Third Census of Canada 1891 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1891
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Reference ID
CAN_1891_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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- CAN1891_PHC-H-H
- CAN1891_PHC-P-H
Secondary occupation, 1950 US basis (CA1891A_OCC1950B)
Data file: CAN1891_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
585
End:
587
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A424 CA91A425 CA91A426 CA91A427 CA91A450 CA91A451 CA91A452 CA91A453 CA91A454 CA91A455">16. Profession, occupation or trade: _______________________________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 003 | Architects |
| 029 | Professors and Instructors, Subject not specified |
| 032 | Dentists |
| 043 | Engineers, civil |
| 054 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 055 | Lawyers and judges |
| 057 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 073 | Pharmacists |
| 075 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 078 | Religious Workers |
| 092 | Surveyors |
| 093 | Teachers (n.e.c.) |
| 100 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 201 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 203 | Conductors, railroad |
| 240 | Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship |
| 250 | Officials and administrators public administration |
| 255 | Aboriginal chiefs |
| 270 | Postmasters |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors |
| 300 | Agents |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 321 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 335 | Mail carriers |
| 350 | Stenographers, typists, and secretaries |
| 365 | Telegraph operators |
| 390 | Clerical and kindred workers |
| 430 | Hucksters and peddlers |
| 450 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 470 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 490 | Salesmen and sales clerks |
| 500 | Bakers |
| 501 | Blacksmiths |
| 502 | Bookbinders |
| 503 | Boilermakers |
| 504 | Brick masons, stone masons, and tile setters |
| 505 | Cabinetmakers |
| 510 | Carpenters |
| 512 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 523 | Foremen |
| 525 | Furriers |
| 530 | Glaziers |
| 533 | Inspectors |
| 534 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths |
| 544 | Machinists |
| 554 | Mechanics and repairmen |
| 555 | Millers, grain, flour, feed, etc. |
| 561 | Molders, metal |
| 564 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 565 | Paperhangers |
| 573 | Plasterers |
| 574 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 575 | Pressmen and plate printers, printing |
| 581 | Roofers and slaters |
| 582 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 583 | Stationary engineers |
| 584 | Stone cutters and stone carvers |
| 590 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 591 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers |
| 594 | Craftsmen and kindred workers |
| 623 | Boatmen, canalmen, and lock keepers |
| 624 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 625 | Bus drivers |
| 632 | Deliverymen and routemen |
| 633 | Dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory |
| 643 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 644 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing house |
| 645 | Milliners |
| 650 | Mine operatives and laborers |
| 673 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 674 | Sawyers |
| 680 | Stationary firemen |
| 682 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
| 683 | Cart and horse drivers |
| 684 | Weavers, textile |
| 690 | Operative and kindred workers |
| 700 | Housekeepers, private household |
| 720 | Private household workers |
| 740 | Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists |
| 752 | Boarding and lodging house keepers |
| 754 | Cooks, except private household |
| 763 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 770 | Janitors and sextons |
| 771 | Marshals and constables |
| 780 | Porters |
| 784 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 790 | Service workers, except private household |
| 820 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 840 | Farm service labourers, self-employed |
| 910 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 911 | Hunters |
| 930 | Gardeners, except farm, and groundskeepers |
| 950 | Lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers |
| 960 | Teamsters |
| 970 | Laborers (n.e.c.) |
| 980 | Keeps house/house work/housewife |
| 991 | Capitalist/gentleman |
| 995 | Other non-occupational response |
| 996 | Unclear if in workplace |
| 997 | Occupation missing/unknown |
| 998 | Illegible |
| 999 | None |
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 person's secondary occupation using 1950 US Census occupation coding scheme.
Universe
Canada 1891: All persons
concept
Concept