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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Deaf and dumb (CA1891A_DEAF)

Data file: CAN1891_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 530

End: 530

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A434 CA91A435 CA91A436">23. Infirmities<br /><div class="i1">Deaf and dumb: _________<br />Blind: _________________<br />Unsound of mind: ________</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
3	Deaf but not dumb
9	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 whether the person is deaf and dumb.

Universe

Canada 1891: All persons

concept

Concept

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