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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Mother tongue (CA1971A_LANGMOTH)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 173

End: 174

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA71A407">5. Mother tongue<br /><div class="i1">Language first spoken and still understood<br />Fill one circle only<br />[] English<br />[] French<br />[] German<br />[] Italian<br />[] Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	English
02	French
03	German
04	Italian
05	Netherlands
06	Polish
07	Scandinavian - includes 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 a person's mother tongue.

Universe

Canada 1971: All persons

concept

Concept

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