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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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Time to commute (travel duration) to school (CH1970A_SCHLTIME)

Data file: CHE1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CH70A405 CH70A406 CH70A423 CH70A424 CH70A425 CH70A426 CH70A427 CH70A428"><span class="em">E. Questions to employed, school children and students</span><br />[Applies to questions 23-26]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH70A423 CH70A426">24. Duration of one way commute to work or to school:<br /><div class="i1">[] Place or work or location of school is on the same property<br />[] Up to 15 minutes<br />[] Over 15 to 30 minutes<br />[] 30 to 60 minutes<br />[] Over 1 hour</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No commuting distance
2 Up to 15 minutes
3 16-30 minutes
4 31-60 minutes
5 More than 1 hour
8 Unknown
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 duration of time the person uses to commute to school.
Universe
Switzerland 1970: Persons who attend school and not work [discrepancies: none]

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