Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2000
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Reference ID
USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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- USA2000-H-H
- USA2000-P-H
Occupation, 1950 basis (US2000A_0448)
Data file: USA2000-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
289
End:
291
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
18. Was this person under 15 years of age on April 1, 2000?
[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No
28. Occupation
28. a. What kind of work was this person doing? (For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department, auto mechanic, accountant)
____
____
____
[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No
28. Occupation
28. a. What kind of work was this person doing? (For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department, auto mechanic, accountant)
____
____
____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Accountants and auditors |
| 1 | Actors and actresses |
| 2 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 3 | Architects |
| 4 | Artists and art teachers |
| 5 | Athletes |
| 6 | Authors |
| 7 | Chemists |
| 8 | Chiropractors |
| 9 | Clergymen |
| 29 | Subject not specified |
| 31 | Dancers and dancing teachers |
| 32 | Dentists |
| 33 | Designers |
| 34 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 35 | Draftsmen |
| 36 | Editors and reporters |
| 41 | Engineers, aeronautical |
| 42 | Engineers, chemical |
| 43 | Engineers, civil |
| 44 | Engineers, electrical |
| 45 | Engineers, industrial |
| 46 | Engineers, mechanical |
| 47 | Engineers, metallurgical, metallurgists |
| 48 | Engineers, mining |
| 49 | Engineers (n e c ) |
| 51 | Entertainers (n e c ) |
| 53 | Foresters and conservationists |
| 54 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 55 | Lawyers and judges |
| 56 | Librarians |
| 57 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 58 | Nurses, professional |
| 61 | Agricultural scientists |
| 62 | Biological scientists |
| 67 | Mathematicians |
| 68 | Physicists |
| 69 | Miscellaneous natural scientists |
| 70 | Optometrists |
| 72 | Personnel and labor relations workers |
| 73 | Pharmacists |
| 74 | Photographers |
| 75 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 76 | Radio operators |
| 77 | Recreation and group workers |
| 78 | Religious workers |
| 79 | Social and welfare workers, except group |
| 81 | Economists |
| 82 | Psychologists |
| 83 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 84 | Miscellaneous social scientists |
| 92 | Surveyors |
| 93 | Teachers (n e c ) |
| 94 | Technicians, medical and dental |
| 95 | Technicians, testing |
| 96 | Technicians (n e c ) |
| 97 | Therapists and healers (n e c ) |
| 98 | Veterinarians |
| 99 | Professional, technical and kindred workers (n. |
| 100 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 123 | Farm managers |
| 200 | Buyers and department heads, store |
| 201 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 203 | Conductors, railroad |
| 210 | Inspectors, public administration |
| 230 | Managers and superintendents, building |
| 240 | Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship |
| 250 | Officials and administrators (n.e.c.), public a |
| 270 | Postmasters |
| 280 | Purchasing agents and buyers (n e c ) |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors (n.e.c.) |
| 300 | Agents (n e c ) |
| 301 | Attendants and assistants, library |
| 302 | Attendants, physician's and dentist's office |
| 305 | Bank tellers |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 320 | Cashiers |
| 321 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 322 | Dispatchers and starters, vehicle |
| 335 | Mail carriers |
| 340 | Messengers and office boys |
| 341 | Office machine operators |
| 342 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 350 | Stenographers, typists, and secretaries |
| 370 | Telephone operators |
| 380 | Ticket, station, and express agents |
| 390 | Clerical and kindred workers (n e c ) |
| 400 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 420 | Demonstrators |
| 430 | Hucksters and peddlers |
| 450 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 470 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 480 | Stock and bond salesmen |
| 490 | Salesmen and sales clerks (n e c ) |
| 500 | Bakers |
| 502 | Bookbinders |
| 503 | Boilermakers |
| 504 | Brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters |
| 505 | Cabinetmakers |
| 510 | Carpenters |
| 511 | Cement and concrete finishers |
| 512 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 513 | Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen |
| 515 | Electricians |
| 521 | Engravers, except photoengravers |
| 522 | Excavating, grading, and road machinery operato |
| 523 | Foremen (n e c ) |
| 524 | Forgemen and hammermen |
| 530 | Glaziers |
| 531 | Heat treaters, annealers, temperers |
| 533 | Inspectors (n e c ) |
| 534 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversm |
| 540 | Linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, a |
| 541 | Locomotive engineers |
| 544 | Machinists |
| 545 | Mechanics and repairmen, airplane |
| 550 | Mechanics and repairmen, automobile |
| 551 | Mechanics and repairmen, office machine |
| 552 | Mechanics and repairmen, radio and television |
| 553 | Mechanics and repairmen, railroad and car shop |
| 554 | Mechanics and repairmen (n e c ) |
| 560 | Millwrights |
| 562 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 564 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 565 | Paperhangers |
| 570 | Pattern and model makers, except paper |
| 573 | Plasterers |
| 574 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 580 | Rollers and roll hands, metal |
| 581 | Roofers and slaters |
| 582 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 583 | Stationary engineers |
| 585 | Structural metal workers |
| 590 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 591 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal worker |
| 592 | Tool makers, and die makers and setters |
| 593 | Upholsterers |
| 594 | Craftsmen and kindred workers (n e c ) |
| 595 | Members of the armed services |
| 620 | Asbestos and insulation workers |
| 621 | Attendants, auto service and parking |
| 622 | Blasters and powdermen |
| 624 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 625 | Bus drivers |
| 634 | Dyers |
| 635 | Filers, grinders, and polishers, metal |
| 640 | Fruit, nut, and vegetable graders, and packers, |
| 641 | Furnacemen, smeltermen and pourers |
| 643 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 644 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing hous |
| 650 | Mine operatives and laborers |
| 661 | Motormen, street, subway, and elevated railway |
| 662 | Oilers and greaser, except auto |
| 670 | Painters, except construction or maintenance |
| 671 | Photographic process workers |
| 672 | Power station operators |
| 673 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 674 | Sawyers |
| 680 | Stationary firemen |
| 682 | Taxicab drivers and chauffers |
| 683 | Truck and tractor drivers |
| 684 | Weavers, textile |
| 685 | Welders and flame cutters |
| 690 | Operative and kindred workers (n e c ) |
| 720 | Private household workers (n e c ) |
| 730 | Attendants, hospital and other institution |
| 731 | Attendants, professional and personal service (n e c) |
| 732 | Attendants, recreation and amusement |
| 740 | Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists |
| 750 | Bartenders |
| 754 | Cooks, except private household |
| 760 | Counter and fountain workers |
| 762 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 763 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 770 | Janitors and sextons |
| 773 | Policemen and detectives |
| 780 | Porters |
| 781 | Practical nurses |
| 782 | Sheriffs and bailiffs |
| 783 | Ushers, recreation and amusement |
| 784 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 785 | Watchmen (crossing) and bridge tenders |
| 790 | Service workers, except private household (n.e.c) |
| 820 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 910 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 930 | Gardeners, except farm, and groundskeepers |
| 950 | Lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers |
| 970 | Laborers (n e c ) |
| 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 the 1950 Census Bureau occupational classification system for occupational data, of the individual.
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 |