Population, Housing and Establishment Census 1986 - IPUMS Subset
Egypt, Arab Rep., 1986
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EGY_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, IPUMS
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Occupation (3-digit) (EG1986A_OCC3)
Data file: EGY1986_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
205
End:
208
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Part B: Individual data</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Persons six years and over</span>
<br />[Questions 8-11 asked of persons six years and over.]</p>
<p><span class="em">12. Main occupation</span> ____
<br />[ Question 12 was asked of persons 15 years and over.]
<p><span class="em">Persons six years and over</span>
<br />[Questions 8-11 asked of persons six years and over.]</p>
<p><span class="em">12. Main occupation</span> ____
<br />[ Question 12 was asked of persons 15 years and over.]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 0011 | Chemists |
| 0012 | Physicists |
| 0013 | Physical scientists not elsewhere classified |
| 0014 | Physical science technicians |
| 0021 | Architects and town planners |
| 0022 | Civil engineers |
| 0023 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 0024 | Mechanical engineers |
| 0025 | Chemical engineers |
| 0026 | Metallurgists |
| 0027 | Mining engineers |
| 0028 | Industrial engineers |
| 0029 | Engineers not elsewhere classified |
| 0031 | Surveyors |
| 0032 | Draughtsmen |
| 0033 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 0034 | Electrical and electronics engineering technicians |
| 0035 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 0036 | Chemical engineering technicians |
| 0037 | Metallurgical technicians |
| 0038 | Mining technicians |
| 0039 | Engineering technicians not elsewhere classified |
| 0041 | Aircraft pilots, navigators and flight engineers |
| 0042 | Ships' deck officers and pilots |
| 0043 | Ships' engineers |
| 0051 | Biologists, zoologists and related scientists |
| 0052 | Bacteriologists, pharmacologists and related scientists |
| 0053 | Agronomists and related scientists |
| 0054 | Life sciences technicians |
| 0061 | Medical doctors |
| 0062 | Medical assistants |
| 0063 | Dentists |
| 0064 | Dental assistants |
| 0065 | Veterinarians |
| 0066 | Veterinary assistants |
| 0067 | Pharmacists |
| 0068 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 0069 | Dietitians and public health nutritionists |
| 0073 | Professional nurses and nursing personnel not elsewhere classified |
| 0075 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 0076 | Physiotherapists and occupational therapists |
| 0077 | Medical Xray technicians |
| 0079 | Medical, dental, veterinary and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0080 | Statisticians, mathematicians, and actuaries |
| 0083 | Systems Analysts |
| 0084 | Statistical and mathematical technicians |
| 0090 | Economists |
| 0110 | Accountants |
| 0121 | Lawyers |
| 0122 | Judges |
| 0129 | Jurists not elsewhere classified |
| 0131 | University and higher education teachers |
| 0132 | Secondary education teachers |
| 0133 | Primary education teachers |
| 0134 | Preprimary education teachers |
| 0135 | Special education teachers |
| 0139 | Teachers not elsewhere classified |
| 0141 | Ministers of religion and related members of religious orders |
| 0149 | Workers in religion not elsewhere classified |
| 0151 | Authors and critics |
| 0159 | Authors, journalists and related writers not elsewhere classified |
| 0161 | Sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 0162 | Commercial artists and designers |
| 0163 | Photographers and cameramen |
| 0171 | Composers, musicians and singers |
| 0172 | Choreographers and dancers |
| 0173 | Actors and stage directors |
| 0174 | Producers, performing arts |
| 0175 | Circus performers |
| 0179 | Performing artists not elsewhere classified |
| 0180 | Athletes, sportsmen and related workers |
| 0191 | Librarians, archivists and curators |
| 0192 | Sociologists, anthropologists and related scientists |
| 0193 | Social workers |
| 0194 | Personnel and occupational specialists |
| 0195 | Philologists, translators and interpreters |
| 0199 | Other professional, technical and related workers |
| 0201 | Legislative officials |
| 0202 | Government administrators |
| 0211 | General managers |
| 0212 | Production managers (except farm) |
| 0299 | Managerial and administrative workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0300 | Clerical supervisors |
| 0310 | Government executive officials |
| 0321 | Stenographers, typists and teletypists |
| 0322 | Card and tapepunching machine operators |
| 0331 | Bookkeepers and cashiers |
| 0339 | Bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0341 | Bookkeeping and calculating machine operators |
| 0342 | Automatic dataprocessing machine operators |
| 0351 | Railway station masters |
| 0352 | Postmasters |
| 0359 | Transport and communications supervisors not elsewhere classified |
| 0360 | Transport conductors |
| 0370 | Mail distribution clerks |
| 0380 | Telephone and telegraph operators |
| 0391 | Stock clerks |
| 0392 | Material and production planning clerks |
| 0393 | Correspondence and reporting clerks |
| 0394 | Receptionists and travel agency clerks |
| 0395 | Library and filing clerks |
| 0399 | Clerks not elsewhere classified |
| 0410 | Working proprietors (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 0421 | Sales supervisors |
| 0422 | Buyers |
| 0431 | Technical salesmen and service advisers |
| 0432 | Commercial travellers and Manufacturers' agents |
| 0441 | Insurance, real estate and securities salesmen |
| 0442 | Business services salesmen |
| 0443 | Auctioneers |
| 0451 | Salesmen, shop assistants and demonstrators |
| 0452 | Street vendors, canvassers and newsvendors |
| 0499 | Sales workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0510 | Working proprietors (catering and lodging services) |
| 0520 | Housekeeping and related service supervisors |
| 0531 | Cooks |
| 0532 | Waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 0540 | Maids and related housekeeping service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0551 | Building caretakers |
| 0552 | Charworkers, cleaners and related workers |
| 0560 | Launderers, drycleaners and pressers |
| 0570 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 0581 | Firefighters |
| 0582 | Policemen and detectives |
| 0589 | Protective service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0591 | Guides |
| 0592 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 0599 | Service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0600 | Farm managers and supervisors |
| 0611 | General farmers |
| 0612 | Specialised farmers |
| 0621 | General farm workers |
| 0622 | Field crop and vegetable farm workers |
| 0623 | Orchard, vineyard and related tree and shrub crop workers |
| 0624 | Livestock workers |
| 0625 | Dairy farm workers |
| 0626 | Poultry farm workers |
| 0628 | Farm machinery operators |
| 0629 | Agricultural and animal husbandry workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0641 | Fishermen |
| 0649 | Fishermen, hunters and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0700 | Production supervisors and general foremen |
| 0711 | Miners and quarrymen |
| 0712 | Mineral and stone treaters |
| 0713 | Well drillers, borers and related workers |
| 0719 | Other miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 0721 | Metal smelting, converting and refining furnacemen |
| 0722 | Metal rollingmill workers |
| 0723 | Metal melters and reheaters |
| 0724 | Metal casters |
| 0725 | Metal moulders and coremakers |
| 0726 | Metal annealers, temperers and casehardeners |
| 0727 | Metal drawers and extruders |
| 0728 | Metal platers and coaters |
| 0729 | Metal processers not elsewhere classified |
| 0731 | Wood treaters |
| 0732 | Sawyers, plywood makers and related woodprocessing workers |
| 0733 | Paper pulp preparers |
| 0734 | Paper makers |
| 0739 | Other wood-preparation workers and paper-makers |
| 0741 | Crushers, grinders and mixers |
| 0742 | Cookers, roasters and related heattreaters |
| 0743 | Filter and separator operators |
| 0744 | Still and reactor operators |
| 0745 | Petroleumrefining workers |
| 0749 | Chemical processers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0751 | Fibre preparers |
| 0752 | Spinners and winders |
| 0753 | Weaving and knittingmachine setters and patterncard preparers |
| 0754 | Weavers and related workers |
| 0755 | Knitters |
| 0756 | Bleachers, dyers and textile product finishers |
| 0759 | Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0761 | Tanners, fellmongers, pelt dressers, and related workers |
| 0771 | Grain millers and related workers |
| 0772 | Sugar processers and refiners |
| 0773 | Butchers and meat preparers |
| 0774 | Food preservers |
| 0775 | Dairy product processers |
| 0776 | Bakers, pastrycooks and confectionery makers |
| 0777 | Tea, coffee and cocoa preparers |
| 0778 | Brewers, wine and beverage makers |
| 0779 | Food and beverage processers not elsewhere classified |
| 0781 | Tobacco preparers |
| 0782 | Cigar makers |
| 0783 | Cigarette makers |
| 0789 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers not elsewhere classified |
| 0791 | Tailors and dressmakers |
| 0792 | Fur tailors and related workers |
| 0793 | Milliners and hatmakers |
| 0794 | Patternmakers and cutters |
| 0795 | Sewers and embroiderers |
| 0796 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 0799 | Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0801 | Shoemakers and shoe repairers |
| 0802 | Shoe cutters, lasters, sewers and related workers |
| 0803 | Leather goods makers and related workers |
| 0811 | Cabinetmakers |
| 0812 | Woodworkingmachine operators |
| 0819 | Cabinetmakers and related woodworkers not elsewhere classified |
| 0820 | Stone cutters and carvers |
| 0831 | Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forgingpress operators |
| 0832 | Toolmakers, metal patternmakers and metal markers |
| 0833 | Machinetool setter operators |
| 0834 | Machinetool operators |
| 0835 | Metal grinders, polishers and tool sharpeners |
| 0839 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and machinetool operators not elsewhere classified |
| 0841 | Machinery fitters and machine assemblers |
| 0842 | Watch, clock and precision instrument makers |
| 0843 | Motor vehicle mechanics |
| 0844 | Aircraft engine mechanics |
| 0849 | Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers (except electrical) not elsewhere classified |
| 0851 | Electrical fitters |
| 0852 | Electronics fitters |
| 0853 | Electrical and electronics equipment assemblers |
| 0854 | Radio and television repairmen |
| 0855 | Electrical wiremen |
| 0856 | Telephone and telegraph installers |
| 0857 | Electric linemen and cable jointers |
| 0859 | Electrical fitters and related electrical and electronics workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0861 | Broadcasting station operators |
| 0862 | Sound equipment operators and cinema projectionists |
| 0871 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 0872 | Welders and flamecutters |
| 0873 | Sheetmetal workers |
| 0874 | Structural metal preparers and erectors |
| 0879 | Other plumbers, welders, sheet metal and structural metal preparers and erectors |
| 0880 | Jewellery and precious metal workers |
| 0891 | Glass formers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
| 0892 | Potters and related clay and abrasive formers |
| 0893 | Glass and ceramics kilnmen |
| 0894 | Glass engravers and etchers |
| 0895 | Glass and ceramics painters and decorators |
| 0899 | Glass formers, potters and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0901 | Rubber and plastics product makers (except tire makers and tire vulcanisers) |
| 0902 | Tire makers and vulcanisers |
| 0910 | Paper and paperboard products makers |
| 0921 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 0922 | Printing pressmen |
| 0924 | Printing engravers (except photoengravers) |
| 0925 | Photoengravers |
| 0926 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 0927 | Photographic darkroom workers |
| 0929 | Printers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0931 | Painters, construction |
| 0939 | Painters not elsewhere classified |
| 0941 | Musical instrument makers and tuners |
| 0942 | Basketry weavers and brush makers |
| 0943 | Nonmetallic mineral product makers |
| 0949 | Other production and related workers |
| 0951 | Bricklayers, stonemasons and tile setters |
| 0952 | Reinforcedconcreters, cement finishers and terrazzo workers |
| 0953 | Roofers |
| 0954 | Carpenters, joiners and parquetry workers |
| 0955 | Plasterers |
| 0956 | Insulators |
| 0957 | Glaziers |
| 0959 | Construction workers not elsewhere classified |
| 0961 | Powergenerating machinery operators |
| 0969 | Stationary engine and related equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 0971 | Dockers and freight handlers |
| 0972 | Riggers and cable splicers |
| 0973 | Crane and hoist operators |
| 0974 | Earthmoving and related machinery operators |
| 0979 | Materialhandling equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 0981 | Ships' deck ratings, barge crews and boatmen |
| 0982 | Ships' engineroom ratings |
| 0983 | Railway engine drivers and firemen |
| 0984 | Railway brakemen, signalmen and shunters |
| 0985 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 0986 | Animal and animaldrawn vehicle drivers |
| 0989 | Transport equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 0999 | Laborers not elsewhere classified |
| 1010 | Workers reporting unidentifiable or inadequately described occupation |
| 1020 | Workers not reporting any occupation |
| 9999 | 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 occupation (3 digit ISIC summary) in which the person works.
Universe
Egypt 1986: Persons age 15+ who were employers, employees, self-employed, or seeking work having previously worked [discrepancies: type I 0.1% type II none]
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