1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1971

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CAN_1971_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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Place of highest grade of elementary or secondary school (CA1971A_EDPL)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 194

End: 195

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="CA71A418 CA71A419 CA71A420 CA71A421 CA71A422 CA71A423 CA71A424 CA71A425 CA71A426 CA71A427 CA71A428 CA71A429 CA71A430 CA71A431 CA71A432 CA71A433 CA71A434 CA71A435 CA71A436 CA71A440 CA71A441 CA71A442">[Questions 22-40 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 21.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA71A419">22. Where did you attend your highest grade of elementary or secondary school?<br /><div class="i1">[] This province<br />[] Other province (specify) ____<br />[] Outside Canada<br />[] No schooling</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	NIU (not in universe)
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	Outside Canada

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 province where a person attended his or her highest grade of elementary or secondary school.

Universe

Canada 1971: Persons age 15+ with some schooling [discrepancies: none]

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