Danish Census 1885 - IPUMS Subset
Denmark, 1885
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Reference ID
DNK_1885_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS
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- DNK1885_PHC-H-H.dat
- DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Third occupation, 5-digit (OCCHISCO) (DK1885A_OCC3RD5)
Data file: DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
495
End:
499
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Each individual's office, business, occupation or similar is stated here, also if the housewife or the children have a special occupation. If someone has several occupations, the main occupation is stated. It is explicitly stated whether someone is a master, journeyman or apprentice, also what type of factory or merchant business one owns or runs, in what type of business one is a worker, whether one lives to a significant degree on support, etc.)</div><p>Place of occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Everyone who has permanent residence in Copenhagen, state whether they have their main occupation in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Sundbyerne, Uttersley or elsewhere.</div>
<div class="i1">Each individual's office, business, occupation or similar is stated here, also if the housewife or the children have a special occupation. If someone has several occupations, the main occupation is stated. It is explicitly stated whether someone is a master, journeyman or apprentice, also what type of factory or merchant business one owns or runs, in what type of business one is a worker, whether one lives to a significant degree on support, etc.)</div><p>Place of occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Everyone who has permanent residence in Copenhagen, state whether they have their main occupation in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Sundbyerne, Uttersley or elsewhere.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 03020 | Land surveyors |
| 06110 | Medical doctors and physicians (UK: Medical doctors only) |
| 06130 | Surgeons |
| 13100 | Teachers in higher education |
| 13210 | Teachers (unspecified) |
| 15230 | Journalists, reporters and correspondents |
| 16130 | Artistic painters |
| 19500 | Interpreters, translators and philologists |
| 20100 | Legislative officials and heads of government |
| 20200 | Government administrators |
| 23110 | Foremen and supervisors not further specified |
| 33120 | Bookkeepers and bookkeeping clerks |
| 39310 | Office clerks, specialisation unknown |
| 41010 | Dealer, merchant etc. (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 45120 | Salespeople, wholesale or retail trade |
| 45190 | Other sales personnel men, shop assistants and demonstrators |
| 52020 | Housekeeper |
| 55200 | Charworkers |
| 56000 | Washing and laundry services |
| 58420 | Military officers |
| 61110 | General farmers and farmers not further specified |
| 61400 | Farm managers, foremen and supervisors not further specified |
| 77860 | Distillers |
| 80320 | Saddlers and harness makers |
| 81990 | Other makers of wooden products |
| 87330 | Coppersmith or copperware maker |
| 87340 | Tinsmith, tinner or tinker |
| 92000 | Printers not elsewhere classified |
| 94110 | Musical instrument maker not further specified |
| 94220 | Basket makers |
| 95700 | Glaziers |
| 98730 | Gate keepers |
| 99150 | Worker not further specified |
| 99200 | Factory labourers (unspecified) |
| 99999 | No occupation/unknown |
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
Occupation:</p>
<div class="i1">Occupation as stated in the census in Danish.</div>
<div class="i1">Occupation as stated in the census in Danish.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the third occupation (OCCHISCO) of the person.
Universe
Denmark 1885: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |