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Federal Population Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1990
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CHE_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Time to commute (travel duration) to work (CH1990A_WORKTIME)

Data file: CHE1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CH90A405 CH90A406 CH90A423 CH90A424 CH90A426 CH90A427 CH90A425 CH90A428"><span class="h3">III. Journey to work and transport: Questions to employed, schoolchildren and students</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="CH90A423 CH90A424 CH90A426 CH90A427"><span class="em">15. Time required for the journey to work or school</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH90A423 CH90A426"><div class="i1">How much time do you normally require for one journey to work or school?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 None, I live where I work/go to school<br />[] 2 Up to 15 minutes<br />[] 3 From 15 to 30 minutes<br />[] 4 From 30 to 45 minutes<br />[] 5 From 45 minutes to 1 hour<br />[] 6 Over 1 hour</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No commuting distance
2 Up to 15 minutes
3 16-30 minutes
4 31-60 minutes
5 More than 1 hour
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the length of time (in minutes and hours) the person uses to commute to work.
Universe
Switzerland 1990: Persons age 15+ and employed [discrepancies: none]

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