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Population Census 1987, Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1987
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DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Present employment of reference person of household (DE1987A_CLASSREF)

Data file: DEU1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 214
End: 214
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE87A082 DE87A429 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A452"><span class="em">Question 15: Are you presently working as?</span><br />Home workers indicate either "other wage earner" or "skilled worker" in accordance with the activity pursued. Skilled workers also include journeymen.<br /><br />Trainees and improvers are considered apprentices.<br /><br />Tradesmen/women working from home, work agents or persons having a contract for work, and labor should mark "self-employed".<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A430 DE87A431 DE87A432 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A451 DE87A452"><span class="em">For economically active persons</span><br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of economically active persons.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A452">15. Are you presently working as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Skilled worker<br />[] 2 Other wage earner<br />[] 3 Salaried employee<br />[] 4 Apprentice<br />[] 5 Official (3), judge, soldier, person doing civilian alternative service<br />[] 6 Self-employed, employing paid labor<br />[] 7 Self-employed, without paid labor<br />[] 8 Assistant family member<br /><br />(3) = Also applicants for civil service</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Skilled worker
2 Other wage earner
3 Salaried employee
4 Apprentice
5 Public servant, judge, soldier, alternative to military service
6 Self-employed with employees
7 Self-employed without employees
8 Assistant family member
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of the present employment of the reference person in the household.
Universe
Germany 1987: Private dwellings with employed reference person(s) [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
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