2009 – 2010 Share File – Approximate Sampling Variability Tables

June 2011

Tables of contents

Input data for sampling variability tables

Provinces, Territories, and Canada
Canada by age group
Health Regions

Approximate sampling variability tables

Canada
Canada by Age Group

Age group 12-19
Age group 20-29
Age group 30-44
Age group 45-64
Age group 65+

Provinces and Territories

Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Health Regions

Newfoundland: Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority (1011)
Newfoundland: Central Regional Integrated Health Authority (1012)
Newfoundland: Western Regional Integrated Health Authority (1013)
Newfoundland: Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority (1014)
Prince Edward Island: Kings County (1101)
Prince Edward Island: Queens County (1102)
Prince Edward Island: Prince County (1103)
Nova Scotia: Zone 1 (1201)
Nova Scotia: Zone 2 (1202)
Nova Scotia: Zone 3 (1203)
Nova Scotia: Zone 4 (1204)
Nova Scotia: Zone 5 (1205)
Nova Scotia: Zone 6 (1206)
New Brunswick: Zone 1 (1301)
New Brunswick: Zone 2 (1302)
New Brunswick: Zone 3 (1303)
New Brunswick: Zone 4 (1304)
New Brunswick: Zone 5 (1305)
New Brunswick: Zone 6 (1306)
New Brunswick: Zone 7 (1307)
Quebec: Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent (2401)
Quebec: Région du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (2402)
Quebec: Région de la Capitale-Nationale (2403)
Quebec: Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec (2404)
Quebec: Région de l’Estrie (2405)
Quebec: Région de Montréal (2406)
Quebec: Région de l’Outaouais (2407)
Quebec: Région de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (2408)
Quebec: Région de la Côte-Nord (2409)
Quebec: Région du Nord-du-Québec (2410)
Quebec: Région de la Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (2411)
Quebec: Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches (2412)
Quebec: Région de Laval (2413)
Quebec: Région de Lanaudière (2414)
Quebec: Région des Laurentides (2415)
Quebec: Région de la Montérégie (2416)
Ontario: The District of Algoma Health Unit (3526)
Ontario: Brant County Health Unit (3527)
Ontario: Durham Regional Health Unit (3530)
Ontario: Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit (3531)
Ontario: Grey Bruce Health Unit (3533)
Ontario: Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (3534)
Ontario: Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (3535)
Ontario: Halton Regional Health Unit (3536)
Ontario: City of Hamilton Health Unit (3537)
Ontario: Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit (3538)
Ontario: Huron County Health Unit (3539)
Ontario: Chatham-Kent Health Unit (3540)
Ontario: Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit (3541)
Ontario: Lambton Health Unit (3542)
Ontario: Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (3543)
Ontario: Middlesex-London Health Unit (3544)
Ontario: Niagara Regional Area Health Unit (3546)
Ontario: North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (3547)
Ontario: Northwestern Health Unit (3549)
Ontario: City of Ottawa Health Unit (3551)
Ontario: Oxford County Health Unit (3552)
Ontario: Peel Regional Health Unit (3553)
Ontario: Perth District Health Unit (3554)
Ontario: Peterborough County-City Health Unit (3555)
Ontario: Porcupine Health Unit (3556)
Ontario: Renfrew County and District Health Unit (3557)
Ontario: The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (3558)
Ontario: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (3560)
Ontario: Sudbury and District Health Unit (3561)
Ontario: Thunder Bay District Health Unit (3562)
Ontario: Timiskaming Health Unit (3563)
Ontario: Waterloo Health Unit (3565)
Ontario: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit (3566)
Ontario: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (3568)
Ontario: York Regional Health Unit (3570)
Ontario: City of Toronto Health Unit (3595)
Manitoba: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (4610)
Manitoba: Brandon Regional Health Authority (4615)
Manitoba: North Eastman Regional Health Authority (4620)
Manitoba: South Eastman Regional Health Authority (4625)
Manitoba: Interlake Regional Health Authority (4630)
Manitoba: Central Regional Health Authority (4640)
Manitoba: Assiniboine Regional Health Authority (4645)
Manitoba: Parkland Regional Health Authority (4660)
Manitoba: NOR–MAN Regional Health Authority (4670)
Manitoba: Burntwood/Churchill (4685)
Saskatchewan: Sun Country Regional Health Authority (4701)
Saskatchewan: Five Hills Regional Health Authority (4702)
Saskatchewan: Cypress Regional Health Authority (4703)
Saskatchewan: Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority (4704)
Saskatchewan: Sunrise Regional Health Authority (4705)
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon Regional Health Authority (4706)
Saskatchewan: Heartland Regional Health Authority (4707)
Saskatchewan: Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority (4708)
Saskatchewan: Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority (4709)
Saskatchewan: Prairie North Regional Health Authority (4710)
Saskatchewan: Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca (4714)
Alberta: South Zone (4831)
Alberta: Calgary Zone (4832)
Alberta: Central Zone (4833)
Alberta: Edmonton Zone (4834)
Alberta: North Zone (4835)
British Columbia: East Kootenay (5911)
British Columbia: Kootenay-Boundary (5912)
British Columbia: Okanagan (5913)
British Columbia: Thompson/Cariboo (5914)
British Columbia: Fraser East (5921)
British Columbia: Fraser North (5922)
British Columbia: Fraser South (5923)
British Columbia: Richmond (5931)
British Columbia: Vancouver (5932)
British Columbia: North Shore/Coast Garibaldi (5933)
British Columbia: South Vancouver Island (5941)
British Columbia: Central Vancouver Island (5942)
British Columbia: North Vancouver Island (5943)
British Columbia: Northwest (5951)
British Columbia: Northern Interior (5952)
British Columbia: Northeast (5953)
Yukon Territory: Yukon Territory (6001)
Northwest Territories: Northwest Territories (6101)
Nunavut: Nunavut (6201)

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Annual component – 2009–2010
Common Contenet

Derived Variable (DV) Specifications

Table of Contents

ADL Activities of Daily Living (1 DV)
1 ) ADLF6R – Need for help with instrumental activities of daily living

ALC Alcohol use (1 DV)
1 ) ALCDTTM – Type of Drinker (12 Months)

ALD Alcohol use – Dependence (4 DVs)
1 ) ALDDSF – Alcohol Dependence Scale (Short Form Score) – 12–Month
2 ) ALDDPP – Probability of Caseness to Respondents (Alcohol Dependence) – 12–Month
3 ) ALDDINT – Alcohol Interference 12–Month – Mean
4 ) ALDFINT – Flag for Alcohol Interference 12–Month

ALW Alcohol use during the past week (2 DVs)
1 ) ALWDWKY – Weekly Consumption
2 ) ALWDDLY – Average Daily Alcohol Consumption

CCC Chronic conditions (1 DV)
1 ) CCCDDIA – Diabetes type

CHP Contacts with health professionals (2 DVs)
1 ) CHPDMDC – Number of Consultations with Medical Doctor/Paediatrician
2 ) CHPFCOP – Consultations with Health Professionals

CPG Problem gambling (6 DVs)
1 ) CPGFGAM – Gambling Activity – Gambler vs. Non–gambler
2 ) CPGDSEV – Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) – Modified Version
3 ) CPGDTYP – Type of Gambler
4 ) CPGDACT – Number of Types of Gambling Activities in the List Used to Calculate CPGI
5 ) CPGDINT – Gambling Interference – Mean
6 ) CPGFINT – Flag for Gambling Interference

DHH Dwelling and household variables (10 DVs)
1 ) DHHDSAGE – Age of spouse
2 ) DHHDYKD – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 16 Years of Age
3 ) DHHDOKD – Number of Persons in Household 16 or 17 Years of Age
4 ) DHHDLE5 – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 6 Years of Age
5 ) DHHD611 – Number of Persons in Household between 6 and 11 Years of Age
6 ) DHHDL12 – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 12 Years of Age
7 ) DHHDL18 – Number of Persons in Household Less than 18 Years of Age
8 ) DHHDLVG – Living/Family Arrangement of Selected Respondent
9 ) DHHDECF – Economic Family Status (Household Type)
10 ) DHHDHSZ – Household Size

DIS Distress (3 DVs)
1 ) DISDK6 – Distress Scale – K6
2 ) DISDCHR – Chronicity of Distress and Impairment Scale
3 ) DISDDSX – Distress Scale – K10

DPS Depression (4 DVs)
1 ) DPSDSF – Derived Depression Scale – Short Form Score
2 ) DPSDPP – Depression Scale – Probability of Caseness to Respondents
3 ) DPSDWK – Number of Weeks Feeling Depressed – 12–Months
4 ) DPSDMT – Specific Month Last Felt Depressed

DRV Driving and safety (1 DV)
1 ) DRVFSBU – Passenger Seat Belt Use (Motor Vehicle)

DSU Dietary supplement use – Vitamins and minerals (1 DV)
1 ) DSUDCON – Frequency of Consumption of Vitamin or Mineral Supplements

EDU Education (4 DVs)
1 ) EDUDH04 – Highest Level of Education – Household, 4 Levels
2 ) EDUDH10 – Highest Level of Education – Household, 10 Levels
3 ) EDUDR04 – Highest Level of Education – Respondent, 4 Levels
4 ) EDUDR10 – Highest Level of Education – Respondent, 10 Levels

FDC Food choices (3 DVs)
1 ) FDCFAVD – Avoids Certain Foods for Certain Content Reasons
2 ) FDCFCAH – Chooses or Avoids Certain Foods Because of Certain Health Concerns
3 ) FDCFCHO – Chooses Certain Foods for Certain Content Reasons

FSC Food security (3 DVs)
1 ) FSCDHFS2 – Household Food Security Status – Modified version
2 ) FSCDAFS2 – Food Security – Adult Status
3 ) FSCDCFS2 – Food Security – Child Status

FVC Fruit and vegetable consumption (8 DVs)
1 ) FVCDJUI – Daily Consumption – Fruit Juice
2 ) FVCDFRU – Daily Consumption – Other Fruit
3 ) FVCDSAL – Daily Consumption – Green Salad
4 ) FVCDPOT – Daily Consumption – Potatoes
5 ) FVCDCAR – Daily Consumption – Carrots
6 ) FVCDVEG – Daily Consumption – Other Vegetables
7 ) FVCDTOT – Daily Consumption – Total Fruit and Vegetable
8 ) FVCGTOT – Grouping of Daily Consumption – Total Fruit and Vegetable

GEN General health (3 DVs)
1 ) GENDHDI – Perceived Health
2 ) GENDMHI – Perceived Mental Health
3 ) GENGSWL – Satisfaction with life in general – (G)

GEO Geography variables (18 DVs)
1 ) GEODPC – Postal Code
2 ) GEODHR4 – Health Region
3 ) GEODBCHA – Health Authority – British Columbia
4 ) GEODSHR – Quebec Sub–Health Region
5 ) GEODDHA – Nova Scotia District Health Authority (DHA)
6 ) GEODRHA – Regional Health Authority – Alberta
7 ) GEODLHA – British Columbia Local Health Authority (LHA)
8 ) GEODLHN – Ontario Local Health Integration Network
9 ) GEODDA06 – 2006 Census Dissemination Area (DA)
10 ) GEODFED – 2006 Census Federal Electoral District (FED)
11 ) GEODCSD – 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)
12 ) GEODCD – 2006 Census Division (CD)
13 ) GEODSAT – Statistical Area Classification Type (SAT)
14 ) GEODCMA6 – 2006 Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
15 ) GEODPG09 – Peer Group
16 ) GEODUR – Urban–Rural Classification
17 ) GEODUR2 – Urban–Rural Classification – Grouped
18 ) GEODPSZ – Population Size Group

HMC Home care services (1 DV)
1 ) HMCFRHC – Received Home Care

HUI Health utilities index (8 DVs)
1 ) HUIDVIS – Vision Health Status
2 ) HUIDHER – Hearing Health Status
3 ) HUIDSPE – Speech Health Status
4 ) HUIDMOB – Ambulation Health Status
5 ) HUIDDEX – Dexterity Health Status
6 ) HUIDEMO – Emotion Health Status
7 ) HUIDCOG – Cognition Health Status
8 ) HUIDHSI – Health Utilities Index

HUP Health utilities index – Pain and discomfort (1 DV)
1 ) HUPDPAD – Pain Health Status

HWT Height and weight – Self–reported (5 DVs)
1 ) HWTDHTM – Height (Metres) – Self–Reported
2 ) HWTDWTK – Weight (Kilograms) – Self–Reported
3 ) HWTDBMI – Body Mass Index (self–reported)
4 ) HWTDISW – BMI classification for adults aged 18 and over (self–reported) – international standard
5 ) HWTDCOL – BMI classification for children aged 12 to 17 (self–reported) – Cole classification system

IDG Illicit drug use (16 DVs)
1 ) IDGFLCA – Cannabis Drug Use – Lifetime (Including "One Time Only" Use)
2 ) IDGFLCM – Cannabis Drug Use – Lifetime (Excluding "One Time Only" Use)
3 ) IDGFYCM – Cannabis Drug Use – 12 month (Excluding "One Time Only" Use)
4 ) IDGFLCO – Cocaine or Crack Drug Use – Lifetime
5 ) IDGFLAM – Amphetamine (Speed) Drug Use – Lifetime
6 ) IDGFLEX – MDMA (ecstasy) Drug Use – Lifetime
7 ) IDGFLHA – Hallucinogens, PCP or LSD Drug Use – Lifetime
8 ) IDGFLGL – Glue, Gasoline, or Other Solvent Use – Lifetime
9 ) IDGFLHE – Heroin Drug Use – Lifetime
10 ) IDGFLST – Steroid Use – Lifetime
11 ) IDGFLA – Any Illicit Drug Use – Lifetime (Including "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
12 ) IDGFLAC – Any Illicit Drug Use – Lifetime (Excluding "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
13 ) IDGFYA – Any Illicit Drug Use – 12–Month (Including "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
14 ) IDGFYAC – Any Illicit Drug Use – 12–Month (Excluding "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
15 ) IDGDINT – Illicit Drug Interference 12–Month – Mean
16 ) IDGFINT – Flag for Illicit Drug Interference – 12–Month

INC Income (6 DVs)
1 ) INCDHH – Total Household Income – All Sources
2 ) INCDPER – Personal Income – All Sources
3 ) INCDADR – Adjusted household income ratio – National level
4 ) INCDRCA – Distribution of household income – National level
5 ) INCDRPR – Distribution of household income – Provincial levl
6 ) INCDRRS – Distribution of household income – Health region level

INJ Injuries (4 DVs)
1 ) INJDTBS – Type of Injury by Body Site
2 ) INJDCAU – Cause of Injury
3 ) INJDCBP – Cause of Injury by Place of Occurrence
4 ) INJDSTT – Injury Status

INW Workplace injury (2 DVs)
1 ) INWDOCG – Injury at Work – Occupation Group
2 ) INWDING – Injury at work – Industry Group

LBS Labour force (5 DVs)
1 ) LBSDHPW – Total usual hours worked per week
2 ) LBSDPFT – Full–time/part–time working status (for total usual hours)
3 ) LBSDWSS – Working status last week
4 ) LBSDING – Industry Group
5 ) LBSDOCG – Occupation Group

MAS Mastery (1 DV)
1 ) MASDM1 – Derived Mastery Scale

MEX Maternal experiences – Breastfeeding (2 DVs)
1 ) MEXDEBF – Length of exclusive breastfeeding
2 ) MEXFEB6 – Exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months (or more)

OH2 Oral health 2 (2 DVs)
1 ) OH2FLIM – Social Limitation Due to Oral Health Status
2 ) OH2FOFP – Oral and Facial Pain and Discomfort

PAC Physical activities (9 DVs)
1 ) PACDEE – Daily Energy Expenditure in Leisure Time Physical Activities
2 ) PACFLEI – Participant In Leisure Time Physical Activity
3 ) PACDFM – Average Monthly Frequency of Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
4 ) PACDFR – Frequency of All Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
5 ) PACFD – Participant In Daily Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
6 ) PACDPAI – Leisure Time Physical Activity Index
7 ) PACDLTI – Transportation and Leisure Time Physical Activity Index
8 ) PACDTLE – Daily Energy Expenditure in Transportation and Leisure Time Physical Activities
9 ) PACFLTI – Participant In Transportation or Leisure Time Physical Activity

PAF Physical activities – Facilities at work (1 DV)
1 ) PAFFACC – Access to Physical Activity Facilities at Work

PWB Psychological well–being (1 DV)
1 ) PWBDPWB – Psychological Well–Being Manifestation Scale (WBMMS)

RAC Restriction of activities (2 DVs)
1 ) RACDIMP – Impact of Health Problems
2 ) RACDPAL – Participation and Activity Limitation

SAC Sedentary activities (2 DVs)
1 ) SACDTOT – Total Number of Hours Per Week Spent In Sedentary Activities
2 ) SACDTER – Total number of hours per week spent in sedentary activities (excluding reading)

SAM Sample variables (2 DVs)
1 ) SAMDSHR – Permission to Share Data
2 ) SAMDLNK – Permission to Link

SCA Smoking cessation methods (1 DV)
1 ) SCADQUI – Attempted/Successful Quitting

SCH Smoking – Stages of change (1 DV)
1 ) SCHDSTG – Smoking Stages of Change (Current and Former Smokers)

SDC Socio–demographic characteristics (10 DVs)
1 ) SDCCCB – Country of birth code
2 ) SDCGCB – Country of birth – grouped
3 ) SDCDLHM – Language(s) spoken at home
4 ) SDCDAIM – Age at time of immigration
5 ) SDCFIMM – Immigration flag
6 ) SDCDRES – Length of time in Canada since immigration
7 ) SDCDLNG – Language(s) in which respondent can converse
8 ) SDCDFL1 – First official language learned and still understood
9 ) SDCDABT – Aboriginal Identity
10 ) SDCDCGT – Cultural / Racial Background

SFE Self–esteem (1 DV)
1 ) SFEDE1 – Derived Self–Esteem Scale

SFR Health status (SF–36) (10 DVs)
1 ) SFRDPFS – Physical Functioning Scale
2 ) SFRDSFS – Social Functioning Scale
3 ) SFRDPRF – Role Functioning (Physical) Scale
4 ) SFRDMRF – Role Functioning (Mental) Scale
5 ) SFRDGMH – General Mental Health Scale
6 ) SFRDVTS – Vitality Scale
7 ) SFRDBPS – Bodily Pain Scale
8 ) SFRDGHP – General Health Perceptions Scale
9 ) SFRDPCS – Summary Measure of Physical Health
10 ) SFRDMCS – Summary Measure of Mental Health

SMK Smoking (3 DVs)
1 ) SMKDSTY – Type of Smoker
2 ) SMKDSTP – Number of Years Since Stopped Smoking Completely
3 ) SMKDYCS – Number of Years Smoked Daily (Current Daily Smokers Only)

SSA Social support – Availability (4 DVs)
1 ) SSADTNG – Tangible Social Support – MOS Subscale
2 ) SSADAFF – Affection – MOS Subscale
3 ) SSADSOC – Positive Social Interaction – MOS Subscale
4 ) SSADEMO – Emotional or Informational Support – MOS Subscale

UPE Use of protective equipment (3 DVs)
1 ) UPEFILS – Wears Protective Equipment when In–Line Skating
2 ) UPEFSKB – Wears Protective Equipment when Skateboarding
3 ) UPEFSNB – Wears Protective Equipment when Snowboarding

WTM Waiting times (9 DVs)
1 ) WTMDSO – Number of Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist – Seen Specialist
2 ) WTMDSN – Number of Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist – Not Seen Specialist
3 ) WTMDSA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist
4 ) WTMDCO – Number of Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery Surgery Done
5 ) WTMDCN – Number of Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery – Surgery Not Done
6 ) WTMDCA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery
7 ) WTMDTO – Number of Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test – Test Done
8 ) WTMDTN – Number of Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test – Test Not Done
9 ) WTMDTA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test

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Standard table symbols

Description	Newfoundland	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon	North West Territories	Nunavut
Alcohol use – Dependence (ALD)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•
Alcohol use during the past week (ALW)	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	•	…	…	…	…	…
Blood pressure check (BPC)	…	•	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	•	…
Breast examinations (BRX)	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	•	•
Breast self examinations (BSX)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	•
Changes made to improve health (CIH)	…	•	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	•	…	…
Colorectal cancer screening (CCS)	•	•	•	•	…	•	…	•	…	…	•	•	•
Consultations about mental health (CMH)	…	•	…	•	•	•	•	•	•	…	•	•	…
Dental visits (DEN)	…	•	•	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	…
Depression (DEP)	…	•	…	…	•	…	…	•	•	•	…	•	•
Diabetes care (DIA)	•	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Dietary supplement use – Vitamins and minerals (DSU)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…
Distress (DIS)	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	•	…	…	•	…
Driving and safety (DRV)	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	…	•	…	…
Eye examinations (EYX)	…	…	•	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	•
Food choices (FDC)	…	…	•	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	•	•	…
Food security (FSC)	•	…	•	…	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Health care system satisfaction (HCS)	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	•	…	…	…	•	…
Health status (SF-36) (SFR)	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…
Home care services (HMC)	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Home safety (HMS)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•
Illicit drugs use (IDG)	…	…	…	•	…	•	…	•	…	…	…	…	•
Insurance coverage (INS)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•
Mammography (MAM)	•	…	•	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	…
Mastery (MAS)	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	•	…
Maternal experiences – Alcohol use during pregnancy (MXA)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	•	…	•
Maternal experiences - Smoking during pregnancy (MXS)	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	…	•	…	•
Oral health 2 (OH2)	…	•	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
PAP smear test (PAP)	…	•	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	•
Patient satisfaction – Community-based care (PSC)	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	•
Patient satisfaction – Health care services (PAS)	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Physical activities – Facilities at work (PAF)	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Problem gambling (CPG)	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	•
Prostate cancer screening (PSA)	•	•	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	•	…
Psychological well-being (PWB)	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Satisfaction with life (SWL)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…
Sedentary activities (SAC)	•	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	•	…	…	…
Self-esteem (SFE)	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	•	…	•	…
Smoking – Other tobacco products (TAL)	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Smoking - Physician counselling (SPC)	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	•	…	•
Smoking - Stages of change (SCH)	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…
Smoking cessation methods (SCA)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	•
Social support – Availability (SSA)	…	…	…	•	•	…	…	•	…	•	…	•	…
Social support – Utilization (SSU)	…	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…	…
Stress – Coping with stress (STC)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…
Stress – Sources (STS)	…	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	…
Suicidal thoughts and attempts (SUI)	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	•	…	…	•
Sun safety behaviours (SSB)	…	•	•	…	•	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Voluntary organizations – Participation (ORG)	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	•	…	•	…

Note: • denotes selected

Annual common content (all health regions)

Age of respondent (ANC)
Alcohol use (ALC)
Chronic conditions (CCC)
Exposure to second-hand smoke (ETS)
Flu shots (FLU)
Fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC)
General health (GEN)
Health care utilization (HCU)
Height and weight – Self-reported (HWT)
Maternal experiences - Breastfeeding (MEX)
Pain and discomfort (HUP)
Physical activities (PAC)
Restriction of activities (RAC)
Smoking (SMK)

Administration and socio-demographic information

Administrative information (ADM)
Education (EDU)
Income (INC)
Labour force (LBS)
Person most knowledgeable about the household (PMK) (2010 only, not in 2009–2010 data file)
Socio-demographic characteristics (SDC)

Two-year common content (all health regions)
2009-2010

Injuries and functional health

Activities of daily living (ADL)
Injuries (INJ)
Health Utilities Index (HUI)
Use of protective equipment (UPE)

Sexual behaviours

Sexual behaviours (SXB)

One-year common content (all health regions)

2009: Health Services and Access Survey
(subsample, provinces only)¹

Access to health care services (ACC)
Wait times (WTM)

2010: Health Care Utilization

Contacts with health professionals (CHP)
H1N1 Flu shot (H1N)
Neurological conditions (NEU)
Unmet health care needs (UCN)

Economic Burden

Loss of Productivity (LOP)
Chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivities (CC4)
Fibromyalgia (CC3)

Rapid response

2009

Sleep Apnea (SLA) (Jan – Feb 2009)
Osteoporosis (OST) (Mar – Apr 2009)
Infertility (IFT) (Sep – Dec 2009)

2010

Stigma towards depression (STG) (May – June 2010)
Osteoporosis (OST) (July – Aug 2010)

Optional content (certain health regions)

2009-2010

Alcohol use - Dependence (ALD)
Alcohol use during the past week (ALW)
Blood pressure check (BPC)
Breast examinations (BRX)
Breast self examinations (BSX)
Changes made to improve health (CIH)
Colorectal cancer screening (CCS)
Consultations about mental health (CMH)
Dental visits (DEN)
Depression (DEP)
Diabetes care (DIA)
Dietary supplement use – Vitamins and minerals (DSU)
Distress (DIS)
Driving and safety (DRV)
Eye examinations (EYX)
Food choices (FDC)
Food security (FSC)
Health care system satisfaction (HCS)
Health status (SF-36) (SFR)
Home care services (HMC)
Home safety (HMS)
Illicit drugs use (IDG)
Insurance coverage (INS)
Mammography (MAM)
Mastery (MAS)
Maternal experiences – Alcohol use during pregnancy (MXA)
Maternal experiences – Smoking during pregnancy (MXS)
Oral health 2 (OH2)
Pap smear test (PAP)
Patient satisfaction – Community-based care (PSC)
Patient satisfaction – Health care services (PAS)
Physical activities – Facilities at work (PAF)
Problem gambling (CPG)
Prostate cancer screening (PSA)
Psychological well-being (PWB)
Satisfaction with life (SWL)
Sendentary activities (SAC)
Self-esteem (SFE)
Smoking - Other tobacco products (TAL)
Smoking - Physician counselling (SPC)
Smoking - Stages of change (SCH)
Smoking cessation methods (SCA)
Social support – Availability (SSA)
Social support – Utilization (SSU)
Stress – Coping with stress (STC)
Stress – Sources (STS)
Suicidal thoughts and attempts (SUI)
Sun safety behaviours (SSB)
Voluntary organizations - Participation (ORG)

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Notes:

1. Asked of a sub-sample of respondents. These theme modules were not asked of respondents in the territories.

By Steven Thomas, senior methodologist, CCHS
and Sylvain Tremblay, senior analyst, CCHS

Abstract

In its attempt to better address user needs and to make better use of the interviewer resources, the regional component of the Canadian Community Health Survey , or the .1 survey, was redesigned to include varying types of content and to collect data continually over time. This change in structure allows for the collection and dissemination of various types of information for various time periods for estimation at various geographical and socio–demographic levels. For the user, this implies that several different products will be available for several different time periods. Proper interpretation of the results is now more crucial than ever as the user will have a choice in the product that they use in their analysis. The choice of product will be based on the characteristics they wish to study and the detail required in the estimates. This paper will clarify how the redesign will impact the user and aid in the proper interpretation of the resulting estimates.

1. The CCHS Redesign

After the release of the 2005 regional component of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS cycle 3.1), the CCHS was redesigned to address two main points: to better address user needs and make better use of collection resources ¹. The implementation of a continuous collection technique was the key step in addressing these points. At the same time, a flexible content structure was implemented to allow for varying content to be collected over various time periods. These changes affect the dissemination strategy in the types of content that can be released as well at the frequency of releases. With these changes in place, it was decided that it was a good time to implement certain methodological improvements including the implementation of a more time–efficient process.

1.1 Changes in Collection

The change that has the largest impact on users is the change to the data collection approach of the CCHS. In the past, the CCHS regional component collected data from roughly 130,000 respondents over a 12–month period every two years. Starting in January 2007, data are now continually from roughly 65,000 respondents throughout each year. To ensure that the sample is collected continuously, a new sample of roughly 11,000 respondents is collected every two months where each sample is representative at the health region level for the specific time period. Samples collected in the Territories are representative of the population after 12 months.

1.2 Changes in Content

With the change to a continuous collection approach, it is now possible to collect various types of information (or content) over various time periods. The duration of collection depends on the characteristics of interest and the sample size required. For prevalent characteristics and general domains, the content only needs to be collected for a short time–period before there are enough respondents to produce a quality estimate. For less prevalent characteristics and more detailed domains, the content is collected over an extended time–period in order to obtain an adequate sample of respondents.

The main CCHS content components are still categorized under common and optional content, although the common content is now split into two sub–components: core and theme. While both sub–components are asked of all CCHS respondents, the core content is meant to remain relatively stable over time and the theme content is collected for 12 or 24 months and can rotate back into collection after two, four or six years. The optional content component gives health regions the opportunity to select content that addresses their provincial or regional public health priorities. It can either be collected for one or two years before it is reviewed again.

A new component called Rapid Response is also available which allows the collection of data on emerging health issues from a small sample of respondents over two months of collection (approximately 11,000 respondents). This component, with a maximum duration of 2 minutes, is offered to cost–recovery clients with an immediate need for national–level data.

1.3 Changes in Dissemination

The changes to the collection and content structure of the CCHS have an impact on the dissemination strategy. In the past, information was disseminated every second year after collection of all respondents for the survey. Data files (Master, Share, PUMF) are available for the 2000/2001 (Cycle 1.1), 2003 (Cycle 2.1), and 2005 (Cycle 3.1) reference years. A 6–month file (allowing estimates to be calculated with 65,000 respondents) was produced from the Cycle 3.1 data collected from January 2005 to June 2005.

Beginning in June 2008, with the release of data collected during the 2007 collection period, master and share data files will be released every year. These annual data files will contain about 65,000 respondents, or half the sample size available with previous CCHS data files. These files will include core, theme and optional content collected throughout the year.

In June 2009, two main files will be made available: a main data file based on the 2008 collection period, which will be similar to the main 2007 data file, as well as a main data file based on the 2007–2008 collection period. The 2007–2008 file will be similar in size to files from the previous cycles (approximately 130,000 respondents). It will include core, optional and the theme content collected over the two–year period. One–year themes will not be available on the two–year data file. Also, theme modules collected from sub–sample of respondents will continue to be disseminated in separate files. These files include core content and sub–sample theme modules only. See table 1 for a clarification of what will be available with the 2007 and 2008 releases.

Table 1. Content components included in 2007 and 2008 data files

Files		Core content	2007 Theme1	2008 Theme2	2007–2008 Theme	Optional content3
2007	Main	Yes	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes
	Sub–sample	Yes	Yes	N/A	No	No
2008	Main	Yes	N/A	Yes4	Yes	Yes
	Sub–sample	Yes	N/A	Yes5	No	No
2007–2008	Main	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
1The 2007 theme was comprised of three modules (Patient satisfaction, Access to health care services and Waiting times) which were all asked to a sub–sample of respondents. 2The 2008 theme is formed of a group of modules related to chronic disease screening and a module on measured height and weight. This last module is asked of a sub–sample of respondents. 3This assumes that optional content remains the same for the two years. If not, it will only be included in the file of the year in which it was collected. 4Chronic disease screening. 5Measured height and weight.

In addition to the regular files, rapid response files will be produced for cost–recovery clients. These files will be available to other users upon request and will contain the rapid response content along with core content for a 2–month period.

Public–use Microdata Files (PUMFs) will be released every second year based on two years of collection. The first PUMF will be released Summer 2009 based on the 2007–2008 collection period. Single year PUMFs will not be available.

1.4 Changes in Survey Methodology

With the changes to the collection, content and dissemination strategies, certain changes were made to the methodology used in calculating survey weights. The redesign meant that weights would be produced more frequently and a methodology consistent with continuous collection was required. This evolution was also seen as an opportunity to make certain improvements to the weight adjustments that are used in the process².

1.4.1 Period weighting

The weights are controlled, as best possible, to ensure that each collection period is equally represented with the weight and the weighted respondents represent the average population for the extended period of the particular release. Estimates represent the average over the time period.

1.4.2 Changes to integration

The CCHS uses a dual frame methodology where respondents are sampled from a telephone list frame and an area frame. Weights are adjusted / integrated to ensure that the population is represented only once. In the past, the weights on the telephone frame were adjusted for undercoverage (no landline, unlisted numbers, etc.) before integration with the area frame to ensure that the area and telephone list frames covered the same population. This required the assumption that those individuals not on the telephone frame were the same as those who were.

Knowing that the characteristics of telephone respondents can differ from those from those not covered by the telephone frame, the integration method has been updated³. Now, telephone frame respondents are integrated only with those units on the area frame who are also on the telephone frame. Those respondents on the area frame who are not on the telephone frame do not have their weights adjusted. This means that for variables affected by mode of collection, the resulting estimates should be more representative of the actual population.

1.4.3 Changes to calibration

The final step of the weighting procedure is to ensure that the weights sum to known population totals through a process known as calibration. These known totals are usually at the health region by age group by sex level. It is generally accepted that by calibrating weights, estimates for totals are more precise than those not calibrated. However, in order to do a proper calibration adjustment, it is suggested to have at least 20 observations in the domain. This should not be a problem with a 2–year file but with the 1–year file it will not be possible to post–stratify in all domains because of the reduced number of respondents. Users will be provided with a list of post–stata with less than 20 observations and corresponding cells will be suppressed from tabular data produced by Statistics Canada.

2. Impact on Users

2.1 More data, more often

Starting with the release of the 2008 and 2007–2008 data in June 2009, users will have the choice of working with one–year or two–year files. Eventually, it will be possible for users to combine these standard files to produce, for example, three–year or four–year files.

2.2 Period estimation

Whether a multi–year, two–year or one–year file is being used, users are encouraged to think of CCHS data as involving period estimation, in which the interviews corresponding to a period of time are combined and an updated sampling weight calculated. An annual estimate of a given characteristic is reflective of the average characteristics of the average population for the time period. In the case of the 2007 file, estimates are reflective of the average from January to December 2007. The result is a period estimate which is different from the snapshot idea that is often presented with most cross–sectional surveys. Technically, this is true only of the Census, where estimates represent a point in time.

The idea of period estimation is simply an extension of the methods used for previous cycles of CCHS, in which a set of interviews conducted over a 12–month period were combined. Similarly, the techniques involved in combined standard one–year or two–year data sets to create customized period estimates will be very similar to those used in combining cycles 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1 of the survey⁴.

Decisions about which period to use in a given analysis should be guided by the level of detail and the quality required. With a one year file, estimates will not always be available because of the quality associated with the limited sample size. The CCHS recommends having a Coefficient of Variation of less than 33% and having at least 10 respondents in the domain with the characteristic before publishing an estimate. This will not be possible for rare characteristics and detailed domains with a one–year file. Instead, users will have to rely on two–year files or multi–year accumulations.

Where the use of either a one–year or two–year file is viable, the user should consider the trade–off between accuracy and currency. If it is important to reflect the current characteristics of a population as closely as possible, the one–year file would be preferable. With two–year files, year–to–year trends will be masked, just as the seasonal trends are masked in a one–year file. However, with the increased sample size, more detailed estimates and analyses can be carried out.

2.3 Impact on variable naming convention

The variable naming convention has been changed slightly to reflect the fact that the same variable is being collected each year. In the past a letter designating the cycle was included in the variable name. For example, the ‘e’ in ‘ccce_101’ meant that it was the information collected from cycle 3.1. From now on the variable will be labeled ‘ccc_101’. To help users wanting to combine two data files or more, a new variable showing the reference period “REFPER” was added. This variable uses the following format YYYYMM–YYYYMM (collection start year and month – collection end year and month).

2.4 Differences in Estimates Compared to the Past

Users should be aware that changes to sampling and the production of sampling weights introduced in 2007 might partially explain differences from previous cycles. In terms of sampling, the sample is controlled to have roughly the same number of respondents collected throughout the year and controlled to ensure that half the sample is from each of the two frames. This is not a dramatic change from the previous releases where the sample was divided into monthly collection periods. In terms of the production of weights, changes made to the process of integrating telephone and area frame samples could have the effect of influencing characteristics which are strongly correlated with having a listed phone number⁵. Further studies of this possibility are planned.

Highlights

• Beginning with the June 18, 2008 release, master and share data files will be released every year. These annual files will contain about 65,000 respondents or half the sample size of previous data files. Data files based on two years of data will continue to be produced and will be similar in size to files from the previous cycles (~130,000 respondents).
• Theme content was introduced with the CCHS redesign. This content is asked of all CCHS respondents and collected for one or two years only.
• Annual sample files will include core content, annual theme content and the 2–year theme and optional content collected that year. The two year files, will include the core content, the 2–year theme and all optional content collected for two years.
• Beginning in June 2009, users will have a choice between using one–year or two–year files.
• With single–year estimates, year–to–year trends can be calculated. Given the idea of continuous collection, each annual estimate is reflective of the average characteristics of the average population for the time period.
• To estimate rarer characteristics in more detailed domains, the use of two–year files, or even multi–year accumulations, will be necessary to ensure good data quality (33% CV with minimum of 10 respondents having the characteristics).
• The CCHS variable naming convention has been changed slightly to reflect the fact that the same variable is being collected. The letter designating the cycle (e.g., “e” for cycle 3.1) was dropped from the variable name.

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Notes

1. Béland Y., Dale V., Dufour J., Hamel M. The Canadian Community Health Survey: Building on the Success from the Past. 2005 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association Meeting, Survey Research Methods. American Statistical Association, 2005.

2. Sarafin C., Simard M., Thomas S. (2007). A Review of the Weighting Strategy for the Canadian Community Health Survey. 2007 Proceedings of the Survey Methods Section, Statistical Society of Canada Annual Meeting.

3. Skinner, C.J. and Rao, J.N.K. (1996). “Estimation in Dual Frame Surveys with Complex Designs”. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 91, 349–356.

4. Thomas S. Combining Cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium (Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 11–522–XIE), 2006.

5. St–Pierre M, Béland Y. Mode effects in the Canadian Community Health Survey: a comparison of CAPI and CATI. 2004 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association Meeting, Survey Research Methods. Toronto: American Statistical Association, 2004.

Date: October 2011

To: CCHS master and share microdata files

Subject: Error corrected in the Smoking Module – Modified version derived variable, SMKDSTY

Product(s) affected: Share and Master microdata files

Year(s) affected: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2007–2008, 2009

Description of the problem(s):
In 2010, the programming of the response categories for this derived variable was changed. Respondents who answered SMK_202=3, SMK_05D=9, SMK_01A in (7,8), and SMK_01B=1 were being classified as SMKDSTY=5 and should have been classified as SMKDSTY=99. A new condition and brackets were added to ensure that the category was being assigned correctly to all cases.

Suggested correction(s): To correctly process this derived variable for 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2007–2008 and 2009 please use the specifications below.

Correction steps: The correction is highlighted and in bold font.
SKMDSTY = 5 (SMK_202 = 3 AND ((SMK_05D = 2 OR SMK_05D = 6) AND (SMK_01A = 1 OR SMK_01B = 1)))

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613-951-1746
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Date: October 2011

To: Users of the 2009 and 2009–2010 Master and Share files

Subject: Reversed variable labels

Product(s) affected : 2009 and 2009–2010 Master and share files

Year(s) affected: 2009 and 2009–2010

Description of the problem(s):
Two “Sources of Income” response categories, “Child Tax Benefit” and “Social Assistance or Welfare”, in questions INC_6J and INC_6K were reversed in the 2009 and 2009–2010 master and share files. The 2010 files are not affected.

Suggested correction(s): Users should modify the format programs in order to switch the two answer categories i.e. INC_6J should refer to “Child Tax Benefit” and INC_6K should refer to Social Assistance or Welfare.

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: October 2011

To: SAS and SPSS users of 2005–2009 files

Subject: Incorrect variable labels

Product(s) affected : Cycle 3.1(2005) , Cycle 4.1 (2007,2008 and 2007–2008 files) and 2009 master, share, rapid response and BC buy in share

Year(s) affected: 2005,2007,2008,2007–2008,2009

Description of the problem(s):
The labels attached to the EDUDH04 and EDUDR04 variables are incorrect in the layout file provided for SAS and SPSS users. The labels for EDUDH04 and EDUDR04 should be ‘Highest level/edu. – respond (not household) 4 levels – (D)’

Suggested correction(s): Modify the format *._lbe program with the correct label

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: June 2011

To: Users of the CCHS 2005, 2007, 2007–2008 Master and Share microdata files, and 2005, 2007–2008 Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF)

Subject: Flow error during collection related to MAM_038 question (on hysterectomy)

Product(s) affected : 2005, 2007, 2007–2008 Master and Share microdata files and 2005, 2007–2008 PUMF.

Year(s) affected: 2005, 2007, and 2007–2008

Description of the problem(s):
The high number of "Not Stated" responses for 2005 and 2007 resulted from an error in the application flow. Women aged 50 and over should have skipped only question MAM_Q037 (in 2005) / HWT_Q1 (in 2007), but instead they also skipped MAM_Q038.

Suggested correction(s): The error was corrected starting with the CCHS 2008 data.

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: June 2011

To: Users of the 2009 CCHS master and share microdata files

Subject: Error corrected in the Smoking Module – Modified version derived variable, SMKDSTY

Product(s) affected: 2009 Share and Master microdata files.

Year(s) affected: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2007–2008 2009

Description of the problem(s): In 2010, the programming of the response categories for this derived variable was changed. Respondents who answered SMK_202=3, SMK_05D=5, SMK_01A=2, and SMK_01B=1 were being classified as SMKDSTY=99 and should have been classified as SMKDSTY=5. A new condition and brackets were added to ensure that the category was being assigned correctly to all cases.

Suggested correction(s): To correctly process this derived variable for 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2007–2008 and 2009 please use the specifications below.

Correction process: The correction is highlighted and in bold font. SKMDSTY = 5 (SMK_202 = 3 AND ((SMK_05D = 2 OR SMK_05D = 6) AND (SMK_01A = 1 OR SMK_01B = 1)))

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Date: June 2011

To: Users of the 2009 CCHS master and share microdata files

Subject: Error corrected in the Physical Activities Module – Modified version derived variable, PACFLTI

Product(s) affected: 2009 Share and Master microdata files.

Year(s) affected: 2007, 2009

Description of the problem(s):
In 2010, the programming of the response categories for this derived variable was changed. Respondents who provided a mix of valid answer and non response to PAC_1V, PAC_7, or PAC_8 have been coded to category 1 or 2 in PACFLTI. Previously, if they provided a non response to either PAC_1V, PAC_7, or PAC_8 they were coded as non response in PACFLTI.

Suggested correction(s): To correctly process this derived variable for 2007, 2008, 2007–2008 and 2009, please use the specifications below.

Correction steps: The order of conditions was changed. The correction is highlighted and in bold font.
9 ADM_PRX = 1
1 PAC_1V = 2 or PAC_7 = 1 or PAC_8 = 1
2 (PAC_1V = 1) and (PAC_7 = 2, 3) and (PAC_8 = 2, 3)

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Date: June 2010

To: Users of the 2007, 2008 and 2007–2008 CCHS master and share microdata files

Subject: Error corrected in the Household Food Security Status – Modified version derived variable, FSCDHFS2

Product(s) affected: 2007, 2008, 2007–2008 Share and Master microdata files.

Year(s) affected: 2007, 2008 and 2007–2008

Description of the problem(s): Some households with children were improperly classified as moderately food insecure but should have been classified as severely food insecure as a result of a specification error. The error was corrected starting with the CCHS 2009 data.

Suggested correction(s): To recalculate this derived variable for 2007, 2008 and 2007–2008, please use the specifications below.

Correction steps: The correction is highlighted and in bold font.

[DHHTDKS = 1 and
(2 <= FSCASUM <= 5) and
(2 <= FSCCSUM <= 4)] or

or [DHHTDKS = 0 and
(2 <= FSCASUM <= 5)]

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Date: October 2009

To: Users of the 2008 CCHS master and share microdata files

Subject: Error wth the flow of some answers in question CCC_Q073

Product(s) affected: 2008 Share and Master microdata files.

Year(s) affected: 2008

Description of the problem(s): Respondents who answered question CCC_Q073 as “2 – No”, “Refusal” or “Don’t Know” skipped to question CCC_Q081, while they should have flowed to condition CCC_C073A.

Therefore, respondents who did not take medication for hypertension are automatically excluded from the universe of questions CCC_Q073A and CCC_Q073B.

Suggested correction(s): The error was corrected starting with the CCHS 2009 data.

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: October 2009

To: Users of the 2007 and 2005 CCHS master and share files

Subject: Certain values were assigned to the wrong variables.

Product(s) affected:
2007: Master file and share files for all provinces and territories.
2005: Master file and its subsamples, share file and its subsamples and public use microdata file and its subsamples.

Year(s) affected: 2007and 2005

Description of the problem(s): When 2007 and 2005 data was processed, the values of certain variables were assigned to other variables. See the table below for the modules and variables affected and the provinces affected in the case of optional content.

2007

Modules:	Breast examination (BRX)	Home health care services (HMC)		Mammography (MAM)
Content type	Optional	Optional		Optional
Provinces affected	New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories	Ontario		Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories
Variables containing incorrect values	BRX_16N BRX_16O BRX_16M	HMC_10I HMC_10C HMC_10D HMC_10E HMC_10F HMC_10G HMC_10H HMC_15N HMC_15O	HMC_15M HMC_16I HMC_16C HMC_16D HMC_16E HMC_16F HMC_16G HMC_16H	MAM_36N MAM_36O MAM_36M

2005

Module	Breast examination (BRXE)	Home health care services (HMCE)	Mammography (MAME)	Alcohol use (ALCE)	Sexual behaviour (SXBE)
Content type	Optional	Common	Common	Common	Common
Provinces/ territories affected	Ontario Yukon	All	All	All	All
Variables	BRXE_16N BRXE_16O BRXE_16M	HMCE_10C HMCE_10D HMCE_10E HMCE_10F HMCE_10G HMCE_10H HMCE_10I HMCE_15M HMCE_15N HMCE_15O HMCE_16C HMCE_16D HMCE_16E HMCE_16F HMCE_16G HMCE_16H HMCE_16I	MAME_36M MAME_36N MAME_36O	ALCE_7M ALCE_7N	SXBE_13E SXBE_13F SXBE_13G

Suggested correction(s): Users must recover the correct values from the variables where they are found. The table below shows the correspondence between the variables containing incorrect values (column A) and the names of the variables to which they must be renamed (column B) to obtain the correct values. The table is shown by product year.

Suggested correction(s)

2007		2005
Column A Variables with incorrect values	Column B Name of the renamed variable	Column A Variables with incorrect values	Column B Name of the renamed variable
BRX_16N	BRX_16O	BRXE_16N	BRXE_16O
BRX_16O	BRX_16M	BRXE_16O	BRXE_16M
BRX_16M	BRX_16N	BRXE_16M	BRXE_16N
HMC_10I	HMC_10H	HMCE_10I	HMCE_10H
HMC_10C	HMC_10I	HMCE_10C	HMCE_10I
HMC_10D	HMC_10C	HMCE_10D	HMCE_10C
HMC_10E	HMC_10D	HMCE_10E	HMCE_10D
HMC_10F	HMC_10E	HMCE_10F	HMCE_10E
HMC_10G	HMC_10F	HMCE_10G	HMCE_10F
HMC_10H	HMC_10G	HMCE_10H	HMCE_10G
HMC_15N	HMC_15O	HMCE_15N	HMCE_15O
HMC_15O	HMC_15M	HMCE_15O	HMCE_15M
HMC_15M	HMC_15N	HMCE_15M	HMCE_15N
HMC_16I	HMC_16H	HMCE_16I	HMCE_16H
HMC_16C	HMC_16I	HMCE_16C	HMCE_16I
HMC_16D	HMC_16C	HMCE_16D	HMCE_16C
HMC_16E	HMC_16D	HMCE_16E	HMCE_16D
HMC_16F	HMC_16E	HMCE_16F	HMCE_16E
HMC_16G	HMC_16F	HMCE_16G	HMCE_16F
HMC_16H	HMC_16G	HMCE_16H	HMCE_16G
MAM_36N	MAM_36O	MAME_36N	MAME_36O
MAM_36O	MAM_36M	MAME_36O	MAME_36M
MAM_36M	MAM_36N	MAME_36M	MAME_36N
		ALCE_7N	ALCE_7M
		ALCE_7M	ALCE_7N
		SXBE_13F	SXBE_13E
		SXBE_13G	SXBE_13F
		SXBE_13E	SXBE_13G

Correction process:

1. Create a temporary file including the variables in column A.
2. Rename the variables in column A to temporary variables based on the corresponding variables in column B (e.g. BRX_16M to BRX_16N_00, and HMC_10D to HMC_10C_00, etc.).
3. Rename the temporary variables (e.g. BRX_16N_00, HMC_10C_00, etc.) to the correct variables as indicated in column B (e.g. BRX_16N, HMC_10C, etc.).
4. Combine the temporary file which now includes the variables with their correct values with the main data file.

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Health Statistics Division
613–951–1746
Electronic mail: HD–DS@statcan.gc.ca

Date: October 2009

To: 2007 master or share file users

Subject: Incorrect variable labels

Product(s) affected: Master and share files

Year(s) affected: 2007

Description of the problem(s):
The labels attached to certain variables are incorrect in the master file and the share files and in their respective data dictionnary. The table below gives the variable names along with their old and new labels.

Description of the problem(s)

Variable	Question	Labels in the files and codebooks	Must be replaced by:
SXB_13F	Contraceptive method last time	Other	Contraceptive injections
SXB_13G	Contraceptive method last time	Contraceptive injections	None
SXB_13E	Contraceptive method last time	None	Other

Suggested correction(s): Rename the variables with the correct names.

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: October 2009

To: Users of the 2005 master or share file

Subject: The household weight of the master and all share files is invalid (small error)

Product(s) affected: Household weight file hs_hhwt.txt

Year(s) affected: 2005

Description of the problem(s): The main household weight variable (WTSE_MHH on the master file and WTSE_SHH on the share file) on all the HS_HHWT.txt file is invalid and differs from their corresponding FWGT weight on the B5_HH.txt Bootstrap file.

Since Bootvar uses the variable FWGT to calculate the final estimates, any analysis on the 2005 Households weights using Bootvar would be correct and would not need to be redone. However, any preliminary analysis based only on the variables WTSE_MHH or WTSE_SHH would be incorrect and would need to be revised.

Users should know that the errors were considered minimal.

Suggested correction(s): The master and share files have been redone with the corrected household weight and are available upon request.

Correction steps: N/A

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Date: December 21, 2007

To: Data users of cycle 2.1, sub–sample 3 – Master and share file

Subject: Error on number of person interviewed in the following document: “Guidelines for the use of sub–sample variables”

Cycle(s) affected: Cycle 2.1

Product(s) affected: Guidelines for the use of sub–sample variables – Master and share file

Description of the problem(s):

Page 7 of the document:

• Number 18,981 replaces 18,091 in the following sentence:
  “A total of 18,981 respondents were interviewed for HSAS at the same time as their CCHS interview.”
• Number 13,024 replaces 12,031 in the following sentence:
  “A total of 13,024 respondents were re–contacted after having been interviewed previously for CCHS.”

Suggested correction: N/A

Corrective Pseudo–code: N/A

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Date: October 12, 2007

To: Data Users and licensees of the Canadian Community Health Survey data, Cycles 2.1 and 3.1, Public Use Microdata File

Subject: Derived variable on work stress scale – Job strain (WSTCDJST and WSTEDJST)

Cycle(s) affected:

Cycle 2.1 (optional content selected by 12 health regions within Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan)

Cycle 3.1 (optional content selected by all health regions in Quebec and Saskatchewan).

Product(s) affected:

Derived variable on work stress scale – Job strain (WSTCDJST and WSTEDJST)

Referred to hereafter as WSTnDJST where n = C or E.

Description of the problem(s):

The Job strain scale should reflect the ratio of the psychological demands and decision making leeway in accordance with the principle that strong demands combined with weak decision making autonomy generate more stress.

Certain variables from the denominator of the WSTnDJST derived variable are incorrectly specified in the Derived Variable (DV) Specifications document for cycles 2.1 and 3.1. The data are therefore erroneous. The ratio of strong demands and decision making leeway result is scores that are too high.

Suggested correction(s):

Public use microdata file (PUMF):
Cannot be corrected by users given the fact that only the derived variables exist on the file. User support via remote access is available upon request.

Share and Master Files:
A temporary reformatting step aiming to invert certain variables must be added to the specifications for the WSTnDJST variable. The step to invert the categories (to arrange them from 4 to 0 rather than from 0 to 4) must be applied to the following variables: WSTn401, WSTn402, WSTn403, WSTn405 and WSTn409.

A “patch file” is available on request.

Corrective Pseudo–code:
The two following temporary reformatting steps are executed and then the WSTnDJST variable is created according to the DV specifications:

Step 1: Temporary Reformatting

Modify the scale of responses for the questions WSTn_401 to WSTn_406 and WSTn_409 from 1 to 5, to 0 to 4

If WSTn_401 <= 5 then WSTn_401 = (WSTn_401 – 1)
If WSTn_402 <= 5 then WSTn_402 = (WSTn_402 – 1)
If WSTn_403 <= 5 then WSTn_403 = (WSTn_403 – 1)
If WSTn_404 <= 5 then WSTn_404 = (WSTn_404 – 1)
If WSTn_405 <= 5 then WSTn_405 = (WSTn_405 – 1)
If WSTn_406 <= 5 then WSTn_406 = (WSTn_406 – 1)
If WSTn_409 <= 5 then WSTn_409 = (WSTn_409 – 1)

Step 2 : Temporary Reformatting

Invert the scale of responses for the questions WSTn_401 to WSTn_403, WSTn_405 and WSTn_409, from 0 to 4, to 4 to 0

If WSTn_401 <= 4 then WSTn_401 = (4 – WSTn_401)
If WSTn_402 <= 4 then WSTn_402 = (4 – WSTn_402)
If WSTn_403 <= 4 then WSTn_403 = (4 – WSTn_403)
If WSTn_405 <= 4 then WSTn_405 = (4 – WSTn_405)
If WSTn_409 <= 4 then WSTn_409 = (4 – WSTn_409)

Step 3:

See WSTnDJST in the Derived Variable (DV) Specifications document.

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Date: October 12, 2007

To:Data Users and licensees of the Canadian Community Health Survey data, Cycle 3.1, Public Use Microdata File (PUMF)

Subject: Question universes in 6 modules in the PUMF data dictionary for Cycle 3.1 are incorrect.

Cycle(s) affected: Cycle 3.1

Product(s) affected:

Data dictionary of the Cycle 3.1 PUMF in English [English Data Dictionary (Freqs).pdf] and in French [French Data Dictionary (Freqs).pdf].

Description of the problem(s):

The derived variable descriptions for the following modules:

• Smoking (SMK)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening (CCS)
• Exposure to second–hand smoke (ETS)
• Prostate Cancer Screening (PSA)
• Smoking – Physician counseling (SPC)
• Youth Smoking (YSM)

Suggested correction(s):

• Smoking (SMK):
  • SMKEDYCS: Respondents who answered SMKE_202 = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8

• Colorectal Cancer Screening (CCS):
  • CCSEFOPT: All respondents
  • CCSE_180: Respondents aged 35 and over with CCSEFOPT = 1
  • CCSE_182: Respondents who answered CCSE_180 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • CCSE_83A: Respondents who answered CCSE_180 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • CCSE_83B: Respondents who answered CCSE_180 = (1, 7 or 8)

• Exposure to second–hand smoke (ETS):
  • ETSE_10: Respondents with DHHEDHSZ > 1 or who answered (SMKE_202 = (3, 7 or 8) or (SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8))
  • ETSE_G11: Respondents who answered ETSE_10 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • ETSE_20: Respondents who answered SMKE_202 = (3, 7 or 8) or (SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)
  • ETSE_20B: Respondents who answered SMKE_202 = (3, 7 or 8) or (SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)

• Prostate Cancer Screening (PSA) :
  • PSAEFOPT: All respondents
  • PSAE_170: Males aged 35 and over with PSAEFOPT = 1
  • PSAE_172: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73A: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73B: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73C: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73G: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73D: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73E: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_73F: Respondents who answered PSAE_170 = (1, 7 or 8)
  • PSAE_174: Males aged 35 and over with PSAEFOPT = 1
  • PSAE_175: Respondents who answered PSAE_174 = (1, 7 or 8) or PSAE_170 = 8

• Smoking – Physician counseling (SPC):
  • SPCEFOPT: All respondents
  • SPCE_10: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) or SMKE_06A = 1 or SMKE_09A = 1 and HCUE_1AA = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (7 or 8))
  • SPCE_11: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_10 = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (7 or 8) or HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) or SMKE_06A = 1 or SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_12: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_11 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (7 or 8) or HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) or SMKE_06A = 1 or SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_13: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_11 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) or HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) or SMKE_06A = 1 or SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14A: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14B: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14C: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14D: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14E: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14F: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_14G: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_13 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_12 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_11 = (7 or 8) or SPCE_10 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8 and SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) and SMKE_06A = (7 or 8) and SMKE_09A = ( 7 or 8) and HCUE_1AA = (7 or 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1 or 2) and SMKE_06A = 1 and SMKE_09A = 1)
  • SPCE_20: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 and [DENEFOPT = 2 who answered (SMKE_202 = (1, 2, 7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 or SMKE_01B = 8)] and (HCUE_02E > 0 and < 100 or HCUE_02E = (997 or 998) or HCUE_01 = 8)
  • SPCE_21: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_20 = (1, 7 or 8) or (DENE_132 = (1, 97 or 98) or with DENEFOPT = 2 who answered HCUE_02E = (997 or 998) or HCUE_01 = 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1, 2, 7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)
  • SPCE_22: Respondents with SPCEFOPT = 1 who answered SPCE_21 = (1, 7 or 8) or SPCE_20 = (7 or 8) or (DENE_132 = (97 or 98) or with DENEFOPT = 2 who answered HCUE_02E = (997 or 998) or HCUE_01 = 8) and (SMKE_202 = (1, 2, 7 or 8) or SMKE_06A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_09A = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)

• Youth Smoking (YSM)
  • YSMEG1: Respondents aged less than 20 who answered SMKE_202 = (1, 2, 7 or 8) or (SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)
  • YSME_2: Respondents aged less than 20 who answered YSME_1 = (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 97 or 98) or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8
  • YSME_3: Respondents aged less than 20 who answered YSME_1 = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,97 or 98) or YSME_2 = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8
  • YSME_4: Respondents aged less than 20 who answered YSME_1 = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,97 or 98) or YSME_2 = (1, 7 or 8) or SMKE_202 = (7 or 8) or SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8
  • YSME_5: Respondents aged less than 20 who answered SMKE_202 = (1, 2, 7 or 8) or (SMKE_01A = 8 and SMKE_01B = 8)

Corrective Pseudo–code: N/A

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Date: October 12, 2007

To: Data Users and licensees of the Canadian Community Health Survey data, Cycle 3.1, Public Use Microdata File (PUMF)

Subject: Derived variable documentation contains misleading information indicating that some variables are included in the PUMF when they are not.

Cycle(s) affected: Cycle 3.1

Product(s) affected:

Cycle 3.1 PUMF derived variable documentation in English (DERIVE_E.pdf) and in French (DERIVE_F.pdf).

Description of the problem(s):

The derived variable descriptions for the following modules:

• Smoking – Cessation Aids (SCA)
• Smoking – Nicotine dependence (NDE)
• Smoking – Stages of change (SCH)

indicate that the derived variables are available in the PUMF, while they are not. Since these modules have only been selected by one or two territories, the information is sensitive to respondent identity disclosure and is therefore not included in the PUMF.

Suggested correction: N/A

Corrective Pseudo–code: N/A

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Annual component – 2010
Common Content

Derived Variable (DV) Specifications

Table of Contents

ADL Activities of Daily Living (1 DV)
1 ) ADLF6R – Need for help with instrumental activities of daily living

ALC Alcohol use (1 DV)
1 ) ALCDTTM – Type of Drinker (12 Months)

ALD Alcohol use – Dependence (4 DVs)
1 ) ALDDSF – Alcohol Dependence Scale (Short Form Score) – 12–Month
2 ) ALDDPP – Probability of Caseness to Respondents (Alcohol Dependence) – 12–Month
3 ) ALDDINT – Alcohol Interference 12–Month – Mean
4 ) ALDFINT – Flag for Alcohol Interference 12–Month

ALW Alcohol use during the past week (2 DVs)
1 ) ALWDWKY – Weekly Consumption
2 ) ALWDDLY – Average Daily Alcohol Consumption

CCC Chronic conditions (1 DV)
1 ) CCCDDIA – Diabetes type

CHP Contacts with health professionals (2 DVs)
1 ) CHPDMDC – Number of Consultations with Medical Doctor/Paediatrician
2 ) CHPFCOP – Consultations with Health Professionals

CPG Problem gambling (6 DVs)
1 ) CPGFGAM – Gambling Activity – Gambler vs. Non–gambler
2 ) CPGDSEV – Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) – Modified Version
3 ) CPGDTYP – Type of Gambler
4 ) CPGDACT – Number of Types of Gambling Activities in the List Used to Calculate CPGI
5 ) CPGDINT – Gambling Interference – Mean
6 ) CPGFINT – Flag for Gambling Interference

DHH Dwelling and household variables (10 DVs)
1 ) DHHDSAGE – Age of spouse
2 ) DHHDYKD – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 16 Years of Age
3 ) DHHDOKD – Number of Persons in Household 16 or 17 Years of Age
4 ) DHHDLE5 – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 6 Years of Age
5 ) DHHD611 – Number of Persons in Household between 6 and 11 Years of Age
6 ) DHHDL12 – Number of Persons in Household Less Than 12 Years of Age
7 ) DHHDL18 – Number of Persons in Household Less than 18 Years of Age
8 ) DHHDLVG – Living/Family Arrangement of Selected Respondent
9 ) DHHDECF – Economic Family Status (Household Type)
10 ) DHHDHSZ – Household Size

DIS Distress (3 DVs)
1 ) DISDK6 – Distress Scale – K6
2 ) DISDCHR – Chronicity of Distress and Impairment Scale
3 ) DISDDSX – Distress Scale – K10

DPS Depression (4 DVs)
1 ) DPSDSF – Derived Depression Scale – Short Form Score
2 ) DPSDPP – Depression Scale – Probability of Caseness to Respondents
3 ) DPSDWK – Number of Weeks Feeling Depressed – 12–Months
4 ) DPSDMT – Specific Month Last Felt Depressed

DRV Driving and safety (1 DV)
1 ) DRVFSBU – Passenger Seat Belt Use (Motor Vehicle)

DSU Dietary supplement use – Vitamins and minerals (1 DV)
1 ) DSUDCON – Frequency of Consumption of Vitamin or Mineral Supplements

EDU Education (4 DVs)
1 ) EDUDH04 – Highest Level of Education – Household, 4 Levels
2 ) EDUDH10 – Highest Level of Education – Household, 10 Levels
3 ) EDUDR04 – Highest Level of Education – Respondent, 4 Levels
4 ) EDUDR10 – Highest Level of Education – Respondent, 10 Levels

FDC Food choices (3 DVs)
1 ) FDCFAVD – Avoids Certain Foods for Certain Content Reasons
2 ) FDCFCAH – Chooses or Avoids Certain Foods Because of Certain Health Concerns
3 ) FDCFCHO – Chooses Certain Foods for Certain Content Reasons

FSC Food security (3 DVs)
1 ) FSCDHFS2 – Household Food Security Status – Modified version
2 ) FSCDAFS2 – Food Security – Adult Status
3 ) FSCDCFS2 – Food Security – Child Status

FVC Fruit and vegetable consumption (8 DVs)
1 ) FVCDJUI – Daily Consumption – Fruit Juice
2 ) FVCDFRU – Daily Consumption – Other Fruit
3 ) FVCDSAL – Daily Consumption – Green Salad
4 ) FVCDPOT – Daily Consumption – Potatoes
5 ) FVCDCAR – Daily Consumption – Carrots
6 ) FVCDVEG – Daily Consumption – Other Vegetables
7 ) FVCDTOT – Daily Consumption – Total Fruit and Vegetable
8 ) FVCGTOT – Grouping of Daily Consumption – Total Fruit and Vegetable

GEN General health (3 DVs)
1 ) GENDHDI – Perceived Health
2 ) GENDMHI – Perceived Mental Health
3 ) GENGSWL – Satisfaction with life in general – (G)

GEO Geography variables (18 DVs)
1 ) GEODPC – Postal Code
2 ) GEODHR4 – Health Region
3 ) GEODBCHA – Health Authority – British Columbia
4 ) GEODSHR – Quebec Sub–Health Region
5 ) GEODDHA – Nova Scotia District Health Authority (DHA)
6 ) GEODRHA – Regional Health Authority – Alberta
7 ) GEODLHA – British Columbia Local Health Authority (LHA)
8 ) GEODLHN – Ontario Local Health Integration Network
9 ) GEODDA06 – 2006 Census Dissemination Area (DA)
10 ) GEODFED – 2006 Census Federal Electoral District (FED)
11 ) GEODCSD – 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)
12 ) GEODCD – 2006 Census Division (CD)
13 ) GEODSAT – Statistical Area Classification Type (SAT)
14 ) GEODCMA6 – 2006 Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
15 ) GEODPG09 – Peer Group
16 ) GEODUR – Urban–Rural Classification
17 ) GEODUR2 – Urban–Rural Classification – Grouped
18 ) GEODPSZ – Population Size Group

HMC Home care services (1 DV)
1 ) HMCFRHC – Received Home Care

HUI Health utilities index (8 DVs)
1 ) HUIDVIS – Vision Health Status
2 ) HUIDHER – Hearing Health Status
3 ) HUIDSPE – Speech Health Status
4 ) HUIDMOB – Ambulation Health Status
5 ) HUIDDEX – Dexterity Health Status
6 ) HUIDEMO – Emotion Health Status
7 ) HUIDCOG – Cognition Health Status
8 ) HUIDHSI – Health Utilities Index

HUP Health utilities index – Pain and discomfort (1 DV)
1 ) HUPDPAD – Pain Health Status

HWT Height and weight – Self–reported (5 DVs)
1 ) HWTDHTM – Height (Metres) – Self–Reported
2 ) HWTDWTK – Weight (Kilograms) – Self–Reported
3 ) HWTDBMI – Body Mass Index (self–reported)
4 ) HWTDISW – BMI classification for adults aged 18 and over (self–reported) – international standard
5 ) HWTDCOL – BMI classification for children aged 12 to 17 (self–reported) – Cole classification system

IDG Illicit drug use (16 DVs)
1 ) IDGFLCA – Cannabis Drug Use – Lifetime (Including "One Time Only" Use)
2 ) IDGFLCM – Cannabis Drug Use – Lifetime (Excluding "One Time Only" Use)
3 ) IDGFYCM – Cannabis Drug Use – 12 month (Excluding "One Time Only" Use)
4 ) IDGFLCO – Cocaine or Crack Drug Use – Lifetime
5 ) IDGFLAM – Amphetamine (Speed) Drug Use – Lifetime
6 ) IDGFLEX – MDMA (ecstasy) Drug Use – Lifetime
7 ) IDGFLHA – Hallucinogens, PCP or LSD Drug Use – Lifetime
8 ) IDGFLGL – Glue, Gasoline, or Other Solvent Use – Lifetime
9 ) IDGFLHE – Heroin Drug Use – Lifetime
10 ) IDGFLST – Steroid Use – Lifetime
11 ) IDGFLA – Any Illicit Drug Use – Lifetime (Including "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
12 ) IDGFLAC – Any Illicit Drug Use – Lifetime (Excluding "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
13 ) IDGFYA – Any Illicit Drug Use – 12–Month (Including "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
14 ) IDGFYAC – Any Illicit Drug Use – 12–Month (Excluding "One Time Only" Use of Cannabis)
15 ) IDGDINT – Illicit Drug Interference 12–Month – Mean
16 ) IDGFINT – Flag for Illicit Drug Interference – 12–Month

INC Income (6 DVs)
1 ) INCDHH – Total Household Income – All Sources
2 ) INCDPER – Personal Income – All Sources
3 ) INCDADR – Adjusted household income ratio – National level
4 ) INCDRCA – Distribution of household income – National level
5 ) INCDRPR – Distribution of household income – Provincial levl
6 ) INCDRRS – Distribution of household income – Health region level

INJ Injuries (4 DVs)
1 ) INJDTBS – Type of Injury by Body Site
2 ) INJDCAU – Cause of Injury
3 ) INJDCBP – Cause of Injury by Place of Occurrence
4 ) INJDSTT – Injury Status

INW Workplace injury (2 DVs)
1 ) INWDOCG – Injury at Work – Occupation Group
2 ) INWDING – Injury at work – Industry Group

LBS Labour force (5 DVs)
1 ) LBSDHPW – Total usual hours worked per week
2 ) LBSDPFT – Full–time/part–time working status (for total usual hours)
3 ) LBSDWSS – Working status last week
4 ) LBSDING – Industry Group
5 ) LBSDOCG – Occupation Group

MAS Mastery (1 DV)
1 ) MASDM1 – Derived Mastery Scale

MEX Maternal experiences – Breastfeeding (2 DVs)
1 ) MEXDEBF – Length of exclusive breastfeeding
2 ) MEXFEB6 – Exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months (or more)

NEU Neurological conditions (38 DVs)
1 ) NEUDNCR – Has a neurological condition – selected respondent
2 ) NEUDNCH – Presence of neurological condition in the household
3 ) NEUDMHR – Has migraine headaches – selected respondent
4 ) NEUDMHH – Number of persons in the household with migraine headaches
5 ) NEUDEPR – Has epilepsy – selected respondent
6 ) NEUDEPH – Number of persons in the household with epilepsy
7 ) NEUDCPR – Has cerebral palsy – selected respondent
8 ) NEUDCPH – Number of persons in the household with cerebral palsy
9 ) NEUDSBR – Has spina bifida – selected respondent
10 ) NEUDSBH – Number of persons in the household with spina bifida
11 ) NEUDHCR – Has hydrocephalus – selected respondent
12 ) NEUDHCH – Number of persons in the household with hydrocephalus
13 ) NEUDMDR – Has muscular dystrophy – selected respondent
14 ) NEUDMDH – Number of persons in the household with muscular dystrophy
15 ) NEUDDYR – Has dystonia – selected respondent
16 ) NEUDDYH – Number of persons in the household with dystonia
17 ) NEUDTSR – Has Tourette's syndrome – selected respondent
18 ) NEUDTSH – Number of persons in the household with Tourette's syndrome
19 ) NEUDPDR – Has Parkinson's disease – selected respondent
20 ) NEUDPDH – Number of persons in the household with Parkinson's disease
21 ) NEUDALR – Has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) – selected respondent
22 ) NEUDALH – Number of persons in the household with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
23 ) NEUDHDR – Has Huntington's disease – selected respondent
24 ) NEUDHDH – Number of persons in the household with Huntington's disease
25 ) NEUDSTR – Suffers from the effects of a stroke – selected respondent
26 ) NEUDSTH – Number of persons in the household that suffer from the effects of a stroke
27 ) NEUDBIR – Has a neurological condition caused by a brain injury – selected respondent
28 ) NEUDBIH – Number of persons in the hhld with a neurological condition caused by a brain injury
29 ) NEUDBTR – Has a neurological condition caused by a brain tumour – selected respondent
30 ) NEUDBTH – Number of persons in the hhld with a neurological condition caused by brain tumour
31 ) NEUDSIR – Has a neurological condition caused by a spinal cord injury – selected respondent
32 ) NEUDSIH – Number of persons in the hhld with neurological condition caused by a spinal cord injury
33 ) NEUDSCR – Has a neurological condition caused by a spinal cord tumour – selected respondent
34 ) NEUDSCH – Number of persons in the hhld with a neurological condition caused by a spinal cord tumour
35 ) NEUDADR – Has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia – selected respondent
36 ) NEUDADH – Number of persons in the household with Alzheimer's or other dementia
37 ) NEUDMSH – Number of persons in the household with multiple sclerosis
38 ) NEUDMSR – Has multiple sclerosis – selected respondent

OH2 Oral health 2 (2 DVs)
1 ) OH2FLIM – Social Limitation Due to Oral Health Status
2 ) OH2FOFP – Oral and Facial Pain and Discomfort

PAC Physical activities (9 DVs)
1 ) PACDEE – Daily Energy Expenditure in Leisure Time Physical Activities
2 ) PACFLEI – Participant In Leisure Time Physical Activity
3 ) PACDFM – Average Monthly Frequency of Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
4 ) PACDFR – Frequency of All Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
5 ) PACFD – Participant In Daily Leisure Time Physical Activity Lasting Over 15 Minutes
6 ) PACDPAI – Leisure Time Physical Activity Index
7 ) PACDLTI – Transportation and Leisure Time Physical Activity Index
8 ) PACDTLE – Daily Energy Expenditure in Transportation and Leisure Time Physical Activities
9 ) PACFLTI – Participant In Transportation or Leisure Time Physical Activity

PAF Physical activities – Facilities at work (1 DV)
1 ) PAFFACC – Access to Physical Activity Facilities at Work

PWB Psychological well–being (1 DV)
1 ) PWBDPWB – Psychological Well–Being Manifestation Scale (WBMMS)

RAC Restriction of activities (2 DVs)
1 ) RACDIMP – Impact of Health Problems
2 ) RACDPAL – Participation and Activity Limitation

SAC Sedentary activities (2 DVs)
1 ) SACDTOT – Total Number of Hours Per Week Spent In Sedentary Activities
2 ) SACDTER – Total number of hours per week spent in sedentary activities (excluding reading)

SAM Sample variables (2 DVs)
1 ) SAMDSHR – Permission to Share Data
2 ) SAMDLNK – Permission to Link

SCA Smoking cessation methods (1 DV)
1 ) SCADQUI – Attempted/Successful Quitting

SCH Smoking – Stages of change (1 DV)
1 ) SCHDSTG – Smoking Stages of Change (Current and Former Smokers)

SDC Socio–demographic characteristics (10 DVs)
1 ) SDCCCB – Country of birth code
2 ) SDCGCB – Country of birth – grouped
3 ) SDCDLHM – Language(s) spoken at home
4 ) SDCDAIM – Age at time of immigration
5 ) SDCFIMM – Immigration flag
6 ) SDCDRES – Length of time in Canada since immigration
7 ) SDCDLNG – Language(s) in which respondent can converse
8 ) SDCDFL1 – First official language learned and still understood
9 ) SDCDABT – Aboriginal Identity
10 ) SDCDCGT – Cultural / Racial Background

SFE Self–esteem (1 DV)
1 ) SFEDE1 – Derived Self–Esteem Scale

SFR Health status (SF–36) (10 DVs)
1 ) SFRDPFS – Physical Functioning Scale
2 ) SFRDSFS – Social Functioning Scale
3 ) SFRDPRF – Role Functioning (Physical) Scale
4 ) SFRDMRF – Role Functioning (Mental) Scale
5 ) SFRDGMH – General Mental Health Scale
6 ) SFRDVTS – Vitality Scale
7 ) SFRDBPS – Bodily Pain Scale
8 ) SFRDGHP – General Health Perceptions Scale
9 ) SFRDPCS – Summary Measure of Physical Health
10 ) SFRDMCS – Summary Measure of Mental Health

SMK Smoking (3 DVs)
1 ) SMKDSTY – Type of Smoker
2 ) SMKDSTP – Number of Years Since Stopped Smoking Completely
3 ) SMKDYCS – Number of Years Smoked Daily (Current Daily Smokers Only)

SSA Social support – Availability (4 DVs)
1 ) SSADTNG – Tangible Social Support – MOS Subscale
2 ) SSADAFF – Affection – MOS Subscale
3 ) SSADSOC – Positive Social Interaction – MOS Subscale
4 ) SSADEMO – Emotional or Informational Support – MOS Subscale

UPE Use of protective equipment (3 DVs)
1 ) UPEFILS – Wears Protective Equipment when In–Line Skating
2 ) UPEFSKB – Wears Protective Equipment when Skateboarding
3 ) UPEFSNB – Wears Protective Equipment when Snowboarding

WTM Waiting times (9 DVs)
1 ) WTMDSO – Number of Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist – Seen Specialist
2 ) WTMDSN – Number of Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist – Not Seen Specialist
3 ) WTMDSA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days to See a Medical Specialist
4 ) WTMDCO – Number of Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery Surgery Done
5 ) WTMDCN – Number of Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery – Surgery Not Done
6 ) WTMDCA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days to Receive Non–Emergency Surgery
7 ) WTMDTO – Number of Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test – Test Done
8 ) WTMDTN – Number of Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test – Test Not Done
9 ) WTMDTA – Number of Acceptable Waiting Days for Diagnostic Test

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