Census of Iceland 1901 - IPUMS Subset

Iceland, 1901

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Reference ID

ISL_1901_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

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Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 01, 2025

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Place of work (IS1901A_WORKPLAC)

Data file: ISL1901_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 1078

End: 1180

Width: 103

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="IS01B421 IS01B422 IS01B430 IS01B432 IS01B433 IS01B436">Column 11 Employment office, work, or trade: ___________ Also special employment pursued by the wife or children. If anyone pursues work in more than one occupational sector, they shall all be listed with the principal occupational sector first. The occupational sector shall be stated clearly and the position of each person in this sector. (For example, freehold farmer, farm servant, fisherman, day labourer working stone, primary school teacher, apprentice at agricultural college, seamstress (not employed in a workshop owned by another person)). If any person lives primarily on his assets, support from individuals, [or] old-age or paupers' pension, then this shall be listed followed by his occupation. Persons who previously pursued an occupation or the like shall set former before the position they held. Servants who carry out work other than indoor tasks shall mention this specifically. Cf. the instructions preceding Point 4. </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the place of work.

Universe

Iceland 1901: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 103-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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