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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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Field of study (CA2011A_FIELD)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 223
End: 224
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em"> Questions 27 through 55 are only for persons aged 15 years and over (born before May 10, 1996).</span></p>

<p><span class="h3">Education</span></p>

<p>31. What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree that this person completed?</p>
<div class="i1">Please be specific. For example, automobile mechanics, natural resources conservation, civil engineering, heavy equipment operation, early childhood education, political science. Print in capital letters as follows:<br />[Diagram of how to fill in boxes with letters is omitted]<br /><br />[] Major field of study of highest certificate, diploma, or degree: ____<br />[] No certificate, diploma, or degree (higher than high school). [Go to question 33.]</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
01 Education
02 Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies
03 Humanities
04 Social and behavioural sciences and law
05 Business, management and public administration
06 Physical and life sciences and technologies
07 Mathematics, computer and information sciences
08 Architecture, engineering, and related technologies
09 Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
10 Health and related fields
11 Personal, protective and transportation services
12 Other
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 person's field of study.
Universe
Canada 2011: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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