1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1971
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Reference ID
CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- Data files
- CAN1971_PHC-H-H
- CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Place of birth (CA1971A_BPL)
Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
178
End:
179
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA71A409">11. Where were you born?<br /><div class="i1">If born in Canada, mark the province then skip to question 13.<br />[] Nfid.<br />[] N.S.<br />[] Que.<br />[] Man<br />[] Atla<br />[] Yukon<br />[] P.E.I.<br />[] N.B.<br />[] Ont.<br />[] Sask.<br />[] B.C.<br />[] N.W.T.<br />Otherwise, mark country according to present boundaries<br />[] U.K.<br />[] Germany<br />[] Italy<br />[] Poland<br />[] Rep. of Ireland<br />[] U.S.A.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Newfoundland |
| 02 | Prince Edward Island |
| 03 | Nova Scotia |
| 04 | New Brunswick |
| 05 | Quebec |
| 06 | Ontario |
| 07 | Manitoba |
| 08 | Saskatchewan |
| 09 | Alberta |
| 10 | British Columbia |
| 11 | Yukon |
| 12 | Northwest Territories |
| 13 | United States of America |
| 14 | Belgium and Luxemburg |
| 15 | France |
| 16 | Germany |
| 17 | Netherlands |
| 18 | Other - Austria, Switzerland, Other Western Europe |
| 19 | Republic of Ireland |
| 20 | United Kingdom |
| 21 | Other - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
| 22 | Greece |
| 23 | Italy |
| 24 | Spain and Portugal |
| 25 | Other - Malta, Yugoslavia, Albania, other Southern Europe |
| 26 | Poland |
| 27 | USSR |
| 28 | Other - Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Roumania, Bulgaria |
| 29 | China |
| 30 | India, Pakistan |
| 31 | Other - Japan, Ceylon, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Other - Asia, Philippines, Syria, Turkey |
| 32 | Africa |
| 33 | West Indies and Latin America |
| 34 | Other - Other commonwealth and British dependencies, all other |
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 specific provinces or territories for respondents who were born in Canada, or to specific countries if born outside Canada.
Universe
Canada 1971: All persons
concept
Concept