Census of Canada 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981

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Reference ID

CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

Metadata

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Dec 19, 2014

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Knowledge of official languages (CA1981A_0443)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 253

End: 253

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

29. Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

See guide for further information. Mark one box only.
[] English only
[] French only
[] Both English and French
[] Neither English nor French

Categories

Value	Category
1	English only
2	French only
3	Both English and French
4	Niether English nor French
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 the ability to conduct a conversation in either of the official languages in Canada (English or French).

Universe

All persons, excluding inmates

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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