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Swiss Federal Population Census of 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1970
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CHE_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Category of building (CH1970A_CATEGBLD)

Data file: CHE1970_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 150
End: 150
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CH70A093 CH70A102 CH70A103 CH70A104 CH70A105"><span class="em">List of all dwellings in building</span><br /><br />Here, all dwellings in the building are to be listed. Vacant or part time occupied dwellings are only to be included if they have their own kitchen or kitchenette.<br /><br />As vacant dwellings are those dwellings to be counted which are habitable, have a kitchen or kitchenette, are vacant at the time of the census, but are offered for rent or sale. Such category includes single family houses which are vacant.<br /><br />Second homes/dwellings (occupied dwellings without inhabitants = BWOB) include vacation and weekend apartments and houses which are used by the owners themselves or are rented for short periods, but are not used for permanent occupation.<br /><br />As second home are considered also those dwellings which have kitchens or kitchenettes and which are not occupied by their owners at census time (e.g. mountain- and valley-, city- and country homes or because of stays in foreign countries or hospitals) as well as dwellings which are rented out already for later occupancy and are unoccupied at the time of the census.<br /><br />Floor number: lower level = U; ground floor/1st floor = P; 2nd floor = 1; 3rd floor = 2; etc. Several floors, e.g. P/1, 1/2, P/1/2; single family house = E.<br /><br />"List of dwellings in building" [table]:<br />[each row represents one dwelling]<br /><div class="i1">[Columns headings:]<br />(A) Number (1 to 45)<br />(B) Dwelling is situated on which floor:</div><br /><div class="i2">____</div><br /><div class="i1">(C) If dwelling is occupied: indicate name of the head of household.</div><br /><div class="i2">____</div><br /><div class="i1">If dwelling unoccupied: indicate vacant, or BOWB.</div><br /><div class="i2">____</div><br /><div class="i1">(D) With own kitchen<br />(E) With own kitchenette</div><br /><br />[<span class="pg">p. 5</span>]<br /><br />If necessary, use second building questionnaire and mark "continuation".<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Occupied building with at least one private household or dwelling, or emergency shelter with at least one private household
2 Occupied building with only one or several collective household
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 identifies the building category for each household.
Universe
Switzerland 1970: All households

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