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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Sep 03, 2025

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Modified HISCO code for status (CA1901A_OCSTATUS)

Data file: CAN1901_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 379

End: 380

Width: 2

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>

Categories

Value	Category
11	Retired
12	Unemployed
13	Pauper
14	Owner
15	Leaseholder
21	Master
22	Journeyman
23	Apprentice, learner
24	Artisan
31	Principal
32	Worker or works in
33	Labourer
34	Assistant or helper
40	Attending school or college
51	Nobility
52	Prestige
99	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 preserves inconsistently available information in responses to occupational questions. The purpose of this variable is to preserve information about the social status of an occupation.

Universe

Canada 1901: Universe unknown

concept

Concept

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