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X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1991
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation (BR1991A_0449)

Data file: BRA1991-P-H

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Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 290
End: 292
Width: 3
Range: 0 - 999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
46. Occupation, profession, task, function, etc., that was exercised for the longest time. (If changed occupations definitively note current occupation)

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Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Farmers
2 Cattle ranchers
3 Poultry farmers
4 Other livestock breeders
5 Non-specified agricultural and livestock owners
6 Entrepreneurs/contractors in vegetation extraction or fishing
7 Entrepreneurs/contractors in mineral extraction
8 Entrepreneurs/contractors in transformation industry
9 Entrepreneurs/contractors in civil construction
10 Merchants
11 Hotelkeepers and boarding house owners
12 Transportation entrepreneurs/contractors
13 Street vendors
14 Street market merchants
15 Other owners
20 Ministers of State, governors, mayors, members of legislative branch and Brazilian Diplomatic Corps
21 Directors, consultants and officers of public services
30 Ranch and farm administrators
31 Administrators and managers in vegetation extraction, and fishing
32 Administrators and managers in mineral extraction
33 Administrators and managers in transformation industry
34 Administrators and managers in civil construction
35 Administrators and managers in trade and merchandising
36 Administrators and managers of hotels and similar establishments
37 Administrators and managers in transportation
38 Administrators and managers in financial real estate and insurance companies
39 Other unclassified administrators and managers
40 Employees in charge of administrative matters in companies
50 Revenue agents and inspectors
51 Labor inspectors- (gov't service)
52 Administrative assistants
53 Cashiers, bursars, tellers, pursers (except in merchandising of services and trade)
54 Stockroom and warehouse clerks
55 Dispatchers and materials agents
56 Typists
57 Teletype operators
58 Operators of automatic processing machines
59 Secretaries
60 Accounting aides or clerks
61 Copying machine operators
62 File clerks
63 Receptionists
64 Administrative aides (or clerks)
101 Engineers
102 Architects
103 Surveyors
104 Cartographers
111 Draftsmen
112 Technicians in construction, land surveying, roadworks and sanitation
113 Other ancillary occupations in engineering and architecture
121 Chemists
122 Pharmacists
123 Physicists
124 Mineral geologists
125 Other specialists in chemistry and physics
131 Chemical technicians
132 Non-certified pharmacists
133 Meteorological technicians
141 Agronomists
142 Biologists
143 Pharmacologists
144 Veterinarians
151 Physicians
152 Dentists
153 Registered nurses
154 Other heath-related occupations
161 Interns
162 Nurses (without diploma)
163 Physical therapy assistants
164 Orthoptists and opticians
165 Medical and dental equipment operators
166 Midwives
167 Prosthetists
168 Technicians in clinical analysis
171 Mathematicians and actuarial specialists
172 Statisticians
173 System analysts
181 Economists
182 Accountants
183 Administrative technicians
191 Accounting technicians
192 Statistical technicians
193 Census agents
194 Computer programmers
201 Sociologists, anthropologists and archeologists
202 Psychologists
203 Geographers and demographers
204 Social workers
205 Other social scientists
211 Professor-researchers
212 University professors
213 Secondary teachers
214 Middle school teachers (5th-8th grade)
215 Elementary school teachers (1st-4th grade)
216 Elementary school teachers (without specification of grade)
217 Nursery school and kindergarten teachers
218 Vocational teachers and instructors
219 Teachers at unspecified levels
221 Educational guidance officers and teaching technicians
222 School proctors
231 Judges
232 Government attorneys
233 Lawyers and public defenders
241 Notaries public and record officials
242 Legal scribes and clerks
243 Process servers
244 Other ancillary occupations in the justice system
251 Priests
252 [no label]
261 Writers and journalists
271 Sculptors and painters
272 Craftsmen of ceramic, leather, wooden and metal objects
273 Decorators and designers
274 Photographers
275 Musicians and composers
276 Television, radio, movie and stage actors
277 Circus entertainers
278 Announcers and commentators
279 Producers and directors of shows
280 Movie makers and camera operators
281 Operators of sound and set equipment
282 Other radio and TV operators (except for camera, sound and set operations)
283 Projectionists
291 Librarians
292 Museum curators and archivists
293 Other technical and scientific occupations not mentioned above
301 Self-employed agricultural and Livestock producers
302 Agricultural and livestock technicians
303 Operators of agricultural tractors and other farm implements and machinery
304 Other agricultural and livestock workers
305 Aquaculture workers
321 Hunters
322 Fishermen
331 Lumberjacks
332 Woodcutters
333 Charcoal makers
334 Rubber tappers and collectors
335 Herb gatherers
336 Agricultural pickers, breakers and shellers
341 Miners
345 Stonecutters and rock drillers
351 Operators of machinery for extraction and processing of ore and rock
361 Gas and petroleum extraction workers
371 Prospectors
381 Saltworks workers
391 Well sounders (except for petroleum or gas)
401 Masters and technicians in mineral extraction enterprises
402 Masters, foremen and technicians in transformation industry (except for textiles)
403 Masters (foremen and technicians in the textile industry) in textile industry
404 Masters in civil construction
405 Masters and technicians in electric energy, gas, water and sewage companies
406 Other masters foremen and technicians
411 Oven tenders in metallurgical industry
412 Metal pressers and cutters
413 Wiredrawers
414 Molders
415 Galvanizers and metal platers
416 Tool grinders and sharpeners
417 Stone buffers and polishers
418 Toolmakers
419 Stamping machine operators
420 Mechanical metal press operators
421 Milling machinists and punch operators
422 Machine-tool operators
423 Mechanical adjusters and fitters
424 Motor vehicle mechanics
425 Unspecified mechanics
426 Welders
427 Riveters and assemblers of metallic structures
428 Stokers in metallurgical industries [Caldeireiros]
429 Blacksmiths and sheet-metal workers
430 Tinsmiths
431 Auto body workers
441 Textile carders and combers
442 Textile rovers 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
470 Tailors and seamstresses
471 Sewing assistants
472 Pants makers and shirt makers
473 Pattern makers and cutters
474 Embroiderers and fabric reweavers
475 Straw hatmakers
476 Hatmakers (not straw hats)
477 Shoemakers
478 Shoe factory workers
479 Purse and belt makers
481 Cabinet makers and joiners
482 Carpenters
483 Coopers, hoopers and barrel makers
484 Joining machinery operators
485 Sawyers
486 Plywood preparers
487 Upholsterers and vehicle upholsterers
488 Mattress makers
489 Wood polishers
490 Basket makers and mat weavers
501 Electrical equipment assemblers
502 Electronic equipment assemblers (except audio and video sets)
503 Electrical and electronic equipment repair technicians (except for audio and video sets)
504 Audio and video assemblers
505 Audio and video repair technicians
506 Installation electricians
507 Installers and repair technicians of telecommunications equipment
508 Installers and repair technicians of electrical and telecommunications lines
509 Operators of electric energy production installations
511 Reinforced concreters
512 Bricklayers or masons
513 Hod carriers
514 Painters and whitewashers
515 Stucco masons
516 Tilers and parquetry workers
517 Plumbers and pipefitters
518 Glaziers or glass installers
519 Sidewalk and street paving workers
520 Flooring fitters and caulkers
521 Operators of civil construction machinery
531 Sausage makers
532 Jerky makers
533 Butchers (in slaughterhouses)
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
543 Employees in the tea and cocoa industry
544 Employees in the vegetable oil industry
545 Employees in other areas of the food industry
551 Lineotypists
552 Typographers
553 Printing engravers
554 Printing press operators
555 Proofreaders in the printing industry
556 Bookbindery workers
557 Other occupations in the printing industry
561 Glassworkers and ampule makers
562 Ceramists and china makers
563 Ceramics painters
564 Potters
571 Quality control inspectors
572 Jewelers and watchmakers
573 Gem cutters and polishers
574 Rubber workers
575 Vulcanizers and retreaders
576 Fireworks makers
577 Broom makers
578 Marble workers
579 Tobacco preparation workers
580 Cigar and cigarette makers
581 Spray painters
582 Forklift operators
583 Stokers (except on trains and boats)
584 Merchandise packagers
585 Employees in the paper and cardboard industry
586 Employees in rubber and plastic products industry (except for tires)
587 Employees in the cement and fiber-cement products industry
588 Safety and security supervisors
589 Other employees in the transformation industry
601 Self-employed businessmen
602 Salespersons
603 Cashiers
604 Stock clerks
605 Demonstrators (demonstrates and promotes products)
611 Employees at street markets
612 Water vendors
613 Candy and ice-cream vendors
614 Grocery store employees
615 Vendors of animal entrails, fish and milk
616 Ticket vendors
617 Employees in other street vending occupations
621 Magazine and newspaper vendors
631 Salespersons (traveling and local)
632 Commercial representatives
633 Advertising agents
641 Insurance agents
642 Real estate agents
643 Stock brokers
644 Appraisers and auctioneers
645 Other agents and brokers
646 Buyers
711 Civilian aircraft pilots
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 Railway agents
742 Train conductors and inspectors
743 Locomotive engineers
744 Train firemen
745 Railroad brakemen or flagmen
746 Switchmen and signal men
751 Drivers
752 Fare collectors
753 Teamsters (oxen, horses, etc.)
761 Transportation inspectors and dispatchers
762 Railroad maintenance workers
771 Postal and telegraph agents
772 Postal clerks
773 Telegraphers and radio telegraphers
774 Telephone operators
775 Postmen
801 Chambermaids
802 Nannies
803 Cooks (female)
804 Cleaning personnel (female)
805 Laundresses
806 Governesses and butlers
807 Non-specialized domestic help
808 Other occupations in domestic service
811 Hotel keepers and boarding house proprietors
812 Chamberlains (except for domestic help)
813 Cooks (male) (except for domestic help)
814 Waiters
815 Bartenders and café personnel
816 Governesses and butlers (except for domestic help)
817 Hotel maitre d"s
818 Maitre d"s in food services
821 Hairdressers
822 Barbers
823 Make-up, aestheticians, etc.
824 Manicurists and pedicurists
825 Laundresses and ironers
826 Shoe-shiners
831 Soccer players
832 Wrestlers and other professional athletes
833 Referees
834 Sports coaches
841 Doormen
842 Elevator operators
843 Watchmen
844 Janitorial staff
845 Office-boys
851 Owners in self-owned farming and cattle services not classified above
852 Owners in self-owned services not classified above
861 Officers in the armed-forces
862 Enlisted men in the armed-forces
863 Fire department officers and personnel
864 Police chiefs and commissioners
865 Police investigators
866 Local policemen and policewomen, including for traffic
867 Jail keepers and prison guards
868 Finger print specialists
869 Private security officers
911 Apprentices
912 Ticket sellers in entertainment
913 Private sector firemen (not in public employment)
914 Foremen, overseers
915 Pest control workers
916 Street parking watchmen
917 Sanitary inspectors (gov"t service)
918 Inspectors (gov"t service)
919 Gardeners (not involved in crops)
920 Garbage men
921 Lubricators
922 Water treatment and distribution workers
923 Machine operators (except for farming and civil construction)
924 Unspecified manual laborers
925 Road maintenance workers
926 Nannies (except for domestic help)
927 Other or undefined occupations
999 Occupation undeclared
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
Question 46 - What occupation, profession, position, function, etc. the person regularly exercised during the last 12 months or during part them

This entry will be for the usual occupation that the enumerated person exercised between 9/1/1989 and 8/31/1990.

Usual occupation is considered that exercised during most of the referred period.

When a person has changed occupations and intends this change to be permanent, the occupation he or she exercised last will be recorded, regardless of the time spent on each during this period. Included in this case are persons who changed occupations or functions due to promotion or change in career, such as:


1st case - A farm worker who emigrated to the city and went to work as a hod carrier in the construction of a building;
2nd case - A billing clerk in an industrial company who was promoted to Accounting Technician;
3rd case - An office helper at a bank who was promoted to the position of cashier.


When the person has changed occupations, but the change is transitory due to circumstantial or seasonal factors, [p. 76] the usual occupation will be entered and not the transitory occupation, such as:


1st case - For a farm worker who, during the time between planting and harvesting, worked in a village as a stone mason, woodcutter, etc., record, as the case may be, Hoe worker, Cotton picker, etc.;
2nd case - For a farm worker who, during certain periods, works at a machine at a sugar plant, etc., the occupation of farm worker will be recorded;
3rd case - For a driver who, unable to work in his profession, is exercising some other occupation until he is again able to work as a driver, the occupation of Driver will be recorded;
4th case - For a specialized worker who, when unable to find a placement in his or her profession, is exercising another occupation, will be recorded, as the case may be: Welder, Cabinet maker, Weaver, etc.

When the person simultaneously exercises different occupations, the main occupation should be recorded.

Main occupation is considered that which occupies the greatest number of the person's hours per week or, if this number is the same, that which provides the highest income, such as:

[Type] /Occupation / Hours / Income Cr$

Main / Teacher / 24 / 1,200.00
Secondary / Doctor / 12 / 3,000.00
Main / Journalist / 21 / 4,000.00
Secondary / Lawyer / 21 / 2,000.00

For persons on vacation or on leave, even if they were exercising another occupation, the usual occupation will be recorded and not that exercised temporarily during vacation or leave.

Occupation should not be confused with professional specialization. For example, for a commercial director with a degree in economics, or a high school teacher with a degree in medicine, the entries will be, respectively: Commercial director and High school teacher.

[p. 77]

Vague or generic answers which do not correctly characterize the person's occupation must not be recorded.

[List of examples on page 77 was not translated into English]

For employees and for persons who are Self-employed or without remuneration, the occupation, profession, position, function, etc., which they exercised, will be recorded.

If the person is engaged in farming, either individually or only with the help of a resident of the household who [p. 78] is not paid for the work, record respectively Field hand or Animal raiser.

If the person has a commercial establishment, individually or only with the help of a non-remunerated person, record Commercial businessman.

Liberal professionals (Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, Engineers, etc.), who employ up to 2 attendants or nurses in their offices should record their profession.

For Employers (partners or tenants) who are owners of establishments, firms or companies where they work (condition of being owner and employer), the entry should indicate this condition, such as Ranch owner, Chicken-farm owner, Owner of industry, Store owner, Barbershop owner, Clinic owner, Transportation company owner, etc.

Below are some examples to better clarify these situations:

Situation: Barbershop employee
Correct entry: Barber

Situation: Barber, barbershop owner, working only with the help of a non-remunerated son or daughter
Correct entry: Barber

Situation: Barber, working with his father without receiving remuneration
Correct entry: Barber

Situation: Barber, barbershop owner working with the help of employees
Correct entry: Barbershop owner

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of occupation the person regularly exercised during the past 12 months or part of that time.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who worked any time between September 1, 1989 and August 31, 1990

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