The 1971 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset
Germany, 1971
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DEU_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- DEU1971_PHC-H-H
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Industry (DE1971A_IND)
Data file: DEU1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
147
End:
150
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="DE71A427 DE71A428 DE71A432 DE71A435 DE71A436"><span class="em">Occupational information</span><br /><br />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<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A435">8.b. Workplace activity<br /><div class="i1">(Employees of the administration state the official position) ________</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A427 DE71A428 DE71A435 DE71A436"><span class="em">Question 8: Occupational data</span><br /><div class="i1">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.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A435 DE71A436"><span class="em">Question 8a: Name and address of the place of work</span><br /><div class="i1">Employees in firm sections, branch offices, facilities of a firm as well as in firms, firm sections, production facilities and facilities of a combine, state in question 8a the name and address of the company section, branch office, facility of the firm or the firm, firm section, production facility or facility of the combine.<br /><br />Employees of construction firms state the name and address of the construction firm for which they are employed at a construction site in this question.<br /><br />Persons employed in a sales outlet enter the exact designation of the sales outlet next to the address.<br /><br />Example:<br />Cooperative sales outlet manufactured goods<br />Pritzerbe, Puschkinstrasse 12<br /><br />Employees that are temporarily employed in another firm through deputations, delegations and the like, state the full address of the place of work that carried out the deputation or delegation.<br /><br />Home workers state the address of the place of work for which they work.<br /><br />Members of production cooperatives that are temporarily employed (for example, in a sugar refinery or in road work) at the time of the census indicate only the address of the production cooperative as the place of work.<br /><br />Family workers that work in the personal home economy of a production cooperative member but are not members of a production cooperative themselves, enter "Personal home economy" in question 8a.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A435">8.b. Workplace activity<br /><div class="i1">(Employees of the administration state the official position) ________</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A427 DE71A428 DE71A435 DE71A436"><span class="em">Question 8: Occupational data</span><br /><div class="i1">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.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A435 DE71A436"><span class="em">Question 8a: Name and address of the place of work</span><br /><div class="i1">Employees in firm sections, branch offices, facilities of a firm as well as in firms, firm sections, production facilities and facilities of a combine, state in question 8a the name and address of the company section, branch office, facility of the firm or the firm, firm section, production facility or facility of the combine.<br /><br />Employees of construction firms state the name and address of the construction firm for which they are employed at a construction site in this question.<br /><br />Persons employed in a sales outlet enter the exact designation of the sales outlet next to the address.<br /><br />Example:<br />Cooperative sales outlet manufactured goods<br />Pritzerbe, Puschkinstrasse 12<br /><br />Employees that are temporarily employed in another firm through deputations, delegations and the like, state the full address of the place of work that carried out the deputation or delegation.<br /><br />Home workers state the address of the place of work for which they work.<br /><br />Members of production cooperatives that are temporarily employed (for example, in a sugar refinery or in road work) at the time of the census indicate only the address of the production cooperative as the place of work.<br /><br />Family workers that work in the personal home economy of a production cooperative member but are not members of a production cooperative themselves, enter "Personal home economy" in question 8a.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1011 | Power supply services |
| 1012 | Coal oven plant |
| 1013 | Coal industry |
| 1114 | Rock salt industry |
| 1115 | Oil and gas industry |
| 1116 | Inorganic and organic chemistry |
| 1117 | Other materials industry |
| 1118 | Pharmaceutical industry |
| 1119 | Plastics industry |
| 1121 | Rubber and asbestos industry |
| 1122 | Synthetic fiber industry |
| 1123 | Industry of special chemical fabrications |
| 1224 | Black iron metallurgy |
| 1225 | Non-iron metallurgy |
| 1326 | Construction materials industry |
| 1327 | Pre-fabricate industry |
| 1428 | Water management |
| 1531 | Construction of power machines |
| 1532 | Equipment for mining |
| 1533 | Equipment for metallurgy |
| 1534 | Equipment for chemistry |
| 1535 | Construction of machines for ceramics |
| 1536 | Air and refrigeration equipment |
| 1537 | Construction of machine tools |
| 1538 | Construction of tool mechanisms |
| 1539 | Plastics processing machinery |
| 1541 | Construction of special equipment |
| 1542 | Construction of wood and paper machines |
| 1543 | Other machinery construction |
| 1544 | Construction of printing machines |
| 1545 | Textile and leather processing machines |
| 1546 | Construction of food packaging machines |
| 1547 | Construction of railway cars |
| 1548 | Vehicle and tractor construction |
| 1549 | Shipbuilding |
| 1551 | Construction of agricultural engines |
| 1552 | Construction of conveyers |
| 1553 | Construction of prime movers and pumps |
| 1554 | Industry of prefabricated elements |
| 1555 | Metal-working construction |
| 1556 | Foundry and forge |
| 1557 | Metal ware industry |
| 1661 | Electrical industry |
| 1662 | Electronics industry |
| 1663 | Measuring and controlling industry |
| 1664 | Industry of office machines and data processing |
| 1665 | Precision engineering, optics, manufacturing of watches |
| 1771 | Wood processing |
| 1772 | Cellulose and paper industry |
| 1773 | Printing industry |
| 1774 | Industry of cultural goods |
| 1775 | Clothing industry |
| 1776 | Leather and fur industry |
| 1777 | Ceramics and glass industry |
| 1881 | Processing of textile raw materials |
| 1882 | Spinning |
| 1883 | Textiles industry |
| 1884 | Knitting |
| 1885 | Repairing of machines for refinement of textiles |
| 1987 | Fish industry |
| 1988 | Meat industry |
| 1989 | Milk and egg processing industry |
| 1991 | Milling and bakery products industry |
| 1992 | Oil and fat industry |
| 1993 | Sugar and starch industry |
| 1994 | Candies and coffee industry |
| 1995 | Fruit and vegetable processing |
| 1996 | Fermenting and beverage industry |
| 1997 | Tobacco industry |
| 1998 | Other food industry |
| 1999 | Feeding stuffs industry |
| 2021 | Industrial construction |
| 2022 | Building materials for waterworks |
| 2023 | Building materials for farming/agriculture |
| 2024 | Building materials for transport and communications |
| 2025 | Building materials for housing |
| 2026 | Building materials for public projects |
| 2027 | Reconstruction and modernisation of modern repairing |
| 2029 | Civil and special engineering |
| 3111 | General agricultural farms |
| 3112 | General plant production |
| 3113 | General animal production |
| 3214 | Freshwater fishing |
| 3315 | Veterinary medicine |
| 3517 | Drying and pelleting |
| 4111 | Rail transport |
| 4112 | Motor vehicle transport |
| 4113 | Riverboat transport |
| 4114 | Ocean transport |
| 4115 | Air transport |
| 4116 | Pipeline transport |
| 4117 | Urban local transport and taxi |
| 4119 | Other personal and commercial transport |
| 4521 | Post and communications |
| 5111 | Foreign trade |
| 5221 | Domestic trade |
| 5222 | Other trade |
| 5223 | Consumer wholesale trade |
| 5224 | Retail trade |
| 5225 | Social feeding |
| 5331 | Refrigerated storage buildings and warehouses |
| 6111 | State organization of industry |
| 6112 | State organization of construction |
| 6113 | State organization of agriculture |
| 6114 | State organization of transport and communications |
| 6115 | State organization of trade and commerce |
| 6116 | State organization of other production |
| 6221 | Institutes - general |
| 6222 | Institutes of construction industry |
| 6223 | Institutes of agriculture |
| 6224 | Institutes of transport and communications |
| 6225 | Institutes of trade and commerce |
| 6226 | Institutes of other production |
| 6228 | Engineering firm |
| 6331 | Plant technology |
| 6332 | Plant construction |
| 6335 | Plants and machinery |
| 6441 | Geological investigation |
| 6551 | Publishing |
| 6661 | Repairing combine |
| 6771 | Textile cleaning |
| 6881 | Accounting |
| 6991 | Other production |
| 7011 | General services |
| 7012 | Consulting/communications |
| 7013 | Renting and lending |
| 7014 | Accommodations |
| 7015 | Housing industry |
| 7016 | Municipal economy |
| 7017 | Money, credits and lottery |
| 7019 | Other non-production companies |
| 8111 | Science and research institutes and labs |
| 8112 | Academics (non-teaching) |
| 8113 | Medical institutes for health and social issues |
| 8119 | Other facilities for science and research |
| 8221 | Facilities for pre-school education |
| 8222 | General-education schools |
| 8223 | Facilities for children's housing |
| 8224 | Professional education |
| 8225 | Technical college |
| 8226 | Colleges |
| 8227 | Facilities for further education |
| 8228 | Facilities for youth |
| 8229 | Other facilities for education |
| 8331 | Broadcast and television |
| 8332 | Movies and light shows |
| 8333 | Libraries |
| 8334 | Museums and fine arts |
| 8335 | Theater |
| 8336 | Coordination and administration of events |
| 8337 | Culture |
| 8338 | Orchestras and choirs |
| 8339 | Other facilities for culture and art |
| 8441 | Health services |
| 8442 | Stationary facilities for health |
| 8443 | Physical therapy and spa |
| 8444 | Ambulance facilities for health |
| 8445 | Hygiene and health education |
| 8446 | Facilities for health supplies |
| 8449 | Other facilities for health |
| 8551 | Social services |
| 8552 | Facilities for children |
| 8559 | Other facilities for social services |
| 8661 | Sports stadiums |
| 8669 | Other facilities for sports |
| 8771 | Facilities for recreation |
| 8772 | Facilities for tourism |
| 8881 | Other arts/culture |
| 9111 | Government ministry - general industry |
| 9112 | Government ministry - construction |
| 9113 | Government ministry - land and forestry |
| 9114 | Government ministry - transport and communications |
| 9115 | Government ministry - trade and commerce |
| 9119 | Other state industries |
| 9221 | Government body |
| 9229 | Other state agencies |
| 9551 | Political parties |
| 9552 | Peace movement |
| 9553 | National front |
| 9554 | Labor union |
| 9555 | Cultural organizations |
| 9556 | Sport organizations |
| 9557 | National solidarity organization |
| 9558 | Red Cross |
| 9559 | Other organizations |
| 9881 | Confessional organizations |
| 9889 | Other facilities for public welfare |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 industry in which the individual works.
Universe
Germany 1971: Economically active persons age 14+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept