Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada: One of Winnipeg's poorest neighbourhoods has been left out of the new long-form census, and the data from another area are so spotty they're unreliable. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. -- source: Statistics Canada, tracts 6020026 and 6020033 Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar says the median income for North Point Douglas seems high. He fears poorer residents failed to respond to the survey. Photo Store Statistics Canada has suppressed data for two census tracts, which cover most of the West Alexander neighbourhood around Health Sciences Centre, because fewer than half the residents responded to the voluntary national household survey. Data for a third tract in the neighbourhood just barely made the cut, but the response rate is still so low -- 50.7 per cent -- the information could be questioned. West Alexander: What we know The population: 2,829 people. The age breakdown of residents, including the median age, which is roughly 32 years. Whether residents are married and have kids and the size of each household. Which language people speak at home and whether it's either of Canada's official languages. Nearly 400 people speak Tagalog, for example. What we don't know Where residents were born, when they immigrated to Canada and how old they were when they arrived. The ethnic origin and religion of residents. How many aboriginal people there are. The average education level of the neighbourhood. Whether people work and what kinds of jobs they do. If people own or rent, and whether their residence needs major or minor repairs. The average income, the number of poor people and how much people spend on shelter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.