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
