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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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Home language (CA1971A_LANGHOME)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 188
End: 189
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA71A415">17. What language do you most often speak at home now?<br /><div class="i1">[] English<br />[] French<br />[] German<br />[] Indian<br />[] Italian<br />[] Magyar<br />[] Netherlands<br />[] Polish<br />[] Ukrainian<br />[] Yiddish<br />[] Other, write here ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 English
02 French
03 German
04 Italian
05 Netherlands
06 Polish
07 Scandinavian - Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
08 Ukrainian
09 Native Indian
10 All other
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 language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census.
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Canada 1971: All persons

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