Census of Canada 1971 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1971
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Reference ID
CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
Created on
Dec 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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- CAN1971-H-H
- CAN1971-P-H
Ethnic or cultural group (CA1971A_0413)
Data file: CAN1971-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
179
End:
180
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 21
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
15. To what ethnic or cultural group did you or our ancestor (on the male side) belong on coming to this continent?
[] English
[] French
[] German
[] Irish
[] Italian
[] Jewish
[] Native Indian
Band ____
[] Native Indian
Not band ____
[] Netherlands
[] Norwegian
[] Polish
[] Scottish
[] Ukrainian
[] Other, write here ____
[] English
[] French
[] German
[] Irish
[] Italian
[] Jewish
[] Native Indian
Band ____
[] Native Indian
Not band ____
[] Netherlands
[] Norwegian
[] Polish
[] Scottish
[] Ukrainian
[] Other, write here ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | British Isles - English, Irish, Welsh, Other British Isles |
| 2 | French |
| 3 | Austrian |
| 4 | Chinese |
| 5 | Czech |
| 6 | Finnish |
| 7 | German |
| 8 | Hungarian |
| 9 | Italian |
| 10 | Japanese |
| 11 | Jewish |
| 12 | Native Indian - band and nonband |
| 13 | Negro |
| 14 | Netherlands |
| 15 | Polish |
| 16 | Russian |
| 17 | Scandinavian - Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish |
| 18 | Slovak |
| 19 | Ukrainian |
| 20 | West Indian |
| 21 | Other and 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
15. Ethnic or cultural group refers to descent (through the father's side) and should not be confused with citizenship. Canadians belong to many ethnic or cultural groups-- English, French, Irish, Scottish, German, Ukrainian, Jewish, Native Indian, Negro, Chinese, Lebanese, etc.
Use as guide if applicable in your case:
1 The language you spoke on first coming to this continent, if you were born outside of Canada.
2 In born in Canada, the language spoken by your ancestor on the male side when he came here.
Use as guide if applicable in your case:
1 The language you spoke on first coming to this continent, if you were born outside of Canada.
2 In born in Canada, the language spoken by your ancestor on the male side when he came here.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the ethnic or cultural group(s) to which the respondent's ancestors belong.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |