Swiss Federal Population Census of 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1980

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Reference ID

CHE_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Federal Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

Metadata

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Time worked (hours) (CH1980A_0419)

Data file: CHE1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 186

End: 186

Width: 1

Range: 2 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession (Numbers 18-20) and housewives (only Number 18c)

18. How long do you usually work a week? (in hours)

a. In main profession or part-time activity?

[] Under 6
[] 6 to under 15
[] 15 to under 25
[] 25 to under 30
[] 30 to under 40
[] 40 to under 43
[] 43 to under 45
[] 45 to under 47
[] 47 and more

b. In additional occupation

[] Under 6
[] 6 to under 15
[] 15 to under 25
[] 25 to under 30
[] 30 to under 40
[] 40 to under 43
[] 43 to under 45
[] 45 to under 47
[] 47 and more

c. In own household

[] Under 6
[] 6 to under 15
[] 15 to under 25
[] 25 to under 30
[] 30 to under 40
[] 40 to under 43
[] 43 to under 45
[] 45 to under 47
[] 47 and more

Categories

Value	Category
2	Part time fewer than 25 hours per week
3	Part time with 25+ hours per week
4	Part time, no hours stated
5	Full time
9	NIU (not in universe)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Question 18: How long do you work normally per week?

The purpose of this question is to measure better the working time of persons employed part time. In particular, housewives should clearly distinguish between time taken for working (18a) and time taken for doing housework (18c).

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's usual number of hours worked per week.

Universe

Employed persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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