00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.822402 CaOODSP 20221107143656 cr ||||||||||| 160810s2005 onc #o f001 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- CS82-0086/2005E-PDF Wilkins, Russell, 1946- PCCF + version 4E user's guide [electronic resource] : automated geographic coding based on the Statistics Canada postal code conversion files including postal codes to February 2005 / by Russell Wilkins. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, Health Analysis and Measurement Group, 2005. 64 p. Digitized edition from print [produced by Statistics Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. PCCF+ version 4 consists of a SAS control program and a series of reference files derived from the most recent Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) and a 2001 postal code population weight file (WCF). It automatically assigns a full range of geographic identifiers (down to dissemination area, block, and latitude, longitude) based on postal codes. It is consistent and logical in the way it does this. Any incorrect coding due to errors in the underlying reference files can easily be corrected once identified. To do such coding by manual methods would require highly skilled coders with much time and access to the full mailing address or property description. Even so, the results of manual coding would tend to be less accurate (particularly in urban areas), and they could inadvertently introduce systematic bias (especially in rural areas). gccst Postal services gccst Handbooks Canada. Statistics Canada. Health Analysis and Measurement Group. PDF 7.41 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/statcan/CS82-0086-2005-eng.pdf