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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- CHE1980_PHC-H-H
- CHE1980_PHC-P-H
Present occupation (ISCO-COM), 3 digits (CH1980A_ISCO3)
Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
189
End:
191
Width:
3
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="CH80A415 CH80A416 CH80A417">21. What was your profession before your retirement?____<br />Examples: see Question 19a<br /></svar>
<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="CH80A415 CH80A416 CH80A417">21. What was your profession before your retirement?____<br />Examples: see Question 19a<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | Armed forces |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest organizations |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations department managers |
| 131 | General managers |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists, and related professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians, and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers, and related professionals |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals (except nursing) |
| 231 | College, university, and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians, and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax, and related government associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment, and sports associate professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail, and related clerks |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers, and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care and related workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 711 | Miners, shot firers, stone cutters, and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners, and related trades workers |
| 721 | Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural- metal preparers, and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers, and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers, and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather, and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers, and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment, and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather, and shoemaking trades workers |
| 812 | Metal-processing-plant operators |
| 814 | Wood-processing- and papermaking-plant operators |
| 816 | Power-production and related plant operators |
| 821 | Metal- and mineral-products machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical-products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing-, binding-, and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile-, fur-, and leather-products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive-engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor-vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile-plant operators |
| 834 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners, and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window, and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, doorkeepers, and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery, and related labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 990 | Other occupation, response suppressed |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the present occupation (3-digit ISCO) of the person.
Universe
Switzerland 1980: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept