Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1996
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Reference ID
ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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- ZAF1996-H-H
- ZAF1996-P-H
Occupation when last employed (ZA1996A_0443)
Data file: ZAF1996-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
240
End:
242
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)
18.2. (For the unemployed person). Focus on the type of work (the person) used to do in his/her last occupation. What would you call this occupation?
____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, domestic worker. Write "never worked" if no previous employment.
18.3. Describe (the person's) main duty or activity that (he/she) used to do in this occupation in more detail.
____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking. Now go to question 20.
18.2. (For the unemployed person). Focus on the type of work (the person) used to do in his/her last occupation. What would you call this occupation?
____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, domestic worker. Write "never worked" if no previous employment.
18.3. Describe (the person's) main duty or activity that (he/she) used to do in this occupation in more detail.
____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking. Now go to question 20.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Never worked |
| 110 | Legislators and senior officials NFD |
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest organisations |
| 119 | Legislators and senior officials NEC |
| 120 | Corporate managers NFD |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations managers |
| 123 | Other managers NEC |
| 129 | Corporate managers NEC |
| 130 | General managers NFD |
| 131 | General managers |
| 139 | General managers NEC |
| 150 | Armed forces and civil service managers |
| 210 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals NFD |
| 211 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 215 | Physical sciences technologists |
| 219 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals NEC |
| 220 | Life science and health professionals NFD |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 229 | Life science and health professionals NEC |
| 230 | Teaching professionals NFD |
| 231 | Higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 233 | Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 239 | Other education professionals NEC |
| 240 | Other professionals NFD |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 249 | Other professionals NEC |
| 310 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals NFD |
| 311 | Natural and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship/aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 319 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals NEC |
| 320 | Life science and health associate professionals NFD |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 324 | Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers |
| 329 | Life science and health associate professionals NEC |
| 330 | Teaching associate professionals NFD |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 333 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 339 | Teaching associate professionals NEC |
| 340 | Other associate professionals NFD |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related govt. associate professionals |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 349 | Other associate professionals NEC |
| 350 | Armed forces and civil service associate professionals |
| 410 | Office clerks NFD |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 412 | Numerical clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail and related clerks |
| 419 | Other office clerks and clerks NEC |
| 420 | Customer service clerks NFD |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 429 | Customer service clerks NEC |
| 510 | Personal and protective services workers NFD |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 515 | Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 519 | Personal and protective services workers NEC |
| 520 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators NFD |
| 521 | Fashion and other models |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 529 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators NEC |
| 530 | Armed forces and civil service workers |
| 610 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers NFD |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers |
| 619 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers NEC |
| 620 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers NFD |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 710 | Extraction and building trades workers NFD |
| 711 | Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers |
| 719 | Extraction and building trades workers NEC |
| 720 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers NFD |
| 721 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 729 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers NEC |
| 730 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers NFD |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 739 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers NEC |
| 740 | Other craft and related trades workers NFD |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet makers and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers |
| 749 | Other craft and related trades workers NEC |
| 810 | Stationary-plant and related operators NFD |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 812 | Metal processing plant operators |
| 813 | Glass, ceramics and related plant operators |
| 814 | Wood processing and paper making plant operators |
| 815 | Chemical processing plant operators |
| 816 | Power production and related plant operators |
| 817 | Automated assembly-line and industrial robot operators |
| 819 | Stationary-plant and related operators NEC |
| 820 | Machine operators and assemblers NFD |
| 821 | Metal and mineral products machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber and plastic products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing, binding and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile, fur and leather products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers NEC |
| 830 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators NFD |
| 831 | Locomotive engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers and related workers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile plant operators |
| 834 | Ships deck crews and related workers |
| 839 | Drivers and mobile plant operators NEC |
| 910 | Sales and services elementary occupations NFD |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 912 | Shoe cleaning and other street service occupations |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, door-keepers and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 919 | Sales and services elementary occupations NEC |
| 920 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers NFD |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 929 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers NEC |
| 930 | Mining, construction, manufacturing and transport labourers NFD |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 939 | Mining, construction, mnfctr. and transport labourers NEC |
| 996 | Occupation NEC |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the last occupation/type of work of unemployed.
Universe
Unemployed person age 15+ in a private household
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |