Census variables

Model

Model used for the 1981 Census, the 1991 Census, the 2001 Census and the NHS
Roles in analysis	1981 Census	1991 Census	2001 Census	NHS	Description
To identify one’s living arrangements (dependent variable)	c_fam	cfinhh	c_fam	c_fam/cfhh	Census family number
	cfamst	cfamst	cfstat	cfamstdet/cfstat	Census family status
	presch	ChildAgeOver24	lfpresch	Cfkidset7a	Number of children age over 24
	rlpers	hhstat	r2p12bf	r2p1	Relationship to the household reference person
To identify Canadian-born versus immigrant seniors (independent variable and sample selection)	immder	immder	immder	immder	Immigrant status
	Age	Age	Age	Age	Age
To contruct measures of cultural preferences of living arrangements (independent variable)	Birt_pi	Birt_pi	pob	pob	Place of birth
To measure economic resources (independent variable)	totinc	totinc	totinc	totinc	Total personal income
	cfinc	cfinc	cfinc	cfinc_pp	Census family total income
	tenur	tenur	tenur	tenur	Whether a member of the household owns the dwelling

1971

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
IND_Res	Indian reserve

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age - Single Years of Age (from 0 to 121).
MarStat	Marital Status
MonBorn	Month of birth
Sex	Sex
War	Wartime Service

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Auto	Passenger vehicles of household
Bath	Bath or shower facilities installed
BedRooms	Number of bedrooms
BlackTV	Television
Built	Period dwelling constructed
ColourTV	Colour television(s)
DishWash	Dishwasher
Dryer	Dryer
DwlOwned	Occupied dwelling owned or rented
DwlValue	Value of dwelling
FarmDwl	A private occupied dwelling situated on an agricultural holding.
FarmHhld	A person or group of persons occupying a farm dwelling.
FCook	Refers to the fuel used most often for cooking
FHouse	Principal heating fuel
FirstMrg	First mortgage
Freezer	Freezer
Fridge	Refrigerator
FWater	Fuel used to heat water
Garage	Garage
Heating	Type of principal physical heating equipment used.
Inclairc	Air conditioning included or not included in rent.
InclFrig	Refrigerator included or not included in rent.
InclFurn	Furniture included or not included in rent.
InclStov	Stove included or not included in rent.
LengthR	Length of occupancy
Mortgage	Mortgage
NoDwl	Dwellings in building, number of
NoRooms	Rooms
Parkin	Off-street parking (inside)
Parkout	Off-street parking (outside)
PrevDwlG	Tenure of previous dwelling
Rentime	Rent paid period
Sewage	Sewage disposal system
Tenure	Tenure
Toilet	Toilet, flush
TypeDwl	Structural type of dwelling
VacHomes	Vacation home
Water	Water Supply
WaterSrc	Source of water supply
WhyRntLo	Reason for reduction in rent

Education and Schooling
Variable	Description
Attend	School attendance
CRSComp	Date of completion of vocational training
CRSLen	Length of vocational training
CRSType	Kind of vocational course
Degree	University degree
HighGrad	Highest grade of elementary or secondary schooling
OtherEdu	Year of non-university schooling
School	Place of completion of highest grade of elementary or secondary schooling.
Training	Type of vocational course
Universi	Years of university

Ethnic Origin
Variable	Description
Ethnic	Ethnic Group

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
C_Fam	Census family number
CenFamXX	Census family Head
CfPtr	Pointer for census family weight
CfSize	Number of persons in a census family
E_Fam	Economic family number
EcoFamXX	Economic family Head
EfPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
EfSize	Number of persons in an economic family
FamNo	The family status of individuals with respect to the Head of the household.

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Metropolitan area of current residence (1971).
County	Census division of current residence (1971).
CSDType	Census subdivision
MResType	Municipality type
Munic	Census subdivision of current residence (1971).
Pedea	Province, electoral district, enumeration
Province	Province or territory of current residence (1971).
RuSize	Rural/urban size code

Households
Variable	Description
DocTp	Document type classification (Census Family)
FarmOp	Farm operator
HhTyp	Household number {collapsed}
PInHh	Number of persons for each household
RelHead	Relationship with the household head

Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
BirthPlc	Place of birth
Citizen	Citizenship, country of
ImmigPrd	Year or period of immigration.
Parents	Birthplace of parents

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
CTDist	CT commuting distance to work
MunDist	Municipal commuting distance to work
POW	Place of work
POWCD	Census division of place of work
POWCMA	CMA or CA of work was derived from the variables workprov, workma and cma.
POWST	Place of work status
TypeMun	Municipality of work type
TypMun	Municipality of work type (derived variable)
WorkCD	Census Division of work
WorkCT	Census Tract of work
WorkMA	Census metropolitan area or Census agglomeration of work.
WorkMun	Municipality of work
WorkProv	WorkProv

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
Absent	Restricted variable - Absent from job or business in reference week.
FPTime	Worked full or part-time
HrsPaid	Number of hours worked for pay or profit.
HrsUnpd	Number of hours worked without regular money wages.
Incorbus	Refers to the legal status of a business.
Industry	Industry based on the 'Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1970'.
LastWrkd	Year or period last worked.
Layoff	Temporary or not temporary layoff.
LFCode1	Labour Force Activity - 1971 Census concepts.
LFCode2	Work experience prior to the census date.
NumWeeks	Weeks worked in 1970
Occupatn	Profession
SeekWork	Restricted variable - Looked for work in reference week
UsualHrs	Number of hours usually worked
WorkType	Class of worker

Language
Variable	Description
Converse	Official languages
HomeLang	Language spoken at home
MotherTg	Mother tongue
B71DW5YAGO	Mobility Status - Place of dwelling 5 years ago (1966) - Derived
CD5YAgo	Census division of residence 5 years ago (1966).
MA5YAgo	Metropolitan area of residence 5 years ago (1966).
Moves	Moves, Intermunicipal
Mun5YAgo	Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1966).
Pr5YAgo	Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1966).
Typ5YAgo	Rural-urban place of residence 5 years ago (1971).

Religion
Variable	Description
Religion	Religion (Religious denomination)

Mobility
Variable	Description
RentPaid	Dollar amount of rent

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
BondInc	Income, bond and deposit interest and dividends
EmplIncm	Employment Income
FamAllow	Family allowance
FarmInc	Farm income
GovtInc	Government income
Investmt	Income from investment
OldAge	Government Old Age Pension Income
OtherInc	Other Income
Pension	Income - Retirement Pensions from previous employment
SelfInc	Income from business of professional practice
TotalInc	Total income
TotWages	Income, wages and salaries

Identifiers
Variable	Description
CfNum	Key for Census Family table
DwNum	Key for Dwelling table
EfNum	Key for Economic Family table
HhNum	Key for Household table
PpNum	Key for Person table

Weighting
Variable	Description
HhldWght	Household weight
PersWght	PersWght

1976

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age: Single Years of Age(from 0 to 121)
DecAd	Decade of Birth (born in the 1860's to 1970's)
MarSt	Marital Status - Refers to the conjugal statusof a person / MarSt
MBorn	Month Born
Sex	Sex
YBorn	Year of Birth (from 0 to 9)

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Cdeln	Dwelling, collective
DFarmP	Farm population
DSale	Derived farm sales for farm designation (forAGROP linkage)
DType	Structural type of dwelling
Rent	Tenure (Household)

Education and Schooling
Variable	Description
AtenD	School attendance
Att_Ps	Post-Secondary attendance
Atype	Attendance by type of educational institution
Dgree	Highest degree, certificate or diploma
HGrad	Highest grade of elementary or secondaryschool
Lvsch	Highest level of schooling
Ps_Ot	Years of other non-university
Ps_Uv	Years of university

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
C_Fam	Census family number
Cf_Hd	Member of a census family
CfPtr	Pointer for census family weight
CfSize	Number of persons in a census family
E_Fam	Economic family number
Ef_Hd	Member of an economic family
EfPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
EfSize	Number of persons in an economic family
FamMem	Family status
Sp_Pr	Spouse present

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or censusagglomeration of current residence (1976).
PCD	Census division of current residence (1976)
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence(1976)
Pr	Province or territory of current residence(1976).
RuSize	Rural/urban size code

Households
Variable	Description
DocTp	Document type classification (Person)
FarmO	Farm operator
HhTyp	Type of family household
NUnits	Number of persons for each household
RHead	Refers to the relationship of persons in thehousehold to the household head

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
Absnt	Absent from job or business in referenceweek
AValW	Persons availability to start work in thereference week
HPaid	Actual number of hours worked for pay.
HunPd	Actual number of hours of unpaid work
LayOf	On temporary lay-off from job or business inreference week.
LF71X	Labour: Labour Force Activity - 1971 CensusConcepts
LFTag	Labour market activity
LookW	Looked for work in reference week.
NuJob	New job

Language
Variable	Description
MTong	Mother tongue

Mobility
Variable	Description
CMA5	Census metropolitan area or censusagglomeration of residence 5 years ago(1971)
Mob5	Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 yearsago (1971)
PCD5	Census division of residence 5 years ago(1971).
PCSD5	Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago(1971).
Pop5	Population size group of census subdivisionof residence 5 years ago (1971).
Pr5	Province or territory of residence 5 yearsago (1971).
RuUb5	Rural-Urban place of residence 5 years ago,(1971)

Geography
Variable	Description
POP	Population size group of current censussubdivision of residence (1976).
Pedea	Province, electoral district, enumeration

Identifiers
Variable	Description
CfNum	Key for Census Family table
DwNum	Key for Dwelling table
EfNum	Key for Economic Family table
HhNum	Key for Household table
PpNum	Key for Person table

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompWT	Composite weight
HhldWt	Household weight
PersWt	Person weight
TempWt	Temporary resident adjusted weight

1981

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
Pedea	Province, Federal Electoral District, Enumeration Area

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
AborFLh	Native household flag
AborFlp	Native person flag
NatPop	Native Peoples population

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age: Single Years of Age(from 0 to 121)
AgeHus	Age of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
AgeMar	Age at first marriage
AgeWife	Age of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
Birt_Pl	Place of birth
BrthYr	Year of Birth (from 1860 to 1981)
MarSt	Marital Status - Refers to the conjugal status of a person
MthB2	Month of Birth - Month of Birth split at Census Day.
MthMar	Month of first marriage
Sex	Sex
YrMar	Year of first marriage

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Built	Period of construction of dwelling
CDwel	Dwelling collective
DType	Structure type of dwelling
FuelH	Fuel for heating dwelling
FuelW	Fuel for heating water
Heat	Main type of heating equipment
LnThr	Length of residence in dwelling
Pit	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
RCond	Tenure - condominium status
Rooms	Rooms, (Number of)
RPair	Condition of dwelling
SDwel	Dwelling marginal
Tenur	Tenure (Dwelling)
AtenDr	School attendance
ATypeR	Type of School Attended
CerBAR	University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
DgreeR	Highest degree, certificate or diploma
HGradR	Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
HLOS	Highest level of schooling
MeDR	Medical degree
Ps_OtR	Years of other non-university
Ps_UvR	Years of university
TrnUcr	Trades or non-university certificate or both

Ethnic Origin
Variable	Description
Ethnic	Ethnic Origin (detailed)
Ethor	Ethnic Origin (non-detailed)
ETO29	Ethnic origin (German)
ETO30	Ethnic origin (Italian)
ETO31	Ethnic origin (Ukrainian)
ETO32	Ethnic origin (Dutch - Netherlands)
ETO33	Ethnic origin (Polish)
ETO36	Ethnic Origin write-in

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
Babes	Number of children ever born
Cf_Rp	Census family reference person
CFamSt	Census family status
Ef_Rp	Economic family reference person
EFamSt	Economic family status
EfStruct	Economic family structure
HWCLPR	Husband/wife or common-law partner present
PresCh	Presence of children

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (1981).
CSDType	Type of census subdivision
CTName	Census Tract
PCD	Census division of current residence (1981)
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (1981)
Pr	Province or territory of current residence (1981).
RuSize	Rural/urban population size
FarmPop	Household in farm population
HhStruct	Structure of household
HMain	Household maintainer
NUnits	Number of persons for each household
OwRtp	Person responsible for payments

Identifiers
Variable	Description
AgOp	Farm operator
C_Fam	Census family number
CfPtr	Pointer for Census Family weight
DocTp	Document type classification (person)
E_Fam	Economic family number
EfPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
FopInd	Farm operator (indicator)
ResOpHh	Location indicator of households
RLPers	Relationship to person 1

Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
Age_Imm	Immigration - Age of Immigration
Citizen	Citizenship - Status
ImmYear	Year of immigration

Income
Variable	Description
LC069	Low Income Status
LoInc	Income: Low income status
RLoInc	Income: Low income status (Person) 1992 base; compare to 2006

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
CowD	Class of worker - derived
FPTIM	Full or part time work in 1980
Hours	Hours worked
Industry	Industry - Final
LayAb	On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business
LF71	Labour force activity - 1971 census concepts
LFTag	Labour force activity derived E&I
LoKWk	Looked for work in past four weeks (full- or part-time)
LstWk	When last worked
NuJob	New job to start in four weeks or less
Occ71	Occupation based on the 1971 Occupational Classification Manual
Occ81	Occupation based on the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification
Reasn	Reasons unable to start a job
Weeks	Weeks worked in 1980
WorkAct	Work activity
HLang	Home language
MTong	Mother tongue
OffLang	Official language

Mobility
Variable	Description
CMA5	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (1976)
Mob5	Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (1976)
PCD5	Census division of residence 5 years ago (1976).
PCSD5	Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1976).
Pr5	Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1976).
RuUb5	Rural-Urban place of residence 5 years ago, 1976

Place of Work
Variable	Description
Pow	Place of work
PowCma	C(M)A of work
PowCt	CT of work
PowS	Place of work status

Religion
Variable	Description
Religion	Religious denomination

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Elect	Annual payment for electricity, restricted
Fuel	Annual payment for fuel, restricted
GrosRt	Rent gross
Mortg	Monthly mortgage payments, restricted
OMP	Owner's major payment
OtSer	Annual payment for water and other municipal services, restricted
Rent	Rent monthly cash
Taxes	Annual property taxes, restricted
Value	Value of dwelling

Geography
Variable	Description
Pop	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (1981).

Income
Variable	Description
CFInc	Census Family Total Income
CTC	Restricted variable - Child tax credit
EFEQ1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust economic family income based on economic family composition
EfInc	Economic family total income
EfInc_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EmpIn	Employment income
FamAl	Family allowance
FarmI	Farm self-employment income
GovtI	Other Government Income
HhInc	Household total income
Invst	Investment Income
OASGI	OAS, GIS, C/QPP
Retir	Retirement and other income
SelfI	Non-farm self-employment income
TFC	Economic Family income including CTC
TIC	Total Income including CTC
TotInc	Total Income
UICBn	Unemployment Insurance benefits
Wages	Wages and salaries

Mobility
Variable	Description
Pop5	Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1976).

Identifiers
Variable	Description
ID	Household identifier
PersNo	Person identifier within the household

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompW1	Composite weight (HHLDWT+OCCWTH-1)
CompW4	Composite weight (perswt+occwtp-1)
CompW5	Composite weight (perswt+tempwt+occwtp-2)
Ind_Wght	Ind_Wght
Ind_Wtr	Sampling weight for the 1980 SIC variable IND1980
OccWth	Occupied vacant household adjustment
OccWtp	Occupied vacant person adjusted weight
TempWt	Temporary resident adjusted weight

1986

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
FSAName	Forward Sortation Area
Pedea	Province, Federal Electoral District, Enumeration Area

Activity Limitations Data
Variable	Description
DisabFl	Disability limitation flag
Disabil	Limited activities at work or school/ home/ other/ long term
DisHome	Limitation in the kind or amount of activity at home
DisLgTm	Long term disabilities or handicaps
DisOthr	Limitation in the kind or amount of activity in other activities
DisScWk	Limitation in the kind or amount of activity at school or at work

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age: Single Years of Age(from 0 to 121)
AgeHus	Age of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
AgeWife	Age of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
BrthYr	Year of Birth (from 1865 to 1986)
MarSt	Marital Status - Refers to the conjugal status of a person
MPartner	Married person with or without partner
MthB2	Month of Birth -Month of Birth split at Census Day.
Sex	Sex

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Built	Period of construction of dwelling
CDwel	Dwelling collective
Constr	Dwelling under construction, renovation or conversion
DType	Structural type of dwelling
FuelH	Fuel used for heating
GrosRt	Rent Gross
Heat	Main type of heating equipment
Margnl	Dwelling Marginal
Pit	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
RCond	Tenure - Condominium
Rooms	Rooms, Number of
Tenur1	Tenure (Dwelling) ( separate 'on reserve' )
CerBAR	University certificate or diploma above Bachelor level
Dg_MFSR	Major field of study
DgreeR	Highest degree, certificate or diploma
HGradR	Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
HLOS	Highest level of schooling
HLosHus	Highest level of schooling of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
HLosWife	Highest level of schooling of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
MeDR	Medical degree
Ps_OtR	Years of other non-university
Ps_UvR	Years of university
SecGrd20	Secondary school certificate
TotYrs	Total years of schooling
TrnUcr	Trades or non-university certificate or both

Ethnic Origin
Variable	Description
ETO123	Ethnic Origin single/multiple indicator
ETO25	Ethnic Origin (French).
ETO26	Ethnic Origin (English).
ETO27	Ethnic Origin (Irish ).
ETO28	Ethnic Origin (Scottish).
ETO29	Ethnic Origin (German).
ETO30	Ethnic Origin (Italian).
ETO31	Ethnic Origin (Ukrainian)
ETO32	Ethnic Origin (Dutch - Netherlands).
ETO33	Ethnic Origin (Chinese).
ETO34	Ethnic Origin (Jewish).
ETO35	Ethnic Origin (Polish).
ETO36	Ethnic Origin (Black).
ETO37	Ethnic Origin (Inuit).
ETO38	Ethnic Origin (North American Indian).
ETO39	Ethnic Origin (Metis).
ETO40	Ethnic Origin (First write-in, ethnic origin).
ETO41	Ethnic Origin (Second write-in, ethnic origin).
ETO42	Ethnic Origin (Third write-in, ethnic origin).
ETOCount	Ethnic Origin - Number of responses given for ethnic origin.
ETOSing	Single and Multiple Ethnic Origins.
Cf_Rp	Census family reference person
CFamSt	Census family status
CfStruct	Census family structure
CfType	Primary or secondary census family
ChildAge0To5	Total number of children in a census family, age 0 to 5
ChildAge15To17	Total number of children in a census family, age 15 to 17
ChildAge18To24	Total number of children in a census family, age 18 to 24
ChildAge6To14	Total number of children in a census family, age 6 to 14
ChildAgeOver24	Total number of children in a census family, age over 24
ChildCount	Total number of children in a census family
Ef_Rp	Economic family reference person
EFamSt	Economic family status
EfSize	Number of persons in an economic family
EfStat	Economic family status of a person
EfStruct	Economic family structure
EfType	Primary or secondary economic family
EIEFS	Economic family status of a person (for income)
FamStat	Family status of a person
HWCLPR	Husband/wife or common-law partner present
PresCh	Presence of children

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (1986).
CSDType	CSD type indicates the municipal status of a census subdivision.
CTName	Name of Census Tract or Provincial Census Tract
PCD	Census division of current residence (1986)
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (1986)
Pr	Province or territory of current residence (1986).

Households
Variable	Description
FarmPop	Rural farm population
HhSize	Number of persons in household
HhStruct	Structure of household
HMain	Household maintainer
OwRtp	Person responsible for payments
C_Fam	Census family number
CfPtr	Pointer for Census Family weight
DocTp	Type of document
E_Fam	Economic family number
EfPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
FarmO	Farm operator indicator
FOPInd	Farm operator (indicator)
ResOpHh	Location indicator of households
RLPers	Relationship to Person 1

Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
Age_Imm	Immigration - Age at immigration.
Birt_Pl	Place of birth
Birt_PlofHus	Birth place of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
Birt_PlofWife	Birth place of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
Citizen	Citizenship - status
ImmYear	Year of immigration

Income
Variable	Description
LoInc	Income: Low income status
RLoinc	Low income status - Revised base. Restricted
RLoInc2	Income: Low income status (Person) 1992 base; compare to 2006

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
Cow	Class of worker
CowD	Class of worker (derived)
FPTIM	Full or part time work in 1985
Hours	Hours worked in reference week
IND70	Industry, 1970 classification
IND80	Industry, 1980 classification
LayAb	On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business
LF71	Labour Force Activity - 1971 Census Concepts
LFTag	Labour force activity
LfTagHus	Labour force activity of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
LfTagWife	Labour force activity of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
LoKWk	Looked for work in past four weeks (full or part-time)
LstWk	Date last worked
NuJob	New job to start in four weeks or less
Occ71	Occupation based on the 1971 Occupational Classification Manual
Occ81	Occupation based on 1980 Standard Occupational Classification
Reasn	Reasons unable to start a job
Weeks	Weeks worked in 1985
WorkAct	Work activity
HLN43	Home language (English).
HLN44	Home language (French).
HLN45	Home language (Italian).
HLN46	Home language (Chinese).
HLN47	Home language (German).
HLN48	Home language (Write-in).
HLNCount	Number of responses given for the home language question
HLnDer	Home language derived.
HLnDerHus	Home language derived of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
HLnDerWife	Home Language derived of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
HLnFl	Home language processing flag.
HLnSm	Home Language single/multiple flag
HLnUni	Home language unimputed
MTgCount	Number of responses given to mother tongue question
MTgDerHus	Mother Tongue derived of the husband, male common-law partner or male lone parent
MTgDerWife	Mother Tongue derived of the wife, female common-law partner or female lone parent
MTN27	Mother tongue (English)
MTN28	Mother tongue (French)
MTN29	Mother tongue (Italian)
MTN30	Mother tongue (German)
MTN31	Mother tongue (Ukrainian)
MTN32	Mother tongue (Write-in)
MTNDer	Mother tongue derived
MTnFl	Mother tongue processing flag
MTnSm	Single or multiple mother tongue
MTnUni	Mother tongue unimputed
OLn	Official language
OLnFl	Official language processing flag
OLnUni	Official languages unimputed

Mobility
Variable	Description
CMA5	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (1981)
Mob5	Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (1981)
PCD5	Census division of residence 5 years ago (1981).
PCSD5	Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1981).
Pr5	Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1981).
RuUb5	Rural-Urban place of residence 5 years ago, 1981
VisMin	Visible Minority Status

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Elect	Annual payment for electricity
Fuel	Annual payment for fuel
Mortg	Monthly mortgage payments
OMP	Owner's major payments
OtSer	Annual payment for water and other municipal services
Rent	Rent monthly cash
Taxes	Annual property taxes
Value	Value of dwelling

Geography
Variable	Description
Pop	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (1986).
RuSize	Rural/urban population size

Income
Variable	Description
CFInc	Census family total income
CHDCR	Child tax credit
CQPPB	Canada/Quebec Pension Plan Benefits
EFEQ1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust economic family income based on economic family composition
EfInc	Economic family total income
EfInc_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EmpIn	Employment income
FamAl	Family allowance
FarmI	Farm self-employment income
GovtI	Other government income
HhInc	Household total income
Invst	Investment income
OASGI	Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
OtInc	Other income
Retir	Retirement pensions
SelfI	Non-farm self-employment income
TotInc	Total income
UICBn	Unemployment insurance benefits
Wages	Wages and salaries

Mobility
Variable	Description
Pop5	Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1981).

Identifiers
Variable	Description
ID	Household identifier
PersNo	Person identifier within the household

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompW1	Composite weight (hhldwt + occwth-1)
CompW4	Composite weight (perswt + occwtp-1)
CompW5	Composite weight (perswt+tempwt+occwtp-2)

1991

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
FSAName	Forward Sortation Area
Pedea	Province, Federal Electoral District, Enumeration Area

Aboriginal population
Variable	Description
DeAbP	Aboriginal or Registered Indian population
Rgind	Registered/not registered under the Indian Act
Rgind27	Band or First Nation write-in

Citizenship
Variable	Description
CitDer	Citizenship - derived broad categories
Citizen	Citizenship - detailed

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age: Single Years of Age(from 0 to 121)
AgeHus	Age of the Husband, Male Common-law Partner or Male Lone Parent
AgeWife	Age of the Wife, Female Common-law Partner or Female Lone Parent
BirthCensus	Month of birth - Month of birth split at Census Day
BirthYear	Year of birth (from 1870 to 1991)
MarSt	Marital Status (Legal)
MarStH	Marital Status (Historical)
Sex	Sex

Disabilities
Variable	Description
DisabFl	Disability limitation flag
Disability	Limited activities at work or school/ home/ other/ long term
DisLgTm	Long term disabilities or handicaps

Education
Variable	Description
Attendr	Schooling: School attendance
CerBAR	Schooling: University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
Dg_MFSR	Schooling: Major field of study
DgreeR	Schooling: Highest degree, certificate or diploma
HGradR	Schooling: Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
HLOS	Schooling: Highest level of schooling
HLosHus	Highest level of schooling of the Husband, Male Common-law Partner or Male Lone Parent
HLosWife	Highest level of schooling of the Wife, Female Common-law Partner or Female Lone Parent
MeDR	Schooling: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Ps_OtR	Schooling: Years of other non-university education
Ps_UvR	Schooling: Years of university
SecGrCert	Schooling: Secondary school graduation certificate
TotYrs	Schooling: Total years of schooling
TrNUCr	Schooling: Trades and other non-university certificates

Ethnic origin
Variable	Description
ETO08	Ethnic origin (French).
ETO09	Ethnic Origin (English).
ETO10	Ethnic origin (German).
ETO11	Ethnic origin (Scottish).
ETO12	Ethnic origin (Italian).
ETO13	Ethnic origin (Irish).
ETO14	Ethnic origin (Ukrainian).
ETO15	Ethnic origin (Chinese).
ETO16	Ethnic origin Dutch (Netherlands).
ETO17	Ethnic origin (Jewish).
ETO18	Ethnic origin (Polish).
ETO19	Ethnic origin (Black).
ETO20	Ethnic origin (North American Indian).
ETO21	Ethnic origin (Métis).
ETO22	Ethnic origin (Inuit).
ETO23	Ethnic origin (First write-in, ethnic origin).
ETO24	Ethnic origin (Second write-in, ethnic origin).
EtoCnDr	Ethnic Origin; Single and multiple ethnic origins, including Canadian
EtoCount	Ethnic Origin; Number of responses given for ethnic origin
VisMin	Visible Minority Status

Families and Family composition
Variable	Description
Babes	Number of children ever born
Cf_Rp	Census family reference person
CFamSt	Census family status
CfBabes	Number of children ever born
CfSize	Number of persons in a census family
CfStruct	Census family structure
CfType	Primary or secondary census family
ChildAge0To5	Children, number age 0 to 5
ChildAge15To17	Children, number age 15 to 17
ChildAge18To24	Children, number age 18 to 24
ChildAge6To14	Children, number age 6 to 14
ChildAgeOver24	Children, number age over 24
ChildCount	Children, total number in census family
Ef_Rp	Economic family reference person
EFamSt	Economic family status
EfSize	Number of persons in an economic family
EfStat	Economic family status of a person
EfStruct	Economic family structure
FamilyStat	Census family status of a person

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (1991)
CMA5	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (1986)
Co1	Country of residence 1 year ago (1990)
Co5	Country of residence 5 years ago (1986)
CSDType	Census subdivision type of current residence (1991).
CSDType5	Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago (1986)
CTName	Census Tract (CT)
PCD	Census division of current residence (1991)
PCD5	Census division of residence 5 years ago (1986).
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (1991)
PCSD5	Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1986)
Pr	Province or territory of current residence (1991)
Pr1	Province or territory of residence 1 year ago (1990)
Pr5	Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1986)
RuUb5	Rural-urban place of residence 5 years ago (1986)

Household
Variable	Description
CfAddPers	Number of additional persons in household
CfInHh	Number of census families in household
CfPersInHh	Number of census family persons in household
EfInHh	Number of economic families in household
EfPersInHh	Number of economic family persons in Household
HhMainRef	Primary Household maintainer
HhSize	Number of persons in household
HhStat	Relationship to person 1
NonCfPersInHh	Number of non census family persons in household
NonEfPersInHh	Number of non economic family persons in household
Nstien	Number of household maintainers
ResOpHh	Location indicator of households
SecMain	Secondary household maintainer

Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
BedRm	Bedrooms, number
Built	Period of construction of dwelling
Cdwel	Dwelling, collective
Construction	Dwelling under construction, renovation or conversion
DwStruct	Structural type of dwelling
DwType	Dwelling, type of
EfType	Primary or secondary economic family
HhFarm	Household in farm population
Marginal	Dwelling, marginal
Pit	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
PresMort	Mortgage, presence of
Rcond	Tenure - condominium
ResidentSt	Residence status of persons living in farm household
Rooms	Rooms, number of
Rpair	Condition of dwelling
Tenure	Tenure (Dwelling)

Identifiers
Variable	Description
C_Fam	Census family number
CFPtr	Pointer for census family weight
DocTp	Document type classification (Household)
E_Fam	Economic family number
EFPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
FopInd	Farm operator (indicator)

Immigration and migration
Variable	Description
Age_Imm	Immigration: Age at Immigration
ImmDer	Immigration: immigrant status
ImmDerHus	Immigrant status derived of the Husband, Male Common-law partner or Male Lone Parent
ImmDerWife	Immigrant status derived of the wife, Female Common-law partner or Female Lone Parent
ImmStat	Immigration: landed immigrant indicator
ImmYear	Immigration: Year of immigration

Income
Variable	Description
LoInc	Income: Low income status

Language
Variable	Description
FOL	First official language spoken
HLnDer	Single or multiple home language derived
HLnDerHus	Home Language derived of the Husband, Male Common-law Partner or Male Lone Parent
HLnDerWife	Home Language derived of the Wife, Female Common-law Partner or Female Lone Parent
HLnFl	Home language flag
HLnMod	Home language modification
HLnUni	Home language unimputed
MotherTgCount	Number of responses given to mother tongue question
MotherTgDer	Mother tongue derived
MotherTgImp	Mother tongue processing flag
MotherTgMod	Mother tongue modification
MotherTgUni	Mother tongue unimputed
MTgDerHus	Mother Tongue derived of the Husband, Male Common-law Partner or Male Lone Parent
MTgDerWife	Mother Tongue derived of the Wife, Female Common-law Partner or Female Lone Parent
NOLFl	Non-official language processing flag
OLn	Official language
OLnFl	Official language processing flag
OLnMr	Official language after multiple resolution

Mobility
Variable	Description
Mob1	Mobility Status - Place of residence 1 year ago (1990)
Mob5	Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (1986)

Place of birth, place of birth of parents
Variable	Description
Birt_PlofHus	Birth place of the husband, male common-law partner or male Lone Parent
Birt_PlofWife	Birth place of the Wife or Female common-law partner or Female Lone Parent
Birth_Pl	Place of birth: detailed

Religion
Variable	Description
Religr	Religious denomination

Work
Variable	Description
COWD	Class of Worker (Derived)
FPTim	Full- or Part-Time Weeks Worked in 1990
Hours	Hours Worked in Reference Week
Ind70	Industry (Based on 1970 Standard Industrial Classification)
Ind80	Industry (Based on 1980 Standard Industrial Classification)
LabForSta	Labour Force Status of Census Family
LayAb	On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business (in reference week)
LF71	Labour Force Activity - 1971
LFTag	Labour Force Activity Derived
LfTagHus	Labour Force Activity of the Husband, Male Common-Law Partner or Male Lone Parent
LfTagWife	Labour Force Activity of the Wife, Female Common-Law Partner or Female Lone Parent
LoKWk	Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time)
LstWk	When Last Worked
NoCEIC	Occupation (Based on the 1990 National Occupational Classification - HRD Canada)
NuJob	New Job to Start in Four Weeks or Less (from Reference Week)
Occ71	Occupation (Based on 1971 Occupational Classification Manual)
Occ81	Occupation (Based on 1980 Standard Occupational Classification)
POW	Place of work census subdivision (PR CD CSD)
POWCD	Census division of work
POWCMA	CMA or CA of work
POWSt	Place of work status
Reasn	Reasons unable to start a job (in reference week)
SOC91	Occupation (Based on 1991 Standard Occupational Classification)
Weeks	Weeks Worked in 1990
WorkAct	Work Activity in 1990

Families and Family composition
Variable	Description
FamAl	Family allowance

Geography
Variable	Description
Pop	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (1991).
Pop5	Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1986)
RuSize	Rural/urban population size

Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
GrosRt	Gross rent
OMP	Owner's major payment
Rent	Rent monthly cash
Value	Value of dwelling

Identifiers
Variable	Description
ID	ID: Index ID (household)
PersNo	Person number after reorder

Income
Variable	Description
CfInc	Census family total income
ChdCr	Child tax credit
CQPPB	Canada/Québec Pension Plan Benefits
EfInc	Economic family total income
EmpIn	Employment Income of Census Family
FarmI	Farm self-employment income
GovtI	Other government income
HhInc	Household total income
Invst	Investment income
OASGI	Old age security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
Retir	Retirement pensions
SelfI	Non-farm self-employment income
TotInc	Total income
UICBn	Unemployment insurance benefits
Wages	Wages and salaries

Language
Variable	Description
OtInc	Other income

Weighting
Variable	Description
COMPW1	Composite weight (hhldwt + occwth -1)
COMPW3	Composite weight (perswt + tempwt -1)
COMPW4	Composite weight (perswt + tempwt -1)
COMPW5	Composite weight (perswt+tempwt+occwtp-2)

1996

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
FSAName	Forward Sortation Area
Pedea	Province, Federal Electoral District, Enumeration Area
PWEA	Province, Federal Electoral District, Enumeration Area of work

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (1996)
CSDtypeH	Type of CSD
PCD	Census division of current residence (1996)
PCSD_NEW	Census subdivision of current residence (1996)
PR	Province or territory of current residence (1996)
RuSize	Rural/urban size code
CTUid	Census Tract (CT)

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age: Single Years of Age(from 0 to 121)
AgeHus	Age of the Husband, Male Common-law Partner or Male Lone Parent
AgeWif	Age of the Wife, Female Common-law Partner or Female Lone Parent
BrthYr	Year of birth (from 1875 to 1996)
DayB	Day of birth (01 to 31)
Kid	Children, total number in census family
Kid0T5	Children, number age 0 to 5
Kid15T17	Children, number age 15 to 17
Kid18T24	Children, number age 18 to 24
Kid25Up	Children, number age over 25
Kid6T14	Children, number age 6 to 14
KidAge	Age of youngest child in census family
MthB2	Month of Birth - Month of Birth split at Census Day.
MthBd	Month of birth (01 to 12)
MthCD	Census Month split by Census Day
POBDer	Place of birth-summary
POP	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (1996)
Sex	Sex

Place of Birth, Place of Birth of Parents, Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
Age_Imm	Immigration: Age at Immigration
Cit91	Citizenship status - historical comparison
CITCount	Number of responses given to the citizenship question
Citizen	Citizenship status - summary
CitSm	Citizenship, derived single / multiple Canada / other response
ImmDer	Immigration: Immigrant status
POB	Place of birth-detailed
YRIM	Immigration: Year of immigration

Language
Variable	Description
FOL	Language: First official language spoken
HLNCount	Home language: Number of responses to the home language question
HLNDR	Language: Home language derived - retrieval
MTgCount	Mother tongue: Number of responses to the mother tongue question
MTNDr	Language: Mother tongue derived
NOL0123	Language: Number of responses given to the non-official language question
NOLCount	Non-official language: Number of responses given to the non-official language question
OLN	Language: Official language

Ethnic Origin
Variable	Description
Deth123	Ethnic Origin: Ethnic origin single / multiple indicator
DethNic	Ethnic Origin: Q.17 Derived single and selected multiple ethnic origins
ETOCount	Ethnic Origin: Q. 17 Number of responses given to the ethnic origin question
Eth1	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 First ethnic origin response
Eth2	Ethnic Origin (component): Q.17 Second ethnic origin response
Eth3	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Third ethnic origin response
Eth3	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Fourth ethnic origin response
Eth5	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Fifth ethnic origin response
Eth6	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Sixth ethnic origin response

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
AbDerr	Aboriginal: Aboriginal Population Derived
AsRr	Aboriginal: Aboriginal Identity
BFNCBR	Aboriginal: Band or First Nation membership
RgIndR	Aboriginal: Registered / not registered under the Indian Act
TribEr	Aboriginal: Indian Tribe / Nation

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
COWD	Labour Market Activities: Class of Worker (Derived)
FPTim	Labour: Full-time or Part-Time Weeks Worked in 1995
Hours	Labour: Hours Worked for Pay or in Self-employment
IND80	Labour Market Activities: Industry (Based on 1980 Standard Industrial Classification)
INDDIVF	Labour Market Activities: Industry divisions
INDMAJF	Labour Market Activities: Industry major groups
LayAB	Labour: On Temporary Lay-off or Absent from Job or Business (in Reference Week)
LF71	Labour: Labour Force Activity - 1971 Census Concepts
LFTag	Labour: Labour Force Activity
LOKWK	Labour: Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time)
LSTWK	Labour: When Last Worked for Pay or in Self-employment
LFNumber	Labour: Number of children
LFPRESCH	Labour Market Activities: Presence of Children (Derived E&I)
Nochrd	Labour: Occupation (Based on the 1990 National Occupational Classification - HRD Canada)
NUJOB	Labour: New Job to Start in Four Weeks or Less (from Reference Week)
REASN	Labour: Reasons unable to start a job (in reference week)
Soc91	Labour: Occupation (Based on 1991 Standard Occupational Classification)
Weeks	Labour: Weeks Worked in 1995
WorkAct	Labour: Work Activity in 1995

Unpaid Work
Variable	Description
HhWork	Household Activities: Unpaid housework
KidCare	Household Activities: unpaid child care
SrCare	Household Activities: unpaid care of seniors
UnPWork	Household Activities: Summary variable for unpaid work

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWDISTx	JTW: Commuting distance to work
PWStat	JTW: Place of work status
TrMode	JTW: Mode of transportation to work

Mobility
Variable	Description
CO1	Mobility 1: Country of residence 1 year ago (1995)
CO5	Mobility 5: Country of residence 5 years ago (1991)
PR1	Mobility 1: Province or territory of residence 1 year ago (1995)
PR5	Mobility 5: Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1991)
CMA1	Mobility 1: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago (1995)
CMA5	Mobility 5: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (1991)
PCD1	Mobility 1: Census division of residence 1 year ago (1995)
PCD5	Mobility 5: Census division of residence 5 years ago (1991)
PCSD1	Mobility 1: Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (1995)
PCSD5	Mobility 5: Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1991)
CSDType1	Mobility 1: Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago (1995)
CSDType5	Mobility 5: Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago (1991)
RUUB1	Mobility 1: Rural-urban place of residence 1 year ago (1995)
RUUB5	Mobility 5: Rural-urban place of residence 5 years ago (1991)
Mob1	Mobility 1: Mobility Status - Place of residence 1 year ago (1995)
Mob5	Mobility 5: Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (1991)
POP1	Mobility 1: Population size group of census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (1995)
POP5	Mobility 5: Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1991)

Education & Schooling
Variable	Description
Attendr	Schooling: School attendance
CerBAR	Schooling: University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
Dg_MFSR	Schooling: Major field of study
DgreeR	Schooling: Highest degree, certificate or diploma
HGradR	Schooling: Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
HLosR	Schooling: Highest level of schooling
MedR	Schooling: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Ps_OtR	Schooling: Years of other non-university education
Ps_UvR	Schooling: Years of university
SecGradR	Schooling: Secondary school graduation certificate
TotYrSr	Schooling: Total years of schooling
TrNUCr	Schooling: Trades and other non-university certificates

Dwellings: Housing and Shelter Costs
Variable	Description
BedRm	Bedrooms, number of
Built	Period of construction of dwelling
CDwel	Dwelling, collective
Constr	Dwelling under construction, renovation or conversion
DType	Structural type of dwelling
GrosRt	Rent, gross
Margnl	Dwelling, marginal
OMP	Owner's major payment
PIT	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
RCond	Tenure - condominium
Rooms	Rooms, number of
Rpair	Condition of dwelling
Stmp	Person responsible for household payments
Tenur	Tenure (Household)
Value	Value of dwelling

Households
Variable	Description
HMain	Primary Household maintainer
NStien	Number of household maintainers
NUnits	Number of persons in household
Stien1	Person 1 is a household maintainer
Stien2	Person 2 is a household maintainer
Stien3	Person 3 is a household maintainer
Stien4	Person 4 is a household maintainer
Stien5	Person 5 is a household maintainer
Stien6	Person 6 is a household maintainer
Stien8	Person who does not live here is a household maintainer

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
MarHus	Marital status of male parent
CF_Rp	Census family reference person
CFamSt	Census family status
CfCnt	Number of persons in a census family
CfHh	Number of census families in household
CfNm	Number of non census family persons in household
CfPp	Number of census family persons in household
CFStat	Census family status of a person
CfStruct	Census family structure
ComLawF	Common law status
EF_RP	Economic family reference person
EFamSt	Economic family status
HwClPr	Husband / wife or common-law partner present
MarStF	Marital Status (Legal)
MarStH	Marital Status
MarWif	Marital status of female parent
R2P12bF	Relationship to person 1

Income
Variable	Description
CfInc	Income: Census family total income
CHDBN	Income: Federal Child Tax Benefits
CQPPB	Income: Canada / Québec Pension Plan Benefits
EfInc	Income: Economic family total income
EmpIn	Income: Employment income
FarmI	Income: Farm self-employment income
GovtI	Income: Other government income
GTRfs	Income: Total Government Transfer Payments
HhInc	Income: Household total income
Invst	Income: Investment income
LoInc	Income: Low income status (Person)
OASGI	Income: Old age security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
OtInc	Income: Other income
Retir	Income: Retirement pensions
SelfI	Income: Non-farm self-employment income
SempI	Income: Total Self Employment Income
TotInc	Income: Total income
UICBN	Income: Unemployment insurance benefits
Wages	Income: Wages and salaries

Visible Minority
Variable	Description
DVisMin	Population Group: Q.19 Visible minority derived
DVM123	Population Group: Q. 19 Population group single/ multiple indicator
PopGroup	Population Group: Q19 Derived selected population group responses

Disabilities
Variable	Description
DisAbFl	Activity Limitations: Home / School or Work / Other / Long-term disabilities
Disabil	Activity Limitations: Combinations of or one activity limitation(s)
DisHome	Activity Limitations: Q.7(a) Home
DisLgTm	Activity Limitations: Q.8 Long-term disabilities or handicaps
DisOthr	Activity Limitations: Q.7(c) Other Activities
DisScWk	Activity Limitations: Q.7(b) School or Work

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompW2	Composite Weight (PERSWT + OCCWTP -1)

Identifiers
Variable	Description
ID	ID : Index ID (household)
HHPtr	Pointer for household
CFPtr	Pointer for census family weight
EFPtr	Pointer for economic family weight
FopInd	Farm operator (indicator)
PersNo	Person number after reorder
UnP1Flg	Household Activities: Unpaid work imputation flag
DocTp	Document type classification (Person)
E_Fam	Economic family number
C_Fam	Census family number

2001

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
FSAName	Forward Sortation Area
PRCDDA	Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area
PWPRCDDA	Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area of work

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (2001)
CMA1	Mobility 1 : Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago (2000)
CMA5	Mobility 5 : Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (1996)
CO1	Mobility 1 : Country of residence 1 year ago (2000)
CO5	Mobility 5 : Country of residence 5 years ago (1996)
CSDTYPE1	Mobility 1 : Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago (2000)
CSDTYPE5	Mobility 5 : Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago (1996)
CSDTYPEH	Type of CSD
CTCOD	Census Tract Code
PCD	Census division of current residence (2001)
PCD1	Mobility 1 : Census division of residence 1 year ago (2000)
PCD5	Mobility 5 : Census division of residence 5 years ago (1996)
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (2001)
PCSD1	Mobility 1 : Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (2000)
PCSD5	Mobility 5 : Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1996)
PR	Province or territory of current residence (2001)
PR1	Mobility 1 : Province or territory of residence 1 year ago (2000)
PR5	Mobility 5 : Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (1996)
SAC	Statistical Area Classification
RUSIZE	Rural / urban size code
RUUB1	Mobility 1 : Rural-urban place of residence 1 year ago (2000)
RUUB5	Mobility 5 : Rural-urban place of residence 5 years ago (1996)
SEX	Sex
DAYB	Day of birth (01 to 31)
AGE	Age : Single Years of Age (from 0 to 121)
BRTHYR	Year of birth (from 1880 to 2001)
MTHBD	Month of birth (01 to 12)
POBDER	Place of birth - summary
POP	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (2001)
POP1	Mobility 1 : Population size group of census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (2000)
POP5	Mobility 5 : Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (1996)

Place of Birth, Place of Birth of Parents, Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
CITBIR	Citizenship (Component) - Canada by birth
CITIZEN	Citizenship status - summary
CITNAT	Citizenship(Component) - Canada by naturalization
IMMDER	Immigration : Immigrant status
PERIMMA	Period of Immigration - A
PERIMMB	Period of Immigration - B
POB	Place of birth-detailed
POBF	Place of Birth : Father
POBM	Place of Birth : Mother
YRIM	Immigration : Year of immigration
AGE_IMM	Immigration : Age at Immigration
CITSM	Citizenship, derived single / multiple Canada / other response
GEN71	Place of birth of parents to compare to 1971
GENDET	Detailed place of birth of parents, population 15 years of age or more
GENSTPOB	Generational Status of the respondent
HLNAEN	Language : Home language - English - component - Part A.
HLNAFR	Language : Home language - French - component - Part A.
HLNAW1R	Language : Home language - first write-in - component - Part A.
HLNBEN	Language : Home language - English - component - Part B.
HLNBFR	Language : Home language - French - component - Part B.
HLNBW1R	Language : Home language - first write-in - component - Part B.
MTNEN	Language : Mother tongue (English) - component
MTNFR	Language : Mother tongue (French) - component
MTNW1R	Language : Mother Tongue - First Write-In - component
NOLW1R	Language : Non-official language - First write-in - component
NOLW2R	Language : Non-official language - Second write-in - component
NOLW3R	Language : Non-official language - Third write-in - component
OLN	Language : Official language
HLNABDR	Language : Home language derived - retrieval - Part A & B.
HLNBDR	Language : Home language derived - retrieval - Part B
HLNDR	Language : Home language derived - retrieval - Part A.
LNWABDR	Language of work derived - Part A & B.
LNWADR	Language of work derived - Part A.
LNWBDR	Language of work derived - Part B.
MTNDR	Language : Mother tongue derived
NOL0123	Language : Number of responses given to the non-official language question
NOLNO	Language : No non-official language imputed
DETH123	Ethnic Origin : Ethnic origin single / multiple indicator
ETH1	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 First ethnic origin response
ETH2	Ethnic Origin (component): Q.17 Second ethnic origin response
ETH3	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Third ethnic origin response
ETH4	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Fourth ethnic origin response
ETH5	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Fifth ethnic origin response
ETH6	Ethnic Origin (Component): Q.17 Sixth ethnic origin response

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
ABDERR	Aboriginal : Aboriginal Identity - Summary
BFNCBR	Aboriginal : Band or First Nation membership
RGINDR	Aboriginal : Registered / not registered under the Indian Act
INACFLGH	On-reserve
ASRR	Aboriginal : Aboriginal Self-reporting

Religion
Variable	Description
RELIGWI	Religious denomination
FPTIM	Labour Market Activities : Full-time or Part-Time Weeks Worked in 2000
HOURS	Labour Market Activities : Hours Worked for Pay or in Self-employment
IND80	Labour Market Activities : Industry (Based on 1980 Standard Industrial Classification)
INDDIVF	Labour Market Activities : Industry divisions
INDMAJF	Labour Market Activities : Industry major groups
LAYAB	Labour Market Activities : On Temporary Lay-off or Absent from Job or Business
LNWAEN	Language of work - Part A - English.
LNWAFR	Language of work - Part A - French.
LNWAW1R	Language of work - first write-in - component - Part A.
LNWBEN	Language of work - Part B - English.
LNWBFR	Language of work - Part B - French.
LNWBW1R	Language of work - second write-in - component - Part B.
LOKWK	Labour Market Activities : Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work)
LSTWK	Labour Market Activities : When Last Worked for Pay or in Self-employment
NAICS97	Labour Market Activities : Detailed Industry (Based on the 1997 NAICS)
NAICSECF	Labour Market Activities : Industry Sectors
NAICSSF	Labour Market Activities : Industry Sub-sectors
NOCHRD	Labour Market Activities : Occupation (Based on the 2001 NOC - HRD Canada)
NOCS2001	Labour Market Activities : Occupation (Based on the 2001 NOC-S)
NUJOB	Labour Market Activities : New Job to Start in Four Weeks or Less (from Reference Week)
REASN	Labour Market Activities : Reasons unable to start a job (in reference week)
WEEKS_FIXED	Labour Market Activities : Weeks Worked in 2000 - FIXED
COWD	Labour Market Activities : Class of Worker (Derived)
WORKACT_FIXED	Labour Market Activities : Work Activity in 2000 - FIXED
SOC91H	Labour Market Activities : Derived Occupation Variable for Historical Comparisons
LF71	Labour Market Activities : Labour Force Activity - 1971 Census Concepts
LFTAG	Labour Market Activities : Labour Force Activity
HHWORK	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Doing Unpaid Housework
KIDCARE	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Looking After Children, Without Pay
SRCARE	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Providing Unpaid Care or Assistance to Seniors
UNPWORK	Unpaid Work : Summary variable for unpaid work

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWCMA	JTW : CMA or CA of work
PWCOMMUT	JTW : Place of work type of commuting
PWSAC	JTW : Place of work: Place of work statistical area classification
PWSGC	JTW : Census subdivision of work
PWSTAT	JTW : Place of work status
TRMODE	JTW : Mode of transportation to work

Mobility
Variable	Description
MOB1	Mobility 1 : Mobility Status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2000)
MOB5	Mobility 5 : Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (1996)
ATTENDR	Schooling : School attendance
EDg_MFS	Schooling : Major field of study (Historical)
HGRADR	Schooling : Highest grade of elementary or secondary school
PS_OTR	Schooling : Years of other non-university education
PS_UVR	Schooling : Years of university
SECGRADR	Schooling : Secondary school graduation certificate
TRNUCR	Schooling: Trades and other non-university certificates
DGREER	Schooling : Highest degree, certificate or diploma
CERBAR	Schooling : University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
HLOSR	Schooling : Highest level of schooling
MEDR	Schooling : Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
TOTYRSR	Schooling : Total years of schooling

Dwellings: Housing and Shelter Costs
Variable	Description
STMP	Person responsible for household payments
BEDRM	Bedrooms, number of
BUILT	Period of construction of dwelling
GROSRT	Rent, gross
OMP	Owner's major payment
PIT	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
RCOND	Tenure - condominium
ROOMS	Rooms, number of
RPAIR	Condition of dwelling
TENUR	Tenure (Household)
VALUE	Value of dwelling
FARMPOP	Household in farm population
FARMYES	This is a farm household
HMAIN	Primary Household maintainer
LFNUMBER	Number of Children - Refers to the number of children in private households
LFPRESCH	Presence of Children - Refers to the number of children in private households by age groups
NSTIEN	Number of household maintainers
STIEN1	Person 1 is a household maintainer
STIEN2	Person 2 is a household maintainer
STIEN3	Person 3 is a household maintainer
STIEN4	Person 4 is a household maintainer
STIEN5	Person 5 is a household maintainer
STIEN6	Person 6 is a household maintainer
STIEN8	Person who does not live here is a household maintainer

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
MARST	Marital Status (Legal)
HWCLPR	Husband / wife or common-law partner present
R2P12BF	Relationship to person 1
COMLAWBF	Common law status
C_FAM	Census family number
CF_RP	Census family reference person
CFAMST	Census family status
CFSTAT	Detailed census family status and household living arrangements
E_FAM	Economic family number
EF_RP	Economic family reference person
EFAMST	Economic family status
MARSTH	Marital Status - Historical
CQPPB	Income : Canada / Québec Pension Plan Benefits
EMPIN	Income : Employment income
FARMI	Income : Farm self-employment income
GOVTI	Income : Other government income
GTRFS	Income : Total Government Transfer Payments
INVST	Income : Investment income
MRKINC	Income : Market Income
OASGI	Income : Old age security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
OTINC	Income : Other income
RETIR	Income : Retirement pensions
SELFI	Income : Non-farm self-employment income
SEMPI	Income : Total Self Employment Income
TOTINC	Income : Total income
UICBN	Income : Employment Insurance benefits
WAGES	Income : Wages and salaries
CFINC	Income : Census family total income
EFINC	Income : Economic family total income
HHINC	Income : Household total income
LOINC	Income : Low income status (Person)
DVISMIN	Population Group : Q.19 Visible minority derived
DVMHIST	Population Group : Q.19 Visible minority derived - Historical

Disabilities
Variable	Description
DISABFL	Activity difficulties / activity reductions at home, at work or school, or other.
DISABIL	Activity difficulties /reductions : Combinations of one or more activity difficulties / reduction

Weighting
Variable	Description
COMPW2	Composite Weight (PERSWT + OCCWTP -1)

Identifiers
Variable	Description
ID
CFPTR	Pointer for census family weight
EFPTR	Pointer for economic family weight
HHPTR	Pointer for household weight
PERSNO	Person number after reorder
DOCTP	Document type classification (Person)

2006

Geography Addendum
Variable	Description
FSAName	Forward Sortation Area
PRCDDA	Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area
PWPRCDDA	Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area of work

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
AbAncSm	Aboriginal: Aboriginal ancestry, derived single and selected multiple ancestries, summary - Q 17
AbDerr	Aboriginal : Aboriginal Identity (Derived) - Summary - Derived
AbIdent	Aboriginal : Aboriginal Identity (Derived) - Detailed - Derived
AsRr	Aboriginal : Aboriginal Identity (Single Question) - Derived
B06_AdjustedBase_ 960106	Adjusted Base - Incompletely enumerated reserves, 1996, 2001 and 2006 -
B06_adjustedBase_ IR_PP_19962006	Adjusted Base - Incompletely enumerated reserves, 1996 and 2006 -
B06_adjustedBase_ IR_PP_20012006	Adjusted Base - Incompletely enumerated reserves 2001 and 2006 -
B06_Area_Residen ce	Area of Residence -
B06_Area_Residen ce_9606	Area of Residence 2006 for 9606 -
BFNCBR	Aboriginal : Band or First Nation Membership - Q 20
InacFlgH	On reserve - Derived
RgIndR	Aboriginal : Registered/not registered under the Indian Act - Q 21
TribEr	Aboriginal : Indian Tribe/Nation - Derived

Activity Limitations Data
Variable	Description
ADifclty	Difficulty with activities of daily living. - Q 7
ARHome	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity at home. - Q 8a
AROthr	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity in other activities (e.g., transportation or leisure). - Q 8c
ARWkSc	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity at work or at school. - Q 8b
DisAbFl	Activity difficulties/activity reductions at home, at work or school, or other. - Derived
Disabil	Activity difficulties/reductions : Combinations of one or more activity difficulties/reduction - Derived

Demography
Variable	Description
Age	Age : Single Years of Age (from 0 to 121) - Q 3
AgeHus	Age of male spouse, partner or male lone parent of the census family - Derived
AgeWif	Age of female spouse, partner or lone parent of the census family - Derived
BrthYr	Year of birth (from 1885 to 2006) - Q 3
DayB	Day of birth (01 to 31) - Q 3
MarHus	Legal marital status of male spouse, partner or lone parent of the census family - Derived
MarSt	Marital Status (Legal) - Q 4
MarStH	Marital Status - Historical - Q 4
MarWif	Legal marital status of female spouse, partner or lone parent of the census family - Derived
MthBd	Month of birth (01 to 12) - Q 3
POB_CNTRY	Place of birth : country of birth of respondent- detailed - Q 9
POBDer	Place of birth : place of birth of respondent - summary - Q 9
POBF	Place of birth : place of birth of father - detailed - Q 25a
POBM	Place of birth : place of birth of mother - detailed - Q 25b
R2P12bF	Relationship to person 1 - Q 6
Sex	Sex - Q 2

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
BedRm	Bedrooms, number of - Q H3b
Built	Period of construction of dwelling - Q H4
CDwel	Dwelling, collective - Derived
DType	Structural type of dwelling - Form2b
NHS	Marginal dwelling indicator - Derived
PIT	Property taxes included in mortgage payments - Q H8b
PresMortG	Mortgage, presence of - Derived
RCond	Tenure - condominium - Q H8e
Rooms	Rooms, number of - Q H3a
Rpair	Condition of dwelling - Q H5
Stmp	Person responsible for household payments- Q H1
Tenur	Tenure (Dwelling) - Q H2

Education and Schooling
Variable	Description
ATTSCH	Education: Attendance at school - detailed CAUTION: see long description -
ATTSCHSUM	Education: Attendance at school - summary-
CIPCODE	Education: Major Field of Study (Based on the CIP, Canada 2000) - Q 30
HCDD	Education: Highest certificate, diploma or degree - Derived
LOC_STUDY	Education: Location of study - Q 31
MEDDIP	Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry - Q 29 (cell 04,05,06)
SSGRAD	Education: High school graduation certificate or equivalent - Derived

Ethnic Origin
Variable	Description
Deth123	Ethnic Origin: Single/multiple response indicator - Q 17
Eth1	Ethnic Origin (Component): First ethnic origin - Q 17
Eth2	Ethnic Origin (Component): Second ethnic origin - Q 17
Eth3	Ethnic Origin (Component): Third ethnic origin - Q 17
Eth3	Ethnic Origin (Component): Fourth ethnic origin - Q 17
Eth5	Ethnic Origin (Component): Fifth ethnic origin - Q 17
Eth6	Ethnic Origin (Component): Sixth ethnic origin - Q 17

Families and Family Composition
Variable	Description
C_FamPp	Census family identifier within the household. - Derived
CF_Rp	Census family reference person - Q 6
CFamSt	Census family status - Derived
CfCnt_PP	Number of people in census family - Derived
CFStat	Detailed census family status and household living arrangements - Derived
CfStruct	Census family structure - Derived
ComLawBF	Common law status - Q 5
E_FamPp	Economic family identifier within the household. - Derived
EF_RP	Economic family reference person - Q 6
EFamSt_det	Economic family status - detailed - Derived
EfCnt_PP	Number of people in economic family - Derived
HwClPr	Presence of the person's spouse or partner in the household - Q 4
Kid	Children, total number in census family - Derived
Kid0T4	Children, number age 0 to 4 - Derived
Kid0T5	Children, number age 0 to 5 - Derived
Kid10T14	Children, number age 10 to 14 - Derived
Kid15T17	Children, number age 15 to 17 - Derived
Kid18T24	Children, number age 18 to 24 - Derived
Kid25Up	Children, number age 25 and over - Derived
Kid5	Children, number age 5 - Derived
Kid6	Children, number age 6 - Derived
Kid6T14	Children, number age 6 to 14 - Derived
Kid7	Children, number age 7 - Derived
Kid8	Children, number age 8 - Derived
Kid9	Children, number age 9 - Derived
KidAge	Age of youngest child in census family - Derived

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (2006) - Form2b
CSDtypeH	Type of CSD - Form2b
CTCod	Census Tract Code - Form2b
PCD	Census division of current residence (2006)- Derived
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (2006) - Derived
PR	Province or territory of current residence (2006) - Form2b
RUIndFG	Rural, Urban classification -
SAC_Type	Statistical Area Classification 2006 - Form2b

Households
Variable	Description
FopInd	Farm operator (indicator) - CAUTION: see long description - N/A
HMain	Primary Household maintainer - Derived
LFNumber	Number of Children - Refers to the number of children in private households - Derived
LFPRESCH	Presence of Children - Refers to the number of children in private households by age groups - Derived
NStien	Number of household maintainers - Derived
NUnits	Number of persons in household - Derived
Stien1	Person 1 is a household maintainer - Q H1
Stien2	Person 2 is a household maintainer - Q H1
Stien3	Person 3 is a household maintainer - Q H1
Stien4	Person 4 is a household maintainer - Q H1
Stien5	Person 5 is a household maintainer - Q H1
Stien8	Person who does not live here is a household maintainer - Q H1

Identifiers
Variable	Description
DocTp	Document type classification (Economic family) - CAUTION: see long description - Form
ID	ID: Index ID (household) - -
PersNo	Person identifier within the household. - Derived

Immigration and Citizenship
Variable	Description
Age_Imm_Revised	Immigration: Age at Immigration (revised) - CAUTION: see long description - Q 12
CitBir	Citizenship: Canada by birth - Q 10
CitCount	Citizenship: Number of responses given to the citizenship question - Q 10
Citizen	Citizenship: Citizenship status - detailed - Q 10
Citnat	Citizenship: Canada by naturalization - Q 10
CitSm	Citizenship: Citizenship status - summary - Q 10
Gen71	Generation status: To compare to 1971 Census place of birth of parents - Derived
GenDet	Generation status: detailed - Derived
GenStPOB	Generation status: summary - Derived
ImmDer	Immigration : Immigrant status - Q 11
YRIM	Immigration : Year of immigration - Q 12

Income
Variable	Description
Consent_Tax	Income : Permission to use income tax information - Q 51
LoIncA	Income: Low income after-tax status (Person) - Derived
LoIncB	Income: Low income before tax status (Person) - Derived
LoInEfA	Income: Low income after-tax status (family)- Derived
LoInEfB	Income: Low income before taxes status - Derived

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWCD	JTW : Census division of work -
PWCMA	JTW : CMA or CA or MIZ of work -
PWCommut	JTW : Place of work type of commuting - Derived
PWCSDType	JTW : Type of CSD of work - Q 46
PWCTCod	JTW: Census Tract code of work - Derived
PWPR	JTW : Province of work -
PWSAC	JTW : Place of work: Place of work statistical area classification - Q 46
PWSGC	JTW : Census subdivision of work -
PWStat	JTW : Place of work status - Q 46
TrMode	JTW : Mode of transportation to work - Q 47
TrMode2	JTW : Mode of transportation to work 2 - Q 47

Labour Market Activity
Variable	Description
COWD	Labour Market Activities : Class of Worker (Derived) - Derived
FPTim	Labour Market Activities : Full-time or Part-Time Weeks Worked in 2005 - Q 50
Hours	Labour Market Activities : Hours Worked for Pay or in Self-employment - Q 34
LayAB	Labour Market Activities : On Temporary Lay-off or Absent from Job or Business - Q 35
LF71	Labour Market Activities : Labour Force Activity - 1971 Census Concepts - Derived
LFTag	Labour Market Activities : Labour Force Activity - Derived
LOKWK	Labour Market Activities : Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work) - Q 37
LSTWK	Labour Market Activities : When Last Worked for Pay or in Self-employment - Q 39
NAICS02	Labour Market Activities : Detailed Industry (Based on the 2002 NAICS) - Derived
NAICSECF	Labour Market Activities : Industry Sectors - Derived
NAICSH	Labour Market Activities : Industry (historical) - Derived
NAICSSF	Labour Market Activities : Industry Sub-sectors - Derived
Nochrd	Labour Market Activities : Occupation (Based on the NOC 2006 - HRSD Canada) - Derived
NOCS2006	Labour Market Activities : Occupation (Based on the 2006 NOC-S) - Derived
NOCSBRD	Labour Market Activities : Occupation broad categories - Derived
NOCSMAJ	Labour Market Activities : Occupation major groups - Derived
NOCSMIN	Labour Market Activities : Occupation minor groups - Derived
NUJOB	Labour Market Activities : New Job to Start in Four Weeks or Less - Q 36
REASN	Labour Market Activities : Reasons unable to start a job - Q 38
SOC91H	Labour Market Activities : Derived Occupation Variable for Historical Comparisons - Derived
Weeks	Labour Market Activities : Weeks Worked in 2005 - Q 49
WorkAct	Labour Market Activities : Work Activity in 2005 - Derived

Language
Variable	Description
FOL	Language : First official language spoken - Derived
HLNACount	Home language A : Number of responses to the language spoken most often at home question - Q 15
HLnAEn	Language : Home language - English - component - Part A. - Q 15
HLnAFr	Language : Home language - French - component - Part A. - Q 15
HLnAW1R	Language : Home language - first write-in - component - Part A. - Q 15
HLNBCount	Home language B : Number of responses to the language spoken regularly at home question - Q 15
HLnBDr	Language : Home language derived - retrieval - Part B - Q 15
HLnBEn	Language : Home language - English - component - Part B. - Q 15
HLnBFr	Language : Home language - French - component - Part B. - Q 15
HLnBW1R	Language : Home language - first write-in - component - Part B. - Q 15
HLnDr	Language : Home language derived - retrieval - Part A. - Q 15
LnWACount	Language of work A : Number of responses to the language of work question - Part A. - Q 48
LnWADr	Language of work derived - Part A. - Q 48
LnWAEn	Language of work - Part A - English. - Q 48
LnWAFr	Language of work - Part A - French. - Q 48
LnWAW1R	Language of work - first write-in - component- Part A. - Q 48
LnWBCount	Language of work B : Number of responses to the language of work question - Part B. - Q 48
LnWBDr	Language of work derived - Part B. - Q 48
LnWBEn	Language of work - Part B - English. - Q 48
LnWBFr	Language of work - Part B - French. - Q 48
LnWBW1R	Language of work - first write-in - component- Part B. - Q 48
MTgCount	Mother tongue : Number of responses to the mother tongue question - Q 16
MTNDr	Language : Mother tongue derived - Derived
MTNEn	Language : Mother tongue (English) - component - Derived
MTNFr	Language : Mother tongue (French) - component - Derived
MTNW1R	Language : Mother Tongue - First Write-In - component - Derived
NOLCount	Non-official language : Number of responses given to the non-official language question - Q 14
NOLW1R	Language : Non-official language - First write-in - component - Q 14
NOLW2R	Language : Non-official language - Second write-in - component - Q 14
NOLW3R	Language : Non-official language - Third write-in - component - Q 14
OLN	Language : Official language - Q 13

Mobility
Variable	Description
CMA1	Mobility 1 : Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
CMA5	Mobility 5 : Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
CO1	Mobility 1 : Country of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
CO5	Mobility 5 : Country of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
CSDType1	Mobility 1 : Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
CSDType5	Mobility 5 : Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
Mob1	Mobility 1 : Mobility Status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
Mob5	Mobility 5 : Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
PCD1	Mobility 1 : Census division of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
PCD5	Mobility 5 : Census division of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
PCSD1	Mobility 1 : Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
PCSD5	Mobility 5 : Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
PR1	Mobility 1 : Province or territory of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
PR5	Mobility 5 : Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
RUUB1	Mobility 1 : Rural-urban place of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
RUUB5	Mobility 5 : Rural-urban place of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24
SAC1	Statistical Area Classification 1 year ago - Form2b
SAC5	Statistical Area Classification 5 years ago - Form2b

Unpaid Work
Variable	Description
HhWork	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Doing Unpaid Housework - Q 33a
KidCare	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Looking After Children, Without Pay - Q 33b
SrCare	Unpaid work : Hours Spent Providing Unpaid Care or Assistance to Seniors - Q 33c
UnP1Flg	Unpaid work : Unpaid work imputation flag - Derived
UnPWork	Unpaid Work : Summary variable for unpaid work - Q 33abc

Visible Minority
Variable	Description
DPGrSum	Population Group: Summary - Q 19
DVisMin	Visible minority population: Detailed - Q 19
DVMHist	Visible minority population: Detailed, historical - Q 19
VMBlack	Population Group: Black - Q 19
VMChin	Population Group: Chinese - Q 19
VMFilip	Population Group: Filipino - Q 19
VMJapan	Population Group: Japanese - Q 19
VMKorea	Population Group: Korean - Q 19
VMLatAm	Population Group: Latin American - Q 19
VMSAsia	Population Group: South Asian - Q 19
VMSEA	Population Group: Southeast Asian - Q 19
VMWAsia	Population Group: West Asian - Q 19
VMWhite	Population Group: White - Q 19

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Elect	Annual payment for electricity CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Q H6a
FCond	Condominium fees CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Q H8f
Fuel	Annual payment for fuel(s) CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Q H6b
GrosRt	Rent, gross - Derived
MortG	Monthly mortgage payments CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Q H8a
OMP	Owner's major payment - Derived
OtSer	Annual payment for water and other municipal services CAUTION - See cautionary note. - Q H6c
Rent	Rent monthly cash CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Derived
Taxes	Annual property taxes CAUTION - This is a complex variable. See cautionary note. - Q H8c
Value	Value of dwelling - Q H8d

Geography
Variable	Description
RuSize	Rural/urban size code - Derived

Income
Variable	Description
AfTaxI	Income: After-tax income - Derived
CfEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust census family income based on census family composition - Derived
CfInc	Income : Census family total income - Derived
CfInc_AT	Income: After-tax income of census families - Derived
CfInc_AT_PP	Income: After-tax income of census families for all persons - Derived
CfInc_PP	Income : Census family income for all persons. - Derived
CHDBN	Income : Child benefits - Q 52d
CQPPB	Income : Canada/Québec Pension Plan benefits - Q 52f
EfEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust economic family income based on economic family composition - Derived
EfInc	Income : Economic family total income - Derived
EfInc_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families - Derived
EfInc_AT	Income: After-tax income of economic families - Derived
EfInc_AT_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families - Derived
EfInc_AT_PP	Income: After-tax income of economic families for all persons - Derived
EfInc_PP	Income : Economic family income for all persons. - Derived
EICBN	Income : Employment Insurance benefits - Q 52g
EmpIn	Income : Employment income - Q 52abc
EmpIn_AE_PP	Income: Employment income adjusted for economic family size - Derived
FarmI	Income : Net Farm self-employment income - Q 52b
GovtI	Income : Other government income - Q 52h
GTRfs	Income : Total government transfer payments - Derived
HhEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust household income based on household composition - Derived
HhInc	Income : Household total income - Derived
HhInc_AT	Income: After-tax income of households - Derived
HhInc_AT_PP	Income: After-tax income of households for all persons - Derived
HhInc_PP	Income : Household total income for all persons. - Derived
IncTax	Income: Income tax paid - Q 52
Invst	Income : Investment income - Q 52i
MrkInc	Income : Market income - Derived
OASGI	Income : Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement - Q 52e
OtInc	Income : Other money income - Q 52k
Retir	Income : Retirement pensions - Q 52j
SelfI	Income : Net Non-farm self-employment income - Q 52c
SempI	Income : Total self employment income - Q 52bc
TotInc	Income : Total income - Q 52
Wages	Income : Wages and salaries - Q 52a

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWDist2	JTW : POW Commuting distance capped maximum of 201 kilometres - Derived

Mobility
Variable	Description
POP	Population size group of current census subdivision of residence (2006) - Derived
POP1	Mobility 1 : Population size group of census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (2005) - Q 23
POP5	Mobility 5 : Population size group of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (2001) - Q 24

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompW1	Composite Weight (HHLDWT + OCCWTH-1) -
CompW2	Composite Weight (PERSWT + OCCWTP-1) -

NHS

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
AbAncSm	Aboriginal: Aboriginal ancestry - Selected single and multiple response combinations
AbArResI	Aboriginal: Inuit area of residence - CAUTION: see long description
AbDerr	Aboriginal: Aboriginal identity - Summary
ABFNIDRG	Aboriginal: First Nations (North American Indian) single identity & Registered or Treaty Indian status
AbIdent	Aboriginal: Aboriginal identity - Detailed
ABIDENTM	Aboriginal: Aboriginal identity - Detailed, with additional multiple responses
AsRr	Aboriginal: Aboriginal group (Question 18)
BFNCBR	Aboriginal: Membership in a First Nation or Indian band
RgIndR	Aboriginal: Registered or Treaty Indian Status

Activity Limitations
Variable	Description
ADifclty	Difficulty with activities of daily living.
ARHome	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity at home.
AROthr	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity in other activities (e.g., transportation or leisure).
ARWkSc	Reduction in the amount or kind of activity at work or at school.
DisAbFl	Activity difficulties/activity reductions at home, at work or school, or other.
Disabil	Activity difficulties/reductions: Combinations of one or more activity difficulties/reduction

Demography
Variable	Description
AGEGR5	Age by 5-year age groups
BrthYr	Date of birth: Year
ComLaw	Common-law status
DayB	Date of birth: Day
MarSt	Marital status (legal)
MarStH	Marital status (de facto)
MthBd	Date of birth: Month
Sex	Sex

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Built	Period of construction of dwelling
DocTp	Document type classification (Person)
DType	Structural type of dwelling
HhldRes	Household on reserve
NOS	Housing suitability
PIT	Property taxes included in mortgage payments
PresMortG	Mortgage, presence of
RCond	Tenure - Condominium
Rpair	Condition of dwelling
Stien1	Person 1 is a household maintainer
Stien2	Person 2 is a household maintainer
Stien3	Person 3 is a household maintainer
Stien4	Person 4 is a household maintainer
Stien5	Person 5 is a household maintainer
Stien8	A person who does not live here is a household maintainer
Stmp	Person responsible for household payments
Subsidy	Subsidized housing
Tenur	Tenure

Education
Variable	Description
ATTSCH	Education: Attendance at school - Detailed
ATTSCHSUM	Education: Attendance at school - Summary
CIP2000	Education: Major field of study, detailed (based on CIP Canada 2000, historical)
CIP2000_2	Education: Major field of study, 2-digit series (based on CIP Canada 2000, historical)
CIP2000_4	Education: Major field of study, 4--digit sub-series (based on CIP Canada 2000, historical)
CIP2000_PRIM	Education: Major field of study, Primary Groupings (based on CIP Canada 2000, historical)
CIP2011	Education: Major field of study, detailed (based on CIP Canada 2011)
CIP2011_2	Education: Major field of study, 2 digit series (Based on CIP Canada 2011)
CIP2011_4	Education: Major field of study, 4 digit subseries (Based on CIP Canada 2011)
CIP2011_PRIM	Education: Major field of study, Primary Groupings (Based on CIP Canada 2011)
HCDD	Education: Highest certificate, diploma or degree
HCDD_14V	Education: Highest certificate, diploma or degree - Summary with university detail
HCDD_7V	Education: Highest certificate, diploma or degree - Summary
LOC_ST_RES	Education: Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
LOC_STUDY	Education: Location of study
MEDDIP	Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
PSCDDSUM	Education: Postsecondary certificates, diplomas and degrees, types obtained
SSGRAD	Education: Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent

Ethnic origin
Variable	Description
DETH123	Ethnic Origin: Single or multiple response indicator
DPGRSUM	Population group: Summary
DVisMin	Visible minority: Detailed
ETH1	Ethnic origin (component): First ethnic origin- CAUTION: see long description
ETH2	Ethnic Origin (component): Second ethnic origin - CAUTION: see long description
ETH3	Ethnic Origin (component): Third ethnic origin - CAUTION: see long description
ETH4	Ethnic Origin (component): Fourth ethnic origin - CAUTION: see long description
ETH5	Ethnic Origin (component): Fifth ethnic origin - CAUTION: see long description
ETH6	Ethnic Origin (component): Sixth ethnic origin - CAUTION: see long description

Families and family composition
Variable	Description
CF_Rp	Census family reference person
CFAGE1STPRSN	Age of first spouse/partner or parent in census family
CFAGE2NDPRSN	Age of second spouse/partner in couple census family
CFAMST	Census family status
CFAMSTDET	Census family status including detailed child status
CFAMSTSIMPLE	Census family status, simple version
CFKIDAGEMINGR	Age of youngest child in census family, by age group
CFKIDS	Indicator of whether any children are present in census family
CFKIDSET7A	Ages of children in census family by 7 categories
CFMAR1STPRSN	Legal marital status of first spouse/partner or parent in census family
CFMAR2NDPRSN	Legal marital status of second spouse/partner in couple census family
CFSEX1STPRSN	Sex of first spouse/partner or parent in census family
CFSEX2NDPRSN	Sex of second spouse/partner in couple census family
CFSTAT	Household living arrangements
CFSTATSIMPLE	Household living arrangements, simple version
CFSTRUCT	Census family structure
CFSTRUCTSIMPLE	Census family structure, simple version
EF_RP	Economic family reference person
EFAGE1STPRSN	Age of first spouse/partner, parent or other adult in economic family
EFAGE2NDPRSN	Age of second spouse/partner in couple economic family
EFAMST	Economic family status
EFAMST06	Economic family status, 2006 concept applied to 2011 data
EFAMSTSIMPLE	Economic family status, simple version
EFSEX1STPRSN	Sex of first spouse/partner, parent or other adult in economic family
EFSEX2NDPRSN	Sex of second spouse/partner in couple economic family
EFSTRUCT	Economic family structure
EFSTRUCTSIMP	Economic family structure, simple version
PRESCH0T18	Number of sons/daughters of person, up to 5 or more, aged 0 to 18
PRESCHAGEMING R	Age of youngest son/daughter of person, by age group
PRESCHILD	Indicator of whether any sons/daughters of person are present
PRESCHNUM	Number of sons/daughters of person, up to 5 or more
PRESCHSET7A	Ages of sons/daughters of person by 7 categories

Geography
Variable	Description
CMA	Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of current residence (2011)
CSDTYPE	Type of CSD
CT_LIFlag	Census tract low-income status
CTPCTCODE	Census Tract code
FSAName	FSA Code
PCD	Census division of current residence (2011)
PCSD	Census subdivision of current residence (2011)
POP_CNTR_IND	Population centre indicator
PR	Province or territory of current residence (2011)

Households
Variable	Description
HMain	Primary Household maintainer
HwClPr	Presence of the person's spouse or partner in the household
R2P1	Relationship to Person 1

Identifier
Variable	Description
C_Fam	Census family identifier within the household
E_FamPP	Economic family identifier within the household, stored at the person level
FopInd	Farm operator (indicator)

Income
Variable	Description
Consent_Tax	Income: Permission to use income tax information
EFDecile	Income: After-tax income Canada-wide decile (EF and PnEF)
LoLICOA	Income: Low income status based on LICO-AT (Person)
LoLICOB	Income: Low income status based on LICO-BT (Person)
LoLIMA	Income: Low income status based on LIM-AT
LoLIMB	Income: Low income status based on LIM-BT
LoLIMMI	Income: Low income status based on LIM-MI
LoMBM	Income: Low income status based on MBM (Person)

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWCD	JTW: Place of work census division
PWCMA	JTW: Place of work CMA or CA or MIZ
PWCommut	JTW: Place of work type of commuting
PWCSDType	JTW: Place of Work Type of CSD
PWCTCod	JTW: Place of work census tract code
PwMode	JTW: Mode of transportation to work
PwMode2	JTW: Mode of transportation to work 2
PWMODE3	JTW: Mode of transportation to work 3
PWOCC	JTW: Vehicle Occupancy
PWPR	JTW: Place of Work Province
PWSAC	JTW: Place of work statistical area classification
PWSGC	JTW: Place of Work Census Subdivision
PWStat	JTW: Place of work status

Labour Market Activities
Variable	Description
COWD	Labour: Class of worker (derived)
FPTim	Labour: Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2010
LayAB	Labour: On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business
LOKWK	Labour: Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work)
LSTWK	Labour: When last worked for pay or in self-employment
NAICS07S	Labour: Industry sectors (based on the NAICS 2007)
NAICS07SS	Labour: Industry sub-sectors (based on the NAICS 2007)
NAICS2007	Labour: Industry (based on the NAICS 2007)
NOC11BRD	Labour: Occupation broad categories (based on the NOC 2011)
NOC11HLA	Labour: Occupation highest level aggregate (based on the NOC 2011)
NOC11MAJ	Labour: Occupation major groups (based on the NOC 2011)
NOC11MIN	Labour: Occupation minor groups (based on the NOC 2011)
NOC11SKILL	Labour: NOC-Skill level category (based on the NOC 2011)
NOC2011	Labour: Occupation (based on the NOC 2011)
NOCHRD	Labour: Occupation (based on the NOC 2006 - HRSD Canada)
NOCS2006H	Labour: Occupation (based on the NOC-S 2006)
NOCSBRD	Labour: Occupation broad categories (based on the NOC-S 2006)
NOCSMAJ	Labour: Occupation major groups (based on the NOC-S 2006)
NUJOB	Labour: New job to start in four weeks or less from reference week
REASN	Labour: Reasons unable to start a job
WorkAct	Labour: Work Activity in 2010

Language
Variable	Description
FOL	Language: First official language spoken
HLnAEn	Language: Home language (A) - English - component - Part A.
HLnAFr	Language: Home language (A) - French - component - Part A.
HLnAW1R	Language: Home language (A) - first write-in - component - Part A.
HLnBDr	Language: Home language derived - retrieval - Part B
HLNBDr_ABOR	Language: Home language (B) derived - Aboriginal languages - Part B
HLNBDr_INUIT	Language: Home language (B) derived - Inuit languages - Part B
HLnBEn	Language: Home language (B) - English - component - Part B.
HLnBFr	Language: Home language (B) - French - component - Part B.
HLnBW1R	Language: Home language - first write-in - component - Part B.
HLnDr	Language: Home language (A) derived - Part A.
HLNDr_ABOR	Language: Home language (A) derived - Aboriginal languages - Part A
HLNDr_INUIT	Language: Home language (A) derived - Inuit languages - Part A
LnWADr	Language: Language of work (A) - derived - Part A.
LnWADr_ABOR	Language: Language of work (A) derived - Aboriginal languages - Part A
LnWADr_INUIT	Language: Language of work (A) derived - Inuit languages - Part A.
LnWAEn	Language: Language of work (A) - English - component - Part A.
LnWAFr	Language: Language of work (A) - French - component - Part A.
LnWAW1R	Language: Language of work (A) - first write-in - component - Part A.
LnWBDr	Language: Language of work (B) - derived - Part B.
LnWBDr_ABOR	Language: Language of work (B) derived - Aboriginal languages - Part B
LnWBDr_INUIT	Language: Language of work (B) derived - Inuit languages - Part B.
LnWBEn	Language: Language of work (B) - English - component - Part B.
LnWBFr	Language: Language of work (B) - French - component - Part B.
LnWBW1R	Language: Language of work (B) - first write-in - component - Part B.
MTNDr	Language: Mother tongue derived
MTNDr_ABOR	Language: Mother tongue derived - Aboriginal
MTNDr_INUIT	Language: Mother tongue derived - Inuit languages
MTNEn	Language: Mother tongue (English) - component
MTNFr	Language: Mother tongue (French) - component
MTNW1R	Language: Mother Tongue - First Write-In - component
NOLW1R	Language: Non-official language - First write-in - component
NOLW2R	Language: Non-official language - Second write-in - component - CAUTION: see long description
NOLW3R	Language: Non-official language - Third write-in - component - CAUTION: see long description
OLN	Language: Official languages

Mobility
Variable	Description
CMA1	Mobility 1: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago (2010)
CMA5	Mobility 5: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago (2006)
CO1	Mobility 1: Country of residence 1 year ago (2010)
CO5	Mobility 5: Country of residence 5 years ago (2006)
CSDType1	Mobility 1: Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago (2010)
CSDType5	Mobility 5: Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago (2006)
Mob1	Mobility 1: Mobility Status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2010)
MOB1CMA	Mobility 1: Inter & intra CMA mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2010)\x09
MOB1CMACA	Mobility 1: Inter & intra CMA and CA mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2010)
MOB1PR	Mobility 1: Inter & intra provincial mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago (2010)
Mob5	Mobility 5: Mobility Status - Place of residence 5 years ago (2006)
MOB5CMA	Mobility 5: Inter & intra CMA mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago (2006)
MOB5CMACA	Mobility 5: Inter & intra CMA and CA mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago (2006)
MOB5PR	Mobility 5: Inter & intra provincial mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago (2006)
PCD1	Mobility 1: Census division of residence 1 year ago (2010)
PCD5	Mobility 5: Census division of residence 5 years ago (2006)
PCSD1	Mobility 1: Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago (2010)
PCSD5	Mobility 5: Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago (2006)
PR1	Mobility 1: Province or territory of residence 1 year ago (2010)
PR5	Mobility 5: Province or territory of residence 5 years ago (2006)
SAC1	Mobility 1: Statistical Area Classification of residence 1 year ago (2010)
SAC5	Mobility 5: Statistical Area Classification of residence 5 years ago (2006)

Place of birth, immigration and citizenship
Variable	Description
CitBir	Citizenship (component): Canadian citizens by birth
Citizen	Citizenship: Citizenship status and type - Summary
Citnat	Citizenship (component): Canadian citizens by naturalization
CitOth1	Citizenship (component): Other country of citizenship - First write-in
CitOth2	Citizenship (component): Other country of citizenship - Second write-in
CitSm	Citizenship: Citizenship status - Summary
FAMGENSTAT	Generation status in the household
FAMMIDSTAT	Middle generation status in the household
GenDet	Generation status: Detailed
GenStPOB	Generation status: Summary
ImmDer	Immigration: Immigrant status
PerImmA	Immigration: Period of immigration (by five year group)
PerImmB	Immigration: Period of immigration (standard variable)
POB	Place of birth: Detailed
POBDer	Place of birth of respondent: Summary
POBF	Place of birth of father: Detailed
POBM	Place of birth of mother: Detailed
YRIM	Immigration: Year of immigration

Religion
Variable	Description
Relig	Religion: Detailed responses
RELIGDER	Religion: Aggregated responses

Demography
Variable	Description
AGECONT	Age expressed as a continuous number

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
Elect	Annual payment for electricity
FCond	Condominium fees
Fuel	Annual payment for fuels
GrosRt	Rent, gross
MortG	Monthly mortgage payments
OMP	Owner's major payment
OtSer	Annual payment for water and other municipal services
Rent	Rent monthly cash
Taxes	Annual property taxes
Value	Value of dwelling

Identifier
Variable	Description
PersNo	Person identifier within the household

Income
Variable	Description
CapGn	Income: Net capital gains or losses
CfEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust census family income based on census family composition
CfInc_AT_PP	Income: After-tax income of census families for all persons
CfInc_PP	Income: Census family income for all persons
CHDBN	Income: Child benefits
ChldC	Income: Child care expenses paid
CQPPB	Income: Canada/Québec Pension Plan benefits
Deduc	Income: Non-discretionary spending for the MBM
DIMBM	Income: Disposable income for MBM
EfDeducMBM	Income: Non-discretionary spending for the MBM of economic families
EfDIMBM_PP	Income: Disposable income for MBM for economic families and persons not in economic families
EfDIMBM_Sz_PP	Income: Adjusted disposable income for MBM for economic families and persons not in economic family
EfEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust economic family income based on economic family composition
EfEq2_PP	Income: Adjustment factor for the economic family (square root)
EfInc_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EfInc_AT_AE_PP	Income: Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EfInc_AT_PP	Income: After-tax income of economic families for all persons
EFINC_AT_SZ_PP	Income: Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EfInc_PP	Income: Economic family income for all persons
EFINC_SZ_PP	Income: Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families
EICBN	Income: Employment insurance benefits
EmpIn	Income: Employment income
EmpIn_AE_PP	Income: Employment income adjusted for economic family size (EF and PnEF)
FarmI	Income: Net farm self-employment income
GovtI	Income: Other government income
GTRfs	Income: Total government transfer payments
HhEq1_PP	Income: Factor used to adjust household income based on household composition
HhEq2_PP	Income: LIM income adjustment factor for the household
HhInc	Income: Household total income
HhInc_AT	Income: After-tax income of households
HhInc_AT_Sz_PP	Income: Adjusted after-tax income of households for all persons
HhInc_Sz_PP	Income: Adjusted household total income for all persons
HhMrkInc	Income: Market income of households
HhMrkInc_Sz_PP	Income: Adjusted market income of households for all persons
IncTax	Income: Income tax paid
Invst	Income: Investment income
LoLICOA_Gap	Income: Low-income gap based on after-tax low income cut-off (LICO-AT)
LoLICOA_Line	Income: Low-income cut-off based on after-tax income
LoLICOA_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on LICO-AT
LoLICOA_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on LICO-AT
LoLICOB_Gap	Income: Low income gap based on before-tax low-income cut-off (LICO-BT)
LoLICOB_Line	Income: Low income cut-off based on before-tax income
LoLICOB_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on LICO-BT
LoLICOB_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on LICO-BT
LoLIMA_Gap	Income: Low-income gap based on after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT)
LoLIMA_Line	Income: Low-income measure based on after-tax income
LoLIMA_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on LIM-AT
LoLIMA_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on LIM-AT
LoLIMB_Gap	Income: Low-income gap based on before-tax low-income measure (LIM-BT)
LoLIMB_Line	Income: Low-income measure based on before-tax income adjusted for HH size
LoLIMB_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on LIM-BT
LoLIMB_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on LIM-BT
LoLIMMI_Gap	Income: Low-income gap based on market income low-income measure (LIM-MI)
LoLIMMI_Line	Income: Low-income measure based on market income
LoLIMMI_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on LIM-MI
LoLIMMI_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on LIM-MI
LoMBM_Gap	Income: Low-income gap based on the Market Basket Measure (MBM)
LoMBM_Line	Income: Market Basket Measure (MBM) threshold
LoMBM_Ratio	Income: Low-income gap ratio based on HRSDC's MBM
LoMBM_Sev	Income: Severity of low income based on HRSDC's MBM
MrkInc	Income: Market income
OASGI	Income: Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
OtInc	Income: Other money income
OwnerAdv_PP	Income: Mortgage-less owner's advantage for the MBM disposable income
Retir	Income: Retirement pensions
SelfI	Income: Net non-farm self-employment income
SempI	Income: Total self-employment income
Sppt	Income: Child or spousal support payments
TotInc	Income: Total income
TotInc_AT	Income: After-tax income
TotInG	Income: Alternate total income including net capital gains or losses
Wages	Income: Wages and salaries

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWDA	JTW: Place of work dissemination area
PWDist2	JTW: POW Commuting distance capped maximum of 201 kilometres

Test
Variable	Description
RandomNum	Random number to facilitate creating percentile groups

Geography
Variable	Description
FedElectDistCode	Federal electoral district code
PRCDDA	Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area
PWPRCDDA	JTW: Province, Census Division, Dissemination Area

Identifier
Variable	Description
CF_ID	CF_ID
CfNum	Key for Dwelling table
DwNum
EF_ID	EF_ID
EfNum	Key for Economic Family table
HH_ID	HH_ID
HhNum	Key for Household table
PP_ID	PP_ID
PpNum	Key for Person table

Weighting
Variable	Description
CompW1	Composite Weight (HHLDWT + OCCWTH -1)
CompW2	Composite Weight (PERSWT + OCCWTP -1)

Aboriginal Population
Variable	Description
AbAncCount	Aboriginal: Aboriginal ancestry - Number of responses

Demography
Variable	Description
AGE	Age

Dwelling: Housing and shelter cost
Variable	Description
BedRm	Bedrooms, number of
Rooms	Rooms, number of

Origine ethnique
Variable	Description
ETHCOUNT	Ethnic origin: Number of responses

Families and family composition
Variable	Description
CFCNT_PP	Census family size, stored at the person level
CFKID0T14	Number of children in census family aged 0 to 14
CFKID0T18	Number of children in census family aged 0 to 18
CFKID0T4	Number of children in census family aged 0 to 4
CFKID0T5	Number of children in census family aged 0 to 5
CFKID1	Number of children in census family aged 1
CFKID10T14	Number of children in census family aged 10 to 14
CFKID15T17	Number of children in census family aged 15 to 17
CFKID15T24	Number of children in census family aged 15 to 24
CFKID18T24	Number of children in census family aged 18 to 24
CFKID2	Number of children in census family aged 2
CFKID2T5	Number of children in census family aged 2 to 5
CFKID5T9	Number of children in census family aged 5 to 9
CFKID6T14	Number of children in census family aged 6 to 14
CFKIDGE25	Number of children in census family aged 25 and over
CFKIDLT1	Number of children in census family aged less than 1
CFKIDNUM	Number of children in census family
EFCNT_PP	Economic family size, stored at the person level

Households
Variable	Description
CfHh	Number of census families in the household
CfNm	Number of persons not in a census family in the household
NStien	Number of household maintainers
NUnits	Number of persons in household

Journey to Work
Variable	Description
PWARRIVE	POW: Time of arrival at Place of Work in hours and minutes
PWARRIVENUM	POW: Time of arrival to Place of work in minutes only
PWDUR	POW: Commuting Duration
PWLEAVE	POW: Departure time in hours and minutes
PWLEAVENUM	POW: Departure Time in minutes only

Labour Market Activities
Variable	Description
Hours	Labour: Hours worked for pay or in self-employment
LF71	Labour: Labour force status (based on 1971 concepts)
LFTag	Labour: Labour force status
Weeks	Labour: Weeks worked in 2010

Language
Variable	Description
HLNACount	Language: Home language (A) - Number of responses.
HLNBCount	Language: Home language (B): Number of responses.
LnWACount	Language: Language of work (A) - Number of responses.
LnWBCount	Language: Language of work (B) - Number of responses.
MTgCount	Language: Mother tongue - Number of responses to the mother tongue question
NOLCount	Language: Non-official language - Number of languages - CAUTION: see long description

Place of birth, immigration and citizenship
Variable	Description
Age_Imm	Immigration: Age at Immigration
CitCount	Citizenship: Number of responses

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