1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1971

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CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, IPUMS

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Canada, Province 1971 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_CA1971)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 79

End: 81

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
000	Newfoundland
002	Nova Scotia
003	New Brunswick
004	Quebec
005	Ontario
006	Manitoba
007	Saskatchewan
008	Alberta
009	British Columbia

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.

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Definition

GEO1_CA1971 identifies the household's province within Canada in 1971. Provinces are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_CA1971 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Canada can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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