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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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Historical comparability indicator of marital status (CA1991A_MARSTH)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 222
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A404 CA91A410 CA91A411">5. Legal marital status.<br /><div class="i1">Mark one circle only.<br />[] Legally married (and not separated)<br />[] Legally married and separated<br />[] Divorced<br />[] Widowed<br />[] Never married (single)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Divorced
2 Now married
3 Separated
4 Never married (single)
5 Widowed
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the legal conjugal status of a person. It includes common-law partners under the now-married category.
Universe
Canada 1991: All persons

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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