The 1981 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset
Germany, 1981
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DEU_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central State Office for Statistics, IPUMS
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- DEU1981_PHC-P-H
Social group of economically active persons (DE1981A_SOCGRPW)
Data file: DEU1981_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
164
End:
165
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v=" DE81A427 DE81A428 DE81A429 DE81A441 DE81A438">Fill out questions 11-13 for employed persons only (not apprentices).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE81A428 DE81A429 DE81A441">11. Are you employed as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Worker/employee<br />[] 2 Agricultural production cooperative member<br />[] 3 Other cooperative member<br />[] 4 Person of liberal professions<br />[] 5 Self-employed<br />[] 6 Family worker</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="DE81A428 DE81A429 DE81A441">11. Are you employed as:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Worker/employee<br />[] 2 Agricultural production cooperative member<br />[] 3 Other cooperative member<br />[] 4 Person of liberal professions<br />[] 5 Self-employed<br />[] 6 Family worker</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Workers in production |
| 02 | Other workers |
| 03 | Administration and management |
| 04 | Intellectual workers |
| 05 | Cooperative farmers in production operations |
| 06 | Administration and management in agricultural and similar cooperatives |
| 07 | Agricultural specialists |
| 08 | Other cooperative farmers |
| 09 | Members of other cooperatives, non-agricultural |
| 10 | Private tradesmen |
| 11 | Retail trade |
| 12 | Freelance worker |
| 13 | Assisting family member |
| 14 | Other self-employed |
| 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 social group of economically active persons.
Universe
Germany 1981: Persons who are economically active [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept