2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN2001_PHC-H-H.dat
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Place of work (CA2001A_POWP)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
315
End:
315
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA01A488 CA01A490 CA01A487 CA01A489 CA01A478 CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A477 CA01A479 CA01A480 CA01A481 CA01A482 CA01A483 CA01A413 CA01A414 CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506 CA01A494 CA01A495 CA01A497 CA01A498 CA01A500 CA01A501 CA01A502 CA01A503 CA01A491 CA01A493 CA01A475 CA01A476 CA01A499 CA01A496 CA01A507 CA01A508 CA01A509 CA01A510 CA01A511 CA01A512 CA01A513 CA01A514 CA01A515 CA01A516 CA01A517 CA01A518 CA01A519 CA01A520 CA01A521 CA01A522 CA01A523 CA01A524"><span class="em">23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over. </span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A491">46. At what address did this person usually work most of the time?<br /><div class="i1">Example: 365 (Number) Laurier (Name) Ave. (Type) West. If direction (e.g. North, South, East or West) is a part of the street address, please include it. If street address is unknown, specify the building or nearest street intersection.<br />Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part. For example: Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area); St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area); Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).<br />If the address of work is different than the address of the employer, please provide the address where this person actually works (e.g., school teachers should provide the address of their school, not the address of the school board).<br />[] Worked at home (including farms) - go to Question 48<br />[] Worked outside Canada - go to Question 48<br />[] No fixed workplace address - go to Question 47<br />[] Worked at the address specified below: Specify complete address</div><br /><div class="i2">Street address (see example) ________<br />City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />Province/territory ____<br />Postal code _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A491">46. At what address did this person usually work most of the time?<br /><div class="i1">Example: 365 (Number) Laurier (Name) Ave. (Type) West. If direction (e.g. North, South, East or West) is a part of the street address, please include it. If street address is unknown, specify the building or nearest street intersection.<br />Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part. For example: Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area); St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area); Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).<br />If the address of work is different than the address of the employer, please provide the address where this person actually works (e.g., school teachers should provide the address of their school, not the address of the school board).<br />[] Worked at home (including farms) - go to Question 48<br />[] Worked outside Canada - go to Question 48<br />[] No fixed workplace address - go to Question 47<br />[] Worked at the address specified below: Specify complete address</div><br /><div class="i2">Street address (see example) ________<br />City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />Province/territory ____<br />Postal code _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worked at home |
| 2 | Usual place of work was in same census subdivision - CSD as the place of residence |
| 3 | Usual place of work was in different CSD, in same census division as the place of residence |
| 4 | Usual place of work was in different census division, in same province-territory as the place of residence |
| 5 | Usual place of work was in different province-territory from the place of residence |
| 6 | Worked outside Canada |
| 7 | No fixed workplace address |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CA01A491"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 46 -- Place of work</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Mark worked at home for persons aged 15 and over who worked at home--for example, farmers, private consultants, apartment building superintendents, etc.<br />For persons who worked part of the time at home and part of the time at an employer's address: mark worked at home if most of the time was spent working at home (for example, three days out of five); mark worked at the address specified below and print the employer's address if more time was spent working at an employer's address.<br />Mark No fixed workplace address for persons who go from home to various work locations--for example, building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, or independent truck drivers.<br />Mark worked at the address specified below for persons who worked at an employer's address most of the time. Give a complete address including street number, name, type and, if applicable, direction. If the employer's address is unknown, print the name of the building or of the nearest street intersection. Report this person's regular place of work, even if he or she was temporarily on assignment, training or holiday last week.<br />For persons who work at a different job site or location every day: mark worked at the address specified below and specify the address or name of the headquarters or depot if they report there before starting work each day.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2000.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 15+ last worked in 2000 or 2001 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |