Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1991

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Reference ID

GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Centre for Census and Survey Research, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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International standard classification of occupations, 1 digit (UK1991A_0448)

Data file: 1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 218

End: 219

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Answer to the remaining questions are not required for any person under 16 years of age (born after 21st April 1975)
[Applies to questions 13 - 19]

[Questions 14 - 18 were asked of persons who currently have or have had a job in the last 10 years]

15. Occupation
Please give the full title of the person's present or lat job and describe the main things he/she does or did in the job.

At a, give the full title by which the job is known, for example: 'packing machinist'; 'poultry processor'; 'jig and tool fitter'; 'supervisor of typists'; 'accounts clerk'; rather than general titles like 'machinist', 'process worker'; 'supervisor' or 'clerk'. Give rank or grade if the person has one.
At b, write down the main things the person actually does or did in the job. If possible ask him/her to say what these things are and write them down.
Armed Forces - enter 'commissioned officer' or 'other rank' as appropriate at a, and leave b blank.
Civil Servants - give grade at a and discipline or specialism, for example 'electric engineer'; 'accountant'; 'chemist'; 'administrator' at b.

a Full job title ________
b Main things done in job ________

Categories

Value	Category
0	Armed forces
1	Legislators, senior officials and managers
2	Professionals
3	Technicians and associate professionals
4	Clerks
5	Service workers and shop and market sales workers
6	Skilled agricultural and fishery workers
7	Craft and related trades workers
8	Plant and machine operators and assemblers
9	Elementary occupations
98	Unknown
99	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 international standard classification of occupations, 1 digit.

Universe

Persons age 16+ who worked within last 10 years

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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