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The 1981 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1981
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DEU_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Class of worker (DE1981A_CLASSWK)

Data file: DEU1981_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 145
End: 145
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v=" DE81A427 DE81A428 DE81A429 DE81A441 DE81A438">Fill out questions 11-13 for employed persons only (not apprentices).<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE81A428 DE81A429 DE81A441">11. Are you employed as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Worker/employee<br />[] 2 Agricultural production cooperative member<br />[] 3 Other cooperative member<br />[] 4 Person of liberal professions<br />[] 5 Self-employed<br />[] 6 Family worker</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
Not working, not retired
1 Worker (blue- and white-collar)
2 Member of agricultural cooperative
3 Member of other cooperatives
4 Freelance worker
5 Self-employed
6 Assisting family worker
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 a person's worker class.
Universe
Germany 1981: All persons

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