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1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981
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Reference ID
CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Knowledge of official languages (CA1981A_LANGOFF)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 271
End: 271
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A443">29. Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?<br /><div class="i1">See guide for further information. Mark one box only.<br />[] English only<br />[] French only<br />[] Both English and French<br />[] Neither English nor French</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 English only
2 French only
3 Both English and French
4 Niether English nor French
8 Unknown
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 ability to conduct a conversation in either of the official languages in Canada (English or French).
Universe
Canada 1981: All persons, excluding inmates [discrepancies: none]

concept

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