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Census of Population and Housing 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1995
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, Minnesota Population Center
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Status at work (IL1995A_0441)

Data file: ISR1995-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 213
End: 214
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Part C: Anyone 15 years and older is requested to fill-in both pages



[Questions 14-38 were asked of people 15 years or older.]




31. What is your status at this place of employment?

[] 1. Employed by salary
[] 2. Self-employed, employing no workers
[] 3. Self-employed employing 1-2 workers
[] 4. Self-employed employing 3-9 or more employees
[] 5. Self-employed employing 10 or more employees
[] 6. Member of a cooperative
[] 7. Kibbutz member (who is not a waged worker)
[] 8. Family member working without pay in family's business or farm
Categories
Value Category
1 Salaried worker/Member of cooperative
2 Self-employed with no salaried workers
3 Self-employed with 1-2 salaried workers
4 Self-employed with 3-9 salaried workers
5 Self-employed with 10 + salaried workers
7 Kibbutz member (not salaried worker)
8 Unpaid family member in family business
9 Self-employed with unknown number of salaried workers
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
24. Question 31

31. What is your status in this workplace?

[] 1 Employee [Salaried employee]
[] 2 Self-employed who does not employ workers
[] 3 Self-employed with 1-2 employees
[] 4 Self-employed with 3-9 employees
[] 5 Self-employed with 10 employees and over
[] 6 Cooperative member
[] 7 Kibbutz member (who is not an employee)
[] 8 Family member working without pay in the family business or farm



24.1 An employee

An employee is a person working for someone else for a daily-pay, monthly wage, as a contractor or any other pay.

An employee is also:

A. A company owner that for taxes reasons has the status of "an employee who is the company owner".

B. A person working in a cooperative, who is not a cooperative member, who gets a salary only.

C. An apprentice or a trainee who receives an income.

D. A Yeshiva student who is 18 years old and over, who teaches in the Yeshiva.

E. A student in agricultural or vocational school, who receives an income.

F. A civilian working in the IDF.

G. A housekeeper, nursemaid etc.

24.2 Self-employed who does not employ workers

This is a person who works in his own business or agricultural farm, who does not hire employees for a pay or any other return.

Examples:

A. An active partner in a business who does not employ other workers.

B. A person who employs workers without pay or return, like a person who employs family members in a family business or farm without pay.

C. A teacher whose main income comes from private lessons he gives.


24.3 Self-employed with employees

This is a person who works in his business or agricultural farm and also employs others for a wage or other return.

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Self-employed who employs others is also:
- An active partner in a business that hires workers;
- A craftsman who employs an apprentice or apprentices

24.4 Cooperative member

This is a person who gets his share in the cooperative profits, in addition to his salary.
A member in a Collective Moshav [agricultural village] is also considered as a cooperative member.

24.5 Kibbutz member

A kibbutz member (who is not an employee) -- is a status given to a person who lives and works in the kibbutz without pay. Personal budget [allowance] is not considered as income. Children of kibbutz members are also considered as kibbutz members.

Also considered as Kibbutz members:

-- Parent or other relative of a Kibbutz member who lives and works in the Kibbutz

-- A candidate to be a Kibbutz member

-- A member in qualifying programs for new immigrants in the Kibbutz, a person who combines work in the Kibbutz with his military service, a teenager who lives and works in the Kibbutz.

-- A Kibbutz member who works outside the Kibbutz but his income is transferred to the Kibbutz.


Not considered as Kibbutz members:

-- A person who is not a Kibbutz member who lives and works in the Kibbutz for a pay.

-- A person who studies in the Ulpan [Hebrew course organized by the Immigration Absorption Ministry].

-- A volunteer in the Kibbutz.

-- A Kibbutz member who works outside the Kibbutz and his salary is not transferred to the Kibbutz.


24.6 Family member working without pay

This is a family member who works without pay in the family business or farm.

Examples:

A. A woman helping her husband in a grocery store without pay.
B. A son employed by his father in his workshop or agricultural farm, without getting paid.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's status at work.
Universe
Persons age 15+ who worked as civilian last year

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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