Swiss Federal Population Census of 1970 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 1970
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- CHE1970-H-H
- CHE1970-P-H
Present occupation (ISCO 3 digit) (CH1970A_0417)
Data file: CHE1970-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
182
End:
184
Width:
3
Range:
10 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession
[Applies to questions 20-22]
21. Main profession or part time activity:
[Unemployed persons indicate in question 21a and 21b their last employment]
a) What is your present activity (please specify, possibly in note form, e.g. not just factory worker, but e.g. metal polisher, leather preparer; not just "employee" but e.g. punch card operator, general office work):
________
b) Occupational status, hierarchical grade (unskilled worker, apprentice, foreman, skilled worker, home worker, chief clerk, office manager, tenant farmer, business owner, family member employed in family business, etc.):
________
c) Name of employer, firm (persons who work for several employers, e.g. home workers, cleaners, should write 'several' only):
________
d) Branch, line of business (please specify as accurately as possible, e.g. not just "furniture" but "furniture factory" or "furniture dealer"):
________
[Applies to questions 20-22]
21. Main profession or part time activity:
[Unemployed persons indicate in question 21a and 21b their last employment]
a) What is your present activity (please specify, possibly in note form, e.g. not just factory worker, but e.g. metal polisher, leather preparer; not just "employee" but e.g. punch card operator, general office work):
________
b) Occupational status, hierarchical grade (unskilled worker, apprentice, foreman, skilled worker, home worker, chief clerk, office manager, tenant farmer, business owner, family member employed in family business, etc.):
________
c) Name of employer, firm (persons who work for several employers, e.g. home workers, cleaners, should write 'several' only):
________
d) Branch, line of business (please specify as accurately as possible, e.g. not just "furniture" but "furniture factory" or "furniture dealer"):
________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Armed forces |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest organizations |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations department managers |
| 131 | General managers |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists and related professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians, and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers, and related professionals |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals (except nursing) |
| 231 | College, university, and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians, and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax, and related government associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment, and sports associate professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 390 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail, and related clerks |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers, and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care and related workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 711 | Miners, shot firers, stone cutters and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners, and related trades workers |
| 721 | Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural- metal preparers, and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers, and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers, and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather, and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers, and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment, and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather, and shoemaking trades workers |
| 812 | Metal-processing-plant operators |
| 814 | Wood-processing- and papermaking-plant operators |
| 816 | Power-production and related plant operators |
| 821 | Metal- and mineral-products machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical-products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing-, binding-, and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile-, fur-, and leather-products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive-engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor-vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile-plant operators |
| 834 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, doorkeepers, and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery, and related labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 990 | Other occupation, response suppressed |
| 999 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 21: Principal or part time occupation
a) Which occupation do you have presently?
It should be noted that the current practiced occupation is requested not the profession learned. This question should be answered as precisely as possible. General entries are to be avoided. Housewives and house daughters who work predominantly as such should enter housewives or housework.
[p. 25]
b) Present occupation, level
Persons who work all or most of the time in a family enterprise are working family members. Home workers are persons who work in their dwelling or another self-selected place for wages for one or more employer. Other possibilities are co-owner, director, master, journey man, and apprentice. Public servants give their position title.
c) Name of employer, company
Public servants enter the name of their office.
d) Branch of economy, industry
The branch of economy should be specific, such as cotton spinning, hosiery knitting, grocery store, etc. Female employees in agriculture should state whether they work predominantly in the household or in agricultural duties.
a) Which occupation do you have presently?
It should be noted that the current practiced occupation is requested not the profession learned. This question should be answered as precisely as possible. General entries are to be avoided. Housewives and house daughters who work predominantly as such should enter housewives or housework.
[p. 25]
b) Present occupation, level
Persons who work all or most of the time in a family enterprise are working family members. Home workers are persons who work in their dwelling or another self-selected place for wages for one or more employer. Other possibilities are co-owner, director, master, journey man, and apprentice. Public servants give their position title.
c) Name of employer, company
Public servants enter the name of their office.
d) Branch of economy, industry
The branch of economy should be specific, such as cotton spinning, hosiery knitting, grocery store, etc. Female employees in agriculture should state whether they work predominantly in the household or in agricultural duties.
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the present occupation of the person.
Universe
Employed persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |