2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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Reference ID
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
Hours spent looking after children, without pay (CA2001A_UPKIDP)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
337
End:
337
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="CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><span class="h3">Household activities</span><br />Note: Last week refers to Sunday, May 6 to Saturday, May 12, 2001.<br />In Question 33, report all time spent on each activity, even if two or more activities took place at the same time. See the Guide for examples.<br />33. Last week, how many hours did this person spend doing the following activities:<br /><div class="i1">(a) Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance for members of this household, or others?<br />Some examples include: preparing meals, washing the car, doing laundry, cutting the grass, shopping, household planning, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 14 hours<br />[] 15 to 29 hours<br />[] 30 to 59 hours<br />[] 60 hours or more</div><br /><div class="i1">(b) Looking after one or more of this person's own children, or the children of others, without pay?<br />Some examples include: bathing or playing with young children, driving children to sports activities or helping them with homework, talking with teens about their problems, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 14 hours<br />[] 15 to 29 hours<br />[] 30 to 59 hours<br />[] 60 hours or more</div><br /><div class="i1">(c) providing unpaid care or assistance to one or more seniors?<br />Some examples include: providing personal care to a senior family member, visiting seniors, talking with them on the telephone, helping them with shopping, banking or with taking medicine, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 9 hours<br />[] 10 to 19 hours<br />[] 20 hours or more</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><span class="h3">Household activities</span><br />Note: Last week refers to Sunday, May 6 to Saturday, May 12, 2001.<br />In Question 33, report all time spent on each activity, even if two or more activities took place at the same time. See the Guide for examples.<br />33. Last week, how many hours did this person spend doing the following activities:<br /><div class="i1">(a) Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance for members of this household, or others?<br />Some examples include: preparing meals, washing the car, doing laundry, cutting the grass, shopping, household planning, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 14 hours<br />[] 15 to 29 hours<br />[] 30 to 59 hours<br />[] 60 hours or more</div><br /><div class="i1">(b) Looking after one or more of this person's own children, or the children of others, without pay?<br />Some examples include: bathing or playing with young children, driving children to sports activities or helping them with homework, talking with teens about their problems, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 14 hours<br />[] 15 to 29 hours<br />[] 30 to 59 hours<br />[] 60 hours or more</div><br /><div class="i1">(c) providing unpaid care or assistance to one or more seniors?<br />Some examples include: providing personal care to a senior family member, visiting seniors, talking with them on the telephone, helping them with shopping, banking or with taking medicine, etc.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />[] Less than 5 hours<br />[] 5 to 9 hours<br />[] 10 to 19 hours<br />[] 20 hours or more</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | None |
| 1 | Less than 5 hours |
| 2 | 5 to 14 hours |
| 3 | 15 to 29 hours |
| 4 | 30 to 59 hours |
| 5 | 60 hours or more |
| 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 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="CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 33 -- Household activities</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Mark the circle that contains the total number of unpaid hours spent last week doing each of the activities in parts (a) to (c).<br />Do not include hours this person spent: working for pay (report paid work in Question 34); doing unpaid, volunteer work for a non-profit or religious organization, charity or community group.</div><br /><span class="pg">[p. 15]</span><br /><div class="i3"><span class="em">Activities taking place at the same time</span><br />People often perform more than one unpaid activity at the same time. For example, a person may spend one hour preparing a meal while at the same time looking after his or her children. This person should report one hour of housework in part (a) and one hour of child care in part (b) of Question 33. It does not matter that these activities took place at the same time.<br />Part (a) -- Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance<br />Include the hours this person spent doing unpaid housework, yard work, or home maintenance for: him or herself; members of his or her own household; other family members outside the household; friends or neighbors.<br />Part (b) -- Looking after children without pay<br />Include hours spent doing activities such as talking or playing with children if during these activities this person was responsible for their care.<br />Part (c) -- Providing unpaid care to seniors<br />Seniors include all persons aged 65 and over and some individuals close to age 65 who suffer from age-related infirmities. Include the hours this person spent providing care or assistance to: a senior family member such as a spouse, parent or grandparent; senior friends or neighbors.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 33 -- Household activities</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Mark the circle that contains the total number of unpaid hours spent last week doing each of the activities in parts (a) to (c).<br />Do not include hours this person spent: working for pay (report paid work in Question 34); doing unpaid, volunteer work for a non-profit or religious organization, charity or community group.</div><br /><span class="pg">[p. 15]</span><br /><div class="i3"><span class="em">Activities taking place at the same time</span><br />People often perform more than one unpaid activity at the same time. For example, a person may spend one hour preparing a meal while at the same time looking after his or her children. This person should report one hour of housework in part (a) and one hour of child care in part (b) of Question 33. It does not matter that these activities took place at the same time.<br />Part (a) -- Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance<br />Include the hours this person spent doing unpaid housework, yard work, or home maintenance for: him or herself; members of his or her own household; other family members outside the household; friends or neighbors.<br />Part (b) -- Looking after children without pay<br />Include hours spent doing activities such as talking or playing with children if during these activities this person was responsible for their care.<br />Part (c) -- Providing unpaid care to seniors<br />Seniors include all persons aged 65 and over and some individuals close to age 65 who suffer from age-related infirmities. Include the hours this person spent providing care or assistance to: a senior family member such as a spouse, parent or grandparent; senior friends or neighbors.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of hours persons spent looking after children without pay, in the week prior to Census Day (May 15, 2001).
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |