Census of Canada, 1981: EA Long Form Basic Summary Tabulations
EAF81B10: 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 Total families

V25 V2562 - 70numeric-9 Wife under 35 yrs

V26 V2671 - 79numeric-9 Wife 35-44 yrs

V27 V2780 - 88numeric-9 Wife 45-54 yrs

V28 V2889 - 97numeric-9 over

V29 V2998 - 106numeric-9 Total husband-wife families

V30 V30107 - 115numeric-9 Male lone parent

V31 V31116 - 124numeric-9 Female lone parent under 35 yrs

V32 V32125 - 133numeric-9 Female lone parent 35-44 yrs

V33 V33134 - 142numeric-9 Female lone parent 45-54 yrs

V34 V34143 - 151numeric-9 over

V35 V35152 - 160numeric-9 Female lone parent

V36 V36161 - 169numeric-9 Total lone parent families

V37 V37170 - 178numeric-9 Total families

V38 V38179 - 187numeric-9 Tot fam: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V39 V39188 - 196numeric-9 Tot fam: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V40 V40197 - 205numeric-9 French

V41 V41206 - 214numeric-9 Tot fam: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V42 V42215 - 223numeric-9 Total families: Wife-Off lang English only

V43 V43224 - 232numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang English only: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V44 V44233 - 241numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang English only: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V45 V45242 - 250numeric-9 French

V46 V46251 - 259numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang English only: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V47 V47260 - 268numeric-9 Total families: Wife-Off lang French only

V48 V48269 - 277numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang French only: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V49 V49278 - 286numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang French only: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V50 V50287 - 295numeric-9 French

V51 V51296 - 304numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang French only: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V52 V52305 - 313numeric-9 French

V53 V53314 - 322numeric-9 French: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V54 V54323 - 331numeric-9 French: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V55 V55332 - 340numeric-9 French

V56 V56341 - 349numeric-9 French: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V57 V57350 - 358numeric-9 Total families: Wife-Off lang Neither English nor French

V58 V58359 - 367numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang Neither English nor French: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V59 V59368 - 376numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang Neither English nor French: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V60 V60377 - 385numeric-9 French

V61 V61386 - 394numeric-9 Tot fam: Wife-Off lang Neither English nor French: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V62 V62395 - 403numeric-9 Total husband-wife families

V63 V63404 - 412numeric-9 H-W fam: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V64 V64413 - 421numeric-9 H-W fam: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V65 V65422 - 430numeric-9 French

V66 V66431 - 439numeric-9 H-W fam: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V67 V67440 - 448numeric-9 Total male lone parent families

V68 V68449 - 457numeric-9 Male LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V69 V69458 - 466numeric-9 Male LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V70 V70467 - 475numeric-9 French

V71 V71476 - 484numeric-9 Male LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V72 V72485 - 493numeric-9 Total female lone parent families

V73 V73494 - 502numeric-9 Female LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V74 V74503 - 511numeric-9 Female LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V75 V75512 - 520numeric-9 French

V76 V76521 - 529numeric-9 Female LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French

V77 V77530 - 538numeric-9 Total lone parent families

V78 V78539 - 547numeric-9 LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang English only

V79 V79548 - 556numeric-9 LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang French only

V80 V80557 - 565numeric-9 French

V81 V81566 - 574numeric-9 LP fam: Husband or LP-Off lang Neither English nor French