Census of Canada 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1971

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Reference ID

CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

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Dec 19, 2014

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Knowledge of official language (CA1971A_0416)

Data file: CAN1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 185

End: 185

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 4

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

18. Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation (See instruction booklet.)

[] English only
[] French only
[] Both English and French
[] Neither English nor French

Categories

Value	Category
1	English only
2	French only
3	Both English and French
4	Neither English nor French

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.

Interviewer instructions

18. Do not report a language studied at school unless you can conduct a conversation in it. By this we mean being able to carry on a conversation of some length on various topics.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither of the official languages of Canada.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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