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Swiss Federal Population Census of 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1970
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Reference ID
CHE_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Federal Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Time worked (hours) (CH1970A_0419)

Data file: CHE1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
D. Questions to persons who carry out a profession
[Applies to questions 20-22]




20. How many hours do you work usually a week (not including house work):

[Persons with an additional occupation in agriculture or another branch need also to answer question 20]



a) In main profession or part time activity:


[] Under 6 hours
[] 6 to 19 hours
[] 20 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours or more



b) In additional occupation:


[] Under 6 hours
[] 6 to 19 hours
[] 20 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours or more
Categories
Value Category
1 Part time with 1-5 hours per week
2 Part time with 6-24 hours per week
3 Part time with 25+ hours per week
4 Part time, no hours stated
5 Full time
6 Employed, not stated
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
Question 19: Present occupation, livelihood
Farmer wives and other adult persons, who work on the farm in addition to their housework, should enter "housewife" as well as "full time or part time employed". In question 20 they should enter only the time which they spend normally at farm work.
Persons age 16 and over who are dependent on their relatives, as long as they are not un-employed, housewives or students, mark the field "other sources of livelihood".
Other sources of livelihood are also alimony, scholarships, support payments, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the usual number of hours per week the person worked.
Universe
Employed persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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