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Population Census Federal Republic Germany 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1987
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DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Present employment of reference person of household (DE1987A_0082)

Data file: DEU1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Question 15: Are you presently working as?
Home workers indicate either "other wage earner" or "skilled worker" in accordance with the activity pursued. Skilled workers also include journeymen.

Trainees and improvers are considered apprentices.

Tradesmen/women working from home, work agents or persons having a contract for work, and labor should mark "self-employed".




For economically active persons
[Questions 15-18 were asked of economically active persons.]




15. Are you presently working as:

[] 1 Skilled worker
[] 2 Other wage earner
[] 3 Salaried employee
[] 4 Apprentice
[] 5 Official (3), judge, soldier, person doing civilian alternative service
[] 6 Self-employed, employing paid labor
[] 7 Self-employed, without paid labor
[] 8 Assistant family member

(3) = Also applicants for civil service
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
Private dwellings with employed reference person(s)

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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