Population Census; Building and Housing Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Austria, 2001
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AUT_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Austria, IPUMS
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- AUT2001_PHC-H-H
- AUT2001_PHC-P-H
Activity status (labor force concept) (AT2001A_EMPST)
Data file: AUT2001_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
184
End:
185
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="AT01A418 AT01A419 AT01A420 AT01A421 AT01A422 AT01A423 AT01A426">11. You are (multiple answers are possible, e.g. retired marginally employed on a part-time basis):<br /><div class="i1">Self-employed, farmers, freelances and liberal professionals, family members helping out in the family business, apprentices and nursing trainees are also considered to be gainfully employed.<br /><br />[] Gainfully employed full time (32 and more hours a week)<br />[] Gainfully employed part time (12 to 31 hours a week) <br />[] Marginally employed part time (1 to 11 hours a week):</div><br /><div class="i2">[Those who chosen three choices above,] <br />Please answer questions 12 to 15</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Looking for gainful employment for the first time (never gainfully employed before)</div><br /><div class="i2">Thank you, no further questions.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Unemployed (was gainfully employed before)<br />[] On parental or maternity leave</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Was gainfully employed before the leave<br />[] Was unemployed before the leave<br /><br />[For those who chose "Unemployed" and "On parental or maternity leave",] Please answer questions 12 to 14 on the type of work you last did.<br />If you are also (marginally) gainfully employed, please answer questions 12 to 15 on the work you are currently doing.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] On compulsory military service or conscientious objector doing non-military service</div><br /><div class="i2">Please answer just questions 14 and 15 on the route taken to the barracks or place of service.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Homemaker<br />[] Retirement pension from own gainful employment<br />[] Widow's or widower's pension</div><br /><div class="i2">[For those who chose three choices above,] If you are also gainfully employed, please proceed to question 12. Otherwise, thank you, no further questions.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Pupil or university student: Please answer question 15 regarding the route taken to school.</div><br /><div class="i2">If you are also gainfully employed (e.g. working a job on the side as a student) please answer questions 12 to 15 regarding this employment.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Child not currently attending school</div><br /><div class="i2">Thank you, no further questions.</div><br /><div class="i1">[] Other means of livelihood (e.g. public welfare, support payments, supported by relatives, rent revenues):</div><br /><div class="i2">If you are also gainfully employed please proceed to question 12. Otherwise, thank you, no further questions.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AT01A418 AT01A419 AT01A420 AT01A421 AT01A422 AT01A423 AT01A426"><span class="em">Question 11: </span><br />General instructions:<br />Please put an "X" in all boxes applicable to you and note the references to further questions.<br />Example: A housewife with marginal part-time employment puts an "X" in both boxes. The note next to "Marginally employed part time" indicates that the person should proceed to questions 12 to 15 and answer them.<br /><br />Instructions for individual groups of persons:<br />Gainfully employed persons: Persons over 15 years of age who do paid work at least 1 hour per week or help in a family business without being formally paid are deemed to be gainfully employed.<br /><br />A person who does just voluntary work is not deemed to be gainfully employed.<br /><br />Whether you have full-time, part-time or marginally part-time employment depends on how many hours a week you work on average. If you work several jobs, you should add up the total number of hours worked per week and mark the appropriate box<br /><br />Answer questions 12 to 15 for this gainful employment (if several part-time positions are held, for the job involving the most working hours.)<br /><br />Exceptions: Teachers with a full-time teaching position and judges put an "X" next to "gainfully employed full time" even if their work week is less than 32 hours. This is also true of workers in businesses with "short-time working" arrangements (i.e. temporarily reduced working hours).<br /><br />The unemployed: Persons over 15 years of age who were previously employed and who are seeking work or an apprenticeship position are deemed to be unemployed regardless of whether or not they receive unemployment benefits. Seasonally unemployed persons (e.g. waiters who are without a job between the summer season and the winter season) are deemed to be unemployed unless they pursue other work in the intervening period (in the period around May 15) (e.g. helping out on the family farm).<br /><br />Persons undergoing practical training, e.g. apprentices, trainees, unpaid interns, pupils being trained for police work and for nursing, are deemed to be fully employed.<br /><br />Persons undergoing vocational retraining put an "X" next to "gainfully employed full time" if they still hold their position or if they have health insurance through the public employment services agency (AMS) but should answer the questions 12 to 15 for their previous occupation (i.e. not "Public Employment Services Agency").<br /><br />Persons attending vocational or professional preparatory courses put an "X" next to "pupil or university student" and answer the question 10.1 "School currently attended" and question 15.<br /><br />Persons drawing special emergency relief assistance (Sondernotstandshilfe) are not deemed to be unemployed and put an "X" next to "Other means of livelihood."<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="AT01A418 AT01A419 AT01A420 AT01A421 AT01A422 AT01A423 AT01A426"><span class="em">Question 11: </span><br />General instructions:<br />Please put an "X" in all boxes applicable to you and note the references to further questions.<br />Example: A housewife with marginal part-time employment puts an "X" in both boxes. The note next to "Marginally employed part time" indicates that the person should proceed to questions 12 to 15 and answer them.<br /><br />Instructions for individual groups of persons:<br />Gainfully employed persons: Persons over 15 years of age who do paid work at least 1 hour per week or help in a family business without being formally paid are deemed to be gainfully employed.<br /><br />A person who does just voluntary work is not deemed to be gainfully employed.<br /><br />Whether you have full-time, part-time or marginally part-time employment depends on how many hours a week you work on average. If you work several jobs, you should add up the total number of hours worked per week and mark the appropriate box<br /><br />Answer questions 12 to 15 for this gainful employment (if several part-time positions are held, for the job involving the most working hours.)<br /><br />Exceptions: Teachers with a full-time teaching position and judges put an "X" next to "gainfully employed full time" even if their work week is less than 32 hours. This is also true of workers in businesses with "short-time working" arrangements (i.e. temporarily reduced working hours).<br /><br />The unemployed: Persons over 15 years of age who were previously employed and who are seeking work or an apprenticeship position are deemed to be unemployed regardless of whether or not they receive unemployment benefits. Seasonally unemployed persons (e.g. waiters who are without a job between the summer season and the winter season) are deemed to be unemployed unless they pursue other work in the intervening period (in the period around May 15) (e.g. helping out on the family farm).<br /><br />Persons undergoing practical training, e.g. apprentices, trainees, unpaid interns, pupils being trained for police work and for nursing, are deemed to be fully employed.<br /><br />Persons undergoing vocational retraining put an "X" next to "gainfully employed full time" if they still hold their position or if they have health insurance through the public employment services agency (AMS) but should answer the questions 12 to 15 for their previous occupation (i.e. not "Public Employment Services Agency").<br /><br />Persons attending vocational or professional preparatory courses put an "X" next to "pupil or university student" and answer the question 10.1 "School currently attended" and question 15.<br /><br />Persons drawing special emergency relief assistance (Sondernotstandshilfe) are not deemed to be unemployed and put an "X" next to "Other means of livelihood."<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Employed (full time) |
| 02 | Employed (part time) |
| 03 | Marginally employed |
| 04 | Compulsory military or non-military service |
| 05 | Unemployed |
| 06 | Retirement pension |
| 07 | Widow's or widower's pension |
| 08 | Other income recipient, status unknown |
| 09 | Homemaker |
| 10 | Pupil under 15 years of age |
| 11 | Student of 15 years and over |
| 12 | Child not attending school (under 15 years of age) |
| 13 | Other dependant 15 years of age and over (not attending school) |
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 person's employment status.
Universe
Austria 2001: All persons
concept
Concept