1981 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981

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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Work activity in 1980 for wife or single female parent (CA1981A_WORKF)

Data file: CAN1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 345

End: 346

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="CA81A433 CA81A434 CA81A435 CA81A436 CA81A437 CA81A438 CA81A439 CA81A432 CA81A418 CA81A419 CA81A415 CA81A412 CA81A413 CA81A414 CA81A420 CA81A421 CA81A422 CA81A423 CA81A416 CA81A417 CA81A429 CA81A430 CA81A427 CA81A428 CA81A431 CA81A424 CA81A425 CA81A021 CA81A404 CA81A405 CA81A449 CA81A450 CA81A451 CA81A452 CA81A453 CA81A455 CA81A456 CA81A457 CA81A460 CA81A461 CA81A462 CA81A463 CA81A468">[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="CA81A423" v="CA81A423 CA81A458 CA81A459 CA81A462 CA81A463">40. When did you last work, even for a few days (not including housework or other work around your home)?<br /><div class="i1">Mark one box only<br />[] In 1981: Answer questions 41 to 46<br />[] In 1980: Answer questions 41 to 46<br />[] Before 1980: Go to question 46<br />[] Never worked in lifetime: Go to question 46</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA81A424 CA81A425 CA81A462 CA81A463">45. a. In how many weeks did you work during 1980 (non including housework or other work around your home)?<br /><div class="i1">Include those weeks in which you: worked full-time or part-time; were on a vacation or sick leave with pay; were self-employed.<br />[] None: Go to question 46.<br />Or<br />[] Weeks _ _</div><br />b. During most of those weeks, did you work full-time or part-time?<br /><div class="i1">Mark one box only<br />[] Full-time<br />[] Part-time</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Never worked, or worked only before 1980
02	Did not work in 1980, but did in 1981
03	Worked 1 to 13 weeks full-time
04	Worked 1 to 13 weeks part-time
05	Worked 14 to 26 weeks full-time
06	Worked 14 to 26 weeks part-time
07	Worked 27 to 39 weeks full-time
08	Worked 27 to 39 weeks part-time
09	Worked 40 to 48 weeks full-time
10	Worked 40 to 48 weeks part-time
11	Worked 49 to 52 weeks full-time
12	Worked 49 to 52 weeks part-time
99	NIU (not in universe)

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 work activity of the wife or single female parent in a census family.

Universe

Canada 1981: Persons in census families not headed by male lone parents [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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