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Third Census of Canada 1891 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1891
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CAN_1891_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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Data file: CAN1891_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 433270
Variables: 112

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
SPRULEH
Rule for linking spouse (historical)
STEPMOMH
Probable stepmother (historical)
STEPPOPH
Probable stepfather (historical)
MOMRULEH
Rule for linking mother (historical)
POPRULEH
Rule for linking father (historical)
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
NUMGEN
Number of generations in family unit
NONRELS
Number of non-relatives of person in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
RELATEH
Relationship to household head, historical
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
AGEMONTH
Age in months
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLCA1
Province of birth, Canada
BPLCA2
District of birth, Canada
FBPL
Father's country of birth
MBPL
Mother's country of birth
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
RELIGION2
Religion, historical
ORIGIN
Ethnic origin, historical
LIT
Literacy
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
ISCO68A
Occupation, ISCO-1968, 3-digit
OCC95US
Occupation 1950 basis, U.S.
OCCHISCO
Occupation, HISCO classification
IND95US
Industry 1950 basis, U.S.
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
OCCSTRNG
Occupation as transcribed
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
SURSIM
Surname similarity
NAMELAST
Last name
NAMEFRST
First name
LINENUM
Line number
PAGENUM
Page number
CA1891A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
CA1891A_FIVEPCT
Records included in the 5% sample
CA1891A_PERSONID
Person identifier
CA1891A_100PCT
Individuals who were part of a 100% sample
CA1891A_INDLINE
Line number of the individual record
CA1891A_PAGENO
Census page number
CA1891A_QLINE
Flag for more than one record listed in the same line
CA1891A_PERNUMDW
Position of the individual in the dwelling
CA1891A_VESSEL
Residence in vessel or shanty
CA1891A_GQFAM
Family unit number across all group quarters
CA1891A_NAMELAST
Last name
CA1891A_NAMEFRST
First name
CA1891A_AGEA
Age, as transcribed
CA1891A_MARSTA
Marital status, as transcribed
CA1891A_RELATEA
Relationship to household head, as transcribed
CA1891A_RELATE1
Relationship to household head, basic
CA1891A_RELATE2
Relationship to household head, edited
CA1891A_RELATE2R
Rule for edited relationship to head
CA1891A_BPLA
Birthplace, as transcribed
CA1891A_FRCANAD2
French Canadian status, as transcribed
CA1891A_FRCANAD
French Canadian status
CA1891A_FBPLA
Father's birthplace, as transcribed
CA1891A_MBPLA
Mother's birthplace, as transcribed
CA1891A_RELIGA
Religion, as transcribed
CA1891A_OCCA
Primary occupation, as transcribed
CA1891A_OCC2A
Secondary occupation, as transcribed
CA1891A_EMPLOYER
Employer
CA1891A_EMPLOY
Employed
CA1891A_UNEMP
Unemployed during the first week of April, 1891
CA1891A_EMPHAND
Average number of hands employed by the individual annually
CA1891A_CANREAD
Can read
CA1891A_CANWRITE
Can write
CA1891A_BLIND
Blind
CA1891A_DEAF
Deaf and dumb
CA1891A_UNSOUND
Unsound mind
CA1891A_LANGREC
Language of enumeration
CA1891A_SEX
Sex
CA1891A_AGE
Age
CA1891A_AGEMONTH
Age in months
CA1891A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CA1891A_MARST
Marital status
CA1891A_BPLCTRY
Country of birth
CA1891A_BPLCA
Province of birtth
CA1891A_FBPLCTRY
Father's country of birth
CA1891A_FBPLCA
Father's province of birth
CA1891A_MBPLCTRY
Mother's country of birth
CA1891A_MBPLCA
Mother's province of birth
CA1891A_RELIGION
Religion
CA1891A_OCC1950
Primary occupation, 1950 US basis
CA1891A_IND1950
Primary industry, 1950 US basis
CA1891A_OCC1950B
Secondary occupation, 1950 US basis
CA1891A_IND1950B
Secondary industry, 1950 US basis
CA1891A_HISCO
First occupation stated, HISCO classification
CA1891A_HISCO2
Second occupation stated, HISCO classification
Total: 112
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