1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1991
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Reference ID
CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (1971 classification basis) (CA1991A_OCC71)
Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
316
End:
317
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA91A474 CA91A476 CA91A473 CA91A475 CA91A412 CA91A464 CA91A465 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A463 CA91A367 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A481 CA91A477 CA91A482 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480 CA91A405 CA91A406 CA91A021 CA91A472 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A492 CA91A493 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A498 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501 CA91A502 CA91A503"><span class="h2">STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="CA91A477 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480"><span class="em">Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486">39. What kind of work was this person doing?<br /><div class="i1">For example, medical lab technician, accounting clerk, manager of civil engineering department, secondary school teacher, supervisor of data entry unit, food processing labourer, fishing guide (if in the Armed Forces, give rank only).<br />Kind of work ________</div><br />40. In this work, what were this person's most important duties or activities?<br /><div class="i1">For example, analysing blood samples, verifying invoices, co-ordinating civil engineering projects, teaching mathematics, organizing work schedules and monitoring data entry systems, cleaning vegetables, guiding fishing parties.<br />Most important duties or activities ________</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="CA91A477 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480"><span class="em">Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486">39. What kind of work was this person doing?<br /><div class="i1">For example, medical lab technician, accounting clerk, manager of civil engineering department, secondary school teacher, supervisor of data entry unit, food processing labourer, fishing guide (if in the Armed Forces, give rank only).<br />Kind of work ________</div><br />40. In this work, what were this person's most important duties or activities?<br /><div class="i1">For example, analysing blood samples, verifying invoices, co-ordinating civil engineering projects, teaching mathematics, organizing work schedules and monitoring data entry systems, cleaning vegetables, guiding fishing parties.<br />Most important duties or activities ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Managerial, administrative and related occupations |
| 02 | Occupations in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics |
| 03 | Occupations in social sciences and related fields |
| 04 | Teaching and related occupations |
| 05 | Occupations in medicine and health |
| 06 | Artistic, literary, recreational and related occupations |
| 07 | Clerical and related occupations |
| 08 | Sales occupations |
| 09 | Service occupations |
| 10 | Farming, horticultural and animal hunsbandry occupatiosn |
| 11 | Other primary occupations |
| 12 | Processing occupations |
| 13 | Machining and product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations |
| 14 | Construction trades occupations |
| 15 | Transport equipement operating occupations |
| 16 | Other occupations |
| 17 | Occupation not stated |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
<svar v="CA91A463 CA91A464 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A473 CA91A474 CA91A475 CA91A476 CA91A478 CA91A479 CA91A480 CA91A481 CA91A482 CA91A483 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501"><div class="i1">Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486"><span class="h3">Questions 39 and 40: Kind of work and most important duties</span><br /><div class="i1">Descriptions should be as precise as possible. Two or more words may be needed in both questions. Rather than using the terms <span class="em">employee </span>or <span class="em">worker</span>, use specific descriptions of the kind of work done. Be sure to indicate supervisory or management responsibilities if they apply.<br /><span class="em">For example, rather than:</span> maintenance, repair work, office work, clerical, inspecting, supervising. <span class="em">A more complete response would be:</span> maintaining electrical equipment; repair and maintenance of electrical motors; type, general office work; typing and filing; inspecting electronic equipment; supervising assembly of electronic equipment [respectively].<br />For persons who are members of a religious order engaged in teaching or nursing for example, report these secular activities rather than the religious activities.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486"><span class="h3">Questions 39 and 40: Kind of work and most important duties</span><br /><div class="i1">Descriptions should be as precise as possible. Two or more words may be needed in both questions. Rather than using the terms <span class="em">employee </span>or <span class="em">worker</span>, use specific descriptions of the kind of work done. Be sure to indicate supervisory or management responsibilities if they apply.<br /><span class="em">For example, rather than:</span> maintenance, repair work, office work, clerical, inspecting, supervising. <span class="em">A more complete response would be:</span> maintaining electrical equipment; repair and maintenance of electrical motors; type, general office work; typing and filing; inspecting electronic equipment; supervising assembly of electronic equipment [respectively].<br />For persons who are members of a religious order engaged in teaching or nursing for example, report these secular activities rather than the religious activities.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of their most important duties, based on the 1971 Standard Occupational Classification.
Universe
Canada 1991: Persons age 15+ last worked in 1990 or 1991 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |