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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Dec 19, 2014

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Home language (CA1981A_LANGHOME)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 272

End: 273

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA81A444">28. What language do you yourself speak at home now?<br />(If more than one language, which language do you speak most often?)<br /><div class="i1">Mark one box only<br />[] English<br />[] French<br />[] German<br />[] Italian<br />[] Ukrainian<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	English
02	French
03	Chinese
04	German
05	Greek
06	Italian
07	Netherlandic Languages
08	Polish
09	Portuguese
10	Ukrainian
11	Other
98	Unknown
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 language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census.

Universe

Canada 1981: All persons, excluding inmates [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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