Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica
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CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 22, 2014
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- Data files
- CRI2000-H-H
- CRI2000-P-H
Occupation, 3 digits (CR2000A_0429)
Data file: CRI2000-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
205
End:
207
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For those 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 13-18]
For the principal job
[Applies to questions 15-18]
17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?
____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]
What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?
____ [2 blank lines]
For the principal job
[Applies to questions 15-18]
17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?
____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]
What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?
____ [2 blank lines]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 111 | Members of the highest level of authority in the Republic, and representatives of local governments |
| 112 | Personnel directors of public administration and private businesses |
| 211 | Professionals of physics, chemistry, and similar |
| 212 | Professionals of mathematics, statistics, and similar |
| 213 | Professionals of computer science |
| 214 | Professionals of architecture, engineering, and similar |
| 221 | Professionals in biological sciences and similar disciplines relative to living (organic) beings |
| 222 | Professionals in health care sciences |
| 231 | University professors and similar |
| 232 | Secondary school professors |
| 233 | Elementary and preschool teachers |
| 234 | Special education teachers |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Administration and economy professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, conservationists and curators of museums and art galleries, librarians, file keepers and similar professionals |
| 244 | Social science professionals |
| 245 | Professionals of the arts |
| 246 | Ministers of the various religions, monks and nuns, theologists and philosophers |
| 311 | Physics, chemistry, and similar technicians |
| 312 | Mathematic, statistical, and similar technicians |
| 313 | Technicians of computer programming and computer science |
| 314 | Architecture and engineering technicians |
| 315 | Construction, security, health and quality control inspectors |
| 316 | Operators of electronic imaging and sound equipment |
| 317 | Maritime and aeronautical navigation technicians |
| 318 | Personnel supervisors |
| 319 | Production supervisors |
| 321 | Technicians and assistants in biological sciences and other disciplines related to living (organic) beings |
| 322 | Mid-level professionals in health sciences |
| 323 | Technicians in the operations of medical diagnostic and treatment equipment |
| 332 | Assistants to elementary and preschool teachers |
| 334 | Technicians of non-regular education |
| 341 | Technicians and assistants in administration and economy |
| 342 | Legal technicians and assistants |
| 343 | Archivists, conservationists and curators of museums and art galleries, librarians, file keepers and similar technicians |
| 344 | Social science technicians |
| 345 | Technicians of the arts, entertainment, and sports |
| 346 | Assistants in lay services and technicians and assistants of theologists and philosophers |
| 347 | Technicians in financial and commercial operations |
| 348 | Commercial agents and brokers |
| 349 | Police inspectors, detectives, and similar |
| 411 | Secretaries and operators of office machinery |
| 412 | Accounting, financial, and statistical services employees |
| 413 | Employees in charge of registering materials and transportation |
| 414 | Library, archive and postal service employees |
| 419 | Other administrative service employees |
| 421 | Employees in monetary transactions |
| 422 | Employees |
| 512 | Workers in provisioning services and the preparation of food and beverages prepared for consumption |
| 513 | Workers that provide personal care and similar |
| 514 | Other workers that provide personal services |
| 515 | Other workers that provide protection and security services |
| 522 | Salespeople and employees that display in shops, stores, and market stalls |
| 611 | Farmers and specialized farm workers |
| 612 | Cattle breeders and workers specialized in cattle breeding and similar |
| 613 | Specialized agricultural producers and workers |
| 614 | Specialized forestry producers and similar |
| 615 | Fish breeders and workers specialized in fish breeding and similar |
| 621 | Subsistence-level agriculture and fishery workers |
| 711 | Miners, quarry workers, dynamiters, and stone workers |
| 712 | Construction laborers and carpenters |
| 713 | Construction workers that do finishing and similar |
| 714 | Painters, vehicle painters, painters of varnishes and lacquers, insect and rodent exterminators and similar |
| 721 | Molders, welders, locksmiths, boilermakers, metal structure builders and similar |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers, and similar |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and adjusters and similar |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and adjusters and similar |
| 731 | Precision mechanics that work with metals and similar |
| 732 | Potters and glassworkers and similar |
| 733 | Artisans who work with wood and similar materials (stone, straw, paper, cardboard, wicker, jute, bone, shells) and textile and leather and floral arrangements |
| 734 | Graphic art and similar workers |
| 741 | Food processing workers and similar |
| 742 | Workers in wood treatment industries, cabinetmakers, and similar |
| 743 | Textile, clothing, and similar workers |
| 744 | Leather, tanning, and footwear workers and similar |
| 812 | Operators of installations for processing of minerals |
| 813 | Operators of glass, ceramics, and similar installations |
| 814 | Operators of installations for wood processing and paper manufacture |
| 815 | Operators of installations for chemical treatments |
| 816 | Operators of installations for energy productions and similar |
| 821 | Operators of machinery for working metals and mineral production |
| 822 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of chemical products |
| 823 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 824 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of wood products |
| 825 | Operators of machinery for printing, binding, and manufacture of paper products |
| 826 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of textile products, and articles made of fur and leather |
| 827 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of foods and similar items |
| 828 | Loaders |
| 829 | Other operators of machinery and loaders |
| 831 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 832 | Operators of mobile agricultural machinery and other mobile machinery |
| 833 | Sea sailors and similar |
| 911 | Traveling salesmen and similar |
| 913 | Non-classified cleaning personnel in establishments |
| 914 | Non-classified service personnel: public roads and trash removal |
| 915 | Non-classified service personnel |
| 921 | Agricultural day laborers |
| 922 | Forestry and fishing day laborers |
| 931 | Mining and construction day laborers |
| 932 | Manufacturing industry day laborers |
| 933 | Transportation day laborers |
| 999 | Response suppressed |
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
Third Block
Only for persons 12 years old or older
Question 17: Principal Occupation
With this question the type of job that the person did in the reference week is determined and so being able to know the composition of the employment according to occupation. Also it is important as an indicator of socioeconomic condition.
[To the right of the text is a form.]
[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]
Equal to question 16 (industry), the type of work should be written down completely, so that the occupation that persons do can be clearly distinguished.
Do not confuse occupation with the craft or profession for which they were prepared, since the occupation is determined by the activities that are done in the current job, and not by the degrees or crafts that the person possesses.
Example:
A man has worked many years as a carpenter, which he considers as his craft; nevertheless, he declares that for six months he has been working as a guard in a factory that trained him about handling firearms and security procedures. His type of work or occupation is "security guard of a factory" and among his jobs you should specify that along with guarding and making his rounds, he handles firearms.
Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:
[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
Teacher
Correct Annotation
Primary Teacher
Secondary Teacher
Incorrect Annotation
Mechanic
Correct Annotation
Automobile Mechanic
Thresher Mechanic
Airplane Mechanic
Incorrect Annotation
Worker
Correct Annotation
Mason
Carpenter
Maintenance Mechanic
Industrial Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Farm Worker or Day Laborer
Correct Annotation
Agricultural Worker in Cane
Milker
Construction Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Doctor
Correct Annotation
Medical Consultant
Medical director of a hospital
Head of surgery of a hospital
Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty
Incorrect Annotation
Lawyer
Correct Annotation
Lawyer with own office
Professor in a Faculty of Law
First Judge of a Lower Court
Judicial assessor of a bank
Incorrect Annotation
Assistant
Correct Annotation
Accountant's Assistant
Nurse's Assistant
Topography Assistant
Incorrect Annotation
Machine Operator
Correct Annotation
Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine
Operator of an Embroidery Machine
Operator of a Printing Press
Incorrect Annotation
In Charge of a Store
Correct Annotation
In Charge of personnel
In Charge of Arranging Merchandise
Incorrect Annotation
Chauffeur
Correct Annotation
Taxi Driver
Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire
As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.
The objective is obtaining a complete idea of the occupation and the nature of the job that is done during the reference week, so that, along with the complete name of the occupation, you should write down a brief description of the principal tasks or functions, as is shown in this example:
[Below the text is a filled out form.]
In the tasks it should be specified, if it is the case, the level of responsibility that the person has and the instruments, type of material and tools that are used.
Only for persons 12 years old or older
Question 17: Principal Occupation
With this question the type of job that the person did in the reference week is determined and so being able to know the composition of the employment according to occupation. Also it is important as an indicator of socioeconomic condition.
[To the right of the text is a form.]
[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]
Equal to question 16 (industry), the type of work should be written down completely, so that the occupation that persons do can be clearly distinguished.
Do not confuse occupation with the craft or profession for which they were prepared, since the occupation is determined by the activities that are done in the current job, and not by the degrees or crafts that the person possesses.
Example:
A man has worked many years as a carpenter, which he considers as his craft; nevertheless, he declares that for six months he has been working as a guard in a factory that trained him about handling firearms and security procedures. His type of work or occupation is "security guard of a factory" and among his jobs you should specify that along with guarding and making his rounds, he handles firearms.
Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:
[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
Teacher
Correct Annotation
Primary Teacher
Secondary Teacher
Incorrect Annotation
Mechanic
Correct Annotation
Automobile Mechanic
Thresher Mechanic
Airplane Mechanic
Incorrect Annotation
Worker
Correct Annotation
Mason
Carpenter
Maintenance Mechanic
Industrial Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Farm Worker or Day Laborer
Correct Annotation
Agricultural Worker in Cane
Milker
Construction Worker
Incorrect Annotation
Doctor
Correct Annotation
Medical Consultant
Medical director of a hospital
Head of surgery of a hospital
Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty
Incorrect Annotation
Lawyer
Correct Annotation
Lawyer with own office
Professor in a Faculty of Law
First Judge of a Lower Court
Judicial assessor of a bank
Incorrect Annotation
Assistant
Correct Annotation
Accountant's Assistant
Nurse's Assistant
Topography Assistant
Incorrect Annotation
Machine Operator
Correct Annotation
Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine
Operator of an Embroidery Machine
Operator of a Printing Press
Incorrect Annotation
In Charge of a Store
Correct Annotation
In Charge of personnel
In Charge of Arranging Merchandise
Incorrect Annotation
Chauffeur
Correct Annotation
Taxi Driver
Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire
As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.
The objective is obtaining a complete idea of the occupation and the nature of the job that is done during the reference week, so that, along with the complete name of the occupation, you should write down a brief description of the principal tasks or functions, as is shown in this example:
[Below the text is a filled out form.]
In the tasks it should be specified, if it is the case, the level of responsibility that the person has and the instruments, type of material and tools that are used.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's primary occupation (3 digits).
Universe
Persons age 12+ who were employed the week prior to the census
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |