Mobility 5 - Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago

Part A - Short definition:

City or town where the enumerated person lived on May 10, 2006, five years before the reference day, May 10, 2011.

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the municipality or census subdivision (CSD) where the person usually resided on May 10, 2006, five years prior to the reference day, May 10, 2011. This concept applies to the Mobility status (5 years ago) subuniverse only.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 5 years and over residing in Canada, in private households

Question number(s):

Direct variable: Question 24

Responses:

For the five-year ago mobility question, respondents were asked to write the name of the 'municipality' and 'province' of residence five years ago. This write-in response has been subsequently converted to a seven-digit code according to the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011 – see the section on geography in the 2011 Census Dictionary, Catalogue no. 98-301-X. This code consists of two digits for the province/territory, followed by two digits for the census division, and ending with three digits for the census subdivision.

Remarks:

Respondents who indicated that they 'Lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada' five years ago (i.e., internal migrants) provided the name of the municipality and province. The city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve corresponds to the census subdivision (CSD).

The CSD of residence 5 years ago reflects the 2011 Census boundaries.

For non-movers and non-migrants, the census subdivision of residence 5 years ago is the same as the current census subdivision of residence. Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago is not applicable to external migrants.

For the corresponding current CSD of residence and a definition of CSD, refer to the variable Census subdivision (CSD) in the section on geography in the 2011 Census Dictionary, Catalogue no. 98-301-X.

See also 'Remarks' under Mobility 5 - Mobility status – Place of residence 5 years ago and Figure 2.2 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) mobility variables.