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
Age at first marriage (CA1971A_MARAGE)
Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
221
End:
222
Width:
2
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="CA71A435">28. What was the date of your first marriage?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 28 was asked of persons ever married.]<br />Mark circles for month, decade and year<br />Month</div><br /><div class="i2">[] January<br />[] February<br />[] March<br />[] April<br />[] May<br />[] June<br />[] July<br />[] August<br />[] September<br />[] October<br />[] November<br />[] December</div><br /><div class="i1">Decade</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 188_<br />[] 189_<br />[] 190_<br />[] 191_<br />[] 192_<br />[] 193_<br />[] 194_<br />[] 195_<br />[] 196_<br />[] 197_</div><br /><div class="i1">Year</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA71A435">28. What was the date of your first marriage?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 28 was asked of persons ever married.]<br />Mark circles for month, decade and year<br />Month</div><br /><div class="i2">[] January<br />[] February<br />[] March<br />[] April<br />[] May<br />[] June<br />[] July<br />[] August<br />[] September<br />[] October<br />[] November<br />[] December</div><br /><div class="i1">Decade</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 188_<br />[] 189_<br />[] 190_<br />[] 191_<br />[] 192_<br />[] 193_<br />[] 194_<br />[] 195_<br />[] 196_<br />[] 197_</div><br /><div class="i1">Year</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 53 | 53 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 55 | 55 |
| 56 | 56 |
| 57 | 57 |
| 58 | 58 |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 64 | 64 |
| 65 | 65 |
| 66 | 66 |
| 67 | 67 |
| 68 | 68 |
| 69 | 69 |
| 70 | 70 |
| 71 | 71 |
| 72 | 72 |
| 73 | 73 |
| 74 | 74 |
| 75 | 75 |
| 76 | 76 |
| 77 | 77 |
| 78 | 78 |
| 79 | 79 |
| 80 | 80 |
| 83 | 83 |
| 89 | 89 |
| 90 | 90 |
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 age at first marriage.
Universe
Canada 1971: Persons age 15+ ever married [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept