Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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Reference ID
CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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- Data files
- CAN2001-H-H
- CAN2001-P-H
Mother tongue 2 (CA2001A_0455)
Data file: CAN2001-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
244
End:
245
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
16. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?
If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.
[] English
[] French
[] Other, specify ____
If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.
[] English
[] French
[] Other, specify ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | English single responses |
| 2 | French single responses |
| 3 | English and French |
| 4 | Aboriginal languages |
| 5 | German |
| 6 | Netherlandic languages |
| 7 | Italian |
| 8 | Spanish |
| 9 | Portuguese |
| 10 | Polish |
| 11 | Ukrainian |
| 12 | Greek |
| 13 | Chinese |
| 14 | Austro-Asiatic languages |
| 15 | Arabic |
| 16 | Punjabi |
| 17 | Other Indo-Iranian languages |
| 18 | Other |
| 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
Questions 13 to 16 -- Language
For persons who use Aboriginal or Indian languages: report the specific Aboriginal language (such as Cree or Ojibway) or the specific Indian language (such as Punjabi or Hindi); do not report "Indian".
For persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have a speech disability: report knowledge of English, French, or other languages, including sign language; report the language used most often at home to communicate, including sign language.
Question 16 -- First language learned at home
For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, report the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. Report two languages only if they were used equally often and are still understood by this person.
For a child who has not yet learned to speak: report the language spoken most often to this child at home. Report two languages only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.
For persons who use Aboriginal or Indian languages: report the specific Aboriginal language (such as Cree or Ojibway) or the specific Indian language (such as Punjabi or Hindi); do not report "Indian".
For persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have a speech disability: report knowledge of English, French, or other languages, including sign language; report the language used most often at home to communicate, including sign language.
Question 16 -- First language learned at home
For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, report the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. Report two languages only if they were used equally often and are still understood by this person.
For a child who has not yet learned to speak: report the language spoken most often to this child at home. Report two languages only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census, excluding 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 |