1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1971
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Reference ID
CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 19, 2014
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- Data files
- CAN1971_PHC-H-H
- CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Mother tongue, Canada (MTONGCA)
Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
97
End:
98
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | English single responses |
| 02 | French single responses |
| 03 | English and French |
| 04 | Aboriginal languages |
| 05 | German |
| 06 | Netherlandic languages |
| 07 | Scandinavian languages |
| 08 | Italian |
| 09 | Spanish |
| 10 | Portuguese |
| 11 | Polish |
| 12 | Ukrainian |
| 13 | Greek |
| 14 | Chinese |
| 15 | Austro-Asiatic languages |
| 16 | Arabic |
| 17 | Punjabi |
| 18 | Other Indo-Iranian languages |
| 19 | Tamil |
| 20 | Russian |
| 21 | Korean |
| 97 | Multiple languages |
| 98 | Other |
| 99 | Unknown |
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 describes the first language the person learned in childhood and still understands.
concept
Concept