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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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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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Class of worker (CA1981A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 254
End: 254
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CA81A433 CA81A434 CA81A435 CA81A436 CA81A437 CA81A438 CA81A439 CA81A432 CA81A418 CA81A419 CA81A415 CA81A412 CA81A413 CA81A414 CA81A420 CA81A421 CA81A422 CA81A423 CA81A416 CA81A417 CA81A429 CA81A430 CA81A427 CA81A428 CA81A431 CA81A424 CA81A425 CA81A021 CA81A404 CA81A405 CA81A449 CA81A450 CA81A451 CA81A452 CA81A453 CA81A455 CA81A456 CA81A457 CA81A460 CA81A461 CA81A462 CA81A463 CA81A468">[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="CA81A416 CA81A417 CA81A429 CA81A430 CA81A427 CA81A428 CA81A431 CA81A460 CA81A461">Note: Questions 41 to 44 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1980. If you held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which you worked the most hours.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA81A431">44 a. In this job, you were mainly:<br /><div class="i1">[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission?: Go to Question 45<br />[] Working without pay for a relative in a family farm or business? : Go to Question 45<br />[] Self-employed without paid help?: Continue with question 44b.<br />[] Self-employed with paid help?: Continue with question 44b.</div><br />b. If self-employed, was your farm or business incorporated?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 44b was asked of persons 15+ who were self-employed last week, per question 44a.]<br />[] No<br />[] Yes</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Paid workers
2 Unpaid family workers
3 Self-employed without paid help incorporated
4 Self-employed with paid help incorporated
5 Self-employed without paid help unincorporated
6 Self-employed with paid help unincorporated
9 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 classification of employment of persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.
Universe
Canada 1981: Persons age 15+ last worked in 1980 or 1981 [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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