Canadian Community Health Survey Health Practices 2001 for Nova Scotia

Health survey data from 2001 reports health conditions and practices, including smoking and body mass index. The dataset is archived by the Government of Nova Scotia and retained for research and reference. Geographies available include district health authorities.

Use Cases

• Analyze smoking prevalence based on reported smoking data
• Study body mass index distribution based on BMI data
• Compare health practices across district health authorities based on geographic coverage

Strengths

• Data is archived for research and reference purposes
• Includes specific health metrics like smoking and body mass index
• Geographic coverage includes district health authorities

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Data is archived and not maintained or updated
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Time Range

2001

Geography

Nova Scotia, district health authorities