Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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Reference ID

CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

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Historical comparability indicator of marital status (CA1991A_0411)

Data file: CAN1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 194

End: 194

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

5. Legal marital status.

Mark one circle only.
[] Legally married (and not separated)
[] Legally married and separated
[] Divorced
[] Widowed
[] Never married (single)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Divorced
2	Now married
3	Separated
4	Never married (single)
5	Widowed
9	Unknown

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 legal conjugal status of a person. It includes common-law partners under the now-married category.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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