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Censos Nacionales. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda 1984 - IPUMS Subset

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CRI_1984_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía y Comercio, Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation, 2 digits (CR1984A_0418)

Data file: CRI1984-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 173
End: 174
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Only for those 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 12-16]




13. Principal occupation

What occupation or type of work did you perform during the week of the 3rd tot the 9th of June, or in your last job?
____ [3 blank lines]
Categories
Value Category
0 Professional and technician in architecture and engineer
1 Prof and techn in Chem, Phys and Astron
2 Prof and techn in Agronomy, Veterinary med and Bio
3 Prof and tech Med, Surgery, Orthodontists
4 Professionals and technicians Arts, Literature, Sports
5 Professionals and technicians Religious activities
6 Professionals and technicians Teaching and Research
7 Professionals and technicians in Math, Stats, Econ
8 Professionals and technicians Law and jurisprudence
9 Prof and technicians in Transport and Comm
10 Directors and civil servants, Public administration
11 Directors and mngrs, autonomous priv and semi-private comp
12 Directors and Gen Managers of priv, autonomous comp
20 Administrative workers, accounting, finance
21 Accounting and budgeting workers
22 Typists and book publishing workers
23 Accounting machine and equipment operators
24 Inspect, dispatch and control of transport and comm
25 Messenger
26 Radio, telephone and telegraph operators
27 Administrative workers in other services
30 Sales, tradespeople
31 Shop assistants and street vendors
32 Travelling sales agents
33 Other sales personnel, sales agents, and commissioned sales
34 Sales supervisors (part of group 33)
40 Agricultural foremen
41 Farmers - owners
42 Agricultural workers
43 Fishermen
44 Hunters and trappers
45 Forestry workers
50 Drivers, ground transportation
51 Train engineers and operators
52 Captain and crew of ships and aircrafts
53 Traffic control and signal operators
60 Textile workers
61 Garment workers, tailors and dressmakers
62 Shoemakers, leatherworkers and related workers
63 Carpenters furniture-makers and other woodworkers
64 Bricklayers, roofers, and other construction professions
65 Building, vehicle and machine painters
66 Plumbers and pipefitters
67 Electricians and electrical workers
68 Machine assembly and maintenance technicians
69 Watchmakers and technicians and precision mechanics
70 Craftsmen and graphic design machine operators
71 Miners, quarriers and mineral extraction machine operators
72 Foundry workers, laminators, and metals production workers
73 Potters, ceramicists and glass workers
74 Man lab in chemical, paper, coal and wood indust
75 Manual laborer in food and beverage industries
76 Cigar and tobacco workers
77 Tannery and leather workers
78 Others craftsmen and equipment operators
80 Stevedores, carters, storage and warehouse workers
90 Security and protection workers
91 Cooks, wait staff, attendants
92 Laundry workers
93 Doormen, caretakers, and cleaners
94 Beauticians
95 Other personal service workers
98 Persons in jobs not clearly specified
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
Fourth block of questions: only for persons 12 years old or more

This block of questions is formed by questions 12 to 16 and should be asked only to persons 12 years old and older. If a person that you enumerate does not meet this requirement, you should cross out the whole block with two diagonally crossed lines and go to the next person. This part has some complexity because of this it is recommended to put much care to each one of the concepts noted here. This block has as its objective gathering information about the work characteristics of the interviewed persons to attain correct information and a good understanding of the questions it is necessary that you keep in mind the following concepts:


1. Working age population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older.
2. Work Force or Economically Active Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who work, look for work.
3. Economically Inactive Population
It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who do not work and do not look for work.
4. Work
Work is understood to be a labor activity that has as its goal the production of goods and services with economic value in the market.





Question 13: Principal Occupation

Occupation is understood as the type of specific work that the employed person carried out in the reference period or did, for the first time, if unemployed, whatever the economic industry is that forms a part or the category they have.

[p. 54]

[On the top of the page is a form.]

The information about the occupation is gathered for those who were working the week before the census and also for those who were unemployed, even if for these cases the occupation will be what they did in their last job.

Ask the question such as it appears in the form, that is: What occupation or class of work did you do during the week of June 3 to 9 or in your last job?

The class of job should be written down as completely as possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation, for example, it is not enough to write professor, you should write professor of primary, professor of secondary, university professor, etc.

Also, do not confuse the principal occupation with the profession or craft. Doctors, lawyers or engineers, although they usually work in their profession, can do administrative work in a hospital, as well as judges, as well as managers of companies. Examples of the following "incorrect" and "correct" annotations are given to you that will help you understand better what has been said.

[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect annotation" and one marked "Correct annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]


Incorrect Annotation
Professor

Correct Annotation
Professor of Primary
Professor of Secondary

Incorrect Annotation
Mechanic

Correct Annotation
Automobile Mechanic
Thresher Mechanic

Incorrect Annotation
Worker

Correct Annotation
Agricultural Worker
Milker
Quarry Worker
Poultry Farm Worker

Incorrect Annotation
Doctor

Correct Annotation
Medical director of a hospital
Head of surgery of a hospital
Medical investigator
Professor of Pathology in the Medical Faculty

Incorrect Annotation
Lawyer

Correct Annotation
Lawyer, professor in the Faculty of Law
First Judge of a Lower Court
Judicial Advisor of a Ministry
Price Comptroller


If a person does not indicate the name of their job, tell them to describe the principal job they do and write it: managing a machine that stamps sheets, feeding animals at a farm, etc.

If the interviewed person had more that one job, write down only the principal one, considering as such the occupation where the largest amount of time was spent.

When a person about whom you are asking for information is absent, investigate their occupation with the remaining members of the household.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the respondent in 2 digits (out of 3).
Universe
Persons age 12+ who worked or were seeking work and had worked in the past

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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