1996 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) - Individuals The following is a general description of the contents of the CD-ROM. The PUMF data file is named 'indiv.dat' and is stored on the root directory of the CD-ROM. A smaller test file named 'testind.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) | indiv.zip B 1996 Census PUMF File - Individuals | 188,602,624 uncompress data file | 236 Maximum line length | 792,448 Line feeds | | | testind.dat A Test 1996 Census PUMF File - Individuals | 73,780 data file | 236 Maximum line length | 310 Line feeds | |----ACROINST Adobe Acrobat installation options | AR16E30.EXE B Adobe Acrobat English for Win 3.n systems | AR16F30.EXE B Adobe Acrobat French for Win 3.n systems | AR32E30.EXE B Adobe Acrobat English for Win 95/98/NT systems | AR32E30.EXE B Adobe Acrobat French for Win 95/98/NT systems | |----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 Part01A Table of Contents Part01B List of Tables Part02 Introduction Part03A Record Layout Part03B.xls Record Layout Part04 Chapter II. Description of Variables Part05 PROVP - Field 1 Part06 Chapter III. Sampling Method and Data Quality Part07 Chapter IV. Other Factors Affecting Data Reliability Part08 Appendix A. Economic and Census Family Membership and Family Status Part09.xls Appendix B. Data Quality Factors for the Individuals File Part10 How to Get Help Part11 Other Related Products Part12 Bibliography qualeng.xls WORKSHEET FOR QUALITY OF ESTIMATES