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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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Tenure (CA1981A_TENURE)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 132
End: 132
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CA81A031"><br /><span class="em">Question 11.</span> Special cases<br />Mark "Owned" if the dwelling you occupy is owned or being bought by you and/or a member of this household even if (a) it is situated on rented or leased land or (b) it is part of a condominium (whether registered or unregistered). For census purposes, a condominium is a multi-unit residential complex in which dwellings are owned individually while land is held in joint ownership with others.<br />Mark "Rented" in all other cases even if the dwelling you occupy is (a) provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, such as a clergyman's residence, a superintendent's dwelling in an apartment building, etc., or is (b) part of a co-operative. For census purposes, in a co-operative all members jointly own the co-operative and occupy their dwelling units under a lease agreement.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA81A031">11. Is this dwelling:<br />Mark one box only<br /><div class="i1">[] Owned or being bought by you or a member of this household?<br />[] Rented (even if no cash rent is paid)?</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Owned
2 Rented
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 whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or when the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).
Universe
Canada 1981: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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