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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Knowledge of official languages (CA1981A_LANGOFF)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 271

End: 271

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA81A443">29. Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?<br /><div class="i1">See guide for further information. Mark one box only.<br />[] English only<br />[] French only<br />[] Both English and French<br />[] Neither English nor French</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	English only
2	French only
3	Both English and French
4	Niether English nor French
8	Unknown
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 ability to conduct a conversation in either of the official languages in Canada (English or French).

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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