Population Census 1987, Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset
Germany, 1987
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DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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- DEU1987_PHC-H-H
- DEU1987_PHC-P-H
Socio-economic indicator for economically active persons (DE1987A_SOCECON2)
Data file: DEU1987_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
178
End:
179
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="DE87A082 DE87A429 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A452"><span class="em">Question 15: Are you presently working as?</span><br />Home workers indicate either "other wage earner" or "skilled worker" in accordance with the activity pursued. Skilled workers also include journeymen.<br /><br />Trainees and improvers are considered apprentices.<br /><br />Tradesmen/women working from home, work agents or persons having a contract for work, and labor should mark "self-employed".<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE87A431 DE87A442 DE87A450 DE87A452"><span class="em">Question 17: What kind of activity, occupation, or profession do you perform?</span><br />Do not enter here the completed level of vocational education/training or the rank of your position, but rather state as precisely as possible the actual occupation performed or the activity pursued at present -- e.g., building mechanic (not mechanic), heating fitter (not fitter), long-distance truck driver (not driver), balance clerk or machine accountant (not bookkeeper), electrical engineer (not engineer), pediatrician (not doctor), short hand typist (not employee), post office clerk (not civil servant), soldier doing basic military services, professional soldier, soldier on a temporary basis (not soldier). Persons doing civilian alternative service please indicate "civilian service". Apprentices should enter the profession/occupation they are trained in.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A430 DE87A431 DE87A432 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A451 DE87A452"><span class="em">For economically active persons</span><br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of economically active persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A452">15. Are you presently working as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Skilled worker<br />[] 2 Other wage earner<br />[] 3 Salaried employee<br />[] 4 Apprentice<br />[] 5 Official (3), judge, soldier, person doing civilian alternative service<br />[] 6 Self-employed, employing paid labor<br />[] 7 Self-employed, without paid labor<br />[] 8 Assistant family member<br /><br />(3) = Also applicants for civil service</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="DE87A431" v="DE87A431 DE87A442 DE87A450 DE87A452">17. What kind of activity, occupation/profession do you perform? ________<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="DE87A431 DE87A442 DE87A450 DE87A452"><span class="em">Question 17: What kind of activity, occupation, or profession do you perform?</span><br />Do not enter here the completed level of vocational education/training or the rank of your position, but rather state as precisely as possible the actual occupation performed or the activity pursued at present -- e.g., building mechanic (not mechanic), heating fitter (not fitter), long-distance truck driver (not driver), balance clerk or machine accountant (not bookkeeper), electrical engineer (not engineer), pediatrician (not doctor), short hand typist (not employee), post office clerk (not civil servant), soldier doing basic military services, professional soldier, soldier on a temporary basis (not soldier). Persons doing civilian alternative service please indicate "civilian service". Apprentices should enter the profession/occupation they are trained in.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A430 DE87A431 DE87A432 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A451 DE87A452"><span class="em">For economically active persons</span><br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of economically active persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE87A082 DE87A083 DE87A429 DE87A442 DE87A448 DE87A450 DE87A452">15. Are you presently working as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Skilled worker<br />[] 2 Other wage earner<br />[] 3 Salaried employee<br />[] 4 Apprentice<br />[] 5 Official (3), judge, soldier, person doing civilian alternative service<br />[] 6 Self-employed, employing paid labor<br />[] 7 Self-employed, without paid labor<br />[] 8 Assistant family member<br /><br />(3) = Also applicants for civil service</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="DE87A431" v="DE87A431 DE87A442 DE87A450 DE87A452">17. What kind of activity, occupation/profession do you perform? ________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Farmer with employees |
| 02 | Farmer without employees |
| 03 | Other workers in agriculture |
| 04 | Employer or self-employed person in independent professions |
| 05 | Employer in industry, construction, trade, transport, services |
| 06 | Self-employed person in industry, construction, trade, transport, services |
| 07 | Employee in independent and related professions |
| 08 | Member of boards, member of governments, higher public servant, office supervisor or manager, office and trade clerks, member of armed forces |
| 09 | Supervisor in manual trades, skilled worker, laborer |
| 10 | Other employed or unemployed persons |
| 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 socio-economic indicator of the economically active person.
Universe
Germany 1987: Economically active persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept