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General Population Census of 1968 - IPUMS Subset

France, 1968
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FRA_1968_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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INSEE (Institut National de la Statisque et des Etudes Economiques), IPUMS
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Qualification (FR1968A_QUALIF)

Data file: FRA1968_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 217
End: 217
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="FR68A401 FR68A405 FR68A406 FR68A408 FR68A414 FR68A425 FR68A427 FR68A429 FR68A430 FR68A433 FR68A437 FR68A438 FR68A439"><span class="em">Professional activity (for all persons born before January 1st, 1954)</span><br />[Applies to questions 12- 18]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="FR68A429" v="FR68A429 FR68A438"><span class="h3">15a. If you are a worker, specify the qualification for your current job:</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Unskilled laborer or specialized laborer<br />[] 2 Specialized worker (OS1, OS2, ...).<br />[] 3 Skilled worker or highly qualified (P1, P2, P3...)</div><br /><span class="h3">15b. If you are an employee of the state, a local town or a public service (E.D.F. "<span class="lang">Electricité de France</span>", S.N.C.F. "<span class="lang">Société nationale des chemins de fer</span>", etc.) or military by career, specify your rank:</span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br />Examples: administrative secretary, second-class stationmaster, typist, etc.<br /><span class="h3">15c. If you are in a different situation, specify your position in the organization:</span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br />Examples: supervisor, workshop manager, department store head, etc.<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Unskilled agricultural worker
2 Specialized agricultural worker
3 Specialized laborer
4 Specialized worker
5 Skilled worker or highly qualified
6 Supervisor; workshop leader; construction boss; head farmer, team leader, foreman
7 Not declared or not applicable
8 Undocumented
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="FR68A429" v="FR68A429 FR68A438"><span class="em">Question 15: Certification</span><br />Make sure that the people who have declared to be salaried on question 13 specify their certification, rank or hierarchical position on questions 14a, 14b or 14c, according to the situation.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's qualification (information is provided only for active persons, excluding all persons of age 14 or below and those whose only activity is studying).
Universe
France 1968: Persons age 15+ who are active, looking for work, or in the military [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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