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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Total income (INCTOT)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 134

End: 140

Width: 7

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

INCTOT reports the person's total personal income from all sources in the previous month or year.

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

INCTOT is a 7-digit numeric variable.

Codes9999998 = Unknown/missing.
9999999 = NIU (not in universe).

Top codes:Brazil 1991: 9,999,997+
Canada 1971: 50,000+ females in Atlantic region; 75,000+ for others
Canada 1981: 75,000+ all females, males in Atlantic region; 100,000+ males other regions
Canada 1991-2001: 200,000+
Dominican Republic 1981: 3,000+
Dominican Republic 2002: 500,000+
Indonesia 1976: 600,000+
Mexico 1970: 5,500,000+
Panama 2010: 10,000+
Puerto Rico 1980: 50,000+
South Africa 1996: 360,001+
South Africa 2001-2011: 2,457,601+
Trinidad and Tobago 1970: 1,200+
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: 13,000+
U.S.A. 1960: 25,000+
U.S.A. 1970: 50,000+
U.S.A. 1980: 75,000+
U.S.A. 1990: State median of values over 400,000
U.S.A. 2000: 999,998+

Bottom codes:Canada 1981-2001: -50,000
Puerto Rico 2005-2020: -19,998
U.S.A. 1960: -9,900
U.S.A. 1970: -9,900
U.S.A. 1980: -9,995
U.S.A. 1990, 2005-2020: -19,998
U.S.A. 2000: -20,000

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