Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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Reference ID

CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Home language (CA1991A_0446)

Data file: CAN1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 235

End: 236

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

9. What language does this person speak most often at home?

[] English
[] French
[] Other, specify ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	English single responses
2	French single responses
3	English and French
4	Aboriginal languages
5	German
6	Italian
7	Spanish
8	Portuguese
9	Polish
10	Chinese
11	Austro-Asiatic languages
12	Arabic
13	Punjabi
14	Other Indo-Iranian languages
15	Other (e.g., Quebec)
16	Other (Atlantic provinces)
99	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

Question 9: Home language

Information on the languages Canadians speak at home provides important data on language use and language shifts.
Report the language each person speaks most often at home. If you live alone, report the language in which you feel most comfortable. If two languages are used equally often, report both.
For a child who has not yet learned a language, report the language used most often at home. If two languages are used equally often, report both.
If deaf or mute, report the language used most often at home to communicate.
If a person speaks an Indian language (from India), do not report Indian as the language spoken at home but rather the specific language such as Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi.
If a person speaks an Amerindian (North American Indian) language, report the specific Amerindian language such as Cree or Ojibway.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

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

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