Federal Population Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 2000
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Reference ID
CHE_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Dec 19, 2014
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- CHE2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Time to commute (travel duration) to work (CH2000A_WORKTIME)
Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
223
End:
223
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CH00A405 CH00A406 CH00A423 CH00A424 CH00A425 CH00A426 CH00A427 CH00A457 CH00A428 CH00A458 ">Questions 17 to 21 are intended for employed persons, apprentices, schoolchildren and students.<br />If you are both employed and in education/training, answer both columns<br /><br />Employed persons<br /><div class="i1">If you work in several places, mention your main job base.<br />If you move around in your job (e.g. driver, railway employee or construction-site worker), indicate where you usually start work.<br />If you work from home, give your employer's address.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CH00A423 CH00A426 CH00A457 CH00A458">19. How long does the trip to work/school usually take? (door-to-door)<br /><div class="i1">[Employed persons]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I work in the building I live in<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Schoolchildren, students]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I live in the school building<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CH00A423 CH00A426 CH00A457 CH00A458">19. How long does the trip to work/school usually take? (door-to-door)<br /><div class="i1">[Employed persons]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I work in the building I live in<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Schoolchildren, students]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I live in the school building<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | No commuting distance |
| 2 | Up to 15 minutes |
| 3 | 16-30 minutes |
| 4 | 31-60 minutes |
| 5 | More than 1 hour |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 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 person's time to commute (travel duration) to work.
Universe
Switzerland 2000: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |