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2001 Census - IPUMS Subset

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

Knowledge of official languages (CA2001A_OLNP)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 270
End: 270
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA01A453">13. Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?<br /><div class="i1">Mark "x" one circle only.<br />[] English only<br />[] French only<br />[] Both English and French<br />[] Neither English nor French</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 English only
2 French only
3 Both English and French
4 Neither English nor French
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 v="CA01A453 CA01A454 CA01A455 CA01A456 CA01A457 CA01A458 CA01A460 CA01A461 CA01A462 CA01A463 CA01A464 CA01A465 CA01A466 CA01A467 CA01A468 CA01A469 CA01A470 CA01A471 CA01A472 CA01A473 CA01A474"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Questions 13 to 16 -- Language</span></div><br /><div class="i3">For persons who use Aboriginal or Indian languages: report the specific Aboriginal language (such as Cree or Ojibway) or the specific Indian language (such as Punjabi or Hindi); do not report "Indian".<br />For persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have a speech disability: report knowledge of English, French, or other languages, including sign language; report the language used most often at home to communicate, including sign language.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A453"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 13 -- Knowledge of English and French</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Mark English or French only if the person can carry on a conversation of some length on various topics in that language.<br />For a child who has not yet learned to speak: report the language(s) that the child is learning to speak at home: English, French, both, or neither.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither of the official languages of Canada.
Universe
Canada 2001: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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