1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1991
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Reference ID
CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 19, 2014
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- Data files
- CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Mother tongue (CA1991A_LANGMOTH)
Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
261
End:
262
Width:
2
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 |
|---|---|
| 01 | English single responses |
| 02 | French single responses |
| 03 | English and French |
| 04 | Aboriginal languages |
| 05 | German |
| 06 | Netherlandic languages |
| 07 | Italian |
| 08 | Spanish |
| 09 | Portuguese |
| 10 | Polish |
| 11 | Ukrainian |
| 12 | Greek |
| 13 | Chinese |
| 14 | Austro-Asiatic languages |
| 15 | Arabic |
| 16 | Punjabi |
| 17 | Other Indo-Iranian languages |
| 18 | Other (e.g., Quebec) |
| 19 | Other (Atlantic provinces) |
| 99 | 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="CA91A445"><span class="h3">Question 10: Language first learned at home in childhood</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">This information is used in programs which protect the rights of Canadians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.</span><br />Report the first language learned <span class="em">at home</span> before starting school. If this language is no longer understood, report the second language learned.<br />If more than one language is understood, report the language first learned at home. If two languages were learned at the same time, report the language spoken <span class="em">most often as a child at home</span>. If both languages were used <span class="em">equally often</span>, report <span class="em">both</span>.<br />For a child who has not yet learned a language, report the first language this child will learn <span class="em">at home</span>. If two languages will be learned at the same time, report the one which will be used most often to speak to this child. If both languages are used <span class="em">equally often</span>, report <span class="em">both</span>.<br />If a person speaks an <span class="em">Indian </span>language (from <span class="em">India</span>), do not report Indian but rather the specific language such as Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi.<br />If a person speaks an <span class="em">Amerindian </span>(North American Indian) language, report the specific Amerindian language such as Cree or Ojibway.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
Universe
Canada 1991: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |