Census of Canada, 1981: EA Long Form Basic Summary Tabulations
EAD81B10: 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 FED3 - 5numeric-3 Federal electoral district

V3 EA6 - 8numeric-3 Enumeration area

V4 CD9 - 10numeric-2 Census division

V5 CSDGC11 - 13numeric-3 Census subdivision geographical classification

V6 CSDS14 - 14numeric-1 CSD population size group
1    over
2    100,000 - 499,999
3    30,000 - 99,999
4    10,000 - 29,999
5    5,000 - 9,999
6    2,500 - 4,999
7    1,000 - 2,499
8    0 - 999

V7 CSDTN15 - 17numeric-3 CSD type name

V8 CSDT18 - 19numeric-2 CSD type code

V9 CCSGC20 - 22numeric-3 Census consolidated subdivision geographical classification

V10 CA23 - 25numeric-3 Census metropolitan area/Census agglomeration

V11 CAP26 - 26numeric-1 CMA/CA part
1    Urbanized core
2    Urban fringe
3    Rural fringe

V12 CASL27 - 27numeric-1 CMA/CA selector
0    Not a CMA/CA
1    CMA
2    CA

V13 CASZ28 - 28numeric-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

V14 CTPN29 - 35numeric-7 Census tract/Provincial census tract name

V15 CT36 - 39numeric-4 Census tract/Provincial census tract code

V16 SPR40 - 41numeric-2 Subprovincial region

V17 UAC42 - 45numeric-4 Urban area code/Rural indicator

V18 URS46 - 46numeric-1 Urabn area population size group
0    Rural
1    over
2    100,000 - 499,999
3    30,000 - 99,999
4    10,000 - 29,999
5    5,000 - 9,999
6    2,500 - 4,999
7    1 - 2,499

V19 BLANK147 - 47numeric-1 Blank

V20 BLANK248 - 48numeric-1 Blank

V21 BLANK349 - 49numeric-1 Blank

V22 HGIMPIND50 - 50numeric-1 Indian Reserve: High imputation area indicator
1    Includes IR or part of IR

V23 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

V24 V2453 - 61numeric-9 over

V25 V2562 - 70numeric-9 over: Males

V26 V2671 - 79numeric-9 over: Females

V27 V2780 - 88numeric-9 Non-movers: Total

V28 V2889 - 97numeric-9 Non-movers: Males

V29 V2998 - 106numeric-9 Non-movers: Females

V30 V30107 - 115numeric-9 Non-migrants: Total

V31 V31116 - 124numeric-9 Non-migrants: Males

V32 V32125 - 133numeric-9 Non-migrants: Females

V33 V33134 - 142numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Total

V34 V34143 - 151numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Males

V35 V35152 - 160numeric-9 Migrants from same prov: Females

V36 V36161 - 169numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Total

V37 V37170 - 178numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Males

V38 V38179 - 187numeric-9 Migrants from diff. prov: Females

V39 V39188 - 196numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Total

V40 V40197 - 205numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Males

V41 V41206 - 214numeric-9 Migrants from outside Canada: Females

V42 V42215 - 223numeric-9 Migrants: Total

V43 V43224 - 232numeric-9 Migrants: Males

V44 V44233 - 241numeric-9 Migrants: Females

V45 V45242 - 250numeric-9 Movers: Total

V46 V46251 - 259numeric-9 Movers: Males

V47 V47260 - 268numeric-9 Movers: Females