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Table 2 The difference in between real uniqueness and uniqueness estimated making the uniform distribution assumption.

From: The re-identification risk of Canadians from longitudinal demographics

  

% Uniques

Fiscal Yr

Total of Births

Uniform Dist.

Real

2004

113,220

97.8%

93.9%

2005

120,803

97.5%

94.0%

2006

125,724

97.6%

94.0%

2007

136,980

98.0%

94.5%

2008

139,278

98.2%

94.7%