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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Class of worker (NI1971A_CLASSWK)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="NI71A416 NI71A417 NI71A418 NI71A419 NI71A420"><span class="em">For those 10 years of age or older</span><br />[Applies to section D]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A420"><span class="em">17. Occupational category</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Only for those who declared an occupation in question 15.<br /><br />Which category or position did you hold in the principal occupation indicated (question number 15)?<br /><br />[] 1 Owner or employer<br />[] 2 Own-account<br />[] 3 Salaried or waged employee<br />[] 4 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Owner or employer
2 Own account
3 Salaried or waged employee
4 Unpaid family worker
8 Unknown
9 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
<svar v="NI71A416 NI71A417 NI71A418 NI71A419 NI71A420"><span class="em">Economic characteristics</span><br />The questions included in this section (type of activity, principal occupation, industry, and employment status) are designed to investigate the population that participates in the production of goods and economic services, the occupational structure, the economic sector where the occupations are carried out, employment status, and the related demographic and social characteristics. The structure of the population that does not participate in the production of goods and economic services and demographic and social characteristics of this population are also investigated.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 57]</span><br /><br />Because of these objectives, questions 14, 15, 16, and 17 are only presented to those persons age 10 or older.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A420"><span class="em">Question #17: Employment status</span><br />This question is only presented to those who declared an occupation in question 15.<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />What category or position did the person hold in the principal occupation indicated?<br /><br />(question 15)<br /><br />The different alternatives are then carefully read, one by one, until the informant classifies the person correctly.<br /><br />The definition of each alternative should be taken into account.</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="em">Employer</span>: Those who have (if worked) or had (if employed previously but looking for work) one or more salaried workers to carry out an economic activity; that is, workers who receive remuneration or pay in money or in kind. Therefore, those persons who do not have employees are not employers.<br /><br /><span class="em">Own-account</span>: Those who work independently, <span class="em">do not have remunerated employees</span>, and <span class="em">who are not employees of anyone else</span>. The own-account worker can count on the help of family workers and can work alone or association with others.<br /><br /><span class="em">Employee with salary or wage</span>: Those who work for a public or private employer and who receive, in exchange, a wage, salary, commission, or pay in kind.<br /><br /><span class="em">Unpaid family worker</span>: Those who carry out an unpaid occupation in an establishment run by a relative who lives in the same household. Unpaid family workers work <span class="em">at least one-third of the time</span>.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />An "X" is used to mark one of the alternatives provided on the census form.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 64]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">The "Unknown ___ 9" box is marked only when the informant does not know the employment status of the enumerated household member.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 17 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates person's occupational category.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Persons age 10+ currently employed or seeking work with experience [discrepancies: type I 0.4%, type II 0.2%]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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