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
- CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (CA2001A_PROV5P)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
311
End:
312
Width:
2
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="CA01A487 CA01A489">25. Where did this person live 5 years ago, that is, on May 15, 1996?<br /><div class="i1">Mark "x" one circle only.<br />Note: For those who mark circle 11: 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 Montreal (metropolitan area).<br />[] Lived at the same address as now<br />[] Lived at a different address in the same city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve<br />[] Lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada. [Fill out 04, 05, and 06 below.] Specify name of:</div><br /><div class="i2">City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />Province/territory ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Lived outside Canada [Fill out next line]</div><br /><div class="i2">Specify name of country ____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A487 CA01A489">25. Where did this person live 5 years ago, that is, on May 15, 1996?<br /><div class="i1">Mark "x" one circle only.<br />Note: For those who mark circle 11: 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 Montreal (metropolitan area).<br />[] Lived at the same address as now<br />[] Lived at a different address in the same city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve<br />[] Lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada. [Fill out 04, 05, and 06 below.] Specify name of:</div><br /><div class="i2">City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve ____<br />Province/territory ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Lived outside Canada [Fill out next line]</div><br /><div class="i2">Specify name of country ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Lived in Newfoundland |
| 02 | Lived in Prince Edward Island |
| 03 | Lived in Nova Scotia |
| 04 | Lived in New Brunswick |
| 05 | Lived in Quebec |
| 06 | Lived in Ontario |
| 07 | Lived in Manitoba |
| 08 | Lived in Saskatchewan |
| 09 | Lived in Alberta |
| 10 | Lived in British Columbia |
| 11 | Lived in Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CA01A413 CA01A414 CA01A487 CA01A488 CA01A489 CA01A490 CA01A478 CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A477 CA01A479 CA01A480 CA01A481 CA01A482 CA01A483 CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 23</span><br />Only respondents born before May 15, 1986 should answer Questions 24 to 51.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A487 CA01A489"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 25 -- Place of residence 5 years ago</span></div><br /><div class="i3">If the address has changed simply because the boundary or the name of the municipality or reserve/settlement has changed, mark circle 09 (Lived at the same address as now).<br />For persons who lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality<br />or Indian reserve in Canada on May 15, 1996: mark that circle and print the name of the city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, and print the name of the province or territory.<br />For persons who lived outside Canada on May 15, 1996: mark that circle and print the name of the country according to its present boundaries.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A487 CA01A489"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 25 -- Place of residence 5 years ago</span></div><br /><div class="i3">If the address has changed simply because the boundary or the name of the municipality or reserve/settlement has changed, mark circle 09 (Lived at the same address as now).<br />For persons who lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality<br />or Indian reserve in Canada on May 15, 1996: mark that circle and print the name of the city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, and print the name of the province or territory.<br />For persons who lived outside Canada on May 15, 1996: mark that circle and print the name of the country according to its present boundaries.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's usual province or territory of residence on May 15, 1996, five years prior to Census Day.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 5+ in private households who moved between census divisions, not external migrants [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |