National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2008
LFS-Q3, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2008
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MEX_2008_LFS-Q3_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2008_LFS-Q3-H-H.dat
- MEX2008_LFS-Q3-P-H.dat
Degree field (MX2008J_CS_P14_C)
Data file: MEX2008_LFS-Q3-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
224
End:
227
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<div class="title">Sociodemographic questionnaire</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span></p>
<p>14. Career - What career field did you major in or are you majoring in?</p>
<div class="i1">(If pertaining to master's or doctorate degree, skip to 16) ____</div>
<p><span class="h1">VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span></p>
<p>14. Career - What career field did you major in or are you majoring in?</p>
<div class="i1">(If pertaining to master's or doctorate degree, skip to 16) ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0011 | Drawing, design and decoration |
| 0111 | Agroindustry |
| 0121 | Use of wood |
| 0211 | Health, dental mechanics, social care and nursing |
| 0311 | Communication |
| 0321 | Languages |
| 0411 | Artistic formation |
| 0511 | Administration |
| 0521 | Accounting |
| 0531 | Commerce |
| 0541 | Travel services |
| 0551 | Secretariat |
| 0591 | Insufficiently specified studies of the administration, accounting, commerce, tourism and secretary group |
| 0611 | Education |
| 0711 | Construction |
| 0721 | Computing and informatics |
| 0731 | Electricity and electronics |
| 0741 | Mechanics, repair and maintenance |
| 0751 | Industrial and food production |
| 0761 | Textile and dress production |
| 0771 | Transportation |
| 0781 | Handicrafts |
| 0791 | Studies of the group of construction, computer and informatics, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production, textile and clothing and insufficiently specified transportation |
| 0811 | Beauty services |
| 0991 | Technical or commercial career of basic level not specified |
| 1112 | Drawing, design and decoration of middle upper level |
| 1113 | Top level drawing, design and decoration |
| 1212 | Atmospheric and in environmental improvement of upper middle level |
| 1213 | Atmospheric and environmental improvement of higher level |
| 1312 | Farmers of middle upper level |
| 1313 | Higher level agriculture |
| 1322 | Middle upper level forestry |
| 1323 | Higher level forestry |
| 1332 | Middle upper level fisheries |
| 1392 | Studies of the group of insufficiently specified agricultural, forestry and fisheries of upper middle level |
| 1393 | Insufficiently specified higher-level agricultural, forestry and fisheries group studies |
| 1412 | Higher middle level health |
| 1413 | Higher level health |
| 1422 | Middle upper level dentals |
| 1423 | Superior level dentals |
| 1432 | Upper middle level social care |
| 1433 | Higher level social care |
| 1442 | Middle upper nursing |
| 1443 | Higher level nursing |
| 1492 | Insufficiently specified middle-upper level health, dental, social care and nursing group studies |
| 1493 | Insufficiently specified higher level health, dental, social care and nursing group studies |
| 1512 | Chemistry, pharmaceutics and biotechnology of upper middle level |
| 1513 | Top level chemistry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology |
| 1612 | Upper middle level communication |
| 1613 | Superior level communication |
| 1622 | Upper middle level languages |
| 1623 | Higher level languages |
| 1712 | Artistic training of upper middle level |
| 1713 | Higher level artistic training |
| 1812 | Upper middle level administration |
| 1813 | Superior level administration |
| 1822 | Archivonomy and library of upper middle level |
| 1832 | Accounting and finance of the middle level |
| 1833 | Higher level accounting and finance |
| 1842 | Upper middle level marketing |
| 1843 | Top-level marketing |
| 1852 | Mid-upper level tourism |
| 1853 | Top level tourism |
| 1862 | Secretary of higher middle level |
| 1863 | Secretariat of the higher level |
| 1872 | Upper middle level statistics |
| 1873 | Top level statistics |
| 1892 | Insufficiently specified studies of the group of administration, accounting, marketing, tourism, secretary and statistics of the upper middle level |
| 1893 | Insufficiently specified superior level studies of the administration, accounting, marketing, tourism, secretary and statistics group |
| 1912 | Upper middle level education |
| 1913 | Higher level education |
| 2012 | Construction and topography of the middle upper level |
| 2013 | Construction and top-level topography |
| 2022 | Mining and extraction of the middle upper level |
| 2023 | Top level mining and extraction |
| 2032 | Computing and computers of middle upper level |
| 2033 | Computing and computers of higher level |
| 2042 | Electricity and electronics of higher middle level |
| 2043 | Electricity and electronics of higher level |
| 2052 | Upper middle level mechanics, repair and maintenance |
| 2053 | Top level mechanics, repair and maintenance |
| 2062 | Industrial production of upper middle level |
| 2063 | Top level industrial production |
| 2072 | Communications and transportation operation of the middle level |
| 2073 | Communications and transportation operation of higher level |
| 2092 | Studies of the group of construction, mining, computer and informatics, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production and insufficiently specified transportation of upper middle level |
| 2093 | Studies of the group of construction, mining, computer and informatics, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production and insufficiently specified transportation of superior level |
| 2112 | Upper middle level beauty services |
| 2113 | Top level beauty services |
| 2212 | Military instruction of upper middle level |
| 2222 | Police instruction of upper middle level |
| 2992 | Technical or commercial career of upper middle level not specified |
| 2993 | Technical or commercial career of higher level not specified |
| 3111 | Architecture |
| 3112 | Town planning |
| 3119 | Other studies in architecture and urban planning not classified above |
| 3121 | Design |
| 3122 | Industrial design |
| 3123 | Interior design |
| 3124 | Textile design |
| 3129 | Other studies in design, industrial, interior and textile design not classified above |
| 3131 | Graphic design |
| 3199 | Insufficiently specified studies of the architecture, urban planning, industrial design, interior, textile and graphics group |
| 3211 | Biology |
| 3212 | Natural sciences |
| 3213 | Biotechnology |
| 3219 | Other studies in biology and biotechnology not classified above |
| 3221 | Ecology |
| 3222 | Environmental engineering |
| 3223 | Atmospheric sciences |
| 3229 | Other studies in ecology, environmental engineering and atmospheric sciences not classified above |
| 3231 | Sea science |
| 3299 | Studies of the group of insufficiently specified biology, biotechnology, ecology, environmental engineering, atmospheric sciences and sea sciences |
| 3311 | Agronomy |
| 3312 | Horticulture |
| 3313 | Fruitculture |
| 3314 | Agricultural development |
| 3315 | Rural development |
| 3319 | Other studies in agronomics not classified above |
| 3321 | Veterinary |
| 3322 | Zootechny |
| 3329 | Other studies in veterinary and zootechnics not classified above |
| 3331 | Forest |
| 3341 | Fisheries engineering |
| 3399 | Insufficiently specified agricultural, forest and fisheries sciences group studies |
| 3411 | Medicine |
| 3412 | Therapy |
| 3413 | Optometry |
| 3419 | Other studies in medicine, therapy and optometry not classified above |
| 3421 | Odontology |
| 3431 | Nursing |
| 3441 | Nutrition |
| 3451 | Biomedical |
| 3461 | Health sciences |
| 3462 | Safety and industrial hygiene |
| 3499 | Insufficiently specified studies of the health, nutrition and biomedical sciences group |
| 3511 | Philosophy |
| 3512 | Humanities |
| 3519 | Other studies in philosophy and humanities not classified above |
| 3521 | History |
| 3531 | Anthropology |
| 3532 | Archeology |
| 3533 | Popular culture |
| 3539 | Other studies in anthropology, archeology and ethnology not classified above |
| 3541 | Literature |
| 3542 | Literature |
| 3543 | Language and literature |
| 3544 | Language sciences and literature |
| 3545 | Languages |
| 3549 | Other studies in letters, literature and languages not classified above |
| 3551 | Psychology |
| 3561 | Religious sciences |
| 3599 | Insufficiently specified humanistic sciences group studies |
| 3611 | Chemistry |
| 3612 | Chemical engineering |
| 3613 | Food technology |
| 3619 | Other studies in chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial chemistry and food technology not classified above |
| 3621 | Biological pharmaceutical chemistry |
| 3631 | Biochemistry |
| 3699 | Insufficiently specified chemical sciences group studies |
| 3711 | Sociology |
| 3712 | Social integration and social work |
| 3713 | Community sciences and social sciences |
| 3714 | Demography and municipal urban development |
| 3719 | Other studies in social sciences not classified above |
| 3721 | Politic science |
| 3722 | Public administration and political sciences |
| 3723 | Public and government administration |
| 3724 | International relations |
| 3729 | Other studies in political sciences, public administration and international relations not classified above |
| 3731 | Communication sciences |
| 3732 | Public relations |
| 3739 | Other studies in communication sciences not classified above |
| 3741 | Law |
| 3751 | Geography |
| 3799 | Studies of the group of social sciences, politics, public administration, international relations, communication, law and insufficiently specified geography |
| 3811 | Plastic arts |
| 3821 | Music |
| 3822 | Dance |
| 3831 | Theater |
| 3832 | Cinematography |
| 3833 | Scenography |
| 3839 | Other studies in theater and cinematography not classified above |
| 3899 | Insufficiently specified artistic disciplines group studies |
| 3911 | Economy |
| 3921 | Administration |
| 3922 | Human resources |
| 3923 | Merchandising and foreign trade |
| 3924 | Sports science |
| 3929 | Other studies in administration not classified above |
| 3931 | Accounting |
| 3932 | Finance |
| 3939 | Other studies in accounting and finance not classified above |
| 3941 | Sightseeing |
| 3951 | Archivonomy and library |
| 3961 | Marketing |
| 3999 | Insufficiently specified studies of the economy, administration, accounting and tourism group |
| 4011 | Preschool education sciences |
| 4012 | Elementary education sciences |
| 4021 | Secondary and normal school education sciences |
| 4031 | Pedagogy |
| 4032 | Teaching |
| 4033 | Educational sciences |
| 4039 | Other studies in pedagogy and educational sciences not classified above |
| 4041 | Special education |
| 4051 | Physical education and sports |
| 4061 | Musical education, dance, and singing |
| 4099 | Insufficiently specified education and pedagogy group studies |
| 4111 | Civil and construction engineering |
| 4121 | Mine engineer and metallurgist |
| 4122 | Energy systems |
| 4123 | Oil and mining engineer |
| 4129 | Other studies in extractive, metallurgical and energy engineering not classified above |
| 4131 | Computer and computer engineering |
| 4141 | Electric engineering |
| 4142 | Electromechanical engineering |
| 4143 | Electrical and electronics engineering |
| 4144 | Electronic engineering |
| 4149 | Other studies in electrical and electronic engineering not classified above |
| 4151 | Mechanical engineering |
| 4152 | Industrial engineering |
| 4153 | Wood technology (cellulose and paper) |
| 4154 | Textile engineering |
| 4159 | Other studies in mechanical, industrial, textile engineering and wood technology not classified above |
| 4161 | Aeronautics and naval sciences |
| 4162 | Airplane and navy pilot |
| 4163 | Transportation |
| 4169 | Other studies in transport engineering, aeronautics, naval, aviator and naval pilots not classified above |
| 4171 | Topographic and geodetic engineering |
| 4172 | Earth sciences and geology |
| 4173 | Hydrography |
| 4179 | Other studies in topographic, hydrographic, geological and geodesta engineering not classified above |
| 4199 | Studies of the engineering group (civil, extractive, metallurgical, computer, computer, computer, electrical, electronic, mechanical, industrial, transport, aeronautical and topographic) insufficiently specified |
| 4211 | Mathematics |
| 4212 | Statistics |
| 4213 | Actuary |
| 4219 | Other studies in math, statistics and actuary not classified above |
| 4221 | Physical |
| 4222 | Physical engineering |
| 4223 | Astronomy |
| 4229 | Other studies in physics and astronomy not classified above |
| 4299 | Insufficiently specified math, physics and astronomy group studies |
| 4990 | Professional career not specified |
| 5110 | Architecture and urban planning |
| 5120 | Design |
| 5190 | Insufficiently specified studies of the architecture, urban planning and design group |
| 5210 | Biology and biotechnology |
| 5220 | Ecology and environmental engineering |
| 5230 | Sea science |
| 5290 | Studies of the insufficiently specified biology, biotechnology, ecology, environmental engineering and sea sciences group |
| 5310 | Agricultural science |
| 5320 | Veterinary and zootechnics |
| 5330 | Forest sciences |
| 5340 | Fisheries sciences |
| 5390 | Insufficiently specified agricultural, forest and fisheries sciences group studies |
| 5410 | Medical specialties |
| 5420 | Odontology |
| 5430 | Nursing |
| 5440 | Nutrition |
| 5450 | Biomedical sciences |
| 5460 | Health sciences |
| 5490 | Insufficiently specified studies of the health, nutrition and biomedical sciences group |
| 5510 | Philosophy |
| 5520 | History |
| 5530 | Anthropology, archeology and ethnology |
| 5540 | Literature and languages |
| 5550 | Psychology |
| 5560 | Theology |
| 5590 | Insufficiently specified humanistic sciences group studies |
| 5610 | Chemical sciences |
| 5710 | Social sciences |
| 5720 | Political sciences, public administration and international relations |
| 5730 | Communication sciences |
| 5740 | Law |
| 5750 | Geography |
| 5790 | Studies of the group of social sciences, politics, public administration, communication, law and insufficiently specified geography |
| 5810 | Artistic disciplines |
| 5910 | Economy and development |
| 5920 | Administration |
| 5930 | Accounting and finance |
| 5940 | Sightseeing |
| 5950 | Archivonomy and library |
| 5960 | Marketing |
| 5990 | Insufficiently specified studies of the economy, administration, accounting and tourism group |
| 6010 | Education and pedagogy |
| 6110 | Civil and construction engineering |
| 6120 | Extractive, metallurgical and energy engineering |
| 6130 | Computer and computer engineering |
| 6140 | Electrical and electronic engineering |
| 6150 | Mechanical and industrial engineering |
| 6160 | Transportation and port engineering |
| 6170 | Hydraulic and geological engineering |
| 6190 | Engineering group studies (civil, extractive, metallurgical, computer, computer, electrical, electronic, mechanical, industrial, transport and hydraulic) insufficiently specified |
| 6210 | Math, statistics and actuary |
| 6220 | Physical |
| 6290 | Insufficiently specified math and physics group studies |
| 6990 | Master and doctorate unspecified |
| 7110 | Teacher training in normal basic school |
| 9999 | Unknown |
| 0000 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
<span class="h1">6.5 Section VII. Sociodemographic characteristics</span>
<br />In this section, the sociodemographic information of the members of the household in the selected home is obtained. The type of information collected varies based on the different age groups and sex of the people subject to the study, as shown on the following chart:</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>The preceding topic can be seen on the back of the sociodemographic questionnaire, that is, in the next image:</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 14</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to learn the name of major the people studied, in order to be able to classify them, according to the discipline.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- How to record the name of the major. Write the full name without abbreviations. If the space to enter the complete name is not sufficient, write part of it and an asterisk, and write the rest of the name in the comments section.<br />When the name of the major is uncommon, ask where it is or was studied, the duration of the major and its profile, to facilitate its classification. Record this information in the comments section.<br />- Generic name. Do not record generic names like "business", "bachelor", "teacher", "engineer" or "doctor". Ask additional questions, in order to find out the exact name of the major.<br />Keep in mind that the generic names are very ambiguous. For example, the word bachelor may refer to a person who studies or studied a major in a specific area or to refer to the professional level; in the case of the word doctor, it may also allude to two different professions; to those who completed studies at the level of a master's degree and to those who study or studied to practice medical care.<br />- Descriptions of military studies. In the case of this information, check with the informant that it is a major and not a rank achieved within the military.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you recorded any technical, professional or teacher training major, continue with question 15; if you recorded any major at the master or doctoral level, go to question 16.</div>
<br />In this section, the sociodemographic information of the members of the household in the selected home is obtained. The type of information collected varies based on the different age groups and sex of the people subject to the study, as shown on the following chart:</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>The preceding topic can be seen on the back of the sociodemographic questionnaire, that is, in the next image:</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 14</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to learn the name of major the people studied, in order to be able to classify them, according to the discipline.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- How to record the name of the major. Write the full name without abbreviations. If the space to enter the complete name is not sufficient, write part of it and an asterisk, and write the rest of the name in the comments section.<br />When the name of the major is uncommon, ask where it is or was studied, the duration of the major and its profile, to facilitate its classification. Record this information in the comments section.<br />- Generic name. Do not record generic names like "business", "bachelor", "teacher", "engineer" or "doctor". Ask additional questions, in order to find out the exact name of the major.<br />Keep in mind that the generic names are very ambiguous. For example, the word bachelor may refer to a person who studies or studied a major in a specific area or to refer to the professional level; in the case of the word doctor, it may also allude to two different professions; to those who completed studies at the level of a master's degree and to those who study or studied to practice medical care.<br />- Descriptions of military studies. In the case of this information, check with the informant that it is a major and not a rank achieved within the military.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you recorded any technical, professional or teacher training major, continue with question 15; if you recorded any major at the master or doctoral level, go to question 16.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the degree field.
Universe
Mexico 2008 Q3 LFS: Present persons age 5+ with post-secondary education
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |