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
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Socio-economic status in employment (CH1980A_SOCECON)
Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
202
End:
204
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="CH80A418 CH80A422">22. Professional status, hierarchical grade____<br />Examples: see Question 19b<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="CH80A418 CH80A422">22. Professional status, hierarchical grade____<br />Examples: see Question 19b<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | Directors/CEOs |
| 020 | Liberal professions |
| 031 | Farm executives |
| 032 | Artisans |
| 033 | Self-employed in business and communication services |
| 034 | Self-employed in social and personal services |
| 041 | Engineers and technical managers in agriculture |
| 042 | Engineers and technical managers in production and construction |
| 043 | Executives in business and communication services |
| 044 | Executives in social and personal services |
| 051 | Technical brokers/salespeople in agriculture |
| 052 | Technical brokers/salespeople in production and construction |
| 053 | Brokers/salespeople in business and communication services |
| 054 | Brokers/salespeople in social and personal services |
| 062 | Technical production and construction white collar employees |
| 063 | White collar employees in business and communication services |
| 064 | White collar employees in social and personal services |
| 071 | Agricultural workers |
| 072 | Production and construction workers |
| 073 | Workers in business and communication services |
| 081 | Unskilled agricultural labor |
| 082 | Unskilled production and construction labor |
| 083 | Unskilled labor in business and communication services |
| 084 | Unskilled labor in social and personal services |
| 090 | Unattributable employed working persons |
| 200 | Unemployed, laid off |
| 301 | Non-active in training |
| 303 | Non-active doing housework |
| 304 | Non-active retired and living off investment or retirement income |
| 305 | Other non-active |
| 990 | 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 socio-economic status in employment of the person.
Universe
Switzerland 1980: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept