1852 Census of Canada West and Canada East - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1852
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Reference ID
CAN_1852_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Office of Registration, IPUMS
Metadata
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Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
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- Data files
- CAN1852_PHC-H-H
- CAN1852_PHC-P-H
Number of families occupying dwelling (CA1852A_NFAMS)
Data file: CAN1852_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
207
End:
208
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA52A015 CA52A016 CA52A017 CA52A018 CA52A019 CA52A020 CA52A021 CA52A022 CA52A023 CA52A024 CA52A025 CA52A026">[Urban]<br />Houses<br /><div class="i1">28 Brick, stone, frame, log, etc. ____ <br />29 Number of stories____ <br />30 Number of families occupying the dwelling ____ <br />31 Vacant ____ <br />32 Building ____</div><br /><br />[Rural]<br />Houses<br /><div class="i1">31 Brick, stone, frame, log, shanty, or other kind of residence ____ <br />32 Number of stories ____ <br />33 Number of families occupying ____ <br />34 Vacant ____ <br />35 Building____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 98 | Illegible |
| 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 indicates the number of families occupying a given dwelling.
Universe
Canada 1852: All households
concept
Concept