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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Immigrant status (CA1991A_IMMST)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 229

End: 229

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A416">13. Is this person now, or has this person ever been, a landed immigrant?<br /><div class="i1">[] No -- go to Question 15<br />[] Yes -- continue with Question 14</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Permanent residents (non-immigrants)
2	Permanent residents (immigrants)
3	Non-permanent residents
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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="CA91A416"><span class="h3">Question 13: Landed immigrant</span><br /><div class="i1">A landed immigrant is a person who is not a Canadian citizen by birth, but who has been granted the right to live here permanently by Canadian immigration authorities.<br />For persons who are: Canadian citizens <span class="em">by birth</span>, student authorization holders, employment authorization holders, refugee claimants and ministerial permit holders, answer <span class="em">No</span> to this question.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable classifies the population according to whether they are non-immigrants, immigrants or non-permanent residents.

Universe

Canada 1991: All persons

concept

Concept

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

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