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Swiss Federal Population Census of 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1980
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CHE_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Position in principal employment (CH1980A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

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

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CH80A415 CH80A416 CH80A417 CH80A418 CH80A419 CH80A420 CH80A422"><span class="em">D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession (Numbers 18-20) and housewives (only Number 18c)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH80A415 CH80A416 CH80A417 CH80A418 CH80A420 CH80A422">19. Main profession or part-time activity:<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, electrical winding-machine operator; not just "employee" but e.g. sales-assistant, punch card operator, general office-work.____<br /><br />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.____<br /><br />c. Name of employer, firm ____<br />[Persons who work for several employers, e.g. home-workers, cleaners, should write 'several' only.]<br /><br />d. Branch, line of business: please specify as accurately as possible, e.g. not just "furniture" but "furniture factory" or "furniture dealer" ____</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="CH80A415 CH80A416 CH80A417 CH80A418 CH80A422"><span class="em">E. Questions to pensioners and retired persons</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="CH80A418 CH80A422">22. Professional status, hierarchical grade____<br />Examples: see Question 19b<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Self employed
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 indicates the position in the person's principal employment.
Universe
Switzerland 1980: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]

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