Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2015
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MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (MX2015A_OCC)
Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
263
End:
265
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
30. Name of occupation
<br />What was [the respondent's] occupation last week? (Electrical technician, school teacher, fruit seller, construction worker, auto mechanic, etc.)
<br />[Write the occupation]</p>
<div class="i1">________</div><p> </p>
<p><span class="pg"> [p. 8]</span>
<br /> [Continue if the person is 12 or more years old]
<br />What was [the respondent's] occupation last week? (Electrical technician, school teacher, fruit seller, construction worker, auto mechanic, etc.)
<br />[Write the occupation]</p>
<div class="i1">________</div><p> </p>
<p><span class="pg"> [p. 8]</span>
<br /> [Continue if the person is 12 or more years old]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Officials, legislators and government officials |
| 112 | Presidents and directors |
| 113 | Directors of political, union, and civil organizations |
| 121 | Directors and managers in financial and administrative services |
| 122 | Directors and managers in health, educational, and social services |
| 131 | Directors and managers in agricultural production, industrial production, construction, and maintenance |
| 132 | Directors and managers in computer sciences, telecommunications, transport, and research and technological development |
| 141 | Directors and managers in sales, restaurants, and hotels |
| 142 | Directors and managers of museums, cinemas, and other establishments |
| 151 | Coordinators and department heads in financial and administrative services |
| 152 | Coordinators and department heads in health, educational, and social services, and grading judges |
| 161 | Coordinators and department heads in agricultural production, industrial production, construction and maintenance |
| 162 | Coordinators and department heads in computer sciences, telecommunications, transport, and research and technological development |
| 171 | Coordinators and department heads in sales, restaurants, and hotels |
| 172 | Coordinators and department heads of museums, cinemas, and other establishments |
| 199 | Other directors, officers, managers, coordinators and department heads, not elsewhere classified |
| 211 | Managers and marketers |
| 212 | Accountants, auditors, and specialists in finance and economics |
| 213 | Researchers and specialists in social sciences |
| 214 | Researchers and specialists in human sciences |
| 215 | Writers, journalists, and translators |
| 216 | Painters, designers and art designers, sculptors and set designers |
| 217 | Performing artists |
| 221 | Researchers and specialists in physics, mathematics, statistics, and actuarial science |
| 222 | Researchers and specialists in biological, chemical, and environmental sciences |
| 223 | Specialists in agronomic sciences |
| 224 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 225 | Chemical, mechanical, industrial, mining and metallurgical engineers |
| 226 | Civil engineers, surveyors, and architects |
| 227 | Researchers and specialists in computer systems |
| 228 | Communicational and telecommunicational engineers |
| 231 | Educational supervisors and specialists in educational sciences |
| 232 | Professors, higher education instructors, and upper secondary teachers |
| 233 | Primay and secondary/middle school teachers |
| 234 | Special education teachers |
| 239 | Other teachers and specialists in teaching, not elsewhere classified |
| 241 | General practitioners and specialists |
| 242 | Other health specialists |
| 251 | Auxiliary in management, accounting, and finance |
| 252 | Public inspectors |
| 253 | Auxiliary in social and human sciencies |
| 254 | Fashion, industrial, and graphic designers, and interior decorators |
| 255 | Broadcasters, entertainers, and clowns |
| 256 | Athletes, coaches and referees |
| 261 | Aids and technicians in physical sciences, mathematics, biological, chemical, environmental, and agronomic sciences |
| 262 | Aids and industrial technicians, surveyors, miners, and technical illustrators |
| 263 | Mechanics and technicians in maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment, motor vehicles, industrial instruments, and refrigeration equipments |
| 264 | Technicians in electrical, electronic, telecommunications, and electromechanical equipments |
| 265 | Aids and technicians in computer sciences, communications, and recording equipments |
| 266 | Air traffic controllers and other transportation controllers |
| 271 | Education aids and technicians, instructors and trainers |
| 281 | Nurses and medical technicians |
| 282 | Health support workers |
| 299 | Other specialists and technicians, not elsewhere classified |
| 310 | Supervisors of secretaries, data entry operators, cashiers, and file and transport control workers |
| 311 | Secretaries, stenographers, typists, data entry clerks, and office machine operators |
| 312 | Cashiers, tellers, and payers |
| 313 | Files workers and workers in control of stores and warehouses |
| 314 | Workers in control of transport operations |
| 320 | Supervisors of workers who provide and manage information |
| 321 | Receptionists, workers who provide information, and telephonists |
| 322 | Workers in travel agencies and tourist information |
| 323 | Enumerators and encoders |
| 399 | Other secretaries, typists, cashiers and workers who provide information, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Traders in stores |
| 420 | Sales managers and supervisors of financial and rental services |
| 421 | Sales workers and telemarketers |
| 422 | Agents, sales representatives, and catalog sellers |
| 423 | Workers on sales and models promotion |
| 431 | Workers in rentals |
| 499 | Other traders, sales workers and sales agents in stores, not elsewhere classified |
| 510 | Supervisors in the preparation and serving of food and drinks, as well as recreational and hotel services |
| 511 | Workers in the preparation and serving of food and drinks in establishments |
| 520 | Supervisors and workers in personal and household care |
| 521 | Hairdressers, stylists, and related workers |
| 522 | Workers in the care of people |
| 523 | Hostesses and cabin attendants |
| 524 | Gardeners |
| 525 | Other personal services workers |
| 530 | Supervisors in protection and surveillance services |
| 531 | Workers in protection and surveillance services |
| 540 | Supervisors of the armed forces |
| 541 | Workers in the army |
| 599 | Other occupations in personal ans surveillance services, not classified above |
| 610 | Supervisors, managers, and agricultural foremen |
| 611 | Workers in agriculture |
| 612 | Workers in livestock and animal husbandry |
| 613 | Workers who combine farming with livestock breeding |
| 620 | Supervisors, managers and foremen of workers in fishing, aquaculture, forestry, hunting, and related |
| 621 | Workers in fisheries and aquaculture activities |
| 622 | Workers in silvicultural and forestry activities |
| 623 | Workers in hunting, trickery, and related |
| 631 | Operators of agricultural and forestry machinery |
| 699 | Other workers in agricultural, livestock breeding, forestry, hunting, and fishing activities, not elsewhere classified |
| 710 | Supervisors of workers in mining, construction, and building finishing |
| 711 | Workers in extraction activities |
| 712 | Bricklayers and other workers in building construction |
| 713 | Plasterers, installers of floor, air conditioners, waterproofing, glass, etc., plumbers, and painters |
| 720 | Supervisors of artisans and workers in the treatment and processing of metal products |
| 721 | Moulders, welders, tinsmiths, and painters of metals |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, locksmiths, jewelers, and artisans in the processing of metal products |
| 730 | Supervisors of artisans and workers in the manufacture of wood, paper, textile, leather, and fur |
| 731 | Artisans and workers in the production of wood products |
| 732 | Artisans and workers in the manufacture of paper, cardboard, and print jobs |
| 733 | Weavers and workers in the preparation of textile fibers |
| 734 | Artisans and workers in the production of textile products |
| 735 | Upholsterers and workers in the processing and manufacture of leather and fur |
| 740 | Supervisors of artisans and workers in the developing of rubber products, plastics, and, chemicals |
| 741 | Artisans and workers in the developing of rubber products, plastics, and chemicals |
| 750 | Supervisors of workers in the production and processing of food, beverages, and tobacco |
| 751 | Workers in the production and processing of food, beverages, and tobacco |
| 760 | Supervisors of artisans and workers in the manufacture of ceramics, glass, tile, and related |
| 761 | Artisans and workers in the manufacture of ceramics, glass, tile, and related |
| 799 | Other craft workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 810 | Supervisors of industrial machinery operators |
| 811 | Operators of machinery and equipment for extraction in mines, quarries, and pits |
| 812 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the manufacturing of metal products and machinery |
| 813 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of chemicals, plastics, water treatment, and petrochemical treatment |
| 814 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the processing of wood and paper |
| 815 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of textiles, leather, and fur |
| 816 | Operators of machinery in the production and processing of food, beverages, and tobacco |
| 817 | Opertators of machinery in the manufacture of cement, ceramic, glass, and related workers |
| 818 | Opertators of machinery for power generation |
| 819 | Other operators of industrial facilities and fixed machinery, not elsewhere classified |
| 820 | Supervisors in assembly processes and assembly of machinery, tools, metal, and electronic products |
| 821 | Assemblers of tools, machinery, metal products and electronic |
| 830 | Supervisors of transport and mobile machinery drivers |
| 831 | Air transport pilots |
| 832 | Ship pilots |
| 833 | Rail transport conductors |
| 834 | Drivers of motorized land transport |
| 835 | Drivers of mobile machinery |
| 899 | Other industrial machinery operators, assemblers and transport drivers, not elsewhere classified |
| 911 | Support workers in agricultural activities |
| 912 | Support workers in forestry, fishing, and hunting activities |
| 921 | Support workers in mining and extraction |
| 922 | Support workers in construction and plumbing |
| 923 | Support workers in the industry |
| 931 | Helpers of transport drivers |
| 932 | Drivers of cycling transportation vehicles and animal-powered transports |
| 933 | Loaders |
| 941 | Helpers in food preparation |
| 951 | Street vendors (excluding food sales) |
| 952 | Street food vendors |
| 960 | Cleaning supervisors, housekeepers, of butlers, and parking lots |
| 961 | Domestic workers |
| 962 | Janitors, room maids, waiters, ans shoe cleaners |
| 963 | Vehicle cleaners and vehicle caretakers |
| 964 | Launderers and pressers |
| 965 | Assistant gardeners |
| 966 | Collectors of garbage, recyclable material and related |
| 971 | Parcel workers, packers, and supporters in the performance of shows |
| 972 | Mail and good deliverers (walking and cycling) |
| 973 | Meter readers, money collectors and elevator operators |
| 989 | Other workers in elementary and support activities, not elsewhere classified |
| 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
<span class="em">30. Name of occupation and 31. Tasks</span>
<br />These questions identify the occupation of the respondent who worked the week previous to the interview. Question 30 "Name of occupation" identifies the name of the occupation or trade of the workers and question 31 "Job duties" identifies the specific activities carried out by them at their jobs. Apply question 30 "Name of occupation" only to people who worked during the week previous to the interview, so these people answered "yes" to question 28 "Work" or because their answers were between codes 1 to 6 in question 29 "Other activities". When the answer is code 6, consider the name of the occupation that the person performs usually. Read the question, listen to the answer and record the textual answer; in all cases avoid doing translations or reinterpretations.</p>
<p>Request more information when the answer is too general, no matters in which case.
<br />For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewee: "I am laborer"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am textile cutter operator"<br />Interviewee: "I am worker"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am cashier in a supermarket"<br />Interviewee: "I am teacher"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am primary school teacher"<br />Interviewee: "I sold a product"; Interviewer: "What did you sell?"; Interviewee: "I sold cosmetics"<br />Interviewee: "I did repairs"; Interviewer: "What did you repair?"; Interviewee: "I repair televisions"</div><p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>When you obtain an occupation in question 30 and the job duties performed in that occupation are obvious, confirm it with the informant to verify or to correct the information. For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewee: "I am doctor"; Interviewer: "Did you treat patients?"; Interviewee: "Yes, I looked after sick people"<br />Interviewee: "I am mechanic"; Interviewer: "Did you repair cars?"; Interviewee: "No, I repaired heavy machinery"</div>
<br />These questions identify the occupation of the respondent who worked the week previous to the interview. Question 30 "Name of occupation" identifies the name of the occupation or trade of the workers and question 31 "Job duties" identifies the specific activities carried out by them at their jobs. Apply question 30 "Name of occupation" only to people who worked during the week previous to the interview, so these people answered "yes" to question 28 "Work" or because their answers were between codes 1 to 6 in question 29 "Other activities". When the answer is code 6, consider the name of the occupation that the person performs usually. Read the question, listen to the answer and record the textual answer; in all cases avoid doing translations or reinterpretations.</p>
<p>Request more information when the answer is too general, no matters in which case.
<br />For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewee: "I am laborer"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am textile cutter operator"<br />Interviewee: "I am worker"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am cashier in a supermarket"<br />Interviewee: "I am teacher"; Interviewer: "Where?"; Interviewee: "I am primary school teacher"<br />Interviewee: "I sold a product"; Interviewer: "What did you sell?"; Interviewee: "I sold cosmetics"<br />Interviewee: "I did repairs"; Interviewer: "What did you repair?"; Interviewee: "I repair televisions"</div><p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>When you obtain an occupation in question 30 and the job duties performed in that occupation are obvious, confirm it with the informant to verify or to correct the information. For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewee: "I am doctor"; Interviewer: "Did you treat patients?"; Interviewee: "Yes, I looked after sick people"<br />Interviewee: "I am mechanic"; Interviewer: "Did you repair cars?"; Interviewee: "No, I repaired heavy machinery"</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the person.
Universe
Mexico 2015: Persons age 12+ who are working [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |