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  Switzerland 1870 Variable Descriptions

Switzerland 1870 Variable Descriptions

V# NAME LOCATION #DEC. DESCRIPTION -- ----------- -------- ----- ----------------------------- 4 IF 1- 10 3 Index of total fertility 5 IG 11- 20 3 Index of marital fertility 6 IH 21- 30 3 Index of unmarried fertility 7 IM 31- 40 3 Ratio of the index of marital fertility to index of total fertility 8 PROTES 41- 50 3 % Protestant 9 CATHOL 51- 60 3 % Catholic 10 SINGLE24 61- 70 3 % women aged 20-24 who are single 11 SINGLE49 71- 80 3 % women aged 45-49 who are single 12 LIVHUS20 81- 90 3 Proportion spouse present 20-29 13 LIVHUS30 91-100 3 Proportion spouse present 30-39 14 LIVHUS40 101-110 3 Proportion spouse present 40-49 15 LIVHUSTO 111-120 3 Proportion spouse present total 16 GERMAN 121-130 3 % German speaking 17 FRENCH 131-140 3 % French speaking 18 ITALIAN 141-150 3 % Italian speaking 19 ROMANS 151-160 3 % Romansch speaking 20 WAGRIC 161-170 3 Proportion agricultural LF female 21 WIND 171-180 3 Proportion industrial LF female 22 WOFABRIC 181-190 3 Proportion manufacturing LF female 23 WOLAFOR 191-200 3 Proportion of women in labor force 24 MAGRIC 201-210 3 Proportion male LF in agriculture 25 MIND 211-220 3 Proportion male LF in industry 26 MACTA 221-230 3 Proportion male LF in trade, transportation & administration 27 MAFABRIC 231-240 3 Proportion male LF working in factories 28 TAGRIC 241-250 3 Proportion total labor force in agriculture 29 TIND 251-260 3 Proportion total labor force in industry 30 TOCTA 261-270 3 Proportion total labor force in trade, transportaton & administration 31 TOTEXTIL 271-280 3 Proportion total labor force in textiles 32 TOFABRIC 281-290 3 Proportion total labor force working in factories 33 TOSERVT 291-300 3 Proportion total labor force working as servants 34 FAGRIC 301-310 3 Proportion female labor force in agriculture 35 FIND 311-320 3 Proportion female labor force in industry 36 FCTA 321-330 3 Proportion female labor force in trade, transportation & administration 37 FTEXTIL 331-340 3 Proportion female labor force in textiles 38 FFABRIC 341-350 3 Proportion female labor force working in factories 39 FSERVT 351-360 3 Proportion female labor force working as servants 40 DECM10 361-370 3 Yr of decline in IMR by 10% 41 DECM50 371-380 3 Yr of decline in IMR by 50% 42 DECM.1 381-390 3 Yr of decline in IMR to .100 43 DECI10 391-400 3 Yr of decline in Ig by 10% 44 DECI.6 401-410 3 Yr of decline in Ig to .600 45 ED1 411-420 3 Prop. with highest grade in draftee's exam 46 ED2 421-430 3 Prop. with lowest grade in draftee's exam 47 ED3 431-440 3 Prop. draftees with > primary school

Note: One case had asterisks for ED3. They have been replaced with "999999". A barely legible note seems to indicate that these variables are the average for the years 1875-1878. Because of a change in grading system, these education variables are not consistent with those in later years.

48 LOWALT 441-450 3 % living at <500 metres altitude 49 ALT50 451-460 3 % living at 500-999 metres altitude 50 ALT1000 461-470 3 % living at 1000+ metres altitude 51 MORT 471-480 3 Infant Mortality Rate 52 SEXRATIO 481-490 3 Sex ratio (M/F) 53 LABEL 491-500 District label (original; not unique) Canton key 502-503 Unique key for canton Dist. key 504-505 Unique key for district Canton 507-515 Canton Name District 516-530 District Name (11-17-83 B. Harris) revised 4-94 B.Vaughan
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