Text table 1
Sample selection rules used in the creation of the
analytical file from the 20% file of the 2006 Census
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| Sample selection rules | Sample count | Population total |
|---|---|---|
| number | ||
| Total adult population 35 to 55 years of age (inclusive) |
2,137,809 | 10,225,084 |
| Exclusions for out-of-scope cases or anomalies |
||
| Institutional residents | 53,111 | 53,111 |
| Refugees | 15,610 | 69,766 |
| Cases with rare characteristics Note 1 | 5,908 | 28,534 |
| Residing in one of the three territories |
20,333 | 31,408 |
| Total population after exclusions | 2,042,847 | 10,042,265 |
| Exclusions for immigrant status | ||
| Canadian born with Canadian born parents |
1,315,123 | 6,321,972 |
| Canadian born with Foreign born parents |
258,099 | 1,302,630 |
| Foreign born, age at arrival older than 20 years |
332,559 | 1,717,506 |
| Total population after exclusions | 137,066 | 700,157 |
| Exclusions for outlying valuesNote 2 | ||
| Foreign born, age at arrival 20 years or younger with employment income of outlying or of negative value |
1,053 | 5,347 |
| Analytical sample with age at arrival of 20 years or younger |
136,013 | 694,810 |
Some individuals are coded as Canadian-born
with respect to the age at immigration variable but at the same time coded
as being born in Canada. Similarly, some others are coded in the census as
both Canadian-born and as having an age at immigration. This can occur in
some rare situations. For example, a mother giving birth to her baby in Canada
can move back to her country of origin shortly after. Then, if the child immigrates
at a later date, he or she would legitimately have an age at immigration despite
having been born in Canada.
Employment income is considered as outlying
when greater than three standard deviations from the mean employment income
for the overall population of immigrants. Individuals whose employment income
was negative are also removed from the sample since this is probably a reflection
of temporary losses for self-employed individuals.
Note(s):
the analysis in the text is based upon a sample of 111,302 individuals
less than 18 years of age at arrival. Further, the analysis using
region of origin classified according to linguistic distance from English
and French is based upon a sample of 101,884. This latter sample restriction
reflects the fact that more than one language is spoken in some countries.
When the proportion of all immigrants in 2006 from a particular
country reporting more than one language exceeds 25% the country is not
assigned a language and individuals from that country excluded from the analysis.
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