National Censuses: IX Population and IV Housing Peru 1993 - IPUMS Subset
Peru, 1993
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PER_1993_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (3 digits) (PE1993A_0428)
Data file: PER1993-P-H
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0
Invalid:
0
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Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
198
End:
200
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For those 6 years of age and older
[Applies to question 12 - 17]
Questions 14 to 17 refer to last week, or to the last time employed.
14. What is the main occupation that you performed?
Examples: dentist, lawyer, agricultural laborer, food sales in the street, etc.
Specify____
[Applies to question 12 - 17]
Questions 14 to 17 refer to last week, or to the last time employed.
14. What is the main occupation that you performed?
Examples: dentist, lawyer, agricultural laborer, food sales in the street, etc.
Specify____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Army officer |
| 12 | Army technician |
| 13 | Army lower level officers |
| 14 | Military service personnel |
| 15 | Non-specified military personnel |
| 21 | Police officer |
| 22 | Police technician |
| 23 | Police lower level officers |
| 24 | Non-specified police personnel |
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 116 | Senior officials of humanitarian and other special-interest organizations |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives in agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing |
| 122 | Directors and chief executives in manufacturing |
| 123 | Directors and chief executives in construction |
| 124 | Directors and chief executives in wholesale and retail trade |
| 125 | Directors and chief executives in restaurants and hotels |
| 126 | Directors and chief executives transport, storage, and communications |
| 127 | Directors and chief executives in public utilities |
| 129 | Production and operations department managers in manufacturing |
| 135 | Production and operations department managers in public utilities |
| 136 | President, Director and Deans at Universities |
| 137 | Finance and administration department managers |
| 138 | Personnel and industrial relations department managers |
| 139 | Sales and marketing department managers |
| 141 | General managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing |
| 142 | General managers in manufacturing and mining |
| 143 | General managers in construction and public works |
| 144 | General managers of wholesale and retail trade |
| 145 | General managers and business administrators not specified |
| 146 | General managers of restaurants and hotels |
| 147 | General managers in transport, storage, and communications |
| 148 | General managers in services businesses |
| 199 | Legislators, senior officials and managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 213 | Chemists |
| 214 | Geologists, geophysicists, and oceanographers |
| 216 | Statisticians and demographers |
| 217 | Computing professionals |
| 218 | Architects, town, and traffic planners |
| 219 | Civil engineers |
| 221 | Electrical engineers and electronics and telecommunications engineers |
| 222 | Mechanical engineers |
| 223 | Chemical engineers |
| 224 | Metallurgists |
| 225 | Mining engineers |
| 226 | Surveyors, cartographers, and topographers |
| 227 | Industrial engineer |
| 228 | Fishing engineer |
| 229 | Other engineers not specified |
| 231 | Biologists, botanists, zoologists, and related professionals |
| 232 | Pharmacologists, pathologists, and related professionals |
| 233 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 234 | Agronomists and related professionals |
| 235 | Medical doctors and related professionals (except nursing personnel) |
| 236 | Dentists (surgeon) |
| 237 | Veterinarians |
| 238 | Pharmacists |
| 239 | Nursing personnel with higher education diploma |
| 241 | University, Professional School, and other higher education centers teaching professionals |
| 242 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 243 | Primary education teaching professionals |
| 244 | Pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 245 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 246 | Trade schools teaching professionals |
| 247 | Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 248 | Teaching professionals, not specified |
| 251 | Accountants |
| 252 | Business administrators (professional) |
| 253 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 254 | Lawyers |
| 255 | Judges |
| 256 | Prosecutors |
| 257 | Public notaries |
| 258 | Other workers and interns in law |
| 259 | Archivists and curators |
| 261 | Librarians and related information professionals |
| 262 | Economists and planning professionals |
| 263 | Sociologists, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, and related professionals |
| 266 | Editors, authors, and journalists |
| 267 | Philologists, translators, and interpreters |
| 268 | Psychologists |
| 269 | Social work professionals |
| 271 | Sculptors, painters, and related artists |
| 272 | Composers, musicians, and singers |
| 273 | Choreographers and dancers |
| 274 | Film, stage, and related actors and directors |
| 281 | Specialists in tourism and hotel management |
| 282 | Public and industrial relations specialists |
| 283 | Diplomats |
| 284 | Religious professionals |
| 299 | Professionals, scientists and intellectuals, not elsewhere classified |
| 311 | Chemical and physical science technicians |
| 312 | Civil engineering, cartography, and topography technicians |
| 313 | Electricity, electronics, and telecommunications technicians |
| 314 | Mechanical engineering and mechanical construction engineering technicians |
| 315 | Industrial chemistry technicians |
| 316 | Mining and metallurgical technicians |
| 317 | Draughtspersons |
| 318 | Industrial engineering and other engineering technicians |
| 319 | Statistics, mathematics, and computer programming technicians |
| 321 | Computer equipment control operators |
| 322 | Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operators |
| 323 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators |
| 331 | Machine navigation officers (river navigation) |
| 332 | Captains, ships' deck officers, and pilots |
| 333 | Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals |
| 334 | Air traffic controllers |
| 335 | Building and fire inspectors |
| 341 | Life science technicians |
| 342 | Agronomy, zoology, and forestry technicians |
| 343 | Medical assistants and interns |
| 344 | Sanitarians |
| 345 | Dietician-, nutritionist-, and bromatologist-technicians |
| 346 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 347 | Dental assistants |
| 348 | Physiotherapists and related associate professionals |
| 349 | Veterinary assistants |
| 351 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 352 | Nursing personnel of intermediate level (technicians) |
| 354 | Traditional medicine practitioners |
| 355 | Radiology and other medical technicians |
| 356 | Health and laboratory technicians |
| 361 | Sales chief, wholesale trade |
| 362 | Sales chief, retail trade |
| 363 | Sales chief, trade not specified |
| 364 | Administration technicians |
| 365 | Economics technicians |
| 366 | Accounting technicians |
| 367 | Social sciences technicians |
| 371 | Securities and finance dealers and brokers |
| 372 | Insurance representatives |
| 373 | Estate agents |
| 374 | Travel consultants and organizers |
| 375 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 376 | Buyers, appraisers, valuers, and auctioneers |
| 377 | Customs, taxes, storage, and related services agents |
| 378 | Service sales agents |
| 379 | Employment agents and labor contractors |
| 381 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 382 | Government tax and excise officials |
| 383 | Government social benefits officials |
| 391 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 392 | Radio, television, and other announcers |
| 393 | Clowns, magicians, acrobats, and related professionals |
| 394 | Athletes, sportspersons, and related professionals |
| 395 | Religious associate professionals |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Administrative employees chief |
| 412 | Registry employees |
| 413 | Secretaries, stenographers, and typists |
| 414 | Word-processor and related operators |
| 415 | Data entry operators |
| 416 | Calculating-machine operators |
| 417 | Data management machine operators |
| 418 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 419 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 421 | Stock clerks |
| 422 | Production clerks |
| 423 | Administrative services clerks |
| 431 | Train station chief |
| 432 | Train transport services chief |
| 433 | Highway transport services chief |
| 436 | Transport services employees |
| 441 | Communication services and mail office chiefs |
| 442 | Library and filing clerks |
| 443 | Mail carriers and sorting clerks |
| 444 | Coding, proof-reading, and related clerks |
| 451 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 452 | Pawnbrokers and money-lenders |
| 453 | Debt-collectors and related workers |
| 454 | Travel agency and related clerks |
| 455 | Telephone operators |
| 461 | Employees in fieldwork operation office |
| 462 | Other clerks |
| 499 | Office chiefs and clerks, not elsewhere classified |
| 511 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 512 | Travel guides |
| 521 | Housekeepers and related workers |
| 522 | Cooks |
| 523 | Bartender and related workers |
| 531 | Nursing personnel not classified elsewhere |
| 541 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, and related workers |
| 551 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 552 | Fashion and other models |
| 561 | Fire-fighters |
| 562 | Municipal Police officers |
| 563 | Prison guards |
| 564 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 571 | Wholesale trade salesperson |
| 572 | Retail trade salesperson (no street vending) |
| 573 | Demonstrator |
| 574 | Market salesperson (no street vending) |
| 575 | Salespersons and other trade employees, not specified |
| 581 | Commission salespersons |
| 582 | Gold and silver traders |
| 583 | Trade not specified |
| 599 | Service and sales workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 611 | Field crop and animal producer chiefs |
| 612 | Agricultural and skilled workers, not specified |
| 615 | Mixed-crop growers |
| 616 | Forestry workers and loggers |
| 621 | Livestock producers |
| 622 | Dairy producers |
| 623 | Poultry producers |
| 624 | Apiarists and sericulturists |
| 625 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 626 | Skilled forestry related workers |
| 631 | Aquatic-life cultivation workers |
| 632 | Inland and coastal waters fishery workers |
| 633 | Deep-sea fishery workers |
| 635 | Crustacean and shellfish cultivators or collectors |
| 636 | Other fishery workers |
| 641 | Livestock and agriculture workers |
| 699 | Agricultural and fishery workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 711 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 712 | Well drillers and borers and related workers |
| 713 | Ore and metal furnace operators |
| 714 | Rolling-mill operators |
| 715 | Metal melters |
| 718 | Metal-heat-treating-plant operators |
| 719 | Metallurgy operators not classified elsewhere |
| 721 | Wood treaters |
| 722 | Sawmill operator, plywood machine operator, and related workers |
| 724 | Papermaking-plant operators |
| 731 | Crushing-, grinding-, and chemical-mixing-machinery operators |
| 732 | Chemical-heat-treating-plant operators |
| 733 | Chemical-filtering- and separating-equipment operators |
| 735 | Petroleum- and natural-gas-refining-plant operators |
| 737 | Chemical-processing-plant operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 741 | Fiber preparers |
| 742 | Spin and reel workers |
| 743 | Loom adjusting and weaving cardboard preparing workers |
| 744 | Hand weavers in loom |
| 745 | Machine weavers, control, and repairing workers |
| 746 | Machine knitters |
| 747 | Hand knitters |
| 748 | Bleachers, dyers, and finishing textile production workers |
| 749 | Spin workers, weavers, dyers, and related workers |
| 751 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers |
| 752 | Pelt preparation workers |
| 761 | Mill and related workers |
| 762 | Sugar production and refinement workers |
| 763 | Butchers, fishmongers, and related food preparers |
| 764 | Food preserving laborer |
| 765 | Dairy-products laborer |
| 766 | Bakers, pastry-cooks, and confectionery makers |
| 767 | Brewers, wine, and other beverage production workers |
| 768 | Food and beverage production laborer, not elsewhere classified |
| 769 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco products laborers |
| 771 | Tailors and dressmakers |
| 772 | Furriers, sewers, embroiderers, and related workers |
| 773 | Hatter |
| 774 | Textile, leather, and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 775 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 776 | Leather treatment laborers |
| 777 | Shoe-makers and related laborers |
| 778 | Cabinet makers, woodworking machine setters, setter-operators, and related workers |
| 779 | Tailor, dressmaking, furrier, leather, and shoe-making laborers |
| 781 | Carving metal laborers (blacksmiths, hammer-smiths, forging-press, fitters, and metal polishers) |
| 782 | Motor vehicle mechanics |
| 783 | Electrical mechanics and fitters, electronics fitters |
| 784 | Broadcasting and telecommunications operators |
| 785 | Plumbers and pipe fitters, welders and flamecutters, sheet metal workers, and structural-metal preparers and erectors |
| 791 | Fitters, structural-metal preparers, and erectors of machinery and instruments |
| 792 | Jewelry and precious-metal workers |
| 793 | Glass makers, cutters, grinders, and finishers |
| 794 | Abrasive wheel formers, potters, and related workers |
| 795 | Adobe and brick making workers |
| 796 | Glass and ceramics kiln and related machine operators |
| 797 | Glass engravers and etchers |
| 798 | Glass, ceramics, and related decorative painters |
| 799 | Other glass workers |
| 811 | Rubber production laborers, except tires |
| 812 | Plastic production laborers |
| 813 | Tires production and vulcanization laborers |
| 821 | Paper and cardboard product designers |
| 831 | Compositors, typesetters and related workers |
| 832 | Printing-machine operators |
| 833 | Stereotypers and electrotypers |
| 834 | Printing engravers |
| 835 | Etchers |
| 836 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 837 | Photographic and related workers |
| 839 | Printing and related trades workers not classified elsewhere |
| 841 | Musical instrument makers and tuners |
| 842 | Basketry weavers, brush makers, and related workers |
| 843 | Mineral-derived products fabrication laborers |
| 844 | Other manufacturing laborers and related laborers |
| 851 | Painters and related workers |
| 852 | Painters not elsewhere classified |
| 861 | Bricklayers and stonemasons |
| 862 | Concrete placers, concrete finishers, and related workers |
| 864 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 865 | Plasterers |
| 867 | Glaziers |
| 868 | Building frame and related trades laborers, not elsewhere classified |
| 871 | Power-production plant operators |
| 872 | Farm and forestry plant operators |
| 873 | Fixed and similar machinery operators |
| 875 | Crane, hoist and related plant drivers |
| 876 | Earth-moving- and related plant operators |
| 877 | Merchandise and materials handling laborers |
| 881 | Boatswain, ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 882 | Engine room ships' crews |
| 883 | Locomotive-engine drivers |
| 884 | Merchandise train chief, railway brakers, signalers, and shunters |
| 885 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 886 | Crane, hoist, and related plant operators |
| 899 | Construction laborers and operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 911 | Street agricultural products vendors |
| 912 | Street food products vendors |
| 913 | Street agricultural products vendors |
| 914 | Street fishery and hunting products vendors |
| 915 | Street vendor of live animals and livestock products |
| 916 | Street vendor of pharmaceutical products and medicinal plants |
| 917 | Street vendor of manufactured food products |
| 918 | Street vendor of beverages, tobacco and related products |
| 919 | Street vendor of bathroom and house hygiene products |
| 921 | Street vendor of oil, lubricants and related products |
| 922 | Street vendor of fabrics, cloths and related products |
| 923 | Street vendor of housekeeping products |
| 924 | Street vendor of newspapers, magazines, books, and office supplies |
| 925 | Street vendor of art and luxury products |
| 926 | Street vendor of sporting goods and toys |
| 927 | Street vendor not elsewhere classified |
| 931 | Collectors and salespersons of transportation and related services |
| 941 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 942 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels, and other establishments |
| 943 | Building caretakers |
| 944 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 945 | Services personnel not elsewhere classified |
| 951 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 952 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons, and related workers |
| 961 | Garbage collectors |
| 971 | Farm-hands and laborers |
| 972 | Forestry laborers |
| 973 | Fishery, hunting, and trapping laborers |
| 981 | Mining and quarrying laborers |
| 982 | Construction and maintenance laborers: roads, dams and similar constructions |
| 983 | Building construction laborers |
| 984 | Assembling laborers, hand packers, and other manufacturing laborers |
| 985 | Hand or pedal vehicle drivers |
| 986 | Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery |
| 987 | Freight handlers |
| 990 | Other occupation, not elsewhere classified |
| 997 | Respondent did not answer |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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
For people 6 years of age and older
[Applies to question 12 - 17]
Questions 14 to 17 refer to last week, or to the last time employed.
Question no. 14: What is the main occupation that you performed?
Read the question. Wait for an answer and then record the specific name of the main occupation that the person performed last week or the last time that they worked.
[There is a picture of question 14 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
Below are some examples that allow you to see the correct form for making the notations.
[p. 47]
Incorrect notation
Correct notation
Professional
Mining engineer, agricultural engineer, medical surgeon, dental surgeon, pharmacist, attorney, economist, psychologist, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, public accountant, sociologist, etc.
Office worker
Typist, secretary, office assistant, project manager, general director, personnel director, office manager, general manager, administrator, cashier, etc.
Business person
Wholesale grocery dealer, retail grocery dealer, domestic appliances dealer, street vendor of clothing, street vendor of fruit, etc.
Manual laborer
Baker, restaurant cook, welder, lathe operator, blacksmith, tractor operator, unskilled farm worker, shepherd, etc.
Domestic employee
Cook, housekeeper, butler, nanny, etc.
Military
Sergeant in the Peruvian National Police, colonel in the Peruvian Army, lieutenant commander, etc.
Keep the following in mind:
If the informant has two or more occupations, you will record the one that provides the greatest income. If they provide the same income, you will record the one that the informant devotes more time to. If they provide the same income and the informant devotes the same amount of time, you will record the one that the informant considers to be more important.
If the informant is an attorney, agricultural engineer, etc. by profession and works, for example, as a Director of personnel, you will record Director of personnel.
[Applies to question 12 - 17]
Questions 14 to 17 refer to last week, or to the last time employed.
Question no. 14: What is the main occupation that you performed?
Read the question. Wait for an answer and then record the specific name of the main occupation that the person performed last week or the last time that they worked.
[There is a picture of question 14 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
Below are some examples that allow you to see the correct form for making the notations.
[p. 47]
Incorrect notation
Correct notation
Professional
Mining engineer, agricultural engineer, medical surgeon, dental surgeon, pharmacist, attorney, economist, psychologist, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, public accountant, sociologist, etc.
Office worker
Typist, secretary, office assistant, project manager, general director, personnel director, office manager, general manager, administrator, cashier, etc.
Business person
Wholesale grocery dealer, retail grocery dealer, domestic appliances dealer, street vendor of clothing, street vendor of fruit, etc.
Manual laborer
Baker, restaurant cook, welder, lathe operator, blacksmith, tractor operator, unskilled farm worker, shepherd, etc.
Domestic employee
Cook, housekeeper, butler, nanny, etc.
Military
Sergeant in the Peruvian National Police, colonel in the Peruvian Army, lieutenant commander, etc.
Keep the following in mind:
If the informant has two or more occupations, you will record the one that provides the greatest income. If they provide the same income, you will record the one that the informant devotes more time to. If they provide the same income and the informant devotes the same amount of time, you will record the one that the informant considers to be more important.
If the informant is an attorney, agricultural engineer, etc. by profession and works, for example, as a Director of personnel, you will record Director of personnel.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (3-digit).
Universe
Persons age 6+ with work or experienced and seeking work
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |