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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Total income (CA1991A_INCTOT)
Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
0
Start:
322
End:
328
Width:
7
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA91A474 CA91A476 CA91A473 CA91A475 CA91A412 CA91A464 CA91A465 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A463 CA91A367 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A481 CA91A477 CA91A482 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480 CA91A405 CA91A406 CA91A021 CA91A472 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A492 CA91A493 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A498 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501 CA91A502 CA91A503"><span class="h2">STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A405 CA91A406 CA91A021 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A492 CA91A493 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A498 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501 CA91A502 CA91A503"><span class="h3">Income in 1990</span><br />45. During the year ending December 31, 1990, did this person receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?<br /><div class="i1">Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources. If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss." Do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits. Consult the Guide for details.<br />(a) Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(b) Net income from unincorporated non-farm business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(c) Net farm self-employment income from agricultural operations on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(d) Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(f) Benefits from Unemployment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(g) Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and grants and social assistance, e.g., veterans' pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(h) Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(j) Other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(k) Total income from all of the above sources</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A405 CA91A406 CA91A021 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A492 CA91A493 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A498 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501 CA91A502 CA91A503"><span class="h3">Income in 1990</span><br />45. During the year ending December 31, 1990, did this person receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?<br /><div class="i1">Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources. If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss." Do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits. Consult the Guide for details.<br />(a) Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(b) Net income from unincorporated non-farm business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(c) Net farm self-employment income from agricultural operations on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(d) Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(f) Benefits from Unemployment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(g) Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and grants and social assistance, e.g., veterans' pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(h) Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /><div class="i1">(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(j) Other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(k) Total income from all of the above sources</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i3">Dollars ____ Cents _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Loss</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CA91A463 CA91A464 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A473 CA91A474 CA91A475 CA91A476 CA91A478 CA91A479 CA91A480 CA91A481 CA91A482 CA91A483 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501"><div class="i1">Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A489"><span class="h3">Question 45: Income in 1990</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Information on income provides the most important indicator or the well-being of Canadians: of men and women, young and old, of trades and office workers, artists and scientists and of families and households. No other source - not even income tax records - can provide this level of detail.<br />Governments use the detailed analysis made possible by the census to develop income support programs, welfare provisions and social services.<br />Businesses use census income data in marketing products, in locating retail and wholesale sites near the appropriate groups of consumers, and in developing new products and services.</span><br />Statistics Canada does not publish personalized income information. The information collected from these questions is used to look at general trends and does not in any way identify individuals.<br />Information on this census questionnaire is strictly confidential by law and no individual, government department or agency outside of Statistics Canada has access to it. The Statistics Act prohibits Statistics Canada from disclosing any information that can be related to any individual person or company.<br />Answer every part of this question whether or not a person was working. For each part, the income reported should be the total money income received during the calendar year 1990. For persons who had no income, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">No</span>. In the case of a loss, report the amount in the box provided and mark the circle labelled <span class="em">Loss</span>.<br />If unsure of an answer, consult relevant documents such as income tax returns. Otherwise, make your best estimate.<br />For persons who received income from abroad, report this income in Canadian dollars. However, for persons who immigrated to Canada after January 1, 1990, do not report any income received before arrival in Canada.<br />Do not report either the Family Allowances (baby bonuses) received from the federal and provincial governments or the Child Tax Credits. These allowances and credits will be estimated for each family from the number of children shown on the questionnaire.<br />Do not include as income: gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump-sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes or refunds of pension contributions.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A489"><span class="h3">Question 45: Income in 1990</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Information on income provides the most important indicator or the well-being of Canadians: of men and women, young and old, of trades and office workers, artists and scientists and of families and households. No other source - not even income tax records - can provide this level of detail.<br />Governments use the detailed analysis made possible by the census to develop income support programs, welfare provisions and social services.<br />Businesses use census income data in marketing products, in locating retail and wholesale sites near the appropriate groups of consumers, and in developing new products and services.</span><br />Statistics Canada does not publish personalized income information. The information collected from these questions is used to look at general trends and does not in any way identify individuals.<br />Information on this census questionnaire is strictly confidential by law and no individual, government department or agency outside of Statistics Canada has access to it. The Statistics Act prohibits Statistics Canada from disclosing any information that can be related to any individual person or company.<br />Answer every part of this question whether or not a person was working. For each part, the income reported should be the total money income received during the calendar year 1990. For persons who had no income, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">No</span>. In the case of a loss, report the amount in the box provided and mark the circle labelled <span class="em">Loss</span>.<br />If unsure of an answer, consult relevant documents such as income tax returns. Otherwise, make your best estimate.<br />For persons who received income from abroad, report this income in Canadian dollars. However, for persons who immigrated to Canada after January 1, 1990, do not report any income received before arrival in Canada.<br />Do not report either the Family Allowances (baby bonuses) received from the federal and provincial governments or the Child Tax Credits. These allowances and credits will be estimated for each family from the number of children shown on the questionnaire.<br />Do not include as income: gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump-sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes or refunds of pension contributions.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total money income received by individuals 15 years of age and over during the calendar year 1990.
Universe
Canada 1991: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Income Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
CA91A489 is a 7-digit numeric variable.
Codes0 = no income or summed to zero
9999999 = NIU (not in universe)
Top codes:120000 = 120,000+ for all women and for men in Atlantic region
200000 = 200,000+ for men outside Atlantic region
Bottom codes:-30000 = -30,000 or less, for all women and for men in Atlantic region
-50000 = -50,000 or less, for men outside Atlantic region
Codes0 = no income or summed to zero
9999999 = NIU (not in universe)
Top codes:120000 = 120,000+ for all women and for men in Atlantic region
200000 = 200,000+ for men outside Atlantic region
Bottom codes:-30000 = -30,000 or less, for all women and for men in Atlantic region
-50000 = -50,000 or less, for men outside Atlantic region