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General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 1985
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Occupation during the past week (UY1985A_OCC)

Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 199
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="em">(III) Occupational characteristics</span> <br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of persons age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421">16. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?<br /><div class="i1">Do not write down employee or worker without specifying. Write down for example: mason, doctor, typist, carpenter, etc. If an enumerated person did not have a job the week before the census, write down the occupation, profession or office that they had last.<br /><br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
000 Architects
001 Architectural engineers
002 Civil engineers
003 Electrical engineers
004 Mechanical engineers
005 Mining engineers
006 Industrial engineers
007 Agricultural engineers
008 Chemical engineers
009 Metallurgical engineers
010 Chemists
011 Physicists and other specialists in physical sciences (Includes: geophysicists, meteorologists, astronomers, geologists)
012 Bacteriologists
013 Pharmacologists
014 Laboratory technicians, dental or biological
015 Laboratory technicians, agronomical
020 Agronomists and phytopathologists
021 Veterinarians
022 Zootechnicians
023 Poultry technicians
024 Pisciculturist technicians
025 Apiculturist, sericulturist and forestry technicians
026 Biologists and naturalists
027 Other professionals in related occupations n.e.c.
028 Wine maker
030 Physicians and surgeons
031 Dentists
032 Medical practitioner
040 Optometrists
043 Physiotherapists and electrotherapists
044 Medical X-Ray Technicians
045 Technical dieticians
046 Pharmacists
047 Homeopathists
048 Chiropodists, masseurs and other medical technical workers n.e.c.
050 Professional nurses
051 Other nurses
052 Professional midwives
053 Other midwives
060 Deans, professors and instructors in universities
061 Professors and teachers in secondary schools and trade schools
062 Teachers in primary schools
064 Pre-Primary education teachers
065 Special education teachers
066 Other professors and teachers
069 Other professors and teachers, undocumented fields
070 Mathematicians
071 Actuaries
072 Statisticians
073 Economists
074 Sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and related professionals
075 Other mathematical technicians, n.e.c.
080 Lawyers
081 Magistrates and judges
082 Justices of the peace, notaries, persons responsible for public records, and persons in other legal occupations
090 Authors
091 Editors, journalists, news analysts, correspondents, radio and television journalists, reporters and persons in related occupations
092 Painters, sculptors, engravers, etchers, cartoonists, calligraphers and other related artists
093 Designers, commercial artists, interior decorators, window decorators and scenographers
094 Composers, musicians, singers, music teachers, orchestra conductors, chorus masters and persons in related occupations
095 Dancing teachers, dancers, dancing directors and choreographers
096 Stage directors, actors, entertainers (comedians, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, magicians, fortune tellers) and other persons in related occupations
097 Theatrical, motion picture, radio and television producers
098 Broadcasting employees
099 Other performing artists in related occupations
100 Executive employees and inspectors--national administration--and members of national legislative bodies
101 Executive employees and inspectors--regional administration--(state, province or department) and members of regional legislative bodies
104 Other public administration workers, undocumented
105 Other public administration workers, undocumented
106 Other public administration workers, undocumented
110 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers, in wholesale trade
111 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers in retail trade
120 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers, in general
121 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--mines and quarries
122 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--finance, insurance, real estate
123 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--transportation and storage
124 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--communications and public utilities
125 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--factory
126 Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--service industries, hotels, restaurants and lodging services
127 Other directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers n.e.c. (Includes: Heads of department or section)
128 Director of department
129 Heads of section
130 Nuns or priests
140 Public administration workers
141 Translators and interpreters
142 Archivists, librarians, library catalogers, National Archive director, library directors, indexers
143 Social workers, in charge of social-historical shelters, social visitors
144 Photographic artists, photographic portraitists, photography technicians
145 Cameramen, camera operators, film production operators
146 Other operators, undocumented activities
150 Captains of merchant marine, merchant marine, officers of river and marine aboard, merchant marine officers, river practices, port practices
151 Naval mechanic workers and naval engineer officers
152 Commercial pilots and self-pilots
153 Air navigators
160 Athletes, soccer players and jockeys
161 Sports referees, race horse officals, match timekeepers, race horse caregivers, technical sports directors, sports coaches, sports instructors, sports judges
162 Physical education teacher
164 Other physical workers, undocumented
200 Accountants
210 Accounting clerks
211 Bookkeepers
212 Cashiers and bank tellers
213 Collectors, bill and account
214 Other persons in related occupations, n e c .
220 Typists and stenographers
221 Teletypists
222 Card and tape-punching machine operators
223 Copying, reproducing and mimeograph machine operators
230 Computer operators
231 Bookkeeping and calculating machine operators
232 Other office machine operators, undocumented activities
240 Inspectors, traffic controllers and dispatchers--air, land, maritime and fluvial transport
241 Railway station masters
242 Inspectors, controllers and discpatchers-communications
250 Mailmen
251 Messengers
252 Mail sorting clerks
253 Other persons in related occupations n.e.c.
260 Telephone operators
261 Telegraph operators
262 Radiocommunications, radiotelegraph and radiotelephone equipment operators
270 Railway conductors
271 Fare collectors--trains, buses, street cars, etc.
280 Warehousemen and stock clerks
281 Receptionist clerks
282 Transport service clerks
283 Banking and financing service clerks
284 Librarian and archivist clerks
285 Ticket agents--theater, sports, lottery, travels, spectacles, etc.
286 Other office clerks and related workers
300 Working Proprietors (Wholesale Trade)
301 Working Proprietors (Retail Trade)
310 Salesmen, salesclerks and demonstrators
311 Newsboys
312 Street vendors and canvassers
313 Foodstuffs street vendors
314 Vendors in factories and vendors in service enterprises
319 Other vendors, undocumented products
320 Agents of wholesale houses, agents of registration, travel agents, distributors of wholesale trade, visitors of importing houses, vendors of warehouses or wholesale trade
321 Factory sales agent, non-alcoholic beverage distributors, non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers, medical visitors
330 Insurance agents and brokers
331 Real estate agents and brokers
332 Agents and brokers--stocks, bonds and other securities
333 Auctioneers
334 Commission agents and trustees
335 Custom house service agents
336 Transport, moving and storage agents
337 Tourist or travel agents
338 Advertising agents and salesmen
339 Buyers and purchasing agents and other persons in related occupations
400 Farm managers and supervisors
401 Farm workers, undocumented activities
410 Farm-proprietors, tenants, sharecroppers or settlers engaged in general farm work
411 Livestock farmers
412 Poultry farmers
413 Beekeepers
414 Vegetable garden farmers
415 Flower garden farmers
416 Nursery men
417 Orchard, vineyard and related tree and shrub crop farmers
418 Other farmers n.e.c.
420 Farm hands
421 Drivers of agricultural tractors, agricultural machinists, threshers
422 Farm machinery and tractor operators
423 Keepers of grounds used for recreation and sports, greenhouses, nurseries, gardens and seedbeds
424 Dairy farm workers
425 Other agricultural and husbandry workers, n.e.c.
430 Fishermen and persons occupied in pisciculture and members of fishing boat crews
431 Other persons in related fishing occupations n.e.c.
440 Hunters and trappers
450 Forestry workers, supervisors and foresters
451 Loggers, tree fellers, woodchoppers and railway tie cutters
452 Charcoal burners
453 Rubber gatherers and rubber smokers
500 Chauffeurs and taxi drivers
501 Truck drivers
502 Bus drivers and streetcar motormen
503 Teamsters and other drivers of draft animals
504 Drivers propelling their vehicles
505 Drivers of beasts of burden
509 Other chauffeurs or drivers n.e.c.
510 Locomotive engineers
511 Locomotive firemen
520 Sailors
521 Bargemen and boatmen
522 Engineers, firemen and ships' greasers
523 Other persons in related occupations n.e.c.
530 Air traffic controllers
531 Operators of control posts for vessel traffic in river and sea ports
532 Operators of control towers (towermen) for train traffic in railway stations
534 Railway brakemen and switchmen (includes signalmen)
535 Other persons in related traffic occupations, n.e.c.
600 Fiber preparers
601 Carders, comber' and persons in related occupations
602 Spinners and winders, not in factory
603 Spinners and winders, in factory
604 Weavers, in factory
605 Weavers, not in factory
606 Loom fixers and loom preparers
607 Carpet craftsmen, carpet makers, carpet weavers and related products
608 Textile factory operators
609 Bleachers, dyers and finishers of textiles
610 Tailors, in factory
611 Tailors, not in factory
612 Furriers
613 Dressmakers
614 Seamstresses, embroiderers
615 Hatmakers
616 Glovemakers (cutters and sewers)
617 Patternmakers and cutters
618 Shirtakers
619 Upholsterers (cloth, leather or similar materials), mattress makers, umbrella makers and other persons in related occupations
620 Shoemakers and shoe repairmen
621 Cutters, lasters and other persons engaged in the manufacture of footwear
622 Harness and saddle makers and makers of other leather products, except footwear
623 Other persons in occupations related to the manufacture of leather products except footwear, gloves and clothing
630 Carpenters and joiners
631 Cabinetmakers
632 Operatives in the manufacture of wooden furniture and utensils
633 Other craftsmen and operatives in wood manufacturing such as wooden shoes, trunks, frames, boxes, sports equipment and other products of wood
639 Other craftsmen and operatives, undocumented activities
640 Bricklayers, masons and tilesetters
642 Plasterers and stucco workers
643 Roofers
644 Plate glass installers
650 Advertising and sign painters
651 Construction and maintenance painters
652 Paperhangers
660 Plumbers and pipefitters
661 Riveters, structural metal erectors and shipfitters
662 Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, boilermakers and other persons engaged in sheet metal work
663 Flame-cutters, electric arc welders (hand, machine) and gas
670 Electricians and electrical repairmen
671 Linemen and servicemen--telephone, telegraph, power and telecommunications
672 Radio and television repairmen
673 Refrigerator and other household electrical appliance repairmen
674 Operatives in the manufacturing of electrical equipment
675 Electrical wiremen
676 Telephone and telegraph installers
677 Other electrical fitters and related workers
680 Machinery fitters and machine assemblers
681 Motor-vehicle mechanics and repairers--automobiles, trucks and motorcycles
682 Aircraft engine mechanics and repairers
683 Locomotive, streetcar, and railroad-car mechanics and repairmen
684 Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers
685 Typewriter, calculating machine, register machine mechanics and repairers
686 Gunsmiths and locksmiths
687 Machine-tool, lathe, milling, polishing, planing, drilling,milling machine operators and related workers
688 Oilers and greasers of machinery
689 Other artisans and operatives in related occupations n.e.c.
690 Watchmakers
691 Optical instrument mechanics
692 Dental prosthesis makers and repairers
693 Precision-instrument assemblers and mechanics
694 Photographic equipment assemblers and mechanics
700 Typesetters and compositors
701 Linotypists and monotypists
702 Printing pressmen
703 Electrotypers and stereotypers
704 Printing engravers
705 Photoengravers
706 Bookbinders and related workers
707 Developers, printers, enlargers of photographic images
708 Lithographers
709 Other workers in occupations related to the graphic arts
715 Quarrymen
716 Mineral treaters--quarries
720 Furnacemen, foundrymen
721 Molders
722 Temperers
723 Blacksmiths, forgemen and hammersmiths
724 Rollingsmill operators, drawers and extruders
725 Galvanizers and persons engaged in electroplating
726 Other basic metal industry operatives n.e.c.
730 Ceramists
731 Potters
732 Glassblowers, casters, moulders and plate-glass polishers
733 Glass and ceramics painters and decorators
734 Craftsmen and operatives in the manufacture of clay and cement products and similar products
735 Other craftsmen and operatives in the glass and ceramic industry
736 Craftsmen and operatives in occupations related to the carving, polishing, engraving and other works in stone, marble or granite
737 Other craftsmen and operatives in related occupations n.e.c.
740 Miller-grinder, crusher and chipper machine and other chemical process machine operators
741 Roasters, cookers, driers, heat-treaters and other operatives in related heat treating and chemical processes
742 Distillers and operatives in the distillation process
743 Pumpmen, distillers, blenders and other petroleum-refining workers
744 Other operatives in synthetic fiber mills and other chemical processers
745 Sawyers and other wood-processing operatives
746 Rolling mill, calenders, and waxing-machine operators and other operatives in relation to the making and finishing of paper
748 Other paper making operatives not elsewhere classified
750 Butchers, meat cutters and operatives in slaughterhouses and packinghouses
751 Meat and fish salters and smokers, dehydrators of foodstuffs and other persons in related occupations
752 Millers and grain mill operatives
753 Bakers, pastry cooks and macaroni makers
754 Butter and cheese makers and other dairy products operatives (Includes: Ice-cream makers)
755 Coffee and tea tasters
756 Coffee selectors, blenders and roasters
757 Cocoa roasters
758 Sugar processers and refiners
759 Operatives in wine-making, beer-brewing, non-alcoholic beverage production and ice.
760 Selectors, blenders and other tobacco operatives
761 Cigarette and cigar makers (hand)
769 Other tobacco operatives in undocumented activities
770 Hide fleshers, skinners, tanners and operatives in related occupations
771 Dyers and other operatives in fur and leather finishing
772 Other operatives in related tanning occupations, n.e.c.
780 Operatives in the manufacturing of paper boxes, bags, packing boxes and other cardboard, paperboard and paper articles
790 Operatives in the manufacture of machinery
791 Operatives in the manufacture of electrical equipment
792 Operatives in the manufacture of transportation equipment
802 Laborers in quarrying
810 Chainmen, rodmen, axmen and other surveyors' helpers and workers in related occupations
811 Workers and laborers--construction and maintenance of bridges, buildings, highways, tunnels, dams and other types of projects
812 Carpenters' helpers, masons' helpers and helpers in other crafts included in Aajor Group 6, relating to the construction industry
813 Other workers and laborers in occupations relating to the construction industry
820 Stevedores
821 Packers and wrappers
822 Freight handlers and truck loaders
823 Markers and labellers
824 Workers and laborers in occupations relating to storage
825 Fillers and bottlers of manufactured products and beverages
826 Other workers and laborers in occupations relating to the handling of material, n.e.c.
827 Other workers in undocumented activities
830 Workers and laborers--gas service
831 Workers and laborers--light and electric power services
832 Workers and laborers--water supply and sanitary services
833 Workers and laborers--garage, washing and other minor automobile services
834 Workers and laborers--public services (sweeping streets, public gardens, etc.)
835 Other workers and laborers, n.e.c.
840 Tuners or polishers of musical instruments, operatives for the manufacture or repairment of musical instruments
841 Operative for the manufacture of mats, baskets, brushes, baskets, brooms, dusters, ropes, bristles
842 Operatives for the manufacture of articles made of plastic, rubber; workers in factories of lens frames; pneumatic controllers
844 Manufacturers of toys (not rubber or plastics), operatives for the manufacture of: matches, candles, fireworks, chalks, cork products, markers, buttons, wigs, pencils, pens
845 Operatives for the manufacture of asphalt paper, photo paper, tarpaper
846 Operatives for the manufacture of artificial flowers
849 Operatives for undocumented manufacturing activities
850 Jewelers, jewelry repairmen, goldsmiths
852 Engravers of precious metals
860 Operators in electrical companies, operators of fixed motor machines, workers in refrigerated boilers
861 Operators of crane, hoist, winch
862 Operators of excavator, flatbed, asphalt machine, cement mixer, dredge, road construction, mechanical shovel, trencher
870 Radio or television operators
871 Film projection operators
890 Officials of the Ministry of Defense, members of the Armed Forces
900 Firemen, fire protection
901 Policemen and detectives
902 Other law enforcement officers
903 Guards, watchmen and persons in related occupations
910 House stewards and persons in related occupations
920 Cooks (private households)
921 Housecleaning servants and maids
930 Cooks
931 Waiters and waitresses in restaurants and cafes
932 Bartenders
933 Maids and servants - -hotels, ships, trains
940 Launderers and pressers in laundry establishments
941 Dyers in dry-cleaning establishments
942 Other laborers in laundry, dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments
943 Launderers and pressers, own account
944 Launderers and pressers, undocumented establishment
950 Doorkeepers, janitors, building caretakers and watchmen
951 Elevator operators
952 Charworkers, cleaners and workers in related occupations
953 Shoe-shiners and other related workers n.e.c.
960 Barbers
961 Beauticians, hairdressers, manicurists, and makeup artists
962 Apprentices and assistants in beauty salons
970 Embalmers
971 Funeral directors
972 Flight stewards and stewardesses
973 Guides
974 Street photographers
975 Other service workers n.e.c.
990 Managers and workers of undocumented activities
998 Unknown
999 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="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="h3">III. Occupational characteristics -- for persons age 12 or older</span><br /><br />With the questions from this chapter, we look to fundamentally quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421"><div class="i1">Question No. 16 is: "What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?"</div><br /><br />Here you should write down as exactly as possible the occupation of the person being enumerated.<br /><br />In the case of people who did not work the previous week, but answered part A of question No. 15, you should write down the occupation, profession or class of work that was done the last time they worked.<br /><br />In the case in which an enumerated person has more than one occupation, write down the principal, that is to say, the one that provides the largest income.<br /><br />Never write down vague answers, like: public employee, worker, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />Your notation should give a precise idea of the duty that the enumerated person really does.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br />Avoid vague answers like worker, employee, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />If a person tells you that he is a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what is the specific task done.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation during the previous week.
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Persons age 12+ who had a job or were looking for work having worked before [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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