Federal Population Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 2000

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Reference ID

CHE_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Commute to work (CH2000A_COMMWORK)

Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 305

End: 305

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="CH00A405 CH00A406 CH00A423 CH00A424 CH00A425 CH00A426 CH00A427 CH00A457 CH00A428 CH00A458 ">Questions 17 to 21 are intended for employed persons, apprentices, schoolchildren and students.<br />If you are both employed and in education/training, answer both columns<br /><br />Employed persons<br /><div class="i1">If you work in several places, mention your main job base.<br />If you move around in your job (e.g. driver, railway employee or construction-site worker), indicate where you usually start work.<br />If you work from home, give your employer's address.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH00A423 CH00A426 CH00A457 CH00A458">19. How long does the trip to work/school usually take? (door-to-door)<br /><div class="i1">[Employed persons]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I work in the building I live in<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Schoolchildren, students]</div><br /><div class="i2">[] I live in the school building<br />Hours _<br />Minutes _ _</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
1	Commutes
2	Works in home community
3	No fixed place of work
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person commutes to work.

Universe

Switzerland 2000: Persons age 15+ who are employed [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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