Readslid2005.txt

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics               2005  (slid)
L'Enquete sur la dynamique du travail et du revenu 2005  (edtr)

Abstract:

The Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics complements traditional survey
data on labour market activity and income with an additional dimension:
the changes experienced by individuals over time. At the heart of the
survey's objectives is the understanding of the economic well-being of
Canadians: what economic shifts do individuals and families live
through, and how does it vary with changes in their paid work, family
make-up, receipt of government transfers or other factors? The survey's
longitudinal dimension makes it possible to see such concurrent and
often related events. 

SLID is the first Canadian household survey to provide national data on
the fluctuations in income that a typical family or individual
experiences over time which gives greater insight on the nature and
extent of poverty in Canada. Added to the longitudinal aspect are the
"traditional" cross-sectional data: the primary Canadian source for
income data and providing additional content to data collected by the
Labour Force Survey (LFS). 

Particularly in SLID, the focus extends from static measures
(cross-sectional) to the whole range of transitions, durations, and
repeat occurrences (longitudinal) of people's financial and work
situations. Since their family situation, education, and demographic
background may play a role, the survey has extensive information on
these topics as well. 


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SURVEY STRUCTURE FOR THE DLI COLLECTION
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File(s) Prefix

slid        : Survey of labour and income dynamics
    2005    : Survey Year............(2005)
      cf    : Census   Family file
      ef    : Economic Family file
      ke    : Key............ file
      pr    : Person......... file
        cbk : Codebook
        dat : Data
        gid : Documentation and User's guide (U.G.)
        que : Questionnaire
        v#  : Version number

File(s) Suffix (extension)

.pdf  :  Adobe Acrobat
.wp   :  WordPerfect 6 and previous version
.wpd  :  Wordperfect 7
.xls  :  Microsoft Excel
.zip  :  WinZip compressed file(s)
.exe  :  self extract

.dat  :  Data file(s)
.sas  :  SAS  code
.sps  :  SPSS code
.txt  :  Text file(s)

NOTE: -file(s) with extension .pdf, .wp, .wpd, .xls, .zip, .exe are Binary and
      -file(s) with extension .dat, .sas, .sps, .txt            are Ascii

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DIRECTORY:  /dli/slid/2005/data
            

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DATA FILE(S):
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DIRECTORY:  /dli/slid/2005/data/



filename                     size        Description 

					 
slid2005cf-dat.zip         1,931,836     Census   family file (slid2005cf-dat.txt)
slid2005ef-dat.zip         1,851,314     Economic family file (slid2005ef-dat.txt)
slid2005ke-dat.zip           761,308     Key             file (slid2005ke-dat.txt) 
slid2005pr-dat.zip         4,280,320     Person          file (slid2005pr-dat.txt)

filename               Number of            Maximum line            SIZE
		        records	             length

slid2005CF-DAT.txt      31,409			368		11,621,330                                   
slid2005EF-DAT.txt 	28,196			371		10,517,108                                         
slid2005KE-DAT.txt	66,010			 45		 3,102,470                                           
slid2005PR-DAT.txt	53,474			491		26,362,682                                        


NOTE: -file(s) with extension .pdf, .wp, .wpd, .xls, .zip, .exe are Binary and
      -file(s) with extension .dat, .sas, .sps, .txt            are Ascii
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DOCUMENTATION(S):
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DIRECTORY:  /dli/slid/2005/doc/

English                          French                 Description

slid2005-overview.htm      edtr2005-aperçu.htm       Overview of the survey


English              French              Description

slid2005gid.pdf      edtr2005gid.pdf     Documentation and User's Guide.
slid2005cbk.pdf      edtr2005cbk.pdf     Codebook.

75F0002mie2006002.pdf  ...mif...pdf	Entry Exit quest.
                                        

75F0002mie2006001.pdf  ...mif...pdf	preliminary interview quest.

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COMMAND FILE(S):  SPSS code and/or SAS
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DIRECTORY /dli/slid/2005/spss/

                              Description

slid2005cf-spss-rev3.sps        SPSS - Census   Family file
slid2005ef-spss-rev3.sps        SPSS - Economic Family file
slid2005ke-spss-rev3.sps        SPSS - Key    file
slid2005pr-spss-rev3.sps        SPSS - Person file


DIRECTORY /dli/slid/2005/sas/

                             Description

ec2005cf-sas-rev2.zip          SAS card - Census   Family file
ec2005ef-sas-rev2.zip          SAS card - Economic Family file
ec2005ke-sas-rev2.zip          SAS card - Key    file
ec2005pr-sas-rev2.zip          SAS card - Person file


NOTE: -file(s) with extension .pdf, .wp, .wpd, .xls, .zip, .exe are Binary and
      -file(s) with extension .dat, .sas, .sps, .txt            are Ascii