Third Census of Canada 1891 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1891

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Reference ID

CAN_1891_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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Construction material (CA1891A_WALLS)

Data file: CAN1891_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 239

End: 240

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
01	Brick
02	Clay
03	Concrete
04	Plaster
05	Sod
06	Stone
07	Stone and wood
08	Wood
09	Log
10	Brick and stone
11	Brick and wood
12	Combination of wood, stone, and brick
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

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 construction materialof the household.

Universe

Canada 1891: Inhabited houses

concept

Concept

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