Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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Reference ID

CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

Metadata

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Dec 19, 2014

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Knowledge of official languages (CA1991A_0444)

Data file: CAN1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 232

End: 232

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 4

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

7. Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

Mark one circle only.
[] English only
[] French only
[] Both English and French
[] Neither English or French

Categories

Value	Category
1	English only
2	French only
3	Both English and French
4	Niether English nor French

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 ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French or in none of the official languages of Canada.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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