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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Activity status (employment status), Europe (EEMPSTAT)

Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 123

End: 125

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
000	NIU (not in universe)
110	Employed
120	Unemployed
121	Unemployed, never worked before
200	Not economically active, unspecified
210	Students
220	Pension or capital income recipients
230	Homemakers
240	Others
999	Unknown / missing

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

EEMPSTAT indicates for the European samples whether or not the respondent was part of the labor force -- working or seeking work -- over a specified period of time. Depending on the sample, EEMPSTAT can also convey further information.

EEMPSTAT has been classified according to the recommendations given by the Conference of European Statisticians for the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses. "Employment Status" is referred to as "Activity Status" in the CES recommendations, but the former term is used to maintain consistency with IPUMS practices.

The economically active population constitutes the total labor force: employed and unemployed persons.

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