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Workplace and Occupation Censuses
[Arbeitsstätten- und
Berufszählungen]
Please note:
Detailed information about the workplace and occupation censuses is
only available in German.
Introduction and overview [page
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The Volkswagenwerk Foundation supported a project entitled "The
Comparative Analysis of Social Structure Using Large-Scale Datasets"
(Vergleichende Analysen der Sozialstruktur mit Massendaten, or
VASMA) from 1979 to 1984 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Walter
Müller of the University of Mannheim. Historical data series derived from
official statistical sources were compiled in this project, and the
information thereby made available is of considerable importance for the
historical analysis of social structure. Machine-readable tables
addressing numerous dimensions of the workplace census (since 1875) and
the occupation census (since 1882) were prepared. These tables made it possible to trace key aspects of social change for over a century (until 1970) without having to consult the often inaccessible
individual census volumes. The VASMA project thus
contributed not only to diachronic comparative research in employment
structure changes, but also to the improvement of data infrastructure
in social sciences.
German Microdata Lab has taken the data which were prepared by VASMA, and made it available to the research community. The VASMA results include
46 tables covering occupation censuses from 1882 to 1970, and 28
tables that encompass workplace censuses from 1875 to 1970. Each table
addresses numerous dimensions, which are comprehensively documented in
the data handbook. The data are in ASCII format and can readily be
analysed using a simple SPSS programme. An example is included which indicates the
extent of the data documentation as well as the procedures that can be
used in this kind of analysis. Data handbooks are also available in
ASCII format and can be consulted using nearly any text editor.
List of references [page
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When using or documenting data, the following quoting form must be used:
Kleber, Wolfgang und Angelika Willms ,1982: Historische Berufszählungen 1882-1970. Datenhandbuch. Mannheim:
VASMA-Projekt, Universität Mannheim (Datenproduzent). Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen, Abteilung Mikrodaten
(Datendistributor).
Kleber, Wolfgang und Heinrich Ritter unter Mitarbeit von Guido Dahm, Reinhard Stockmann und Klaus Zeifang,1982: Historische Arbeitsstättenzählungen 1875-1970. Datenhandbuch. Mannheim:
VASMA-Projekt, Universität Mannheim (Datenproduzent). Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen, Abteilung Mikrodaten
(Datendistributor).
When transferring the data into new dataproducts, such as
in time series or databases, the new products should be made available for
all interested researches at no charge.
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