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Census of Population and Housing 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1995
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ISR_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, Minnesota Population Center
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Transportation to work (IL1995A_0442)

Data file: ISR1995-P-H

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Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 215
End: 216
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.]




32. How did you arrive at work most days last week?

If you did not work last week, then refer to the last week during which you did work.

[] 1. I worked at home; mark X and proceed to question 34 [skip question 33]
[] 2. I walked
[] 3. I rode a bicycle
[] 4. I used a motorcycle, motor scooter, motorbike, etc
[] 5. By transportation organized by my place of work
[] 6. By private or commercial car, as a driver
[] 7. By private or commercial car, as a passenger
[] 8. Public bus, using one bus-line only
[] 9. Public bus, using more than one bus-line
[] 10. I took the train
[] 11. By "sherut" taxi
[] 12. Other kind of vehicle; specify ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Works at home
2 Walks
3 Bicycle
4 Motorcycle/scooter/motorbike
5 Organized transportation by employer
6 Private car - driver
7 Private car - passenger
8 Bus using one bus-line
9 Bus using more than one bus-lines
10 Train
11 Taxi
12 Other vehicle
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
26. Question 32

32. How did you arrive to work on most days of last week?

If you did not work last week, refer to the last week you have worked in.

[] 1 I worked at home [Mark and go to 34]
[] 2 I walked
[] 3 I rode a bicycle
[] 4 I used a motorcycle, motor scooter, motorbike etc.
[] 5 In transportation organized by the workplace
[] 6 In a private or a commercial car -- as a driver
[] 7 In a private or a commercial car -- as a passenger
[] 8 In public bus -- using one bus line
[] 9 In public bus -- using more than one bus line
[] 10 By train
[] 11 In service taxi
[] 12 In other vehicle, please specify ____



Refer to the workplace written in previous questions (questions 26-29).

26.1 Concentration site [Meeting location]

If a person arrives to a workers concentration site from which he gets out to work, he has to mark the answer referring to the way he reached the concentration location.

Example: telephone technician who works for the Communication Office, travels to the main office in his private car and then to the customers in a commercial vehicle of the office. He has to mark answer 6: In a private car -- as a driver.

26.2 Different vehicles throughout the week

If a person travels to his workplace in different vehicles in the different days of the week, he will mark the vehicle he has used most days.

Example: A person travels with his neighbor four days a week, and in buses two days a week. He has to mark answer 7: In private car -- as a passenger.

[p. 67]

26.3 Different vehicles on the same day

If a person uses different types of transportation on his way to work, mark the vehicle he travels the longest distance with.

Example: A person travels to work: 3 km. by bus to the train station, 20 km. by train, and then 5 km. in a taxi -- He will mark answer 10: By train.

26.4 Several bus-lines

If a person switches bus lines on his way to work, he has to mark answer 9: Public bus in more than one bus-line.

26.5 Organized travel

If a person belongs to a pool of people who travel to work together, and each day someone else takes his friends to work in his car, mark answer 7: In a private car as a passenger.

26.6 Service taxi

Answer 11 refers to any use of taxi, including special drive.

26.7 Other

In other vehicle (answer 12), for example: A tractor.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the mode of transportation the person takes to work.
Universe
Persons age 15+ who worked as civilian last year

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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