General Census of the Population of Togo 1958-1960 - IPUMS Subset
Togo, 1958
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TGO_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INSEED), IPUMS
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- TGO1960_PHC-H-H
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Occupation (3-digits) (TG1960A_OCC)
Data file: TGO1960_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
190
End:
192
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Social situation</span></p>
<p><span class="em">12. Trade or main occupation</span> ____</p>
<div class="i1">a) For civil servants record "F" followed by grade<br />b) For private and semi-public workers specify as much as possible. E.g.: cashier, accountant, mechanic, transport entrepreneur, wine wholesaler, mason<br />For employees precede with an "S"<br />c) For children attending school record E followed by the institution they attend. E.g. (E - middle school)<br />d) For those without profession record "SP"</div>
<p><span class="em">12. Trade or main occupation</span> ____</p>
<div class="i1">a) For civil servants record "F" followed by grade<br />b) For private and semi-public workers specify as much as possible. E.g.: cashier, accountant, mechanic, transport entrepreneur, wine wholesaler, mason<br />For employees precede with an "S"<br />c) For children attending school record E followed by the institution they attend. E.g. (E - middle school)<br />d) For those without profession record "SP"</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 001 | Architects |
| 002 | Engineers |
| 003 | Surveyors |
| 011 | Chemists |
| 019 | Physical science Specialists, not elsewhere classified |
| 021 | Veterinarians |
| 031 | Doctors and surgeons |
| 042 | Midwives |
| 049 | Nurses, not elsewhere classified |
| 051 | Pharmacist |
| 059 | Paramedical specialists, not elsewhere classified |
| 061 | University lecturers |
| 069 | Primary school teachers and teachers not classified elsewhere |
| 071 | Priests and similar members of religious orders |
| 081 | Lawyers |
| 091 | Painters, sculptors and similar artists |
| 092 | Writers, journalists and similar |
| 093 | Actors, musicians, dancers and similar artists |
| 101 | Directors and higher managers in public administration |
| 111 | Directors, higher administrative managers and working owners (mines and quarries, manufacturing industries, construction, electricity, gas, water and sanitary services) |
| 112 | Directors and higher administrative managers (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 114 | Directors, higher administrative managers and working owners (transport, warehouses and communications) |
| 115 | Directors, higher administrative managers and working owners (services) |
| 119 | Directors, higher administrative managers and working owners, not classified elsewhere |
| 201 | Assistant accountants, bookkeepers and cashiers |
| 211 | Stenographers and typists |
| 291 | Office machine operators |
| 299 | Office employee not classified elsewhere |
| 301 | Working owners (wholesale trade) |
| 302 | Working owners (retail trade) |
| 303 | Resellers |
| 311 | Insurance and real estate agents, bank inspectors, services and auction sales agents |
| 321 | Travelling sales representatives and other sales representatives |
| 332 | Street vendors, commercial employees and similar workers |
| 339 | Sales auxiliaries, commercial employees and similar, not classified elsewhere |
| 401 | Farmers and agricultural farm managers |
| 411 | Agricultural workers not classified elsewhere |
| 421 | Hunters and similar workers |
| 431 | Fishermen and similar workers |
| 441 | Loggers and other forestry workers |
| 501 | Miners and quarriers |
| 511 | Well-drillers and related workers |
| 521 | Specialized mineral enrichment workers |
| 599 | Unskilled mine and quarry workers and similar, not classified elsewhere |
| 611 | Deckhands, sailors, and boatmen |
| 621 | Aircraft pilots, flight engineers and flight navigators |
| 641 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 642 | Drivers of animals and vehicles pulled by animals |
| 651 | Train conductors and brakemen (railroads) |
| 661 | Inspectors and supervisors (transport) |
| 662 | Dispatchers and controllers of traffic (transport) |
| 671 | Telephone switchboard operators and telegraphists |
| 672 | Radio communications operators |
| 681 | Postmen |
| 691 | Collectors (road transport) |
| 692 | Transport workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 693 | Inspectors, traffic controllers, and dispatchers (communication) |
| 694 | Communications workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 701 | Fiber preparers |
| 703 | Weavers, setters and preparers of weaving trades |
| 704 | Knitters and setters of knitting |
| 706 | Bleachers, dyers and finishers of textile products |
| 709 | Textile fabric and related product makers not elsewhere classified |
| 711 | Tailors, stitchers and similar workers |
| 719 | Workers in manufacture of clothing and related articles, not classified elsewhere |
| 721 | Shoemakers and shoe repairers |
| 729 | Workers in manufacture of articles in leather, not classified elsewhere |
| 734 | Blacksmiths, hammermen and forge workers |
| 739 | Workers in production and processing of metals, not classified elsewhere |
| 741 | Precision mechanics, watchmakers and watch repairers |
| 742 | Jewelers and goldsmiths |
| 750 | Mechanical fitters, toolmakers and machine tool setters |
| 753 | Repairer mechanics (except electrician repairers and precision instrument repairers) |
| 754 | Sheet metal workers and boilermakers in copper and light alloys |
| 756 | Welders and blowpipe choppers |
| 759 | Metal workers not classified elsewhere |
| 761 | Electricians, electrician repairers and similar workers |
| 763 | Repairers of radio and television receiver devices |
| 771 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 779 | Wood workers, not classified elsewhere |
| 781 | Painters and wallpaper hangers (buildings and maintenance) |
| 791 | Bricklayers, masons and tilers |
| 794 | Insulators |
| 799 | Construction workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 801 | Compositors and typographers |
| 806 | Bookbinders and similar workers |
| 811 | Shapers, cutters, moulders and polishers of glass |
| 812 | Potters and similar workers |
| 821 | Millers of grains and connected products |
| 822 | Bakers and patissiers |
| 825 | Salters, smokers, curers and similar workers |
| 826 | Butchers and similar workers |
| 829 | Workers in processing of food products, not classified elsewhere |
| 854 | Tanners, skinners, tannery workers and similar |
| 871 | Operators of fixed machines and connected, and boiler operators |
| 872 | Operators of cranes and other lifting devices |
| 881 | Dockers and stevedores |
| 899 | Unskilled workers, not classified elsewhere |
| 902 | Police and detectives |
| 909 | Guards and similar workers not classified elsewhere |
| 912 | Cooks |
| 919 | Chambermaids and valets and similar workers not classified elsewhere |
| 931 | Concierges in buildings |
| 932 | Handymen, charwomen, cleaners and similar workers |
| 941 | Hairdressers, beauty care specialists and similar workers |
| 951 | Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers |
| 961 | Athletes and similar workers |
| 971 | Photographers and similar workers |
| 990 | Service, sports and recreational activities workers not classified elsewhere |
| 999 | 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 person's occupation (at 3-digits).
Universe
Togo 1960: Persons with a profession, family helpers, apprentices, or unemployed [type I 0.2%; type II 4.4%]
concept
Concept