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The 1970 Census of the Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1970
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DEU_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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Economically active in the past (DE1970A_PREVWORK)

Data file: DEU1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 178
End: 178
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE70A441 DE70A442">For economically non-active persons over 14 years (also housewives, recipients of pensions)<br />[Questions 22-23 were asked of economically non-active persons over 14 years]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE70A441">22. Have you formerly been economically active?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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 whether a person was economically active in the past.
Universe
Germany 1970: Economically non-active persons 15+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.5%]

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