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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Greece, 2011
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GRC_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Hellenic Statistical Authority, El.STAT., IPUMS
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Place of work (GR2011A_WKLOC)

Data file: GRC2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 265
End: 265
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">[Questions 18 through 19 were asked of all persons that are currently working or seeking work]</span></p>

<p>18. Place of work</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">Choose only one answer.</span><br />[] 1 No fixed place of work<br />[] 2 Place of work within usual residence<br />[] 3 Place of work in the locality of usual residence<br />[] 4 Place of work in other locality or foreign country (state)</div><div class="i2">____ Locality<br />____ Municipal/Communal Unit<br />____ Local community<br />____ Regional unit or foreign country</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No fixed place of work
2 The usual residence
3 In the municipality (or commune) of usual residence
4 In other municipality (or commune) of usual residence - same stratum
5 In other municipality (or commune) of usual residence - other stratum same Department (Nomos)
6 In other Department (Nomos)
7 Abroad
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
<span class="em">Question 18 "Place of work" </span>(Cases 1 or 2 of question 13)
<br />Place of work is the place where the individual is or was executing his work. An individual may be working in a non permanent place (case 1) or in a permanent place (cases 2, 3 and 4).</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">Case 1 </span>includes individuals whose work presupposes moving in different areas and therefore they are not present at a certain address e.g. roving salesmen, taxi drivers, construction workers, market salesmen etc.<br />Working in a permanent place included the cases of permanent place of work as well the cases where the individual presents himself at a certain place at the beginning of his work. Analytically:<br /><span class="em">Case 2 </span>refers to the individuals working in their permanent place inside their dwelling. This category includes artisans, doctors, architects, designers, persons operating shops inside the dwelling etc.<br /><span class="em">Cases 3 and 4 </span>refer to individuals working at a permanent place outside their dwelling. This category includes also individuals not having a permanent place of work but present themselves at a certain place at the beginning of their work, e.g. bus drivers, pilots, delivers etc.<br /><span class="em">Case 3 </span>is to be recorded for those working at a permanent place within the boundaries of the Municipality or Commune of their usual residence.<br /><span class="em">Case 4 </span>is to be recorded for those working at a permanent place in another Municipality or Commune of Greece or abroad.<br />In this case, [omitted, the information as in the form] is to be recorded.<br />Peasants are to answer one of the cases 3 or 4, depending on where most of their cultivation land is located.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the respondent’s place of work, and whether the place of work was in a fixed place.
Universe
Greece 2011: Persons who worked or were seeking work last week [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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