Fourth Census of Canada 1901 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001

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Reference ID

CAN_1901_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS

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Dwelling ID, Canadian 1901 sample (CA1901A_DWELLID)

Data file: CAN1901_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 433

End: 458

Width: 26

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA01A011 CA01A448 CA01A449">Numbered in the order of visitation<br />____ Dwelling house number<br />____ Family or household number<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable is a unique identifier for each dwelling in the sample, consisting of the microfilm reel number, the district number, the sub-district letter, the polling subdivision number, and the dwelling house number.

Universe

Canada 1901: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 26-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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