1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1971
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Reference ID
CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN1971_PHC-H-H
- CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Ethnic or cultural group (CA1971A_ETHNIC)
Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
184
End:
185
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA71A413">15. To what ethnic or cultural group did you or our ancestor (on the male side) belong on coming to this continent?<br /><div class="i1">[] English<br />[] French<br />[] German<br />[] Irish<br />[] Italian<br />[] Jewish<br />[] Native Indian</div><br /><div class="i2">Band ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Native Indian</div><br /><div class="i2">Not band ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Netherlands<br />[] Norwegian<br />[] Polish<br />[] Scottish<br />[] Ukrainian<br />[] Other, write here ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | British Isles - English, Irish, Welsh, Other British Isles |
| 02 | French |
| 03 | Austrian |
| 04 | Chinese |
| 05 | Czech |
| 06 | Finnish |
| 07 | German |
| 08 | Hungarian |
| 09 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the ethnic or cultural group(s) to which the respondent's ancestors belong.
Universe
Canada 1971: All persons
concept
Concept