Canadian Community Health Survey linked to the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database

Overview

Summary

As part of its record linkage program, Statistics Canada linked the Canadian Community Health Survey cycles 1.1 – 2011, and CCHS Focus Content cycles on mental health (1.2) and healthy aging (4.2), to the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database for years 2000 to 2011. These linked data allow for analysis of the impact of behavioural, socio-economic and environmental risk factors on mortality outcomes. For more information on the linkage of this dataset, please see Linking the Canadian Community Health Survey and the Canadian Mortality Database: An enhanced data source for the study of mortality published in Health Reports (December 2016).

Please note that additional documentation is available for this survey. Please contact your RDC analyst to request this documentation.

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