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SAA
acronym for Small Area Analysis (SAA) |
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Salaried Physicians
Physicians who are paid on an annual or sessional salary (rather than fee-for-service). The claims they submit are for administrative purposes only. |
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SAMIN
SAMIN is an acronym for: Social Assistance Management Information Network (SAMIN) ; and Social Allowances Management Information Network (SAMIN) Data Set. NOTE: See the |
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Sample Weight
A statistical correction factor that adjusts for sampling bias due to over- or under-representation of certain segments of a population. Using these weights ensures that all estimates can be considered representative of the entire population. The princ... |
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SAS®
SAS® is an acronym for Statistical Analysis System / Statistical Analysis Software (SAS®). |
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Satisfaction with Life - (CCHS Survey Data)
See Life Satisfaction glossary term. |
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by difficulty in distinguishing between real and unreal experiences (delusions and hallucinations), thinking logically, having normal emotional responses to others, and behaving normally in social si... |
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School Assignment
School assignment refers to how students are matched to the schools they have attended or are currently attending. Researchers have measured this concept through measuring (the sub-concepts) (a) school transfers / school changes and (b) school longest at... |
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School Catchment Area
School catchment area refers to the geographical area from which students are allowed to attend a specific school. |
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School Longest Attended
Identifies the high school that a student attended for the longest period of time. |
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School Transfers / School Changes
The number of times a student changes schools that was not part of an expected progression through the grades. Expected progressions were identified when a student reached the highest grade level in a school and the next year transferred to a different sc... |
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School Withdrawal
See Withdrawn From School glossary term. |
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Screening
A process (tests, examinations or other procedures) to distinguish between well individuals who probably have (or are likely to develop) a particular disease from those who probably do not have it. This is also considered the secondary level of preventiv... |
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Seasonal Hospital Overcrowding
High-pressure periods that typically occur sometime between December and April, lasting about one to three weeks, where the number of medical patients exceed the number of available beds. In Winnipeg, most of these patients were admitted with the flue or ... |
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SEC
acronym for Socio-Economic Characteristics (SEC) |
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Second Generation (and higher)
The term "second generation" refers to individuals born inside the receiving country with a...
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Second-Hand Smoke at Home
For more information, see Exposure to Smoke Inside the Home (CCHS Survey Data) |
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Second-Hand Smoke Exposure
This indicator measure the weighted percentage of CCHS survey respondents who answered "yes" to a question regarding smoke exposure within their home. See for more information about the CCHS question related to second-hand smoke exposure. |
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Secondary Care
Care provided by a specialist health care professional, usually after referral from a primary care physician . |
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Secondary Data Sources
These are databases that were designed for either on-going epidemiological surveillance of medical care or for administrative purposes, but are now also being used to answer research questions. For additional information, please see the |
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