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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Place of work (CA1991A_WKPLACE)
Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
303
End:
303
Width:
1
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="CA91A478">38. At what address did this person usually work?<br /><div class="i1">If street address is unknown, print the name of the building or nearest street intersection. Some large cities are made up of smaller cities or towns called municipalities. Where applicable, distinguish between the municipality and the large city, such as Anjou and Montréal, Scarborough and Toronto, Burnaby and Vancouver, Saanich and Victoria.<br />[] Worked at home (including farms)<br />[] Worked outside Canada<br />[] Worked at the address specified below</div><br /><div class="i2">Street address ________<br />City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />County (if known) ____<br />Province/territory ____<br />Postal code _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A478">38. At what address did this person usually work?<br /><div class="i1">If street address is unknown, print the name of the building or nearest street intersection. Some large cities are made up of smaller cities or towns called municipalities. Where applicable, distinguish between the municipality and the large city, such as Anjou and Montréal, Scarborough and Toronto, Burnaby and Vancouver, Saanich and Victoria.<br />[] Worked at home (including farms)<br />[] Worked outside Canada<br />[] Worked at the address specified below</div><br /><div class="i2">Street address ________<br />City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />County (if known) ____<br />Province/territory ____<br />Postal code _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worked at home |
| 2 | Usual place of work was in the same census subdivision as place of residence |
| 3 | Usual place of work was in different census subdivision, in the same province/territory from place of residence |
| 4 | Usual place of work was in a different province/territory from place of residence |
| 5 | Worked outside Canada |
| 6 | No usual place of work |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 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="CA91A478"><span class="h3">Question 38: Place of work</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Information on a person's place of work is used to show local and regional commuter patterns and to determine what transportation networks would be needed to service the demand.</span><br />Indicate the regular places of work for all household members who are working, <span class="em">even if they are away from work temporarily</span> on assignment, training or holidays.</div><br /><span class="pg">[p. 10]</span><br /><div class="i1">If <span class="em">Worked at the address specified below</span> was marked, give as complete an address as possible. For persons who worked in an area where the same name is used for both the city, town or village as for the parish, township or municipality, indicate which is correct by including the type (for example, St. Andrew's <span class="em">town </span>or St. Andrew's <span class="em">parish</span>; Granby <span class="em">city </span>or Granby <span class="em">municipality</span>).<br />Mark <span class="em">Worked at home</span> for persons whose place of work was in the same building or residence as where they lived. Examples might include dressmakers, apartment building superintendents or business owners who live above their store.<br /><span class="em">For persons who work in a different job site or location every day</span>, or travel as part of their job, enter: (a) the address or name of their headquarters or depot if they report there before starting work each day; (b) the address or building name if they work part of the time at a fixed address; (c) <span class="em">no usual place</span> in the space for address if they go directly from their home to various work locations.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A478"><span class="h3">Question 38: Place of work</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Information on a person's place of work is used to show local and regional commuter patterns and to determine what transportation networks would be needed to service the demand.</span><br />Indicate the regular places of work for all household members who are working, <span class="em">even if they are away from work temporarily</span> on assignment, training or holidays.</div><br /><span class="pg">[p. 10]</span><br /><div class="i1">If <span class="em">Worked at the address specified below</span> was marked, give as complete an address as possible. For persons who worked in an area where the same name is used for both the city, town or village as for the parish, township or municipality, indicate which is correct by including the type (for example, St. Andrew's <span class="em">town </span>or St. Andrew's <span class="em">parish</span>; Granby <span class="em">city </span>or Granby <span class="em">municipality</span>).<br />Mark <span class="em">Worked at home</span> for persons whose place of work was in the same building or residence as where they lived. Examples might include dressmakers, apartment building superintendents or business owners who live above their store.<br /><span class="em">For persons who work in a different job site or location every day</span>, or travel as part of their job, enter: (a) the address or name of their headquarters or depot if they report there before starting work each day; (b) the address or building name if they work part of the time at a fixed address; (c) <span class="em">no usual place</span> in the space for address if they go directly from their home to various work locations.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the usual place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who have worked at some time since January 1, 1990.
Universe
Canada 1991: Persons age 15+ who last worked in 1990 or 1991 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |