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XIII Recenseamento Geral da População e III Recenseamento Geral da Habitação - IPUMS Subset

Portugal, 1991
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PRT_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Portugal Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Main mode of transportation to work or study (PT1991A_TRANS)

Data file: PRT1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 273
End: 273
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PT91A408 PT91A410 PT91A424 PT91A425 PT91A426 PT91A416 PT91A417 PT91A412 PT91A413 PT91A414 PT91A415 PT91A421 PT91A422 PT91A423 PT91A418 PT91A419 PT91A420 PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429 PT91A433 PT91A430 PT91A437 PT91A432 PT91A431 PT91A435 PT91A436 PT91A434 PT91A411">[Questions 4-28 were asked only of residents present at the time of the census.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429">[Questions 15-17 were asked of individuals who study or have job]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A429">17. Main mode of transport<br /><div class="i1">What is the main mode of transport you use to travel to your place of work or study?<br /><br />[] 1 None, walk<br />[] 2 Bus, light train or underground<br />[] 3 Train<br />[] 4 Company or School collective transport<br /><br />Car or van:<br />[] 5 as driver<br />[] 6 as passenger<br />[] 7 Motorcycle or bicycle<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 None - walk
2 Bus, underground or light train
3 Train
4 Company or school collective transport
5 Car or van - as driver
6 Car or van - as passenger
7 Motorcycle or bicycle
8 Other
9 Unknown
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="PT91A408 PT91A410 PT91A424 PT91A425 PT91A426 PT91A416 PT91A417 PT91A412 PT91A413 PT91A414 PT91A415 PT91A421 PT91A422 PT91A423 PT91A418 PT91A419 PT91A420 PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429 PT91A433 PT91A430 PT91A437 PT91A432 PT91A431 PT91A435 PT91A436 PT91A434 PT91A411">Note: For individuals that reside elsewhere different from where they are staying at 0:00 o'clock of April 15, 1991, end the filling-in of the questionnaire here.<br />[Applies to questions 4-28]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429">Attention: Only present and resident who have a job or are studying answer questions 15, 16 and 17.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A429"><span class="em">Question 17: Main mode of transportation</span><br /><br />The individual must indicate the main mode of transportation used daily during the most part of the way to go to work or to the place of study.<br /><br />The enumerated must choose only one mode of transport used; only the one he uses the most.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main mode of transportation to work or study.
Universe
Portugal 1991: Students and employed persons [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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