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
Occupation (CA1971A_OCC)
Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
211
End:
212
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 v="CA71A430 CA71A431 CA71A432 CA71A433">Questions 33-38 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.<br />[Questions 33-38 were asked of persons 15+ who worked in 1970 or 1971, per question 32.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA71A432">36. Occupation<br /><div class="i1">a. What kind of work were you doing? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g., selling shoes, civil engineering, motor vehicle repairing, metal machining, clerical work.</div><br /><div class="i1">b. What were your most important activities or duties? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g. fitting shoes, designing bridges, auto body work, posting invoices.</div><br /><div class="i1">c. What was your job title? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g. manager of shoe department, civil engineer, auto body repairman, invoice clerk.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="CA71A430 CA71A431 CA71A432 CA71A433">Questions 33-38 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.<br />[Questions 33-38 were asked of persons 15+ who worked in 1970 or 1971, per question 32.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA71A432">36. Occupation<br /><div class="i1">a. What kind of work were you doing? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g., selling shoes, civil engineering, motor vehicle repairing, metal machining, clerical work.</div><br /><div class="i1">b. What were your most important activities or duties? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g. fitting shoes, designing bridges, auto body work, posting invoices.</div><br /><div class="i1">c. What was your job title? ____</div><br /><div class="i2">e.g. manager of shoe department, civil engineer, auto body repairman, invoice clerk.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Managerial, administrative and related occupations |
| 02 | Occupations in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics |
| 03 | Occupations in social science and related fields |
| 04 | Occupations in religion |
| 05 | Teaching and related occupations |
| 06 | Occupations in medicine and health |
| 07 | Artistic, literary, recreation and related occupations |
| 08 | Clerical and related occupations |
| 09 | Sales occupations |
| 10 | Services occupations |
| 11 | Farming, horticultural and animal husbandry occupations |
| 12 | Other primary occupations |
| 13 | Processing occupations |
| 14 | Machining and product fabrication, assembling and repairing |
| 15 | Construction trades occupations |
| 16 | Transport equipment operating occupations |
| 17 | Other occupations |
| 18 | Occupation not stated |
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 kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job.
Universe
Canada 1971: Persons age 15+ worked in 1970 or 1971 [discrepancies: none]
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Concept