Poverty and Living Conditions Survey 2014-2015

Myanmar, 2015

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MMR_2015_MPLCS_v01_M

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https://doi.org/10.48529/tyd0-f528

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World Bank

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Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Q5b.11.Occupation of [Name] before leaving the household (q5b_11)

Data file: 04_world_bank_mplcs-hh_q5b_remittance.dta

Overview

Valid: 2744

Invalid: 186

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 109

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 62

End: 64

Width: 3

Range: 1 - 109

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What was [NAME]'s occupation prior to leaving the household?[NAME]

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Commissioned Armed Forces Officers	44	1.6%
2	Non-commissioned Armed Forces Officers	2	0.1%
3	Armed Forces Occupations, Other Ranks	5	0.2%
11	Chief executives, Senior Officials, and Legislators	1	0%
12	Administrative and Commercial Managers	8	0.3%
13	Production and Specialized Services Managers	2	0.1%
14	Hospitality, Retail and Other Services Managers	54	2%
21	Science and Engineering Professionals	6	0.2%
22	Health Professionals	5	0.2%
23	Teaching Professionals	32	1.2%
24	Business and Administration Professionals	0	0%
25	Information and Communications Technology Professionals	0	0%
26	Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals	2	0.1%
31	Science and Engineering Associate Professionals	3	0.1%
32	Health Associate Professionals	2	0.1%
33	Business and Administration Associate Professionals	2	0.1%
34	Legal, Social, Cultural, and Relates Associate Professionals	1	0%
35	Information and Communications Technicians	1	0%
41	General and Keyboard Clerks	5	0.2%
42	Customer Services Clerks	5	0.2%
43	Numerical and Material Recording Clerks	9	0.3%
44	Other Clerical Support Workers	14	0.5%
51	Personal Services Workers	9	0.3%
52	Sales Workers	28	1%
53	Personal Care Workers	0	0%
54	Protective Services Workers	3	0.1%
61	Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers	43	1.6%
62	Market-oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers	20	0.7%
63	Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers	593	21.6%
71	Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians)	22	0.8%
72	Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers	8	0.3%
73	Handicraft and Printing Workers	18	0.7%
74	Electrical and Electronic Trades Workers	8	0.3%
75	Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers	119	4.3%
81	Stationary Plant and Machine Operators	2	0.1%
82	Assemblers	5	0.2%
83	Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators	28	1%
91	Cleaners and Helpers	10	0.4%
92	Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Labourers	440	16%
93	Labourers in Mining, Construction, Manufacturing, and Transport	128	4.7%
94	Food Preparation Assistants	8	0.3%
95	Street and Related Sales and Services Workers	90	3.3%
96	Refuse Workers and Other Elementary Workers	164	6%
99	Don't know	2	0.1%
101	Housewife/ dependent/ retired/ pensioner	292	10.6%
102	Priest	6	0.2%
103	Student	399	14.5%
104	Umemployment	85	3.1%
105	NGO staff	2	0.1%
106	Money lender	0	0%
107	rice broker	5	0.2%
108	House rental	0	0%
109	On job trainee	4	0.1%
110	Public health worker	0	0%
111	Farmland leasing	0	0%
112	The President	0	0%
113	Chief minister	0	0%
114	Official pawn shop	0	0%
115	Traditional clairvoyant	0	0%
Sysmiss		186

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Refer to the instructions for Section 4, Q10 for how to best capture the individual's occupation. Write down the description of the job; you will fill in the occupation code after the interview.

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