1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981

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Reference ID

CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Year of immigration (CA1981A_IMMYR)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 277

End: 278

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA81A447 CA81A448">25. In what year did you first immigrate to Canada?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 25 was asked of persons who immigrated to Canada, per question 24.]<br />Print year below.<br />If exact year is not known, please enter best estimate.<br />Year _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Before 1946
02	1946-55
03	1956-60
04	1961-65
05	1966
06	1967-70
07	1971
08	1972
09	1973
10	1974
11	1975
12	1976
13	1977
14	1978
15	1979
16	1980
17	1981
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

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 year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained.

Universe

Canada 1981: Persons born abroad [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

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

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