Population Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Hungary, 1990
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HUN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Economic activity (HU1990A_0424)
Data file: HUN1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
169
End:
170
Width:
2
Range:
10 - 90
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
14. Do you work, are you economically active?
Those working while getting a pension by own right or a child care allowance must underline "no".
[] Yes
[] No, because:
[] 20 You get a child care fee
[] 21 You get a child care allowance
[] 30 You are an old-age pensioner by own right
[] 31 You are a disability pensioner by own right
[] 32 You are a disability or other rentier by own right
[] 33 You are a pensioner, rentier by widow's right
[] 40 You want to get a job the first time
[] 50 You are unemployed looking for a job
[] 60 You are a child attending a crèche
[] 61 You are a child attending a kindergarten
[] 70 You are a pupil of primary school
[] 71 You are an apprentice
[] 72 You are a pupil of secondary vocational school
[] 73 You are a pupil of secondary school
[] 74 You are a student of college, university
[] 80 Other dependent
[] You don't belong to the above groups; Specify: _____
E.g. you entered into a contract relating to support for life or life annuity; you get a social allowance; you are a bed-tenant; you make your living by having a bed-tenant.
Those working while getting a pension by own right or a child care allowance must underline "no".
[] Yes
[] No, because:
[] 20 You get a child care fee
[] 21 You get a child care allowance
[] 30 You are an old-age pensioner by own right
[] 31 You are a disability pensioner by own right
[] 32 You are a disability or other rentier by own right
[] 33 You are a pensioner, rentier by widow's right
[] 40 You want to get a job the first time
[] 50 You are unemployed looking for a job
[] 60 You are a child attending a crèche
[] 61 You are a child attending a kindergarten
[] 70 You are a pupil of primary school
[] 71 You are an apprentice
[] 72 You are a pupil of secondary vocational school
[] 73 You are a pupil of secondary school
[] 74 You are a student of college, university
[] 80 Other dependent
[] You don't belong to the above groups; Specify: _____
E.g. you entered into a contract relating to support for life or life annuity; you get a social allowance; you are a bed-tenant; you make your living by having a bed-tenant.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Economically active (active earner) |
| 20 | Economically inactive : on childcare fee |
| 21 | Economically inactive : on childcare allowance |
| 30 | Economically inactive : on old-age pension by own right |
| 31 | Economically inactive : on disability pension by own right |
| 32 | Economically inactive : disability or other rentier by own right |
| 33 | Economically inactive : pensioner or rentier by widow's right |
| 40 | Economically inactive : seeking first employment |
| 50 | Economically inactive : unemployed seeking a job |
| 60 | Economically inactive : child attending a creche |
| 61 | Economically inactive : child attending a kindergarten |
| 70 | Economically inactive : general school pupil |
| 71 | Economically inactive : student at apprentice school |
| 72 | Economically inactive : student at second-level vocational school |
| 73 | Economically inactive : student at secondary school |
| 74 | Economically inactive : student at third-level educational inst. |
| 80 | Economically inactive : other dependent |
| 81 | Economically inactive : on social aid |
| 90 | Economically inactive : other inactive earner |
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
14. Work performance, work for material compensation (active earner)
The persons having been worked for wage, enumeration in the last week of 1989 are regarded as active earners. The category does not include those who worked besides receiving child care allowance or pension on own right. The following people belong to the group:
-- Employees, outside workers working for companies, institutions, public offices, co-operatives, business association formed by private persons;
-- Working members of agricultural, special, industrial and handicraft co-operatives;
-- Private entrepreneurs;
-- Family helper in non agricultural activities.
Irrespective the factual working activity in the last week of 1989, i.e. persons might have been absent from the work due to being on winter holidays, maternity or other unpaid holidays, illness, participating on a training course, etc.
The following persons are regarded also as active earners:
-- Persons living in the course of 1989 of work performed as causal hand (including the agricultural day-laborers);
-- Persons having performed in 1989 at least 90 (10 hours) days agricultural work as family helper (with the exemption of the same agricultural performance of the students on daily course, the persons receiving childcare allowance or pension on own right);
[p. 12]
-- Conscripts and reservist on duty provided they were active earners before the enrolment;
-- The imprisoned persons provided they were active earners before the enrolment;
-- Persons receiving invalidity pension or pension on derivative right while working actively;
-- Old age pensioners working without receiving their pension.
In case of the above persons, the answer is "yes (10)".
In case the persons can not be classified as active earner after underlining the answer "no", it should be indicated which category the given person belongs to. The answer will be marked by taking into account the following:
-- The person is on "childcare allowance leave (20)" if when taking care of the child the given person is on unpaid holidays, and till the 2nd year the child is entitled to get an allowance from the state in a defined percentage of the salary before the unpaid leave.
-- The person is on "childcare contribution (30)" if taking care of a child from 2 to 3 years of age the persons is on unpaid holidays and receives a cash contribution to the upbringing of the child. The status in case of a child with acute illness, can be prolonged till the 6th year of age. The person on childcare contribution leave -- within certain limits -- is entitled to work for cash compensation.
-- "Old age pensioner on own right (30)" , "invalidity pensioner on own right (31)" and "invalidity or other renter on own right (32)" is the person who is receiving old-age pension, invalidity pension or invalidity or other rent on own right and does not perform any working activity for compensation>
-- "Pensioner on derivative (widow's) right (33)" is the person receiving a pension on the right of the deceased spouse or other relative and he/she is not a student on day course of an educational institution and neither has a working contract, is nor working member of a co-operative or private entrepreneur.
-- The person is qualified as "never worked, looking for first job (40)" if a person, after concluding his studies is not working yet nevertheless is actively looking for an employment (e.g. contacted the labor office, placed an advertisement, have asked the help of friends to find the job, etc.).
-- The person is "unemployed looking for a job (50)" if he/she has been working before but at the date of the enumeration does not have a workplace and has already taken the steps for finding a new job.
-- The answers to questions "child in nursery (60)" and child in kindergarten (61)" are self-evident.
One of the following answers will be underlined if the person is not working for money, is not conducting his studies while receiving childcare allowance or childcare contribution but is studying on the daily course or private pupil in a
-- "General, primary school (70)";
-- "Trainee (71)";
-- "Student in a special institution of secondary level (72)";
-- "Secondary school student (73)";
-- "University (higher educational institution's) student (74)".
To ensure the unequivocal classification it should be mentioned that the pupils attending the school of the mentally handicapped are regarded as pupils in general (primary) schools, the persons studying in schools for stenographers/shorthand writers and medical assistants are regarded as secondary school attendants while those visiting the so called "special vocational schools" are regarded as trainees. The trainees attending the third grade of the special vocational school and already receiving some compensation for their work will be regarded as students. Similarly the persons studying in a high level educational institution university while receiving a bursary or performing some (usually causal) work for compensation will be regarded as students as well.
[p. 13]
The answer is "other dependent (80)" in case of children under 14 years of age not attending the day nursery or kindergarten, and in case of a person aged 15 years and over working as a housewife or family helper in agriculture performing in 1989 less than 90 days. The persons not belonging to the categories listed above and who do not have any regular income or social benefit practically maintained by the members of the family, etc. are classified into this group too. Furthermore the category includes the conscripts and the imprisoned persons not having been worked before their enrolment.
If the answer is "persons not belonging to any other category listed (90)" the source of livelihood should be always entered at the dotted line at the answer. The entry might be: living of letting their land, house, holiday house, etc., of having subtenants, night-lodgers, of selling their property, of having a life annuity contract, etc.
The base rules of answering the questions from 15 to 19 are as follows:
Question 14:
-- Persons answering "yes (10)" will give information on their main occupation.
-- Persons being on child-care leave answering "no (20)" should give should give information on their main occupation before the leave. Each person other than before should not give an answer to questions form 15 to 19.
Questions from 16 to 19:
-- Professional and civilian members of the armed forces and security bodies will not answer question 19/a.
-- Private entrepreneurs should not answer questions 17 and 19/a.
-- Family helpers should not answer questions 17, 18 and 19/a.
-- Causal workers and agricultural day laborers will skip questions from 16 to 19.
The persons having been worked for wage, enumeration in the last week of 1989 are regarded as active earners. The category does not include those who worked besides receiving child care allowance or pension on own right. The following people belong to the group:
-- Employees, outside workers working for companies, institutions, public offices, co-operatives, business association formed by private persons;
-- Working members of agricultural, special, industrial and handicraft co-operatives;
-- Private entrepreneurs;
-- Family helper in non agricultural activities.
Irrespective the factual working activity in the last week of 1989, i.e. persons might have been absent from the work due to being on winter holidays, maternity or other unpaid holidays, illness, participating on a training course, etc.
The following persons are regarded also as active earners:
-- Persons living in the course of 1989 of work performed as causal hand (including the agricultural day-laborers);
-- Persons having performed in 1989 at least 90 (10 hours) days agricultural work as family helper (with the exemption of the same agricultural performance of the students on daily course, the persons receiving childcare allowance or pension on own right);
[p. 12]
-- Conscripts and reservist on duty provided they were active earners before the enrolment;
-- The imprisoned persons provided they were active earners before the enrolment;
-- Persons receiving invalidity pension or pension on derivative right while working actively;
-- Old age pensioners working without receiving their pension.
In case of the above persons, the answer is "yes (10)".
In case the persons can not be classified as active earner after underlining the answer "no", it should be indicated which category the given person belongs to. The answer will be marked by taking into account the following:
-- The person is on "childcare allowance leave (20)" if when taking care of the child the given person is on unpaid holidays, and till the 2nd year the child is entitled to get an allowance from the state in a defined percentage of the salary before the unpaid leave.
-- The person is on "childcare contribution (30)" if taking care of a child from 2 to 3 years of age the persons is on unpaid holidays and receives a cash contribution to the upbringing of the child. The status in case of a child with acute illness, can be prolonged till the 6th year of age. The person on childcare contribution leave -- within certain limits -- is entitled to work for cash compensation.
-- "Old age pensioner on own right (30)" , "invalidity pensioner on own right (31)" and "invalidity or other renter on own right (32)" is the person who is receiving old-age pension, invalidity pension or invalidity or other rent on own right and does not perform any working activity for compensation>
-- "Pensioner on derivative (widow's) right (33)" is the person receiving a pension on the right of the deceased spouse or other relative and he/she is not a student on day course of an educational institution and neither has a working contract, is nor working member of a co-operative or private entrepreneur.
-- The person is qualified as "never worked, looking for first job (40)" if a person, after concluding his studies is not working yet nevertheless is actively looking for an employment (e.g. contacted the labor office, placed an advertisement, have asked the help of friends to find the job, etc.).
-- The person is "unemployed looking for a job (50)" if he/she has been working before but at the date of the enumeration does not have a workplace and has already taken the steps for finding a new job.
-- The answers to questions "child in nursery (60)" and child in kindergarten (61)" are self-evident.
One of the following answers will be underlined if the person is not working for money, is not conducting his studies while receiving childcare allowance or childcare contribution but is studying on the daily course or private pupil in a
-- "General, primary school (70)";
-- "Trainee (71)";
-- "Student in a special institution of secondary level (72)";
-- "Secondary school student (73)";
-- "University (higher educational institution's) student (74)".
To ensure the unequivocal classification it should be mentioned that the pupils attending the school of the mentally handicapped are regarded as pupils in general (primary) schools, the persons studying in schools for stenographers/shorthand writers and medical assistants are regarded as secondary school attendants while those visiting the so called "special vocational schools" are regarded as trainees. The trainees attending the third grade of the special vocational school and already receiving some compensation for their work will be regarded as students. Similarly the persons studying in a high level educational institution university while receiving a bursary or performing some (usually causal) work for compensation will be regarded as students as well.
[p. 13]
The answer is "other dependent (80)" in case of children under 14 years of age not attending the day nursery or kindergarten, and in case of a person aged 15 years and over working as a housewife or family helper in agriculture performing in 1989 less than 90 days. The persons not belonging to the categories listed above and who do not have any regular income or social benefit practically maintained by the members of the family, etc. are classified into this group too. Furthermore the category includes the conscripts and the imprisoned persons not having been worked before their enrolment.
If the answer is "persons not belonging to any other category listed (90)" the source of livelihood should be always entered at the dotted line at the answer. The entry might be: living of letting their land, house, holiday house, etc., of having subtenants, night-lodgers, of selling their property, of having a life annuity contract, etc.
The base rules of answering the questions from 15 to 19 are as follows:
Question 14:
-- Persons answering "yes (10)" will give information on their main occupation.
-- Persons being on child-care leave answering "no (20)" should give should give information on their main occupation before the leave. Each person other than before should not give an answer to questions form 15 to 19.
Questions from 16 to 19:
-- Professional and civilian members of the armed forces and security bodies will not answer question 19/a.
-- Private entrepreneurs should not answer questions 17 and 19/a.
-- Family helpers should not answer questions 17, 18 and 19/a.
-- Causal workers and agricultural day laborers will skip questions from 16 to 19.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's economic activity.
Universe
All persons
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Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |