Home / Central Data Catalog / CAN_2001_PHC_V01_M_V03_A_IPUMS / variable [F2]
central

Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
Get Microdata
Reference ID
CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Study website
Created on
Dec 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
Page views
16870
Downloads
604

Religion group 2 (CA2001A_0452)

Data file: CAN2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 240
End: 241
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
22. What is this person's religion?

Indicate a specific denomination or religion even if this person is not currently a practising member of that group.
For example, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, United Church, Anglican, Lutheran, Baptist, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, etc.
[] Specify one denomination or religion only ____
[] No religion
Categories
Value Category
1 Catholic
2 Protestant
3 Christian Orthodox
4 Christian not identified elsewhere
5 Muslim
6 Jewish
7 Buddhist
8 Hindu
9 Sikh
10 Eastern religions
11 All other religions
12 No religious affiliation
98 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 22 -- Religion


Report a specific group or denomination, even if the person is not practicing (for example, report "United Church", not "Protestant").
For infants or children, report the specific group or denomination in which they will be raised.
For persons who have no connection or affiliation with any religious group or denomination, mark No religion. Report "atheist" or "agnostic" if applicable.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the specific religious denominations, groups or bodies as well as other religiously defined communities or systems of belief. It excludes persons from the Atlantic provinces and territories.
Universe
Persons not from the Atlantic provinces and the territories

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Back to Catalog