2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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Reference ID
CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 19, 2014
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- CAN2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Mother tongue, Canada (MTONGCA)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
90
End:
91
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | English single responses |
| 02 | French single responses |
| 03 | English and French |
| 04 | Aboriginal languages |
| 05 | German |
| 06 | Netherlandic languages |
| 07 | Scandinavian languages |
| 08 | Italian |
| 09 | Spanish |
| 10 | Portuguese |
| 11 | Polish |
| 12 | Ukrainian |
| 13 | Greek |
| 14 | Chinese |
| 15 | Austro-Asiatic languages |
| 16 | Arabic |
| 17 | Punjabi |
| 18 | Other Indo-Iranian languages |
| 19 | Tamil |
| 20 | Russian |
| 21 | Korean |
| 97 | Multiple languages |
| 98 | Other |
| 99 | Unknown |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable describes the first language the person learned in childhood and still understands.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |