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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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Position in principal employment (CH1970A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CHE1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CH70A415 CH70A416 CH70A417 CH70A418 CH70A419 CH70A420 CH70A421 CH70A422"><span class="em">D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession</span><br />[Applies to questions 20-22]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH70A415 CH70A416 CH70A417 CH70A418 CH70A420 CH70A422">21. Main profession or part time activity:<br /><div class="i1">[Unemployed persons indicate in question 21a and 21b their last employment]</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">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):</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">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.):</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">c) Name of employer, firm (persons who work for several employers, e.g. home workers, cleaners, should write 'several' only):</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">d) Branch, line of business (please specify as accurately as possible, e.g. not just "furniture" but "furniture factory" or "furniture dealer"):</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Self employed
2 Employee in own company
3 Co-working family member
4 Apprentice
5 Employed in company management
6 Employed not in company management
9 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 identifies the person's class of worker.
Universe
Switzerland 1970: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]

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