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Census of Scotland, 1891 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [Scotland], 1891
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Employment status (UK1891B_EMPLOYCODE)

Data file: GBR1891_PHC-SCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 379
End: 379
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">To the occupier</span></p>

<p>With exception of the above compartments, this paper must, in compliance with the Act, be filled up by the occupier of person in charge of the dwelling.</p>

<p>If a house be let or sublet to separate persons or families each occupier must make a return for his portion of the house upon a separate schedule.</p>

<p>Before filling up the paper all the instructions printed in the heading and on the back of the schedule should be carefully read.</p>

<p>This paper will be called for on Monday, April 6th, by the appointed enumerator, and it is necessary that you should have the answers written in the proper columns early on the morning of that day in order that he may not be delayed. It will be his duty, under the Act, to complete the return if defective, and to correct it if erroneous. Any person authorized by you may write in the particulars if you are unable to do so yourself.</p>

<p>Person who refuse to give information or who willfully give false information as to any of the required particulars, are liable, on summary conviction before Justices, to a fine of five pounds.</p>

<p>The return is required to enable the Local Government Board to complete the Tenth Census. The facts will be published in General Abstracts only, and strict care will be taken that the returns are not used for the gratification of curiosity, or for other purposes than those of the census.</p>

<p><span class="em">1. Name and surname</span></p>

<p>No persons absent on the night of Sunday, April 5th, to be entered here; except those who may be travelling or out at work during that night (and are not elsewhere returned), and who return home on Monday, April 6th.</p>

<p>Write after the name of the head of the family, the names of his wife, children, and other relatives, then visitors, boarders, and servants.</p>

<p>____ Name and surname</p>

<p><span class="em">6. Employer ____ </span>
<br /><span class="em">7. Employed ____</span>
<br /><span class="em">8. Neither employer, nor employed, but working on own account ____ </span></p>

<p><span class="em">9. Where born</span></p>

<p>Opposite the names of those born in Scotland, write the county, and town or Parish.</p>

<p>If born in England, Ireland, the British colonies, or the East Indies, state the country or colony.</p>

<p>If born in foreign parts write the particular state or country; and if also a British subject, add "British Subject", or "Naturalized British subject", as the case may be.</p>

<p>____ Where born</p>

<p><span class="em">10. Gaelic</span>
<br />Write "Gaelic" opposite the name of each person who speaks Gaelic only, and "G" and "E" opposite the name of each person who speaks both Gaelic and English </p>

<p>____Gaelic
<br />____Gaelic and English
Categories
Value Category
1 Worker or employee
2 Employer
9 Not working or 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
Employment status.
Universe
United Kingdom 1891 (100%) [Scotland]: All persons

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