XVII Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Chile, 2002
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Reference ID
CHL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, IPUMS
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- CHL2002_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHL2002_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (CL2002A_OCC)
Data file: CHL2002_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
253
End:
254
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CL02A419 CL02A420 CL02A421 CL02A422 CL02A423 CL02A424 CL02A433 CL02A434">For all individuals 15 years of age and older<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CL02A433">31. What occupation or type of work do you perform, or did you perform in the past if unemployed?<br /><br />Examples: Auto mechanic; university professor; furniture-maker in a factory; cameraman; graphic designer; cashier in a . . . . ; vendor of . . . . ; etc.<br />____<br /><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CL02A433">31. What occupation or type of work do you perform, or did you perform in the past if unemployed?<br /><br />Examples: Auto mechanic; university professor; furniture-maker in a factory; cameraman; graphic designer; cashier in a . . . . ; vendor of . . . . ; etc.<br />____<br /><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Armed forces, police, and investigators |
| 11 | Members of the executive and legislative branches of gove... |
| 12 | Company directors (having 3 or more directors) |
| 13 | Managers of small businesses (having 1 or 2 directors) |
| 21 | Professionals in the physical sciences, chemistry, mathem... |
| 22 | Professionals in the biological sciences, medicine and he... |
| 23 | Educational professionals |
| 24 | Other scientific and intellectual professionals |
| 31 | Technicians and mid-level professionals in the physical s... |
| 32 | Technicians and mid-level professionals in the biological... |
| 33 | Teachers and technical instructors |
| 34 | Other technicians |
| 41 | Office staff |
| 42 | Employees in direct contact with the public |
| 51 | Workers in personal services, protection and security |
| 52 | Models, salespeople and demonstrators |
| 61 | Farmers and workers in agricultural enterprises |
| 62 | Subsistence farmers and fishers |
| 71 | Officials and operators or extraction industries and cons... |
| 72 | Officials and operators of metallurgy, mechanical construc... |
| 73 | Precision mechanics, artisans, graphic arts operators and... |
| 74 | Other officials, operators and artisans of mechanical art... |
| 81 | Fixed installation operators/machinists and related |
| 82 | Machine operators and installers |
| 83 | Vehicle drivers and operators of heavy and mobile equipment |
| 91 | Workers not classified as sales and services |
| 92 | Laborers in agriculture, livestock operations, forestry, ... |
| 93 | Laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing industry ... |
| 99 | Unknown |
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 a="all" v="CL02A433">Question 31 <br /><br />You should describe the occupation in detail. For example: ice cream vendor. If more than one occupation, the informant should choose the main one. [These instructions refer to a graphic of question 31 on the census form.]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's primary occupation.
Universe
Chile 2002: Persons age 15+ working or seeking work [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |