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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Marital status (CA1971A_0406)

Data file: CAN1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 167

End: 167

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. Marital status

Fill one circle only.
[] Single (never married)
[] Now married
[] Widowed
[] Divorced
[] Separated

Categories

Value	Category
1	Single
2	Married - married spouse present, married spouse absent
3	Widowed
4	Divorced
5	Separated

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

4. "Now married" is to be marked for each person whose husband or wife is living, unless the couple are separated or divorce has been obtained; e.g. "Now married" should be marked for the following:

(i) persons temporarily living apart because one person is employed elsewhere or is in the Armed Services;
(ii) persons living apart because one person is in a hospital or sanatorium.

"Separated" is to be marked for persons (whether or not legally separated) who have been deserted or who have parted because they no longer want to live together but have not obtained a divorce.
"Divorced" is to be marked for each person who has obtained a legal divorce and has not remarried.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the legal conjugal status of a person.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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