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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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First official language spoken (CA1991A_LANGFIR)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 265
End: 265
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A445 CA91A447">10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?<br /><div class="i1">If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.<br />[] English<br />[] French<br />[] Other, specify ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 English
2 French
3 Both English and French
4 Niether English nor French
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 official language that a person first learned at home in childhood and still understands.
Universe
Canada 1991: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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