Table 1.

Table 1 Quasi-identifiers to be Included in the Models for the Three Regions of Canada

		Number Response Categories ∗
Variable Name in the Census File	Definition	Western and Central Canada	Eastern Canada
SEXP	sex	2	2
AGEP	single years of age from 0 to 84, 85+	86	86
HLNPA	language: the language spoken most often at home by the individual	14	4
ETHNICRA	ethnic or cultural group to which respondent's ancestors belong	41	26
ABSRP	aboriginal identity	4	4
TOTSCHP	total years of schooling	9	9
MARST	marital status (legal)	5	5
RELIGRPA	religious denomination	11	3
TOTINCP	total income: we defined categories of total income in $ 15-K intervals	11	11
VISMINP	visible minority	4	4

^∗ The Number of response categories excludes nonspecific responses such as missing value, not available, or “other”.