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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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Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 486875

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
MARRYR
Year of first marriage
SUBFREL
Relationship to head of subfamily
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
YRSIMM2
Years since immigrated, categorized
BPLCA1
Province of birth, Canada
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICCA
Ethnicity, Canada
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
LANGCA
Language spoken at home, Canada
MTONGCA
Mother tongue, Canada
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
EDUCCA
Educational attainment, Canada
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKMTHS
Months worked last year
HRSFULL
Full-time or part-time work
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
INCTOT
Total income
INCEARN
Earned income
INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
INCSELF
Self-employment income
INCWEL
Income from anti-poverty or welfare programs
INCRET
Retirement or pension income
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGHOUSE
Same house 5 years ago
MIG1_5_CA
Province of residence 5 years ago, Canada; consistent boundaries, GIS
CA1981A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
CA1981A_ECFAMST
Economic family status
CA1981A_PERNEF
Number of persons in the economic family
CA1981A_FAMTY
Census family status and living arrangements
CA1981A_FAMSIZE
Number of persons in the census family
CA1981A_INCFTY
Major source of census family income
CA1981A_INCFAM
Total census family income groups
CA1981A_RELATE
Relationship to the head of household
CA1981A_AGE
Age
CA1981A_BIRYR
Year of birth
CA1981A_BIRMO
Month of birth
CA1981A_SEX
Sex
CA1981A_MARST
Marital status
CA1981A_MARAGE
Age at first marriage
CA1981A_MARYR
Year of first marriage
CA1981A_MARMO
Month of first marriage
CA1981A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
CA1981A_WKPLACECSD
Place of work (CSD status)
CA1981A_WKPLACE
Place of work
CA1981A_MOBSTAT
Mobility status (Place of residence on June 1, 1976)
CA1981A_RESPPROV
Province of residence 5 years ago
CA1981A_EMPSTAT71
Labour force activity (based on 1971 definition)
CA1981A_EMPSTAT
Labour force activity
CA1981A_WKHRS
Hours worked in reference week
CA1981A_LASTWK
When last worked
CA1981A_WKWEEK
Weeks worked in 1980
CA1981A_WKFULL
Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 1980
CA1981A_CHPRES
Presence of children
CA1981A_OCC
Occupation (1981 classification basis)
CA1981A_OCC71
Occupation (1971 classification basis)
CA1981A_IND
Industry (1981 standard industrial classification)
CA1981A_IND71
Industry (1971 standard industrial classification)
CA1981A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
CA1981A_SCHOOL
School attendance
CA1981A_SCHLEV
School attendance level
CA1981A_EDLEV
Highest level of schooling
CA1981A_GRADE
Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
CA1981A_UNIVYR
Years of university education
CA1981A_EDOTHYR
Years of other non-university education
CA1981A_DEGREET
Trades and other non-university certificates
CA1981A_DEGREE
Highest degree, certificate or diploma
CA1981A_RELIG
Religion
CA1981A_ETHNIC
Ethnic origin
CA1981A_BPL
Place of birth
CA1981A_LANGOFF
Knowledge of official languages
CA1981A_LANGHOME
Home language
CA1981A_LANGMOTH
Mother tongue
CA1981A_CITIZ
Country of Citizenship
CA1981A_IMMYR
Year of immigration
CA1981A_IMMAGE
Age at immigration
CA1981A_INCTOT
Total income
CA1981A_INCWAGE
Wages and salaries
CA1981A_INCSELF
Self-employment income
CA1981A_INCINV
Investment income
CA1981A_INCPENS
Old age security pension, guaranteed income supplement and Canada/Quebec Pension Plan Benefits
CA1981A_INCALLOW
Family allowances
CA1981A_INCUBEN
Unemployment insurance benefits
CA1981A_INCOTHG
Other income from government sources
CA1981A_INCRET
Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
CA1981A_LABFORM
Labour force activity of husband or single male parent
CA1981A_LABFORF
Labour force activity of wife or single female parent
CA1981A_OCCM
Occupation, 1981 of husband or single male parent
CA1981A_OCCF
Occupation, 1981 of wife or single female parent
CA1981A_WORKM
Work activity in 1980 for husband or single male parent
CA1981A_WORKF
Work activity in 1980 for wife or single female parent
CA1981A_EDLEVM
Highest level of schooling of husband or single male parent
CA1981A_EDLEVF
Highest level of schooling of wife or single female parent
CA1981A_LANGM
Mother tongue of husband or single male parent
CA1981A_LANGF
Mother tongue of wife or single female parent
CA1981A_MARCOMP
Comparison of date of first marriage of spouses
CA1981A_AGEM
Age of husband or single male parent
CA1981A_AGEF
Age of wife or single female parent
CA1981A_HHMAINT
Head of household indicator
Total: 129
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