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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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Religion group 1 (CA2001A_RELIGRP)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 267
End: 267
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA01A451 CA01A452">22. What is this person's religion?<br /><div class="i1">Indicate a specific denomination or religion even if this person is not currently a practising member of that group.<br />For example, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, United Church, Anglican, Lutheran, Baptist, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, etc.<br />[] Specify one denomination or religion only ____<br />[] No religion</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Catholic
2 Protestant
3 Other religions
4 No religious affiliation
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="CA01A451 CA01A452"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 22 -- Religion</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Report a specific group or denomination, even if the person is not practicing (for example, report "United Church", not "Protestant").<br />For infants or children, report the specific group or denomination in which they will be raised.<br />For persons who have no connection or affiliation with any religious group or denomination, mark No religion. Report "atheist" or "agnostic" if applicable.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the specific religious denominations, groups or bodies as well as other religiously defined communities or systems of belief.
Universe
Canada 2001: All persons

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