Census of Canada, 1981: CT Long Form Basic Summary Tabulations
CTD81B20: Record Layout

Principal investigator: Statistics Canada
DDMS dictionary by Sushil Kumar, UT/DLS 09/2003
Based on documentation prepared by Statistics Canada
DAIS ddims software provided by Health Canada


Field Name Position Format Description
V1 RP1 - 2numeric-2 Region and province
0    Canada
10    Newfoundland
11    Prince Edward Island
12    Nova Scotia
13    New Brunswick
24    Quebec
35    Ontario
46    Manitoba
47    Saskatchewan
48    Alberta
59    British Columbia
60    Yukon
61    Northwest Territories

V2 CMACA3 - 5numeric-3 Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration

V3 CTPN6 - 12numeric-7 Census tract/Provincial census tract name

V4 CT13 - 16numeric-4 Census tract/Provincial census tract code

V5 CASL17 - 17numeric-1 CMA/CA selector
0    Not a CMA/CA
1    CMA
2    CA

V6 CASZ18 - 18numeric-1 CMA/CA population size group
0    Not a CMA/CA
1    over
2    500,000 - 999,999
3    250,000 - 499,999
4    100,000 - 249,999
5    50,000 - 99,999
6    25,000 - 49,999
7    10,000 - 24,999

V7 GEONAME19 - 49numeric-31 Name of the geographic area

V8 HGIMPIND50 - 50numeric-1 Indian Reserve: High imputation area indicator
1    Includes IR or part of IR

V9 RECTYPE51 - 52numeric-2 Record type
1    Canada
2    Provinces
3    Remainder
10    CMA/CA
12    Prov. CT subtotal
13    Census tracts
15    Prov. census tracts
16    Census divisions
17    Census subdivisions
18    Federal electoral districts
19    Enumeration areas

V10 ADMIN52 - 52numeric-1 This variable not to be used

V11 V1153 - 61numeric-9 over: Total

V12 V1262 - 70numeric-9 over: Males

V13 V1371 - 79numeric-9 over: Females

V14 V1480 - 88numeric-9 Non-movers: Total

V15 V1589 - 97numeric-9 Non-movers: Males

V16 V1698 - 106numeric-9 Non-movers: Females

V17 V17107 - 115numeric-9 Non-migrants: Total

V18 V18116 - 124numeric-9 Non-migrants: Males

V19 V19125 - 133numeric-9 Non-migrants: Females

V20 V20134 - 142numeric-9 Migrants from same CMA/CA: Total

V21 V21143 - 151numeric-9 Migrants from same CMA/CA: Males

V22 V22152 - 160numeric-9 Migrants from same CMA/CA: Females

V23 V23161 - 169numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, diff. CMA/CA: Total

V24 V24170 - 178numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, diff. CMA/CA: Males

V25 V25179 - 187numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, diff. CMA/CA: Females

V26 V26188 - 196numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, non CMA/CA: Total

V27 V27197 - 205numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, non CMA/CA: Males

V28 V28206 - 214numeric-9 Migrants from same prov, non CMA/CA: Females

V29 V29215 - 223numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Total

V30 V30224 - 232numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Males

V31 V31233 - 241numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Females

V32 V32242 - 250numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov CMA/CA: Total

V33 V33251 - 259numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov CMA/CA: Males

V34 V34260 - 268numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov CMA/CA: Females

V35 V35269 - 277numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov non CMA/CA: Total

V36 V36278 - 286numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov non CMA/CA: Males

V37 V37287 - 295numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov non CMA/CA: Females

V38 V38296 - 304numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Total

V39 V39305 - 313numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Males

V40 V40314 - 322numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Females

V41 V41323 - 331numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Total

V42 V42332 - 340numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Males

V43 V43341 - 349numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Females

V44 V44350 - 358numeric-9 Migrants: Total

V45 V45359 - 367numeric-9 Migrants: Males

V46 V46368 - 376numeric-9 Migrants: Females

V47 V47377 - 385numeric-9 Movers: Total

V48 V48386 - 394numeric-9 Movers: Males

V49 V49395 - 403numeric-9 Movers: Females