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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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Visible minority (CA2011A_MINORITY)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 239
End: 240
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Sociocultural information</span></p>

<p>19. Is this person:</p>
<div class="i1">[This question was asked of respondents who are not Aboriginal persons, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), per question 18.]<br /><br />Mark "x" more than one or specify, if applicable.<br /><br />This information is collected in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and its Regulations and Guidelines to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural, and economic life of Canada.<br /><br />[] White<br />[] South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakastani, Sri Lankan, etc.)<br />[] Chinese<br />[] Black<br />[] Filipino<br />[] Latin American<br />[] Arab<br />[] Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, Laotian, etc.)<br />[] West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan, etc.)<br />[] Korean<br />[] Japanese<br />[] Other- Specify: ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 South Asian
02 Chinese
03 Black
04 Filipino
05 Latin American
06 Arab
07 Southeast Asian
08 West Asian
09 Korean
10 Japanese
11 Visible minority, not included elsewhere
12 Multiple visible minorities
13 Not a visible minority
14 Unspecified, person lives in Northern Canada
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 whether the person is a visible minority.
Universe
Canada 2011: All persons

concept

Concept
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