Variables for theme Personal characteristics

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Variable descriptions

age26 - Person's age as of Dec 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Numeric(3.0)
• Description: Person's age as of December 31 of the reference year.
• Population: All persons except those who were deceased at the end of the reference year.
• Range and codes:
  • 000:150
  • 996 Interim Processing Code
  • 997 Don't Know
  • 998 Refusal
  • 999 Not Applicable

age2g26 - Grouping 2 for person's age as of December 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(1.0)
• Description: Grouping #2 for person's age group as of December 31 of the reference year (3 groups).
• Population: All persons
• Range and codes:
  • 1 00-15
  • 2 16-69
  • 3 70+
  • 6 Interim Processing Code
  • 7 Don't Know
  • 8 Refusal
  • 9 Not Applicable

ageg26 - Person's age group as of Dec 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(2.0)
• Description: Person's age group as of December 31 of the reference year (5 year intervals).
• Population: All persons
• Range and codes:
  • 01 00-04
  • 02 05-09
  • 03 10-14
  • 04 15-19
  • 05 20-24
  • 06 25-29
  • 07 30-34
  • 08 35-39
  • 09 40-44
  • 10 45-49
  • 11 50-54
  • 12 55-59
  • 13 60-64
  • 14 65-69
  • 15 70-74
  • 16 75-79
  • 17 80-84
  • 18 85+
  • 96 Interim Processing Code
  • 97 Don't Know
  • 98 Refusal
  • 99 Not Applicable

agfmag26 - Age group at first marriage

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• Type and length: Character(1.0)
• Description: Age group at first marriage.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older AND have been married
• Range and codes:
  • 1 less than 20
  • 2 20-24
  • 3 25-29
  • 4 30-34
  • 5 35 or more
  • 6 Interim Processing Code
  • 7 Don't Know
  • 8 Refusal
  • 9 Not Applicable

agfmar26 - Age at which person was first married

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• Type and length: Numeric(3.0)
• Description: Age at which person was first married.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older AND have been married
• Range and codes:
  • 012:150
  • 996 Interim Processing Code
  • 997 Don't Know
  • 998 Refusal
  • 999 Not Applicable

dob21 - Date of birth

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• Type and length: Date(8.0) Format: YYYYMMDD
• Description: Date of birth of respondent.
• Population: All persons
• Range and codes:
  • 18000101:99951231
  • 99969696 Interim Processing Code
  • 99979797 Don't know
  • 99989898 Refusal
  • 99999999 Not applicable

dtfmar26 - Date of person's first marriage

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• Type and length: Date(8.0) Format: YYYYMMDD
• Description: Date of person's first marriage. All SLID "date" type variables can be viewed as a concatenation of the three sub-component fields year, month and day. The standard SLID reserved values are assigned, when necessary, to the component fields, and not to the complete date variable. So it is possible to have a mixture of valid values and reserved codes in a "date" type variable.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older AND have been married
• Range and codes:
  • 18000101:99951231
  • 99969696 Interim Processing Code
  • 99979797 Don't know
  • 99989898 Refusal
  • 99999999 Not applicable

marmo26 - Flag - Married more than once at end of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(1.0)
• Description: Flag indicating if person has been married more than once as of the end of the reference year.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older
• Range and codes:
  • 1 Yes
  • 2 No
  • 6 Interim Processing Code
  • 7 Don't Know
  • 8 Refusal
  • 9 Not Applicable

marsd26 - Detailed marital status of person as of Dec. 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(2.0)
• Description: Detailed marital status of person as of December 31 of the reference year.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older
• Range and codes:
  • 01 Married
  • 02 Common-law
  • 03 Separated
  • 04 Divorced
  • 05 Widowed
  • 06 Single (never married)
  • 07 Separated common-law
  • 96 Interim Processing Code
  • 97 Don't Know
  • 98 Refusal
  • 99 Not Applicable

marsg26 - Marital status grouping as of December 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(1.0)
• Description: Marital status (grouping) of person as of December 31 of the reference year.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older
• Range and codes:
  • 1 Married (including common-law)
  • 2 Single (never married)
  • 3 Other
  • 6 Interim Processing Code
  • 7 Don't Know
  • 8 Refusal
  • 9 Not Applicable

marst26 - Marital status of person as of December 31 of refyear

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• Type and length: Character(2.0)
• Description: Marital status of person as of December 31 of the reference year.
• Population: All persons aged 16 and older
• Range and codes:
  • 01 Married
  • 02 Common-law
  • 03 Separated
  • 04 Divorced
  • 05 Widowed
  • 06 Single (never married)
  • 96 Interim Processing Code
  • 97 Don't Know
  • 98 Refusal
  • 99 Not Applicable

sex99 - Sex of respondent

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• Type and length: Character(1.0)
• Description: Sex of respondent.
• Population: All persons
• Range and codes:
  • 1 Male
  • 2 Female
  • 6 Interim Processing Code
  • 7 Don't Know
  • 8 Refusal
  • 9 Not Applicable

yobg21 - Year of birth of respondent, 5 year intervals, group

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• Type and length: Character(2.0)
• Description: Year of birth of respondent, 5 year intervals, group.
• Population: All persons
• Range and codes:
  • 01 1919 or earlier
  • 02 1920 - 1924
  • 03 1925 - 1929
  • 04 1930 - 1934
  • 05 1935 - 1939
  • 06 1940 - 1944
  • 07 1945 - 1949
  • 08 1950 - 1954
  • 09 1955 - 1959
  • 10 1960 - 1964
  • 11 1965 - 1969
  • 12 1970 - 1974
  • 13 1975 - 1979
  • 14 1980 - 1984
  • 15 1985 - 1989
  • 16 1990 - 1994
  • 17 1995 - 1999
  • 18 2000 - 2004
  • 19 2005 - 2009
  • 20 2010 - 2014
  • 21 2015 - 2019
  • 96 Interim Processing Code
  • 97 Don't Know
  • 98 Refusal
  • 99 Not Applicable