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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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Marital status (de facto) (CA2011A_MARST)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 242
End: 242
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4. Is this person?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark an x in one circle only. People who are married according to traditional First Nations or aboriginal customs should be considered as legally married.<br /><br />[] Never legally married<br />[] Legally married (and not separated)<br />[] Divorced<br />[] Widowed</div><p>5. Is this person living with a common-law partner?</p>
<div class="i1">Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other.<br /><br />[] Yes<br />[] No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Never legally married (and not living common law)
2 Legally married (and not separated)
3 Living common law
4 Separated (and not living common law)
5 Divorced (and not living common law)
6 Widowed (and not living common law)
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 marital status.
Universe
Canada 2011: All persons

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