Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1970
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Reference ID
PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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- PRI1970-H-H
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Occupation, 1950 basis (PR1970A_0429)
Data file: PRI1970-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
218
End:
220
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
30-32. Show in questions 30-32 this person's job or business during the last week. If he had no job or business last week, give information for most recent job or business since 1960.
31a. What kind of work was he doing?
_____
(For example: TV repairman, seamstress, civil engineer, farm operator, junior high school English teacher, etc.)
b. What were his most important activities or duties?
_____
(For example: Types, keeps account books, filing, sells cars, janitor, bricklayer, etc.)
31a. What kind of work was he doing?
_____
(For example: TV repairman, seamstress, civil engineer, farm operator, junior high school English teacher, etc.)
b. What were his most important activities or duties?
_____
(For example: Types, keeps account books, filing, sells cars, janitor, bricklayer, etc.)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Accountants and auditors |
| 1 | Actors and actresses |
| 2 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 3 | Architects |
| 4 | Artists and art teachers |
| 5 | Athletes |
| 6 | Authors |
| 7 | Chemists |
| 8 | Chiropractors |
| 9 | Clergymen |
| 10 | College presidents and deans |
| 13 | Biological sciences |
| 16 | Engineering |
| 18 | Mathematics |
| 24 | Psychology |
| 27 | Social sciences (n.e.c.) |
| 28 | Nonscientific subjects |
| 29 | Subject not specified |
| 32 | Dentists |
| 34 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 35 | Draftsmen |
| 36 | Editors and reporters |
| 42 | Engineers, chemical |
| 43 | Engineers, civil |
| 44 | Engineers, electrical |
| 45 | Engineers, industrial |
| 46 | Engineers, mechanical |
| 48 | Engineers, mining |
| 49 | Engineers (n.e.c.) |
| 51 | Entertainers (n.e.c.) |
| 52 | Farm and home management advisors |
| 54 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 55 | Lawyers and judges |
| 56 | Librarians |
| 57 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 58 | Nurses, professional |
| 59 | Nurses, student professional |
| 61 | Agricultural scientists |
| 62 | Biological scientists |
| 68 | Physicists |
| 70 | Optometrists |
| 72 | Personnel and labor relations workers |
| 73 | Pharmacists |
| 74 | Photographers |
| 75 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 76 | Radio operators |
| 77 | Recreation and group workers |
| 78 | Religious workers |
| 79 | Social and welfare workers, except group |
| 81 | Economists |
| 82 | Psychologists |
| 83 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 84 | Miscellaneous social scientists |
| 91 | Sports instructors and officials |
| 92 | Surveyors |
| 93 | Teachers (n.e.c.) |
| 94 | Technicians, medical and dental |
| 95 | Technicians, testing |
| 96 | Technicians (n.e.c.) |
| 97 | Therapists and healers (n.e.c.) |
| 98 | Veterinarians |
| 99 | Professional, technical and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 100 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 123 | Farm managers |
| 200 | Buyers and department heads, store |
| 201 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 204 | Credit men |
| 210 | Inspectors, public administration |
| 230 | Managers and superintendents, building |
| 240 | Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship |
| 250 | Officials and administrators (n.e.c.), public administration |
| 260 | Officials, lodge, society, union, etc. |
| 270 | Postmasters |
| 280 | Purchasing agents and buyers (n.e.c.) |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors (n.e.c.) |
| 300 | Agents (n.e.c.) |
| 301 | Attendants and assistants, library |
| 302 | Attendants, physician's and dentist's office |
| 305 | Bank tellers |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 320 | Cashiers |
| 321 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 322 | Dispatchers and starters, vehicle |
| 335 | Mail carriers |
| 340 | Messengers and office boys |
| 341 | Office machine operators |
| 342 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 350 | Stenographers, typists, and secretaries |
| 360 | Telegraph messengers |
| 365 | Telegraph operators |
| 370 | Telephone operators |
| 380 | Ticket, station, and express agents |
| 390 | Clerical and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 400 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 420 | Demonstrators |
| 430 | Hucksters and peddlers |
| 450 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 470 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 480 | Stock and bond salesmen |
| 490 | Salesmen and sales clerks (n.e.c.) |
| 500 | Bakers |
| 502 | Bookbinders |
| 503 | Boilermakers |
| 504 | Brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters |
| 505 | Cabinetmakers |
| 510 | Carpenters |
| 511 | Cement and concrete finishers |
| 512 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 513 | Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen |
| 514 | Decorators and window dressers |
| 515 | Electricians |
| 520 | Electrotypers and stereotypers |
| 521 | Engravers, except photoengravers |
| 522 | Excavating, grading, and road machinery operators |
| 523 | Foremen (n.e.c.) |
| 531 | Heat treaters, annealers, temperers |
| 532 | Inspectors, scalers, and graders, log and lumber |
| 533 | Inspectors (n.e.c.) |
| 534 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths |
| 540 | Linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, and power |
| 542 | Locomotive firemen |
| 544 | Machinists |
| 545 | Mechanics and repairmen, airplane |
| 550 | Mechanics and repairmen, automobile |
| 552 | Mechanics and repairmen, radio and television |
| 553 | Mechanics and repairmen, railroad and car shop |
| 554 | Mechanics and repairmen (n.e.c.) |
| 562 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 563 | Opticians and lens grinders and polishers |
| 564 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 573 | Plasterers |
| 574 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 575 | Pressmen and plate printers, printing |
| 581 | Roofers and slaters |
| 582 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 583 | Stationary engineers |
| 585 | Structural metal workers |
| 590 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 591 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers |
| 592 | Tool makers, and die makers and setters |
| 593 | Upholsterers |
| 594 | Craftsmen and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 595 | Members of the armed services |
| 605 | Apprentice mechanics, except auto |
| 615 | Apprentices, trade not specified |
| 621 | Attendants, auto service and parking |
| 622 | Blasters and powder men |
| 624 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 625 | Bus drivers |
| 630 | Chainmen, rodmen, and axmen, surveying |
| 632 | Deliverymen and route men |
| 633 | Dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory |
| 634 | Dyers |
| 635 | Filers, grinders, and polishers, metal |
| 640 | Fruit, nut, and vegetable graders, and packers, except factory |
| 641 | Furnace men, smelter men and pourers |
| 643 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 644 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing house |
| 645 | Milliners |
| 650 | Mine operatives and laborers |
| 662 | Oilers and greaser, except auto |
| 670 | Painters, except construction or maintenance |
| 671 | Photographic process workers |
| 672 | Power station operators |
| 673 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 674 | Sawyers |
| 680 | Stationary firemen |
| 681 | Switchmen, railroad |
| 682 | Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs |
| 683 | Truck and tractor drivers |
| 685 | Welders and flame cutters |
| 690 | Operative and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 700 | Housekeepers, private household |
| 710 | Laundresses, private household |
| 720 | Private household workers (n.e.c.) |
| 730 | Attendants, hospital and other institution |
| 731 | Attendants, professional and personal service (n.e.c.) |
| 732 | Attendants, recreation and amusement |
| 740 | Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists |
| 750 | Bartenders |
| 751 | Bootblacks |
| 753 | Charwomen and cleaners |
| 754 | Cooks, except private household |
| 760 | Counter and fountain workers |
| 761 | Elevator operators |
| 762 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 763 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 764 | Housekeepers and stewards, except private household |
| 770 | Janitors and sextons |
| 771 | Marshals and constables |
| 773 | Policemen and detectives |
| 780 | Porters |
| 781 | Practical nurses |
| 782 | Sheriffs and bailiffs |
| 784 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 790 | Service workers, except private household (n.e.c.) |
| 810 | Farm foremen |
| 820 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 830 | Farm laborers, unpaid family workers |
| 840 | Farm service laborers, self-employed |
| 910 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 930 | Gardeners, except farm, and groundskeepers |
| 940 | Longshoremen and stevedores |
| 960 | Teamsters |
| 970 | Laborers (n.e.c.) |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the occupation of the person.
Universe
Persons age 14+ who had worked within the previous ten years, not new workers
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |