1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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Reference ID

CAN_1991_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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Census metropolitan area (CMA) (CA1991A_CMA)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 95

End: 97

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A016 CA91A017"><div class="i1">No. and street or lot and concession ____<br />Apt No. ____<br />City, town, village, Indian reserve ____<br />Province/territory ____<br />Postal code _ _ _ _ _ _<br />Telephone number _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
205	Halifax
421	Québec
462	Montréal
499	Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières
505	Ottawa-Hull
532	Oshawa
535	Toronto
537	Hamilton
539	St. Catharines - Niagara
541	Kitchener
555	London
559	Windsor
599	Sudbury and Thunder Bay
602	Winnipeg
799	Regina and Saskatoon
825	Calgary
835	Edmonton
933	Vancouver
935	Victoria
999	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 which census metropolitan area (CMA) that a household is located.

Universe

Canada 1991: Households in census metropolitan area [discrepancies: unverifiable]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Geography: A-E Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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