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General Population Census IV and Housing II - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 1963
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URY_1963_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Office of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Class of worker (UY1963A_CLASSWK)

Data file: URY1963_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="UY63A417 UY63A418 UY63A419 UY63A420 UY63A421 UY63A422 UY63A423 UY63A424 UY63A425 UY63A426 UY63A427 UY63A428 UY63A429"><span class="em">Occupational characteristics</span><br /><span class="ital">For persons age 8 or older</span><br />[Questions 13-18 were asked of persons age 8 or older.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UY63A425">16. Category of occupation<br /><br /><span class="ital">Only for those employed and unemployed.</span><br /><br />Mark a single box according to what corresponds. Employer is one who runs their own company and pays one or more employees or workers. Worker for their own account is one who runs their own company without paid employees or workers. Employee is one who works predominantly in an intellectual activity for a salary for an employer. Laborer is one who works in a physical activity for a weekly salary or day wages for a predetermined employer. Family worker is one who, with or without pay, works for at least two days a week for a family member.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Employer<br />[] 2 Worker for their own account<br />[] 3 Employee<br />[] 4 Laborer<br />[] 5 Paid family worker<br />[] 6 Unpaid family worker</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Employer
2 Self-employed
3 Employee [white collar]
4 Laborer [blue collar]
5 Paid family worker
6 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the class of worker for persons who ever worked.
Universe
Uruguay 1963: Persons 8+ employed or unemployed

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