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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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Number of persons in the census family (CA1981A_FAMSIZE)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 204
End: 205
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A020 CA81A045 CA81A403">8. How many persons usually live here (according to the "Whom to include" item in the instructions of question 1)?<br /><div class="i1">Number of persons _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10+
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 number of persons in the individual's census family.
Universe
Canada 1981: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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