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2001 Census - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • CAN2001_PHC-H-H.dat
  • CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Immigrant status (CA2001A_IMMPOPP)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA01A419 CA01A420 CA01A421 CA01A422">11. Is this person now, or has this person ever been, a landed immigrant?<br /><div class="i1">A "landed immigrant" is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.<br />[] No - Go to question 13<br />[] Yes</div><br />12. In what year did this person first become a landed immigrant?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 12 was asked of persons who have ever been a landed immigrant, per question 11.]<br />If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.<br />Year _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Permanent residents: non-immigrants
2 Permanent residents: immigrants
3 Non-permanent residents
9 Unknown
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="CA01A419 CA01A420 CA01A421 CA01A422"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 11 -- Landed immigrant status</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Mark <span class="em">No</span> for persons who are: Canadian citizens by birth; foreign students, foreign workers, Minister's permit holders, or refugee claimants.<br />Mark <span class="em">Yes</span> for persons who are: Canadian citizens by naturalization; permanent residents under the Immigration Act. Permanent residents have been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities but have not yet obtained Canadian citizenship.</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 12 -- Year of immigration</span></div><br /><div class="i3">For persons who immigrated to Canada more than once, report the year landed immigrant status was first obtained.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable classifies the population according to whether they are non-immigrants, landed immigrants, or non-permanent residents.
Universe
Canada 2001: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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