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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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Class of worker (CA1971A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CA71A418 CA71A419 CA71A420 CA71A421 CA71A422 CA71A423 CA71A424 CA71A425 CA71A426 CA71A427 CA71A428 CA71A429 CA71A430 CA71A431 CA71A432 CA71A433 CA71A434 CA71A435 CA71A436 CA71A440 CA71A441 CA71A442">[Questions 22-40 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 21.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="CA71A430 CA71A431 CA71A432 CA71A433">Questions 33-38 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.<br />[Questions 33-38 were asked of persons 15+ who worked in 1970 or 1971, per question 32.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA71A433">37. In this occupation were you mainly:<br /><div class="i1">[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission?<br />[] Working without pay in a family business or farm?<br />[] Self-employed without paid help?</div><br /><div class="i2">Was this farm or business incorporated?<br />[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Self-employed with paid help?</div><br /><div class="i2">Was this farm or business incorporated?<br />[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's classification of employment.
Universe
Canada 1971: Persons age 15+ worked in 1970 or 1971 [discrepancies: none]

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