1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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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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Tenure (CA1991A_TENURE)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 104

End: 104

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A022">H2. Is the dwelling:<br /><div class="i1">Mark one circle only.<br />[] Owned by you or a member of this household (even if it is still being paid for)?<br />[] Rented (even if no cash rent is paid)?</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Owned (with or without mortgage)
2	Rented (for cash, other) or band housing
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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="CA91A022"><span class="h3">H2. Tenure</span><br /><div class="i1">Mark the circle labelled <span class="em">owned </span>if you and/or another member of this household own or are buying the dwelling in which you live, even if the dwelling is on rented or leased land, or if it is part of a condominium.<br />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 the circle labelled <span class="em">rented </span>in all other cases, even if the dwelling you occupy is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent (for example, a minister's residence or a superintendent's dwelling in an apartment building). Also, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">rented </span>if the dwelling is part of a co-operative.<br />For census purposes, a co-operative is jointly owned by all members who occupy their dwelling units under a lease agreement.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).

Universe

Canada 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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