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 family status (CA1991A_FAMST)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 209

End: 210

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A402 CA91A407">2. Relationship to Person 1<br /><div class="i1">For each person living here, describe his/her relationship to Person 1.<br />Mark one circle only.<br />If you mark the circle "other," use the box provided to indicate this person's relationship to Person 1.<br />Examples of "other" persons related to Person 1: cousin, grandfather/grandmother, son's common-law partner, nephew/niece.<br />Examples of "other" persons not related to Person 1: lodger's husband/wife or common-law partner, lodger's son/daughter, room-mate's son/daughter, employee.<br />Person 1:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Person 1</div><br /><div class="i1">Person 2:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Husband/wife of Person 1<br />[] Common-law partner of Person 1<br />[] Son/daughter of Person 1<br />[] Son-in-law/daughter-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Grandchild of Person 1<br />[] Father/mother of Person 1<br />[] Father-in-law/mother-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Brother/sister of Person 1<br />[] Brother-in-law/sister-in-law of Person 1<br />[] Lodger/boarder<br />[] Room-mate<br />[] Other, specify ____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Husband
02	Male common-law partner
03	Male lone parent
04	Wife
05	Female common-law partner
06	Female lone parent
07	Single son or daughter in a husband-wife family
08	Single son or daughter in a common-law family
09	Single son or daughter in a male lone-parent family
10	Single son or daughter in a female lone-parent family
11	Non-family person living with relatives
12	Non-family person living with non-relatives only
13	Non-family person living alone
99	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 classification of the population according to whether or not they are members of a census family.

Universe

Canada 1991: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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