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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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Religion group 2 (CA2001A_RELIGRPA)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 268
End: 269
Width: 2
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
01 Catholic
02 Protestant
03 Christian Orthodox
04 Christian not identified elsewhere
05 Muslim
06 Jewish
07 Buddhist
08 Hindu
09 Sikh
10 Eastern religions
11 All other religions
12 No religious affiliation
98 Unknown
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 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. It excludes persons from the Atlantic provinces and territories.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons not from the Atlantic provinces and the territories [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

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