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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Place of birth (CA1991A_BPL)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 226

End: 227

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A414">11. Where was this person born?<br /><div class="i1">Mark or specify one only, according to present boundaries.<br />In Canada:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Nfld.<br />[] P.E.I.<br />[] N.S.<br />[] N.B.<br />[] Que.<br />[] Ont.<br />[] Man.<br />[] Sask.<br />[] Alta.<br />[] B.C.<br />[] Yukon<br />[] N.W.T.</div><br /><div class="i1">Outside Canada:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] United Kingdom<br />[] Italy<br />[] U.S.A.<br />[] West Germany<br />[] East Germany<br />[] Poland<br />[] Other, specify ____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Newfoundland
02	Nova Scotia
03	New Brunswick
04	Quebec
05	Ontario
06	Manitoba
07	Saskatchewan
08	Alberta
09	British Columbia
10	Other province or territory (Prince Edward Island, Yukon, and Northwest Territories(
11	United States of America
12	United Kingdom
13	Federal Republic of Germany
14	Italy
15	Portugal
16	Poland
17	USSR
18	Other Europe
19	Middle East and western asia
20	Southern Asia
21	Hong Kong
22	People's Republic of China
23	Philippines
24	Viet Nam
25	Other Eastern and Southeast Asia
26	Africa
27	Central America, Caribbean and Bermuda, and South America
28	Other
29	Atlantic provinces: born in province of residence (Canada)
30	Atlantic provinces: born outside province of residence: East (Canada)
31	Atlantic provinces: born outside province of residence: Quebec
32	Atlantic provinces: born outside province of residence: Ontario
33	Atlantic provinces: born outside province of residence: West (Canada)
34	Atlantic provinces: other European countries
35	Atlantic provinces: other countries and regions, n.e.s.
99	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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="CA91A414"><span class="h3">Question 11: Place of birth</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Information on place of birth, when combined with information from other census questions, can be used to review employment and immigration policies and programs, and to plan education, health and other services.</span><br />If born in an area of Canada which was part of the Northwest Territories at the time of birth, but which has since become a province of Canada, report place of birth according to present provincial boundaries.<br />If born in Newfoundland or Labrador before that province joined Confederation in 1949, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">Nfld.</span> as place of birth.<br />If born in any of the six counties of Northern Ireland, mark <span class="em">United Kingdom</span>. If born in one of the other counties of the Republic of Ireland, print <span class="em">Eire </span>in the box provided.</div><br /><span class="pg">[p. 5]</span><br /><div class="i1">If a person is not sure of the country of birth because of boundary changes since the time of birth, enter the name of the nearest city or district.<br />When questionnaires were printed, East Germany and West Germany were separate countries. In the event of German reunification before Census Day, June 4, 1991, mark either West Germany or East Germany.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the specific provinces or territories if born in Canada, or to specific countries/regions if born outside Canada.

Universe

Canada 1991: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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