Census 2006: Yukon Community Socioeconomic Profile

Statistics Canada's 2006 Semi-custom Profile provides socioeconomic data for Yukon Census Subdivisions. The dataset is based on a 20% sample and values are subjected to random rounding for confidentiality. It was produced by Statistics Canada in 2008 and modified in July 2008.

Use Cases

• Analyze population demographics based on census profile categories.
• Study socioeconomic patterns across Yukon communities.
• Compare community-level statistics for regional planning.
• Assess data quality and confidentiality procedures like random rounding.

Strengths

• Data originates from Statistics Canada, a national statistical authority.
• Includes footnotes explaining data handling, such as random rounding and suppression.
• Available under the OGL-CA-2.0 open license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is based on a 20% sample, which may affect granularity.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

20% census sample, subjected to random rounding.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:01:03.268441; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon Census Subdivisions, Canada