Labour Market Activities: Hours Worked for Pay or in
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Self-employment
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Refers to the actual number of hours that persons 15 years of age
and over, excluding institutional residents, worked for pay or in
self-employment at all jobs held in the week (Sunday to Saturday)
prior to Census Day.  This includes hours worked for wages,
salaries, tips, commissions, piece-rate payments or payments "in
kind" (payments in goods or services rather than money).  Hours
worked in one's own business, farm or professional practice or
hours worked without pay in a family business or farm owned or
operated by a relative living in the same household are also
included.

Censuses:      1996 (1/5 sample), 1991 (1/5 sample), 1986 (1/5
               sample), 1981 (1/5 sample), 1976 (1/3 sample), 1971
               (1/3 sample)

Reported for:  Population 15 years of age and over, excluding
               institutional residents

Question No.:  Direct variable: Question 31

Responses:     None; Total actual number of  hours (write-in
               entry) worked for pay or in self-employment (to the
               nearest hour)

Remarks:       Excluded are hours during which the respondent was
               absent, with or without pay, for part of the week
               because of illness, vacation, or other reasons.

               "Work for pay or in self-employment" includes work
               without pay in a family farm or business.  It does
               not include unpaid household activities or
               voluntary work.  For a more detailed description of
               "work for pay or in self-employment", refer to the
               Labour Market  Activities: Employed definition.

               In each of the censuses from 1981 to 1996,
               respondents were asked to write in their actual
               number of hours worked for pay or in
               self-employment during the reference week.  In 1971
               and 1976, two separate questions were asked, one on
               paid and self-employment hours and one on hours
               spent helping without pay in the operation of a
               family business or farm.  In both cases, precise
               response categories were given on the
               questionnaire.  In addition, the reference weeks in
               1971 and 1976 included a statutory holiday and the
               data included institutional residents.  Data for
               each of the censuses from 1981 to 1996 are,
               therefore, largely not comparable to previous
               years.

               Actual and usual number of hours worked data are
               available from the Labour Force Survey.


Labour Market Activities: Incorporation Status
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Refers to the legal status of a business or farm.  It is directed
at persons who were mainly self-employed, either with or without
paid help in the job reported (i.e. their job in the week prior to
enumeration or that of longest duration since January 1, 1995).  An
incorporated business is a business or farm which has been formed
into a legal corporation, having a legal entity under either
federal or provincial laws.  An unincorporated business or farm has
no separate legal entity, but may be a partnership, family business
or owner-operated business.

Censuses:      1996 (1/5 sample), 1991 (1/5 sample), 1986 (1/5
               sample), 1981 (1/5 sample), 1971 (1/3 sample)