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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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Class of worker (CA1971A_0433)

Data file: CAN1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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



Questions 33-38 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.
[Questions 33-38 were asked of persons 15+ who worked in 1970 or 1971, per question 32.]



37. In this occupation were you mainly:

[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission?
[] Working without pay in a family business or farm?
[] Self-employed without paid help?


Was this farm or business incorporated?
[] Yes
[] No


[] Self-employed with paid help?


Was this farm or business incorporated?
[] Yes
[] No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Wage earner (wages, salary, tip or commission)
2 Unpaid family worker
3 Self-employed, incorporated
4 Self-employed, unincorporated
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
33 to 38.
If you had a job last week, answer these questions for your job last week even if you were absent from work because of temporary lay-off, illness, vacation, labour dispute, training courses, etc.
Answer the questions for the same job. If you had more than one job last week, give information for the one at which you worked the most hours.
If you had no job or business last week (with or without pay), give the information for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.



37. Fill the circle opposite "Working for wages, salary, tips or commission" if in the job reported you were engaged for wages and salaries, or

(1) you worked for piece-rates;
(2) you worked for payment "in kind" in non-family enterprises, e.g. as a member of a
religious order;
(3) you worked on commission as a salesman for only one company and did not maintain
an office or staff;
(4) you worked for various people as an odd-job labourer or as a baby-sitter, etc.

Fill the circle opposite "working without pay in a family business or farm" if you worked without regular money wages for a relative who is a member of the same household, at tasks which contributed to the operation of a business or farm owned and operated by the relative.
Fill either the circle opposite "Self-employed without paid help" or "Self-employed with paid help" as appropriate and indicate whether your business or farm was incorporated if you:

(1) operate a business or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
(2) operate a farm, whether you own or rent the land;
(3) work on a free-lance basis or contract to do a job;
(4) work as a private duty nurse.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's classification of employment.
Universe
Persons age 15+ worked in 1970 or 1971

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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