Fourth Census of Canada 1901 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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CAN_1901_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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Occupation, CFP codes (CA1901A_OCC01CFP)
Data file: CAN1901_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
472
End:
474
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
3. Principal profession or trade</p>
<div class="i1">____ Profession, occupation, trade, or income of living of each person<br />____ Living on own means<br />____ Employer<br />____ Employee<br />____ Working on own</div><svar v="CA01A416 CA01A421 CA01A424 CA01A464">4. Wage earner<br /><div class="i1">____ Working at trade in factory or in home<br />____ Mostly employed at trade in factory<br />____ Mostly employed at trade in home<br />____ Mostly employed in other occupation than trade in factory or home<br />____ Earnings from occupation or trade<br />____ Extra earning (from other than chief occupation or trade)</div><br /></svar>
<div class="i1">____ Profession, occupation, trade, or income of living of each person<br />____ Living on own means<br />____ Employer<br />____ Employee<br />____ Working on own</div><svar v="CA01A416 CA01A421 CA01A424 CA01A464">4. Wage earner<br /><div class="i1">____ Working at trade in factory or in home<br />____ Mostly employed at trade in factory<br />____ Mostly employed at trade in home<br />____ Mostly employed in other occupation than trade in factory or home<br />____ Earnings from occupation or trade<br />____ Extra earning (from other than chief occupation or trade)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Government workers and administrators |
| 113 | Managers, administrators, unspecified owners |
| 114 | Banks and financial management |
| 117 | Accountants, auditors, assayers |
| 118 | Agents |
| 119 | Shippers |
| 211 | Physical sciences |
| 213 | Life sciences |
| 214 | Architects, civil engineers, statisticians |
| 216 | Surveyors |
| 233 | Social institutions, asylums |
| 234 | Occupations in law and courts |
| 235 | Library and museum occupations |
| 240 | Students except medicine) |
| 251 | Occupations in religion |
| 271 | University teaching |
| 273 | School teaching and related |
| 279 | Other teaching |
| 311 | Medical, dental, other health providers |
| 313 | Nursing, therapy and related |
| 315 | Pharmacy and other health occupations |
| 331 | Occupations in fine and commercial art |
| 333 | Occupations in performing and visual arts |
| 335 | Occupations in writing and journalism |
| 371 | Sport and recreation |
| 410 | Typing and office assistants |
| 411 | Clerk in government, registry and courts |
| 412 | Bookkeepers, cashiers, accounting clerks |
| 413 | Clerks in commerce, services, utilities, general |
| 414 | Clerks in commodities and industry |
| 415 | Checkers and clerks in railway and freight |
| 417 | Mail and message distribution |
| 419 | Collectors, travel and ticket clerks |
| 510 | Grocers, confectioners |
| 511 | Salespeople, travellers, peddlers |
| 512 | Store clerks |
| 513 | Dry goods and miscellaneous goods sales |
| 514 | Merchants |
| 515 | Exporters and commission merchants |
| 516 | Dealers, traders |
| 517 | Real estate agents |
| 519 | Buyers, wholesalers, entrepreneurs |
| 611 | Protective service occupations |
| 612 | Cooks, waiters, other servers |
| 613 | Hotel and other lodging occupations |
| 614 | Personal service in household |
| 615 | Other personal service |
| 616 | Laundry occupations |
| 619 | Caretakers, gatherers, other service |
| 711 | Farmers |
| 712 | Farmer and other occupation |
| 714 | Agricultural employee, farm labour |
| 718 | Animal husbandry, dairy, ranching |
| 731 | Fishing and related |
| 732 | Hunting and trapping |
| 751 | Logging and forestry |
| 771 | Oil, gas and hard rock mining or quarrying |
| 772 | Coal mining |
| 812 | Smelting, refining |
| 813 | Blacksmiths, iron founders and moulders |
| 814 | Other metals fabrication |
| 815 | Clay and stone processing excluding masons) |
| 816 | Glass, china and pottery |
| 817 | Chemicals, rubber, petroleum processing |
| 818 | Cigar manufacture |
| 819 | Millers and bakers |
| 820 | Butchers and meat packers |
| 821 | Beverages |
| 822 | Other food processing, canning, packaging |
| 823 | Wood processing, sawmilling |
| 824 | Pulp and paper manufacturing |
| 825 | Leather and fur processing |
| 826 | Cotton manufacture and dyes |
| 827 | Wool and other textile manufacture |
| 828 | Boot and shoe manufacture |
| 829 | Tailors |
| 830 | Milliners, hat makers |
| 831 | Other clothing manufacture |
| 832 | Watches, clocks and jewellery |
| 833 | Furniture and cabinet manufacture |
| 834 | Household implements manufacture |
| 835 | Carpets, awnings, sails |
| 839 | Agricultural implements |
| 840 | Musical instruments |
| 853 | Coopers |
| 854 | Bicycles |
| 855 | Miscellaneous implements |
| 856 | Machinery, machine tools, boilers |
| 857 | Locomotive and car shops |
| 858 | Carriages, waggons, transport equipment |
| 860 | Ships and boats |
| 861 | Cordage, ropemakers |
| 862 | Paint and varnish |
| 863 | Sash and door makers |
| 864 | Box and basket makers |
| 865 | Repairs and cleaning |
| 869 | Unspecified manufacturing employees and labourers |
| 870 | Unspecified factory owners and managers |
| 871 | Excavating, paving, grading and digging |
| 873 | Electricity, gas and water |
| 875 | Railway construction |
| 876 | Builders and building contractors |
| 877 | Bricklayers and masons |
| 878 | Bricklayers and masons |
| 879 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 880 | Painters and decorators |
| 881 | Other construction |
| 912 | Railway white collar and station employees |
| 913 | Railway running trades |
| 914 | Electric and street railway employees |
| 915 | Water transport, except river and barge |
| 916 | River transport, locks and barges |
| 917 | Land and motor transport |
| 919 | Delivery employees |
| 931 | Freight, material handlers, dock workers |
| 951 | Printing and related |
| 953 | Stationary engines, unspecified firemen |
| 955 | Telegraph and telephone |
| 991 | General and unspecified labour |
| 992 | Occupations not classifiable |
| 994 | Unspecified foremen and overseers |
| 995 | Unspecified machine operators |
| 997 | Living or working at home |
| 998 | Other |
| 999 | Missing, not stated, or out of labour force and NIU |
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 classifies a person's occupation into a 3 digit coding scheme designed by the Canadian Families Project.
Universe
Canada 1901: Universe unknown
concept
Concept