demographic, social, political and communication
trends over the last several decades.
-
includes the following resources (among many others):
--- Basic
Guide to the World: Quality of Life Throughout the World (PDF file
- 228K, 34 pages) - December 2005
This describes world and regional trends
in infant mortality rate, gdp per capita, literacy, freedom, and world and regional
life satisfaction. An html version http://gsociology.icaap.org/report/cqual.html
is a brief review of global quality of life, major trends and regional comparisons.
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Basic Guide
to the World: Population changes and trends, 1960 to 2003 (PDF file
- 183K, 11 pages) - October 2005
Presents graphs and tables showing trends
in world, regional population.
--- Basic
Guide to the World: Economic Growth, 1970 to 2007 (PDF file - 140K,
16 pages) May 2007
Brief descriptions of trends in economic growth, world regional
and for selected countries.
--- Major
demographic trends - summary of main demographic trends of the past several
decades; changes in population size, population growth, infant mortality rates,
age distributions.
--- Major
social trends - summary of main socio-demographic trends of the past several
decades; changes in urbanization, education and ethnolinguistic fractionalization.
---
much more (major political trends, major economic trends, major technological
trends: communication, energy production and consumption, context of change in
the 21st century
- also includes free datasets, free online statistical tools,
useful public domain and other free to use data, etc.
Source:
The
Global Social Change Research Project
- links to online books, manuals
and guides about evaluation and social research methods, such as surveys, observations,
and others
- links to sites about data quality, statistical analysis, and free
software such as statistical, office suites, spreadsheets and more.
-
links to many sites with research or data about globalization, democracy and freedom
and other related topics.
Inflation & Consumer Spending
- Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator Contract Escalation
Producer Price Indexes Import/Export Price Indexes Consumer
Expenditures Price Index Research Employment
& Unemployment - National Employment National Unemployment Rate
State and Local Employment State and Local Unemployment Rates
Mass Layoffs Employment Projections Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Employment by Occupation Longitudinal Studies State and County
Employment Time Use Business Employment Dynamics Employment
Research Also
includes Latest Numbers : CPI - Unemployment Rate - Payroll Employment
- Average Hourly Earnings - PPI - ECI - Productivity -
U.S. Import Price Index |
Population
Reference Bureau (PRB) (U.S. - world)
Providing timely
and objective population information
The Population Reference Bureau
is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international
population trends and their implications.
PRB Web Sites.
PRB has five
Web sites that provide the latest and most accurate data on a range of topics
within the field of population, health, and nutrition.
The
main PRB Web siteis your first stop for population information.
MEASURE
Communication promotes wider dissemination and increased use of information
on population, health, and nutrition for planning and decisionmaking in developing
countries.
PopNet is a comprehensive
directory of population-related Web sites-by topic or keyword, by organization,
or through a world regions map. All 200 countries in the World Population Data
Sheet are indexed.
AmeriStat
includes a series of charts, graphs, and brief narratives describing demographic
trends in five subject areas including marriage and family, education, and poverty
and income.
The Center for Public Information on Population Research explains
and publicizes the findings of population research and their implications.
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General Social Survey (GSS)
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a survey used to collect data on demographic
characteristics and attitudes of residents of the United States. The survey
is conducted face-to-face with an in-person interview by the National Opinion
Research Center at the University of Chicago, of a randomly-selected sample
of adults (over 18) who are not institutionalized.
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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Institute for Social
Research(Ann Arbor)
- Asset and Health Dynamics
Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD)
- Panel Study of
Income Dynamics (PSID)
- National Election Studies
(NES)
Roper Center (University of Connecticut)
National Center for Education Statistics
National Archives and Records Administration
Population Studies Center (University of Michigan)
Henry A.
Murray Research Center (Radclifffe College)
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United
Nations Statistical Yearbook - Fifty-second Issue
February 2010
This is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic,
social and environmental statistics for over 200 countries and areas of
the world, compiled from sources including United Nations agencies and other
international, national and specialized organizations. The fifty-second
issue contains data available to the Statistics Division as of June 2008
and presents them in 68 tables on topics such as: agriculture; balance of
payments; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment;
finance; gender; industrial production; international merchandise trade;
international tourism; labour force; manufacturing; national accounts; nutrition;
population; prices; research and development; and wages. The number of years
of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with the ten-year tables
covering 1996 to 2005 or 1997 to 2006. Accompanying the tables are technical
notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions
and classifications.
Table
of contents (PDF - 124K, 4 pages)
NOTE: The complete report (the link below) is a large file and a slow download
even for someone with a broadband connection.
Check the table of contents first by clicking the link above, then (if you
wish to continue), click the link below.
Complete
Yearbook (PDF - 9.6MB, 848 pages)
[ Statistical Yearbook
- two previous years online ]
Source:
United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs provides support services
to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body coordinating
the economic and social work of the United Nations and its operational arms.
Also from DESA:
* World
Population Ageing 2009 (PDF - 894K, 82 pages) - February 2010
This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing
and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development
regions, major areas, regions and countries. This new edition includes new
features on ageing in rural and urban areas, the coverage of pension systems
and the impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on pension systems. The
report is intended to provide a solid demographic foundation for the follow-up
activities of the Second World Assembly on Ageing.
*
Rethinking Poverty : Report on the World Social Situation 2010 -
January 2010
Fifteen years ago, in Copenhagen, global leaders at the World Summit for
Social Development described poverty eradication as an ethical, political
and economic imperative, and identified it as one of the three pillars of
social development. Poverty eradication has since become the overarching
objective of development, as reflected in the internationally agreed development
goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, which set the target
of halving global extreme poverty by 2015. Rethinking Poverty, the 2010
issue of the Report on the World Social Situation seeks to contribute to
rethinking poverty and its eradication.
Complete report (PDF - 8MB, 203 pages)
=====> Executive
summary (PDF - 196K, 8 pages)
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Table of contents (HTML) +links to individual chapters, including:
* Poverty: the official numbers * The poverty of poverty measurement * Deprivation,
vulnerability and exclusion * Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction
* Economic liberalization and poverty reduction * Labour-market and social
policies and poverty reduction * Poverty reduction programmes * Rethinking
poverty reduction interventions
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The
State of World Population 2008
Reaching Common Ground:
Culture, Gender and Human Rights (PDF - 2.5MB, 108 pages)
Contents :
* Overview * Human Rights * Womens Empowerment and Gender Equality *
Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights * Poverty, Inequality and Population
* War, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment *
Conclusions
New
report shows cultural sensitivity critical
to successful development strategies, women's equality( (Word
file - 86K, 2 pages)
12 November 2008
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 November 2008Development strategies that
are sensitive to cultural values can reduce harmful practices against women
and promote human rights, including gender equality and womens empowerment,
affirms The State of World Population 2008 report from UNFPA, the United Nations
Population Fund. Reaching Common Ground: Culture, Gender and Human Rights,
launched 12 November 2008, reports that culture is a central component of
successful development of poor countries, and must be integrated into development
policy and programming. The report, which coincides with this years
60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is based on
the concept that the international human rights framework has universal validity.
Human rights express values common to all cultures and protect groups as well
as individuals. The report endorses culturally sensitive approaches to development
and to the promotion of human rights, in general, and womens rights,
in particular.
Source:
Press kit &
Resources
* The Reports * Media Outreach * Feature Stories * Contact Information
* Graphs and Tables * Photographs
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund is an international development agency
that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health
and equal opportunity.
Related link:
The State of World Population 2008
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2008/en/
In November 2008, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) put out its State
of World Population book, along with a Youth Supplement, and both are available
in their entirety on the UNFPA website. The book is entitled "Reaching
Common Ground: Culture, Gender and Human Rights" and the Youth Supplement
is entitled "Generation of Change: Young People and Culture". This
website offers so much worthwhile information to the visitor, in part because
the entire 108 pages can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on "Download
PDF" under Resources on the left side of the page. The information in
each of the nine chapters is eminently readable, extremely heart wrenching,
and definitely eye-opening. However, the book does offer hope, as it includes
the considerable successes by the UNFPA, which were achieved by being culturally
sensitive to the traditions and beliefs of the groups with which they were
working. To read the stories from the Youth Supplement, scroll down slightly
and choose, from on the left, one of the young people's stories, such as "Grita",
"Tsehay", or "Seif". Child marriage, females playing in
male sports, becoming a Vietnamese hip-hop sensation, youth in politics, are
all examples of topics found among these youth's stories. Visitors should
not miss checking out the Photo Gallery, which can be accessed by scrolling
down to the middle of the page, and clicking "View," located on
the left side of the page. The line "there is laughter every day in the
terrible streets of Calcutta," from a Jack Gilbert poem comes to mind
upon seeing these photographs.
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UNdata - "A World of Information"
[ Link added October 27/08 ]
The United Nations (UN) website contains a tremendous amount of data, and
for some new users (and even those who are more experienced), it may be
a bit overwhelming. Recently, the UN created this fine website designed
to assist those who might need a bit of assistance with this whole process.
On the UN Data site, visitors can simply type in their search terms, look
over a list of popular searches, and even take a look at their "News"
section, which offers up a selection of helpful recent additions. Further
down on the homepage, visitors can look through the "Database Coverage"
area. Here they can take advantage of some specially culled statistics,
including data sets related to the World Health Organization (WHO), refugees,
industrial commodities, and children. The site is rounded out by a "Glossary"
section, which offers a nice summary of each term that might be encountered
while utilizing the site.
Reviewed by:
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- includes links to:
* Indicator databases
- Key Global Indicators - Millennium Development Goals - Gender Info 2007
- Indicators on Women and Men - The State of the Worlds Children 2008
- ECE Database
The list of topics covered includes:
* Education * Employment * Energy * Environment *
Food and Agriculture * Health * Human Development *
Industry * Information and Communication Technology * National Accounts*
Population * Refugees * Trade * Tourism
Source:
United Nations
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From the United Nations Population Fund:
SPEED,
SCALE OF URBAN GROWTH WILL REQUIRE REVOLUTION IN THINKING, WARNS
UNFPA
Asian, African Cities to Swell by Equivalent of one China, One U.S. Combined
(Word file - 49K, 2 pages)
News Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 27 June 2007Humanity will have to undergo
a revolution in thinking in order to deal with the doubling
of urban populations in Africa and Asia by 2030, warns UNFPA, the United
Nations Population Fund. In a new report released today, The State of World
Population 2007: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth, the organization
maintains that over 30 years, the population of African and Asian cities
will double, adding 1.7 billion peoplemore than the populations of
China and the United States combined.
Complete report:
HTML
version
PDF
version (2.8MB, 108 pages)
Press Kit & Resources - includes links to the main report and Growing Up Urban (Youth Supplement), press summary, press releases and much more...
Country-by-Country
data
Use the drop-down menu to find data on urbanization for 78 countries
in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean with
over 7 million people. Data is presented for each showing changes in the
urban population starting in 1950 and projected through 2030.
The data sets reflect:
* Percentage of rural and urban dwellers compared to the total population
* Percentage of the total population living in urban areas
* Annual rate of change of the urban population
* Urban population by size of settlement (only for countries with cities
of more than 750,000 people)
Data sets are presented in Excel files. Use the tabs at the bottom of the
page to navigate from one data set to another.
Vancouver:
Prosperity and poverty
make for uneasy bedfellows in worlds most liveable city
(Word file - 46K, 3 pages)
"(...) As the 2007 State of World Population report: Unleashing the
Potential of Urban Growth points out, this is the kind of price that a cityany
citywill pay if it fails to support, plan for or house an expanding
population of the urban poor. What makes the Downtown Eastside so different
is that it is located in one of the most prosperous cities in one of the
worlds most prosperous countries. "
Multimedia Presentation
Ordering Information
Previous
Years' Reports - back to 1997, focusing on a different theme each year
Related links:
State of World
Population 2007 (site review)
In terms of human settlement patterns, the worlds population is undeniably
becoming more and more urbanized. By 2008, over half of the worlds
population will be living in urban areas, and by 2030, it is estimated that
5 billion people will live in urbanized areas. This is but one of the aspects
of the worlds population that is discussed within the interactive
pages of the 2007 State of World Population report. Released in June 2007,
the report can be viewed in its entirety on this site, and it is available
in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian. The website also includes
a youth supplement, titled Growing Up Urban. Here, visitors
can learn about the experiences of young people in Taijin, China, Mumbai,
Caior, and San Salvador. A multimedia presentation is also made available
here, and visitors can listen to those who have recently moved to cities
talk about their experiences, opportunities, and challenges.
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Reviewed by:
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Scout Project 1994-2007.
Google Search Results Links - always current results!
Using the following search terms (without the quote marks):
"State of World Population 2007"
Web search results page
News search results page
Blog Search Results page
Source:
Google.ca
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From the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) :
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OECD Online
Information
by Country - links to country information for all OECD countries Information
by Country : Canada --- from the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) Source: |
Also from OECD:
Health
at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003
"...brings together the latest comparable data and trends concerning
health status and risks, the activity and resources of health care systems,
as well as health expenditure and financing across the 30 OECD countries.
It contains a larger set of indicators than the previous edition. Overall,
more than 30 indicators are presented.
NOTE: You have to purchase the book OECD
Health Data 2003 (available on line at SourceOECD or on CD-ROM from
the OECDs online bookshop) for the detailed data
- incl. info about Canada in eight charts covering a range of topics, from
health expenditure as a percentage of GDP (2001) and health expenditure
by source of funding (2000) to acute care beds per 1000 population (2000)
and increasing obesity rates among the adult population...
OECD
Health Data 2003 - Frequently asked data - 20 tables offered as
samples of variables that can be found in OECD Health Data 2003, including
data from the 1st Internet update (July 9, 2003).
- incl. country comparisons of life expectancy, infant mortality, expenditures
on health, acute care beds / hospital discharges per 1000 population, alcohol
and tobacco consumption, % of population 65 years old and over, and more
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Eurostat
Eurostats mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality
statistical information service. Eurostat is the statistical
office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide
the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons
between countries and regions.
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World Bank Data on Poverty
- includes : Trends in regional indicators (Income poverty, Social indicators)
- Global Poverty Monitoring website - Poverty Monitoring Database - DAPeR
(Data for the Analysis of Poverty Reduction) - Regional and country level
indicators (income poverty, inequality, World Income Inequality Database,
GNI per capita, Country information sheets on health, nutrition, population
and poverty) - Millennium Development Goals - Social indicators - Household
surveys - Participatory poverty studies - Country data sets (India Poverty
Project) - Free Poverty Datasets - Poverty Mapping - Poverty data analysis
tools
Source:
World Bank Group
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World
Bank Frees Up Development Data
April 20, 2010The World Bank Group said today it will offer free access
to more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development
statistics that had mostly been available only to paying subscribers. An
initial 330 indicators are available in French, Spanish and Arabic. The
decision - part of a larger effort to increase access to information at
the World Bank - means that researchers, journalists, nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs), entrepreneurs and school children alike will be able to tap into
the World Bank's databases via a new website. Experts say open access policy
will foster innovation, support evidence-based policymaking.
World
Bank Data
The World at a Glance : Key development indicators from the World Bank
* Countries
- Afghanistan to Zimbabwe (yes, including Canada)
* Topics
- Agriculture & Rural Development - Infrastructure - Aid Effectiveness
- Labor & Social Protection - Economic Policy and External Debt - Poverty
- Education - Private Sector - Energy & Mining - Public Sector - Environment
- Science & Technology Financial sector - Social
Development - Health - Urban Development
* Indicators
- 331 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209
countries from 1960 to 2008 translated into Spanish, French and Arabic.
* Data
Catalog
The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources, including
databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes
a description of the data source and a direct link to that source. Where
possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow
users to select the countries, indicators, and years they would like to
search. Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users
can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalog.
Related link:
World
Bank Reform
The World Bank Group is advancing multiple reforms to promote inclusiveness,
innovation, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. It is expanding
cooperation with the UN, the IMF, other multilateral development banks,
donors, civil society, and foundations. But the effort must go further to
realize a World Bank Group that represents the international economic realities
of the 21st Century, recognizes the role and responsibility of growing stakeholders,
and provides a larger voice for developing countries.
Source:
The World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to
developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with
passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help
themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge,
building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.
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NOTE: The World Bank is not without its detractors.
See the "Criticism" section of this
Wikipedia article on The World Bank.
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International
Aging Statistics
U.S. Administration on Aging
The links to Internet sites on this page point to demographic data as
well as reports addressing issues and emerging global developments created
by the aging of their populations.
- includes links to over 90 recent statististical resources focusing
on seniors from the following organizations : U.S. Bureau of the Census
- United Nations - World Health Organization - Pan American Health Organization.
Also includes web site directories of demographic resources and country
demographics
Source U.S. Administration on Aging
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United Nations
Statistics Division
The United Nations Statistics Division provides a wide range of statistical
outputs and services for producers and users of statistics worldwide. By
increasing the global availability and use of official statistics, this
work facilitates national and international policy formulation, implementation
and monitoring.
Millennium
Indicators (United Nations Statistics Division)
- socioeconomic indicators for countries covering the period 1985-2000. These
indicators are being used to monitor implementation of the goals and targets
of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.
United Nations Millennium Declaration
United
Nations Population Division
- United Nations Population Information
Network (POPIN) - Here, you'll find all kinds of world population
information, including many links by country to government and other organizations
involved in population studies.
United Nations
Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
is an international development agency that promotes the right of every
woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.
Within their general mission, the UNFPA also promotes a variety of public
health initiatives, such as HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs and
the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. With a pleasing visual layout
and a series of tabs for each thematic area, even first-time visitors should
have no problem finding their way around. Visitors can get a sense of their
mission by looking over some of these tabs, which include sections titled
Making Motherhood Safer and Promoting Gender Equality.
Within each section, visitors can read a basic précis of their general
policy approach to dealing with each population issue and also learn about
their collaborative efforts with different non-governmental organizations
around the globe."
Reviewed by:
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet
Scout Project 1994-2006.
State
of the World Population 2002
December 2002
- incl. Population
Issues - Meeting Development Goals - Improving Reproductive Health - Supporting
Adolescents and Youth - Preventing HIV/AIDS - Promoting Gender Equality - Securing
Essential Supplies - Assisting in Emergencies - Advancing Sustainable Development
- Building Support
Source : United
Nations Population Fund
OECD
Statistics
Browse: OECD Home - About
OECD - By Topic - By Country - By Department
Find: Statistics - Publications
& Documents - News Releases
Resources for:
Journalists - Government Officials - NGOs & Civil Society
OnLine Services:
OnLine Bookshop - OnLine Library - E-mail Alerts - MyOECD
Purchasing
Power Parities (PPPs)
PPPs are currency conversion rates that both
convert to a common currency and equalise the purchasing power of different currencies.
In other words, they eliminate the differences in price levels between countries
in the process of conversion. This site has been set up as a means of providing
information on work undertaken by the OECD and Eurostat on PPPs to as wide an
audience as possible, including extracts from the OECD's latest publication, statistics
and the latest research, reports and papers relating to PPPs.
Council
of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA)
CESSDA promotes
the acquisition, archiving and distribution of electronic data for social science
teaching and research in Europe.
Use the clickable maps to get to the social
science data archives of 16
European countries
If you're looking for links to international social
science data, this is an excellent launchpad.
CROP - International Social Science Council: Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
Demographic
and Health Surveys - Providing Information for Informed Decisions in Population,
Health and Nutrition
International
Data Base (Demographic and socio-economic data)
HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Data Base
Social
Sciences Data Collection
Social
Science Data Archives
Council
of European Social Science Data (CESSDA)
CESSDA promotes the acquisition,
archiving and distribution of electronic data for social science teaching and
research in Europe. Use the clickable maps to get to the social science data archives
of 16 European countries
or 14 North American states
and provinces (links to data libraries from UBC [British Columbia] to Carleton
[Ontario] universities).
If you're looking for links to international social
science data, this is an excellent launchpad.
Luxembourg
Income Study
The Luxembourg Income Study is an ongoing cooperative
research project (started in 1983) with a membership that includes 25 countries
on four continents: Europe, America, Asia and Oceania
Internet
Guide to Demography and Population Studies - from the Australian National
University (Canberra)
Links to hundreds of sites with information about population
and demographics around the world, including Canada.
[See alsoLINKS TO AMERICAN RESEARCH]
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