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Second Census of Canada 1881 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1881
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CAN_1881_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Occupation as transcribed (CA1881A_OCCSTRNG)

Data file: CAN1881_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 325
End: 377
Width: 53
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA81A404 CA81A405 CA81A407 CA81A409 CA81A410 CA81A411 CA81A414 CA81A415 CA81A417 CA81A418 CA81A425 CA81A426 CA81A427 CA81A419 CA81A420 CA81A421 CA81A422 CA81A424 CA81A428"><br /><span class="em">Personal Information</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">7. ____ Names<br /><br />8. ____ Sex<br /><br />9. ____ Age<br /><br />10. ____ Born within last twelve months<br /><br />11. ____ Country or Province of birth<br /><br />12. ____ Religion<br /><br />13. ____ Origin<br /><br />14. ____ Profession, Occupation, or Trade<br /><br />15. ____ Married or Widowed</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This is an alphabetic variable that preserves the transcription of an individual's response to questions about their occupation.
Universe
Canada 1881: Universe unknown

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 53-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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