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2008 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 2008
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ISR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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Main method of arriving to work (IL2008A_WKTRAN)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 224
End: 225
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Questions on your main place of work</span>
<br />[Questions 59-70]</p>

<p>69. How did you arrive at your workplace on most days in the week ending December 27, 2008? </p>
<div class="i1">It is possible to choose more than one answer<br />[] 1 In a private or commercial car - as a driver <br />[] 2 In a private or commercial car - as a passenger <br />[] 3 In a commercial bus (did you take one or more buses?) <br />[] 4 Transportation organized by the workplace <br />[] 5 By train <br />[] 6 In a <span class="lang">sherut</span> taxi<br />[] 7 In a regular taxi<br />[] 8 In a motorized two-wheel vehicle (e.g., motorcycle)<br />[] 9 By bicycle<br />[] 10 By other vehicle</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Private car as driver
02 Private car as passenger
03 Public bus
04 Transport is organized by the work location
05 Train
06 With a shared taxi
07 With a arranged (special) taxi
08 By a motorized two-wheeled vehicle (such as a motorcycle)
09 Bicycle
10 On foot
11 Truck
12 In another vehicles
98 Unknown
99 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 person's main method of commuting to work on most days in the week prior to the census (the week that ended on 12/27/2008).
Universe
Israel 2008: Persons age 15+ in the civilian labor force last year [discrepancies: none]

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