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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- CAN1901_PHC-H-H
- CAN1901_PHC-P-H
Ethnic origin (CA1901A_ORIGIN)
Data file: CAN1901_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
381
End:
384
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
2. Citizenship, nationality and religion</p>
<div class="i1"><svar a="all" v="CA01A413 CA01A418">____ Country of place of birth (If in Canada, specify Province or Territory)<br /></svar><br /><br />____ Year of immigration to Canada<br /><br />____ Year of naturalization<br /><br /><svar a="all" v="CA01A425">____ Racial or tribal origin<br /></svar><br /><br />____ Nationality<br /><br /><svar a="all" v="CA01A426">____ Religion<br /></svar></div>
<div class="i1"><svar a="all" v="CA01A413 CA01A418">____ Country of place of birth (If in Canada, specify Province or Territory)<br /></svar><br /><br />____ Year of immigration to Canada<br /><br />____ Year of naturalization<br /><br /><svar a="all" v="CA01A425">____ Racial or tribal origin<br /></svar><br /><br />____ Nationality<br /><br /><svar a="all" v="CA01A426">____ Religion<br /></svar></div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1000 | French, Canadien, French-Canadian or Acadian |
| 1100 | French |
| 1500 | French Canadian or Canadien or Canadienne |
| 1600 | Acadian |
| 2000 | British (including Irish and British Isles) |
| 2100 | English |
| 2110 | English Jew |
| 2120 | Manx |
| 2130 | Guernsey Isle |
| 2200 | Welsh |
| 2300 | Irish |
| 2310 | Irish-English |
| 2400 | Scottish |
| 2410 | Scots-Irish |
| 3000 | German |
| 3100 | German |
| 3200 | Pennsylvania Dutch |
| 3300 | Mennonite |
| 3400 | German Jew |
| 4000 | Norwegian |
| 5000 | Other Scandinavian |
| 5100 | Scandinavian |
| 5200 | Swedish |
| 5300 | Finnish |
| 5400 | Danish |
| 5500 | Icelander |
| 6000 | Other European |
| 6210 | Belgian |
| 6230 | Flemish |
| 6240 | Dutch |
| 6250 | Swiss |
| 6310 | Austrian |
| 6320 | Austrian Jew |
| 6330 | Prussian |
| 6410 | Bohemian |
| 6420 | Hungarian |
| 6430 | Polish or Mazurian |
| 6440 | Polish Jew |
| 6450 | Galician or Galatian |
| 6460 | Rumanian or Romanian |
| 6510 | Russian |
| 6520 | Russian Jew |
| 6530 | Little Russian or Lru |
| 6540 | Slav |
| 6550 | Doukhobor |
| 6560 | Jew |
| 6570 | Heb |
| 6610 | Portuguese |
| 6620 | Spanish |
| 6710 | Greek |
| 6720 | Phoenician |
| 6730 | Italian |
| 6740 | Hibernian |
| 7000 | North American |
| 7100 | American (Unspecified) |
| 7150 | United States |
| 7250 | Loyalist or U.E.L. |
| 7260 | Nova Scotian Or NS |
| 7300 | Indigenous |
| 7301 | Sauvage |
| 7305 | Abenaki |
| 7310 | Algonquin |
| 7315 | Assiniboine |
| 7320 | Beaver |
| 7325 | Blackfoot |
| 7330 | Carrier |
| 7335 | Cayuga |
| 7340 | Chilcotin |
| 7345 | Chipewyan |
| 7350 | Cree |
| 7355 | Delaware |
| 7360 | Denes |
| 7365 | Dog Rib |
| 7370 | Fraser River |
| 7375 | Howchuklesuht |
| 7380 | Huron |
| 7385 | Iroquois or Six Nation |
| 7390 | Kaska |
| 7395 | Kilkann |
| 7405 | Eskimo and Indian |
| 7410 | Kilksum or Kilksun |
| 7415 | Kla Wissis |
| 7420 | Kootenay |
| 7425 | Ma Ma Lil Li Kulla |
| 7430 | Malecite |
| 7435 | Micmac |
| 7440 | Mohawk |
| 7445 | Munsee |
| 7450 | Na Kwak Ta |
| 7455 | Ahousaht |
| 7460 | Brant Indian |
| 7465 | Chaiulesaht |
| 7470 | Clayoquot |
| 7475 | Cowichan |
| 7480 | Dakota |
| 7485 | Euclataw |
| 7490 | Ewlhuilklaht |
| 7495 | Fort George |
| 7500 | Heshquiaht |
| 7505 | Hope |
| 7510 | Klaumfsis |
| 7515 | Koskimo |
| 7520 | Kqukaht |
| 7525 | Kwaguilt or Kwakuilth |
| 7530 | Kyuquot |
| 7535 | Mississauga |
| 7540 | Montagnais |
| 7545 | Moutechaht |
| 7550 | Netuaht |
| 7555 | Nimkish |
| 7560 | Nuwith |
| 7565 | Ojibwa |
| 7570 | Oneida |
| 7575 | Onondaga |
| 7580 | Ottawa |
| 7585 | Ouaht |
| 7590 | Salish |
| 7595 | Saulteau |
| 7600 | Seneca |
| 7605 | Sioux |
| 7610 | Slave or Esclave |
| 7615 | Squamish |
| 7620 | Stony |
| 7625 | Tahltan |
| 7630 | Tuscarora |
| 7635 | Wiwaiaikai |
| 7640 | Potawatomi |
| 7645 | Quesnel |
| 7650 | Sarcee |
| 7655 | Sekani |
| 7660 | Sho-Ti-Ottine |
| 7665 | Siwash |
| 7670 | Swampy |
| 7675 | Tagish |
| 7680 | Taka |
| 7685 | Thompson Indian |
| 7690 | Towaga |
| 7695 | Tsa Waw Ti E Neuh |
| 7700 | Wood Indian |
| 7705 | Wyandotte |
| 7710 | Yale |
| 7715 | Yukon Indian |
| 7720 | Ehattesaht |
| 7800 | Metis or French Breed or FB or MF |
| 7805 | Algonquin FB |
| 7810 | Chipewyan FB |
| 7815 | Cree FB |
| 7820 | Huron FB |
| 7825 | Iroqouis Fb or Iroquois Mf |
| 7830 | Micmac FB |
| 7835 | Munsee FB |
| 7840 | Ottawa FB |
| 7845 | Ojibwa FB |
| 7850 | Sioux FB |
| 7855 | English Breed or Eb or Eng B |
| 7860 | Assinaboine EB |
| 7865 | Cree EB |
| 7870 | Chipewyan EB |
| 7875 | Algonquin EB |
| 7880 | Cowichan EB |
| 7885 | Mississauga EB |
| 7890 | Sioux EB |
| 7895 | Tsa Waw Ti E Neuh EB |
| 7900 | Scots Breed or Sb or Sco B |
| 7905 | Algonquin SB |
| 7910 | Chipewyan SB |
| 7915 | Cree SB |
| 7920 | Micmac SB |
| 7925 | Ojibwa SB |
| 7930 | Sekani SB |
| 7935 | Half Breed or Hb or Breed |
| 7940 | Breed Cree or Cree B |
| 7945 | Chipewyan B |
| 7950 | Chipewyan IB |
| 7955 | Chipewyan OB |
| 7960 | Cree IB |
| 7965 | Cree OB |
| 7970 | Delaware HB |
| 7975 | Irish Breed or IB |
| 7980 | Indian Breed |
| 7986 | Micmac OB |
| 7987 | Hope OB |
| 7988 | Iroquois OB |
| 7989 | Ojibwa OB |
| 7991 | Swede OB |
| 7992 | POR HB |
| 7993 | Welsh HB |
| 7994 | German HB |
| 8000 | Central, South America, Asian, African and Other |
| 8110 | Mexican |
| 8120 | Chilean |
| 8130 | Cuban |
| 8210 | Persian |
| 8220 | Syrian |
| 8230 | Armenian |
| 8235 | Assyrian |
| 8240 | Arab |
| 8300 | African |
| 8410 | Chinese |
| 8420 | Mongolian |
| 8430 | Japanese |
| 8500 | Australian |
| 8600 | Hawaiian |
| 9997 | Unknown (indicated by enumerator) |
| 9998 | Unclassifiable (readable word but no category) |
| 9999 | 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 records the respondent's self-reported ethnic origin.
Universe
Canada 1901: All persons
concept
Concept