Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 2000
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Reference ID
MYS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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- MYS2000-H-H
- MYS2000-P-H
Occupation - 2 digits (MY2000A_0427)
Data file: MYS2000-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
202
End:
203
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Question C17 - C29 for person aged 10 years and above
[Questions 25-27 were asked of persons who worked for at least one hour during the last 7 days or had a job to return to.]
C25. Occupation
(a) What is your occupation? ____
(b) Please describe your duties/ nature of work. ____
(c) In which sector is your occupation?
[] 1 Government
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Own business
[Questions 25-27 were asked of persons who worked for at least one hour during the last 7 days or had a job to return to.]
C25. Occupation
(a) What is your occupation? ____
(b) Please describe your duties/ nature of work. ____
(c) In which sector is your occupation?
[] 1 Government
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Own business
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Directors and specialised managers |
| 13 | General managers (medium/small enterprises) |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Business professionals |
| 25 | Legal professionals |
| 29 | Professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 31 | Physical and engineering science associate |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Finance, sales and related business associate |
| 35 | Supervisors |
| 39 | Associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 43 | Mail distribution clerks |
| 44 | Transport clerks |
| 49 | Clerical workers not elsewhere classified |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Sales workers, demonstrators and models |
| 61 | Agricultural and related workers |
| 62 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers and gatherers |
| 71 | Extraction and construction trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Precision, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Food processing, woodworking, textile, leather 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 | Messengers, porters, attendants and related workers |
| 93 | Labourers and related workers |
| 99 | Unknown |
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 indicates the person's occupation (2 digits).
Universe
Persons age 10+ who worked for at least one hour during the last 7 days, and those not working but had a job to return to
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |