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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Class of worker (CA2001A_0495)

Data file: CAN2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 292
End: 292
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.



44. In this job or business, was this person mainly:

Mark "x" one circle only.
[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission? - go to Question 46
[] Working without pay for his/her spouse or another relative in a family farm or business? - go to Question 46
[] Self-employed without paid help (alone or in partnership)?
[] Self-employed with paid help (alone or in partnership)?
Categories
Value Category
1 Paid workers - wage and salary earners and unpaid family workers
2 Paid workers - self-employed incorporated without paid help
3 Paid workers - self-employed incorporated with paid help
4 Self-employed unincorporated without paid help
5 Self-employed unincorporated with paid help
9 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 34 to 50 collect information on paid work done by people aged 15 and older.]




Question 44 -- Class of worker


Mark working for wages, salary, tips or commission for persons aged 15 and over who worked: for wages or salary; for tips; on commission as a salesperson for only one company and did not; maintain an office or staff; for payment in kind (room, board) in a non-family enterprise (for example, as a member of a religious order); for piece-rates; as a member of the Armed Forces; an hour or more for pay in a job such as cleaning or babysitting (in another person's home); as a paid housekeeper or nanny.
Mark working without pay for his / her spouse or another relative in a family farm or business for persons aged 15 and over who worked: without money wages at a task that contributed to the operation of a farm or business that belongs to a spouse or relative who is a member of this household.
Mark self-employed without paid help or self-employed with paid help for persons aged 15 and over who: operated their own business, farm or professional practice (alone or in partnership) even if no goods or services were sold; operated their own business, farm or professional practice (alone or in partnership) whether it made a profit or suffered a loss; operated a farm, whether they owned or rented the land; worked on a freelance or contract basis; provided meals and /or room or daycare services in their own home for boarders, roomers or neighbours' children; operated a direct distributorship selling and delivering products such as cosmetics, newspapers, brushes or cleaning products; fished, trapped or hunted for profit or for the maintenance of the community, with their own or rented equipment or with equipment in which they had part ownership; were setting up a business, farm or professional practice.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the classification of employment of persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.
Universe
Persons age 15+ last worked in 2000 or 2001

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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