Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (2-digits) (LS2006A_OCC)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
262
End:
263
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E. Economic status </span>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>27. What was (the respondent's) last type of work done? </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 27 asked of all those coded 10-50 and 60 in Question 24.] <br />Remember to ask only those who were job seeking for less than 5 years. <br /><br />Type of work ____</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>27. What was (the respondent's) last type of work done? </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 27 asked of all those coded 10-50 and 60 in Question 24.] <br />Remember to ask only those who were job seeking for less than 5 years. <br /><br />Type of work ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Armed forces |
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Corporate managers |
| 13 | General managers |
| 21 | Physical mathematical and engineering scientists |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Physical and engineer science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled ag and fish workers |
| 62 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery, and related trades |
| 73 | Precision, handicraft, printing, and related occupations |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary-plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agriculture, fishery, and related laborers |
| 93 | Laborers in mining, construction, manufacture, and transport |
| 98 | Job seeking |
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="h2">Part D of the Questionnaire </span>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>97. Column 27: Type of work done (last week)</p>
<div class="i1">State the occupation. If the person is job seeking for not longer than 5 years, give last type of work done. You have to avoid making entries of a generalized nature such as "civil servant'' or "businessman". Write the exact work that the person does, e.g. Medical doctor, stenographer, herbalist, teacher, etc. Peasants will be classified as farmers. For people with two occupations enter the one that claims most of his/her time.<br /> A list of the most common occupation is annexed to this manual to help you take the proper classification.<br /> Code 88 for not applicable</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>97. Column 27: Type of work done (last week)</p>
<div class="i1">State the occupation. If the person is job seeking for not longer than 5 years, give last type of work done. You have to avoid making entries of a generalized nature such as "civil servant'' or "businessman". Write the exact work that the person does, e.g. Medical doctor, stenographer, herbalist, teacher, etc. Peasants will be classified as farmers. For people with two occupations enter the one that claims most of his/her time.<br /> A list of the most common occupation is annexed to this manual to help you take the proper classification.<br /> Code 88 for not applicable</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Pesons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancie: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |