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2011 National Household Survey - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2011
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CAN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Class of worker (CA2011A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 243
End: 243
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">The next few questions were asked of persons aged 15+ about paid work.</span></p>

<p>34. During the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, how many hours did this person spend working for pay or in self-employment?</p>
<div class="i1">Please enter the total number of hours worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held during the week of May 1 to May 7.<br /><br />Include:</div><div class="i2">Working for wages, salary, tips or commission;<br />Waking, selling or trading arts and crafts;<br />Running a business;<br />Trapping, hunting and fishing (except as a leisure activity);<br />Fixing gear used to hunt, fish or trap;<br />Working as a guide.</div><div class="i1">[] Number of hours (to the nearest hour): _ _ _ [Go to question 40.]<br />[] None [Continue with the next question.]</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Employee
2 Self-employed
3 Unpaid family worker
9 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
The variable indicates the person's class of worker.
Universe
Canada 2011: Persons age 15+ who last worked in 2010 or 2011 [discrepancies: none]

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