Fifth Census of Canada 1911 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2011
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Reference ID
CAN_1911_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- CAN1911_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1911_PHC-P-H.dat
Institution type (CA1911A_INSTIT)
Data file: CAN1911_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
736
End:
738
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Numbered in the order of visitation</span>
<br />1. Dwelling House _ _
<br />2. Family, household or institution _ _
<br />1. Dwelling House _ _
<br />2. Family, household or institution _ _
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 101 | Prison |
| 200 | Medical or charitable institutions |
| 201 | Hospital |
| 204 | Hospice |
| 206 | Asylum or mental hospital |
| 207 | Shelter, poorhouse, or refuge |
| 210 | Orphange or unwed mother's home |
| 211 | Charitable institution, n.s |
| 218 | Children's hospital |
| 302 | Seminary |
| 303 | Convent |
| 304 | Monastery |
| 312 | Novitiate |
| 401 | Barracks |
| 502 | College |
| 504 | Theological college |
| 506 | Academy |
| 517 | Deaf school |
| 600 | Other institution |
| 605 | Institution, n.s |
| 608 | Nursery or children's day care |
| 999 | Unknown or not applicable |
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.
Interviewer instructions
79. <span class="em">Institution</span>. An institution household includes such establishments as hospitals, poorhouses, asylums for the insane, prisons, penitentiaries, schools of learning, military barracks, homes for the aged, homes of refuge, etc. The officials, attendants, servants and inmates of an institution who live in the institution building or group of buildings form one family and must be recorded in the order mentioned, and the name of the institution is to be written in column 1. But where an officer or other employee does not live in the institution he will be enumerated with his family if he lives with them.
Description
Definition
This variable is a string that indicates the type of institution.
Universe
Canada 1911: All households
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |