1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, IPUMS

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Monthly gross rent (CA1991A_RENT)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 110

End: 113

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="CA91A025 CA91A024 CA91A023 CA91A029">[Questions H6-H8 were asked of non-farm operators.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A025">H7. For renters only:<br /><div class="i1">What is the monthly cash rent paid for this dwelling?<br />[] Rented without payment of cash rent<br />Or<br />[] Dollars ____ Cents per year _ _</div><br /></svar>

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="CA91A025"><span class="h3">H7. Shelter costs - Renter</span><br /><div class="i1">Enter the total rent paid by all household members for the dwelling you now occupy. Include parking fees paid with rent, if any.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total average monthly payments paid by tenant households to secure shelter.

Universe

Canada 1991: Rented non-farm private households [discrepancies: not verifiable]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

CA91A025 is a 4-digit numeric variable.

Codes9999 = NIU (not in universe)

Top codes:1100 = 1100+

Bottom codes:99 = 99 or less

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