VIII Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1970. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 1970
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Principal occupation (BR1970A_MAINOCC)
Data file: BRA1970_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
219
End:
221
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="BR70A422 BR70A423 BR70A424 BR70A425 BR70A426 BR70A427"><span class="em">Only for people who worked in the 12 months prior to the census date (Sept-1-1969 through Aug-31-1970) or who are seeking work (response 7 in #22)</span><br />[Applies to questions 23 - 28]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR70A422"><span class="h3">23. Occupation, profession, task, function, etc, that was exercised for the longest time</span><br /><div class="i1">____ Code</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR70A422"><span class="h3">23. Occupation, profession, task, function, etc, that was exercised for the longest time</span><br /><div class="i1">____ Code</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 011 | Farmers |
| 012 | Cattle raisers |
| 013 | Raising of poultry and small animals |
| 014 | Industrial |
| 015 | Commercial |
| 016 | Hotel and boarding house owners |
| 017 | Other owners |
| 021 | Admin. directors in publ. serv. |
| 022 | Bank and insur. co. admin. |
| 023 | Farm and ranch administrators |
| 024 | Other administrators |
| 031 | Fiscal agents in public service |
| 032 | Labor inspectors |
| 033 | Administrative officials and technicians |
| 034 | Collectors and extractors |
| 035 | Cashiers and treasurers |
| 036 | Accounting technicians |
| 037 | Stock clerks and warehousemen |
| 038 | Typists |
| 039 | Stenographers |
| 040 | Editors |
| 041 | Translators |
| 042 | Librarians |
| 043 | Programmers |
| 044 | Equipment operators |
| 045 | Office helpers in general admin. |
| 101 | Engineers |
| 102 | Architects |
| 103 | Surveyors and survey engineers |
| 104 | Draftsmen and cartographers |
| 111 | Chemists |
| 112 | Pharmacists |
| 113 | Physicists |
| 114 | Geologists |
| 115 | Astronomists |
| 116 | Meteorologists |
| 121 | Agronomists |
| 122 | Veterinarians |
| 123 | Field biologists |
| 130 | Physicians |
| 131 | Dentists |
| 132 | Midwives |
| 133 | Registered nurses |
| 134 | Non-registered nurses |
| 135 | Physiotherapists and masseurs |
| 136 | Prosthetists |
| 137 | X-ray operators |
| 138 | Practical drugstore clerks |
| 139 | Lab technicians |
| 141 | Mathematicians |
| 142 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 143 | Economists |
| 144 | Accountants |
| 145 | Sociologists, anthropol., archaeol. |
| 151 | Primary-school teachers |
| 152 | High-school teachers |
| 153 | Higher educ. professors and teachers |
| 154 | Teachers w/o specification |
| 155 | Teaching inspectors/educ. technicians |
| 156 | Student inspectors |
| 161 | Judges |
| 162 | Attorneys, prosecutors |
| 163 | Public lawyers and defenders |
| 164 | Notaries public and registr. officials |
| 165 | Clerks and process servers |
| 171 | Religious |
| 172 | Social workers |
| 173 | Social agents |
| 181 | Writers and journalists |
| 191 | Sculptors and painters |
| 192 | Musicians |
| 193 | Movie, circus, radio, tv performers |
| 194 | Announcers |
| 195 | Decorators and set designers |
| 196 | Cameramen |
| 197 | Photographers |
| 198 | Other cinema/theater technicians, etc. |
| 211 | Agricultural technicians |
| 212 | Plowmen |
| 213 | Tractor drivers |
| 221 | Country house workers, market gardeners, florists |
| 222 | Gardeners |
| 223 | Hoe workers |
| 224 | Cattle raising workers |
| 231 | Hunters |
| 232 | Fishermen |
| 241 | Lumberjacks and woodcutters |
| 242 | Charcoal manufacturers |
| 243 | Rubber tappers |
| 244 | Maté workers |
| 245 | Harvesters, peelers, etc. |
| 311 | Miners |
| 321 | Stone cutters and quarry workers |
| 331 | Workers in oil extraction |
| 341 | Gold miners |
| 411 | Metal modelers, formers |
| 412 | Metal caster |
| 413 | Laminators and wire drawers |
| 414 | Tool grinders and sharpeners |
| 421 | Mechanical stampers |
| 422 | Milling machinists and punch operators |
| 423 | Lathe operators |
| 424 | Mechanics for int. combust. engines |
| 425 | Mechanics, without specification |
| 426 | Galvanizers and nickel appliers |
| 427 | Welders |
| 428 | Boilersmiths |
| 429 | Forgers and sheet metal workers |
| 430 | Auto electricians |
| 431 | Metal riveters |
| 432 | Tinsmiths |
| 433 | Blacksmiths |
| 441 | Textile carders and combers |
| 442 | Textile rollers and spoolers |
| 443 | Textile spinners |
| 444 | Lace makers |
| 445 | Loom setters |
| 446 | Rope makers |
| 447 | Weavers |
| 448 | Tapestry and carpet weavers |
| 449 | Net makers |
| 450 | Textile bleachers and dyers |
| 451 | Textile printers |
| 452 | Textile finishers |
| 461 | Leather goods, saddle and harness makers |
| 462 | Tanners |
| 471 | Tailors and seamstresses |
| 472 | Embroiderers and fabric reweavers |
| 473 | Straw hat makers |
| 474 | Hat makers (not straw hats) |
| 475 | Shoemakers |
| 476 | Purse and belt makers |
| 481 | Cabinet makers and joiners |
| 482 | Carpenters |
| 483 | Coopers |
| 484 | Sawyers |
| 485 | Upholsterers (incl. vehicle uphol.) |
| 486 | Mattress makers |
| 487 | Wood polishers |
| 491 | Electricians |
| 492 | Radio repair technicians |
| 511 | Masters in civil construction |
| 512 | Reinforced concreters |
| 513 | Stone masons |
| 514 | Hod carriers |
| 515 | Painters and whitewashers |
| 516 | Stucco masons |
| 517 | Tile and parquetry workers |
| 518 | Plumbers |
| 519 | Glaziers (glass installers) |
| 520 | Sidewalk and pavement workers |
| 521 | Caulkers |
| 522 | Civil construction machine operators |
| 531 | Sausage and wiener makers |
| 532 | Jerky makers |
| 533 | Butchers in slaughter houses |
| 534 | Occupations in the dairy industry |
| 535 | Candy makers and confectioners |
| 536 | Pasta makers |
| 537 | Bakers |
| 538 | Grain millers |
| 539 | Employees in the sugar industry |
| 540 | Employees in the beverage industry |
| 541 | Employees in the coffee industry |
| 542 | Employees in the fishing industry |
| 551 | Linotypists |
| 552 | Typographers |
| 553 | Printing engravers |
| 554 | Printing press operators |
| 555 | Proofreaders in printing industry |
| 556 | Bookbindery workers |
| 557 | Other occupations in printing ind. |
| 561 | Glass workers and ampule makers |
| 562 | Ceramists and china makers |
| 563 | Ceramics painters |
| 564 | Brick makers |
| 571 | Masters and foremen transformation ind. |
| 572 | Jewelers and watchmakers |
| 573 | Gem cutters and polishers |
| 574 | Vulcanizers and retreaders |
| 575 | Fireworks makers |
| 576 | Basket and mat makers |
| 577 | Broom makers |
| 578 | Marble workers |
| 579 | Tobacco preparation workers |
| 580 | Stone buffers and polishers |
| 581 | Spray painters |
| 582 | Naval construction repair workers |
| 583 | Unspecified craftsmen |
| 584 | Stokers except on trains and boats |
| 585 | Packagers and dispatchers |
| 586 | Other occupations in transf. ind. |
| 611 | Butchers |
| 612 | Street vendors |
| 613 | Shop attendants and delivery personnel |
| 614 | Newspaper and magazine vendors |
| 621 | Vendors (traveling and local) |
| 622 | Commercial representatives |
| 623 | Advertising agents |
| 631 | Insurance brokers |
| 632 | Real estate brokers |
| 633 | Stock brokers |
| 634 | Other agents and brokers |
| 635 | Buyers |
| 711 | Civil aviators |
| 712 | Flight attendants |
| 721 | Merchant marine officers |
| 722 | Boatswains |
| 723 | Ship machinists |
| 724 | Ship stokers |
| 725 | Merchant marine sailors |
| 726 | Ship stewards |
| 727 | Small boat operators |
| 731 | Crane operators |
| 732 | Stevedores and longshoremen |
| 741 | Railroad agents |
| 742 | Train conductors and inspectors |
| 743 | Locomotive engineers |
| 744 | Train stokers |
| 745 | Railroad brakesmen |
| 746 | Switchmen and flagmen |
| 751 | Drivers |
| 752 | Fare collectors |
| 753 | Teamsters (oxen, horse, etc.) |
| 761 | Transp. inspectors and dispatchers |
| 762 | Highway maintenance workers |
| 763 | Railway maintenance workers |
| 771 | Postal and telegraph agents |
| 772 | Postal clerks |
| 773 | Telegraphers and radiotelegrapher |
| 774 | Telephone operators |
| 775 | Postmen |
| 776 | Stamp sellers |
| 777 | Telegraph linemen |
| 811 | Cooks |
| 812 | Waiters |
| 813 | Domestic help |
| 821 | Barbers and hairdressers |
| 822 | Manicures and pedicures |
| 823 | Laundresses and ironers |
| 824 | Shoe shiners |
| 831 | Soccer players |
| 832 | Wrestlers and other prof. athletes |
| 833 | Referees, umpires, etc. |
| 834 | Sports coaches |
| 841 | Commiss. and non-commiss officers in armed forces |
| 842 | Commiss. and non-commiss officers in fire department |
| 843 | Police chiefs and commissioners |
| 844 | Police investigators |
| 845 | Civil and traffic police |
| 846 | Jailers and prison guards |
| 847 | Fingerprint specialists |
| 911 | Elevator operators |
| 912 | Apprentices |
| 913 | Foremen |
| 914 | Sanitary inspectors |
| 915 | Fiscal inspectors |
| 916 | Garbage collectors |
| 917 | Lubricators |
| 918 | Meteorological observers |
| 919 | Movie projectionists |
| 920 | Operators of extraction machinery, civil construct. |
| 921 | Doormen, watchmen, servants |
| 922 | Unspecified manual laborers |
| 923 | Other undefined occupations |
| 924 | Seeking work 1st time |
| 925 | Occupation not declared |
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="BR70A422"><span class="h3">Question 23 - Occupation, profession, position, function, etc. that the person has exercised for the longest time</span><br /><br />(Only for persons age 10 or over who worked during the twelve months prior to the date of the Census - 9/1/1969 to 8/31/1970 - or are looking for work for the 1st time)<br /><br />Record:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a) the usual occupation, that is, that in which the respondent was occupied during most of the year, even if, on the date of the Census, he or she is unemployed, on vacation, prisoner awaiting judgment, or doing temporary work, as is common among farm workers who, at certain times of the year, work in sugar plants, processing machines, etc.<br /><br />One should not confuse habitual occupation with professional specialization. For example, a bank manager or a high-school teacher who is a trained physician or lawyer will declare his or her habitual occupation, and not the profession in which he or she is licensed and/or trained (physician or lawyer).<br /><br />Vague and generic expressions should not be accepted, such as Farm Worker, Assistant, Commercial Worker, Teacher, Bank Worker, Government Employee, Factory Worker, Worker, Domestic Help, Liberal Professional, or Military Man to identify occupations. The correct recording would be: Foreman, Field Hand, Cowboy, Office Assistant, Statistical Assistant, Salesperson, Cashier, Traveling Salesman, Primary Teacher, High-school Teacher, College Teacher, Office Boy, Administrative Official, Scribe, Accountant, Chemist, Economist, Engineer, Hackler (Flax Comber), Welder, Boilersmith, Overseer, Carpenter, Hod Carrier, Cook, Nanny, Physician, Lawyer, Priest, Captain, etc.<br /><br />b) the occupation exercised on the date of the Census, when the new occupation, different from the usual, has been taken up as definitive;</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 44]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">c) first time, when the person is looking for work for the 1st time.<br /><br />Respondents who exercise two or more economic occupations concurrently should indicate that which occupies most of their time.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the principal occupation of the person.
Universe
Brazil 1970: Persons working or seeking work 12 months prior to census [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |