Census of Canada 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981

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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

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Mobility status (Place of residence on June 1, 1976) (CA1981A_0418)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 213

End: 213

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]

36. Where did you live 5 years ago on June 1, 1976?

Mark one box only.
Note: If your place of residence 5 years ago was a municipality within a large urban area, be careful not to confuse suburban municipalities with the largest city. For example, distinguish between Montreal-Nord and Montreal, Scarborough and Toronto, West Vancouver and Vancouver.
[] This dwelling
[] Different dwelling in this city, town, village, borough, or municipality : Go to question 37.
[] Outside Canada
[] Different city, town, village, borough, or municipality in Canada (specify below)

City, town, village, borough, or municipality ____
County ____
Province or territory ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Same dwelling
2	Different dwelling, same census subdivision (CSD)
3	Different census subdivision (CSD), same census division (CD)
4	Different census division (CD), same province
5	Different province
6	Outside Canada
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

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 indicates whether and how far a person has moved since June 1, 1976.

Universe

Persons age 5+ in private households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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