Welcome ARDC Researchers
The ARDC is more than just a facility to access and process data collected by Statistics Canada. It is a "full service" operation with a series of methodolgical workshops, brown bag lunches, a graduate-level course in social analysis of complex survey data, and seminars on a wide array of topics. We invite you to participate.
What's New?
The Atlantic Research Data Centre is pleased to offer tutorial services to ARDC researchers beginning January 2010.
Stata/SE 11 is now available on all user workstations. To find out more about Stata/SE 11 visit the Stata website. Complete electronic PDF documentation and paper manuals are available in the centre.
Geographic Information System Software, ArcGIS (ArcInfo License) has been updated from 9.1 to 9.3. It has been installed on all user workstations.
A new reference year (2007) for Survey and Labour Income Dynamics (SLID) has been added.
Operating Hours
Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
The operating hours will vary slightly over the course of the year in line with the Killam library hours, as well the centre may be closed for short periods to conduct equipment service or maintenance.
Tutorial Hours
Tuesday - 2:00 to 3:00pm
Thursday - 10:00 to 11:00am
Workshops
The 2011/2012 workshop schedule is now available.
To view the schedule select 2011/2012 Workshop Schedule
Workshop Registration
Recent Publications from ARDC Researchers
Asbridge, M. and J. Cartwright (2011). "Stepping out from the inside: Exploring home smoking bans and their impact on the health and well-being of smokers." Nicotine and Tobacco Research 13(2): 70-77.
Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine whether the adoption of home smoking bans is associated with the physical and mental health of smokers. Two potential pathways that link home smoking bans to smoker's health are analyzed. The first argues that home smoking bans are positively related to physical health by encouraging smoking cessation while reducing daily cigarette consumption. The second suggests that home smoking bans have a negative relationship to smokers’ mental health by increasing marginalization and social isolation. Methods: Data on 28,887 Canadian smokers were analyzed from the Canadian Community Health Survey, a nationally representative sample of Canadians adults. Logistic regression models analyzed the impact of home smoking bans on subjective assessments of smoker's physical and mental health. Separate analyses were conducted on daily and occasional smokers, and additional analyses tested interactions between the presence of a home smoking ban and key socioeconomic (gender and low household income) and structural (dwelling ownership, living alone, and dwelling type) covariates. Results: Home smoking bans were not associated with smoker's physical health and were positively associated with smokers’ mental health. These findings were consistent for daily smokers and occasional smokers. No significant interactions between smoking bans and socioeconomic or structural covariates were observed. Conclusions: Findings are considered with respect to the internal and external constraints that shape smoker’s behavior, particularly the influence of social norms around environmental tobacco smoke exposure and good citizenship and the role of family relationships. The implications of study findings are considered with respect to public health policy.
