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1852 Census of Canada West and Canada East - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1852
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Reference ID
CAN_1852_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Office of Registration, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
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Aug 01, 2025
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Flag for absent member of family (CA1852A_QABSENT)

Data file: CAN1852_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 428
End: 428
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA52A408 CA52A442 CA52A443 CA52A444 CA52A445 CA52A446 CA52A447 CA52A448 CA52A449">Residents<br /><div class="i1">Members</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 12 Male<br />[] 13 Female</div><br /><div class="i1">Not members</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 14 Male<br />[] 15 Female</div><br />Members absent<br /><div class="i1">[] 16 Male<br />[] 17 Female</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Data entry operator's interpretation
5 Response crossed out or erased
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 represents a flag for members of the family who were absent on census night.
Universe
Canada 1852: All persons

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Concept
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