Census of Canada 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1981
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Reference ID
CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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- CAN1981-H-H
- CAN1981-P-H
Occupation, 1981 of wife or single female parent (CA1981A_0461)
Data file: CAN1981-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
323
End:
324
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
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.
43. a. What kind of work were you doing? ________
For example, accounting clerk, safes representative, civil engineer, secondary school teacher, chief electrician, metal worker.
(b) In this work, what were your most important activities or duties? ________
For example, verifying invoices, selling electrical tools, managing the research department, reaching mathematics, supervising construction electricians, operating lathe. (If in the Armed Forces give rank.)
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.
43. a. What kind of work were you doing? ________
For example, accounting clerk, safes representative, civil engineer, secondary school teacher, chief electrician, metal worker.
(b) In this work, what were your most important activities or duties? ________
For example, verifying invoices, selling electrical tools, managing the research department, reaching mathematics, supervising construction electricians, operating lathe. (If in the Armed Forces give rank.)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Managerial, administrative and related occupations |
| 2 | Occupations in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics |
| 3 | Occupations in social sciences and related fields |
| 4 | Teaching and related occupations |
| 5 | Occupations in medicine and health |
| 6 | Artistic, literary, recreational and related occupations |
| 7 | Clerical and related occupations |
| 8 | Sales occupations |
| 9 | Service occupations |
| 10 | Farming, horticultural and animal hunsbandry occupatiosn |
| 11 | Other primary occupations |
| 12 | Processing occupations |
| 13 | Machining and product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations |
| 14 | Construction trades occupations |
| 15 | Transport equipement operating occupations |
| 16 | Other occupations |
| 99 | 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 occupation of the wife or single female parent in a census family.
Universe
Persons in census families not headed by male lone parents
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |