Using StatsCan Data Sets to Uncover Drivers of Household Food Insecurity in Canada, 1994-2009
Lynn McIntyre, Department of Community Health Services, University of Calgary, will be presenting this Canadian Research Data Center Network (CRDCN) webinar. This webinar will illustrate how various cycles of the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), each collecting food insecurity indicators form large, nationally representative samples of Canadians, can inform public policy. This webinar will also discuss the challenges inherent in the use of multiple national datasets, including changes in survey methodology and question inconsistency, and present innovative strategies for managing such challenges to yield policy-relevant information. Memorial University Statistic Canadas Research Data Centre will be showing the will be showing this webinar. If you are interested in viewing it with us, please contact Kathy Fitzpatrick, mailto:rdc@mun.ca to register.