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1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981
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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Principal heating fuel (CA1981A_FUELH)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 141
End: 141
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A040">18. a. Which fuel is used most for heating this dwelling?<br /><div class="i1">[] Oil or kerosene<br />[] Piped gas, e.g., natural gas<br />[] Bottled gas, e.g., propane<br />[] Electricity<br />[] Wood<br />[] Coal or coke<br />[] Other fuel</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Oil or kerosene
2 Piped or bottled gas
3 Electricity
4 Other fuel
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the principal heating fuel of a dwelling.
Universe
Canada 1981: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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