Federal Population Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 1990
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Reference ID
CHE_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- CHE1990_PHC-H-H
- CHE1990_PHC-P-H
Religion (CH1990A_RELIG)
Data file: CHE1990_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
171
End:
173
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CH90A410"><span class="em">8. Religion</span><br />Which church or religious community do you belong to?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 The Reformed (Protestant) Church<br />[] 2 The Roman Catholic Church<br />[] 3 Another church or religions community, namely: ____<br />[] 4 None</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Protestant-reformed church |
| 112 | Protestant-Methodist church |
| 113 | New-apostolic churches |
| 114 | Jehovah witness |
| 115 | Other protestant churches and communities |
| 120 | Roman catholic church |
| 130 | Christ-catholic church |
| 140 | Christian orthodox churches |
| 150 | Other christian communities |
| 200 | Jewish |
| 300 | Islam |
| 400 | Other religious communities |
| 500 | No religious community |
| 998 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the religion of the person.
Universe
Switzerland 1990: All persons
concept
Concept