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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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Labour force status (CA1971A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 204
End: 204
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 a="all" v="CA71A426">31. a. How many hours did you work for pay or profit last week?<br /><div class="i1">Include all jobs and overtime.<br />[] None<br />[] 1-19<br />[] 20 or more</div><br />b. Last week, how many hours did you help without pay in the operation of a family business or a farm?<br /><div class="i1">Do not include housework in own home.<br />[] None<br />[] 1-19<br />[] 20 or more</div><br />c. Did you look for work last week?<br /><div class="i1">For example, contact a Canada Manpower Centre, check with employers, place or answer newspaper ads, etc.<br />[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br />d. Last week did you have a job from which you were on temporary lay-off?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br />e. Last week, did you have a job or business from which you were absent because of illness, vacation, strike, training courses, etc.?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Worked for pay or profit: Armed Forces
2 Worked for pay or profit: Civilian
3 Worked in unpaid family work
4 Looked for work
5 On temporary lay-off
6 With a job but not at work: Armed Forces
7 With a job but not at work: Civilian
8 Not in labour force: non-inmate
9 Not in labour force: inmate
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 labor force status.
Universe
Canada 1971: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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