2001 Census of Population [Canada] Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Households and Housing File

The 2001 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) on Households and Housing contains data based on a 2.7% sample of the population enumerated in the census. It provides information on the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the households. This microdata file allows users to group and manipulate the data to suit their own requirements. The documentation (metadata) provided in the PUMF on households and housing is divided into four chapters: Chapter I contains the record layout, an essential tool for using the file; Chapter II describes the variables included in the file; Chapters III and IV deal with the sampling method and data quality. Changes in the the 2001 Census: The question on religion, which is asked every 10 years, was re-introduced in 2001. In 2001, two new questions were added: one on the birthplace of parents and the other on the language of work. A second part was also added to the question on home language. In view of the legal recognition of same-sex couples, the census definition of a common-law couple was changed to \"two people of the opposite sex or of the same sex who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other\". The question on fertility was not asked in the 2001 census.

2001年人口普查家庭与住房公共使用微数据文件（Public Use Microdata File，PUMF）以人口普查中2.7%的抽样人口为基础构建数据集，收录相关统计信息。该数据集涵盖家庭的人口统计学、社会学及经济学特征相关内容。本微数据文件支持用户根据自身需求对数据进行分组与处理操作。配套的家庭与住房相关文档（元数据）共分为四章：第一章为数据记录结构说明，是使用该文件的核心工具；第二章介绍文件所包含的全部变量；第三章与第四章分别阐述抽样方法与数据质量情况。2001年人口普查的调整内容如下：每十年开展一次的宗教信仰调查问题于2001年重新恢复；2001年新增两项调查问题，一项为父母出生地相关问题，另一项为工作语言相关问题；家庭语言调查问题也新增了第二部分内容。鉴于同性伴侣已获得法律认可，人口普查对非婚同居伴侣的定义调整为："两位以伴侣身份共同生活但未依法缔结婚姻关系的异性或同性人员"。2001年人口普查未设置生育相关调查问题。