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ERTAB	Position	1	Length	3
Economic regions.
001	1971 boundaries - Newfoundland (1976 to 1983)
002	1971 boundaries - Newfoundland (1976 to 1983)
003	1971 boundaries - Newfoundland (1976 to 1983)
004	1971 boundaries - Newfoundland (1976 to 1983)
010	1981 boundaries - Newfoundland (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Newfoundland (1987 to present)
020	1981 boundaries - Newfoundland (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Newfoundland (1987 to present)
021	1971 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1976 to 1983)
022	1971 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1976 to 1983)
023	1971 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1976 to 1983)
024	1971 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1976 to 1983)
025	1971 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1976 to 1983)
030	1981 boundaries - Newfoundland (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Newfoundland (1987 to present)
031	1971 boundaries - New Brunswick (1976 to 1983)
032	1971 boundaries - New Brunswick (1976 to 1983)
033	1971 boundaries - New Brunswick (1976 to 1983)
034	1971 boundaries - New Brunswick (1976 to 1983)
035	1971 boundaries - New Brunswick (1976 to 1983)
040	1981 boundaries - Newfoundland (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Newfoundland (1987 to present)
041	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
042	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
043	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
044	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
045	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
046	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
047	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
048	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
049	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983)
050	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
051	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
052	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
053                                  1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
054                                  1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
055	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
056	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
057	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
058	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
059	1971 boundaries - Ontario (1976 to 1983)
061	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
062	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
063	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)

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064	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
065	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
066	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
067	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
068	1971 boundaries - Manitoba (1976 to 1983)
071	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
072	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
073	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
074	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
075	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
076	1971 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1976 to 1983)
081	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
082	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
083	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
084	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
085	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
086	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
087	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
088	1971 boundaries - Alberta (1976 to 1983)
091	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
092	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
093	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
094	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
095	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
096	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
097	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
098	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
099	1971 boundaries - British Columbia (1976 to 1983)
100	1971 boundaries - Prince Edward Island (1976 to 1983) (formerly 10)
	1981 boundaries - Prince Edward Island (1984 to 1986)
110	1991 boundaries - Prince Edward Island (1987 to present)
210	1981 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1987 to present)
220	1981 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1987 to present)
230	1981 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1987 to present)
240	1981 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1987 to present)
250	1981 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Nova Scotia (1987 to present)

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310	1981 boundaries - New Brunswick (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - New Brunswick (1987 to present)
320	1981 boundaries - New Brunswick (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - New Brunswick (1987 to present)
330	1981 boundaries - New Brunswick (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - New Brunswick (1987 to present)
340	1981 boundaries - New Brunswick (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - New Brunswick (1987 to present)
350	1981 boundaries - New Brunswick (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - New Brunswick (1987 to present)
400	1971 boundaries - Québec (1976 to 1983) (formerly 40)
	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
410	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
411	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
412	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
415	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
420	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
425	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
430	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
433	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to
435	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
440	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
445	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
450	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
		1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present) 
455	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
460	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
461	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to1986)
462	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
463	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
464	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
465	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
470	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
475	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
480	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)
490	1981 boundaries - Québec (1984 to 1986)
		1991 boundaries - Québec (1987 to present)

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500	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
510	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
515	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
520	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
530	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
540	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
550	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
560	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
570	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
580	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
590	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
591	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
592	1981 boundaries - Ontario (1984 to 1986)
595	1991 boundaries - Ontario (1987 to present)
610	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
620	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
630	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
640	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
650	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
660	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
670	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
680	1981 boundaries - Manitoba (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Manitoba (1987 to present)
710	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)
720	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)
730	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)

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740	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)
750	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)
760	1981 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Saskatchewan (1987 to present)
810	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
820	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
830	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
840	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
850	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
860	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
870	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
880	1981 boundaries - Alberta (1984 to 1986)
	1991 boundaries - Alberta (1987 to present)
910	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
920	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
930	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
940	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
950	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
960	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
970	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
980	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
	1991 boundaries - British Columbia (1995 to present)
990	1981 boundaries - British Columbia (1984 to 1994)
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	All respondents
Note:	2001 boundaries January 1987 to present , blank before 1987.

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CMATAB	Position	4	Length	2
Census metropolitan areas (CMA) and urban centres (UC).
00	Non-CMA
01	St-John's CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
02	Charlottetown CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
03	Halifax CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
04	Cape Breton CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
05	Moncton CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
06	Saint John CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
07	Fredericton UC
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
08	Saguenay CMA - January 2003 to 2001
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
	Chicoutimi - Jonquière CMA until December 2002
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
09	Québec CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
10	Sherbrooke CMA  as of November 1986
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
11	Trois-Rivières CMA as of January 1984
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
12	Shawinigan CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
13	Drummondville CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
14	Granby CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
15	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present

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16	Montréal CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
17	Gatineau CMA - January 2003 to 2001
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
	Hull CMA - to Dec. 2002 (prior to January 1984 included in Ottawa)
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
18	Cornwall CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
19	Ottawa CMA (prior to January 1984 Ottawa - Hull)
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
20	Kingston CMA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
21	Belleville CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
22	Peterborough CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
23	Kawartha Lakes CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
24	Oshawa CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
25	Toronto CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
26	Hamilton CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
27	St. Catharines - Niagara CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
28	Kitchener - Waterloo CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
29	Brantford CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
30	Norfolk CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
31	Guelph CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present

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32	London CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
33	Chatham-Kent CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
34	Windsor CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
35	Sarnia-Clearwater CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
36	Barrie CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
37	North Bay CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
38	Sudbury CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
39	Sault Ste. Marie CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
40	Thunder Bay CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
41	Winnipeg CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
42	Regina CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
43	Saskatoon CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
44	Medicine Hat CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
45	Lethbridge CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
46	Calgary CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
47	Red Deer CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
48	Edmonton CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present

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49	Kelowna CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present 
50	Vernon CA
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
51	Kamloops CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
52	Chilliwack - Hope CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
53	Abbortsford CMA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
54	Vancouver CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
55	Victoria CMA
	1981 boundaries - 1976 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
56	Nanaimo CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
57	Prince George CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
58	Corner Brook - Deer Lake CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
59	Summerside CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
60	Truro CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
61	New Glasgow CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
62	Bathurst CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
63	Miramichi CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
64	Edmunston CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
65	Rimouski CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present

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66	Baie-Comeau CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	1996 boundaries - 1987 to present
67	Sept-Iles CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
68	Rouyn-Noranda/Val-d'Or-Malartic CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
69	Brandon CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
70	Moose Jaw CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
71	Prince Albert CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
72	Dawson Creek CA
	1981 boundaries - March 1985 to 1986
	2001 boundaries - 1987 to present
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	2001 boundaries January 1987 to present.  Blank before 1987.
UIRTAB	Position	6	Length	3
Unemployment insurance region.
001	St-John's - July 2000 to present
	St-John's - January 1987 to May 1996
002	Newfoundland and Labrador - July 2000 to present
	Newfoundland Northeast/Labrador - January 1987 to May 1996
003	All of Prince Edward Island - July 2000 to present
	Corner Brook/Gander - January 1987 to May 1996
004	Eastern Nova Scotia - July 2000 to present
	All of Prince Edward Island - January 1987 to May 1996
005	Western Nova Scotia - July 2000 to present
	Eastern Nova Scotia - January 1987 to May 1996
006	Halifax - July 2000 to present
	Central Nova Scotia - January 1987 to May 1996
007	Fredericton / Moncton / Saint John - July 2000 to present
	Halifax - January 1987 to May 1996
008	Madawaska / Charlotte - July 2000 to present
	Kings - January 1987 to May 1996
009	Restigouche / Albert - July 2000 to present
	Yarmouth - January 1987 to May 1996
010	Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine - July 2000 to present
	Saint John - January 1987 to May 1996

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011	Québec - July 2000 to present
	Fredericton - January 1987 to May 1996
012	Trois-Rivières - July 2000 to present
	Restigouche/Charlotte - January 1987 to May 1996
013	South Central Québec - July 2000 to present
	Moncton - January 1987 to May 1996
014	Sherbrooke - July 2000 to present
	Eastern Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
015	Montérégie - July 2000  to present
	Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
016	Montréal - July 2000 to present
	North Central Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
017	Central Québec - July 2000 to present
	Trois-Rivières - January 1987 to May 1996
018	Northwestern Québec - July 2000 to present
	South Central Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
019	Bas-Saint-Laurent / Côte-Nord - July 2000 to present
	Sherbrooke - January 1987 to May 1996
020	Gatineau - January 2003 to present
	Hull - July 2000 to December 2002
	St-John's - June 1996 to June 2000
	Montérégie - January 1987 to May 1996
021	Saguenay - January 2003 to present
	Chicoutimi-Jonquière - July 2000  to December 2002 
	Newfoundland/Labrador - June 1996 to June 2000
	Montréal - January 1987 to May 1996
022	Ottawa - July 2000  to present 
	Laurentides/Lanaudière - January 1987 to May 1996
023	Eastern Ontario - July 2000 to present
	All of Prince Edward Island - June 1996 to June 2000
	Ouest du Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
024	Kingston - July 2000 to present
	Eastern Nova Scotia - June 1996 to June 2000
	Hull - January 1987 to May 1996
025	Central Ontario - July 2000  to present 
	Central Nova Scotia - June 1996 to June 2000
	Northern Québec - January 1987 to May 1996
026	Oshawa - July 2000  to present 
	Halifax - June 1996 to June 2000
	Chicoutimi - Jonquière - January 1987 to May 1996
027	Toronto - July 2000  to present 
	Kings - June 1996 to June 2000
	Ottawa - January 1987 to May 1996
028	Hamilton - July 2000 to present
	Yarmouth - June 1996 to June 2000
	Eastern Ontario - January 1987 to May 1996
029	St. Catharines - July 2000 to present 
	Fredericton - June 1996 to June 2000
	Belleville/Peterborough - January 1987 to May 1996

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030	London - July 2000 to present
	Restigouche - June 1996 to June 2000
	Oshawa - January 1987 to May 1996
031	Niagara - July 2000 to present
	Toronto - January 1987 to May 1996
032	Windsor - July 2000 to present
	Hamilton - January 1987 to May 1996
033	Kitchener - July 2000 to present 
	Eastern Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	St. Catharines - January 1987 to May 1996
034	Huron - July 2000 to present
	Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	London - January 1987 to May 1996
035	South Central Ontario - July 2000 to present
	Trois-Rivières - June 1996 to June 2000
	Niagara - January 1987 to May 1996
036	Sudbury - July 2000 to present
	South Central Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	Windsor - January 1987 to May 1996
037	Thunder Bay - July 2000 to present
	Sherbrooke - June 1996 to June 2000
	Kitchener - January 1987 to May 1996
038	Northern Ontario - July 2000 to present
	Montérégie - June 1996 to June 2000
	Durham/Simcoe - January 1987 to May 1996
039	Winnipeg - July 2000 to present
	Montréal - June 1996 to June 2000
	Huron - January 1987 to May 1996
040	Southern Manitoba - July 2000 to present
	Central Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	South Central Ontario - January 1987 to May 1996
041	Northern Manitoba to present
	Western Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	Algonquin - January 1987 to May 1996
042	Regina - July 2000 to present
	Northern Québec - June 1996 to June 2000
	Sudbury - January 1987 to May 1996
043	Saskatoon - July 2000 to present
	Hull - June 1996 to June 2000
	Thunder Bay - January 1987 to May 1996
044	Southern Saskatchewan - July 2000 to present
	Chicoutimi - June 1996 to June 2000
	Northern Ontario - January 1987 to May 1996
045	Northen Saskatchewan - July 2000 to present
	Winnipeg - January 1987 to May 1996
046	Calgary - July 2000 to present
	Ottawa - June 1996 to June 2000
	Southern Manitoba - January 1987 to May 1996

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047	Edmonton - July 2000 to present
	Eastern Ontario - June 1996 to June 2000
	Northern Manitoba - January 1987 to May 1996
048	Northern Alberta - July 2000 to present
	North Central Ontario - June 1996 to June 2000
	Regina - January 1987 to May 1996
049	Southern Alberta - July 2000 to present
	Oshawa - June 1996 to June 2000
	Saskatoon - January 1987 to May 1996
050	Southern Interior British Columbia - July 2000 to present
	Toronto - June 1996 to June 2000
	Southern Saskatchewan - January 1987 to May 1996
051	Abbotsford - July 2000 to present
	Hamilton - June 1996 to June 2000
	Northern Saskatchewan - January 1987 to May 1996
052	Vancouver - July 2000 to present
	St. Catharines - June 1996 to June 2000
	Calgary - January 1987 to May 1996
053	Victoria - July 2000 to present
	London - June 1996 to June 2000
	Edmonton - January 1987 to May 1996
054	Southern Coastal British Columbia - July 2000 to present
	Niagara - June 1996 to June 2000
	Southern Alberta - January 1987 to May 1996
055	Northern British Columbia - July 2000 to present
	Windsor - June 1996 to June 2000
	Northern Alberta/Foothills - January 1987 to May 1996
056	Southern British Columbia - January 1987 to May 1996
	Kitchener - June 1996 to June 2000
057	Upper Fraser Valley - January 1987 to May 1996
	Huron - June 1996 to June 2000
058	Vancouver - January 1987 to May 1996
	South Central Ontario - June 1996 to June 2000
059	Victoria - January 1987 to May 1996
	Sudbury - June 1996 to June 2000
060	Vancouver Island - January 1987 to May 1996
	Thunder Bay - June 1996 to June 2000
061	Northern British Columbia - January 1987 to May 1996
	Northern Ontario - June 1996 to June 2000
062	Yukon and Northwest Territories - January 1987 to May 1996
064	Winnipeg - June 1996 to June 2000
065	Southern Manitoba - June 1996 to June 2000
066	Northern Manitoba - June 1996 to June 2000
067	Regina - June 1996 to June 2000
068	Saskatoon - June 1996 to June 2000
069	Southern Saskatchewan - June 1996 to June 2000
070	Northern Saskatchewan - June 1996 to June 2000
071	Calgary - June 1996 to June 2000

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072	Edmonton - June 1996 to June 2000
073	Alberta - June 1996 to June 2000
075	Southern Interior British Columbia - June 1996 to June 2000
076	Vancouver - June 1996 to June 2000
077	Victoria - June 1996 to June 2000
078	Southern Coastal British Columbia - June 1996 to June 2000
079	Northern British Columbia - June 1996 to June 2000
081	Yukon and Northwest Territories - June 1996 to June 2000
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Variable begins January 1987.
	Codes 001 to 062  from January 1987 to May 1996.
	Codes 020 to 081 beginning June 1996 to June 2000.
	Codes 001 to 055 beginning July 2000, codes 56-58 for territories.
PROV1	Position	9	Length	1
1-digit province code.
0	Newfoundland and Labrador
1	Prince Edward Island
2	Nova Scotia
3	New Brunswick
4	Québec, Nunavut
5	Ontario
6	Manitoba
7	Saskatchewan
8	Alberta, North West Territories
9	British Columbia, Yukon
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
PSEUDOUI	Position	10	Length	1
Pseudo UIC region. Pseudo in Quebec and Ontario since they have more than 10 regions.
0	9	Others
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
FRAME	Position	11	Length	1
Large CMAs will have major geographic and/or some regional strata identified by this digit; e.g. Québec has 
two Economic Regions.
0	Rural frame
1	8	Urban frame
9	Remote frame
Universe:	All respondents
Note:

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STRAFRAM	Position	12	Length	2
Usually a super-stratum .
Some regions have two cities in one code for digits 1-3.
01	99	Others
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
TYPE	Position	14	Length	2
Sample design type.
00	Remote
01	09	Rural
61	79	Urban 3 stage design
81	89	Urban Non-CMA
91	99	Urban CMA
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
CLUST	Position	16	Length	3
Cluster Id. The First-stage Sampling Unit (FSU) is identified in digits 1-3 in most designs. Within a stratum, 
the many clusters are randomly organized and usually six or a multiple of six clusters are selected. In the 3-
stage designs the digits 1-2 will define the FSU as well as the type of design and the 'cluster' will define the 
SSU (second-stage sampling unit). There are only a handful of 3-stage design strata.
001	399	For most design=FSU, for 3 stage design = SSU
400	699	Area sub-cluster
700	899	EA sub-cluster
900	999	Dummy cluster
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
ROTATION	Position	19	Length	1
Rotation number.
1	January or July rotation
2	February or August rotation
3	March or September
4	April or October
5	May or November
6	June or December
7	Special rotation for the North (Yukon, North West Territories and Nunavut)
8	Special rotation for the North (Yukon, North West Territories and Nunavut)
Universe:	All respondents
Note:

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LISTLINE	Position	20	Length	3
Sequential number assigned to every dwelling within a cluster.
001	999	Valid list line
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
MULT	Position	23	Length	1
Multiple code used for structures that have more than one dwelling.
0	Multiple dwelling
1	9	Single dwelling with a multiple
BLANK	Single dwelling, without multiple
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
REPLICAT	Position	24	Length	2
Replicate number used in variance estimation.
01	06	Variance replicate number
BLANK	Yukon, North West Territories, Nunavut
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LINE	Position	26	Length	2
Sequential number that uniquely identifies a person within a household.
00	Dwelling level
01	98	Person level
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	As of January 2004, maximum number of persons in a household is 20.
FAMID	Position	28	Length	1
Uniquely identifies an economic family in a household.
A	Z	A to Z
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
SYEAR	Position	29	Length	4
Survey year.
0000	9999	NUMC4
Universe:	All respondents
Note:

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SMTH	Position	33	Length	2
Survey month.
01	January
02	February
03	March
04	April
05	May
06	June
07	July
08	August
09	September
10	October
11	November
12	December
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
PROXY	Position	35	Length	1
Proxy/non-proxy response.
1	Yes
2	No
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Yes indicates responses were obtained from another family member, rather than from the 
	respondent directly.
PHONEINT	Position	36	Length	1
Type of interview.
1	Telephone interview
2	Personal interview
BLANK	Not known
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
DRESP	Position	37	Length	2
Final Application Status Outcome Code.  Two digit response code assigned when the case was last accessed.
00	Not started
01	Incorrect address
02	Incorrect phone number
03	Phone number not in service
04	"Fast busy signal, strange noise, dead silence"
11	Unable to contact - No one home
12	Regular busy signal

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13	Answering machine or service - no message left
14	Answering machine or service - message left
15	Call screened/blocked/forwarded
18	Interview prevented due to weather conditions
19	Interview cancelled for lack of interviewer
20	Absent for duration of survey
21	Interview requested in other official language
22	Language barrier (not official language)
23	Suspended/interrupted
24	Soft appointment; call-back required
25	Hard appointment; call-back required
26	Verification of survey requested
27	Child's phone / Contact with non-household member
28	Request for interview by another interviewer
29	Request for personal interview
43	Out of scope (business).
51	Dwelling demolished
52	Dwelling under construction
53	Vacant dwelling
55	Seasonal or secondary dwelling
56	Residents not eligible (general)
57	Moved outside Canada
58	Visitors/representatives of foreign governments
60	Institutionalized
61	Not eligible due to age
64	Deceased
66	Interview cancelled due to sample overlap
67	Withdrawn from sample (Supervisors only)
70	Fully completed household response
71	Partially completed household response
80	Household refusal
90	Unusual / Special circumstances
91	Threat to safety
95	Computer problem
99	Missing / Outstanding (not received)
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	DRESP can be blank in 1977. 
	Until August 1999, DRESP is a 3 byte field.
	Since September 1999 (CAI/Caseman), DRESP is a two-digit field. It is the first part of the 
	Application Status Code which is formed by the Outcome code (DRESP) and Action code 
	(ACTCODE).
ACTCODE	Position	39	Length	1
Final Application Status Action code.  One-digit CAI code assigned when the case was last accessed.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Until August 1999, ACTCODE was a formal part of DRESP (3bytes).
	Since September 1999 (CAI/Caseman), ACTCODE is a 1 byte field. It is the last part of the 
	Application Status Code which is formed by Outcome code (DRESP) and Action code 
	(ACTCODE).

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RCDO	Position	40	Length	1
Record output flag.
0	Non-response
1	Data received in the current month and remained unchanged
2	Data received in the current month and changed
3	Data from the previous month carried forward
4	Data from the previous month carried forward and then changed
5	Partial record imputation
6	Partial record imputation and some data changed
7	Whole record imputation
8	Whole record imputation and some data changed
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
REGOFF	Position	41	Length	2
Regional office.
11	St-John’s
12	Halifax
13	Montreal
14	Sturgeon Falls
15	Toronto 
16	Winnipeg
17	Edmonton
18	Vancouver
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	St-John's regional office closed April 1994.
	Winnipeg regional office closed April 1995.
	Sturgeon Falls regional office closed 2000.
DOCKET	Position	43	Length	6
Uniquely identifies each household in the sample within a R.O. (January 1976 to July 1996).
000001	999999	Docket number
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Docket phased out with the redesign.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
BIRTH	Position	49	Length	1
Flag to indicate whether a birth or non-birth record.
0	Non-birth
1	Birth
Universe:	All respondents
Note:

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HHSIZE	Position	50	Length	2
Number of people in a household.
00	99	Number of persons
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Since January 2004, maximum number of people in a household is 20.
DWELCODE	Position	52	Length	1
Type of dwelling.
0	Other
1	Single detached
2	Double
3	Row or terrace
4	Duplex
5	Phased out October 1991 to February 1992 -  Apartment, flat
	Phased in October 1991 to February 1992   -  Low-rise apartment
6	Phased in October 1991 to February 1992   -  High-rise apartment
7	Institution
8	Hotel, rooming or lodging house, camp
9	Mobile home
BLANK	Not known
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Variable begins January 1978.
	New codes phased in between October 1991 and February 1992.
DWELRENT	Position	53	Length	1
Indicates whether the dwelling was owned or rented.
1	Dwelling owned by a household member, no mortgage
2	Dwelling owned by a household member, with mortgage
3	Dwelling owned by a household member
4	Dwelling rented
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Variable begins January 1978. Two possible codesets.
	From September 1999 to 2000 (CAI/Caseman), codesets is changed from 2 to 4 types.
	Since 2000, codeset is only 3 and 4

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QUESTFLG	Position	55	Length	1
Flag to indicate vintage of questionnaire.
0	Paper 1976 questionnaire
1	1976 questionnaire in CAI format.
2	CAI 1997 questionnaire
Universe:	Al respondents
Note:	Paper 1976 questionnaire from January 1976 to October 1993.
	1976 questionnaire in CAI format phased in between November 1993 and March 1994.
	CAI 1997 questionnaire phased in between September and December 1996.
HO_PATH	Position	56	Length	1
The path value assigned during Head Office Processing.
0	Phased in September to December 1996   - Could not be assigned
1	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Worked at least one hour during 
	reference week
	Phased in September to December 1996   - Employed, at work
2	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Had a job but not at work for reasons 
	other than layoff or new job to start in the future
	Phased in September to December 1996   - Employed, absent from work
3	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Had a job but not at work because of a 
	layoff
	Phased in September to December 1996   - Temporary layoff
4	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Did not work nor have a job at which did
	 not work
	Phased in September to December 1996   - Job seeker
5	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Had a new job to start at a definite date 
	in the future
	Phased in September to December 1996   - Short-term future start
6	Phased out September to December 1996 -  Permanently unable to work
	Phased in September to December 1996   - No job attachment, not in the labour 
	force, able to work
7	Phased in September to December 1996   - Permanently unable to work
BLANK	1976 to present - Not applicable
Universe:	Respondents 15+
Note:	The path value assigned during Head Office Processing is not necessarily the same as the final 
	labour force status value assigned to the record.

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DECRULE	Position	57	Length	5
Decision rules.
00001	Phased out September to December 1996 - Employed, at work
00002	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., permanently unable to work
00003	Phased out September to December 1996 - Employed, not at work
00004	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, layoff, no search in last 
	6 months, full-time student
00005	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, layoff, no search in 
	last 6 months, not full-time student
00006	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, layoff, searched in last 4
	 weeks, unavailable
00007	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, layoff, searched in last 6
	 months, not in last 4 weeks, full-time student
00008	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, layoff, searched in 
	last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks, not full-time student
00009	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, layoff, searched for 
	part-time
00010	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, layoff, searched for full-
	time, full-time student
00011	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, layoff, searched for 
	full-time, not full-time student
00012	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q33), 
	no search in last 6 months, full-time student
00013	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q33), no search in last 6 months, not full-time student
00014	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q33), 
	searched in last 4 weeks, unavailable
00015	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q33), 
	searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks, full-time student
00016	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q33), searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks, not full-time student
00017	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q33), searched for part-time
00018	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q33), 
	searched for full-time, full-time student
00019	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q33), searched for full-time, not full-time student
00020	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  long-term future start 
	(Q33), searched for part-time
00021	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q33), 
	searched for full-time, full-time student
00022	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  long-term future start 
	(Q33), searched for full-time, not full-time student
00023	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q33), 
	searched in last 4 weeks, unavailable
00024	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q33), 
	searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks

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00025	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q33), 
	no search in last 6 months
00026	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q31), 
	full-time student
00027	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q31), not full-time student
00028	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q31), 
	searched in last 4 weeks, unavailable
00029	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q31), 
	searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks, full-time student
00030	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q31), searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks, not full-time student
00031	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q31), searched for part-time
00032	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  short-term future start (Q31), 
	searched for full-time, full-time student
00033	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  short-term future start 
	(Q31), searched for full-time, not full-time student
00034	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  long-term future start 
	(Q31), searched for part-time
00035	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q31), 
	searched for full-time, full-time student
00036	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed,  long-term future start 
	(Q31), searched for full-time, not full-time student
00037	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q31), 
	searched in last 4 weeks, unavailable
00038	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q31), 
	searched in last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks
00039	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  long-term future start (Q31), 
	no search in last 6 months
00040	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, no job attachment, 
	searched for part-time
00041	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  no job attachment, searched for
	 full-time, full-time student
00042	Phased out September to December 1996 - Unemployed, no job attachment, 
	searched for full-time, not full-time student
00043	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  no job attachment, searched in 
	last 4 weeks, unavailable
00044	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  no job attachment, searched in 
	last 6 months, not in last 4 weeks
00045	Phased out September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F.,  no job attachment, no search in
	 last 6 months
10001	Phased in September to December 1996 - Employed, at work
20001	Phased in September to December 1996 - Employed, absent from work
31102	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO, return date, 
	available
31103	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, TLO, return date, not 
	available

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31302	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO, recall within 6 
	months, return date, available
31303	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO, recall within 6 
	months, not available
33102	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO, recall date,
	 available
33103	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO, recall date, not 
	available
33302	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO, recall 
	within 6 months, available
33303	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO, recall within 6 
	months, not available
41213	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, searcher, want FT work, FT student
41222	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
41223	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
41232	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher,  want FT work, not student, available
41233	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
41242	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher,  want PT work, available
41243	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, searcher,  want PT work, not available
41252	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher,  age 65+, available
41253	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, searcher,  age 65+, not available
41413	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, FT student
41422	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
41423	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
41432	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
41433	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
41442	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall within 6 months,  want PT work, available
41443	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  want PT work, not available
41452	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall within 6 months,  searcher, age 65+, available
41453	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  searcher, age 65+, not available
41513	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want FT work, FT student

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41522	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
41523	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
41532	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want FT work, not student, available
41533	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, TLO, 
	searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
41542	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want PT work, available
41543	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, want PT work, not available
41552	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, age 65+, available
41553	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, 
	searcher, age 65+, not available
42013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, FT student
42022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
42023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
42032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, not student, available
42033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
42042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want PT work, available
42043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, want PT work, not available
42052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, age 65+, available
42053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, 
	searcher, age 65+, not available
43213	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, FT student
43222	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
43223	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
43232	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
43233	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
43242	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall date, searcher, want PT work, available
43243	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, want PT work, not available
43252	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall date, searcher, age 65+, available

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43253	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, searcher, age 65+, not available
43413	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, FT student
43422	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
43423	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
43432	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
43433	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
43442	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want PT work, available
43443	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, want PT work, not available
43452	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall within 6 months, searcher, age 65+, available
43453	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, searcher, age 65+, not available
43513	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, want FT work, FT student
43522	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, expect 
	recall, no date or indication, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
43523	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
43532	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, expect 
	recall, no date or indication, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
43533	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
43542	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, expect 
	recall, no date or indication, searcher, want PT work, available
43543	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, want PT work, not available
43552	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, expect 
	recall, no date or indication, searcher, age 65+, available
43553	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, age 65+, not available
44013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want FT work, FT student
44022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
44023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
44032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
44033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available

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44042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want PT work, available
44043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, want PT work, not available
44052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, age 65+, available
44053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, searcher, age 65+, not available
45013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, FT student
45022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, lost job, not 
	layoff, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available
45023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
45032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, lost job, not 
	layoff, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
45033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
45042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, lost job, not 
	layoff, searcher, want PT work, available
45043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	searcher, want PT work, not available
45052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, lost job, not 
	layoff, searcher, age 65+, available
45053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	searcher, age 65+, not available
46013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, searcher, 
	want FT work, FT student
46022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, left job, searcher,
	 want FT work, PT student, available
46023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, searcher, 
	want FT work, PT student, not available
46032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, left job, searcher,
	 want FT work, not student, available
46033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, searcher, 
	want FT work, not student, not available
46042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, left job, searcher,
	 want PT work, available
46043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, searcher, 
	want PT work, not available
46052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, left job, searcher,
	 age 65+, available
46053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, searcher, age 
	65+, not available
47013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, searcher, want FT work, FT student
47022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, last worked more than 1 
	year ago, searcher, want FT work, PT student, available 
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47023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, searcher, want FT work, PT student, not available
47032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, last worked more than 1 
	year ago, searcher, want FT work, not student, available
47033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, searcher, want FT work, not student, not available
47042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, last worked more than 1 
	year ago, searcher, want PT work, available
47043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, searcher, want PT work, not available
47052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, last worked more than 1 
	year ago, searcher, age 65+, available
47053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, searcher, age 65+, not available
48013	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, searcher, want FT 
	work, FT student
48022	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, never worked, searcher, want
	 FT work, PT student, available
48023	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, searcher, want FT 
	work, PT student, not available
48032	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, never worked, searcher, want
	 FT work, not student, available
48033	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, searcher, want FT 
	work, not student, not available
48042	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, never worked, searcher, want
	 PT work, available
48043	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, searcher, want PT 
	work, not available
48052	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, never worked, searcher, age 
	65+, available
48053	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, searcher, age 65+, 
	not available
51262	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, not searcher,  job to start in 4 weeks, available
51263	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, not searcher,  job to start in 4 weeks, not available
51462	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall within 6 months,  not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
51463	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
51562	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, layoff, not expect recall, job
	 to start in 4 weeks, available
51563	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, job to 
	start in 4 weeks, not available
52062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, seasonal or casual layoff, not
	 searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
52063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, not 
	searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available

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53262	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall date, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
53263	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
53462	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, TLO more than 
	1 year, recall within 6 months, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
53463	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
53562	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, expect 
	recall, no date or indication, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
53563	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
54062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
54063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
55062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, lost job, not 
	layoff, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
55063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
56062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, not absent, left job, not 
	searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
56063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, not searcher, 
	job to start in 4 weeks, not available
57062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, last worked more than 1 
	year ago, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, available
57063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, not searcher, job to start in 4 weeks, not available
58062	Phased in September to December 1996 - Unemployed, never worked, not searcher, 
	job to start in 4 weeks, available
58063	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, not searcher, job 
	to start in 4 weeks, not available
61273	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, not searcher,  job to start in more than 4 weeks
61283	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, not searcher, not future start
61293	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F, absent, TLO more than 1 year, 
	recall date, not searcher, age 65+
61473	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
61483	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  not searcher, not future start
61493	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., TLO more than 1 year, recall 
	within 6 months,  not searcher, age 65+
61573	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, job to 
	start in more than 4 weeks
61583	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, not 
	future start

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61593	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., layoff, not expect recall, not 
	searcher, age 65+
62073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, not 
	searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
62083	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, not 
	searcher, not future start
62093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., seasonal or casual layoff, not 
	searcher, age 65+
63273	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
63283	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, not searcher, not future start
63293	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall date, not searcher, age 65+
63473	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
63483	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, not searcher, not future start
63493	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, TLO more than 1 
	year, recall within 6 months, not searcher, age 65+
63573	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
63583	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, not searcher, not future start
63593	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, expect recall, 
	no date or indication, not searcher, age 65+
64073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
64083	Phased in September to December1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, not searcher, not future start
64093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, layoff, no recall 
	expectation, not searcher, age 65+
65073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
65083	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	not searcher, not future start
65093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, lost job, not layoff, 
	not searcher, age 65+
66073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, not searcher, 
	job to start in more than 4 weeks
66083	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, not searcher, 
	not future start
66093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., not absent, left job, not searcher, 
	age 65+
67073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, not searcher, job to start in more than 4 weeks
67083	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, not searcher, not future start

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67093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., last worked more than 1 year 
	ago, not searcher, age 65+
68073	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, not searcher, job 
	to start in more than 4 weeks
68083	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, not searcher, not 
	future start
68093	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., never worked, not searcher, age 
	65+
70003	Phased in September to December 1996 - N.I.L.F., permanently unable to work
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Respondents 15+
Note:	Codes 00001 to 00045 applicable from January 1976 to December 1996. Codes 10001 to 
	70003 phased in beginning September 1996.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LFSSTAT	Position	62	Length	1
Detailed labour force status.
1	Employed, at work
2	Employed, absent from work
3	Unemployed, temporary layoff
4	Unemployed, job searcher
5	Unemployed, future start
6	Not in the labour force, able to work
7	Not in the labour force, permanently unable to work
BLANK	Out of scope
Universe:	Respondents 15+
Note:
FINALWT	Position	63	Length	5
Final weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Stored as 99999.
	February and March 1976 - FINALWT blank on out of scope records i.e. military and children 
	aged 000-014 years.
	From January 2000 to present, final weight is changed from a generalised regression to a 
	composite estimate weight.
CLUSTWT	Position	68	Length	5
Cluster weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 9.9999.
	Variable begins January 1985.

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STABILWT	Position	73	Length	7
Stabilization weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 9.999999.
	Variable begins January 1984.
THEORWT	Position	80	Length	8
Theoretical weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 9999.9999.
	Variable begins January 1984.
BALFACT	Position	88	Length	6
Balance factor.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 99.9999.
	Variable begins January 1984.
SUBWT	Position	94	Length	9
Sub-weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 99999.9999.
	Variable begins January 1976.
RUFAC	Position	103	Length	7
Rural/urban factor.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Implied decimal 9.999999.
	Variable begins January 1985 and ends December 1994.
SPECWT	Position	110	Length	3
Special weight.
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Reduced in size from 7 to 3 to accommodate placement of aboriginal variables. Prior to January 2006 SPECWT was 7 digits.
FILLER1	Position	113	Length	4
4 character filler.
Universe:	
Note:

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PROV	Position	117	Length	2
2-digit province code.
10	Newfoundland and Labrador
11	Prince Edward Island
12	Nova Scotia
13	New Brunswick
24	Québec
35	Ontario
46	Manitoba
47	Saskatchewan
48	Alberta
59	British Columbia
60	Yukon Territory
61	North West Territories
62	Nunavut Territory
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
AGE	Position	119	Length	3
Age of respondent as of the end of LFS reference week.
000	Valid range for a person's age
001	Valid range for a person's age
002	Valid range for a person's age
003	Valid range for a person's age
004	Valid range for a person's age
005	Valid range for a person's age
006	Valid range for a person's age
007	Valid range for a person's age
008	Valid range for a person's age
009	Valid range for a person's age
010	Valid range for a person's age
011	Valid range for a person's age
012	Valid range for a person's age
013	Valid range for a person's age
014	Valid range for a person's age
015	Valid range for a person's age
016	Valid range for a person's age
017	Valid range for a person's age
018	Valid range for a person's age
019	Valid range for a person's age
020	Valid range for a person's age
021	Valid range for a person's age
022	Valid range for a person's age
023	Valid range for a person's age

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024	Valid range for a person's age
025	Valid range for a person's age
026	Valid range for a person's age
027	Valid range for a person's age
028	Valid range for a person's age
029	Valid range for a person's age
030	Valid range for a person's age
031	Valid range for a person's age
032	Valid range for a person's age
033	Valid range for a person's age
034	Valid range for a person's age
035	Valid range for a person's age
036	Valid range for a person's age
037	Valid range for a person's age
038	Valid range for a person's age
039	Valid range for a person's age
040	Valid range for a person's age
041	Valid range for a person's age
042	Valid range for a person's age
043	Valid range for a person's age
044	Valid range for a person's age
045	Valid range for a person's age
046	Valid range for a person's age
047	Valid range for a person's age
048	Valid range for a person's age
049	Valid range for a person's age
050	Valid range for a person's age
051	Valid range for a person's age
052	Valid range for a person's age
053	Valid range for a person's age
054	Valid range for a person's age
055	Valid range for a person's age
056	Valid range for a person's age
057	Valid range for a person's age
058	Valid range for a person's age
059	Valid range for a person's age
060	Valid range for a person's age
061	Valid range for a person's age
062	Valid range for a person's age
063	Valid range for a person's age
064	Valid range for a person's age
065	Valid range for a person's age
066	Valid range for a person's age
067	Valid range for a person's age
068	Valid range for a person's age
069	Valid range for a person's age
070	Valid range for a person's age
071	Valid range for a person's age

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072	Valid range for a person's age
073	Valid range for a person's age
074	Valid range for a person's age
075	Valid range for a person's age
076	Valid range for a person's age
077	Valid range for a person's age
078	Valid range for a person's age
079	Valid range for a person's age
080	Valid range for a person's age
081	Valid range for a person's age
082	Valid range for a person's age
083	Valid range for a person's age
084	Valid range for a person's age
085	Valid range for a person's age
086	Valid range for a person's age
087	Valid range for a person's age
088	Valid range for a person's age
089	Valid range for a person's age
090	Valid range for a person's age
091	Valid range for a person's age
092	Valid range for a person's age
093	Valid range for a person's age
094	Valid range for a person's age
095	Valid range for a person's age
096	Valid range for a person's age
097	Valid range for a person's age
098	Valid range for a person's age
099	Valid range for a person's age
100	Valid range for a person's age
101	Valid range for a person's age
102	Valid range for a person's age
103	Valid range for a person's age
104	Valid range for a person's age
105	Valid range for a person's age
106	Valid range for a person's age
107	Valid range for a person's age
108	Valid range for a person's age
109	Valid range for a person's age
110	Valid range for a person's age
111	Valid range for a person's age
112	Valid range for a person's age
113	Valid range for a person's age
114	Valid range for a person's age
115	Valid range for a person's age
116	Valid range for a person's age
117	Valid range for a person's age
118	Valid range for a person's age

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119	Valid range for a person's age
120	Valid range for a person's age
121	Valid range for a person's age
122	Valid range for a person's age
123	Valid range for a person's age
124	Valid range for a person's age
125	Valid range for a person's age
126	Valid range for a person's age
127	Valid range for a person's age
128	Valid range for a person's age
129	Valid range for a person's age
130	Valid range for a person's age
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 00 to 99. 
SEX	Position	122	Length	1
Sex of respondent.
1	Male
2	Female
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
MARSTAT	Position	123	Length	1
Marital status of respondent.
				New Codes			Old Codes (See Note)
1		          Married				Married, Common-law
2	Common-law			Single, never married
3	Widow or widower			Widow or widower
4	Separated 				Separated, Divorced
5	Divorced
6	Single, never married
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	From September 1999 (CAI/Caseman) to present, the marital status codeset has increased.

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RELREF	Position	124	Length	1
Respondents relationship to reference person.
0	Other relative
1	Reference person
2	Spouse
3	Son or daughter
4	Grandchild
5	Son/daughter-in-law
6	Foster child
7	Parent
8	Parent-in-law
9	Brother or sister or other relative
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
EDUCLEV	Position	125	Length	1
Respondents highest level of education ever completed.
0	1975 to 1989     -  0 to 8 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 8 or lower
1	1975 to 1989     -  9 to 10 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 9 - 10
2	1975 to 1989     -  11 to 13 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, non graduate
3	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, graduate
4	1975 to present -  Some post-secondary education
5	1975 to 1989     -  Post-secondary certificate or diploma
	1990 to present -  Trades certificate or diploma
6	1990 to present -  Community college, CEGEP, etc.
7	1990 to present -  University certificate below Bachelor's
8	1975 to 1989     -  University degree
	1990 to present -  Bachelor's degree
9	1990 to present -  Above Bachelor’s degree
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Education levels pre and post 1990 are not comparable.
	1990 to present identifies the highest level of schooling ever completed, while 1975 to 1989 
	indicates the number of years of schooling completed. 
	Refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey for further information.

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ELEMHS	Position	126	Length	1
Respondents highest grade of elementary or high school ever completed.
0	1975 to 1989     -  No schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 8 or lower
1	1975 to 1989     -  1 to 8 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 9 - 10
2	1975 to 1989     -  9 to 10 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 11 – 13
3	1975 to 1989     -  11 years of schooling
4	1975 to 1989     -  12 years of schooling
5	1975 to 1989     -  13 years of schooling
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Education levels pre and post 1990 are not comparable. 
	1990 to present identifies the highest grade of elementary or high school ever completed, while 
	1975 to 1989 indicates the number of years of schooling completed. This is not necessarily the 
	highest level of education attained. Use EDUCLEV for highest level of education.
HSGRAD	Position	127	Length	1
Question to determine if respondent graduated from high school.
0	1990 to present - No, did not graduate from high school
1	1990 to present - Yes, graduated from high school
BLANK	1975 to present - Not applicable
Universe:	All respondents whose highest grade of elementary or high school ever completed was grade 11 to 13
Note:	This is not necessarily the highest level of education attained.  Use EDUCLEV for highest level 
	of education.
	Variable begins January 1990.
MEMBSTAT	Position	128	Length	1
Membership status of a person in a household.
1	Civilian household member
2	Full-time member of the Canadian Armed Forces
Universe:	All respondents
Note:
MJH	Position	129	Length	1
Multiple job holder status.
1	Single job holder, not a job changer
2	Single job holder, job changer
3	Multiple job holder
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Multiple job holders are persons who during the reference week, were employed in two or more 
	jobs simultaneously.

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EVERWORK	Position	130	Length	1
Identifies if a person has worked in the last year.
1	Yes, within last year
2	Yes, more than 1 year ago
3	No, never worked
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Not currently employed
Note
MLASTWRK	Position	131	Length	2
Month last worked.
01	12	Month
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked at some time in the past
Note:	Note: Month and year last work are edited on records where month last worked = survey month 
	and year last work = survey year minus one.  Interviewers collect last job information for these 
	respondents. However duration of joblessness or months since last worked is equal to 13 
	months, which means they worked more than one year ago and the last job information would 
	be dropped. To prevent this problem, the date last worked is adjusted in processing. For 
	example: date last worked = 11/1995 and survey date = 12/1996, date last worked would be 
YLASTWRK	Position	133	Length	4
Year last worked.
1900	9999	Year
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked at some time in the past
Note:	Note: Month and year last work are edited on records where month last worked = survey month 
	and year last work = survey year minus one.  Interviewers collect last job information for these 
	respondents. However duration of joblessness or months since last worked is equal to 13 
	months, which means they worked more than one year ago and the last job information would 
	be dropped.  To prevent this problem, the date last worked is adjusted in processing. For 
	example: date last worked = 11/1995 and survey date = 12/1996, date last worked would be 
	changed to 12/1995.
FTPTLAST	Position	137	Length	1
Full-time or part-time status of last job.

1	30 or more hours per week
2	Less than 30 hours per week
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked within the previous twelve months
Note:	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked full-time/part-time status of last job 
	because they were on layoff for more than a year.

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COWMAIN	Position	138	Length	1
Class of worker, main job.
1	Public employee
2	Private employee
3	Private, self-employed incorporated with employees
4	Private, self-employed incorporated  without employees
5	Private, self-employed unincorporated with employees
6	Private, self-employed unincorporated without employees
7	Private, working in a family business without pay
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked class of work of last job because they 
	were on layoff for more than a year.
SIC5	Position	139	Length	5
North American Industry Classification System with a leading zero
01100	09191	NAICS code with a leading zero
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	NAICS 2002 from 1976 to present.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked industry of last job because they were 
	on layoff for more than a year.
SOC4	Position	144	Length	4
Standard occupational classification.
A000	J999	NOC-S 2001 code
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Valid 4-digit NOC-S 2001 code from January 1987 to present.
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1986.
	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from November 1981 to December 1983.
	3-digit codes are left aligned followed by a blank eg. '001 '.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked occupation of last job because they 
	were on layoff for more than a year. 
	
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1986.
	
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from Janaury 1984 to December 1986.
	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from November 1981 to December 1983.

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SOC22	Position	148	Length	2
SOC of main or last job recoded into 22 groups.
01	Managerial, administrative & related (1111 to 1179)
02	Natural sciences, engineering & mathematics (2111 to 2189)
03	Social sciences & related (2311 to 2399)
04	Religion (2511 to 2519)
05	Teaching & related (2711 to 2799)
06	Medicine & health (3111 to 3169)
	(Code 316 begins with 1980 SOC in January 1984)
07	Artistic, literary, recreational & related (3311 to 3379)
	(Code 336 begins with 1980 SOC in January 1984)
08	Clerical & related (4110 to 4199)
09	Sales (5130 to 5199)
10	Service (6111 to 6199)
11	Farming, horticultural & animal husbandry (7113 to 7199)
	(Includes code 713 Farm management, January 1982 to December 1983, 1971 SOC)
12	Fishing, trapping & related (7311 to 7319)
13	Forestry & logging (7510 to 7519)
14	Mining & quarrying, including oil & gas field (7710 to 7719)
15	Processing (8110 to 8299)
16	Machining & related (8310 to 8399)
17	Product fabricating, assembling & repairing (8510 to 8599)
18	Construction trades (8710 to 8799)
19	Transport equipment operating (9110 to 9199)
20	Material handling & related (9310 to 9319)
21	Other crafts & equipment (9510 to 9599)
22	Never worked or permanently unable to work or worked more than 1 year ago
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Common to both 1970 and 1980 SOC. Blank for 1991 & 2001 NOC-S codes.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked occupation of last job because they 
	were on layoff for more than a year.
MSTRTWRK	Position	150	Length	2
Month started working.
01	12	Month
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked month started working at last job 
	because they were on layoff for more than a year.

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YSTRTWRK	Position	152	Length	4
Year started working.
1900	9999	Year
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked year started working at last job 
	because they were on layoff for more than a year.
WHYABSNT	Position	156	Length	1
Reason absent full-week.
0	Other
1	Own illness or disability
2	Caring for own children
3	Caring for elder relative (60+ years)
4	Maternity leave
5	Other personal or family responsibilities
6	Vacation
7	Labour dispute (strike or lockout)
8	No work available (self-employed). Absent due to work schedule (employee) - 
	included in other prior to redesign
9	Seasonal business (excluding employees)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, absent from work
Note:	Prior to the phase in codes 2, 3 and 4 did not exist and were included in code 5.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
WKSAWAY	Position	157	Length	3
Number of weeks continually absent from work.
000	999	Weeks
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, absent from work
Note:
PAYAWAY	Position	160	Length	1
Paid for time off, full-week absence only.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Currently employed, absent from work, employees and self-employed incorporated only.
Note:

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HRSVARY	Position	161	Length	1
Question to determine if the number of hours worked varies from week to week.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
UHRSMAIN	Position	162	Length	4
Usual hours worked per week at main job.
0001	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 99.0 hours.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
AHRSMAIN	Position	166	Length	4
Actual hours worked in reference week at main job.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 0.0 to 99.0 hours.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	The number of hours actually worked by the respondent during the reference week, including 
	paid and unpaid hours.
FTPTMAIN	Position	170	Length	1
Full-time or part-time work schedule.
1	Full-time
2	Part-time
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 or more hours per week at their 
	main or only job i.e. 30.0+ hours.
	Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at 
	their main or only job i.e. 0.1 to 29.9 hours.

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HRSAWAY	Position	171	Length	4
Number of hours away from work in reference week, part-week absence.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, at work, employees only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 0.0 to 99.0 hours.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
WHYAWAY	Position	175	Length	2
Main reason for part-week absence in reference week.
00	Other - Specify in Notes
01	Own illness or disability
02	Caring for own children
03	Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
04	Maternity leave (Females only)
05	Other personal or family responsibilities
06	Vacation
07	Labour dispute (strike or lockout)
08	Temporary layoff due to business conditions
09	Holiday (legal or religious)
10	Weather
11	Job started or ended during week
12	Working short-time (due to material shortages, plant maintenance or repair, etc.)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, at work, employees only
Note:	Prior to the phase in codes 02, 03 & 04 did not exist and were included in code 05.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
PAIDOT	Position	177	Length	4
Number of paid overtime hours worked in reference week.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, at work, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	Paid overtime includes any hours worked during the reference week over and above standard or 
	scheduled paid hours, for overtime pay or compensation (including time off in lieu).
UNPAIDOT	Position	181	Length	4
Number of unpaid overtime or extra hours worked in reference week.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable

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Universe:	Currently employed, at work, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	Unpaid overtime refers to time spent directly on work or work-related activities over and above
	 scheduled paid hours. These must be extra hours worked for which the respondent received no 
	additional compensation.
XTRAHRS	Position	185	Length	4
Total overtime hours worked in reference week, paid and unpaid.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, at work, employees only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 0.0 to 99.0 hours.
	The number of hours worked during the reference week in excess of the usual hours reported in 
	all jobs combined. It includes all extra hours, whether the work was done at a premium or regular
	 wage rate, or without pay. Since the September 1996 phase in, extra hours are collected from 
	employees only, in the form of two questions: number of paid overtime hours worked in 
	reference week, and number of extra hours worked without pay.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
WHYPT	Position	189	Length	2
Main reason for part-time employment.
00	Other
01	Own illness or disability
02	Caring for own children
03	Caring for elder relative (60+ years)
04	Other personal or family responsibilities
05	Going to school
06	Personal preference
07	Economic - business conditions, looked for full-time, involuntary part-time
08	Economic - could not find full-time work, looked for full-time, involuntary part-
09	Economic - business conditions, did not look
10	Economic - could not find full-time work, did not look
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Currently employed part-time only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996. 
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire this series is effectively broken as of September 
	1996. Use WHYPTOLD January 1976 to August 1996. Use WHYPT beginning January 1997.
	
	With the old questionnaire, reason for working part-time was asked of all persons whose total 
	usual work hours at "all" jobs or businesses were below 30 per week. Multiple job holders whose 
	total hours were 30 or more and those respondents who answered full-time work under 30 hours 
	were not not counted in any part-time estimates.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, reason for working part-time was asked of all 

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WHYPTOLD	Position	191	Length	1
Main reason for part-time employment.
0	Other
1	Own illness or disability
2	Personal or family responsibilities
3	Going to school
4	Could only find part-time work
5	Did not want full-time
6	Full-time work under 30 hours
7	Not asked, worked full-time at all jobs but part-time at main job  (Prior to redesign, 
	when hours of second job brought total hours to > 29, reason for part-time not 
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed part-time only
Note:	With the phase in of the new questionnaire this series is effectively broken as of September 
	1996. Use WHYPTOLD January 1976 to August 1996. Use WHYPT beginning January 1997.
	
	With the old questionnaire, reason for working part-time was asked of all persons whose total 
	usual work hours at "all" jobs or businesses were below 30 per week. Multiple job holders whose 
	total hours were 30 or more and those respondents who answered full-time work under 30 hours 
	were not not counted in any part-time estimates.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, reason for working part-time was asked of all 
	persons whose usual work hours at their "main or only" job were below 30 per week.
	To calculate "involuntary part-time" rates remove those who answered full-time work under 30 
	hours (code 6) and not asked (code 7) from total part-time before dividing by could only find 
	part-time work (code 4) responses.
INVOLPT	Position	192	Length	1
Identification of involuntary part-time.
1	Involuntary part-time (wants full-time, economic reason for part-time and looked 
	for full-time)
2	Not involuntary part-time (wants full-time, economic reason for part-time, but did 
	not look for full-time)
3	Not involuntary part-time (wants full-time, non-economic reason for part-time)
4	Not involuntary part-time (does not want full-time)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed part-time only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
TENURE	Position	193	Length	3
Tenure of current job.
001	999	Months
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	1 month equals 1 month or less.

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HRLYEARN	Position	196	Length	6
Usual hourly earnings.
000001	999999	Hourly earnings, dollars and cents
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range $0.01 to $9999.99.
	Includes tips and commissions.
WKLYEARN	Position	202	Length	7
Usual weekly earnings.
0000001	9999999	Weekly earnings, dollars and cents
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range $0.01 to $99999.99.
	Includes tips and commissions.
HRLYWORK	Position	209	Length	1
Identifies if respondent is paid by the hour.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received

Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
TIPS	Position	210	Length	1
Identifies if respondent usually receives tips or commissions.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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SOC4_OLD	Position	211	Length	4
Old Standard occupational classification.
4 digit character field
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from November 1981 to December 1983.
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1985.
	Valid 4-digit SOC80 code from January 1986 to December 1998.
	3-digit codes are left aligned followed by a blank eg. '001 '.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked occupation of last job because they 
	were on layoff for more than a year. 
	Valid 4-digit SOC91 code from January 1999 to present.
	.
SIC4_OLD	Position	215	Length	4
Standard Industry Classification System with a leading zero.
Universe:	Current job if employed or last job if worked within the previous twelve months (excludes not 
	in the labour force, permanently unable to work)
Note:	SIC70 from January 1976 to December 1983.
	SIC80 from January 1984 to December 1998.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked industry of last job because they were 
	on layoff for more than a year.
	NAICS from January 1999 to present.
URSTAT	Position	219	Length	1
As of January 2006, 2001 Census definition of Urban Status.

1 		CMA/CA Urban Code
2 		CMA/CA Urban Fringe
3 		CMA/CA Rural
4 		Non-CA Urban
5 		Non-CA Rural
6 		CMA-CA Secondary Urban Core

1991 Census definition of Urban Status.
1 Urbanized Code, 2 Urban Fringe, 3 Rural Fringe, 4 Urban Area, 5 Rural Area
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	Codes 1 to 3 are inside a CMA or CA while 4 & 5 are outside.
	New variable beginning January 1996.
FTSTSRCH	Position	220	Length	1
Identifies full-time students actively or passively job searching.
1 	Active searcher
2 	Passive searcher
BLANK Not applicable
Universe:	Currently not in the labour force, full-time students
Note:	New variable derived back to January 1976.

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FILLER2	Position	221	Length	2
2 character filler.
Universe:	
Note:
UNION_CA	Position	223	Length	1
Union status.
1	Yes, union member
2	Not a union member but covered by a collective agreement
3	Not a union member and not covered by a collective agreement
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
PERMTEMP	Position	224	Length	1
Permanent or temporary job status

1		        Permanent
2	 	        Not permanent, seasonal job
3	Not permanent, temporary, term or contract job
4	Not permanent, casual job
5	Not permanent, work done through a temporary help agency
6	Not permanent, other - specify in notes
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
ESTSIZE	Position	225	Length	1
Number of employees at the location of employment i.e. building or compound.
1	Less than 20
2	20 to 99
3	100 to 500
4	Over 500
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
OTHERLOC	Position	226	Length	1
Question to identify if employer operates at more than one location.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Note - this variable is usually blank because this question is not asked every month.

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FIRMSIZE	Position	227	Length	1
Total number of persons employed at all locations.
1	Less than 20
2	20 to 99
3	100 to 500
4	Over 500
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Currently employed, employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Note - this variable is usually blank because this question is only asked occasionally.
	The number of employees at all locations includes those with single locations.
COWOTHER	Position	228	Length	1
Class of worker other job.
1	Employee, public and private (equivalent to COWMAIN = 1 or 2)
3	Private, self-employed incorporated with employees
4	Private self-employed incorporated  without employees
5	Private self-employed unincorporated with employees
6	Private self-employed unincorporated without employees
7	Private working in a family business without pay
BLANK	Not applicable

Universe:	Currently employed, multiple job holders and job changers only
Note:	In the case of job changers, class of worker other job refers to their old job.
UHRSOTH	Position	229	Length	4
Usual hours worked per week at other job, excluding overtime.
0001	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, multiple job holders and job changers only.
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 99.0 hours.
	In the case of job changers, usual hours worked per week at other job refers to their old job.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
AHRSOTH	Position	233	Length	4
Actual hours worked in reference week at other job.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, multiple job holders and job changers only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 0.0 to 99.0 hours.
	In the case of job changers, actual hours worked per week at other job refers to their old job.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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UTOTHRS	Position	237	Length	4
Total usual hours worked per week at all jobs.
0001	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 99.0 hours.
	With the old questionnaire, total usual hours all jobs for job changers is the sum of usual hours 
	main job and usual hours other job. With the phase in of the new questionnaire, total usual hours
	 all jobs for job changers refers to usual hours at new or main job.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
ATOTHRS	Position	241	Length	4
Total actual hours worked in reference week at all jobs.
0000	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.0 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 0.0 to 99.0 hours.
	Total actual hours all jobs for job changers is the sum of actual hours main job and actual hours 
	other job for both old and new questionnaire.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
DURUNEMP	Position	245	Length	3
Duration of unemployment.
000	999	Weeks
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Unemployed temporary layoffs and job searchers only
Note:	Not known for unemployed future starts.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1 to 99 weeks.
	Inconsistencies will be found when comparing the variables DURUNEMP (duration of 
	unemployment - in weeks) and DURJLESS (duration of joblessness - in months). These are 
	unedited fields.

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FLOWUNEM	Position	248	Length	1
Flows into unemployment.
1	Job losers, temporary layoffs
2	Job losers, permanent layoffs
3	Job leavers
4	Job Leaver, permanent layoff, worked more than 1 year ago
5	New entrants, never worked before
6	Re-entrants, from outside LF, worked less than 1 yewar ago
7	Re-entrants from outside LF, worked more than 1 year ago
8	Future starts who previously worked, flow unknown
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed only
Note:
UNEMFTPT	Position	249	Length	1
Job seekers by type of work sought and temporary layoffs by work status of last job. Not known for future 
starts.
1	Job seeker, looked for full-time work
2	Job seeker, looked for part-time work
3	Temporary layoff, full-time worker
4	Temporary layoff, part-time worker
5	Future start
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed only
Note:	Measure of unutilized hours.
NLFDTAIL	Position	250	Length	1
Persons not in the labour force recoded into 9 groups.
1	NLF, wanted work (discouraged) - available
2	NLF, full-time student looking for full-time work - available
3	NLF, long-term future start
4	NLF, temporary layoff, looking for work, short-term future start or wanted work 
	(discouraged) - not available
5	NLF, casual worker and wanted work (not discouraged)
6	NLF, not a casual worker and wanted work (not discouraged)
7	NLF, other students
8	NLF, other non-students
9	NLF, permanently unable to work
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently not in the labour force only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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WHYLEFT	Position	251	Length	2
Reason left or lost last job.
00	Left job: other
01	Left job: own illness or disability
02	Left job: caring for own children
03	Left job: caring for elder relative (60+ years)
04	Left job: pregnancy
05	Left job: other personal or family responsibilities
06	Left job: going to school
07	Lost job: end of seasonal job
08	Lost job: end of temporary, term or contract job (non-seasonal)
09	Lost job: casual job
10	Lost job: company moved
11	Lost job: company went out of business
12	Lost job: business conditions
13	Lost job: dismissal by employer
14	Lost job: other reasons
15	Left job: business sold or closed down
16	Left job: changed residence
17	Left job: dissatisfied with job
18	Left job: retired
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked within the previous twelve months
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996. 
	Use WHYLEFT2 for historical series beginning prior to 1997.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked reason for leaving last job because 
	they were on layoff for more than a year.
WHYLEFT2	Position	253	Length	1
Reason left or lost last job.
0	Left job: other reasons
1	Left job: own illness or disability
2	Left job: personal or family responsibilities
3	Left job: going to school
4	Lost job: laid off
5	Left job: changed residence
6	Left job: dissatisfied with job
7	Left job: retired
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked within the previous twelve months
Note:	Use for series that span pre and post 1997.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Prior to redesign, some temporary layoffs were not asked reason for leaving last job because 
	they were on layoff for more than a year.

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DURJLESS	Position	254	Length	3
Duration of joblessness or months since last worked.
001	999	Months
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Not currently employed but worked at some time in the past
Note:	1 month equals 1 month or less.
	Inconsistencies will be found when comparing the variables DURUNEMP (duration of 
	unemployment - in weeks) and DURJLESS (duration of joblessness - in months). These are 
	unedited fields.
AVAILABL	Position	257	Length	1
Identifies if a person was available for work during reference week.
1	Yes
2	No, own illness or disability
3	No, caring for own children
4	No, caring for elder relative (60+ years)
5	No, other personal or family responsibilities
6	No, going to school
7	No, vacation
8	No, already has a job
9	No, other
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Temporary layoffs, job searchers and future starts, and those who wanted work but did not look 
	because believes no suitable work available
Note:	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Prior to the phase in codes 3 and 4 did not exist and were included in code 5.
	Prior to the phase in code 7 was included in code 9 "other".
LKPUBAG	Position	258	Length	1
Unemployed, checked with public employment agency.
1	Public employment agency
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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LKPRIVAG	Position	259	Length	1
Unemployed, checked with private employment agency.
2	Private employment agency
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LKUNION	Position	260	Length	1
Unemployed, checked with union.
3	Union
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LKEMPLOY	Position	261	Length	1
Unemployed, checked with employers directly.
4	Employers directly
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LKRELS	Position	262	Length	1
Unemployed, checked with friends or relatives.
5	Friends or relatives
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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LKANSADS	Position	263	Length	1
Unemployed, placed or answered job ads.
6	Placed or answered ads
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LKATADS	Position	264	Length	1
Unemployed, looked at job ads.
7	Looked at job ads
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
LKOTHER	Position	265	Length	1
Unemployed, used other methods.
0	Other - Specify in Notes
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed, job searchers only
Note:	Under the old concepts, unemployed job searchers, temporary layoffs and future starts could 
	answer the job search question.
	With the phase in of the new questionnaire, only job searchers get this question.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
RECALL	Position	266	Length	1
Laid off, expectation of recall to former job.
1	Yes, employer has given a date to return
2	Yes, expects to be recalled within the next 6 months
3	Has expectation but no date or indication
4	Not sure
5	No expectation of recall
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Absent from work due to temporary layoff or left last job because of business conditions, 
	employees only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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PRIORACT	Position	267	Length	1
Main activity before started looking for work.
0	Other - Specify in Notes
1	Working
2	Managing a home
3	Going to school
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently unemployed,  job searchers only
Note:
WANTJOB	Position	268	Length	1
Question to identify if respondent wanted a job in the reference week.

1	                   Yes, full-time
2	                   Yes, part-time
3	No
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Asked only of a subgroup of not in the labour force (if not permanently unable to work and age 
	less than 65 years)
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
WHYNOLK	Position	269	Length	1
Reason did not look for work in the reference week.
0	Other - Specify in Notes
1	Own illness or disability
2	Caring for own children
3	Caring for elder relative (60 years of age or older)
4	Other personal or family responsibilities
5	Going to school
6	Waiting for recall (to former job)
7	Waiting for replies from employers
8	Believes no work available (in area, or suited to skills)
9	No reason given
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Persons not in the labour force who say they "wanted a job" in the reference week
Note:	Series broken with phase in of new questionnaire. Under the new concepts, reason for not 
	looking for work asked of those who did not search for work, but said they wanted work during 
	reference week. Under old concepts, asked of persons who had looked for work in the previous 
	6 months but not during the past 4 weeks. 
	Prior to the phase in codes 2 and 3 did not exist.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.

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TLOLOOK	Position	270	Length	1
Looked for a job with a different employer in the past 4 weeks.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	No response received
Universe:	Currently unemployed, temporary layoffs only
Note:
STUDENT	Position	271	Length	1
Student status.
1	Full-time student
2	Part-time student
3	Non-student
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Respondents aged 15 to 64 years only
Note:
SCHOOL	Position	272	Length	1
Kind of school.
0	Other – specify in Notes
1	Primary or secondary school
2	Community college, junior college or CEGEP
3	University
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Full-time and part-time students aged 15 to 64 years only
Note:
RETSTUDT	Position	273	Length	1
Full-time students in March of this year by their fall intentions.
1	Full-time student previous March, returning in fall
2	Full-time student previous March, not sure will return in fall
3	Full-time student previous March, not returning in fall
4	Not a full-time student previous March
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Respondents aged 15 to 24 years only
Note:	Question asked May to September prior to 1996 and May to August starting in 1996.
	Supplementary questions asked since 1971 except for the summer of 1976.

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NEWHIRE	Position	274	Length	1
New hire, started work between end of previous reference week and end of this reference week.
1	Yes
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed or new separation and started job since last reference week
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Respondent not necessarily employed in reference week. 
	Only one event measured per person.
	As of January 2006, this variable is no longer available.
NEWPSEP	Position	275	Length	1
Permanent separation since reference period of previous month.
1	Yes
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	New hire or not employed and separated from a job since last reference week
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	This is not a complete measure, separations occuring in current reference week must be 
	imputed. 
	As of January 2006, this variable is no longer available.
YLEFTPRV	Position	276	Length	2
Main reason left previous job.
00	Left job: other
01	Left job: own illness or disability
02	Left job: caring for own children
03	Left job: caring for elder relative (60+ years)
04	Left job: pregnancy
05	Left job: other personal or family responsibilities
06	Left job: going to school
07	Lost job: end of seasonal job
08	Lost job: end of temporary, term or contract job (non-seasonal)
09	Lost job: casual job
10	Lost job: company moved
11	Lost job: company went out of business
12	Lost job: business conditions
13	Lost job: dismissal by employer
14	Lost job: other reasons
15	Left job: business sold or closed down
16	Left job: changed residence
17	Left job: dissatisfied with job
18	Left job: retired
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, separated from previous job since reference period of previous month and 
	subsequently hired to new job
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	As of January 2006, this variable is no longer available.

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FTPTPREV	Position	278	Length	1
Usually worked more or less than 30 hours per week at previous job.
1	30 or more hours per week
2	Less than 30 hours per week
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Currently employed, separated from previous job since reference period of previous month and 
	subsequently hired to new job
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	As of January 2006, this variable is no longer available.
AGYOWNK	Position	279	Length	2
Age of youngest own child 0 to 24 years.
00	24	Age of youngest own child
BLANK	No children, no children < 25 years or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK0	Position	281	Length	1
Number of own children aged less than 1 year.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK0102	Position	282	Length	1
Number of own children aged 1 and 2 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK03	Position	283	Length	1
Number of own children aged 3 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK04	Position	284	Length	1
Number of own children aged 4 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
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OWNK05	Position	285	Length	1
Number of own children aged 5 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK0612	Position	286	Length	1
Number of own children aged 6 to 12 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK1315	Position	287	Length	1
Number of own children aged 13 to 15 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK16	Position	288	Length	1
Number of own children aged 16 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK17	Position	289	Length	1
Number of own children aged 17 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK18	Position	290	Length	1
Number of own children aged 18 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:

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OWNK19	Position	291	Length	1
Number of own children aged 19 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK20	Position	292	Length	1
Number of own children aged 20 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK2124	Position	293	Length	1
Number of own children aged 21 to 24 years.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OWNK25PL	Position	294	Length	1
Number of own children aged 25 years and over.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
SCH1624	Position	295	Length	1
Number of own children aged 16 to 24 years currently attending school.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
NSCH1624	Position	296	Length	1
Number of own children aged 16 to 24 years not currently attending school.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:

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EMP1517	Position	297	Length	1
Number of own children aged 15 to 17 years currently employed.
1	9	Number of children employed
BLANK	Not employed or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
EMP1824	Position	298	Length	1
Number of own children aged 18 to 24 years currently employed.
1	9	Number of children employed
BLANK	Not employed or not applicable
Universe:	On parent(s) record only  (reference person / spouse)
Note:
OTHK017	Position	299	Length	1
Number of other children aged 0 to 17 years who are foster children or related to the reference person.
1	9	Number of children
BLANK	No children in this age group or not applicable
Universe:	On reference person / spouse record only
Note:
DAD_EDUC	Position	300	Length	1
Father's education group.
0	1975 to 1989     -  0 to 8 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 8 or lower
1	1975 to 1989     -  9 to 10 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 9 - 10
2	1975 to 1989     -  11 to 13 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, non graduate
3	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, graduate
4	1975 to present -  Some post-secondary education
5	1975 to 1989     -  Post-secondary certificate or diploma
	1990 to present -  Trades certificate or diploma
6	1990 to present -  Community college, CEGEP, etc.
7	1990 to present -  University certificate below Bachelor's
8	1975 to 1989     -  University degree
	1990 to present -  Bachelor's degree
9	1990 to present -  Graduate degree (Masters or Phd)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	Education levels pre and post 1990 are not comparable.
	1990 to present identifies the highest level of schooling ever completed, while 1975 to 1989 
	indicates the number of years of schooling completed. Refer to the Guide to the Labour Force 
	Survey for further information.

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DAD_LFST	Position	301	Length	1
Father's labour force status.
0	Parent present, out of scope
1	Employed, at work
2	Employed, absent from work
3	Unemployed, temporary layoff
4	Unemployed, job searcher
5	Unemployed, future start
6	Not in the labour force, able to work
7	Not in the labour force, permanently unable to work
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:
DAD_SIC	Position	302	Length	5
Father's standard industrial classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the previous
 twelve months.
00000	Parent present, not applicable
01100	09191	NAICS 2002 code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	NAICS 2002 (5-digit) from January 1987 to present.
	SIC 80 from January 1984 to December 1986.
	SIC 70 from January 1976 to December 1983.
DAD_SOC	Position	307	Length	4
Father's standard occupational classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the 
previous twelve months.
0000	Parent present, not applicable
A011	J319	NOC-S 2001 code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	NOC-S 2001 from January 1987 to present. 
	Valid 2-digit SOC22 recode from January 1976 to December 1981.
	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from January 1982 to December 1983.
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1985.
	Valid 4-digit SOC80 code from January 1986 to December 1986.
	2-digit codes are left aligned followed by two blanks eg. '01  '.
	3-digit codes are left aligned followed by one blank eg. '001 '.
	Note - the parent present code is stored as a 2-digit left aligned code from 1976 to 1981 eg. '00',
3-digit left aligned code from 1982 to 1985 eg. '000 ' and 4-digits 1986 to present i.e. '0000'.

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MOM_EDUC	Position	311	Length	1
Mother's education group.
0	1975 to 1989     -  0 to 8 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 8 or lower
1	1975 to 1989     -  9 to 10 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 9 - 10
2	1975 to 1989     -  11 to 13 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, non graduate
3	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, graduate
4	1975 to present -  Some post-secondary education
5	1975 to 1989     -  Post-secondary certificate or diploma
	1990 to present -  Trades certificate or diploma
6	1990 to present -  Community college, CEGEP, etc.
7	1990 to present -  University certificate below Bachelor's
8	1975 to 1989     -  University degree
	1990 to present -  Bachelor's degree
9	1990 to present -  Graduate degree (Masters or Phd)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	Education levels pre and post 1990 are not comparable.
	1990 to present identifies the highest level of schooling ever completed, while 1975 to 1989 
	indicates the number of years of schooling completed. Refer to the Guide to the Labour Force 
	Survey for further information.
MOM_LFST	Position	312	Length	1
Mother's labour force status.
0	Parent present, out of scope
1	Employed, at work
2	Employed, absent from work
3	Unemployed, temporary layoff
4	Unemployed, job searcher
5	Unemployed, future start
6	Not in the labour force, able to work
7	Not in the labour force, permanently unable to work
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:

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MOM_SIC	Position	313	Length	5
Mother's standard industrial classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the 
previous twelve months.
00000	Parent present, not applicable
01100	09191	NAICS 2002 code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	NAICS 2002 (5-digit) from January 1987 to present.
	SIC 80 from January 1984 to December 1986.
	SIC 70 from January 1976 to December 1983.
MOM_SOC	Position	318	Length	4
Mother's standard occupational classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the 
previous twelve months.
0000	Parent present, not applicable
A011	J319	NOC-S 2001 code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On own son/daughter record only
Note:	NOC-S 2001 from January 1987 to present. 
	Valid 2-digit SOC22 recode from January 1976 to December 1981.
	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from January 1982 to December 1983.
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1985.
	Valid 4-digit SOC80 code from January 1986 to December 1986.
	2-digit codes are left aligned followed by two blanks eg. '01  '.
	3-digit codes are left aligned followed by one blank eg. '001 '.
	Note - the parent present code is stored as a 2-digit left aligned code from 1976 to 1981 eg. '00',
3-digit left aligned code from 1982 to 1985 eg. '000 ' and 4-digits 1986 to present i.e. '0000'.
EFAMEMPL	Position	322	Length	2
Total number of employed persons in the economic family.
00	None
01	99	Number of persons
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	As of January 2004 maximum number of persons is 20.
EFAMNWKE	Position	324	Length	2
Total number of employees in the economic family.
00	None
01	99	Number of persons
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	As of January 2004 maximum number of persons is 20.
EFAMSIZE	Position	326	Length	2
Number of individuals in the economic family.
01	99	Number of persons
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	As of January 2004 maximum number of persons is 20.
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EFAMTYPE	Position	328	Length	2
Type of economic family.
01	Unattached individual
02	Husband-wife, dual earner couple, no children or none under 25
03	Husband-wife, dual earner couple, youngest child 0 to 17
04	Husband-wife, dual earner couple, youngest child 18 to 24
05	Husband-wife, single earner couple, husband employed, no children or none under 25
06	Husband-wife, single earner couple, husband employed, youngest child 0 to 17
07	Husband-wife, single earner couple, husband employed, youngest child 18 to 24
08	Husband-wife, single earner couple, wife employed, no children or none under 25
09	Husband-wife, single earner couple, wife employed, youngest child 0 to 17
10	Husband-wife, single earner couple, wife employed, youngest child 18 to 24
11	Husband-wife, non-earner couple, no children or none under 25
12	Husband-wife, non-earner couple, youngest child 0 to 17
13	Husband-wife, non-earner couple, youngest child 18 to 24
14	Single-parent family, parent employed, youngest child 0 to 17
15	Single-parent family, parent employed, youngest child 18 to 24
16	Single-parent family, parent not employed, youngest child 0 to 17
17	Single-parent family, parent not employed, youngest child 18 to 24
18	Other families
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	From viewpoint of reference person. 
	Refer to RELREF for respondents status in family.
EFAMUHRS	Position	330	Length	4
Sum of total usual hours worked per week at all jobs for all employed economic family members.
0001	9999	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Nobody employed in the economic family, not applicable
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 999.9.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 999.0 hours.
EFAMUNEM	Position	334	Length	2
Total number of unemployed persons in the economic family.
00	None
01	99	Number of persons
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	As of January 2004 maximum number of persons is 20.

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EFAMWKE	Position	336	Length	8
Sum of usual weekly earnings for all employees in the economic family.
00000001	99999999	Weekly earnings, dollars and cents
BLANK	No employees in the economic family, not applicable
Universe:	All respondents
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range $0.01 to $999999.99.
	Includes tips and commissions.
SP_PRES	Position	344	Length	1
Identifies if spouse present in economic family.
1	Spouse present
2	Spouse not present
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:
SP_AGE	Position	345	Length	3
Spouse's detailed age.
015	130	Age
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:
SP_EDUC	Position	348	Length	1
Spouse's education group.
0	                   1975 to 1989     -  0 to 8 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 8 or lower
1	1975 to 1989     -  9 to 10 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 9 - 10
2	1975 to 1989     -  11 to 13 years of schooling
	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, non graduate
3	1990 to present -  Grade 11 - 13, graduate
4	1975 to present -  Some post-secondary education
5	1975 to 1989     -  Post-secondary certificate or diploma
	1990 to present -  Trades certificate or diploma
6	1990 to present -  Community college, CEGEP, etc.
7	1990 to present -  University certificate below Bachelor's
8	1975 to 1989     -  University degree
	1990 to present -  Bachelor's degree
9	1990 to present -  Graduate degree (Masters or Phd)
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Education levels pre and post 1990 are not comparable.
	1990 to present identifies the highest level of schooling ever completed, while 1975 to 1989 
	indicates the number of years of schooling completed. Refer to the Guide to the Labour Force 
	Survey for further information.

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SP_STUDT	Position	349	Length	1
Spouse's student status and kind of school currently attending.
0	Spouse present, not applicable
1	Full-time student attending primary or secondary school
2	Part-time student attending primary or secondary school
3	Full-time student attending community college, junior colleges or CEPEG
4	Part-time student attending community college, junior colleges or CEPEG
5	Full-time student attending university
6	Part-time student attending university
7	Full-time student attending other, specify in notes
8	Part-time student attending other, specify in notes
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Full-time and part-time students aged 15 to 64 years.
SP_LFSST	Position	350	Length	1
Spouse's labour force status.
0	Spouse present, out of scope
1	Employed, at work
2	Employed, absent from work
3	Unemployed, temporary layoff
4	Unemployed, job searcher
5	Unemployed, future start
6	Not in the labour force, able to work
7	Not in the labour force, permanently unable to work
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:
SP_MJH	Position	351	Length	1
Spouse's multiple jobholder status, currently employed only.
0	Spouse present, not applicable
1	Single job holder, not a job changer
2	Single job holder, job changer
3	Multiple job holder
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Multiple job holders are persons who during the reference week, were employed in two or more 
	jobs simultaneously.

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SP_COWM	Position	352	Length	1
Spouse's class of work, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the previous twelve months.
0	Spouse present, not applicable
1	Public employee
2	Private employee
3	Private, self-employed incorporated with employees
4	Private, self-employed incorporated  without employees
5	Private, self-employed unincorporated with employees
6	Private, self-employed unincorporated without employees
7	Private, working in a family business without pay
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:
SP_SIC	Position	353	Length	5
Spouse's standard industrial classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the previous
 twelve months.
00000	Spouse present, not applicable
01100	09191	NAICS 2002 code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	NAICS 2002 from Jan. 1987 to present.
	SIC80 from January 1984 to December 1986.
	SIC70 from January 1976 to December 1983.
SP_SOC	Position	358	Length	4
Spouse's standard occupational classification, main or only job if employed, last job if worked within the 
previous twelve months.
0000	Spouse present, not applicable
A011	J319	NOC-S 2001code
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	NOC-S 2001 from Jan. 1987 to present.
	Valid 2-digit SOC22 recode from January 1976 to December 1981.
	Valid 3-digit SOC70 code from January 1982 to December 1983.
	Valid 3-digit SOC80 code from January 1984 to December 1985.
	Valid 4-digit SOC80 code from January 1986 to present.
	2-digit codes are left aligned followed by two blanks eg. '01  '.
	3-digit codes are left aligned followed by one blank eg. '001 '.
	Note - the spouse present code is stored as a 2-digit left aligned code from 1976 to 1981 eg. '00 
	 ', 3-digit left aligned code from 1982 to 1985 eg. '000 ' and 4-digits 1986 to present i.e. '0000'.
SP_TENR	Position	362	Length	3
Spouse's tenure of current job, currently employed only.
001	999	Months
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	1 month equals 1 month or less.
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SP_UHRSM	Position	365	Length	4
Spouse's usual hours worked per week at main job, currently employed only.
0001	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable or spouse present but not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 99.0 hours.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
SP_UHRST	Position	369	Length	4
Spouse's total usual hours worked per week at all jobs, currently employed only.
0001	1680	Hours and tenths of hours
BLANK	Not applicable or spouse present but not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Implied decimal, valid range 0.1 to 168.0.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1.0 to 99.0 hours.
	New questionnaire phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
SP_FTPTM	Position	373	Length	1
Spouse's full-time or part-time work schedule, currently employed only.
0	Spouse present, not applicable
1	Full-time
2	Part-time
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 or more hours per week at their 
	main or only job i.e. 30.0+ hours.
	Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at 
	their main or only job i.e. 0.1 to 29.9 hours.
SP_HEARN	Position	374	Length	6
Spouse's usual hourly earnings, currently employed, employees only.
000001	999999	Spouse's hourly earnings, dollars and cents
BLANK	Not applicable or spouse present but not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range $0.01 to $9999.99.
	Includes tips and commissions.

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SP_WEARN	Position	380	Length	7
Spouse's usual weekly earnings, currently employed, employees only.
0000001	9999999	Spouse's weekly earnings, dollars and cents
BLANK	Not applicable or spouse present but not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	New variable phased in by birth rotation group between September and December 1996.
	Implied decimal, valid range $0.01 to $99999.99.
	Includes tips and commissions.
SP_DURUN	Position	387	Length	3
Spouse's duration of unemployment, unemployed job searchers and temporary layoffs only.
001	999	Weeks
BLANK	Not applicable or spouse present but not applicable
Universe:	On reference persons and spouses records only
Note:	Not known for unemployed future starts.
	The valid range for the old questionnaire is 1 to 99 weeks.
CNTRYBTH	Position	390	Length	3
Country of birth according to boundaries at time of data collection.
014	Canada
101	Greenland
102	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
103	United States of America
105	North America (not specified)
201	Belize
202	Costa Rica
203	El Salvador
204	Guatemala
205	Honduras
206	Mexico
207	Nicaragua
208	Panama
211	Central America (not specified)
301	Anguilla
302	Antigua and Barbuda
303	Aruba
304	Bahamas
305	Barbados
306	Bermuda
307	Cayman Islands
308	Cuba
309	Dominica
310	Dominican Republic
311	Grenada
312	Guadeloupe
313	Haiti

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314	Jamaica
315	Martinique
316	Montserrat
317	Netherlands Antilles
318	Puerto Rico
319	Saint Kitts and Nevis
320	Saint Lucia
321	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
322	Trinidad and Tobago
323	Turks and Caicos Islands
324	Virgin Islands (British)
325	Virgin Islands (American)
326	West Indies (not specified)
327	Virgin Islands (not specified)
329	Caribbean (not specified)
401	Argentina
402	Bolivia
403	Brazil
404	Chile
405	Colombia
406	Ecuador
407	Falkland Islands
408	French Guiana
409	Guyana
410	Paraguay
411	Peru
412	Suriname
413	Uruguay
414	Venezuela
420	South America (not specified)
501	Austria
502	Belgium
503	France
505	Germany
506	Liechtenstein
507	Luxembourg
508	Monaco
509	Netherlands
511	Switzerland
512	Western Europe (not specified)
521	Bulgaria
522	Czechoslovakia (former) (not specified)
523	Czech Republic
524	Estonia
525	Hungary
526	Latvia
527	Lithuania
528	Poland
529	Romania

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530	Slovakia
531	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (former) (not specified)
533	Belarus
534	Moldova
535	Russia
536	Ukraine
539	Eastern Europe (not specified)
541	Ireland (Republic of)
542	Ireland (not specified)
543	United Kingdom
546	Denmark
547	Finland
548	Iceland
549	Norway
550	Sweden
551	Scandinavia (not specified)
556	Northern Europe (not specified)
561	Albania
562	Andorra
563	Bosnia and Herzegovina
564	Croatia
565	Gibraltar
566	Greece
567	Italy
568	Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
569	Malta
571	Portugal
572	San Marino
574	Slovenia
575	Spain
576	Vatican City State
577	Yugoslavia (former) (not specified)
578	Serbia and Montenegro
579	Macedonia (not specified)
580	Southern Europe (not specified)
584	Austria-Hungary (former) (not specified)
587	Europe (not specified)
601	Benin
602	Burkina Faso
603	Cape Verde
604	Ivory Coast
605	Gambia
606	Ghana
607	Guinea
608	Guinea-Bissau
609	Liberia
610	Mali
611	Mauritania
612	Niger

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613	Nigeria
614	Saint Helena and Ascension
615	Senegal
616	Sierra Leone
617	Togo
618	Western Africa (not specified)
621	Burundi
622	Comoros
623	Djibouti
624	Eritrea
625	Ethiopia
626	Kenya
627	Madagascar
628	Malawi
629	Mauritius
630	Mayotte
631	Mozambique
632	Reunion
633	Rwanda
634	Seychelles
635	Somalia
636	Tanzania
637	Uganda
638	Zambia
639	Zimbabwe
640	Eastern Africa (not specified)
651	Algeria
652	Egypt
653	Libya
654	Morocco
655	Sudan
656	Tunisia
657	Western Sahara
658	Northern Africa (not specified)
661	Angola
662	Cameroon
663	Central African Republic
664	Chad
665	Congo (Republic of the)
666	Equatorial Guinea
667	Gabon
668	Sao Tome and Principe
669	Congo (Democratic Republic of the) (Zaire)
670	Central Africa (not specified)
671	Congo (not specified)
681	Botswana
682	Lesotho
683	Namibia
684	South Africa

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685	Swaziland
686	Southern Africa (not specified)
696	Africa (not specified)
701	Afghanistan
702	Cyprus
703	Iran
704	Turkey
705	Bahrain
706	Iraq
707	Israel
708	Jordan
709	Kuwait
710	Lebanon
711	Oman
712	Palestine
713	Qatar
714	Saudi Arabia
715	Syria
716	United Arab Emirates
718	Yemen
719	Middle East (not specified)
720	Armenia
721	Azerbaijan
722	Georgia
723	Kazakhstan
724	Kyrgyzstan
725	Tajikistan
726	Turkmenistan
727	Uzbekistan
728	West Central Asia (not specified)
731	China (not specified)
732	China (People's Republic of)
733	Hong Kong
734	Japan
735	North Korea
736	South Korea
737	Korea (not specified)
738	Macau
739	Mongolia
740	Taiwan (Republic of China)
741	Eastern Asia (not specified)
751	Brunei Darussalam
752	Cambodia (Kampuchea)
753	Indonesia
754	Laos
755	Malaysia
756	Myanmar (Burma)
757	Philippines
758	Singapore

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759	Thailand
760	Vietnam
761	South East Asia (not specified)
771	Bangladesh
772	Bhutan
773	India
774	Maldives
775	Nepal
776	Pakistan
777	Sri Lanka
778	Southern Asia (not specified)
781	East Timor
782	Kurdistan
783	West Bank
784	Gaza Strip
786	Asia (not specified)
801	American Samoa
802	Australia
803	Cook Islands
804	Fiji
805	French Polynesia
806	Guam
807	Kiribati
808	Marshall Islands
809	Micronesia
810	Nauru
811	New Caledonia
812	New Zealand
813	Palau (Belau)
814	Papua New Guinea
815	Pitcairn Island
816	Solomon Islands
817	Tonga
818	Tuvalu
820	Vanuatu
821	Wallis and Futuna
822	Samoa
829	Oceania (not specified)
990	Other - Specify
BLANK	Not applicable

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Universe:	Persons aged 14 and over.
Note:	List of countries from January 2006 to present.
	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.
These countries may be grouped into larger regions.  There are 22 sub-category regions which can then be grouped into 7 high-level regions.
The sub-category regions, with the country codes they contain in brackets, are:
	North America (014, 101 to 105)
	Central America (201 to 211)
	Caribbean and Bermuda (301 to 329)
	South America (401 to 420)
	Western Europe (501 to 512)
	Eastern Europe (521 to 539)
	Northern Europe (541 to 556)
	Southern Europe (561 to 584)
	Europe (not specified) (587)
	Western Africa (601 to 618)
	Eastern Africa (621 to 640)
	Northern Africa (651 to 658)
	Central Africa (661 to 670)
	Southern Africa (671 to 686)
	Africa (not specified) (696)
	West Central Asia and Middle East (701 to 728, 782 to 784)
	Eastern Asia (731 to 741)
	South-East Asia (751 to 761, 781)
	Southern Asia (771 to 778)
	Asia (not specified) (786)
	Oceania (801 to 829)
	Other (990).
The high-level regions, with the sub-categories they contain in brackets, are:
	North America (North America)
	Latin America (Central America, Caribbean and Bermuda, South America)
	Europe (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe,
Europe (not specified))
	Africa (Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa,
Africa (not specified))
	Asia (West Central Asia and Middle East, Eastern Asia, South-East Asia, Southern Asia,
Asia (not specified))
	Oceania (Oceania)
	Other (Other).
CNTRYEDU	Position	393	Length	3
Country where person completed his/her highest post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma (according to boundaries at time of data collection).

014	Canada
101	Greenland
102	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
103	United States of America
105	North America (not specified)
201	Belize
202	Costa Rica
203	El Salvador

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204	Guatemala
205	Honduras
206	Mexico
207	Nicaragua
208	Panama
211	Central America (not specified)
301	Anguilla
302	Antigua and Barbuda
303	Aruba
304	Bahamas
305	Barbados
306	Bermuda
307	Cayman Islands
308	Cuba
309	Dominica
310	Dominican Republic
311	Grenada
312	Guadeloupe
313	Haiti
314	Jamaica
315	Martinique
316	Montserrat
317	Netherlands Antilles
318	Puerto Rico
319	Saint Kitts and Nevis
320	Saint Lucia
321	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
322	Trinidad and Tobago
323	Turks and Caicos Islands
324	Virgin Islands (British)
325	Virgin Islands (American)
326	West Indies (not specified)
327	Virgin Islands (not specified)
329	Caribbean (not specified)
401	Argentina
402	Bolivia
403	Brazil
404	Chile
405	Colombia
406	Ecuador
407	Falkland Islands
408	French Guiana
409	Guyana
410	Paraguay
411	Peru
412	Suriname
413	Uruguay
414	Venezuela
420	South America (not specified)

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501	Austria
502	Belgium
503	France
505	Germany
506	Liechtenstein
507	Luxembourg
508	Monaco
509	Netherlands
511	Switzerland
512	Western Europe (not specified)
521	Bulgaria
522	Czechoslovakia (former) (not specified)
523	Czech Republic
524	Estonia
525	Hungary
526	Latvia
527	Lithuania
528	Poland
529	Romania
530	Slovakia
531	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (former) (not specified)
533	Belarus
534	Moldova
535	Russia
536	Ukraine
539	Eastern Europe (not specified)
541	Ireland (Republic of)
542	Ireland (not specified)
543	United Kingdom
546	Denmark
547	Finland
548	Iceland
549	Norway
550	Sweden
551	Scandinavia (not specified)
556	Northern Europe (not specified)
561	Albania
562	Andorra
563	Bosnia and Herzegovina
564	Croatia
565	Gibraltar
566	Greece
567	Italy
568	Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
569	Malta
571	Portugal
572	San Marino
574	Slovenia
575	Spain

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576	Vatican City State
577	Yugoslavia (former) (not specified)
578	Serbia and Montenegro
579	Macedonia (not specified)
580	Southern Europe (not specified)
584	Austria-Hungary (former) (not specified)
587	Europe (not specified)
601	Benin
602	Burkina Faso
603	Cape Verde
604	Ivory Coast
605	Gambia
606	Ghana
607	Guinea
608	Guinea-Bissau
609	Liberia
610	Mali
611	Mauritania
612	Niger
613	Nigeria
614	Saint Helena and Ascension
615	Senegal
616	Sierra Leone
617	Togo
618	Western Africa (not specified)
621	Burundi
622	Comoros
623	Djibouti
624	Eritrea
625	Ethiopia
626	Kenya
627	Madagascar
628	Malawi
629	Mauritius
630	Mayotte
631	Mozambique
632	Reunion
633	Rwanda
634	Seychelles
635	Somalia
636	Tanzania
637	Uganda
638	Zambia
639	Zimbabwe
640	Eastern Africa (not specified)
651	Algeria
652	Egypt
653	Libya
654	Morocco

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655	Sudan
656	Tunisia
657	Western Sahara
658	Northern Africa (not specified)
661	Angola
662	Cameroon
663	Central African Republic
664	Chad
665	Congo (Republic of the)
666	Equatorial Guinea
667	Gabon
668	Sao Tome and Principe
669	Congo (Democratic Republic of the) (Zaire)
670	Central Africa (not specified)
671	Congo (not specified)
681	Botswana
682	Lesotho
683	Namibia
684	South Africa
685	Swaziland
686	Southern Africa (not specified)
696	Africa (not specified)
701	Afghanistan
702	Cyprus
703	Iran
704	Turkey
705	Bahrain
706	Iraq
707	Israel
708	Jordan
709	Kuwait
710	Lebanon
711	Oman
712	Palestine
713	Qatar
714	Saudi Arabia
715	Syria
716	United Arab Emirates
718	Yemen
719	Middle East (not specified)
720	Armenia
721	Azerbaijan
722	Georgia
723	Kazakhstan
724	Kyrgyzstan
725	Tajikistan
726	Turkmenistan
727	Uzbekistan
728	West Central Asia (not specified)

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731	China (not specified)
732	China (People's Republic of)
733	Hong Kong
734	Japan
735	North Korea
736	South Korea
737	Korea (not specified)
738	Macau
739	Mongolia
740	Taiwan (Republic of China)
741	Eastern Asia (not specified)
751	Brunei Darussalam
752	Cambodia (Kampuchea)
753	Indonesia
754	Laos
755	Malaysia
756	Myanmar (Burma)
757	Philippines
758	Singapore
759	Thailand
760	Vietnam
761	South East Asia (not specified)
771	Bangladesh
772	Bhutan
773	India
774	Maldives
775	Nepal
776	Pakistan
777	Sri Lanka
778	Southern Asia (not specified)
781	East Timor
782	Kurdistan
783	West Bank
784	Gaza Strip
786	Asia (not specified)
801	American Samoa
802	Australia
803	Cook Islands
804	Fiji
805	French Polynesia
806	Guam
807	Kiribati
808	Marshall Islands
809	Micronesia
810	Nauru
811	New Caledonia
812	New Zealand
813	Palau (Belau)
814	Papua New Guinea

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815	Pitcairn Island
816	Solomon Islands
817	Tonga
818	Tuvalu
820	Vanuatu
821	Wallis and Futuna
822	Samoa
829	Oceania (not specified)
990	Other - Specify
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Landed immigrants (LANDIMM = 1) with a post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma (EDUCLEV = 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9).
Note:	List of countries from January 2006 to present.
	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.
These countries may be grouped into larger regions.  There are 22 sub-category regions which can then be grouped into 7 high-level regions.
The sub-category regions, with the country codes they contain in brackets, are:
	North America (014, 101 to 105)
	Central America (201 to 211)
	Caribbean and Bermuda (301 to 329)
	South America (401 to 420)
	Western Europe (501 to 512)
	Eastern Europe (521 to 539)
	Northern Europe (541 to 556)
	Southern Europe (561 to 584)
	Europe (not specified) (587)
	Western Africa (601 to 618)
	Eastern Africa (621 to 640)
	Northern Africa (651 to 658)
	Central Africa (661 to 670)
	Southern Africa (671 to 686)
	Africa (not specified) (696)
	West Central Asia and Middle East (701 to 728, 782 to 784)
	Eastern Asia (731 to 741)
	South-East Asia (751 to 761, 781)
	Southern Asia (771 to 778)
	Asia (not specified) (786)
	Oceania (801 to 829)
	Other (990).
The high-level regions, with the sub-categories they contain in brackets, are:
	North America (North America)
	Latin America (Central America, Caribbean and Bermuda, South America)
	Europe (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe,
Europe (not specified))
	Africa (Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa,
Africa (not specified))
	Asia (West Central Asia and Middle East, Eastern Asia, South-East Asia, Southern Asia,
Asia (not specified))
	Oceania (Oceania)
	Other (Other).

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LANDIMM	Position	396	Length	1
Identifies if a person is now, or has ever been, a landed immigrant (permanent resident) in Canada.
1	Yes
2	No
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Persons aged 14 and over who were not born in Canada (CNTRYBTH not equal to 014).
Note:	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.
LANDYR	Position	397	Length	4
Year person first became a landed immigrant (permanent resident) in Canada.
1870	3000	Year
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Landed immigrants (LANDIMM = 1).
Note:	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.
LANDMTH	Position	401	Length	2
Month person first became a landed immigrant (permanent resident) in Canada.
01	12	Month
BLANK	Not applicable
Universe:	Landed immigrants (LANDIMM = 1) with a year of landing within the past five years
((SYEAR - LANDYR) is less or equal to 5).
Note:	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.
ABOSTAT	Position	403	Length	1
Position reserved for Aboriginal status, to appear in January 2008.
Universe:	
Note: 
ABONAI	Position	404	Length	1
Position reserved for Aboriginal - North American Indian, to appear in January 2008.
Universe:	
Note: 
ABOMET	Position	405	Length	1
Position reserved for Aboriginal - Métis, to appear in January 2008.
Universe:	
Note: 
ABOINU	Position	406	Length	1
Position reserved for Aboriginal - Inuit, to appear in January 2008.
Universe:	
Note:	

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ABOWT	Position	407	Length	5
Position reserved for Aboriginal weight, to appear in January 2008.
Universe:	
Note:	
FILLER3	Position	412	Length	10
10 character filler.
Universe:	
Note:	
CDCSD	Position	422	Length	5
00000	99999	Census Division and Census Subdivision.
Universe:	All respondents.
Note:	The first two digits correspond to the Census Division and the last three digits correspond to the Census Subdivision.
From January 2006 to present, based on 2001 Census definitions.
	Prior to January 2006 this field did not exist.