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Fourth Census of Canada 1901 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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CAN_1901_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Language occupation stated in (CA1901A_OCLANGCA)

Data file: CAN1901_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 378
End: 378
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
5. Education and language of each person five years of age and over</p>
<div class="i1">____ Months at school in year<br />____ Can read<br />____ Can write<br />____ Can speak English<br />____ Can speak French<br />____ Mother tongue (if spoken)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 English
2 French
3 English and French
4 French and English
9 Unknown 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 indicates the language used to respond to the occupation question. English and French are the primary languages respondents used in answering the census question on occupations.
Universe
Canada 1901: Universe unknown

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