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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Canada, Province 1981 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_CA1981)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 78

End: 80

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
010	Newfoundland
012	Nova Scotia
013	New Brunswick
024	Quebec
035	Ontario
046	Manitoba
047	Saskatchewan
048	Alberta
059	British Columbia
099	Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories

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

GEO1_CA1981 identifies the household's province within Canada in 1981. Provinces are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_CA1981 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Canada can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Geography: A-E Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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