XI General Population and Housing Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Mexico, 1990
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MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center
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Class of worker (MX1990A_0430)
Data file: MEX1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
217
End:
217
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Ask only if the person is twelve years old or more
15. Situation of work
This person at work is: Mark with an X one circle only.
[ ] 1 Employee or worker
[ ] 2 Day laborer or farm hand
[ ] 3 Self employed
[ ] 4 Boss or business person
[ ] 5 Works without pay in the family business or land
15. Situation of work
This person at work is: Mark with an X one circle only.
[ ] 1 Employee or worker
[ ] 2 Day laborer or farm hand
[ ] 3 Self employed
[ ] 4 Boss or business person
[ ] 5 Works without pay in the family business or land
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Employee (professional or manual labor) |
| 2 | Day laborer |
| 3 | Own-account worker |
| 4 | Owner or entrepreneur |
| 5 | Unpaid worker in family business or agricultural property |
| 9 | Not specified |
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
Questions for persons who are twelve years old or more.
Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.
[p.38]
15. Work situation
With this question, we want to know what position the person held in his/her principal job that he/she did the week before the census. This means, we want to know if the person was an employee or worker, day laborer or salaried laborer, self-employed, employer or businessman or if he/she worked without pay in a family business or property.
It is understood that a person was an employee or worker, if he/she worked for pay or salary providing services to an employer; also if the person worked for the government, worked for a business, an establishment or institution, mark:
Employee or worker? [x] 1
The administrators, managers, or general directors who are not the owners of the business, factory, or company where they work, should be considered employees.
If the person worked as a day laborer or salaried laborer providing services to an employer in exchange for a salary or daily wage, you should mark:
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [x] 2
The independent self-employed worker does no have employees nor workers to help, but can receive help from an unpaid family member.
Be careful not to confuse the self-employed worker with an employer or businessman.
Self-employed? [x] 3
[p.39]
An employer, businessman or owner is the owner of a business, company, or establishment that has workers and/or employees.
Employer or businessman [x] 4
An unpaid family member helps in the family property or business without pay.
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [x] 5
[p.43]
[Illustration]
I work as a flower vendor. I do not have an employer, I am self-employed. I work everyday, Monday through Sunday, from 8 in the morning until 6 P.M.. I sell my flowers in the street, on the street called "September 16", and I make about two hundred thousand pesos biweekly.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Flower vendor
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sell flowers
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[70]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To sell flowers
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [200,000] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
-I am a seamstress, I make dresses and blouses for my clients here in my house. I work six hours a day and I rest on Saturdays and Sundays. I make about eighty thousand pesos a week.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post, or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Seamstress of dresses and blouses
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sew and cut blouses and dresses
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[30]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To cut and sew blouses and dresses
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
At home
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [80,000] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
[End of illustration]
Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.
[p.38]
15. Work situation
With this question, we want to know what position the person held in his/her principal job that he/she did the week before the census. This means, we want to know if the person was an employee or worker, day laborer or salaried laborer, self-employed, employer or businessman or if he/she worked without pay in a family business or property.
It is understood that a person was an employee or worker, if he/she worked for pay or salary providing services to an employer; also if the person worked for the government, worked for a business, an establishment or institution, mark:
Employee or worker? [x] 1
The administrators, managers, or general directors who are not the owners of the business, factory, or company where they work, should be considered employees.
If the person worked as a day laborer or salaried laborer providing services to an employer in exchange for a salary or daily wage, you should mark:
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [x] 2
The independent self-employed worker does no have employees nor workers to help, but can receive help from an unpaid family member.
Be careful not to confuse the self-employed worker with an employer or businessman.
Self-employed? [x] 3
[p.39]
An employer, businessman or owner is the owner of a business, company, or establishment that has workers and/or employees.
Employer or businessman [x] 4
An unpaid family member helps in the family property or business without pay.
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [x] 5
[p.43]
[Illustration]
I work as a flower vendor. I do not have an employer, I am self-employed. I work everyday, Monday through Sunday, from 8 in the morning until 6 P.M.. I sell my flowers in the street, on the street called "September 16", and I make about two hundred thousand pesos biweekly.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Flower vendor
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sell flowers
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[70]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To sell flowers
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [200,000] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
-I am a seamstress, I make dresses and blouses for my clients here in my house. I work six hours a day and I rest on Saturdays and Sundays. I make about eighty thousand pesos a week.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post, or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Seamstress of dresses and blouses
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sew and cut blouses and dresses
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[30]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To cut and sew blouses and dresses
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
At home
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [80,000] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
[End of illustration]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates class of worker (e.g. employee, owner, etc).
Universe
Persons age 12+ who worked or had a job last week
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |