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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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Age at immigration (CA1991A_IMMAGE)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 232
End: 233
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A417 CA91A418">14. In what year did this person first become a landed immigrant in Canada?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 14 was asked of persons who have ever been a landed immigrant, per question 13.]<br />If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.<br />Year 1 _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 0 to 4
02 5 to 9
03 10 to 14
04 15 to 19
05 20 to 24
06 25 to 29
07 30 to 34
08 35 to 49
09 40 to 44
10 45 to 49
11 50 to 54
12 55 to 59
13 60 to 64
14 65+
98 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CA91A417 CA91A418"><span class="h3">Question 14: Year of immigration</span><br /><div class="i1">If the response to Question 13 was <span class="em">No</span>, do not answer this question.<br />For persons who have immigrated to Canada more than once, enter the year that landed immigrant status was <span class="em">first </span>obtained.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the age at which the respondent first obtained landed immigrant status.
Universe
Canada 1991: Permanent residents born abroad [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

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