Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1983

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ISR_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Type of locality of employment place (IL1983A_LOCTYW)

Data file: ISR1983_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 250

End: 251

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="IL83A412 IL83A413 IL83A414 IL83A415 IL83A416 IL83A417 IL83A418 IL83A419 IL83A420 IL83A421 IL83A422 IL83A423 IL83A424 IL83A425 IL83A426 IL83A427 IL83A428 IL83A433 IL83A429 IL83A430 IL83A431 IL83A432 IL83A434 IL83A435 IL83A436 IL83A437 IL83A438 IL83A439 IL83A440 IL83A444 IL83A449 IL83A450 IL83A451 IL83A452 IL83A453 IL83A454 IL83A455 IL83A456 IL83A441 IL83A442 IL83A443 IL83A445 IL83A457 IL83A458 IL83A459 IL83A447 IL83A448 IL83A060 IL83A061">[Questions 1-28 were asked of household members aged 15 years or older] <br /></svar></p>

<p><span class="h2">[Work]</span>
<br />[Questions 14-23]</p>

<p><svar v=" IL83A438 IL83A439 IL83A440 IL83A444 IL83A449 IL83A450 IL83A451 IL83A452 IL83A453 IL83A454 IL83A455 IL83A456 IL83A441 IL83A442 IL83A443 IL83A445">[Questions 17-23 were asked of persons age 15+ who did not serve in professional army last week, per question 14]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IL83A439 IL83A440 IL83A444 IL83A449 IL83A450 IL83A451 IL83A452 IL83A453 IL83A454 IL83A455 IL83A456 IL83A441 IL83A442 IL83A443 IL83A445">[Questions 18-23 were asked of persons age 15+ who did not serve in professional army last week, per question 14, but worked in Israel during the previous 12 months, per question 17]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IL83A440 IL83A444 IL83A449 IL83A450 IL83A451 IL83A452 IL83A453 IL83A454 IL83A455 IL83A456">19. Place of work:<br /><div class="i1">If you worked last week -- describe your main work (where you worked most hours of the week)<br /><br />If you did not work last week but you did work during the past 12 months -- describe your last work.</div><br /><div class="i2">A. Name of work place (Establishment, business, institution or employer): ____</div><br /><div class="i3">Examples: "Kor-Oz" factory, "Ha-Shalom" Falafel Stand, seamstress working at home, Tel Aviv Municipality</div><br /><div class="i2">B. Address of work place:</div><br /><div class="i3">____ Locality<br />____ Street<br />____ House number (or nearby landmark)</div><br /><div class="i2">C. Describe the main activity of your work place (a description of the activity, products or services): ____</div><br /><div class="i3">Examples: Manufacture of electrical products, primary school, wholesale trade in building materials.</div><br /><div class="i2">D. Department or division (if any) in which you work: ____</div><br /><div class="i3">Examples: Refrigerator, division, family health clinic, water dept.</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
11	Jerusalem
12	Tel Aviv
13	Haifa
14	Urban localities with 100000-199999 residents, Jews
15	Urban localities with 50000 - 99999 residents, Jews
16	Urban localities with 20000- 49999 residents, Jews
17	Urban localities with 10000- 19999 residents, Jews
18	Urban localities with 2000- 9999 residents, Jews
26	Urban localities with 20000- 49999 residents, non Jews
27	Urban localities with 10000- 19999 residents, non Jews
28	Urban localities with 2000- 9999 residents, non Jews
31	Moshavim
32	Collective moshavim
33	Kibbutzim
34	Institutional locality, Jews
35	Other rural localities, Jews
36	Other rural localities, Jews (1) communal
37	Other rural localities, Jews (2) rural centers
44	Institutional localities, non Jews
45	Other rural localities, non Jews
46	Bedouin tribes
98	Unknown
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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="IL83A440 IL83A444 IL83A449 IL83A450 IL83A451 IL83A452 IL83A453 IL83A454 IL83A455 IL83A456"><span class="em">23. Question 19 -- explanations: Workplace</span><br /><br />In this question, details regarding the person's workplace and not the work carried out (he/she will be questioned regarding this in the next question), should be filled.<br /><br />The question refers to the last 12 months, meaning even if the person did not work in the last week, but did work some other time during the last year -- refer to his/her workplace during that period.<br /><br />If the person worked in several workplaces in the last year, register the details regarding hi/her last workplace.<br /><br />If the person worked in several jobs in the last week, refer to his/her main work -- the one in which worked most hours in the last week.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 32]</span><br /><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 19.]<br />Details necessary for the question:<br /><div class="i1">A. Name of workplace<br /><br />B. Exact address of workplace<br /><br />C. Main activity of workplace (not of person)<br /><br />D. Name of department/division in which the person works</div><br /><br /><span class="h3">A. Name of workplace</span><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 19A.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Write the name of the factory/business/employer in full detail. For instance: if a person works in a government ministry, public bureau, or other place.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 33]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[Examples of how to write the name of workplace correctly]<br /><br /><div class="i2">Write "Ministry of Trade and Industry" rather than "government ministry".<br /><br />Write "Tax chamber of the "Histadrut Haclalit" labor federation" rather than "labor union".<br /><br />Write "'Aharoni' law firm" rather than "law firm".<br /><br />Write "'Etz Ha'zait' factory" rather than "factory".<br /><br />Write "Kiryat-Gat municipality" rather than "municipality".<br /><br />Write "Africa-Israel investment company" rather than "investment company".</div><br /><br />For a civilian working for the IDF or the ministry of defense write - "IDF" or "ministry of defense" -- with no further detail, but first inquire whether he/she is working in the security system or in a factory belonging to it.<br /><br />If a person is working in his/her own business and that business does not have its own name, but the name of the person -- write only the occupation. There is no need to write the name.<br />For example: a private music teacher, an independent insurance agent, the owner of a carpentry, etc.<br /><br />For workers in a kibbutz, write the name of the kibbutz. If a person works in a certain factory in the kibbutz, specify its name. The same for <span class="lang">moshav </span> (co-operative settlement). Specify the type of farm if there is one.</div><br /><br /><span class="h3">B. Workplace address</span><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 19B.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Write the address of the workplace specified in clause A. the address should be written in maximal detail: if the address is unknown, write general location, closeness to a well-known place etc.<br /><br />Notice!<br />Be sure to mention the name of locality in which the workplace is found -- even when the same as person's locality of residence.<br /><br />If a person works in different places during the day, write the main workplace.<br />For example: for a person working in transport and distribution of products: write the place in which he/she receives the products for distribution, the place of concentration or the meeting place with costumers. For instance, for a bread-distributor, write the address of the bakery from which he leaves for the job. For a bus driver arriving at the garage and leaving it for different places, write the garage's address.<br /><br />When there is no permanent address for the workplace</div><br /><div class="i2">1. Inside a locality or specific region: For whomever his/her job is not carried out in a permanent address, write the name of the locality/region and specify "no permanent address". For example: porters, gardeners etc.<br />2. Outside a locality: For a person working in road construction or another job outside a locality and who when leaving home for work, does not arrive at a permanent place, write "no permanent address".</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 34]</span><br /><br /><span class="h3">C. Workplace's main activity</span><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 19C.]<br /><br />Notice!<br />Describe the workplace's activity and not the person's activity. Meaning: if a person works as an accountant in a candy factory, he/she should describe the activity as "candy manufacturing" -- even if he/she is not engaged in the production itself. Similarly, a typist working in a school will register the main activity as "teaching children aged 6 to 12", even though her job is not directly related to teaching.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Describe the activity/products and services the workplace manufactures in detail -- a general description is not enough.<br />For example: when a person works in a parent company with many different subsidiary companies, refer to the subsidiary company he/she works in.<br /><br />Notice the following examples:</div><br /><div class="i2">Write "Special education school" rather than "School".<br /><br />Write "Sub-contracting and electricity works in buildings" rather than "Electricity works".<br /><br />Write "Manufacture of children's clothes" rather than "Clothing"</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">For persons working in government ministries and municipalities there is no need to fill this clause -- their activity is well known.<br /><br />For persons working in a factory/institute/farm manufacturing several products/engaged in several areas of activity -- write the organization's main activity.<br />The "main activity" can be determined according to various principles/standards.<br /><span class="em">Accept the interviewee's answer as it is</span>.<br />Examples:</div><br /><div class="i2">A. for a person working in a factory manufacturing meat conserves and vegetable conserves: if the factory manufactures more meat conserves -- write "meat conserves manufacture"<br /><br />B. If a person works in a transport company, transporting passengers and cargo and <span class="em">most of the revenue</span> is generated by passenger transportation -- write "passenger transportation".<br /><br />C. If a person works in a workshop repairing and manufacturing shoes and <span class="em">most of the workers' time</span> is dedicated to manufacture -- write "shoe manufacture".</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If it is impossible to determine the main activity -- write all activities.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 35]</span><br /><br /><span class="h3">D. Department/division in which the person works</span><br />[Instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including question 19D.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Many workplaces consist of different departments and divisions. You should inquire in which unit the person works and write the unit's name.<br />Examples for the manner in which to fill clauses A,D of this question:</div><br /><div class="i2">Example 1: in the questionnaire of a person working in the "Histadrut" labor federation's tax chamber --write:</div><br /><div class="i3">Clause A -- "name of workplace" -- "Histadrut" labor federation.<br />Clause D - "department or division" -- tax chamber</div><br /><div class="i2">Example 2: in the questionnaire of a person working in the sanitation department of Kiryat-Gat municipality -- write:</div><br /><div class="i3">Clause A -- "name of workplace" -- Kiryat-Gat municipality<br />Clause D - "department or division" -- sanitation department.</div><br /><div class="i1">If the person works in several departments/divisions/units write the unit in which he/she worked most of the time last week.<br /><br />If the workplace is not divided into units or the person does not know the unit he/she belongs to' do not fill this clause.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of locality of the person's place of employment.

Universe

Israel 1983: Persons age 15+ in annual labor force, in localities [discrepancies: none]

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