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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Statistics Canada, IPUMS

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Household type (CA1981A_HHTY)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 112

End: 113

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 children and no additional persons
04	Married couple with children and additional persons
05	Single parent families without additional persons
06	Single parent families with additional persons
07	Secondary family: married couple with no children
08	Secondary family: married couple with children
09	Secondary family: single parent
10	Multiple-family households
11	One person, non-family households
12	Two or more persons, 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 a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Universe

Canada 1981: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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