2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2009
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VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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Occupation (VN2009A_OCC)
Data file: VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
209
End:
211
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN09A411 VN09A412 VN09A413 VN09A414 VN09A415 VN09A416 VN09A417 VN09A418 VN09A419 VN09A420 VN09A421 VN09A422"><span class="em">17. If the respondent was born before April 1994 (15 years or older), [go to] Q 18; otherwise, ask the next [person]</span><br />[Questions 18-30 were asked of persons aged 15 years and over]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A416">23a. During the last 7 days, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?<br /><div class="i1">________</div><br /><br />23b. During the 7 days before having break from work, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?<br /><div class="i1">________ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A416">23a. During the last 7 days, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?<br /><div class="i1">________</div><br /><br />23b. During the 7 days before having break from work, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?<br /><div class="i1">________ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Armed forces occupations |
| 010 | Commissioned armed forces officers |
| 020 | Non-commissioned armed forces officers |
| 030 | Other armed forces occupations |
| 100 | Leaders, managers and administrators of branches, levels and organizations |
| 111 | Vietnam communist party leaders at national level |
| 112 | Vietnam communist party leaders of province level |
| 113 | Vietnam communist party leaders of district level |
| 114 | Vietnam communist party leaders of commune level |
| 115 | Vietnam communist party leaders at enterprises and organizations |
| 121 | Leaders of the national assembly (full time) |
| 122 | Leaders of office of the country's president |
| 131 | Leaders of government |
| 132 | Leaders of government ministries, branches and equivalent |
| 133 | Leaders of general offices under ministries |
| 140 | Leaders of people's court and procuracy, unspecified |
| 141 | Leaders of people's supreme court and procuracy |
| 142 | Leaders of people's local court and procuracy |
| 143 | Leaders of other courts (excluding army court ) in accordance with the law |
| 150 | Leaders of local people's council and people's committee (including local specialized office, excluding justice and union offices), unspecified |
| 151 | Leaders of people's council (full time) |
| 152 | Leaders of people's committee (including specialized offices) |
| 160 | Leaders of unions: fatherland front, labour union, women union, farmer union, communist youth union, war veteran union, unspecified |
| 161 | Leaders of unions (excluding labour union) (full time) |
| 162 | Leaders of labour union (full time) |
| 171 | Leaders of trade union (full time) |
| 172 | Leaders of humanity organizations and for other special interests (full time) |
| 181 | Chairmen, deputy chairmen of board of directors, directors general, deputy directors general, rectors, deputy rectors of big universities |
| 182 | Directors, deputy directors of production and implementation units belong to corporations, head of company, big university and equivalent |
| 183 | Directors, deputy directors of management units belong to corporations, head of company, big university and equivalent |
| 184 | Directors, deputy directors of company, enterprise, factory; rectors, deputy rectors of small colleges |
| 210 | Science and technical professionals, unspecified |
| 211 | Physical and earth science professionals |
| 212 | Mathematics and statistics professionals |
| 213 | Life science and health professionals |
| 214 | Technical professionals (excluding electrical technique) |
| 215 | Electrical engineers |
| 216 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 220 | Life science and health professionals, unspecified |
| 221 | Health professionals (excluding nursing) |
| 222 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 223 | Traditional medicine and aid medicine professionals |
| 224 | Assistant doctor professionals |
| 225 | Veterinary professionals |
| 226 | Other health professionals |
| 230 | Teaching professionals, unspecified |
| 231 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Trade teaching professionals |
| 233 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified (new) |
| 240 | Business and management professionals, unspecified |
| 241 | Financial professionals |
| 242 | Management professionals |
| 243 | Sales, marketing and public relations professionals |
| 244 | Government adjustment professionals |
| 250 | Information technology and telecommunications professionals, unspecified |
| 251 | Analysis and development software and applications professionals |
| 252 | Database and network professionals |
| 260 | Legal, social and cultural professionals, unspecified |
| 261 | Legal professionals |
| 262 | Archivists, librarians and related information professionals |
| 263 | Social and religion professionals |
| 264 | Writers, journalists and linguists |
| 265 | Creative and performing artists |
| 310 | Science and engineering associate professionals, unspecified |
| 311 | Physical science and engineering associate professionals |
| 312 | Mining, manufacturing and building inspectors |
| 313 | Checking, operating and controlling procedure technicians |
| 314 | Life sciences and related technicians |
| 315 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 320 | Health associate professionals, unspecified |
| 321 | Health and pharmaceutics associate professionals |
| 322 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 323 | Traditional medicine practitioners and related technicians |
| 324 | Veterinary associate professionals and related technicians |
| 325 | Other health associate professionals |
| 330 | Business and management associate professionals, unspecified |
| 331 | Applied mathematics and finance associate professionals |
| 332 | Sales and trade agents and brokers |
| 333 | Business services employee agents |
| 334 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 335 | Government adjustment associate professionals |
| 340 | Legal, social and cultural associate professionals, unspecified |
| 341 | Legal, social and religion associate professionals |
| 342 | Sports and sports training associate professionals |
| 343 | Fine art, culture and cooking associate professionals |
| 350 | Information technology and telecommunications associate professionals, unspecified |
| 351 | User and operator assistant associate professionals in information technology and telecommunications |
| 352 | Telecom and television technicians |
| 360 | Teaching associate professionals, unspecified |
| 361 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 362 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 363 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 364 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 400 | Clerks, unspecified |
| 410 | Office clerks, unspecified |
| 411 | General office clerks |
| 412 | Secretaries (general) |
| 413 | Keyboard operating clerks |
| 420 | Customer services clerks, unspecified |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 430 | Data and note-taking clerks, unspecified |
| 431 | Data clerks and related clerks |
| 432 | Note-taking clerks |
| 440 | Other office clerks |
| 500 | Service workers and market sales workers |
| 510 | Personal services workers, unspecified |
| 511 | Travel attendants and guides |
| 512 | Cooks |
| 513 | Waiters and bartenders |
| 514 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 515 | House stewards and housekeepers |
| 516 | Other personal services workers |
| 520 | Salespersons, unspecified |
| 521 | Street and market salespersons |
| 522 | Shop salespersons |
| 523 | Cashier, tellers and related clerks |
| 524 | Other salespersons |
| 530 | Personal care services workers, unspecified |
| 531 | Child care workers and associate teachers |
| 532 | Nursing and personal health care workers |
| 540 | Protective services workers, unspecified |
| 600 | Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers |
| 610 | Commercial skilled agricultural workers, unspecified |
| 611 | Commercial gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Commercial animal producers |
| 613 | Commercial crop and animal producers |
| 620 | Commercial skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers, unspecified |
| 621 | Commercial skilled forestry and related workers |
| 622 | Commercial skilled fishery and hunting workers |
| 630 | Subsistence agricultural, fishery, hunting and gathering workers, unspecified |
| 631 | Subsistence agricultural workers |
| 632 | Subsistence animal producers |
| 633 | Subsistence crop and animal producers |
| 634 | Subsistence fishery, hunting, trapping and gathering workers |
| 710 | Building trades workers and related workers (excluding electricians), unspecified |
| 711 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 712 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 713 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related workers |
| 720 | Metal and machinery trades workers, unspecified |
| 721 | Metal molders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural metal prepares, and related workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 730 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers, unspecified |
| 731 | Handicraft workers |
| 732 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 740 | Electrical and electronic workers, unspecified |
| 741 | Electrical instrument repairers and fitters |
| 742 | Telecommunication instrument repairers and fitters |
| 750 | Food, wood, textile, garment and related products processing trades workers, unspecified |
| 751 | Food and related products processing trades workers |
| 752 | Wood, wood products and related processing trades workers |
| 753 | Textile, garment and related products processing trades workers |
| 754 | Other handicraft and related trades workers |
| 800 | Plant, machine operators and assemblers |
| 810 | Stationary instrument and machine operators, unspecified |
| 811 | Mineral products processing machine operators |
| 812 | Metal products processing machine operators |
| 813 | Chemical, photographic and film products machine operators |
| 814 | Paper, plastic and rubber products machine operators |
| 815 | Textile material, leather, animal feather products machine operators |
| 816 | Food and related products processing machine operators |
| 817 | Paper and wood products machine operators |
| 818 | Other machine and instrument operators |
| 820 | Assemblers |
| 830 | Drivers and mobile machinery operators, unspecified |
| 831 | Railway engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Passenger car, van and motorcycle drivers |
| 833 | Middle lorry, heavy truck and bus drivers |
| 834 | Mobile machinery operators |
| 835 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 900 | Elementary occupations |
| 910 | Domestic helpers and cleaners and related workers, unspecified |
| 911 | Domestic, hotel, office helpers and cleaners |
| 912 | Car, window cleaners, laundry persons and related workers using hands |
| 920 | Agricultural, forestry, fishery labourers |
| 930 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport, unspecified |
| 931 | Labourers in mining and construction |
| 932 | Labourers in manufacturing |
| 933 | Labourers in transport and warehouse |
| 940 | Helpers in food preparing |
| 950 | Sales and services elementary occupations, unspecified |
| 951 | Labourers in street and related labourers |
| 952 | Street vendors, other products (excluding street food vendors) |
| 960 | Garbage collectors and other elementary labourers, unspecified |
| 961 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 962 | Other elementary labourers |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in the 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
<svar v="VN09A413 VN09A414 VN09A415 VN09A416 VN09A417 VN09A418 VN09A419 VN09A420 VN09A421 VN09A422"><span class="em">Questions from 20 to 30:</span> These are questions on work during the last 7 days for persons of 15 years old or more. Thus, in order to collect exact information, the enumerator must have direct interviews with these persons.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A416"><span class="em">Question 23:</span> This question is asked of persons having answered "Yes" (having marked (x) in the small box next to code "1") to either Question 20, Question 21, or Question 22.<br /><br />If Question 20 was marked (x) in the small box next to code "1", the enumerator will ask Question 23a: "During the last 7 days, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?"<br /><br />If Question 21 or Question 22 was marked (x) in the small box next to code "1", the enumerator will ask Question 23b: "During the 7 days before temporarily stopping work, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?"<br /><br />The main type of work in the last 7 days is the name of the type of work for which he/she spent most of his/her working time in the 7 days before the interview.<br /><br />The main work in the 7 days before temporarily stopping work is the name of work for which he/she spent most of his/her working time in the 7 days before temporarily stopping work (7 days before the respondent left the job for leave, maternity leave, own-work leave, etc.).<br /><br />The enumerator must record in a very detailed manner the type of work that he/she did and the position (if available) he/she held in the 7 days prior to the interview date in the space above the printed lines. Leave the 3 boxes blank (the coder will fill in these 3 boxes later).<br /><br />[Graphic examples on page 47 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.48]</span><br /><br />Note: For persons who are working as professional specialists and participating in the Party, mass union work (part-time, no salary, for the communism cause), their main jobs are those professional works and positions (if any) pertaining to those works, not the communism group in which they are taking part. For examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>A woman who is head of the Organization Section of a Provincial Statistics Office and is secretary of the party branch of the Provincial Statistics Office (for the communism group, no salary), her main job is recorded as "head of the organization section"</li>
<li>A man who is a rice cultivator and party branch secretary of a village (for the communism group, no salary or with pension), his main job is recorded as "Rice cultivator"</li>
</ul><br /><br />For persons performing religious work, the enumerator must record clearly their positions. For instance: Buddhist priest, bishop, temple chief monk, missionary/priest, pastor/missionary, Buddhist novice, Buddhist monk, etc.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A416"><span class="em">Question 23:</span> This question is asked of persons having answered "Yes" (having marked (x) in the small box next to code "1") to either Question 20, Question 21, or Question 22.<br /><br />If Question 20 was marked (x) in the small box next to code "1", the enumerator will ask Question 23a: "During the last 7 days, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?"<br /><br />If Question 21 or Question 22 was marked (x) in the small box next to code "1", the enumerator will ask Question 23b: "During the 7 days before temporarily stopping work, what was the main type of work you did and what position did you hold for the mentioned work (if available)?"<br /><br />The main type of work in the last 7 days is the name of the type of work for which he/she spent most of his/her working time in the 7 days before the interview.<br /><br />The main work in the 7 days before temporarily stopping work is the name of work for which he/she spent most of his/her working time in the 7 days before temporarily stopping work (7 days before the respondent left the job for leave, maternity leave, own-work leave, etc.).<br /><br />The enumerator must record in a very detailed manner the type of work that he/she did and the position (if available) he/she held in the 7 days prior to the interview date in the space above the printed lines. Leave the 3 boxes blank (the coder will fill in these 3 boxes later).<br /><br />[Graphic examples on page 47 omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg.48]</span><br /><br />Note: For persons who are working as professional specialists and participating in the Party, mass union work (part-time, no salary, for the communism cause), their main jobs are those professional works and positions (if any) pertaining to those works, not the communism group in which they are taking part. For examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>A woman who is head of the Organization Section of a Provincial Statistics Office and is secretary of the party branch of the Provincial Statistics Office (for the communism group, no salary), her main job is recorded as "head of the organization section"</li>
<li>A man who is a rice cultivator and party branch secretary of a village (for the communism group, no salary or with pension), his main job is recorded as "Rice cultivator"</li>
</ul><br /><br />For persons performing religious work, the enumerator must record clearly their positions. For instance: Buddhist priest, bishop, temple chief monk, missionary/priest, pastor/missionary, Buddhist novice, Buddhist monk, etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's current occupation.
Universe
Vietnam 2009: Persons age 15+ who were at work, on salary, or had a job to return to [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |