Second Census of Canada 1881 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1881
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Reference ID
CAN_1881_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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- Data files
- CAN1881_PHC-H-H
- CAN1881_PHC-P-H
Ethnic origin (CA1881A_ORIGIN)
Data file: CAN1881_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
388
End:
391
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A404 CA81A405 CA81A407 CA81A409 CA81A410 CA81A411 CA81A414 CA81A415 CA81A417 CA81A418 CA81A425 CA81A426 CA81A427 CA81A419 CA81A420 CA81A421 CA81A422 CA81A424 CA81A428"><br /><span class="em">Personal Information</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">7. ____ Names<br /><br />8. ____ Sex<br /><br />9. ____ Age<br /><br />10. ____ Born within last twelve months<br /><br />11. ____ Country or Province of birth<br /><br />12. ____ Religion<br /><br />13. ____ Origin<br /><br />14. ____ Profession, Occupation, or Trade<br /><br />15. ____ Married or Widowed</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1000 | French, Canadien, French-Canadian or Acadian |
| 1100 | French |
| 1500 | French Canadian or Canadien or Canadienne |
| 1600 | Acadian |
| 2000 | British (including Irish and British Isles) |
| 2100 | English |
| 2120 | Manx |
| 2130 | Guernsey Isle |
| 2200 | Welsh |
| 2300 | Irish |
| 2400 | Scottish |
| 3000 | German |
| 3100 | " |
| 4000 | Norwegian |
| 4200 | Mixed |
| 5000 | Other Scandinavian |
| 5100 | Scandinavian |
| 5200 | Swedish |
| 5300 | Finnish |
| 5400 | Danish |
| 5500 | Icelander |
| 6000 | Other European |
| 6210 | Belgian |
| 6230 | Flemish |
| 6240 | Dutch |
| 6250 | Swiss |
| 6310 | Austrian |
| 6330 | Prussian |
| 6410 | Bohemian |
| 6420 | Hungarian |
| 6430 | Polish or Mazurian |
| 6440 | Polish Jew |
| 6510 | Russian |
| 6520 | Russian Jew |
| 6540 | Slav |
| 6560 | Jew |
| 6570 | Heb |
| 6610 | Portuguese |
| 6620 | Spanish |
| 6710 | Greek |
| 6730 | Italian |
| 7000 | North American |
| 7100 | American (Unspecified) |
| 7150 | United States |
| 7200 | Canadian |
| 7250 | Loyalist or U.E.L. |
| 7260 | Nova Scotian Or NS |
| 7300 | Indigenous |
| 7301 | Sauvage |
| 7305 | Abenaki |
| 7310 | Algonquin |
| 7345 | Chipewyan |
| 7350 | Cree |
| 7380 | Huron |
| 7385 | Iroquois or Six Nation |
| 7400 | Eskimo |
| 7420 | Kootenay |
| 7430 | Malecite |
| 7435 | Micmac |
| 7440 | Mohawk |
| 7455 | Ahousaht |
| 7460 | Brant Indian |
| 7470 | Clayoquot |
| 7475 | Cowichan |
| 7530 | Kyuquot |
| 7540 | Montagnais |
| 7565 | Ojibwa |
| 7620 | Stony |
| 7640 | Potawatomi |
| 7645 | Quesnel |
| 7720 | Ehattesaht |
| 7800 | Metis or French Breed or FB or MF |
| 7935 | Half Breed or Hb or Breed |
| 7975 | Irish Breed or IB |
| 7985 | Other Breed or Ob |
| 7999 | Tribal response not elsewhere classified |
| 8000 | Central, South America, Asian, African and Other |
| 8110 | Mexican |
| 8120 | Chilean |
| 8210 | Persian |
| 8240 | Arab |
| 8300 | African |
| 8410 | Chinese |
| 8500 | Australian |
| 8600 | Hawaiian |
| 9000 | " |
| 9997 | Ineligible response (e.g. occupation or religion given) |
| 9998 | Unknown (indicated by enumerator) |
| 9999 | Blank/Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's self-reported ethnic origin.
Universe
Canada 1881: All persons
concept
Concept