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1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981
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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Period of construction (CA1981A_BLTYR)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 138
End: 138
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A037">13. When was this dwelling or the building containing this dwelling originally built? (To the best of your knowledge, mark the period in which the building was completed, not the time of any later remodeling, additions or conversions.)<br /><div class="i1">Mark one box only<br />[] 1920 or before<br />[] 1921-1945<br />[] 1946-1960<br />[] 1961- 1970<br />[] 1971-1975<br />[] 1976-1979<br />[] 1980<br />[] 1981</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 1920 or before
2 1921 - 1945
3 1946 - 1960
4 1961 - 1970
5 1971 - 1975
6 1976 - 1979
7 1980 - 1981 (first five months)
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 which period that the dwelling was constructed.
Universe
Canada 1981: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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