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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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Residence on 1 Sept 1939 (outbreak of WWII) (DE1970A_WW2RES)

Data file: DEU1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 175
End: 175
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE70A438 DE70A439 DE70A440">For all persons [of German citizenship]<br />[Questions 19-21 were asked of all persons of German citizenship]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE70A438">19. Residence on 1 Sept. 1939 (outbreak of war)<br /><div class="i1">For persons born later than 1 Sept. 1939: Residence of father on 1 Sept. 1939, or, if residence of father is unknown, residence of mother<br /><br />[] Federal Republic incl. Berlin (West)<br />[] Soviet zone/East Berlin<br />[] Eastern territories of Germany<br />[] Czechoslovakia (incl. Sudeten territory)<br />[] Eastern neighbor countries, South-Eastern Europe<br />[] Other regions</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Federal Republic of Germany including Berlin (West)
2 Soviet zone/ East Berlin
3 Former Eastern territories of Germany
4 Czechoslovakia (including Sudeten territories.)
5 Eastern neighbor countries, South-Eastern Europe
6 Other regions
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 place of residence on September 1, 1939 (at the outbreak of WWII).
Universe
Germany 1970: German citizens [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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