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
Metadata
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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- CAN2011_PHC-H-H
- CAN2011_PHC-P-H
Province or country of birth (CA2011A_BPL)
Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
230
End:
231
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Sociocultural information</span></p>
<p>9. Where was this person born?</p>
<div class="i1">Specify one response only, according to present boundaries.<br /><br />Born in Canada:</div><div class="i2">[] Newfoundland and Labrador<br />[] Manitoba<br />[] Prince Edwards Island<br />[] Saskatchewan<br />[] Nova Scotia<br />[] Alberta<br />[] New Brunswick<br />[] British Columbia<br />[] Quebec<br />[] Yukon<br />[] Ontario<br />[] Northwest Territory<br />[] Nunavut</div><div class="i1">Outside of Canada:</div><div class="i2">[] Born outside Canada -- Specify country: ____</div>
<p>9. Where was this person born?</p>
<div class="i1">Specify one response only, according to present boundaries.<br /><br />Born in Canada:</div><div class="i2">[] Newfoundland and Labrador<br />[] Manitoba<br />[] Prince Edwards Island<br />[] Saskatchewan<br />[] Nova Scotia<br />[] Alberta<br />[] New Brunswick<br />[] British Columbia<br />[] Quebec<br />[] Yukon<br />[] Ontario<br />[] Northwest Territory<br />[] Nunavut</div><div class="i1">Outside of Canada:</div><div class="i2">[] Born outside Canada -- Specify country: ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 02 | Prince Edward Island |
| 03 | Nova Scotia |
| 04 | New Brunswick |
| 05 | Quebec |
| 06 | Ontario |
| 07 | Manitoba |
| 08 | Saskatchewan |
| 09 | Alberta |
| 10 | British Columbia |
| 11 | Northern Canada |
| 12 | United States |
| 13 | Central America |
| 14 | Jamaica |
| 15 | Caribbean and Bermuda, other |
| 16 | South America |
| 17 | Germany |
| 18 | United Kingdom |
| 19 | Western and Northern Europe, other |
| 20 | Poland |
| 21 | Eastern Europe, other |
| 22 | Italy |
| 23 | Portugal |
| 24 | Southern Europe, other |
| 25 | Eastern Africa |
| 26 | Northern Africa |
| 27 | Africa, other |
| 28 | Iran |
| 29 | West Central Asia and the Middle East, other |
| 30 | China |
| 31 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 32 | South Korea |
| 33 | Eastern Asia, other |
| 34 | India |
| 35 | Pakistan |
| 36 | Sri Lanka |
| 37 | Philippines |
| 38 | Viet Nam |
| 39 | Southeast and Southern Asia, other |
| 40 | Oceania |
| 41 | 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 the person's province or country of birth.
Universe
Canada 2011: All persons
concept
Concept