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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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Census family status (CA1991A_FAMST)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 209
End: 210
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A402 CA91A407">2. Relationship to Person 1<br /><div class="i1">For each person living here, describe his/her relationship to Person 1.<br />Mark one circle only.<br />If you mark the circle "other," use the box provided to indicate this person's relationship to Person 1.<br />Examples of "other" persons related to Person 1: cousin, grandfather/grandmother, son's common-law partner, nephew/niece.<br />Examples of "other" persons not related to Person 1: lodger's husband/wife or common-law partner, lodger's son/daughter, room-mate's son/daughter, employee.<br />Person 1:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Person 1</div><br /><div class="i1">Person 2:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Husband/wife of Person 1<br />[] Common-law partner of Person 1<br />[] Son/daughter of Person 1<br />[] Son-in-law/daughter-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Grandchild of Person 1<br />[] Father/mother of Person 1<br />[] Father-in-law/mother-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Brother/sister of Person 1<br />[] Brother-in-law/sister-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Lodger/boarder<br />[] Room-mate<br />[] Other, specify ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Husband
02 Male common-law partner
03 Male lone parent
04 Wife
05 Female common-law partner
06 Female lone parent
07 Single son or daughter in a husband-wife family
08 Single son or daughter in a common-law family
09 Single son or daughter in a male lone-parent family
10 Single son or daughter in a female lone-parent family
11 Non-family person living with relatives
12 Non-family person living with non-relatives only
13 Non-family person living alone
99 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 classification of the population according to whether or not they are members of a census family.
Universe
Canada 1991: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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