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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- MEX1970_PHC-H-H
- MEX1970_PHC-P-H
Occupation 2 digit (MX1970A_OCC2)
Data file: MEX1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
221
End:
222
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX70A414 MX70A415 MX70A416 MX70A417 MX70A418 MX70A419 MX70A420 MX70A421 MX70A422 MX70A423 MX70A424 MX70A425"><span class="em">For persons twelve years old or more</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX70A422 MX70A423 MX70A424">18. Principal occupation in 1969<br /><br />In the main work or employment that the person had in 1969, what was his or her job, profession, or occupation?<br />(For example: <span class="lang">pizcador</span>, cow milker, automobile mechanic, chemical engineer, traveling salesmen, typist, archivist, etc.)<br /><div class="i1">_____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX70A422 MX70A423 MX70A424">18. Principal occupation in 1969<br /><br />In the main work or employment that the person had in 1969, what was his or her job, profession, or occupation?<br />(For example: <span class="lang">pizcador</span>, cow milker, automobile mechanic, chemical engineer, traveling salesmen, typist, archivist, etc.)<br /><div class="i1">_____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Technicians related to architecture and engineering |
| 02 | Lawyers, economists, accountants, sociologists, professionals in information systems and related social sciences |
| 03 | Technicians related to lawyers, economists, accountants, sociologists, professionals in information systems and related social sciences |
| 04 | Doctors, dentists, veterinarians and related professionals |
| 05 | Technicians in medicine, dentistry, veterinary services and related professionals |
| 06 | Professors, teachers, and education professionals |
| 08 | Philosophers, historians, psychologists, and related professionals |
| 09 | Technicians related to philosophy, history, and psychology |
| 10 | Chemists and biologists |
| 11 | Technicians related to chemistry and biology |
| 12 | Mathematicians, physicists, and astronomers |
| 13 | Technicians related to mathematics, physics, and astronomy |
| 14 | Professionals dedicated to the fine arts, writers, sculptors, painters, artists and similar professionals |
| 15 | Religious and persons in similar activities |
| 16 | Athletes, sportsmen, bull fighters and persons in similar occupations |
| 17 | Other professionals not classified above |
| 18 | Other technicians not classified above |
| 20 | Public officials in upper levels and in directive category in the public administration |
| 21 | Mangers, directive personnel in private businesses, state businesses or other decentralized organisms |
| 22 | Administrators and personnel in similar occupations |
| 23 | Owners of agricultural cattle production, and businesses dedicated to hunting and fishing |
| 24 | Owners of industrial companies and businesses |
| 25 | Owners of commercial service and sports companies and businesses |
| 26 | Owners insufficiently specified |
| 30 | Employees in accounting, cashiers, and operators of accounting and statistical machinery |
| 31 | Short hand writers and typists |
| 32 | Mailmen and messengers, employees of correspondence and archives |
| 33 | Telephone operators and telegraph operators |
| 34 | Administrative personnel and in related occupations, not classified above |
| 39 | Administrative employees and in similar occupations that are insufficiently detailed |
| 40 | Salesmen and vendors |
| 41 | Sales agents and representatives |
| 50 | Workers in protection and guard services |
| 51 | Workers in personal and domestic services |
| 52 | Laundresses, pressers, dyers, and similar workers |
| 53 | Hair dressers, barbers, beauticians, and similar workers |
| 54 | Doormen, concierges, elevator operators, cleaning employees and similar |
| 55 | Conductors of transportation vehicles: air, maritime and similar workers |
| 56 | Conductors of land transportation vehicles and similar workers |
| 57 | Workers in services of national defense |
| 58 | Customs agents, workers in transportation, publicity, and rental services |
| 59 | Workers in other services |
| 60 | Workers in agricultural activities |
| 61 | Lumber workers and workers in similar occupations |
| 62 | Fishermen and workers in similar occupations |
| 63 | Hunters, trap setters, and persons in similar occupations |
| 70 | Miners, quarry workers, and similar workers |
| 71 | Well diggers, workers in the extraction of petroleum and natural gas and similar workers |
| 72 | Metallurgy workers |
| 73 | Operators in treatment of wood and paper manufacture |
| 74 | Workers in chemical treatments and similar workers |
| 75 | Bobbin winders, weavers, dyers, and similar workers |
| 76 | Workers in the preparation, tanning and treating skins |
| 77 | Workers in the preparation of foods and beverages |
| 78 | Tobacco workers |
| 79 | Tailors, seamstresses, upholsterers and similar workers |
| 80 | Shoe makers and harness makers |
| 81 | Packers, metal workers, wood workers and similar workers |
| 82 | Adjustors, assemblers, and installers of machinery and precision instruments, watchmakers, and mechanics (except electricians) |
| 83 | Electricians, workers in electronics and similar workers |
| 84 | Operators of radio and television emission stations, and of sound and movie projection equipment |
| 85 | Pipe fitters, welders, laminators, boilermakers, and assemblers of metal structures |
| 86 | Jewelers and goldsmiths |
| 87 | Glass makers, pottery workers and similar workers |
| 88 | Workers in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 89 | Workers in the manufacture of paper and cardboard products |
| 90 | Workers in graphic arts and photo developing |
| 91 | Workers in construction and painters |
| 92 | Operators of energy machinery, fixed machinery and similar installations |
| 93 | Workers in the manipulation of merchandise and materials and workers in land movement |
| 94 | Manufacturing laborers and similar workers not classified above |
| 95 | Workers insufficiently specified |
| 97 | Persons who are economically active, insufficiently specified |
| 98 | Persons who are economically active who did not declare an occupation |
| 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 (2 digits).
Universe
Mexico 1970: Persons age 12+ who are working for pay or on own-account and currently unemployed [discrepancies: type I 2.5%; type II none]
concept
Concept