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  Switzerland 1888 Variable Descriptions

Switzerland 1888 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 MAGRIC 81- 90 3 Proportion male labor force in agriculture 13 MIND 91-100 3 Proportion male labor force in industry 14 MCOMM 101-110 3 Proportion male labor force in trade 15 MTRANSP 111-120 3 Proportion male labor force in transportation 16 MADMIN 121-130 3 Proportion male labor force in public service 17 TAGRIC 131-140 3 Proportion total labor force in agriculture 18 TIND 141-150 3 Proportion total labor force in industry 19 TCOMM 151-160 3 Proportion total labor force in trade 20 TTRANSP 161-170 3 Proportion total labor force in transportation 21 TADMIN 171-180 3 Proportion total labor force in public service 22 INFMORT 181-190 3 Infant Mortality Rate 23 WAGRIC 191-200 3 Proportion agricultural labor force female 24 WIND 201-210 3 Proportion female in industrial LF 25 WCOMM 211-220 3 Proportion female in trade LF 26 WTRANSP 221-230 3 Proportion female in transportation LF 27 WADMIN 231-240 3 Proportion female in public service LF 28 WOLABFOR 241-250 3 Proportion women in total labor force 29 GERMAN 251-260 3 % German 30 FRENCH 261-270 3 % French 31 ITALIAN 271-280 3 % Italian 32 ROMANS 281-290 3 % Romansh 33 PROPTOT 291-300 3 Proportion married F/married M 34 GRADE1 301-310 3 Prop. high grade in draftees' exam 35 GRADE5 311-320 3 Propr. low grade in draftees' exma 36 USCHOOL 321-330 3 Prop. draftees with > primary educ.

Note: These education levels are not comparable to those in 1870, due to a change in grading system. The figures are an average for the years 1887, 1888, and 1889.

37 LOWALT 331-340 3 % living below 500 metres altitude 38 ALT500 341-350 3 % living at 500-999 metres altitude 39 ALT1000 351-360 3 % living at 1000+ metres altitude 40 DECLIM01 361-370 3 Year of decline in IMR by 10% 41 DECLIM05 371-380 3 Year of decline in IMR by 50% 42 DECLIM00 381-390 3 Year of decline in IMR to .100 43 DECLIG10 391-400 3 Year of decline in Ig by 10% 44 DECLIG6 401-410 3 Yr of decline in Ig to .600 45 SEXRATIO 411-420 3 Sex ratio (M/F) 46 BORNCOM 421-430 3 Proportion living in commune of birth 47 BORNFOR 431-440 3 Proportion born in foreign country 48 LABEL 441-450 District label Canton key 452-453 Unique key for canton Dist. key 454-455 Unique key for district Canton 457-465 Canton Name District 466-480 District Name (11-17-83) -2- Revised 4-94 B. Vaughan
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