Data Services

The following files are available for use within the constraints of the DLI license to UNB Libraries authorized users.

BACKGROUND

The main purpose of this survey is to study the coverage of the employment insurance program. The survey was designed to produce a series of precise measures to identify groups with low probability of receiving benefits, for instance, the long-term jobless, labour market entrants and students, people becoming unemployed after uninsured employment, people who have left jobs voluntarily and individuals who are eligible, given their employment history, but do not claim or otherwise receive benefits. The survey provides a detailed description of the characteristics of the last job held as well as reasons for not receiving benefits or for not claiming

EICS Documentation

• User's Guide, provided as a pdf file
• Codebook, provided as a pdf file
• Questionnaire, provided as a pdf file
• Variance Tables, provided as a pdf file
• SPSS Syntax file, provided as an ascii zipped file, for use with raw data

STEPS TO OBTAIN DATA FILES:

Links to electronic versions of documentation and SPSS or SAS command files are provided where they exist.

1. Click on the file you require to download the datafile to your hard drive. This will take you to the Statistics Canada DLI license under which the files are provided to UNB Libraries. After entering your email account, an authorization screen will appear.

2. You must enter your PIN number and your email address to obtain the file. Only authorized users may download files from this site.