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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Speaks indigenous language (SPEAKIND)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 94

End: 94

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes, speaks indigenous language
2	Yes, speaks indigenous and Spanish
3	Yes, speaks only indigenous
4	No, does not speak indigenous language
8	Does not speak
9	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.

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Definition

SPEAKIND indicates whether a person speaks an indigenous language, and for many Latin American samples whether they also speak Spanish.

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