Ti`dad al-Nufus (Population Census) of 1868 - IPUMS Subset
Egypt, Arab Rep., 1865 - 1869
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Occupation, HISCO (5-digits) (EG1868A_OCCHISCO)
Data file: EGY1868_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
84
End:
89
Width:
6
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
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Literal question
<span class="h3">Person variables</span></p>
<p>Occupation _ _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Respondent's occupation coded using the Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO). The first digit represents major groups classification. Minor groups classification corresponds to the first two digits of the code. Occupations specific to the Egyptian context that do not have an equivalent in HISCO were assigned special codes under a given HISCO major or minor group.</div>
<p>Occupation _ _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Respondent's occupation coded using the Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO). The first digit represents major groups classification. Minor groups classification corresponds to the first two digits of the code. Occupations specific to the Egyptian context that do not have an equivalent in HISCO were assigned special codes under a given HISCO major or minor group.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 002000 | Engineers, specialisation unknown |
| 002100 | Architects and town planners, specialization unknown |
| 002200 | Civil engineers, specialization unknown |
| 002240 | Railway construction engineer |
| 002400 | Mechanical engineers, specialization unknown |
| 003020 | Land surveyor |
| 004217 | Ship's master (sea or inland waterways) |
| 006110 | General surgeon |
| 006210 | Medical assistant |
| 006510 | Veterinarian, general |
| 006710 | Pharmacist |
| 007110 | Professional nurse, general |
| 007410 | Auxiliary midwife |
| 012110 | Lawyer |
| 012210 | Judge |
| 012510 | Legal delegate (wakeel) |
| 012610 | Petition writer ('ardh'algi) |
| 013000 | Teacher, level and subject unknown |
| 013125 | Teacher in engineering and architecture (third level) |
| 013130 | Teacher in life and medical sciences (third level) |
| 013600 | Fiqi (kuttab teacher and or or general religious worker) |
| 013800 | Higher religious institutes teachers |
| 014120 | Minister of religion |
| 014140 | Religious worker (member of religious order) |
| 014990 | Other workers in religion |
| 015120 | Author |
| 015915 | Journalist |
| 016120 | Sculptor |
| 016190 | Other sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 016310 | Photographer, general |
| 017120 | Composer |
| 017140 | Instrumentalist |
| 017145 | Singer |
| 017155 | Singers of poems praising the prophet |
| 017230 | Dancer |
| 017350 | Story-teller |
| 017530 | Magician |
| 017940 | Town cryer |
| 017990 | Other performing artists |
| 019530 | Translator |
| 020110 | Legislative official |
| 020210 | Government administrator |
| 021110 | General manager |
| 021220 | Production manager (except farm) |
| 021230 | Farm manager |
| 021240 | Contractor |
| 021250 | Waqf manager |
| 022000 | Supervisor, foremen or inspector, specialisation unknown |
| 022520 | Farm supervisor |
| 031010 | Governmental scribe |
| 031040 | Customs officers |
| 033110 | Bookkeeper, general |
| 033115 | Banker |
| 033135 | Cashier, office or cash desk |
| 033150 | Money changer |
| 033990 | Other bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers |
| 036020 | Railway passenger train guard |
| 036050 | Ticket conductor on trains and trams (kumsari) |
| 037040 | Messenger |
| 038040 | Telegrapher |
| 039110 | Stock clerk, general |
| 039910 | Private scribe |
| 041025 | Working proprietor (wholesale or retail trade) |
| 041040 | Working proprietor (hiring out) |
| 043230 | Manufacturers' agent |
| 044320 | Auctioneer |
| 045220 | Street vendor |
| 049030 | Waste collector |
| 049040 | Traders in slaves (gallab and yasirji) |
| 049050 | Broker (simsar) |
| 051040 | Working proprietor (guest house) |
| 051050 | Working proprietor (cafe, bar and snack bar) |
| 051090 | Other working proprietors (catering, lodging and leisure services) |
| 053100 | Cook, specialisation unknown |
| 053260 | Serves tea and coffee in an oriental coffee shop (qahwaji) |
| 053290 | Other waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 054010 | Domestic servant, general |
| 054030 | Personal maid, valet |
| 054035 | Nursemaid |
| 054070 | Slave |
| 054075 | Eunuch, head of female slaves |
| 054080 | Emancipated slave |
| 054090 | Other maids and related housekeeping service workers |
| 055125 | Concierge (apartment house) or janitor |
| 055130 | Janitor |
| 055250 | Water tanks filler in public buildings |
| 056010 | Launderer, general |
| 057030 | Barber hairdresser |
| 057040 | Beautician |
| 057070 | Bath attendant |
| 058220 | Policeman and other maintainers of law and order (except military) |
| 058240 | Private police guard |
| 058320 | Officer |
| 058330 | Non-commissioned officer |
| 058340 | Other military ranks |
| 058410 | Headmen (sheikhs) of villages and urban quarters |
| 059100 | Guide, specialisation unknown |
| 059220 | Undertaker |
| 059290 | Other undertakers and embalmers |
| 059300 | General-purpose assistant or servant (khaddam) |
| 059400 | Shader makers and organizers (shawadri) |
| 059500 | Shoe polishers (bouyaji) |
| 059910 | Water porters (saqqa) |
| 059990 | Other service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 061110 | General farmer |
| 061120 | Major landowner |
| 062105 | Farm worker, general |
| 062120 | Farm servant |
| 062400 | Livestock worker, specialisation unknown |
| 062420 | Beef cattle farm worker |
| 062430 | Sheep farm worker |
| 062490 | Other livestock workers |
| 062740 | Gardener |
| 062890 | Other farm machinery operators |
| 062920 | Apiary worker |
| 064100 | Fisherman, deep-sea or inland and coastal water |
| 064990 | Other fishermen, hunters and related workers |
| 072500 | Metal moulder or coremaker, specialisation unknown |
| 073200 | Sawyer, plywood maker or related wood-processing worker, specialisation unknown |
| 073210 | Sawyer, general |
| 073400 | Paper maker, specialisation unknown |
| 074240 | Drier operator (chemical and related processes) |
| 074930 | Charcoal burner |
| 074990 | Other chemical processors and related workers |
| 075000 | Spinner, weaver, knitter, dyer or related worker, specialisation unknown. |
| 075135 | Fibre carder |
| 075200 | Spinners and winders, specialization unknown |
| 075400 | Weaver, specialisation unknown |
| 075452 | Lace weaver (hand or machine) |
| 075490 | Other weavers and related workers |
| 075615 | Textile bleacher |
| 075622 | Yarn, fabric or garment dyer |
| 075625 | Fabric dyer |
| 075710 | Rope maker, general |
| 075945 | Fur fibre mixer (machine) |
| 075990 | Other spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers |
| 076100 | Tanner or fellmonger, specialisation unknown |
| 077100 | Grain millers and related workers, specialization unknown |
| 077190 | Other grain millers and related workers |
| 077200 | Sugar processor or refiner, specialisation unknown |
| 077310 | Butcher, general |
| 077390 | Other butchers and meat preparers |
| 077450 | Pickler, food |
| 077490 | Other food preservers |
| 077510 | Dairy product processor, general |
| 077540 | Cheese maker |
| 077590 | Other dairy product processors |
| 077610 | Baker, general |
| 077690 | Other bakers, pastry cooks and confectionery makers |
| 077750 | Coffee roaster |
| 077790 | Other tea, coffee and cocoa preparers |
| 077810 | Brewer, general |
| 077890 | Other brewers, wine and beverage makers |
| 077920 | Oil presser (edible oils) |
| 077940 | Fish butcher |
| 077990 | Other food and beverage processors |
| 078100 | Tobacco preparers, specialisation unknown |
| 079100 | Tailor, specialisation unknown |
| 079130 | Tailor, ready-to-wear garments |
| 079190 | Other tailors and dressmakers |
| 079200 | Fur tailor or related worker, specialisation unknown |
| 079310 | Hat maker, general |
| 079560 | Hand embroiderer |
| 079600 | Upholsterer or related worker, specialisation unknown |
| 079920 | Sail, tent and awning maker |
| 080110 | Shoe-maker, general |
| 080320 | Saddler and harness maker |
| 082000 | Stone cutter or carver, specialisation unknown |
| 082070 | Stone carver (hand) |
| 083110 | Blacksmith, general |
| 083420 | Lathe operator |
| 083540 | Cutting instruments sharpener |
| 083915 | Cutler |
| 083920 | Gunsmith |
| 083930 | Locksmith |
| 083990 | Other blacksmiths, toolmakers and machine-tool operators not elsewhere classified |
| 084105 | Machinery fitter, general |
| 084222 | Watch and clock assembler or repairer |
| 085630 | Telephone and telegraph mechanic |
| 087105 | Plumber, general |
| 087330 | Coppersmith |
| 087340 | Tinsmith |
| 088010 | Jeweller, general |
| 088090 | Other jewellery and precious metal workers |
| 089100 | Glass former, potter or related worker, specialisation unknown |
| 089160 | Optical glass cutter |
| 089190 | Other glass formers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
| 089200 | Potter or related clay and abrasive former, specialisation unknown |
| 089290 | Other potters and related clay and abrasive formers |
| 089420 | Glass engraver |
| 090100 | Rubber product maker, specialisation unknown |
| 091025 | Paper box maker (hand or machine) |
| 092100 | Compositors and type-setters, specialization unknown |
| 092620 | Bookbinder (hand) |
| 093100 | Painters, specialization unknown |
| 093120 | Building painter |
| 094200 | Wicker treater |
| 094220 | Basket maker |
| 094290 | Other basketry weavers and brush makers |
| 094400 | Weighters and measurers, specialization unknown |
| 094950 | Rubber stamp maker |
| 094960 | Candle maker |
| 094990 | Other production and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 095000 | Construction worker, specialisation unknown |
| 095120 | Bricklayer (construction) |
| 095145 | Marble setter |
| 095150 | Tile setter |
| 095210 | Reinforced concreter, general |
| 095410 | Carpenter, general |
| 095440 | Wood shipwright |
| 095450 | Wooden boatbuilder |
| 095490 | Other carpenters, joiners and parquetry workers |
| 095510 | Plasterer, general |
| 095955 | Well digger |
| 095980 | Railways construction workers |
| 096910 | Stationary engine operator, general |
| 097120 | Docker |
| 097130 | Railway and road vehicle loader |
| 098100 | Ships' deck rating, barge crew or boatman, specialisation unknown |
| 098130 | Able seaman |
| 098320 | Railway engine driver |
| 098330 | Railway steam-engine fireman |
| 098390 | Other railway engine-drivers and firemen |
| 098430 | Railway signaller |
| 098620 | Animal-drawn vehicle driver (road) |
| 098990 | Other transport equipment operators |
| 099900 | Worker, no further information |
| 099910 | Labourer |
| 099930 | Factory worker |
| 099940 | Beggar |
| 099950 | Assistant, unspecified manual work (mosa'ed) |
| 099960 | Assistant, unspecified non-manual work (mo'awen) |
| 099970 | Employee, unspecified (mostakhdim) |
| 099980 | Laborer or manual worker (shaghaal) |
| 999901 | Retired |
| 999902 | Student in a religious elementary school (kuttab) |
| 999905 | Unemployed, without occupation |
| 999906 | Student in al-azhar or other higher education religious institute |
| 999910 | Student in a public or military school |
| 999911 | Student or apprentice |
| 999999 | No occupation reported or 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the HISCO classification of the person's occupation.
Universe
Egypt 1868: All persons
concept
Concept