Descriptives for Canada 1997 person file

Descriptives

Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
COUNTRY UNIQUE COUNTRY/YEAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 86614 93 93 93.00 .000
CASENUM UNIQUE UNIT NUMBER 86614 1 33843 16869.23 9796.084
PWEIGHT PERSON WEIGHT--USUALLY HWEIGHT 86614 14 2330 344.22 274.402
PAGE PERSON AGE 86614 0 80 36.03 21.678
PWEEKFT PERSON WEEKS WORKED FULL TIME 49052 -2 52 29.97 25.651
PWEEKPT PERSON WEEKS WORKED PART TIME 55641 -2 52 8.38 17.809
PWEEKUP PERSON WEEKS UNEMPLOYED 86614 -2 52 2.27 9.399
PHOURS PERSON HOURS WORKED PER WEEK 86614 -2 65 15.94 20.548
PHRWAGE PERSON HOURLY WAGE RATE 51752 -2 721 9.65 14.495
PGWAGE PERSON GROSS WAGE/SALARY 86614 -2 1204622 12540.39 20899.555
PNWAGE PERSON NET WAGE/SALARY 86614 -2 0 -.42 .813
PSOCRET PERSON SOCIAL RETIREMENT 86614 -2 24000 1479.99 3688.444
PUNEMP PERSON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 86614 -2 20263 369.83 1657.301
PPRVPEN PERSON PRIVATE PENSIONS 86614 -2 284762 961.33 4797.596
PPUBPEN PERSON PUBLIC PENSIONS 86614 -2 0 -.42 .813
PMEEC PERSON MANDATORY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS 86614 -2 0 -.42 .813
PMERC PERSON MANDATORY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS 86614 -2 0 -.42 .813
PYTAX PERSON INCOME TAXES 86614 -2 945127 3526.56 8238.204
PWTAX PERSON PROPERTY/WEALTH TAXES 86614 -2 0 -.42 .813
PSLOT1 COUNTRY SPECIFIC PERSON DATA 1 18079 -2 -2 -2.00 .000
PSLOT2 COUNTRY SPECIFIC PERSON DATA 2 18079 -2 -2 -2.00 .000
Valid N (listwise) 18079




Frequencies for Canada 1997 person file

Frequency Table

PPNUM POINTER FOR PERSON


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1 head 33843 39.1 39.1 39.1
2 wife or steady partner 20728 23.9 23.9 63.0
3 oldest other adult 9594 11.1 11.1 74.1
4 2nd oldest oth adlt 3409 3.9 3.9 78.0
5 3rd oldest oth adlt 761 .9 .9 78.9
6 youngest child 10325 11.9 11.9 90.8
7 2nd yngst child 5691 6.6 6.6 97.4
8 3rd yngst child 1618 1.9 1.9 99.3
31 4th oldest oth adlt 150 .2 .2 99.4
32 5th oldest oth adlt 33 .0 .0 99.5
33 6th oldest oth adlt 12 .0 .0 99.5
34 7th oldest oth adlt 3 .0 .0 99.5
35 8th oldest oth adlt 2 .0 .0 99.5
61 4th yngst child 346 .4 .4 99.9
62 5th yngst child 76 .1 .1 100.0
63 6th yngst child 18 .0 .0 100.0
64 7th yngst child 5 .0 .0 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PAGE PERSON AGE


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 0 936 1.1 1.1 1.1
1 1052 1.2 1.2 2.3
2 1133 1.3 1.3 3.6
3 1132 1.3 1.3 4.9
4 1100 1.3 1.3 6.2
5 1210 1.4 1.4 7.6
6 1287 1.5 1.5 9.1
7 1296 1.5 1.5 10.6
8 1323 1.5 1.5 12.1
9 1221 1.4 1.4 13.5
10 1232 1.4 1.4 14.9
11 1305 1.5 1.5 16.4
12 1336 1.5 1.5 18.0
13 1285 1.5 1.5 19.5
14 1231 1.4 1.4 20.9
15 1298 1.5 1.5 22.4
16 1267 1.5 1.5 23.8
17 1286 1.5 1.5 25.3
18 1221 1.4 1.4 26.7
19 1132 1.3 1.3 28.0
20 1053 1.2 1.2 29.3
21 1041 1.2 1.2 30.5
22 1011 1.2 1.2 31.6
23 1025 1.2 1.2 32.8
24 975 1.1 1.1 33.9
25 1044 1.2 1.2 35.1
26 1077 1.2 1.2 36.4
27 1060 1.2 1.2 37.6
28 1051 1.2 1.2 38.8
29 1150 1.3 1.3 40.1
30 1201 1.4 1.4 41.5
31 1177 1.4 1.4 42.9
32 1302 1.5 1.5 44.4
33 1435 1.7 1.7 46.0
34 1469 1.7 1.7 47.7
35 1497 1.7 1.7 49.5
36 1550 1.8 1.8 51.3
37 1535 1.8 1.8 53.0
38 1513 1.7 1.7 54.8
39 1437 1.7 1.7 56.4
40 1529 1.8 1.8 58.2
41 1446 1.7 1.7 59.9
42 1512 1.7 1.7 61.6
43 1422 1.6 1.6 63.3
44 1455 1.7 1.7 64.9
45 1393 1.6 1.6 66.6
46 1291 1.5 1.5 68.0
47 1227 1.4 1.4 69.5
48 1213 1.4 1.4 70.9
49 1209 1.4 1.4 72.3
50 1261 1.5 1.5 73.7
51 1278 1.5 1.5 75.2
52 1093 1.3 1.3 76.4
53 977 1.1 1.1 77.6
54 961 1.1 1.1 78.7
55 931 1.1 1.1 79.8
56 876 1.0 1.0 80.8
57 862 1.0 1.0 81.8
58 750 .9 .9 82.6
59 742 .9 .9 83.5
60 775 .9 .9 84.4
61 720 .8 .8 85.2
62 718 .8 .8 86.0
63 700 .8 .8 86.9
64 664 .8 .8 87.6
65 729 .8 .8 88.5
66 667 .8 .8 89.2
67 700 .8 .8 90.0
68 654 .8 .8 90.8
69 648 .7 .7 91.5
70 635 .7 .7 92.3
71 592 .7 .7 93.0
72 589 .7 .7 93.6
73 611 .7 .7 94.3
74 526 .6 .6 95.0
75 523 .6 .6 95.6
76 501 .6 .6 96.1
77 448 .5 .5 96.7
78 372 .4 .4 97.1
79 346 .4 .4 97.5
80 80 years or over 2182 2.5 2.5 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PSEX PERSON SEX


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1 male 42548 49.1 49.1 49.1
2 female 44066 50.9 50.9 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PREL PERSON RELATIONSHIP


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1 head of household 33843 39.1 39.1 39.1
2 husband/wife of head 20728 23.9 23.9 63.0
3 other relative of head 30344 35.0 35.0 98.0
4 not related to head 1699 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PMART PERSON MARITAL STATUS


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 never married 17124 19.8 19.8 40.6
2 married or cohabiting (common law) 42782 49.4 49.4 90.0
3 other 8629 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PETHNAT mother tongue


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
0 special individual 290 .3 .3 21.2
1 English speaking 46025 53.1 53.1 74.3
2 French speaking 14254 16.5 16.5 90.8
3 other 7966 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PIMMIGR PERSON IMMIGRATION STATUS


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 Canadian born 59904 69.2 69.2 90.0
2 Arrived before 1946 403 .5 .5 90.5
3 Arrived 1946 to 1955 1104 1.3 1.3 91.8
4 Arrived 1956 to 1965 1251 1.4 1.4 93.2
5 Arrived 1966 to 1970 918 1.1 1.1 94.3
6 Arrived 1971 to 1975 839 1.0 1.0 95.2
7 Arrived 1976 to 1980 733 .8 .8 96.1
8 Arrived 1981 to 1985 672 .8 .8 96.9
9 Arrived 1986 to survey year 2711 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PEDUC PERSON EDUCATIONAL LEVEL


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 No schooling or grade 8 or lower, no other education 8869 10.2 10.2 31.1
2 Grade 9-10, no other education 9447 10.9 10.9 42.0
3 Grade 11-13,did not graduate from highschool, no oth educ 4905 5.7 5.7 47.7
4 Grade 11-13,graduated from highschool, no oth educ 12524 14.5 14.5 62.1
5 Some post secondary, no degree, certificate or diploma 5935 6.9 6.9 69.0
6 Post-secondary certificate or diploma (incl. trades cert.) 18877 21.8 21.8 90.8
7 University degree 7978 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PTOCC detailed education level


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
10 Grade 8 or lower 8869 10.2 10.2 31.1
11 10 + some post-second. educ., no degree,certif./diploma 205 .2 .2 31.3
12 10 + trades certificate/vocational/apprenticeship training 440 .5 .5 31.9
13 10 + non-university certificate, community college, etc. 63 .1 .1 31.9
14 10 + university certificate below bachelor's level 3 .0 .0 31.9
15 10 + bachelor's degree 3 .0 .0 31.9
20 Grade 9-10 9447 10.9 10.9 42.8
21 20 + some post-second. educ., no degree,certif./diploma 423 .5 .5 43.3
22 20 + trades certificate/vocational/apprenticeship training 1145 1.3 1.3 44.7
23 20 + non-university certificate, community college, etc. 322 .4 .4 45.0
24 20 + university certificate below bachelor's level 22 .0 .0 45.1
25 20 + bachelor's degree 5 .0 .0 45.1
26 20 + university degree above bachelor's level 4 .0 .0 45.1
30 Grade 11-13, did not graduate from high school 4905 5.7 5.7 50.7
31 30 + some post-second. educ., no degree,certif./diploma 365 .4 .4 51.1
32 30 + trades certificate/vocational/apprenticeship training 749 .9 .9 52.0
33 30 + non-university certificate, community college, etc. 337 .4 .4 52.4
34 30 + university certificate below bachelor's level 18 .0 .0 52.4
35 30 + bachelor's degree 18 .0 .0 52.4
36 30 + university degree above bachelor's level 11 .0 .0 52.5
40 Grade 11-13, graduated from high school 12524 14.5 14.5 66.9
41 40 + some post-second. educ., no degree,certif./diploma 4942 5.7 5.7 72.6
42 40 + trades certificate/vocational/apprenticeship training 5721 6.6 6.6 79.2
43 40 + non-university certificate, community college, etc. 8507 9.8 9.8 89.0
44 40 + university certificate below bachelor's level 1550 1.8 1.8 90.8
45 40 + bachelor's degree 5561 6.4 6.4 97.3
46 40 + university degree above bachelor's level 2376 2.7 2.7 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PLFS labour force status in reference week


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 employed 38477 44.4 44.4 65.3
2 unemployed 4074 4.7 4.7 70.0
3 not in labour force/inactiv 25984 30.0 30.0 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

POCC PERSON OCCUPATION


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
101 officials, administrators, government (111) 273 .3 .3 21.2
102 other managers & administrators (113,114) 3337 3.9 3.9 25.0
103 management & administration related (117) 1746 2.0 2.0 27.1
204 physical/life sciences/math/stats analyst (211,213,218) 901 1.0 1.0 28.1
205 architects & engineers (214,215) 429 .5 .5 28.6
206 architecture & engineer related (216) 285 .3 .3 28.9
207 social sciences & rel, religion (23,25) 1070 1.2 1.2 30.2
208 health diagnosing & treating (311) 222 .3 .3 30.4
209 nursing, therapy and related (313) 1597 1.8 1.8 32.3
210 other medicine and health related (315) 471 .5 .5 32.8
211 artistic, literary, recreational (33) 934 1.1 1.1 33.9
299 unspec, NATURAL/SOCIAL SCI. 67 .1 .1 34.0
312 teaching university and related (271) 251 .3 .3 34.2
313 teaching elementary, secondary & related (273) 1337 1.5 1.5 35.8
314 other teaching and related (279) 521 .6 .6 36.4
399 unspec, TEACHER/RELATED OCC. 5 .0 .0 36.4
415 stenographic and typing (411) 1149 1.3 1.3 37.7
416 bookkeeping, accountant-recording (413) 1932 2.2 2.2 40.0
417 ofice machine & EDP operators (414) 240 .3 .3 40.2
418 material recording, scheduling & distribution (415) 593 .7 .7 40.9
419 reception, info, mail & message distribution (417) 746 .9 .9 41.8
420 library, file, corresp., other clerical (416,419) 1363 1.6 1.6 43.4
521 sales & commodities (513,514) 3399 3.9 3.9 47.3
522 sales, services & other (517,519) 900 1.0 1.0 48.3
623 protective service (611) 870 1.0 1.0 49.3
624 food & beverage preparation & rel, lodging (612,613) 2857 3.3 3.3 52.6
625 personal, apparel & furnishing service (614,616) 1723 2.0 2.0 54.6
626 other service occup. (619) 1536 1.8 1.8 56.4
699 1 .0 .0 56.4
727 farmers (711) 1177 1.4 1.4 57.7
728 other farming, horticultural, animal husbandry (718,719) 974 1.1 1.1 58.9
729 fishing, trapping & related (73) 390 .5 .5 59.3
730 forestry and logging (75) 345 .4 .4 59.7
799 unspec, farming 70 .1 .1 59.8
831 mining & quarrying, incl gas&oil fields (77) 328 .4 .4 60.2
832 food, beverage processing (821,822) 714 .8 .8 61.0
833 other processing (811-817,823-829) 753 .9 .9 61.9
834 metal shaping & forming (833) 451 .5 .5 62.4
835 other machining (831,835-839) 292 .3 .3 62.7
899 unspec, MINING,PROCES,MACHINE 31 .0 .0 62.8
936 fabricating metal porducts NEC (851,852) 477 .6 .6 63.3
937 fabric. electrical, electronic equipment (853) 477 .6 .6 63.9
938 fabric. textiles, fur & leathers (855,856) 391 .5 .5 64.3
939 fabric. wood, rubber, plastic & other (854,857,859) 734 .8 .8 65.2
940 mechanics & repairman, excl electrical (858) 1318 1.5 1.5 66.7
999 unspec, PRODUCT FAB/REPAIR 24 .0 .0 66.7
1041 excavation, grading, paving (871) 475 .5 .5 67.3
1042 electrical power, wiring (873) 356 .4 .4 67.7
1043 other construction 878,879) 1705 2.0 2.0 69.6
1099 unspec, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 32 .0 .0 69.7
1144 motor transport operators (917) 1514 1.7 1.7 71.4
1145 other transport equip operators (911-915,919) 236 .3 .3 71.7
1146 material handling & rel (93) 1066 1.2 1.2 72.9
1147 other crafts & equip operators (95) 466 .5 .5 73.5
1199 unspec, TRANSPORT EQUIP OPER. 9 .0 .0 73.5
1248 never worked before 6161 7.1 7.1 80.6
1349 last worked more than one (1) year ago 16814 19.4 19.4 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PTYPEWK PERSON TYPE(STATUS) OF WORKER


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 Paid worker, private sector 33065 38.2 38.2 59.0
2 Paid worker, public sector 7289 8.4 8.4 67.5
3 Unpaid family worker 253 .3 .3 67.8
6 Self-employed, not incorporated business - with paid help 957 1.1 1.1 68.9
7 Self-employed, not incorporated business/no paid help 3996 4.6 4.6 73.5
8 Never worked before 6161 7.1 7.1 80.6
9 Last worked more than one (1) year ago 16814 19.4 19.4 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PACTIV PERSON ACTIVITY CODE SUPPL.


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 worked full year full time 26486 30.6 30.6 51.5
2 worked less than full year full time 19412 22.4 22.4 73.9
3 permanently unable to work 2122 2.4 2.4 76.3
4 kept house 4800 5.5 5.5 81.9
5 went to school 3299 3.8 3.8 85.7
6 retired or voluntarily idle 10934 12.6 12.6 98.3
7 other 566 .7 .7 98.9
8 unemployed+looking for work 916 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PDISABL PERSON DISABILITY STATUS


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
0 no 66307 76.6 76.6 97.4
1 yes, permanently unable to work 2228 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0

PIND PERSON INDUSTRY


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -2 18079 20.9 20.9 20.9
1 agriculture 011-023 2157 2.5 2.5 23.4
2 other primary ind. 031-092 1699 2.0 2.0 25.3
3 manufacturing, non-durables 101-249, 271-284, 361-399 3333 3.8 3.8 29.2
4 manufacturing, durables 251-269, 291-359 3219 3.7 3.7 32.9
5 construction 401-449 2580 3.0 3.0 35.9
6 transportation, communication and other utilities 451-499 3151 3.6 3.6 39.5
7 wholesale trade 501-599 1884 2.2 2.2 41.7
8 retail trade 601-692 5556 6.4 6.4 48.1
9 finance, insurance and real estate 701-761 2087 2.4 2.4 50.5
10 community service 851-869, 961-969, 981 8558 9.9 9.9 60.4
11 personal service 911-922, 971-979 4392 5.1 5.1 65.5
12 business & miscellaneous services 771-779, 982-999 4063 4.7 4.7 70.1
13 public administration 811-841 2881 3.3 3.3 73.5
14 never worked, permanently unable to work 6161 7.1 7.1 80.6
15 last worked more than one (1) year ago 16814 19.4 19.4 100.0
Total 86614 100.0 100.0