Production and Sales of Phonograph Records and Pre-Recorded Tapes in Canada

Detailed information for December 1988

The purpose of this survey was the collection of data on the production and shipments of units of records and tapes by type for the month.

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• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The population consists of approximately 23 manufacturers and distributors of records and pre-recorded tapes in Canada. The survey collects information on production and shipments of units of records and tapes by type for the month. Also, a provincial breakdown of the sales of records and pre-recorded tapes is collected.

Subjects

• Manufacturing
• Other manufactured products

Data sources and methodology

Sampling

This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.

In order to prevent any data disclosure, confidentiality analysis is done using the Statistics Canada Generalized Disclosure Control System (G-Confid). G-Confid is used for primary suppression (direct disclosure) as well as for secondary suppression (residual disclosure). Direct disclosure occurs when the value in a tabulation cell is composed of or dominated by few enterprises while residual disclosure occurs when confidential information can be derived indirectly by piecing together information from different sources or data series.