2006 Census of Population [Canada] Public Use Microdata File (PUMF): Individuals File (version 2)

<p>The 2006 Census public use microdata file (PUMF) on individuals contains 844,476 records, representing 2.7% of the Canadian population. These records were drawn from a sample of one-fifth of the Canadian population (sample data from questionnaire 2B). The 2006 PUMF includes 123 variables. Of these, 102 variables, or 83%, come from the individual universe and 21 variables, or 17%, are drawn from the family, household and dwelling universes. The file does not include people living in institutions.</p> <p>Since the 1971 Census, Statistics Canada has traditionally produced three public use microdata files: the Individual File, the Family File and the Household and Dwelling File. To meet users’ needs and allow international comparison of PUMFs, Statistics Canada has decided to produce two files for the 2006 Census: The Individual File and the Hierarchical File. The latter file will contain combined data from the family, household and dwelling universes.</p>