Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Occupation, 1990 basis (PR1980A_0539)
Data file: PRI1980-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
386
End:
388
Width:
3
Range:
3 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
16. Enumerator - Mark when this person was born.
[] Born before April 1965 -- Ask questions 17 - 33. (Omit question 17 if born between April 1960 and March 1965.)
[] Born April 1965 or later -- Turn to next page for next person
[Questions 17 through 33 asked of persons aged 15 and above.]
28-30. Current or most recent job activity
Describe the chief job activity or business at which ____ worked the most hours last week (or the last job or business since 1975)
29. Occupation
29a. What kind of work was ____ doing?
____
(For example: registered nurse, maintenance mechanic)
29b. What were ____ most important activities or duties?
____
(For example: patient care, repair machines in plant)
[] Born before April 1965 -- Ask questions 17 - 33. (Omit question 17 if born between April 1960 and March 1965.)
[] Born April 1965 or later -- Turn to next page for next person
[Questions 17 through 33 asked of persons aged 15 and above.]
28-30. Current or most recent job activity
Describe the chief job activity or business at which ____ worked the most hours last week (or the last job or business since 1975)
29. Occupation
29a. What kind of work was ____ doing?
____
(For example: registered nurse, maintenance mechanic)
29b. What were ____ most important activities or duties?
____
(For example: patient care, repair machines in plant)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 3 | Legislators |
| 4 | Chief executives and public administrators |
| 7 | Financial managers |
| 8 | Human resources and labor relations managers |
| 13 | Managers and specialists in marketing, advertising, and public relations |
| 14 | Managers in education and related fields |
| 15 | Managers of medicine and health occupations |
| 16 | Postmasters and mail superintendents |
| 17 | Managers of food-serving and lodging establishments |
| 18 | Managers of properties and real estate |
| 19 | Funeral directors |
| 21 | Managers of service organizations, n.e.c. |
| 22 | Managers and administrators, n.e.c. |
| 23 | Accountants and auditors |
| 24 | Insurance underwriters |
| 25 | Other financial specialists |
| 26 | Management analysts |
| 27 | Personnel, HR, training, and labor relations specialists |
| 28 | Purchasing agents and buyers, of farm products |
| 29 | Buyers, wholesale and retail trade |
| 33 | Purchasing managers, agents and buyers, n.e.c. |
| 34 | Business and promotion agents |
| 35 | Construction inspectors |
| 36 | Inspectors and compliance officers, outside construction |
| 37 | Management support occupations |
| 43 | Architects |
| 44 | Aerospace engineer |
| 45 | Metallurgical and materials engineers, variously phrased |
| 47 | Petroleum, mining, and geological engineers |
| 48 | Chemical engineers |
| 53 | Civil engineers |
| 55 | Electrical engineer |
| 56 | Industrial engineers |
| 57 | Mechanical engineers |
| 59 | Not-elsewhere-classified engineers |
| 64 | Computer systems analysts and computer scientists |
| 65 | Operations and systems researchers and analysts |
| 66 | Actuaries |
| 67 | Statisticians |
| 68 | Mathematicians and mathematical scientists |
| 69 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 73 | Chemists |
| 74 | Atmospheric and space scientists |
| 75 | Geologists |
| 76 | Physical scientists, n.e.c. |
| 77 | Agricultural and food scientists |
| 78 | Biological scientists |
| 79 | Foresters and conservation scientists |
| 83 | Medical scientists |
| 84 | Physicians |
| 85 | Dentists |
| 86 | Veterinarians |
| 87 | Optometrists |
| 88 | Podiatrists |
| 89 | Other health and therapy |
| 95 | Registered nurses |
| 96 | Pharmacists |
| 97 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 98 | Respiratory therapists |
| 99 | Occupational therapists |
| 103 | Physical therapists |
| 104 | Speech therapists |
| 105 | Therapists, n.e.c. |
| 106 | Physicians' assistants |
| 113 | Earth, environmental, and marine science instructors |
| 114 | Biological science instructors |
| 115 | Chemistry instructors |
| 116 | Physics instructors |
| 118 | Psychology instructors |
| 119 | Economics instructors |
| 123 | History instructors |
| 125 | Sociology instructors |
| 127 | Engineering instructors |
| 128 | Math instructors |
| 139 | Education instructors |
| 145 | Law instructors |
| 147 | Theology instructors |
| 149 | Home economics instructors |
| 150 | Humanities profs/instructors, college, n.e.c. |
| 154 | Subject instructors (HS/college) |
| 155 | Kindergarten and earlier school teachers |
| 156 | Primary school teachers |
| 157 | Secondary school teachers |
| 158 | Special education teachers |
| 159 | Teachers , n.e.c. |
| 163 | Vocational and educational counselors |
| 164 | Librarians |
| 165 | Archivists and curators |
| 166 | Economists, market researchers, and survey researchers |
| 167 | Psychologists |
| 168 | Sociologists |
| 169 | Social scientists, n.e.c. |
| 173 | Urban and regional planners |
| 174 | Social workers |
| 175 | Recreation workers |
| 176 | Clergy and religious workers |
| 178 | Lawyers |
| 179 | Judges |
| 183 | Writers and authors |
| 184 | Technical writers |
| 185 | Designers |
| 186 | Musician or composer |
| 187 | Actors, directors, producers |
| 188 | Art makers: painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and print-makers |
| 189 | Photographers |
| 193 | Dancers |
| 194 | Art/entertainment performers and related |
| 195 | Editors and reporters |
| 198 | Announcers |
| 199 | Athletes, sports instructors, and officials |
| 200 | Professionals, n.e.c. |
| 203 | Clinical laboratory technologies and technicians |
| 204 | Dental hygienists |
| 205 | Health record tech specialists |
| 206 | Radiologic tech specialists |
| 207 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 208 | Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. |
| 213 | Electrical and electronic (engineering) technicians |
| 214 | Engineering technicians, n.e.c. |
| 215 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 217 | Drafters |
| 218 | Surveyors, cartographers, mapping scientists and technicians |
| 223 | Biological technicians |
| 224 | Chemical technicians |
| 225 | Other science technicians |
| 226 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 227 | Air traffic controllers |
| 228 | Broadcast equipment operators |
| 229 | Computer software developers |
| 233 | Programmers of numerically controlled machine tools |
| 234 | Legal assistants, paralegals, legal support, etc |
| 235 | Technicians, n.e.c. |
| 243 | Supervisors and proprietors of sales jobs |
| 253 | Insurance sales occupations |
| 254 | Real estate sales occupations |
| 255 | Financial services sales occupations |
| 256 | Advertising and related sales jobs |
| 258 | Sales engineers |
| 274 | Salespersons, n.e.c. |
| 275 | Retail sales clerks |
| 276 | Cashiers |
| 277 | Door-to-door sales, street sales, and news vendors |
| 283 | Sales demonstrators / promoters / models |
| 290 | Sales workers--allocated |
| 303 | Office supervisors |
| 308 | Computer and peripheral equipment operators |
| 313 | Secretaries |
| 314 | Stenographers |
| 315 | Typists |
| 316 | Interviewers, enumerators, and surveyors |
| 317 | Hotel clerks |
| 318 | Transportation ticket and reservation agents |
| 319 | Receptionists |
| 323 | Information clerks, n.e.c. |
| 326 | Correspondence and order clerks |
| 328 | Human resources clerks, except payroll and timekeeping |
| 329 | Library assistants |
| 335 | File clerks |
| 336 | Records clerks |
| 337 | Bookkeepers and accounting and auditing clerks |
| 338 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
| 343 | Cost and rate clerks (financial records processing) |
| 344 | Billing clerks and related financial records processing |
| 345 | Duplication machine operators / office machine operators |
| 346 | Mail and paper handlers |
| 347 | Office machine operators, n.e.c. |
| 348 | Telephone operators |
| 349 | Other telecom operators |
| 354 | Postal clerks, excluding mail carriers |
| 355 | Mail carriers for postal service |
| 356 | Mail clerks, outside of post office |
| 357 | Messengers |
| 359 | Dispatchers |
| 361 | Inspectors, n.e.c. |
| 364 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 365 | Stock and inventory clerks |
| 366 | Meter readers |
| 368 | Weighers, measurers, and checkers |
| 373 | Material recording, scheduling, production, planning, and expediting clerks |
| 375 | Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
| 376 | Customer service reps, investigators and adjusters, except insurance |
| 377 | Eligibility clerks for government programs; social welfare |
| 378 | Bill and account collectors |
| 379 | General office clerks |
| 383 | Bank tellers |
| 384 | Proofreaders |
| 385 | Data entry keyers |
| 386 | Statistical clerks |
| 387 | Teacher's aides |
| 389 | Administrative support jobs, n.e.c. |
| 390 | Professional, technical, and kindred workers--allocated (1990 internal census) |
| 391 | Clerical and kindred workers--allocated |
| 405 | Housekeepers, maids, butlers, stewards, and lodging quarters cleaners |
| 407 | Private household cleaners and servants |
| 408 | Private household workers--allocated |
| 415 | Supervisors of guards |
| 417 | Fire fighting, prevention, and inspection |
| 418 | Police, detectives, and private investigators |
| 423 | Other law enforcement: sheriffs, bailiffs, correctional institution officers |
| 425 | Crossing guards and bridge tenders |
| 426 | Guards, watchmen, doorkeepers |
| 427 | Protective services, n.e.c. |
| 434 | Bartenders |
| 435 | Waiter/waitress |
| 436 | Cooks, variously defined |
| 438 | Food counter and fountain workers |
| 439 | Kitchen workers |
| 443 | Waiter's assistant |
| 444 | Misc food prep workers |
| 445 | Dental assistants |
| 446 | Health aides, except nursing |
| 447 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
| 448 | Supervisors of cleaning and building service |
| 453 | Janitors |
| 454 | Elevator operators |
| 455 | Pest control occupations |
| 456 | Supervisors of personal service jobs, n.e.c. |
| 457 | Barbers |
| 458 | Hairdressers and cosmetologists |
| 459 | Recreation facility attendants |
| 461 | Guides |
| 462 | Ushers |
| 463 | Public transportation attendants and inspectors |
| 464 | Baggage porters |
| 465 | Welfare service aides |
| 468 | Child care workers |
| 469 | Personal service occupations, n.e.c. |
| 473 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 474 | Horticultural specialty farmers |
| 475 | Farm managers, except for horticultural farms |
| 476 | Managers of horticultural specialty farms |
| 479 | Farm workers |
| 480 | Farm laborers and farm foreman--allocated (1990 internal census) |
| 483 | Marine life cultivation workers |
| 484 | Nursery farming workers |
| 485 | Supervisors of agricultural occupations |
| 486 | Gardeners and groundskeepers |
| 487 | Animal caretakers except on farms |
| 488 | Graders and sorters of agricultural products |
| 489 | Inspectors of agricultural products |
| 496 | Timber, logging, and forestry workers |
| 498 | Fishers, hunters, and kindred |
| 503 | Supervisors of mechanics and repairers |
| 505 | Automobile mechanics |
| 507 | Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics |
| 508 | Aircraft mechanics |
| 509 | Small engine repairers |
| 514 | Auto body repairers |
| 516 | Heavy equipment and farm equipment mechanics |
| 518 | Industrial machinery repairers |
| 519 | Machinery maintenance occupations |
| 523 | Repairers of industrial electrical equipment |
| 525 | Repairers of data processing equipment |
| 526 | Repairers of household appliances and power tools |
| 527 | Telecom and line installers and repairers |
| 533 | Repairers of electrical equipment, n.e.c. |
| 534 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics |
| 535 | Precision makers, repairers, and smiths |
| 536 | Locksmiths and safe repairers |
| 538 | Office machine repairers and mechanics |
| 539 | Repairers of mechanical controls and valves |
| 543 | Elevator installers and repairers |
| 544 | Millwrights |
| 549 | Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. |
| 558 | Supervisors of construction work |
| 563 | Masons, tilers, and carpet installers |
| 567 | Carpenters |
| 573 | Drywall installers |
| 575 | Electricians |
| 577 | Electric power installers and repairers |
| 579 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 583 | Paperhangers |
| 584 | Plasterers |
| 585 | Plumbers, pipe fitters, and steamfitters |
| 588 | Concrete and cement workers |
| 589 | Glaziers |
| 593 | Insulation workers |
| 594 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
| 595 | Roofers and slaters |
| 596 | Sheet metal duct installers |
| 597 | Structural metal workers |
| 598 | Drillers of earth |
| 599 | Construction trades, n.e.c. |
| 614 | Drillers of oil wells |
| 615 | Explosives workers |
| 616 | Miners |
| 617 | Other mining occupations |
| 628 | Production supervisors or foremen |
| 634 | Tool and die makers and die setters |
| 637 | Machinists |
| 643 | Boilermakers |
| 644 | Precision grinders and filers |
| 645 | Patternmakers and model makers |
| 646 | Lay-out workers |
| 649 | Engravers |
| 653 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers |
| 657 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
| 658 | Furniture and wood finishers |
| 659 | Other precision woodworkers |
| 666 | Dressmakers and seamstresses |
| 667 | Tailors |
| 668 | Upholsterers |
| 669 | Shoe repairers |
| 674 | Other precision apparel and fabric workers |
| 675 | Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers |
| 677 | Optical goods workers |
| 678 | Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians |
| 679 | Bookbinders |
| 684 | Other precision and craft workers |
| 686 | Butchers and meat cutters |
| 687 | Bakers |
| 688 | Batch food makers |
| 693 | Adjusters and calibrators |
| 694 | Water and sewage treatment plant operators |
| 695 | Power plant operators |
| 696 | Plant and system operators, stationary engineers |
| 699 | Other plant and system operators |
| 703 | Lathe, milling, and turning machine operatives |
| 706 | Punching and stamping press operatives |
| 707 | Rollers, roll hands, and finishers of metal |
| 708 | Drilling and boring machine operators |
| 709 | Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing workers |
| 713 | Forge and hammer operators |
| 717 | Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. |
| 719 | Molders, and casting machine operators |
| 723 | Metal platers |
| 724 | Heat treating equipment operators |
| 726 | Wood lathe, routing, and planning machine operators |
| 727 | Sawing machine operators and sawyers |
| 728 | Shaping and joining machine operator (woodworking) |
| 729 | Nail and tacking machine operators (woodworking) |
| 733 | Other woodworking machine operators |
| 734 | Printing machine operators, n.e.c. |
| 735 | Photoengravers and lithographers |
| 736 | Typesetters and compositors |
| 738 | Winding and twisting textile/apparel operatives |
| 739 | Knitters, loopers, and toppers textile operatives |
| 743 | Textile cutting machine operators |
| 744 | Textile sewing machine operators |
| 745 | Shoemaking machine operators |
| 747 | Pressing machine operators (clothing) |
| 748 | Laundry workers |
| 749 | Misc textile machine operators |
| 753 | Cementing and gluing machine operators |
| 754 | Packers, fillers, and wrappers |
| 755 | Extruding and forming machine operators |
| 756 | Mixing and blending machine operatives |
| 757 | Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators |
| 759 | Painting machine operators |
| 763 | Roasting and baking machine operators (food) |
| 764 | Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators |
| 765 | Paper folding machine operators |
| 766 | Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, apart from food |
| 768 | Crushing and grinding machine operators |
| 769 | Slicing and cutting machine operators |
| 773 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 774 | Photographic process workers |
| 779 | Machine operators, n.e.c. |
| 783 | Welders and metal cutters |
| 784 | Solderers |
| 785 | Assemblers of electrical equipment |
| 789 | Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations |
| 796 | Production checkers and inspectors |
| 799 | Graders and sorters in manufacturing |
| 803 | Supervisors of motor vehicle transportation |
| 804 | Truck, delivery, and tractor drivers |
| 808 | Bus drivers |
| 809 | Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs |
| 813 | Parking lot attendants |
| 815 | Transport equipment operatives--allocated |
| 823 | Railroad conductors and yardmasters |
| 824 | Locomotive operators (engineers and firemen) |
| 825 | Railroad brake, coupler, and switch operators |
| 829 | Ship crews and marine engineers |
| 834 | Water transport infrastructure tenders and crossing guards |
| 844 | Operating engineers of construction equipment |
| 848 | Crane, derrick, winch, and hoist operators |
| 853 | Excavating and loading machine operators |
| 859 | Misc material moving occupations |
| 865 | Helpers, constructions |
| 866 | Helpers, surveyors |
| 869 | Construction laborers |
| 874 | Production helpers |
| 875 | Garbage and recyclable material collectors |
| 876 | Materials movers: stevedores and longshore workers |
| 877 | Stock handlers |
| 878 | Machine feeders and offbearers |
| 883 | Freight, stock, and materials handlers |
| 885 | Garage and service station related occupations |
| 887 | Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners |
| 888 | Packers and packagers by hand |
| 889 | Laborers outside construction |
| 890 | Laborers, except farm--allocated |
| 905 | Military |
| 991 | Unemployed |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's occupation, 1990 basis.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who had worked within the previous five years; not new workers
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |