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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- CHE2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Means of transport (travel mode) to work (CH2000A_WTRAVMOD)
Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
225
End:
226
Width:
2
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="CH00A425 CH00A428">21. What means of transport do you usually use to go to work/school?<br /><br />Mention all means of transport used on the same day for this journey.<br /><div class="i1">[Employed persons]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None, I walk all the way<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] Moped<br />[] Motorcycle, scooter<br />[] Car (driver)<br />[] Car (passenger)<br />[] Factory bus<br />[] Train (SFR, private railway)<br />[] Tram, municipal bus, trolley bus<br />[] Postbus, coach<br />[] Other (e.g. boat, cable railway)</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Schoolchildren, students]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None, I walk all the way<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] Moped<br />[] Motorcycle, scooter<br />[] Car (driver)<br />[] Car (passenger)<br />[] School bus<br />[] Train (SFR, private railway)<br />[] Tram, municipal bus, trolley bus<br />[] Postbus, coach<br />[] Other (e.g. boat, cable railway)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CH00A425 CH00A428">21. What means of transport do you usually use to go to work/school?<br /><br />Mention all means of transport used on the same day for this journey.<br /><div class="i1">[Employed persons]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None, I walk all the way<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] Moped<br />[] Motorcycle, scooter<br />[] Car (driver)<br />[] Car (passenger)<br />[] Factory bus<br />[] Train (SFR, private railway)<br />[] Tram, municipal bus, trolley bus<br />[] Postbus, coach<br />[] Other (e.g. boat, cable railway)</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Schoolchildren, students]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None, I walk all the way<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] Moped<br />[] Motorcycle, scooter<br />[] Car (driver)<br />[] Car (passenger)<br />[] School bus<br />[] Train (SFR, private railway)<br />[] Tram, municipal bus, trolley bus<br />[] Postbus, coach<br />[] Other (e.g. boat, cable railway)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | No commute |
| 02 | Solely on foot |
| 10 | Train |
| 13 | Train+street car, bus, post bus |
| 15 | Train+car (driver, passenger) |
| 18 | Train+bicycle, moped |
| 30 | Street car, bus, post bus |
| 35 | Street car, bus, post bus+car (driver, passenger) |
| 38 | Street car, bus, post bus+bicycle, moped |
| 40 | Other public transportation |
| 50 | Company bus |
| 60 | 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 person's means of transport (travel mode) to work.
Universe
Switzerland 2000: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |