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Federal Population Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 2011
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CHE_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Department of Home Affairs / Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Work status (CH2011A_CLASSWK)

Data file: CHE2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 298
End: 299
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal questionnaire</span></p>

<p>11. What is your current labour market situation?</p>
<div class="i1">Please tick everything that applies (more than one answer is possible). Casual jobs should also be entered. Tick ''in employment'' if:<br />- You work at least one hour per week for payment, or;<br />- You work in a family business without payment, or<br />- You are temporarily away from work (on holiday, sick leave or paid maternity leave, military / community service) but are otherwise employed or self-employed.<br /><br />Apprentices should select both ''in employment'' and ''undergoing training.''<br /><br />[] 1 In full-time employment<br />[] 2 In part-time employment<br />[] 3 In several part-time employments<br />[] 4 Seeking a job (whether or not registered for unemployment insurance)<br />[] 5 Undergoing training (school, studies, apprenticeship)<br />[] 6 Looking after home or family<br />[] 7 Disabled or partially disabled (e.g. person in receipt of Federal Disability Insurance)<br />[] 8 Retired (in receipt of AHV (retirement) or other pension), or pensioner in receipt of benefit other than disability insurance<br />[] 9 Other non-employed situation<br /><br />[If 1, 2, or 3 is chosen,] average number of hours worked per week: _ _</div><p>30. What is the person's occupational status?</p>
<div class="i1">Only one answer.<br /><br />[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />Only to be completed by persons in employment (incl. apprentices). Refer to the person's main occupation.<br /><br />Person 2</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Self-employed or owner of the stock corporation or plc<br />[] 2 Relative employed in family business<br />[] 3 Employed as director or board member<br />[] 4 Employee with managerial responsibility<br />[] 5 Employee without managerial responsibility (including apprentice)</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 3 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Self-employed
02 Family members working in family business
03 Employee
04 Apprentices in dual basic vocational training
05 Unemployed
06 Economically inactive persons in education or training
07 Pensioner(s)
08 Disabled or partially disabled economically inactive persons
09 Housewife or house husband without employment
10 Other economically inactive persons
11 Other employed persons
99 Unknown
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.

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Switzerland 2011: All persons

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