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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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Class of worker (CA1981A_0431)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 236
End: 236
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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



Note: Questions 41 to 44 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1980. If you held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which you worked the most hours.



44 a. In this job, you were mainly:

[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission?: Go to Question 45
[] Working without pay for a relative in a family farm or business? : Go to Question 45
[] Self-employed without paid help?: Continue with question 44b.
[] Self-employed with paid help?: Continue with question 44b.

b. If self-employed, was your farm or business incorporated?

[Question 44b was asked of persons 15+ who were self-employed last week, per question 44a.]
[] No
[] Yes
Categories
Value Category
1 Paid workers
2 Unpaid family workers
3 Self-employed without paid help incorporated
4 Self-employed with paid help incorporated
5 Self-employed without paid help unincorporated
6 Self-employed with paid help unincorporated
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 the classification of employment of persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.
Universe
Persons age 15+ last worked in 1980 or 1981

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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