The Canada Land Inventory was concerned with a general survey of rural land; the socio-economic sector of the inventory was concerned with the descriptions and analysis of the population resident on the land in specified rural areas. The following areas are included in the dataset:
Sechelt Peninsula (report no. 13, February 1970)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1968; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1968 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1968; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
Cariboo area (report no. 14, April 1970)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1968; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1968 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1968; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
Vancouver Island (report no. 15, November 1970)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1968; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1968 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1968; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
South Okanagan Land Irrigation District (report no. 11, August 1969)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1967; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1967 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1967; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
North Okanagan area (report no. 9, April 1969)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1967; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1967 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1967; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
Lower Fraser Valley (report no. 16, March 1971)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1968; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1967; satisfaction with principal job; would R devote full time to farming if given choice; jobs held for more than six months; personal unemployment; desire for further education; sources of 1968 income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; no. acres owned and operated; no. acres cultivated, uncultivated; plans for unused land; land tenure; attitude to public officials, personal responsibility, life, future;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; typicality of 1968; present market value of farm; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
West Kootenay area (report no. 6, November 1968)
Variables include: farm classification; school district number; socio-economic sub-region; regional district; sex; marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); newspaper taken; education of spouses; church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; attitude to living in rural area; attitude to future changes in R's life; relative proceeds from sale of agricultural products in 1968; occupation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation; no. months worked in 1966; Brayfield and Roth index of job satisfaction; six month job history; 1966 net income from principal occupation, from secondary occupation; other 1966 family earnings; other sources of family income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; personal unemployment; desire for further education; land tenure; how land acquired; no. acres owned; no. acres not cleared; expected relocation because of flooding from reservoirs;
(farmers only:) principal agricultural products sold; average no. animals; 1966 gross farm income; typicality of 1966; how much R would pay to own and operate farm; use of hired labour; hired labour; weeks worked off farm; use of unpaid family labour; knowledge of and contact with District Agriculturalist or other agricultural extension personnel; consumption of agricultural literature, broadcast programs, newspaper articles; agricultural courses taken; future plans; what would improve agriculture in this area; present land use; land capability for agriculture, forestry.
Fort Nelson (report no. 5, October 1968)
Variables include: marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, elsewhere; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; employment status; industry; no. years worked in occupation; secondary occupation or source of income; other sources of family income; no. months worked in 1966; farmer/non-farmer status; Brayfield and Roth index of job satisfaction; brief job history; 1966 net income from principal occupation, from secondary occupation; other family earned income; other sources of family income; value of produce raised and consumed last year; personal unemployment; desire for further education; land tenure; how land acquired; no. acres owned.
Pemberton Valley (report no. 3, April 1968)
Variables include: marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children, in school; education of children; no. children living at home, elsewhere; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); church attendance; Chapin scale of social participation; Brayfield and Roth index of job satisfaction; Davies community satisfaction scale; attitude toward living in a rural area; gross sales of produce;
(non-farmers only:) occupation; employment status; secondary occupation; no. weeks worked 1965; total net income per occupation; other family income; six-month job history; unemployment; future prospects of employment; desire for further education; tenure; no. acres of land owned; how acquired; size of farm; improved vs. unimproved land; land use classification; land capability classification;
(farmers:) no. of years in agriculture; no. years on present farm; farm tenure; how farm acquired; size of farm; no. improved, unimproved acres; agricultural products sold; average no. of animals; 1965 gross farm income, net farm income; if worked off farm, occupation, net income; income from other sources; amount R would pay to own farm; hired labour; produce consumed on farm; six-month work history; future employment; adequacy of skills; knowledge of, contact with district agriculturalist; agricultural courses taken; consumption of agricultural radio, television programs, newspaper articles, other literature; future plans.
East Kootenay area (report no. 2, January 1968)
Variables include: marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major appliances (Sewell scale); church attendance; organizational membership; social participation score; Brayfield and Roth index of job satisfaction; Davies community satisfaction scale; attitude toward living in a rural area; gross sales of produce;
(non-farmers only:) occupation; employment status; secondary occupation; no. weeks worked 1965; total net income per occupation; other family income; six-month job history; unemployment; future prospects of employment; desire for further education; tenure; no. acres of land owned; how acquired; size of farm; improved vs. unimproved land; land use classification; land capability classification;
(farmers:) no. of years in agriculture; no. years on present farm; farm tenure; how farm acquired; size of farm; no. improved, unimproved acres; agricultural products sold; average no. of animals; 1965 gross farm income, net farm income; if worked off farm, occupation, net income; income from other sources; amount R would pay to own farm; produce consumed on farm; six-month work history; future employment; adequacy of skills; knowledge of, contact with district agriculturalist; agricultural courses taken; consumption of agricultural radio, television programs, newspaper articles, other literature; future plans.
Prince George Special Sales area (report no. 1, 1967)
Variables include: marital status; age category; education; wife's education; adult education; no. children living at home, in vicinity; father's occupation, education; place of birth; duration of local residence; where previous residence; distance travelled for services; details of home, major possessions; church attendance; organizational membership; social participation score; Brayfield and Roth index of job satisfaction; Davies community satisfaction scale; attitude toward living in a rural area; gross sales of produce;
(non-farmers only:) occupation; employment status; secondary occupation; no. weeks worked 1965; total net income per occupation; other family income; six-month job history; unemployment; future prospects of employment; desire for further education; tenure; no. acres of land owned; how acquired; size of farm; improved vs. unimproved land; land use classification; land capability classification;
(farmers:) no. of years in agriculture; no. years on present farm; farm tenure; how farm acquired; size of farm; no. improved, unimproved acres; agricultural products sold; average no. of animals; 1965 gross farm income, net farm income; if worked off farm, occupation, net income; income from other sources; amount R would pay to own farm; hired labour; produce consumed on farm; six-month work history; future employment; adequacy of skills; knowledge of, contact with district agriculturalist; agricultural courses taken; future plans.
The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HC117.B8 A64.