Census of Canada 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1971

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CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

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Weeks worked during 1970 (CA1971A_0428)

Data file: CAN1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 201

End: 201

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 22-40 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 21.]

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Did not work during 1970
2	1-13 weeks
3	14-26 weeks
4	27-39 weeks
5	40-48 weeks
6	49-52 weeks

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

39.
(a) Please note that in counting weeks worked during 1970 you should:

(1) count as a week, any week in which you worked, even if you worked only for a few
hours in that week;
(2) include weeks of self-employment, weeks of paid vacation, paid sick-leave, etc.;
(3) fill the circle opposite "49-52" if you are a school-teacher or hold a similar job in which you are paid for the full year, even though you are not actually working at this job for the full year.

(b) Be sure to indicate whether these weeks reported were mainly full weeks of work or mainly weeks in which you worked only part of a week.

(1) If you worked every Saturday during the year, fill the circle opposite "49-52" in part
(a) and fill the circle opposite "Part-time" in part (b).
(2) If you worked full-time for 9 months (39 weeks) and part-time for 4 weeks, fill the circle opposite "40-48" in part (a) and opposite "Full-time" in part (b).

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of weeks in 1970 during which persons worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours.

Universe

Persons age 15+ worked in 1970 or 1971

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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