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First Census of Canada 1871 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1871
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CAN_1871_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Occupation as transcribed (CA1871A_OCCSTRNG)

Data file: CAN1871_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 252
End: 283
Width: 32
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA71A412 CA71A414 CA71A415 CA71A432 CA71A436">____ Occupation</svar>

Description

Definition
This is an alphabetic variable that preserves the transcription of an individual's response to questions about their occupation.
Universe
Canada 1871: Universe unknown

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 32-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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