National Population Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Greece, 1981
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Reference ID
GRC_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Service of Greece, IPUMS
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- GRC1981_PHC-H-H.dat
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Class of worker (GR1981A_CLASSWK)
Data file: GRC1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
211
End:
211
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GR81A412 GR81A413 GR81A414 GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417 GR81A418 GR81A419 GR81A420 GR81A421 GR81A422"><span class="em">The following questions should be answered only by persons born in 1970 or earlier.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GR81A414 GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417 GR81A418 GR81A419 GR81A420 GR81A421"><span class="em">Occupation [Questions 11 to 14]</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417"><span class="h3">12. If he/she was working or seeking work (answer 1 or 2 in question 11)</span> Answers to questions a and b must be specific. For question c, put an X in the appropriate space. If the person was seeking his or her first job, write "new worker" for questions a and b, and do not answer question c.<br /><br /><div class="i1">___ _ _ _ a) What type of work are they doing (or were they doing, the last time they worked)?<br /><br />___ _ _ _ b) In what type of establishment, enterprise, farm, service, etc. do they work (or did they work, the last time they worked)?<br /><br />c) What is their occupational status in this job (or in the last job that they held)?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Employer<br />[] 2 Self-employed<br />[] 3 Assistant in the family business or farm<br />[] 4 Employee or wage-earner</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GR81A414 GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417 GR81A418 GR81A419 GR81A420 GR81A421"><span class="em">Occupation [Questions 11 to 14]</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417"><span class="h3">12. If he/she was working or seeking work (answer 1 or 2 in question 11)</span> Answers to questions a and b must be specific. For question c, put an X in the appropriate space. If the person was seeking his or her first job, write "new worker" for questions a and b, and do not answer question c.<br /><br /><div class="i1">___ _ _ _ a) What type of work are they doing (or were they doing, the last time they worked)?<br /><br />___ _ _ _ b) In what type of establishment, enterprise, farm, service, etc. do they work (or did they work, the last time they worked)?<br /><br />c) What is their occupational status in this job (or in the last job that they held)?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Employer<br />[] 2 Self-employed<br />[] 3 Assistant in the family business or farm<br />[] 4 Employee or wage-earner</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employer |
| 2 | Self-employed |
| 3 | Assistant in the family business |
| 4 | Employee or wage-earner |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="GR81A414 GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417 GR81A418 GR81A419 GR81A420 GR81A421"><span class="em">Questions 10-15 should only be completed for persons born in 1970 or before</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417">186. If the respondent is <span class="em">working</span> or <span class="em">seeking work</span> then he has to answer the following questions:<br /><br />[Omitted, a), b) and c) as in the form]<br /><br />187. The type of work he is or was doing the last time he worked must be very clear so as to be coded according to the occupational codes.<br /><br />If his answer is general or vague, e.g. "technician", "employee" or "merchant" or "public servant", more questions are needed so as to clarify e.g. "what kind of technician', "what kind of employee", "what kind of trade, whole sale or retail" etc.<br /><br />[Bottom of p. 60 and p. 61 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 62]</span><br /><br />190. Question (b) "what is the type of establishment, enterprise, agricultural land, service etc. he works (or was the last time he worked)" refers to the type of economic activity (industry branch) of the establishment, enterprise etc. the enumerated is working or if he is seeking work to the establishment, enterprise etc. he was working last. If seeking work for the first time as before "young" will be recorded.<br /><br />191. The answer to this question must not be general or vague as e.g. "shop" or "factory" or "company" but must clarify the economic activity of the establishment or service he is working (or was working last). [Examples omitted]<br /><br />[p. 63 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 64]</span><br /><br />194. Question (c) "occupational status" the enumerated must answer whether he is (or was) <span class="em">employer, self-employed, assistant in the family business or agricultural land, or employee or wage earner</span>.<br /><br />These categories are clarified as following:<br /><div class="i1">i) <span class="em">Employer</span> is considered the owner of the establishment (either by himself or with partners) and is employing salaried or wage earning staff.<br />ii) <span class="em">Self-employed</span> is the one that works in his own work without employing salaried or wage earning staff apart maybe a member of his family as unpaid assistant.<br />iii) <span class="em">Assistant in the family business or agricultural land</span> is the family member working in the family business or agricultural land without pay, except his livelihood, within the time limits defined in paragraph 181.<br />iv) <span class="em">Employee or wage earner</span> is the person who for his work is having a salary or a day's wage or by contract or percentage on the sales.</div><br /><br />195. The employee or wage earner that works on contract but has the materials or is working with percentages on the profits is not to be considered as employee or wage earner. In these cases, he will be considered as employer (if he employs staff) or self-employed (if not employing staff).<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GR81A415 GR81A416 GR81A417">186. If the respondent is <span class="em">working</span> or <span class="em">seeking work</span> then he has to answer the following questions:<br /><br />[Omitted, a), b) and c) as in the form]<br /><br />187. The type of work he is or was doing the last time he worked must be very clear so as to be coded according to the occupational codes.<br /><br />If his answer is general or vague, e.g. "technician", "employee" or "merchant" or "public servant", more questions are needed so as to clarify e.g. "what kind of technician', "what kind of employee", "what kind of trade, whole sale or retail" etc.<br /><br />[Bottom of p. 60 and p. 61 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 62]</span><br /><br />190. Question (b) "what is the type of establishment, enterprise, agricultural land, service etc. he works (or was the last time he worked)" refers to the type of economic activity (industry branch) of the establishment, enterprise etc. the enumerated is working or if he is seeking work to the establishment, enterprise etc. he was working last. If seeking work for the first time as before "young" will be recorded.<br /><br />191. The answer to this question must not be general or vague as e.g. "shop" or "factory" or "company" but must clarify the economic activity of the establishment or service he is working (or was working last). [Examples omitted]<br /><br />[p. 63 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 64]</span><br /><br />194. Question (c) "occupational status" the enumerated must answer whether he is (or was) <span class="em">employer, self-employed, assistant in the family business or agricultural land, or employee or wage earner</span>.<br /><br />These categories are clarified as following:<br /><div class="i1">i) <span class="em">Employer</span> is considered the owner of the establishment (either by himself or with partners) and is employing salaried or wage earning staff.<br />ii) <span class="em">Self-employed</span> is the one that works in his own work without employing salaried or wage earning staff apart maybe a member of his family as unpaid assistant.<br />iii) <span class="em">Assistant in the family business or agricultural land</span> is the family member working in the family business or agricultural land without pay, except his livelihood, within the time limits defined in paragraph 181.<br />iv) <span class="em">Employee or wage earner</span> is the person who for his work is having a salary or a day's wage or by contract or percentage on the sales.</div><br /><br />195. The employee or wage earner that works on contract but has the materials or is working with percentages on the profits is not to be considered as employee or wage earner. In these cases, he will be considered as employer (if he employs staff) or self-employed (if not employing staff).<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates persons' occupational status in the given work.
Universe
Greece 1981: Persons born in or before 1970 who were working or seeking job [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |