1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, IPUMS

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Household type (CA1991A_HHTY)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 99

End: 100

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
01	Married couple with no children and no additional persons
02	Married couple with no children with additional persons
03	Married couple with single children and no additional persons
04	Married couple with single children and additional persons
05	Un-married couples with no children and no additional persons
06	Un-married couples with no children with additional persons
07	Un-married couples with single children and no additional persons
08	Un-married couples with single children and additional persons
09	Single parent families without additional persons
10	Single parent families with additional persons
11	Multiple-family households
12	One persons, non-family households
13	Two person, non-family households
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 basic division of private households into family and non-family households.

Universe

Canada 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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