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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Unemployed during the first week of April, 1891 (CA1891A_UNEMP)

Data file: CAN1891_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 523

End: 523

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA91A430">19. Unemployed during week preceding [the] Census: ______________________<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Unemployed during first week of April
2	Not a wage earner
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 was unemployed during the first week of April, 1891.

Universe

Canada 1891: All persons

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