Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1972
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PRY_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (3 digits) (PY1972A_OCC3)
Data file: PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
217
End:
219
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">C. Economic characteristics </span></p>
<p>Only for persons 12 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 15 to 18 were asked of persons age 12 and older]</p>
<p>Ask the questions on lines 16 through 18 only if you marked boxes 1, 2 or 3.
<br />[Questions 16 to 18 were asked of persons who have a job or who had it in the past]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A421">16. What occupation, position, or profession did you hold during the last week (or in the last job you had)? ____ <br /><div class="i1">Examples: Driver, dressmaker, farmer, etc. If you had more than one occupation, write the one that provided the greatest income.</div><br /></svar>
<p>Only for persons 12 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 15 to 18 were asked of persons age 12 and older]</p>
<p>Ask the questions on lines 16 through 18 only if you marked boxes 1, 2 or 3.
<br />[Questions 16 to 18 were asked of persons who have a job or who had it in the past]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A421">16. What occupation, position, or profession did you hold during the last week (or in the last job you had)? ____ <br /><div class="i1">Examples: Driver, dressmaker, farmer, etc. If you had more than one occupation, write the one that provided the greatest income.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Architects |
| 001 | Civil engineers |
| 005 | Engineers not elsewhere classified |
| 009 | Non-professional technicians with jobs relating to engineering, electricity, mechanics, metallury and industry, excluding craftsmen and related workers in groups 7 and 8 |
| 010 | Chemists |
| 011 | Biochemists |
| 021 | Veterinarians |
| 030 | Doctors and surgeons |
| 031 | Dentists |
| 034 | Pharmacists |
| 035 | Pedicurists, masseurs, and other paramedics, not elsewhere classified |
| 036 | Professional nurses |
| 037 | Other nurses |
| 038 | Professional midwives |
| 039 | Other midwives |
| 041 | Professors and teachers of secondary schools |
| 042 | Professors and teachers of art and trade schools |
| 043 | Teachers of primary schools |
| 045 | Professors of special education |
| 046 | Other professors and teachers |
| 052 | Economists |
| 053 | Accountants and licensed accountants |
| 056 | Other specialists in social sciences and similar fields, not elsewhere classified |
| 057 | Lawyers |
| 059 | Magistrates, judges, justices of the peace, notaries, persons responsible for public registries and persons in other legal occupations |
| 061 | Authors, editors, journalists, correspondants, reporters, announcers, and other persons in related occupations |
| 062 | Painters, sculptors, burin and nitric acid engravers, caricaturists, caligraphers and other artists in related occupations |
| 063 | Musical composers, musicians, singers, choir directors, dancers, dance directors, choreographers, and persons in related occupations |
| 066 | Other artists in related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 067 | Athletes, referees, trainers, and physical fitness instructors |
| 070 | Priests, pastors, and members of religious orders |
| 084 | Technical and portrait photographers |
| 099 | Professional, technical, and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 119 | Directors and managers of wholesale and retail trade |
| 125 | Directors and managers of factories and general administrations |
| 126 | Directors and managers of hotels, restaurants, cafes, boarding houses, and guest houses |
| 129 | Directors, assistant directors, managers, assistant managers, and general managers, not further specified |
| 199 | Managers, administrators, and officials not elsewhere classified |
| 200 | Officials, agents and employees of the public administration |
| 210 | Accounting assistants |
| 212 | Cashiers, accounts payable |
| 213 | Bill or invoice collectors |
| 219 | Other persons in occupations related to bookkeepers, cashiers, or bill collectors, not elsewhere classified |
| 220 | Typists and shorthand clerks |
| 240 | Inspectors, transit controllers, and dispatchers |
| 250 | Mailmen and messengers |
| 260 | Telephone, telegraph, and cablegraph operators |
| 262 | Operators of radiocommunication, radiotelegraph, and radiotelephone equipment |
| 271 | Passenger fee collectors on buses, streetcars, and other means of transportation |
| 283 | Banking and financial services employees |
| 287 | Receivers and drivers of store merchandise |
| 299 | Clerical, office, and other workers in related occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 300 | Vendors, store owners of wholesale commerce |
| 301 | Vendors, store owners of retail commerce |
| 310 | Vendors and salesclerks of shops |
| 311 | Newspaper vendors |
| 312 | Street (traveling) vendors, order solicitors and demonstrators |
| 313 | Street (traveling) vendors of food |
| 335 | Agents of customs |
| 399 | Sales workers and persons in related occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 400 | Heads, managers of farms |
| 410 | Agricultural owners, renters, sharecroppers and colonists for general agricultural cultivations and jobs |
| 411 | Cattle farmers |
| 412 | Poultry farmers |
| 414 | Horticulturists |
| 417 | Fruit growers |
| 418 | Other farmers and persons in related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 420 | Agricultural workers |
| 421 | Operators of machines, tractor drivers , and operators of other agricultural vehicles |
| 422 | Agricultural workers in recreation and sports fields, greenhouses, orchards, gardens, nurseries and seedbeds |
| 424 | Other agricultural and livestock workers, cowboys, shepards and persons in related occupations |
| 430 | Fishermen and persons in occupations related with fishing farms |
| 451 | Lumber workers, trunk cutters and splitters, firewood collectors, sawmill workers |
| 452 | Persons working in the production of wood coal |
| 453 | Other persons in occupations related to forestry or wood extraction workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 499 | Farmers, graziers, fishermen, hunters, forestry workers, and persons in related occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 500 | Chauffeurs and taxi drivers |
| 501 | Truck, pickups, and dump trucks drivers |
| 502 | Bus and streetcar drivers |
| 503 | Cart drivers and coachmen |
| 506 | Other drivers of transportation vehicles, not elsewhere classified |
| 520 | Sailors |
| 521 | Launchers and boatmen |
| 535 | Railway laborers |
| 599 | Workers operating vehicles and persons in related occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 600 | Fiber Preparers |
| 603 | Spinners and winders who work in factories |
| 604 | Weavers in factories |
| 605 | Weavers who do not work in factories |
| 608 | Hand knitters |
| 609 | Bleachers, dyers and persons in occupations related to textile products not elsewhere classified |
| 610 | Tailors |
| 611 | Dressmakers |
| 612 | Seamstresses and embroiders |
| 613 | Ahó-poí embroiders |
| 614 | Hatmakers (except strawhats) |
| 616 | Shirtmakers |
| 617 | Upholsterers and workers in related occupations |
| 618 | Assistants in occupations related to textile manufacturing |
| 620 | Shoe makers and shoe repairmen |
| 621 | Cutters, molders, and other persons in the factory production of footwear |
| 622 | Saddlers, leatherworkers and other persons in related occupations |
| 623 | Other persons in occupations related to the making of leather articles excluding footwear, gloves and articles of clothing |
| 630 | Carpenters and assemblers |
| 631 | Cabinet makers, millers, turners, brushers and persons in similar occupations |
| 632 | Workers in manufacture of wooden furniture and fixtures |
| 633 | Other craftsmen and operators in occupations related to carpentry, not elsewhere classified |
| 640 | Bricklayers, stone masons, and pavers |
| 646 | Other craftsmen and workers in occupations related to bricklayers, stone masons, or glass installers, not elsewhere classified |
| 648 | Painters in construction and maintenance |
| 649 | Other painters and workers in related occupations |
| 650 | Pipe fitters, pipe adjusters, and plumbers |
| 652 | Sheet metal workers, tinsmiths, boilermakers and other persons with jobs with metal sheets |
| 653 | Welder by hand, hoop, or welding torch |
| 654 | Other persons in occupations related to pipe installers and fitters, riveters, sheet metal workers, and fitters of metalic structures, not elsewhere classified |
| 660 | Electricians and electric repairmen |
| 661 | Repairmen of fixed phone lines, telegraphs, electrical power, and telecommunications |
| 662 | Electrical repairmen of radios and televisions |
| 663 | Other electrical repairment |
| 667 | Other electricians and persons in related occupations |
| 668 | Operators of devices in radio stations and telecommunications, and operators of sound and cinema projection devices |
| 670 | Fitters, assemblers, and installers of machines |
| 671 | Mechanics and automobile, bus, truck and motorcycle repairmen |
| 672 | Mechanics and repairmen of airplanes |
| 674 | Mechanics and repairmen of agricultural and industrial machinery |
| 677 | Fitters and operators of tool machines, lathes, millers, scrubbers, brushers, carvers, filers, and sawyers of metals and other similar machines |
| 679 | Other craftsmen and operators in occupations related to fitters, installers, and repairment of non-electrical machinery, vehicles, or machine operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 680 | Watchmakers |
| 682 | Dental or orthopedic prosthesis mechanics |
| 686 | Jewelers and goldsmiths |
| 695 | Other stationary machine operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 699 | Craftsmen and operatives in occupations related to spinning, clothing manufacturing, shoemaking, carpentry, construction, and mechanics not elsewhere classified |
| 700 | Persons in occupations related to graphic arts |
| 710 | Quarrymen |
| 723 | Blacksmiths, forgers, and hammerers |
| 731 | Potters |
| 734 | Craftsmen and operators in the making of clay, cement and similar products |
| 735 | Other craftsmen and operators in the glass and ceramics industry |
| 740 | Operators of milling machines, grinders, crushers and other machines used in chemical processes |
| 741 | Operators of ovens and heaters, toasters and other workers related to the treatment of chemical and similar products |
| 742 | Distillers and other operators or distillation appliances |
| 745 | Sawyers, brushers and other workers in occupations related to the treatment of wood |
| 750 | Slaughtermen and butchers |
| 751 | Millers and mill operators |
| 752 | Bakers and pastry chefs |
| 754 | Pickers, mixers, and toasters of coffee |
| 755 | Operators in occupations related to the production of sugar |
| 756 | Operators in the making of candies, chocolates, sweets and similar products |
| 757 | Operators in the manufacture of wine, beer and non alcoholic drinks |
| 758 | Cigar makers (manual) |
| 759 | Operators in the production of tobacco and operators in similar occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 760 | Meat trimmers, peelers, tanners and other operators in related occupations |
| 791 | Operators in occupations related to the process of manufacture of articles of wicker, jute, raffia, string or other vegetable fibers and from sow or horsehair |
| 799 | Other craftsmen and operatives not elsewhere classified |
| 800 | Workers and day laborers in mines and quarries |
| 811 | Workers and day laborers in construction of bridges, tunnels, dams and other similar |
| 812 | Assistants of carpenters and builders and artisans in the construction industry |
| 813 | Other workers and day laborers in the construction industry, not elsewhere classified |
| 820 | Dockworkers |
| 824 | Workers and day laborers in occupations related to storage |
| 825 | Packers and bottlers of manufactured products |
| 826 | Other workers and day laborers in occupations related to storage and loading, not elsewhere classified |
| 833 | Workers and day laborers in occupations related to the supply of garage, cleaning, and parking services |
| 834 | Workers and day laborers in occupations related to the supply of public utilities (street cleaning, public venues, etc.) |
| 899 | Workers and day laborers not elsewhere classified |
| 901 | Police and detectives |
| 903 | Guards, watchmen, and similar workers |
| 920 | Domestic service cooks |
| 921 | Domestic service servants |
| 930 | Cooks |
| 931 | Waiters and bartenders in restaurants, cafes, and bars |
| 933 | Maids and servants in hotels, ships, and trains |
| 940 | Launderers, pressers, and drycleaners in laundry establishments |
| 943 | Launderers and pressers, own account |
| 950 | Doorkeepers, janitors, guards and night watchmen |
| 952 | Elevator operators |
| 960 | Hairdressers and barbers |
| 961 | Beauty stylists, hair stylists, manicurists and make up artists |
| 989 | Personal service and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 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
<span class="h3">IV. Information about the Population</span></p>
<p><span class="em">C. Economic characteristics.</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A429 PY72A421">16. Occupation, job, or profession done by the person during the week of July 3rd to 8th, 1972<br /><br />If the person did more than one occupation, you should note the one that produced the greatest income. If he/she was absent from his/her work during the past week (for vacations, illness, etc.), note which was his/her regular occupation. If he/she was looking for work, note the last occupation that he/she did.<br /><br />When you make the notation, try to clearly specify the class of work or the nature of the occupation that the person has had.<br /><br />The very general annotations are not satisfactory:<br /><br />Incorrect / Correct<br /><br />-Employee / Salesman, office worker, cashier, etc.<br />-Technician / Radio, television, football, technician, etc.<br />-Worker / Construction laborer, painter, plumber, milker, etc.<br />-Mechanic / Dental mechanic, automobile mechanic, aviation mechanic, etc.<br /></svar></p>
<p>16. What occupation, job, or profession did you do last week? (or the last time you had a job?) ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Example: Chauffeur, clothing designer, farmer, etc.)<br />If he/she had more one than one occupation, write the one that gave the greatest income.</div>
<p><span class="em">C. Economic characteristics.</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A429 PY72A421">16. Occupation, job, or profession done by the person during the week of July 3rd to 8th, 1972<br /><br />If the person did more than one occupation, you should note the one that produced the greatest income. If he/she was absent from his/her work during the past week (for vacations, illness, etc.), note which was his/her regular occupation. If he/she was looking for work, note the last occupation that he/she did.<br /><br />When you make the notation, try to clearly specify the class of work or the nature of the occupation that the person has had.<br /><br />The very general annotations are not satisfactory:<br /><br />Incorrect / Correct<br /><br />-Employee / Salesman, office worker, cashier, etc.<br />-Technician / Radio, television, football, technician, etc.<br />-Worker / Construction laborer, painter, plumber, milker, etc.<br />-Mechanic / Dental mechanic, automobile mechanic, aviation mechanic, etc.<br /></svar></p>
<p>16. What occupation, job, or profession did you do last week? (or the last time you had a job?) ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Example: Chauffeur, clothing designer, farmer, etc.)<br />If he/she had more one than one occupation, write the one that gave the greatest income.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (3 digits).
Universe
Paraguay 1972: Persons age 12+ who have a job or who had it in the past [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |