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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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Age at immigration (CA1981A_IMMAGE)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 279
End: 279
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A447 CA81A448">25. In what year did you first immigrate to Canada?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 25 was asked of persons who immigrated to Canada, per question 24.]<br />Print year below.<br />If exact year is not known, please enter best estimate.<br />Year _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 0-4
2 5-12
3 13-19
4 20-34
5 35-64
6 65+
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 age at which the respondent first obtained landed immigrant status.
Universe
Canada 1981: Persons born abroad [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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