Swiss Federal Population Census of 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 1980
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Reference ID
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
Means of transport (travel mode) to work (CH1980A_WTRAVMOD)
Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
207
End:
208
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CH80A405 CH80A406 CH80A423 CH80A424 CH80A425 CH80A426 CH80A427 CH80A428"><span class="em">B. Questions to employed, students and school-children from 1st primary class upwards</span><br /></svar>
<br /> [Drivers, railway employees, building workers, etc., indicate their place or work]</p>
<p>[Commercial travelers write 'traveling']</p>
<p>14. Means of transport used
<br /> [Drivers, railway employees, building workers, etc., indicate their place or work]</p>
<p>[Commercial travelers write 'traveling']</p>
<p>14. Means of transport used
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | No commute |
| 02 | Solely on foot |
| 10 | Train |
| 13 | Train+street car, bus, post-office bus |
| 15 | Train+ private car (driver, passenger) |
| 18 | Train+bicycle, moped |
| 30 | Street car, bus, post-office bus |
| 35 | Street car, bus, post-office bus+private car (driver, passenger) |
| 38 | Street car, bus, post-office bus+bicycle, moped |
| 40 | Other public transportation |
| 50 | Company bus |
| 60 | Private car (driver, passenger) |
| 70 | Motorcycle |
| 90 | Bicycle, moped |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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 mode of transportation the person uses to get to work.
Universe
Switzerland 1980: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept