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{"cached":true,"citation":"Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017-2018: Annual Component  [Public use microdata file] Ottawa, Ontario: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada [producer] Ottawa, Ontario: Data Liberation Initiative, Statistics Canada [distributor]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, the National Task Force on Health Information cited a number of issues and problems with the health information system. To respond to these issues, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Statistics Canada and Health Canada joined forces to create a Health Information Roadmap. From this mandate, the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was conceived.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects information related to health status, health care utilization and health determinants for the Canadian population. The survey is offered in both official languages. It relies upon a large sample of respondents and is designed to provide reliable estimates at the health region level every 2 years.\u003c/p\u003eThe CCHS has the following objectives:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSupport health surveillance programs by providing health data at the national, provincial and intra-provincial levels;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eProvide a single data source for health research on small populations and rare characteristics;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTimely release of information easily accessible to a diverse community of users;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCreate a flexible survey instrument that includes a rapid response option to address emerging issues related to the health of the population.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CCHS produces an annual microdata file and a file combining two years of data. The CCHS collection years can also be combined by users to examine populations or rare characteristics.\u003c/p\u003e","id":"pumf_cchs_2017","isPrivate":false,"lastUpdate":"2020-09-24T00:19:03.003Z","name":"PUMF: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017-2018: Annual Component","provenance":"This data product and metadata is sourced from CSV, DDI, and documentation files made available by \u003ca href='https://odesi.ca/' target='_blank'\u003eODESI\u003c/a\u003e and the \u003ca href='https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/dli/dli' target='_blank'\u003eData Liberation Initative\u003c/a\u003e.","uri":"09893733-cb4c-4176-93cb-bb6b2711b9e8"}