Can more effective urban planning improve early childhood development?
Data access has been approved for a study examining the impact of environmental exposures on early childhood development.
Spatial data sets
Spatial data can be used in conjunction with data sets managed by Population Data BC.
Spatial data is data with location information that can be linked to places in geographic space and visualized as a map or used in spatial analysis. Spatial characteristics apply to most population health related phenomena and these can be mapped and analyzed, using software such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to investigate questions of concern to population health researchers.
BC Vital Events and Statistics Deaths data set
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
Data source: BC Ministry of Health
Date range
January 1, 1985 onward
Description
Includes all deaths registered in the province of BC.
BC Vital Events and Statistics Marriages data set
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
Data source: BC Ministry of Health
Date range
January 1, 1985 onward
Description
Includes all marriages registered in the province of BC.
BC Vital Events and Statistics Stillbirths data set
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
Data source: BC Ministry of Health
Date range
January 1, 1985 onward
Description
Includes all stillbirths registered in the province of BC.
BC Vital Events and Statistics Births data set
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
Data source: BC Ministry of Health
Date range
January 1, 1985 onward
Description
Includes all births registered in the province of BC.
MSP - Data organised by service date
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
Population Data BC provides researchers with the MSP payment data organized by the date services are provided, rather than the payment date. We believe data organized by service date will be more useful and relevant to researchers than data organized by the date payment for a service is made.
MSP - Fee Item Field information
NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH POPDATA
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