IX General Population and Housing Census, 1970 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 1970

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MEX_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Dirección General de Estadística, Secretaría de Industria y Comercio, IPUMS

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Occupation 1 digit (MX1970A_OCC1)

Data file: MEX1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 219

End: 220

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="MX70A414 MX70A415 MX70A416 MX70A417 MX70A418 MX70A419 MX70A420 MX70A421 MX70A422 MX70A423 MX70A424 MX70A425">For persons twelve years old or more </svar>

<svar a="all" v="MX70A422 MX70A423 MX70A424">18. Principal occupation in 1969 In the main work or employment that the person had in 1969, what was his or her job, profession, or occupation? (For example: pizcador, cow milker, automobile mechanic, chemical engineer, traveling salesmen, typist, archivist, etc.) <div class="i1">_____</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	NIU (not in universe)
01	Professionals and related technicians
02	Managers and directors
03	Administrative and related personnel
04	Salespeople, vendors, and similar
05	Personal services, drivers and similar
06	Agricultural or livestock workers
07	Non-agricultural manual laborers
08	Non-agricultural manual laborers
09	Non-agricultural manual laborers
99	Unknown/missing

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 principal occupation in 1969 (1-digit).

Universe

Mexico 1970: Persons age 12+ who are working for pay or on own-account and currently unemployed [discrepancies: type I 2.4%; type II none]

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