Fifth Census of Canada 1911 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2011
Get Microdata
Reference ID
CAN_1911_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
192
- Data files
- CAN1911_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1911_PHC-P-H.dat
Racial or tribal origin, 3 digits (CA1911A_RACEGEN)
Data file: CAN1911_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
388
End:
390
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
14. Racial or tribal origin
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | British Isles |
| 112 | French |
| 113 | Dutch |
| 114 | Belgian |
| 115 | Luxembourgian |
| 116 | Swiss |
| 117 | Alsatian |
| 121 | German |
| 122 | Czechoslovak |
| 123 | Polish |
| 124 | Yugoslavian |
| 125 | Austrian |
| 126 | Hungarian |
| 127 | Austro-Hungarian, n.s |
| 128 | Silesian |
| 131 | Spanish |
| 132 | Portuguese |
| 133 | Italian |
| 135 | Greek |
| 141 | Russian |
| 142 | Ukrainian |
| 144 | Ruthenian |
| 145 | Galician |
| 147 | Bukovinian |
| 148 | Bulgarian |
| 149 | Romanian and Slav, n.s. |
| 151 | Danish |
| 152 | Norwegian |
| 153 | Swedish |
| 154 | Finnish |
| 155 | Icelander |
| 156 | Scandanavian, n.s |
| 163 | Lithuanian |
| 211 | Aboriginal peoples |
| 212 | Non-aboriginal peoples |
| 220 | Caribbean |
| 240 | South American |
| 300 | African |
| 400 | Middle Eastern |
| 510 | Northeast Asian |
| 520 | Southeast Asian |
| 530 | Subcontiental |
| 700 | Oceanian |
| 800 | Jewish |
| 900 | Other |
| 999 | 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
100. <span class="em">Racial or tribal origin</span>. The racial or tribal origin, column 14, is usually traced through the father, as in English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh, French, German, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Bohemian, Ruthenian, Bukovinian, Galician, Bulgarian, Chinese, .Japanese, Polish, Jewish, etc. A person whose father is English but whose mother is Scotch, Irish, French or other race will be ranked as English, and so with any of the others. In the case of Indians the origin is traced through the mother, and names of their tribes should be given, as 'Chippewa,' 'Cree,' etc. The children be gotten of marriages between white and black or yellow races will be classed as Negro or Mongolian, (Chinese or Japanese) as the case may be.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's racial or tribal origin in 3 digits.
Universe
Canada 1911: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |