2001 Census of Population [Canada] Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Individuals File (revision 2)

The 2001 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) on Individuals 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 Canadian population. This microdata file allows users to group and manipulate the data to suit their own requirements. The documentation (metadata) provided in the PUMF on individuals 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.