The Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic 1971 - IPUMS Subset
Germany, 1971
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- DEU1971-H-H
- DEU1971-P-H
Social group (DE1971A_0428)
Data file: DEU1971-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
157
End:
157
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 7
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Occupational information
To be filled out for all working and gainfully employed persons, as well as retirees that are still in the labor process, but not for apprentices and students
8.c. Are you employed as:
Mark applicable
[] 1 Worker/employee
[] 2 Member of cooperative
[] 3 Freelance worker
[] 4 Self-employed
[] 5 Family worker
Question 8: Occupational data
Question 8 should also be filled out by seasonal employees who are employed on census day. At present job seekers answer only questions 8b and 8c based on their last job.
Question 8c: Are you employed as:
Only members and candidates of production cooperatives (agricultural production cooperative, production cooperative for handicrafts, horticultural production cooperative, production cooperative for working fishermen, fishery production cooperative) as well as councils of lawyers should be entered as cooperative members. Only persons that work in the firm of a family member without a legal working relationship and do not get taxable and social security-taxable income from a firm should be entered as "family worker". Also counted here are family members working exclusively in the personal home economy of an agricultural production cooperative member. Family members whose legal working relationship in the firm of a relative is recognized from the time sheet and income tax and social security contributions are entered as "worker/employee".
To be filled out for all working and gainfully employed persons, as well as retirees that are still in the labor process, but not for apprentices and students
8.c. Are you employed as:
Mark applicable
[] 1 Worker/employee
[] 2 Member of cooperative
[] 3 Freelance worker
[] 4 Self-employed
[] 5 Family worker
Question 8: Occupational data
Question 8 should also be filled out by seasonal employees who are employed on census day. At present job seekers answer only questions 8b and 8c based on their last job.
Question 8c: Are you employed as:
Only members and candidates of production cooperatives (agricultural production cooperative, production cooperative for handicrafts, horticultural production cooperative, production cooperative for working fishermen, fishery production cooperative) as well as councils of lawyers should be entered as cooperative members. Only persons that work in the firm of a family member without a legal working relationship and do not get taxable and social security-taxable income from a firm should be entered as "family worker". Also counted here are family members working exclusively in the personal home economy of an agricultural production cooperative member. Family members whose legal working relationship in the firm of a relative is recognized from the time sheet and income tax and social security contributions are entered as "worker/employee".
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worker (blue- and white-collar) |
| 2 | Farmer in cooperative |
| 3 | Tradesman in cooperative |
| 4 | Commission trader |
| 5 | Freelance worker |
| 6 | Self employed |
| 7 | Other or not stated |
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
Questions about employment (to be answered by all working persons including pensioners who still work, but not apprentices and full time students)
8c. Are you gainfully employed as (mark as applicable):
[] 1 Blue or white collar worker
[] 2 Member of cooperative
[] 3 Freelance worker
[] 4 Self employed
[] 5 Assisting family member
To be answered for persons not working any more
10. Were you at the end (choose from the following):
[] Blue collar worker
[] White collar worker
[] Member of a farmer or gardener or fisher or tradesman cooperative
[] Partner in a limited company
[] Commission trader
[] Tradesman
[] Retailer
[] Active in small trade
[] Freelance worker
[] Self employed ____
To question 8: Employment
The question is to be answered also for seasonal workers if they are employed at census day. Persons looking for work answer only questions 8b and 8c according to their last employment.
To question 8c: Are you gainfully employed?
8c. Are you gainfully employed as (mark as applicable):
[] 1 Blue or white collar worker
[] 2 Member of cooperative
[] 3 Freelance worker
[] 4 Self employed
[] 5 Assisting family member
To be answered for persons not working any more
10. Were you at the end (choose from the following):
[] Blue collar worker
[] White collar worker
[] Member of a farmer or gardener or fisher or tradesman cooperative
[] Partner in a limited company
[] Commission trader
[] Tradesman
[] Retailer
[] Active in small trade
[] Freelance worker
[] Self employed ____
To question 8: Employment
The question is to be answered also for seasonal workers if they are employed at census day. Persons looking for work answer only questions 8b and 8c according to their last employment.
To question 8c: Are you gainfully employed?
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the individual's class of worker.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |