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Table 7.2.3.2
Frequency of discarding constraints at the weighting area and dissemination area levels in 2001 and 2006 in final weight adjustment — Summary statistics

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Notes:

Small: Small constraint
LD: Linearly dependent
NLD: Nearly linearly dependent
Outlier: Caused outlier weights included in all WAs.

The dwelling type constraints (single detached, apartments less than 5 floors) were not included in these counts since they were not

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006 and 2001 censuses.

  2006 Census 2001 Census
Small LD NLD Outlier Total Small LD NLD Outlier Total
WA level constraints
Total constraints dropped  2,993 25,644 6,791 3,416 38,844 2,715 23,847 6,295 2,410 35,267
Constraints dropped per WA 0.5 3.9 1.0 0.5 5.9 0.4 3.9 1.0 0.4 5.7
DA level constraints
Total constraints dropped 248 190 4,154 869 5,461 1,354 357 4,191 917 6,819
Constraints dropped per WA 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1