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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Supervisory position (DE1970A_SUPERVIS)

Data file: DEU1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 192

End: 192

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="DE70A447">For persons in managerial or supervisory positions (excl. self-employed)<br />[Question 27 was asked of persons in managerial or supervisory positions]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE70A447">27. Are you:<br /><div class="i1">[] Supervisor, factory master, master of trade, etc. <br />[] Foreman etc. <br />[] Director, manager, member of the board of directors, etc. of an enterprise or establishment<br />[] Working in another managerial or supervisory position</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Industry, industrial-plant foreman, foreman etc.
2	Assistant foreman and similar
3	Manager, general executive manager, chief executive officer, supervisor and similar
4	Other managing or supervising activity
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 a person's supervisory position.

Universe

Germany 1970: Economically active or military persons age 15+ in managerial or supervisory positions (excluding self-employed and foreigners) [discrepancies: type I none; type II 34.9%]

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