National population health survey: synthetic (dummy) files

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National population health survey: synthetic (dummy) files

Producer: Statistics Canada. Health Statistics Division

Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative

Versions:

Available synthetic (aka dummy) files: cycle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
public use microdata files
master files, see: RDCs
Share files, see provincial health departments, e.g. Ontario health survey, 1996,

Access: files linked here are available to University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and York University faculty, students, and staff, for academic research and teaching only. Links are IP address restricted.

These Dummy Files should not be used for purposes other than to develop and test the computer programs that are to be submitted by remote access. The Dummy Files contain modified data, and must never be used for analytical purposes.

Cycle	File	Dummy files	Bootstrap weights
Cycle 1 1994-1995	Primary file (H35)	Readme file Documentation SAS command files SAS command files (revised variable names) Data dummygen.txt.Z
Secondary file (H356)	Readme file Documentation SAS command files SAS command files (revised variable names) Data dummyhtl.txt.Z
Cycle 3 1998-1999	Primary file (H35)	Readme file Documentation Alphabetical index of variables Topical index of variables Record layout & master file frequencies SAS & SPSS command files (h35) Dummy data* dumyh35.txt.Z	Readme file Documentation Variance estimation using bootstrap weights SAS infile statement SAS command files Dummy data bd5h35.txt.Z
Self completed file 10-15 y.a. (H356)	Readme file Documentation Alphabetical index of variables Topical index of variables Record layout & master file frequencies SAS & SPSS command files (h35) Dummy data* Dumyh356.txt.Z	Readme file Documentation Variance estimation using bootstrap weights SAS infile statement SAS command files Dummy data bd5h356.txt.Z
Longitudinal file (full responses)	Readme file Documentation Alphabetical index of variables Topical index of variables Record layout & master file frequencies SAS & SPSS command files (lngf) Dummy data* Dumylngf.txt.Z	Readme file Documentation Variance estimation using bootstrap weights SAS infile statement SAS command files Dummy data bd5lngf.txt.Z
Cycle 6 2004-2005	Longitudinal square file	Documentation: Readme file, User guide, Derived variables Questionnaires Dummy data: Access data via SDA [Restricted] or download data and SPSS syntax	Dummy data: Data, SAS & SPSS syntax files BOOTVAR program: version 3.1 for SAS, version 3.0 for SPSS

Html document by Laine G.M. Ruus, Data Library Service, University of Toronto
Created: 07/04/2003. Last updated: 2009-10-06