Statistical disclosure control for Public Use Microdata Files - a guide / Jean-Louis Tambay.: CS11-619/2016-2E-PDF

"Statistics Canada has been producing Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) from survey master files since the 1980s. Two key features in the production of PUMFs are the assessment of risks off disclosure at the unit and datafile levels and the implementation of measures to bring this risk to an acceptable level. This brief guide aims to provide the reader with a meaningful appreciation of the risks and issues surrounding PUMF data and to serve as a starting point for further study. The first half gives a general overview of concepts and issues, and the second half presents current techniques for the estimation of disclosure risk. While the guide was primarily aimed at Survey Methodologists, the first half is addressed to a more general audience"--Abstract.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.852590&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Statistics Canada. Methodology Branch. Household Survey Methods Division.
Title Statistical disclosure control for Public Use Microdata Files - a guide / Jean-Louis Tambay.
Series title Working paper ; 2016-2
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Statistics Canada].
"HSMD-2016-002E."
"May 2016."
Includes bibliographic references.
Abstract also in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 2016.
Author / Contributor Tambay, Jean-Louis.
Description 19 p.
Catalogue number
  • CS11-619/2016-2E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 11-619E no. 2016-002
Subject terms Methodology
Statistical analysis
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.
Date modified: