Swiss Federal Population Census of 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 1980
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Branch of economic activity (industry) (CH1980A_0420)
Data file: CHE1980-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
187
End:
189
Width:
3
Range:
10 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession (Numbers 18-20) and housewives (only Number 18c)
19. Main profession or part-time activity:
a. What is your present activity? Please specify, possibly in note form, e.g. not just factory worker, but e.g. metal polisher, electrical winding-machine operator; not just "employee" but e.g. sales-assistant, punch card operator, general office-work.____
b. Occupational status, hierarchical grade: e.g. apprentice, laborer, unskilled worker, home-worker, skilled worker, foreman, chief clerk, shop-foreman, senior bank employee, works manager, tenant-farmer, proprietor, relative employed in family business.____
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" ____
19. Main profession or part-time activity:
a. What is your present activity? Please specify, possibly in note form, e.g. not just factory worker, but e.g. metal polisher, electrical winding-machine operator; not just "employee" but e.g. sales-assistant, punch card operator, general office-work.____
b. Occupational status, hierarchical grade: e.g. apprentice, laborer, unskilled worker, home-worker, skilled worker, foreman, chief clerk, shop-foreman, senior bank employee, works manager, tenant-farmer, proprietor, relative employed in family business.____
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 | Agriculture, including boarding for animals |
| 20 | Horticulture |
| 30 | Forestry |
| 40 | Fishing |
| 110 | Energy and water supply |
| 211 | Meat industry |
| 212 | Dairy industry |
| 213 | Flour/semolina/groats mills |
| 214 | Canned goods, fruit, and vegetable juices |
| 216 | Manufacture of sugar, candy, chocolate, bread, pastry and other food products |
| 219 | Animal feed |
| 220 | Beverage industry |
| 230 | Tobacco industry |
| 241 | Spinning, weaving |
| 245 | Machine embroidery |
| 246 | Textile finishing |
| 247 | Other textile industries |
| 251 | Production of clothing and underwear |
| 255 | Production of hats, fur garments, and pelts |
| 261 | Wood and wood furniture industry, excluding wood carving and [floor installation] |
| 262 | Wood, cork, wicker, and rattan articles |
| 271 | Manufacture of pulp, cellulose, paper, and cardboard |
| 272 | Paper and cardboard processing |
| 280 | Printing and editing industries |
| 291 | Manufacture of leather articles |
| 293 | Footwear industry |
| 311 | Manufacture of primary and finished chemical products |
| 314 | Oil refining |
| 321 | Manufacture of plastic articles |
| 322 | Manufacture of rubber articles |
| 331 | Non-metal products industry, includes salt, petroleum, and natural gas extraction |
| 333 | Manufacture of cement, lime, [gypsum] as well as products made with cement and concrete |
| 335 | Manufacture of ceramic products |
| 336 | Glass industry |
| 341 | Metal manufacturing and processing |
| 344 | Secondary processing, [metal curing and plating], including metal furniture manufacture |
| 345 | Metal buildings, manufacture of metal items, mechanics' workshops, excluding weapons and munitions manufacture and metal furniture manufacture |
| 350 | Machine and vehicle construction, electrical, electronic and optical construction, including weapons and munitions manufacture |
| 371 | Clock making |
| 372 | Jewelry, engraving, and minting |
| 381 | Manufacture of musical instruments |
| 382 | Manufacture of games, toys, and sports items |
| 383 | Photo and motion picture darkroom, including photography studios |
| 384 | Other processing of various materials/equipment, including wood carving |
| 410 | Civil engineering, building, and general construction |
| 421 | Plumbing, [tin plating], ventilation; air conditioning |
| 422 | Other interior improvements, including [floor installation] |
| 423 | Electrical wiring |
| 511 | Various wholesale and retail commercial products, including auctions |
| 512 | Food, beverage and tobacco products in wholesale and retail businesses, excluding [butchering/butcher shops] |
| 513 | Drug and pharmaceutical products, chemical wholesale, and retail industrial products |
| 514 | Raw materials in the textile industry, textiles, and leather in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 516 | Furniture, bedding, rugs/carpets |
| 517 | Paper, papermaking, books, magazines, office supplies |
| 518 | Precision instruments, optical, radio, TV, musical instruments, clock making in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 519 | Machines, vehicles and technical equipment in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 570 | Restaurant and lodging |
| 580 | Repair activity, without art restoration |
| 610 | Railroads |
| 630 | Shipping |
| 640 | Air transport |
| 651 | Passenger and merchandise road transportation, pipeline transportation, transportation support activity |
| 652 | Other brokers/salespeople in transportation including travel agencies |
| 660 | Communication activity |
| 710 | Banking and finance activity, including gambling and the lottery |
| 720 | Insurance |
| 730 | Real state offices |
| 751 | [Consulting and planning offices], commercial, legal and computer services, rental, leasing, including professional counselors |
| 752 | [Trust company], certified public accountant |
| 753 | Law firm, notary office [not a notary public, but someone with legal jurisdiction to draft wills, contracts, etc.] |
| 761 | Commercial laundry, dry cleaning |
| 762 | Hair and beauty salon |
| 763 | Cleaning service, funeral home, animal boarding, other personal services, excluding saunas and massage, photography workshops, tank cleaning, animal boarding, auctions, and animal grooming. |
| 810 | Teaching (private and public), excluding professional counselors |
| 820 | Research and development |
| 831 | Doctor and veterinary offices, paramedical services, other health service institutions |
| 833 | Hospitals, clinics, care facilities |
| 840 | Public roads and waterway services, including tank cleaning. |
| 851 | Homes, [hostels/shelters/halfway homes/retirement homes] |
| 855 | Organization of social work |
| 861 | Religious and philosophical organizations |
| 862 | Convent, congregation |
| 870 | Service to the community, social advocacy |
| 881 | Literary activity, activity related to language, plastic arts, sports, leisure and other cultural institutions, including art restorers and saunas, excluding gambling and lottery. |
| 882 | Cinema, theater, dance, and music |
| 886 | Films, radio, and television studios |
| 890 | Domestic services |
| 911 | Public administration |
| 912 | Institutions enforcing prison sentences |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 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 19: Principal occupation and part time occupation
a) What is your occupation presently?
The current occupation is to be chosen, not the learned profession. The question is to be answered as precisely as possible. The actual occupation, not the position title, is to be entered (see examples on the questionnaire.)
Fulltime housewives and house daughters enter "housewife" or "housekeeping" in question 19a.
Persons working in institutions enter their specific occupation there.
[p. 43]
b) Position at work
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, for example, journey man, apprentice, director, co-owner. 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) What is your occupation presently?
The current occupation is to be chosen, not the learned profession. The question is to be answered as precisely as possible. The actual occupation, not the position title, is to be entered (see examples on the questionnaire.)
Fulltime housewives and house daughters enter "housewife" or "housekeeping" in question 19a.
Persons working in institutions enter their specific occupation there.
[p. 43]
b) Position at work
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, for example, journey man, apprentice, director, co-owner. 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 indicates the industry of the person.
Universe
Employed persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |