Mikrocensus 1996, 3. quarter: Employment History

There have been two Mikrozensus surveys on the occupational history (in 1972, Mikrozensus MZ7203 and 1982, Mikrozensus MZ8202). This can be best achieved by recording all phases of the complete occupational history. One phase is defined as follows: A period over which the branch of industry, the job and the qualifications have remained the same. If one of these three factors has changed, a new phase has started. A temporary or lasting withdrawal from working life also counts as a new phase. The target group of this survey are all persons born between the years 1926 and 1981 (15- to 70-year-olds). This age-frame was chosen to not only interview employed persons (including self-employed persons and those helping in the family business) on their occupational history. Currently unemployed persons as well as all other non-working persons - who had worked once - were asked about their previous occupational history. Thereby retired persons were also included which is the only possibility to gain information on completed occupational histories.

已有两项针对职业史的微型人口普查（Mikrozensus）调查，分别为1972年开展的MZ7203与1982年开展的MZ8202。要完整、准确地收集调查对象的职业史信息，最优路径是对其完整职业历程的所有阶段进行记录。其中单个阶段的定义如下：指行业分支、具体岗位与资质均保持不变的时间段。若上述三项核心要素中任意一项发生变更，则视为进入新阶段。临时或永久脱离职场的状态，同样被算作一个新阶段。本次调查的目标群体为1926年至1981年出生的人群（年龄介于15至70岁之间）。设置该年龄区间的初衷，不仅是为了访谈在职人员（包括个体经营者与家庭帮工）以收集其职业史相关信息，同时也会向当前处于失业状态，以及所有曾有过工作经历的非在职人员，询问其过往的职业史。本次调查也涵盖了退休人员，这也是获取完整职业历程信息的唯一可行途径。