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Swiss Federal Population Census of 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1980
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CHE_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Labour force status (CH1980A_LABFORCE)

Data file: CHE1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 156
End: 157
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CH80A400 CH80A414 CH80A429 CH80A430"><span class="em">C. Questions to persons aged 15 and over</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH80A400">17. Present activities and sources of income<br />Please mark every applicable square, e.g. if you run the household and are employed; if you work and are a student; if you draw a pension and work. The monthly allowances of the Old Age Pension and Invalid Insurance are regarded as pensions. Do not take into consideration any interruptions of work caused by illness, holidays, military service, etc.<br />Partially employed = working fewer hours than is usual in the branch or firm concerned, e.g. half-days or only on single days a week.<br />Housewives, pensioners and students who work part-time should enter themselves as 'partially employed' and not under 'additional occupation'.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Main profession, source of income</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Fully employed<br />[] Partially employed at one or more jobs<br />[] At present unemployed<br />[] Looking for a permanent job<br />[] Future job assured<br />[] Housework (in own household)<br />[] Pensioner, retired<br />[] Schoolchild, student<br />[] Other sources of income<br /><br />[1. Unemployed indicate under Questions 19a and b their last activity and position.]</div><br /><div class="i1">Additional occupation (besides full or part-time activity)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Additional occupation in agriculture<br />[] Additional occupation in another branch</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
11 Employed full time
12 Employed part time with one or more jobs
13 Apprentice
20 Unemployed
31 Not in labour force: in school or training
33 Not in labour force: house work
34 Not in labour force: retired
35 Not in labour force: other
99 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 the labor force status of the person.
Universe
Switzerland 1980: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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