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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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Primary occupation [1-digit] (UY1963A_OCC1)

Data file: URY1963_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 197
Width: 2
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="UY63A418 UY63A419 UY63A420">14. Principal occupation: ________<br /><br /><span class="ital">Only for employed, unemployed and those looking for work for the first time.</span><br /><br />If someone employed does more than one job, write down the one that produces the largest income. For unemployed, write down the last job. For one who is looking for work for the first time write down the profession or office if one exists or "None" in the other case. Examples: lawyer, carpenter, bricklayer, dairy worker, tractor driver, etc.<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 Professionals, technicians, and persons in related occupations
01 Managers and executive officials
02 Office workers and persons in related occupations
03 Salespersons and persons in related occupations
04 Agriculture, livestock, fishery, hunting, forestry workers and persons in related occupations
05 Miners, quarry workers, and persons in related occupations
06 Transportation drivers and persons in related occupations
07 Craftsmen and operators in occupations related with spinning, garment and shoemaking, carpentry, construction, mechanics, and graphical arts
08 Other craftsmen and operators
09 Laborers
10 Workers in personal services and related occupations
11 Other workers not elsewhere classified and unknown occupations
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.

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Definition
This variable indicates the person's primary occupation [1-digit].
Universe
Uruguay 1963: Persons 8+ in the labor force

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