DOI: 10.5683/sp3/mx8hgj
title: 2006 Census of Population [Canada] Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Individuals File (version 2)
title: Individuals File
title: 2006 Census PUMF: Individuals File
title: Fichier des particuliers, (fichiers de microdonnées à grande diffusion) du Recensement de 2006

description: &lt;p&gt;The 2006 Census public use microdata file (PUMF) on individuals contains 844,476 records, representing 2.7% of the Canadian population. These records were drawn from a sample of one-fifth of the Canadian population (sample data from questionnaire 2B). The 2006 PUMF includes 123 variables. Of these, 102 variables, or 83%, come from the individual universe and 21 variables, or 17%, are drawn from the family, household and dwelling universes. The file does not include people living in institutions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Since the 1971 Census, Statistics Canada has traditionally produced three public use microdata files: the Individual File, the Family File and the Household and Dwelling File. To meet users’ needs and allow international comparison of PUMFs, Statistics Canada has decided to produce two files for the 2006 Census: The Individual File and the Hierarchical File. The latter file will contain combined data from the family, household and dwelling universes.&lt;/p&gt;
description: Migration from Nesstar
description: Census of Population
description: Notes: Revised data file and SAS file were received from Statistics Canada to address problems with the following two variables: Variable MFS<br> A discrepancy involving labelling in the PUMF dataset and codebook has been detected. The 'no postsecondary qualifications' category of the MFS – 'Major Field of study' (based on the MFS Classification – Historical) variable is reported as having the value 11 in the codebook, while the 'no postsecondary qualifications' category is represented by the value 12 in the dataset. Variable ATTSCH<br> A discrepancy in the SAS program source code has been reported. The SAS program source code contains the mnemonic 'SCHATT' to describe 'attendance at school,' the proper mnemonic for 'attendance at school' is 'ATTSCH.' Both of these issues have been corrected in Version 2;Notes: <strong>Reduced level of detail</strong> this product contains only information on the largest census metropolitan areas and the provinces. Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are grouped under the term 'Northern Canada.' the data have been aggregated in such a way as to preserve confidentiality while, at the same time, providing as much detail as possible in order to maintain the analytical value of the file. For example, the data on occupation do not indicate 'physician', but rather the more general category 'occupations in medicine and health.' This category also includes other medical occupations, such as 'nurse.' <strong>Data not available</strong><br> For a few records, the codes for certain variables were changed to indicate Not available, so as to guarantee data confidentiality. Users must make sure to exclude them from their calculations. <strong>Lower and upper income limits</strong><br> The PUMF contains lower and upper income limits. Thus, the data on total income and sources of income are adjusted proportionally. <strong>New Features</strong> The content of the 2006 PUMF is largely the same as that of the 2001 PUMF. However, various changes should be noted, resulting from new questions in the 2006 Census and more generally from improvement of the content of the file. Note that the 2006 PUMF does not contain, as in 2001, variables with two levels of content: more detailed content for Quebec, Ontario and the West and less detailed content for the Atlantic provinces and the territories. Because the duplication of variables did not entail an increase in content, duplicate variables were eliminated from the 2006 PUMF and replaced by a single variable with content for all of Canada. Changes in the content of the 2006 Census questionnaire<br> New variables were inserted to reflect the content of the 2006 Census questionnaire Income<br> For some respondents, Statistics Canada has income data obtained directly from Canada Revenue Agency. As a result, the 2006 PUMF now includes the variables 'after-tax income' and 'income tax paid.' Schooling<br> The 2B questionnaire for the 2006 Census contains two new questions on the location of study and the major field of study based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000. The 2006 PUMF includes these new variables, which indicate, firstly, the province or territory (in Canada) or the country (outside Canada) where the highest certificate, diploma or degree was obtained and secondly, the major field of study. Religion<br> The question on religion was not asked in the 2006 Census. Improvement of the content of the file<br> Change in the content of certain variables Geography<br> In 2006, four new census metropolitan area groupings were added: 'Brantford - Guelph - Barrie,' 'Kingston - Peterborough,' 'Kelowna - Abbotsford' and 'Moncton - Saint John.' Ethnic origin<br> The variable 'ethnic origins (EthDer),' derived from single responses and some multiple responses, includes six categories more than the 2001 variable ETHNI. The multiple response categories remain the same, but six single response categories were added for ethnic origins that showed a sizable increase in 2006. Non-official languages<br> The 2006 variable 'knowledge of non-official languages - derived - single responses and multiple responses' replaces the 15 'Knowledge of... 'variables used in 2001. The 2006 version identifies 25 different single response categories and one multiple response category for non-official languages. Other new variables in the 2006 PUMF<br> Labour market activities. This variable (WrkAct) indicates the number of weeks in which persons worked for pay or in self-employment, in 2005 (see details in the section labour market activities). Journey to work. This section includes a new variable, province of work (PWPR). It represents the geographic location of the place of work of persons aged 15 and over, excluding institutional residents, who worked since January 1, 2005 (see detailed definition in the section journey to work). Visible minority. The variable VisMinH (visible minority population, historical) is inserted in the 2006 PUMF. Estimation. In addition to the weighting variable (WEIGHT), the 2006 PUMF has eight weighting factors for replicates, for purposes of estimating sampling variability (WT1-WT8). ;