Synthetic: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2012: Mental Health Component [Canada]

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Synthetic data file, also known as a Dummy File - it is NOT real data. This synthetic data file should not be used for purposes other than to develop and test computer programs that are to be submitted by remote access. Each record in the synthetic file matches the format and content parameters of the real Statistics Canada Master File with which it is associated, but the data themselves have been 'made up'. They do NOT represent responses from real individuals and should NOT be used for actual analysis. These data are provided solely for the purpose of testing statistical packing 'code' (e.g. SPSS syntax, SAS programs, etc.) in preparation for analysis using the associated Master File in a Research Data Centre, by Remote Job Submission, or by some other means of secure access. If statistical analysis 'code' works with the synthetic data, researchers can have some confidence that the same code will run successfully against the Master File data in the Research Data Centres. <br> <br> The Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS-MH) is a cross-sectional survey that collected information about mental health status, access to and perceived need for formal and informal services and supports, functioning and disability, and covariates. Collection for the CCHS-MH took place between January 2012 and December 2012. With a realized sample size of 25,113 individuals, the CCHS-MH is designed to provide reliable estimates at the provincial level by age group and sex. <br> <br> In order to provide researchers with a means to access the master file, a remote access facility has been implemented. Remote access provides researchers with the possibility to submit computer programs via e-mail to a dedicated address <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a> and to receive the results by return e-mail. To obtain remote access privileges, it is necessary that researchers obtain advance approval from the Health Statistics Division. Requests must be submitted to the aforementioned e-mail address and must provide the following, clearly itemized information: <br> <br> • the researcher's affiliation, <br> • the name of all researchers involved in the research project, <br> • the title of the research project, <br> • an abstract of the research project, <br> • the goals of the research project, <br> • the data to which access is required (CCHS-MH), <br> • why the project requires access to the master data rather than the PUMF, <br> • why Remote Access service is chosen rather than on-site access in a Research Data Centre (RDC), <br> • the expected results, and <br> • the project's expected completion date. <br> <br> Further information is available by contacting Health Statistics Division at the above e-mail address. Once the request for remote access has been approved, the researcher can submit his/her computer programs to Health Statistics Division for processing on the master file. The SAS or SPSS output is reviewed by the team for confidentiality concerns and returned to the researcher. However, the correctness and accuracy of each program submission remains, at all times, the sole responsibility of the researcher.