2011 National Household Survey - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2011

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Reference ID

CAN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Aug 01, 2025

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Aug 01, 2025

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Marital status (de facto) (CA2011A_MARST)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 242

End: 242

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. Is this person?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark an x in one circle only. People who are married according to traditional First Nations or aboriginal customs should be considered as legally married.<br /><br />[] Never legally married<br />[] Legally married (and not separated)<br />[] Divorced<br />[] Widowed</div><p>5. Is this person living with a common-law partner?</p>
<div class="i1">Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other.<br /><br />[] Yes<br />[] No</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never legally married (and not living common law)
2	Legally married (and not separated)
3	Living common law
4	Separated (and not living common law)
5	Divorced (and not living common law)
6	Widowed (and not living common law)

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 person's marital status.

Universe

Canada 2011: All persons

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Concept

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