Cahiers québécois de démographie / Association des démographes du Québec
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Comparative Study
[Evaluation of the quality of 1986 census data by age and sex at the national level].
"The purpose of the present study is to compare the [Statistics Canada method of reverse record check] estimates of undercoverage, by age and sex, with estimates produced using other sources of data, specifically: final postcensal estimates; estimates produced by the component method (for cohorts since 1961); and estimates produced through use of administrative data from Family Allowance (ages 0-14) and Old Age Security (ages 65+). Results indicate that, even though the estimates of the level of undercoverage by age differ depending on the source and/or method, the same general trend is observed. Using the average of such figures, for example, can yield an estimate of the 'actual' size of the Canadian population as of June 1, 1986." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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Comparative Study
[Quebec's 1986 population figure. Comparing the census with Quebec's health insurance file].
The author compares the 1986 population figures obtained through the Canadian census to figures from Quebec's health insurance file. The difference between the two "is very close to the one implied by the estimated rate of undercounting. This paper explains the functioning of the file and how it may be used for demographic purposes, and provides some results by age and sex as well as by region." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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"This paper describes the methods used by Statistics Canada to measure coverage errors in the Canadian Census." Consideration is given to data collection and analysis and to estimation techniques. (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)