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
Highest level of education of the head of household (CA1981A_0029)
Data file: CAN1981-H-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
108
End:
109
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
2. Relationship to Person 1
[] Husband or wife or Person 1
[] Common-law partner of Person 1
[] Son or daughter of Person 1
[] Father or mother of Person 1
[] Brother or sister of Person 1
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
[] Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
[] Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Person 1
[] Grandchild of Person 1
[] Nephew or niece of Person 1
[] Other relative of Person 1 (Print below) ____
[] Lodger
[] Lodger's husband or wife
[] Lodger's son or daughter
[] Room-mate
[] Employee
[] Other non-relative (Print below) ____
For each person in this household, mark "X" one box only to describe his or her relationship to Person 1. If you mark the box "Other relative" or "Other non-relative", print in the relationship to Person 1. Some examples of the "Other" relationships are:
Grandmother
Uncle
Room-mate's daughter
Employee's husband
For further examples and special cases, see guidelines.
31. What is the highest grade or year of secondary (high) or elementary school you ever attended?
See guide for further information.
[] No schooling or kindergarten only
Or
[] Highest grade or year (1 to 13) of secondary or elementary school _ _
32. How many years of education have you ever completed at university?
[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _
33. How many years of schooling have you ever completed at an institution other than a university, secondary (high) or elementary school? Include years of schooling at community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs (general and professional), private trade schools or private business colleges, diploma schools of nursing, etc.
See guide for further information.
[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _
34. What degrees, certificates or diplomas have you ever obtained?
See Guide for further information. Mark as many boxes as apply.
[] None
[] Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
[] Trades certificate or diploma
[] Other non-university certificate or diploma (obtained at
community college, CEGEP, institute of technology, etc.)
[] University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
[] Bachelor's degree(s) (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., B.A.Sc., LL.B.)
[] University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
[] Master's degree(s) (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed.)
[] Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
[] Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
[] Husband or wife or Person 1
[] Common-law partner of Person 1
[] Son or daughter of Person 1
[] Father or mother of Person 1
[] Brother or sister of Person 1
[] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
[] Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
[] Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Person 1
[] Grandchild of Person 1
[] Nephew or niece of Person 1
[] Other relative of Person 1 (Print below) ____
[] Lodger
[] Lodger's husband or wife
[] Lodger's son or daughter
[] Room-mate
[] Employee
[] Other non-relative (Print below) ____
For each person in this household, mark "X" one box only to describe his or her relationship to Person 1. If you mark the box "Other relative" or "Other non-relative", print in the relationship to Person 1. Some examples of the "Other" relationships are:
Grandmother
Uncle
Room-mate's daughter
Employee's husband
For further examples and special cases, see guidelines.
31. What is the highest grade or year of secondary (high) or elementary school you ever attended?
See guide for further information.
[] No schooling or kindergarten only
Or
[] Highest grade or year (1 to 13) of secondary or elementary school _ _
32. How many years of education have you ever completed at university?
[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _
33. How many years of schooling have you ever completed at an institution other than a university, secondary (high) or elementary school? Include years of schooling at community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs (general and professional), private trade schools or private business colleges, diploma schools of nursing, etc.
See guide for further information.
[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _
34. What degrees, certificates or diplomas have you ever obtained?
See Guide for further information. Mark as many boxes as apply.
[] None
[] Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
[] Trades certificate or diploma
[] Other non-university certificate or diploma (obtained at
community college, CEGEP, institute of technology, etc.)
[] University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
[] Bachelor's degree(s) (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., B.A.Sc., LL.B.)
[] University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
[] Master's degree(s) (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed.)
[] Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
[] Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elementary-secondary only: less than grade 5 |
| 2 | Elementary-secondary only: grades 5 to 8 |
| 3 | Elementary-secondary only: grades 9 to 13 |
| 4 | Elementary-secondary only: secondary (high) school graduation certificate |
| 5 | Elementary-secondary only: trades certificate or diploma |
| 6 | Other non-university education only: without other non-university or trades certificate or diploma |
| 7 | Other non-university education only: with trades certificate or diploma |
| 8 | Other non-university education only: with other non-university certificate or diploma |
| 9 | University: without certificate, diploma or degree |
| 10 | University: with university or other non-university certifciate or diploma |
| 11 | University: with bachelor's degree or higher |
| 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 highest level of education that the head of household has achieved.
Universe
Private households
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |