Statistics & Aggregate Data - ECON 2850 — Economics of Gender & Work

Alberta Statistics

Alberta Office of Statistics and Information (OSI)

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics, infographics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

City of Lethbridge Census
Census reports 2010-present

Alberta Data Visualizations

Alberta Open Government - Visualizations
Alberta Economic Dashboard; Interactive Health Data and Dashboards; Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Data; Alberta Provincial Electoral Division Profiles.

Includes link to other Interactive charts and graphs of open data available from Alberta Open Government Portal.
Alberta Regional Dashboard
Data for all of Alberta’s 400+ legal municipalities across 80+ economic, socio-demographic, and environmental datasets; view all available data for each municipality at a glance, build your own regions out of multiple municipalities, and use filters to find municipalities that match specific criteria.
Alberta Community Health Dashboard
Locally relevant, up-to-date information to help communities identify health needs. Source: Alberta Health Services.

Canadian Federal Government Stats

Canada at a glance [electronic resource] / Statistics Canada
Canadian demography, education, health and aging, justice, housing, income, labour market, household, economy, travel, finance, agriculture, foreign trade and environment.
Canada Year Book (to 2012)
First published in 1867, the Canada Year Book (CYB) charts key trends and indicators in the nation's economy, population, society and environment. Last year of publication = 2012.
Historical Statistics of Canada [c.1983]
Statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s.
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Provider of information about Canada’s health system and the health of Canadians.
Statistics Canada
Statistics on population, society, economy, etc.

Finding Canadian Statistics

The Fact-Finder's Guide to Local & Regional Data: How to Find National Statistics (2017) is an excellent starting point for locating statistical data made available by Statistics Canada and other federal agencies.

CANSIM - Canadian Time Series Aggregate Data [Statistics Canada]

Use CANSIM to view time series tables on a wide variety of socio-economic topics. Tables can be altered by adding/removing different data dimensions (e.g., geography, sex, age group). Data in tables can be downloaded as Excel-compatible CSV files.

Statistics Canada Data Portal This link opens in a new window
Statistics Canada Data Portal is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, Statistics Canada Data Portal provides access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
CANSIM [via CHASS] This link opens in a new window
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's main socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM covers a large range of latest statistics available for Canada including in such key subject areas as: agriculture, business performance and ownership, construction and housing, culture, demography, domestic trade, economic accounts, education, energy, environment and natural resources, finance, health and social conditions, household expenditures, international trade, justice, labour, manufacturing, prices and price indexes, service industries, transportation, travel and tourism. Data include series which are active and ongoing, and also some which are inactive and only available for historical periods.

Content: Canadian, Data, General/Multidisciplinary, Statistics

Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server (WDS) [Statistics Canada]
Access to a selection of aggregated data from Statistics Canada's implementation of Beyond 20/20 software - web version.

Census of Population (Canada) & National Household Survey (NHS) [Statistics Canada]

If you're unsure of where to begin, start by reviewing Which census product should I use? [SFU Library].

Census of Population 2021 -- Statistics Canada [Free Access]
Includes links to previous censuses (1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016)
Census Profile [Free Access]
information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities, census tracts and health regions. Note: First Nation Profiles of communities also separately available from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV) [Free Access]
A web-based data visualization tool that presents key indicators in a statistical dashboard. Use to find places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and sociodemographic data.

Canadian Census Analyser This link opens in a new window
Access and tailor your output of Canadian census data, including access to Enumeration Area level Profile Tables, Census Tract level Profile Tables, Provincial and Federal District Profile Tables and the Individual Microdata Files.

Content: Canadian, Data, Statistics

Census Program Datasets 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 [Free Access]
A multi-census year data portal providing users with streamlined access to selected datasets from the 1991 to 2011 Census as well as the 2011 National Household Survey. Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) are considered ‘Excluded.’
Guide to the Census of Population [U. of Calgary]
Guide for understanding the census and creating census maps.
Census of Agriculture 2021 -- Statistics Canada [Free Access]

U.S. Federal Government Statistics

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics, infographics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Data and Statistics about the U.S. - USA.gov
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
U.S. Census Bureau
Data about the nation's people and economy.
Statistical Abstracts of the United States (to 2012)
Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau - Publications
Includes list of publications topics; recent and historical.
State & County QuickFacts - U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people.

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Subjects: Agricultural Studies, Business - General, Economics, Indigenous Governance and Business Management, Indigenous Studies, Liberal Education

About Statistics

Statistics are the numeric facts and figures which have been created from the data. These can take the form of e-publications, e-tables or databases.

Statistical information can be described as the added value arising from the interpretation of statistics or data. This information will often be in the form of some sort of analysis.

About Aggregate Data

Aggregate data are statistics organized into a data structure or database based on tabulations organized by geography, time or social observations.

International Statistics

UNdata This link opens in a new window
Provides access to United Nations statistics, including international economic, social, financial and development topics.
WDI Online (World Development Indicators Online) This link opens in a new window
Search essential information produced by the World Bank for studying the growth and development of countries throughout the world. Access data (900 indicators+) on 227 countries, with 18 regional and income groups, for 49 years (where data is available).

Knoema [Free Resource]
Open data from a wide range of sources like the World Health Organization and United Nations.
International historical statistics, 1750-2010 [electronic resource]
Key economic and social indicators for the last 260 years.

ECON 2850 — Economics of Gender & Work: Statistics & Aggregate Data