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Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991
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CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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First official language spoken (CA1991A_0447)

Data file: CAN1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 237
End: 237
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?

If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.
[] English
[] French
[] Other, specify ____
Categories
Value Category
1 English
2 French
3 Both English and French
4 Niether English nor French
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 official language that a person first learned at home in childhood and still understands.
Universe
All persons

concept

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