Extending the Relevance of the Longitudinal Files (ERLF) – National Population Health Survey (NPHS) – |
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Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan |
Given the importance of longitudinal data in research, it was important to find a way to extend the usefulness of Statistics Canada’s longitudinal data for research purposes. The linking of Statistics Canada survey data to administrative data creates a valuable dataset that can provide answers to important research questions that cannot be found in survey or administrative data alone. |
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Statistics Canada has a long history of creating and using record linkages. Record linkage is an important and cost-effective statistical technique used to develop data products that support advanced research and provide insight on important social issues, such as health conditions of low-income, Aboriginals and other Canadian subpopulations. Longitudinal data allow researchers to be able to better understand the factors behind events or problems |
The target population of the longitudinal NPHS Household component includes household residents in the ten Canadian provinces in 1994/1995 excluding persons living on Indian Reserves and Crown Lands, residents of health institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Forces Bases and some remote areas in Ontario and Quebec |
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01/01/1993-12/31/2015 |
2023-11-28 |