Census of Canada, 1981: EA Short Form Basic Summary Tabulations
EAH81A10: 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 F253 - 63numeric-11 Total pvt households

V25 F364 - 74numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 1 person

V26 F475 - 85numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 2 persons

V27 F586 - 96numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 3 persons

V28 F697 - 107numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 4 persons

V29 F7108 - 118numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 5 persons

V30 F8119 - 129numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 6 persons

V31 F9130 - 140numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 7 persons

V32 F10141 - 151numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 8 persons

V33 F11152 - 162numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 9 persons

V34 F12163 - 173numeric-11 Pvt hhlds - 10 or more persons

V35 F13174 - 184numeric-11 Tot persons in pvt hhlds

V36 F14185 - 195numeric-11 Avg no. of persons per hhld

V37 F15196 - 206numeric-11 Total census family hhlds

V38 F16207 - 217numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 2 persons

V39 F17218 - 228numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 3 persons

V40 F18229 - 239numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 4 persons

V41 F19240 - 250numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 5 persons

V42 F20251 - 261numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 6 persons

V43 F21262 - 272numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 7 persons

V44 F22273 - 283numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 8 persons

V45 F23284 - 294numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 9 persons

V46 F24295 - 305numeric-11 Cen fam hhlds - 10 or more persons

V47 F25306 - 316numeric-11 Tot no. of persons in cen fam hhlds

V48 F26317 - 327numeric-11 Avg. no. of persons per cen fam hhld

V49 F27328 - 338numeric-11 Tot pvt hhlds

V50 F28339 - 349numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: Without chldrn: Without addnl person

V51 F29350 - 360numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: Without chldrn: With addnl person

V52 F30361 - 371numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: Without chldrn

V53 F31372 - 382numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: With chldrn: Without addnl person

V54 F32383 - 393numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: With chldrn: With addnl person

V55 F33394 - 404numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam: With chldrn

V56 F34405 - 415numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: H-W fam

V57 F35416 - 426numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: LP fam: Without addnl person

V58 F36427 - 437numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: LP fam: With addnl person

V59 F37438 - 448numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds: LP fam

V60 F38449 - 459numeric-11 Prim fam hhlds

V61 F39460 - 470numeric-11 Sec fam hhlds: H-W fam: Without chldrn

V62 F40471 - 481numeric-11 Sec fam hhlds: H-W fam: With chldrn

V63 F41482 - 492numeric-11 Sec fam hhlds: H-W fam

V64 F42493 - 503numeric-11 Sec fam hhlds: LP fam

V65 F43504 - 514numeric-11 Sec fam hhlds

V66 F44515 - 525numeric-11 One fam hhlds

V67 F45526 - 536numeric-11 Multiple fam hhlds

V68 F46537 - 547numeric-11 Family hhlds

V69 F47548 - 558numeric-11 Non-fam hhlds - One person only

V70 F48559 - 569numeric-11 Non-fam hhlds - Two or more persons

V71 F49570 - 580numeric-11 Non-fam hhlds