Censos Nacionales. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda 1984 - IPUMS Subset
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Occupation, 3 digits (CR1984A_0417)
Data file: CRI1984-P-H
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170
End:
172
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3
Range:
0 - 999
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Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Only for those 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 12-16]
13. Principal occupation
What occupation or type of work did you perform during the week of the 3rd tot the 9th of June, or in your last job?
____ [3 blank lines]
[Applies to questions 12-16]
13. Principal occupation
What occupation or type of work did you perform during the week of the 3rd tot the 9th of June, or in your last job?
____ [3 blank lines]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Architect and architectural engineers |
| 1 | Surveyors and topographers |
| 2 | Civil engineers |
| 3 | Electrical engineers |
| 4 | Mechanical engineers |
| 5 | Industrial engineers, chemical engineers, and mining engineers |
| 6 | Agronomists (agricultural engineers) |
| 7 | Other engineers |
| 8 | Technical artists, related to engineering and others |
| 9 | Technicians in electricity, mechanics, metallurgy and industry (construction supervisor, technical assistants) |
| 10 | Chemists |
| 11 | Physicists and other specialists in related sciences; geophysicists, meteorologists, astronomers, geologists |
| 12 | Micro bacteria bacteriologists |
| 13 | Pharmacists |
| 14 | Technicians in industrial laboratories |
| 19 | Other technicians in chemistry, physics, etc |
| 20 | Agronomists and phytopathologists |
| 21 | Veterinarians |
| 23 | Technicians agricultural or biological laboratories (animal/vegetable) |
| 25 | Biologists and naturalists |
| 27 | Agricultural technician |
| 28 | Cattle inseminators and veterinary assistants |
| 29 | Other technicians in agriculture and natural sciences |
| 30 | General doctors, specialists and surgeons, dentists, homeopaths |
| 31 | Medical laboratory technicians (citotecnologists), technicians in blood/urine laboratories, etc |
| 33 | Osteopathic practitioners, physical therapists, electrotherapists and rehabilitation technicians |
| 34 | Medical radiology, ecograph, and electro diagnostic technicians |
| 35 | Nutritionists |
| 36 | Anesthesiology technicians and surgery assistants |
| 37 | Sanitary technicians (malaria, rural health, sanitation) |
| 38 | Professional nurses and professional midwives |
| 39 | Other nurses and midwives; other paramedics (nursing and pharmacy assistants, malaria and similar fumigators |
| 40 | Literary authors, editors, newspaper reporters, newscasters, news correspondents, reporters, radio and television commentators and related occupations |
| 41 | Painters, serigraph artist, sculptors, cartoonists, calligrapher; decorator, commercial artist, stage designers, composer, musician, singer, orchestra director, other related professions |
| 42 | Dancer, dance director and choreographer, stage director, actors, entertainers, theater, movie, radio, and television producers; related professions |
| 44 | Athletes and sportsmen, referees, trainers, bullfighters, karate, judo and other martial arts |
| 45 | Personnel administration specialists, analysts of professions |
| 46 | Translators and interpreters, librarians, archivists of public documents and historical documents |
| 47 | Advertising and marketing technicians |
| 48 | Technical photographers, portrait photographers, movie and television film camera operators |
| 49 | Other specialists in art, sports, news reporting and social organization: (designers of textiles, clothing footwear, store displays, walls, etc) |
| 50 | Priests, pastors, missionaries, rabies, nuns, and members of religious orders |
| 51 | Other members of religious groups |
| 60 | Higher education professors and instructors |
| 61 | High school teachers, vocational school teachers, and business and technical school teachers |
| 62 | Elementary school teachers |
| 63 | Pre-school teachers; research assistants |
| 64 | Special education teachers |
| 65 | Other professors and teachers (arts, crafts, sports, etc) |
| 66 | Guidance counselors and physiologists in schools |
| 67 | Instructors in private academies (beauty, sewing, cooking, etc.) |
| 68 | Scientific researchers (any field) |
| 69 | Research and teaching assistants |
| 70 | Mathematicians, insurance adjusters, statisticians and demographers |
| 71 | Economists and business administration specialists |
| 72 | Public and private accountants, auditors |
| 73 | Sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, archeologists, and related professions |
| 74 | Other professions in the mathematical sciences |
| 76 | Budget and accounting technicians and analysts |
| 77 | Technicians and analysis of systems (computer, finance). |
| 78 | Economic and social planners |
| 79 | Other technicians in the mathematical, social, and economic sciences |
| 80 | Lawyers and legal consultants for businesses and institutions |
| 81 | Magistrates, judges, justices |
| 82 | Judges of the peace and notaries |
| 83 | Typists, legal assistance, and similar occupations |
| 90 | Deck officers and sea and riverboat pilots |
| 92 | Airplane pilots (except fumigator) |
| 93 | Airplane navigators, technicians and operators airplanes |
| 94 | Flight mechanics |
| 95 | Telecommunications control system technicians |
| 100 | Head of state, ministers and vice-ministers of the executive branch, president of the legislative assembly, congressmen, president of the supreme court of justice, president of the supreme election tribunal, comptroller and general sub-comptroller, d[...] |
| 101 | Provincial governors and directors of regional or provincial institutions |
| 102 | Officials of regional or provincial governments |
| 103 | Head of department, office, section or unit of central government bodies |
| 104 | Provincial or regional government institutions |
| 105 | National level government advisors for the executive branch, executive legislative branch, judicial, electoral, and comptroller authorities |
| 109 | Head of department, office, section or unit of provincial or regional government bodies |
| 110 | Business directors and managers |
| 111 | Construction business directors and managers |
| 112 | Heads of wholesale departments, sections, offices, commercial units |
| 113 | Heads of commercial business administrations, departments, sections, offices, commercial units |
| 114 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, general administrators of agricultural businesses |
| 115 | Heads of department, office or commercial unit of agricultural businesses |
| 116 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, general administrators of industrial businesses |
| 117 | Heads of department, office or commercial unit of industrial businesses |
| 118 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, general administrators of mining businesses |
| 120 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, general administrators of hospitals and other health care institutions, and rehabilitation centers |
| 121 | University Rectors, directors, assistant directors and administrators of educational facilities |
| 122 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, general administrators of financial, insurance, and real estate institutions |
| 123 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, administrators of transportation and storage |
| 124 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, administrators of communications and public service |
| 125 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, administrators of hotels, restaurants, cafes, pensions, and guest houses |
| 126 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, administrators of service industries |
| 127 | Department, section, office, unit heads of any of the above industries |
| 128 | Head of maintenance and cleaning in a private company |
| 200 | Employees of personnel offices, administrative assistants |
| 201 | Patent inspectors, work inspectors, municipal inspectors, costa rica social security inspectors, national aqueduct and water, inspectors of labor, transit, rent, and parking meter inspectors |
| 202 | Customs administrators, estimators, and agents |
| 203 | Records (archive) employees |
| 204 | Other administrative employees: municipal gang (team) leader, leader of IGE-municipal water/aqueduct . |
| 205 | Leader of maintenance and cleaning teams |
| 210 | Accounting assistants |
| 211 | Bookkeepers and treasurers |
| 212 | Cashiers, accounts payable clerk, and bank tellers |
| 213 | Collector of accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable employees |
| 219 | Other related occupations of accounting and budget (meter readers) |
| 220 | Typists and stenographers |
| 222 | Operators of punch card machinery and similar occupations |
| 223 | Operators of copying machines, reproduction machines and mimeographs |
| 224 | Executive secretaries |
| 225 | Commercial secretaries |
| 230 | Computer operators |
| 231 | Accounting machine and calculator operators |
| 232 | Operators of other office equipment |
| 233 | Computer programmers |
| 240 | Transportation inspectors, controllers, and dispatchers for air, land, sea, and fluvial transportation |
| 244 | Fare collectors on buses, trains, and other transportation |
| 249 | Other transportation inspectors, controllers, and dispatchers for transportation |
| 250 | Mailmen |
| 251 | Messengers |
| 260 | Telephone operators |
| 261 | Telegraph operators |
| 262 | Radio communication operators |
| 263 | Telex operators |
| 270 | Employees of warehouses and distributors of office materials |
| 271 | Receptionists and public information employees |
| 272 | Library and archive administrative employees |
| 279 | Other office employees and related occupations |
| 300 | Retail business owners |
| 310 | Salesmen, store clerks, and demonstrators |
| 311 | Newspaper, lottery, and magazine vendors; ticket vendors: theater and entertainment, bingo, transportation and other ticket vendors |
| 312 | Traveling salesmen, sidewalk food vendors and other street vendors |
| 313 | Deliverymen, order salesmen, delivery drivers to retail businesses and households |
| 314 | Brand and price supervisors in supermarkets |
| 320 | Traveling salesmen and traveling businessmen |
| 321 | Factory or institution representatives |
| 330 | Insurance agents and vendors |
| 331 | Real estate agents and vendors |
| 333 | Auctioneers, resellers, and appraisers |
| 334 | Commissionists and consigners |
| 335 | Customs agents |
| 337 | Tourism service agents |
| 338 | Publicity agents and advertising agents |
| 339 | Buyers, buyers agents, and related occupations |
| 340 | Sales supervisor |
| 400 | Managers and administrators of agricultural enterprises |
| 410 | Farm owner, renters, sharecroppers, and squatters |
| 411 | Cattle ranchers |
| 412 | Bird keepers |
| 413 | Beekeepers |
| 414 | Horticulturists |
| 415 | Flower specialists, gardeners |
| 416 | Foresters, fruit tree specialists |
| 420 | Farm workers and harvesters (except sugar cane and banana) |
| 421 | Operators of machinery, trackers, and other agricultural vehicles |
| 422 | Workers in greenhouses, orchards, vegetable and flower gardens, nurseries, seedbeds; and workers in recreational and sports fields |
| 423 | Agricultural workers that work with herds (milkers, breeders and raisers of cattle, dairy workers, cattle herders, shepherds) |
| 424 | Farm workers (poultry farms, bee farms, rabbit farms, etc.) |
| 425 | Sugar cane trimmers and cutters, banana harvesters |
| 426 | Animal trainers |
| 429 | Other persons in agricultural occupations |
| 430 | Fishermen and fishing boat employees, persons in occupations related to raising and caring for fish |
| 440 | Hunters, trappers and other hunting employees |
| 450 | Tree cutters, log splitters, rubber harvesters, charcoal producers and other manual forestry laborers |
| 451 | Logging saw operators and operators of other forestry machinery |
| 500 | Drivers of taxis and buses |
| 501 | Wagon driver, oxen drivers, and herders of other draft animals |
| 502 | Other transportation drivers (chauffer, automobile driver) |
| 510 | Locomotive machinists and firemen |
| 520 | Sailors, boatmen, and oarsmen |
| 521 | Boat machinists, firemen, and lubricators |
| 522 | Tow barge pilots and captains of barges |
| 529 | Other workers in sea and river transportation (dock workers and boat storage) |
| 531 | Brakemen and switchmen in trains; sluice and floodgate operators; other occupations related to traffic flow |
| 601 | Spinners, thread winders, and non-machine weavers |
| 602 | Operator of machinery for spinning, thread winding, and weaving |
| 603 | Hand-knitters (clothing, hammocks, bags, rugs) |
| 604 | Textile and related finishers; Textile and related whiteners; textile printing; textile and related dying |
| 605 | Machine operator for rug and carpet weaving |
| 607 | Loom workers, weavers, and other textile related occupations |
| 608 | Supervisors of persons in occupations related to textile production |
| 609 | Launderers, dyers, textile product finishers and similar occupations |
| 610 | Industrial sewing machine operators: sewing, cutting, overlock, embroidery |
| 611 | Tailors (hand sewing) |
| 612 | Dressmakers, seamstresses, and embroiderers (hand sewing) |
| 614 | Shirtmakers (hand sewing) |
| 617 | Assistants to seamstresses, tailors, embroiderers, etc. |
| 618 | Supervisors of persons in occupations related to textile production |
| 620 | Shoemakers and shoe repairmen |
| 621 | Cutters, pattern makers, formers, assemblers, sewers, and other occupations in shoe manufacture |
| 622 | Leather workers and related occupations |
| 623 | Other occupations related to producing leather articles except shoes, gloves, clothing, balls, suitcases, etc |
| 624 | Machine operators for the manufacture of footwear made materials other than leather |
| 627 | Assistants to shoemakers and operators of shoemaking machinery |
| 628 | Footwear manufacture supervisors |
| 630 | Carpenters, wood flooring assemblers, parquet flooring installers |
| 631 | Woodworkers, turners, sanders and related occupations |
| 632 | Machine operators in the manufacture of furniture and items made of wood |
| 633 | Other craftsmen and woodworkers (varnishers, polishers, wood engraving) |
| 634 | Construction carpenters |
| 637 | Assistants to carpenters and other occupations that work with wood |
| 638 | Supervisors of occupations that work with wood |
| 640 | Masons, bricklayers, tilers, cement and concrete removers and finishers |
| 642 | Roofing tile installers and roofers |
| 643 | Wallpaper and glass installers |
| 647 | Assistants to bricklayers and other construction workers |
| 648 | Construction supervisor |
| 649 | Wood and cement floor machine-polishers; floor polishers |
| 650 | Sign painters |
| 651 | Construction painters and maintenance workers |
| 652 | Other painters (vehicles, machinery, and other objects) |
| 657 | Assistants to painters |
| 660 | Pipe fitters, plumbers, tinsmiths, boilermakers and other metalworking occupations |
| 661 | Riveters, metal structure builders, naval construction workers |
| 662 | Welders: soldering by hand or machine, electric welders, and blowtorch welding; oxyfuel cutting |
| 667 | Assistants to welders and pipe fitters |
| 668 | Supervisors of welding and pipefitting jobs |
| 670 | Electricians, installers of electrical connections in buildings, automobile electricians, circuit installers |
| 671 | Telephone, telegraph, electricity and telecommunications linemen and line repairmen; telephone and telegraph installers |
| 672 | Radio, television, refrigerator and household electrical appliance manufacturers and repairmen (doorbells, sirens, alarms) |
| 673 | Electronic equipment manufacturers and repairmen |
| 674 | Manufacturers, installers, and mechanics of electrical-mechanical equipment (medical and diagnostic equipment, etc.) |
| 675 | Operators of equipment and systems in radio and television studios |
| 676 | Operator of cinema sound and projection equipment |
| 677 | Assistants to electricians, electronic and mechanical electricians |
| 678 | Supervisors of electricians, electronic and mechanical electricians |
| 680 | Machinery adjusters, assemblers, and installers of non-electrical agricultural and industrial machinery |
| 681 | Automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, and bicycle mechanics and repairmen |
| 682 | Ship, airplane, locomotive, and railway mechanics and repairmen |
| 683 | Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairmen; Adjusters-operators of tooling machines, milling machines, lathes, drills, polishers, sanders, wood planes, shapers, and similar machinery |
| 684 | Other mechanics and repairmen (typewriter, calculator, and cash register ; locksmiths, gunsmiths, and gas stoves) |
| 685 | Operator of non-movable machinery for electricity production, construction machinery and similar installations and occupations (boiler operator, construction tractor drivers) |
| 686 | Other mechanics (adjusters and installers), lubricators |
| 687 | Assistants to construction machinery operators (tow trucks, loading, and general mechanics) |
| 688 | Supervisors of mechanics, machinery operation, equipment and installation |
| 690 | Clockmakers, watchmakers |
| 691 | Optical instrument, lens, and binocular mechanics |
| 692 | Dental prosthesis and orthopedic mechanics |
| 693 | Precision tool and instrument mechanics and installers |
| 695 | Other mechanics for precision instruments and related occupations |
| 696 | Jewelers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, engravers of jewels and precious metal object, and other craftsmen and other jewelers |
| 697 | Assistants to watchmakers, and precision optical and mechanical occupations |
| 698 | Supervisors of watchmakers, and precision optical and mechanical occupations |
| 700 | Typesetters, printers, linotype casters, Monotypes, Electro and stereotype setters. |
| 701 | Printing press operators and lithograph printers |
| 702 | Workers in print shops, photo recording shops, photo mechanics, offset printers |
| 703 | Binders, cutters, folders |
| 705 | Persons in other occupations related to graphic arts |
| 706 | Proof corrector |
| 707 | Printing assistants |
| 710 | Miners, mineral extractors, and persons in related occupations metal deposits and non-metal solid mineral deposits |
| 711 | Stonemasons and quarriers |
| 712 | Oil-well drillers and other well drillers |
| 714 | Sand extractor (sand removers); sand removers, extractors of non-metal solid minerals |
| 715 | Mine dynamiter, driller |
| 716 | Operators of machinery or installations for treatment and distribution of water |
| 717 | Mine assistants |
| 719 | Occupations related to other non-metal solid mineral extraction (sand extractors, etc) |
| 720 | Foundry workers |
| 721 | Metal casting workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths and related occupations of heating, forging, and hammering |
| 723 | Sheet-metal workers and related sheet-metal occupations |
| 724 | Galvanizers and operators of galvanizing and metal coating equipment |
| 725 | Other occupations in the metal-works industry (metal pipes, nails, screws, staples and washers, bar metal for construction) |
| 728 | Supervisors of foundries, laminators, etc |
| 730 | Ceramic and clay workers |
| 731 | Glass and ceramic painters and decorators |
| 732 | Machine operators for the manufacture of glass and ceramic products |
| 733 | Machine operators in the production of goods made of clay, cement, and construction materials |
| 734 | Artisans and kiln operators in the production of clay, porcelain, and glass goods |
| 735 | Stone, marble, and granite artisans |
| 736 | Machine operators in the manufacture of marble, granite, porcelain, and other products |
| 737 | Assistants to artisans and machine operators in the manufacture of glass, ceramic, etc |
| 738 | Supervisors of workers in the manufacture of glass, ceramic, etc |
| 740 | Chemical industry machine operators (soap, paint, battery charging, gas cylinders) |
| 741 | Machine operators in the lumber industry |
| 742 | Machine operators in the paper industry |
| 743 | Paper industry machine operators: manufacture of paper bags, cardboard boxes and packing materials, and other paper and cardboard goods |
| 745 | Other occupations in the chemical industry, and production of paper and cardboard |
| 747 | Assistant to workers in chemical, wood, paper, and cardboard industries |
| 748 | Supervisors of workers in chemical, wood, and paper industries |
| 750 | Slaughterers, butchers, cutters, carvers (refrigerated slaughterhouses); occupations of salting, smoking, or preparing meat and fish; food dehydration and other related occupations |
| 751 | Mills (grain) and sugar mill workers |
| 752 | Bakers, cake and pastry chefs, tortilla makers, and pasta makers |
| 753 | Cheese and butter producers and other occupations related to the manufacture of dairy products |
| 754 | Coffee and cacao selectors, mixers, roasters, and tasters |
| 755 | Machine operator in the manufacture and refining of sugar, candy, jams |
| 756 | Machine operators in the manufacture of wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, ice, and purified water |
| 757 | Machine operators and workers in the manufacture of other food products (salt, etc.) |
| 758 | Supervisors of workers in the manufacture of food products |
| 759 | Assistants to workers in the manufacture of food products and beverages |
| 761 | Cigarette rollers (hand-preparation of cigarettes and cigars |
| 762 | Tobacco manufacture machine operators |
| 768 | Tobacco industry supervisors |
| 770 | Tanners, leather and fur driers |
| 772 | Other occupations related to the leather industry |
| 780 | Workers in musical instrument manufacture and repair industries |
| 781 | Workers in industries that manufacture goods out of vegetable fiber: baskets, brushes, brooms, wicker |
| 782 | Workers in industries that manufacture goods out of rubber and plastic (tires, plastic dishes, records, etc) |
| 783 | Workers in industries that manufacture goods out of wood pulp |
| 784 | Workers in industries related to dissecting animals (taxidermists), toy manufacture, matches and fireworks, pencils and inks, cork products, buttons, candles, hairnets and wigs, cloth dolls stuffed animals, artificial flowers |
| 785 | Workers in industries related to stencil manufacture; photographic film and paper, sand paper, tarred papers, and shingles. |
| 786 | Workers in other occupations related to the manufacture of non-specified items |
| 788 | Supervisors of workers in various industries |
| 800 | Loaders, stackers, front loaders, weighers |
| 801 | Boxers, packagers, bottlers (except beverages), labelers |
| 802 | Warehouse workers- perishable goods |
| 807 | Warehouse assistants |
| 808 | Foremen of loading crews; Merchandise dispatchers; Warehouse supervisors; Loading crew bosses; sand removers (storage); sand removers (packaging) |
| 900 | Firemen, Red Cross workers, life guard, first aid providers |
| 901 | Public detectives; rural policemen; Other public/private order officials; Other watchmen and security workers (public order); Policemen (Civil Guards) |
| 902 | Watchmen, private detectives, guards in buildings and establishment; forest ranger (national parks); Other workers in protection and security (private); security |
| 908 | Supervisor of workers in security and protection |
| 909 | Emergency crews or similar; Military officials (armed forces or police) |
| 910 | Domestic service cooks, maids, nannies, and other domestic servants |
| 911 | Housekeepers in hotels, restaurants, etc; Cooks in cafes/restaurants/bars; Soda shop workers; Waiters in cafes and restaurants; busboys in cafes or restaurants; Attendants in restaurants, hotels, soda shops and cafes; Servants in hotels |
| 912 | Restaurant cooks, waiters, and workers |
| 913 | Barkeepers |
| 918 | Housekeepers, waiters, butlers, sand removers (public attention in restaurants, soda shops, etc); sand removers (kitchen); sand removers (hotels, pensions, etc) |
| 920 | Pressers, launderers, dyers, and other workers in laundering establishments |
| 921 | Household and self-employed launderers and ironers |
| 922 | Pressers in clothing factories; pressers in cleaning institutions |
| 928 | Sand removers (clothing cleaners) |
| 930 | Theater ushers, elevator attendants, concierges, doormen |
| 931 | Building cleaners, sidewalk sweepers, miscellaneous cleaning jobs; trash collectors |
| 932 | Car washers, shoe shiners, and related occupations |
| 940 | Hairdressers and barbers |
| 941 | Beauty consultants, stylists, make-up artists, manicurists, massage, pedicurists, and hairdressers |
| 950 | Funeral directors and embalmers; grave diggers |
| 952 | Guides |
| 953 | Traveling photographers; stage hands |
| 954 | Other service sector workers |
| 980 | Unclassifiable occupation |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
Fourth block of questions: only for persons 12 years old or more
This block of questions is formed by questions 12 to 16 and should be asked only to persons 12 years old and older. If a person that you enumerate does not meet this requirement, you should cross out the whole block with two diagonally crossed lines and go to the next person. This part has some complexity because of this it is recommended to put much care to each one of the concepts noted here. This block has as its objective gathering information about the work characteristics of the interviewed persons to attain correct information and a good understanding of the questions it is necessary that you keep in mind the following concepts:
1. Working age population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older.
2. Work Force or Economically Active Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who work, look for work.
3. Economically Inactive Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who do not work and do not look for work.
4. Work
Work is understood to be a labor activity that has as its goal the production of goods and services with economic value in the market.
Question 13: Principal Occupation
Occupation is understood as the type of specific work that the employed person carried out in the reference period or did, for the first time, if unemployed, whatever the economic industry is that forms a part or the category they have.
[p. 54]
[On the top of the page is a form.]
The information about the occupation is gathered for those who were working the week before the census and also for those who were unemployed, even if for these cases the occupation will be what they did in their last job.
Ask the question such as it appears in the form, that is: What occupation or class of work did you do during the week of June 3 to 9 or in your last job?
The class of job should be written down as completely as possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation, for example, it is not enough to write professor, you should write professor of primary, professor of secondary, university professor, etc.
Also, do not confuse the principal occupation with the profession or craft. Doctors, lawyers or engineers, although they usually work in their profession, can do administrative work in a hospital, as well as judges, as well as managers of companies. Examples of the following "incorrect" and "correct" annotations are given to you that will help you understand better what has been said.
[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect annotation" and one marked "Correct annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]
Incorrect Annotation
Professor
Correct Annotation
Professor of Primary
Professor of Secondary
Incorrect Annotation
Mechanic
Correct Annotation
Automobile Mechanic
Thresher Mechanic
Incorrect Annotation
Worker
Correct Annotation
Agricultural Worker
Milker
Quarry Worker
Poultry Farm Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Doctor
Correct Annotation
Medical director of a hospital
Head of surgery of a hospital
Medical investigator
Professor of Pathology in the Medical Faculty
Incorrect Annotation
Lawyer
Correct Annotation
Lawyer, professor in the Faculty of Law
First Judge of a Lower Court
Judicial Advisor of a Ministry
Price Comptroller
If a person does not indicate the name of their job, tell them to describe the principal job they do and write it: managing a machine that stamps sheets, feeding animals at a farm, etc.
If the interviewed person had more that one job, write down only the principal one, considering as such the occupation where the largest amount of time was spent.
When a person about whom you are asking for information is absent, investigate their occupation with the remaining members of the household.
This block of questions is formed by questions 12 to 16 and should be asked only to persons 12 years old and older. If a person that you enumerate does not meet this requirement, you should cross out the whole block with two diagonally crossed lines and go to the next person. This part has some complexity because of this it is recommended to put much care to each one of the concepts noted here. This block has as its objective gathering information about the work characteristics of the interviewed persons to attain correct information and a good understanding of the questions it is necessary that you keep in mind the following concepts:
1. Working age population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older.
2. Work Force or Economically Active Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who work, look for work.
3. Economically Inactive Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who do not work and do not look for work.
4. Work
Work is understood to be a labor activity that has as its goal the production of goods and services with economic value in the market.
Question 13: Principal Occupation
Occupation is understood as the type of specific work that the employed person carried out in the reference period or did, for the first time, if unemployed, whatever the economic industry is that forms a part or the category they have.
[p. 54]
[On the top of the page is a form.]
The information about the occupation is gathered for those who were working the week before the census and also for those who were unemployed, even if for these cases the occupation will be what they did in their last job.
Ask the question such as it appears in the form, that is: What occupation or class of work did you do during the week of June 3 to 9 or in your last job?
The class of job should be written down as completely as possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation, for example, it is not enough to write professor, you should write professor of primary, professor of secondary, university professor, etc.
Also, do not confuse the principal occupation with the profession or craft. Doctors, lawyers or engineers, although they usually work in their profession, can do administrative work in a hospital, as well as judges, as well as managers of companies. Examples of the following "incorrect" and "correct" annotations are given to you that will help you understand better what has been said.
[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect annotation" and one marked "Correct annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]
Incorrect Annotation
Professor
Correct Annotation
Professor of Primary
Professor of Secondary
Incorrect Annotation
Mechanic
Correct Annotation
Automobile Mechanic
Thresher Mechanic
Incorrect Annotation
Worker
Correct Annotation
Agricultural Worker
Milker
Quarry Worker
Poultry Farm Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Doctor
Correct Annotation
Medical director of a hospital
Head of surgery of a hospital
Medical investigator
Professor of Pathology in the Medical Faculty
Incorrect Annotation
Lawyer
Correct Annotation
Lawyer, professor in the Faculty of Law
First Judge of a Lower Court
Judicial Advisor of a Ministry
Price Comptroller
If a person does not indicate the name of their job, tell them to describe the principal job they do and write it: managing a machine that stamps sheets, feeding animals at a farm, etc.
If the interviewed person had more that one job, write down only the principal one, considering as such the occupation where the largest amount of time was spent.
When a person about whom you are asking for information is absent, investigate their occupation with the remaining members of the household.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's occupation in 3 digits (full detail).
Universe
Persons age 12+ who worked or were seeking work and had worked in the past
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |