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XIV Censo Nacional de Población y III de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Chile, 1970
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CHL_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Occupation (1-digit) (CL1970A_OCC1)

Data file: CHL1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 179
End: 180
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CL70A419 CL70A420 CL70A421 CL70A422 CL70A423 CL70A424 CL70A425 CL70A426"><span class="h3">III Economic Characteristics</span><br /><br />Only for those 12 years of age and older.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CL70A421 CL70A422 CL70A423">14. Principal occupation: For those who answered 0, 1 and 2 in question number 13.<br /><br />What occupation, position, profession or type of work did you engage in the week of April 13th to the 18th, or before in the case of an unemployed person?<br />(Examples: bricklayer, doctor, auto mechanic, tractor driver, etc.)<br /><br /><div class="i1">____ (Give maximum possible detail)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Professionals, technicians, etc
02 Managers, administrators and civil servants
03 Clerical and office workers
04 Salesmen
05 Farmers
06 Drivers
07 Craftsmen and industrial workers
08 Other artisans/machinists
09 Manual laborers and day laborers NEAC
10 Personal service workers
98 Non-identified activities
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's 1-digit occupation code.
Universe
Chile 1970: Persons age 12+ who either worked, did not work but had a job, or looked for a job between April 13 and 18 [discrepancies: none]

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