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National Population Housing Census 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Greece, 1971
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GRC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Service of Greece, Minnesota Population Center
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Main source of livelihood (GR1971A_0420)

Data file: GRC1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 186
End: 186
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
The following questions 13-24 should only be completed for persons born in 1960 or earlier.




21. What is his/her main source of livelihood (regardless of whether or not he/she is working)?
[] 1 Work
[] 2 Capital income
[] 3 Pension
[] 4 Benefits or relief
[] 5 Support from the household members or other persons
Categories
Value Category
1 Work
2 Capital income
3 Pension
4 Benefits or relief
5 From the household or other persons
8 No answer
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 21 Main source of livelihood

179. Main source of livelihood is the basic source that the person depends on for his livelihood during a twelve month.

180. All persons over 10 years of age are to answer regardless of whether they are working or not.

181. If the enumerated individual has more than one source he is to declare the main one. His income includes not only money but goods as well, e.g. a landowner instead of rent is receiving part of the crop.

182. Source of livelihood is considered the pay for work, e.g. the salary that the enumerated is receiving for his work, a day's wages, fees, percentages on sales, tips, payment with goods etc. income that results from his economic activity.

183. Income from fortune will be considered as main source of livelihood when it is his basic source, rents, interests, dividends, rights on mines or quarries etc.

[184-185 omitted examples on pensions]

186. From the household or other person live those not mentioned before. In this category are included the minors, the non working spouse, pupils and students, unable to work, divorced women that are receiving alimonies etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the persons' main financial source for living.
Universe
Persons born in 1960 or before

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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