1996 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) - Families

The PUMF data file is named 'fam.zip' and is stored on the root directory.  
A smaller test file named 'testfam.dat' is available and is also on the root directory.

Note     : Type B is Binary; Type A is Ascii

ROOT                      1996 Census PUMF Data File(s)
|  fam.zip               B 1996 Census PUMF File - Families
|                           139,630,248  uncompress data file
|                                   406  Maximum line length
|                               342,231  Line feeds
|                   
|
|  testfam.dat           A  Test 1996 Census PUMF File - Families  
|                               132,600 data file
|                                   406 Maximum line length
|                                   325 Line feeds
|
|----ENGLISH              English Documents 
|    |----DOC            B User Documentation (PDF version)
|    |     |----RTF.etc  B User Documentation (RTF version)
|    |     |----WORD.etc B User Documentation (MS-Word version)
|    |----SAS-SPSS       A SAS and SPSS command files
|
|----FRANCAIS             French Documents
     |----DOC            B User Documentation (PDF version)
     |     |----RTF.etc  B User Documentation (RTF version)
     |     |----WORD.etc B User Documentation  (MS-Word version)
     |----SAS-SPSS       A SAS and SPSS command files

Documents:

pumff.pdf    1996 PUMF on Families
             User Documentation

Part01       Table of Contents                      
Part02       List of Tables                      
Part03       Introduction                      
Part04A      Record Layout                       
Part04B      Record Layout                     
Part05       Chapter II.  Description of Variables                    
Part06       PROV - Field 1                     
Part07       Chapter III.   Sampling Method and Data Quality 
Part08a      Chapter IV.   Other Factors Affecting Data Reliability
Part08b      Appendix A.  Economic and Census Family Membership and Family Status
Part08c      Appendix B.  Content of Families File
Part08d.xls  Appendix C: Data Quality Factors for the Families File
Part08e.txt  USER GUIDE: ETHNIC ORIGIN
Part08f.txt  USER GUIDE: VISIBLE MINORITY AND POPULATION GROUP
Part09       How to Get Help
Part10       Other Related Products  
Part11       Bibliography
qualeng.xls  WORKSHEET FOR QUALITY OF ESTIMATES