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  1. User's Guide documentation is included with the Public Use Microdata File.
  2. Microdata License Agreement is required before the delivery of a file.
  3. CD-ROMs are available in Statistical Analysis Software(SAS), Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) or American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format.
  4. The General Social Survey Program has made all of its Public Use Microdata files available to the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). The DLI provides Canadian academic institutions with affordable access to Statistics Canada data files and databases for teaching and research.
  5. Canadian Social Trends, Catalogue no. 11-008-XPE. As of the Winter 1998 issue, this product is also available on the Internet (Catalogue no. 11-008-XIE).

The General Social Survey data and information are available to all Canadians. Dissemination activities begin for each survey with a data availability announcement in The Daily. A public use microdata file is produced for each survey and the Statistics Canada flagship publication Canadian Social Trends features many interesting findings from the analysis. Special publications have also been produced for specific topics. Moreover, clients may request special tabulations that fit their specific needs by contacting Client Services and Dissemination at (613) 951-5979, by fax at (613) 951-0387 or by e-mail at sasd-dssea@statcan.gc.ca.

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