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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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Method of transportation to work (CA2011A_TRANWORK)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 251
End: 251
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 47-48 asked of persons age 15+ who worked for pay or in self-employment and whose workplace was not at home (including farms) or outside Canada, per question 46.]</p>

<p>47. (a) How did this person usually get to work?</p>
<div class="i1">If this person used more than one method of travel to work, mark the one used for most of the travel distance.<br /><br />Mark "subway or elevated rail" for:</div><div class="i2">Vancouver SkyTrain<br />Toronto Subway/RT<br />Montréal Metro</div><div class="i1">Mark "light rail, streetcar or commuter train" for:</div><div class="i2">Vancouver West Coast Express<br />Calgary CTrain<br />Edmonton LRT<br />Toronto streetcars<br />Toronto GO Train<br />Ottawa O-Train<br />Montréal commuter trains</div><div class="i1">Mark "other method" for:</div><div class="i2">ATVs and snowmobiles<br />Airplane<br />Boat</div><div class="i1">[] Car, truck or van, as a driver [Continue with question 47 (b).]<br />[] Car, truck or van, as a passenger [Continue with question 47 (b).]<br />[] Bus [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Subway or elevated rail [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Light rail, streetcar, or commuter train [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Passenger ferry [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Walked to work [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Bicycle [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Motorcycle, scooter, or moped [Go to Question 48 (a).]<br />[] Other method [Go to Question 48 (a).]</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Car, truck, van as driver
2 Car, truck, van as passenger
3 Public transit
4 Walked
5 Bicycle
6 Other modes
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
This variable indicates the person's method of transportation to work.
Universe
Canada 2011: Persons age 15+ who last worked in 2010 or 2011 in Canada but not at home [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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