Fifth Census of Canada 1911 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2011
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CAN_1911_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
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- Data files
- CAN1911_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1911_PHC-P-H.dat
Language spoken, third response (CA1911A_LANG3)
Data file: CAN1911_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
413
End:
419
Width:
7
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
36. Language commonly spoken
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1000002 | English and Other |
| 1000003 | French and Other |
| 1000004 | Other multiples |
| 2000001 | Japanese |
| 2000003 | Greek |
| 2010104 | Cree |
| 2010199 | Algonquian languages, n.e.c |
| 2010798 | Siouan languages, n.s |
| 2019998 | Aboriginal languages, n.s |
| 2020001 | French |
| 2020003 | Italian |
| 2020005 | Romanian |
| 2020006 | Spanish |
| 2020007 | Latin |
| 2030001 | English |
| 2030002 | German |
| 2030003 | Austrian |
| 2030004 | Yiddish |
| 2030005 | Jewish |
| 2040001 | Dutch |
| 2040002 | Flemish |
| 2049998 | Netherlandic languages, n.s |
| 2050001 | Danish |
| 2050002 | Icelandic |
| 2050003 | Norwegian |
| 2050004 | Swedish |
| 2059998 | Scandinavian languages, n.s |
| 2060001 | Gaelic |
| 2060006 | Irish |
| 2070001 | Russian |
| 2070005 | Polish |
| 2070014 | Czech |
| 2079999 | Slavic languages, n.e.c |
| 2090001 | Finnish |
| 2110004 | Syriac |
| 2110005 | Hebrew |
| 2180001 | Chinese |
| 9999999 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
133. <span class="em">Language commonly spoken</span>. This question in column 36 applies to every person enumerated of the age of five years and over. For a person who speaks English only, the entry will be 'E' for English; for a person who speaks French only the entry will be 'F' for French; and for a person who speaks English and French and whose mother tongue is either of these languages the entry will be 'E' and 'F' respectively. But for foreign-born persons whose mother tongue is neither English nor French and who have acquired either or both of these languages, the name of the language of origin or race, if spoken, will be written out in full on the line and the initial letter 'E' for English or 'F' for French, as the case may be, will be entered in the space above the line. For example, if the person was born in Russia and his mother tongue is Russian, the entry will be made thus: [E ? Russian] or [F ? Russian] or [E and F ? Russian], and similarly for every foreign-born person whose mother tongue is neither of the official languages of the Dominion, namely English and French. If neither English nor French has been learned, the name of the language spoken must be written. See Sample Schedule. The enumerator should not take it for granted that either the place of birth or the racial origin of the foreign-born determines the language spoken, but should by diligent inquiry in every case obtain the information.</p>
<p>134. <span class="em">List of languages</span>. The following is a list of the languages other than English or French likely to be spoken in Canada. The enumerator should avoid giving other names when one given in this list can be applied to the language spoken:</p>
<div class="i1">Armenian<br />Bohemian<br />Bulgarian<br />Chinese<br />Danish<br />Dutch<br />Finnish<br />German<br />Greek<br />Gaelic<br />Japanese<br />Lithuanian<br />Magyar<br />Norwegian<br />Polish<br />Rumanian<br />Russian<br />Ruthenian<br />Slovak<br />Slovenian or Wendish<br />Spanish<br />Swedish<br />Syrian<br />Turkish<br />Welsh<br />Yiddish or Jewish</div>
<p>134. <span class="em">List of languages</span>. The following is a list of the languages other than English or French likely to be spoken in Canada. The enumerator should avoid giving other names when one given in this list can be applied to the language spoken:</p>
<div class="i1">Armenian<br />Bohemian<br />Bulgarian<br />Chinese<br />Danish<br />Dutch<br />Finnish<br />German<br />Greek<br />Gaelic<br />Japanese<br />Lithuanian<br />Magyar<br />Norwegian<br />Polish<br />Rumanian<br />Russian<br />Ruthenian<br />Slovak<br />Slovenian or Wendish<br />Spanish<br />Swedish<br />Syrian<br />Turkish<br />Welsh<br />Yiddish or Jewish</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's third language spoken.
Universe
Canada 1911: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |