Postal Code Population Weight File [Canada], May 1996 Postal Codes, Census of Canada 1996

<p>The Postal Code Population Weight File has been created as a supplementary product to the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF). It provides users with a population ‘weight’ for postal codes with multiple links on the PCCF. The weight associated with each record on the Postal Code Population Weight File represents the proportion of the
population reporting the postal code within a specific enumeration area.</p>

<p>Only a small percentage of postal codes are linked to more than one enumeration area on the PCCF (4%). However, these postal codes tend to serve relatively large areas and large populations. The weights will allow users to allocate their data proportionally to the population distribution reported in the 1996 Census.</p>

<p>This file can also be used in combination with the PCCF to identify those postal code-to-enumeration area links confirmed by census reported postal code data.</p>

<p>邮政编码人口权重文件（Postal Code Population Weight File）作为邮政编码转换文件（Postal Code Conversion File，简称PCCF）的配套补充产品开发而成。针对PCCF中存在多个关联关系的邮政编码，该文件为用户提供了对应的人口“权重”。邮政编码人口权重文件中每条记录对应的权重，代表了在特定普查区内申报该邮政编码的人口占比。</p><p>在PCCF中，仅有少量邮政编码（占比4%）与多个普查区存在关联。但这类邮政编码通常覆盖的区域及服务的人口规模相对较大。借助该权重，用户可根据1996年人口普查公布的人口分布情况，按比例分配其数据集。</p><p>该文件还可与PCCF结合使用，用于识别经普查申报邮政编码数据验证有效的邮政编码-普查区关联关系。</p>