2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2011
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Reference ID
MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- MUS2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (2-digit) (MU2011A_OCC2)
Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
341
End:
342
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P32. Occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write the kind of work/business the person did most of the time. Use precise terms such as accounts clerk, school clerk, taxi car driver, lorry driver, statistician, pre-primary teacher, etc.</div>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P32. Occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write the kind of work/business the person did most of the time. Use precise terms such as accounts clerk, school clerk, taxi car driver, lorry driver, statistician, pre-primary teacher, etc.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Chief executives, senior officials and legislators |
| 12 | Administrative and commercial managers |
| 13 | Production and specialised services managers |
| 14 | Hospitality, retail and other services managers |
| 21 | Science and engineering professionals |
| 22 | Health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Business and administration professionals |
| 25 | Information and communication technology professionals |
| 26 | Legal, social and cultural professionals |
| 31 | Science and engineering associate professionals |
| 32 | Health associate professionals |
| 33 | Business and administration associate professionals |
| 34 | Legal, social and religious associate professionals |
| 35 | Information and communications technicians |
| 41 | General and keyboard clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 43 | Numerical and material recording clerks |
| 44 | Other clerical support workers |
| 51 | Personal service workers |
| 52 | Sales workers |
| 53 | Personal care workers |
| 54 | Protective services workers |
| 61 | Market oriented skilled agricultural workers |
| 62 | Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers |
| 71 | Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Handicraft and printing workers |
| 74 | Electrical and electronic trades workers |
| 75 | Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary plant and machine operators |
| 82 | Assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Cleaners and helpers |
| 92 | Agricultural, forestry and fishery laborers |
| 93 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 94 | Food preparation assistants |
| 95 | Street and related sales and service workers |
| 96 | Refuse workers and other elementary workers |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P32 - Occupation</span>
<br />The number of employed people in each occupation, coupled with other job market information, helps to determine whether there is any shortage or surplus of manpower in specific fields. The information is needed to forecast the demand for certain occupations and to prepare people for these jobs.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P32 - Occupation</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Describe as clearly and as precisely as possible the work, which the person was doing during the reference week. Do not describe the job for which the person has been trained, but the job, which he was actually doing. For example, if during the reference week, a lorry driver worked as a bricklayer, write 'Bricklayer'.</p>
<p>Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair technician, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, cabinet maker, supervisor of sewing machine operators, supervisor of road repair workers, car repair mechanic, television repair technician, telephone operator, pre-primary school teacher, etc.</p>
<p>An example is given for a pre-primary school teacher. [figure omitted]</p>
<p>For members of religious orders engaged in activities such as primary school teaching, nursing, etc., report these activities rather than their religious activities.
<p><span class="em">P32 - Occupation</span>
<br />The number of employed people in each occupation, coupled with other job market information, helps to determine whether there is any shortage or surplus of manpower in specific fields. The information is needed to forecast the demand for certain occupations and to prepare people for these jobs.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P32 - Occupation</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Describe as clearly and as precisely as possible the work, which the person was doing during the reference week. Do not describe the job for which the person has been trained, but the job, which he was actually doing. For example, if during the reference week, a lorry driver worked as a bricklayer, write 'Bricklayer'.</p>
<p>Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair technician, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, cabinet maker, supervisor of sewing machine operators, supervisor of road repair workers, car repair mechanic, television repair technician, telephone operator, pre-primary school teacher, etc.</p>
<p>An example is given for a pre-primary school teacher. [figure omitted]</p>
<p>For members of religious orders engaged in activities such as primary school teaching, nursing, etc., report these activities rather than their religious activities.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (2-digit).
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 0.5%; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |