Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2000
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CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- CRI2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation, 1 digit (CR2000A_OCC1)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
232
End:
232
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For those 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 13-18]</p>
<p>For the principal job
<br />[Applies to questions 15-18]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?</span><div class="i1">____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]<br /><br />What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?<br /><br />____ [2 blank lines]</div>
<p>For the principal job
<br />[Applies to questions 15-18]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?</span><div class="i1">____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]<br /><br />What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?<br /><br />____ [2 blank lines]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Management level in Public and Private administration |
| 2 | Professional level, scientist, and scholar |
| 3 | Technicians and technical-school level professionals |
| 4 | Administrative occupations |
| 5 | Retail sales and personal direct services |
| 6 | Farming and fishery |
| 7 | Craft ind., bldg, mechanical, graphic arts and manuf. ind. |
| 8 | Installation and operation of machinery and instalations |
| 9 | Unskilled occupations |
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="CR00A420 CR00A421 CR00A422 CR00A423 CR00A424 CR00A425 CR00A426 CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430 CR00A431 CR00A437"><span class="h3">Third Block<br /><br />Only for persons 12 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430"><span class="em">Question 17: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />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.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><span class="em">Example</span>:<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:<br /><br />[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect Annotation" and one marked "Correct Annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Incorrect Annotation<br />Teacher<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Primary Teacher<br />Secondary Teacher<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br />Airplane Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Mason<br />Carpenter<br />Maintenance Mechanic<br />Industrial Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Farm Worker or Day Laborer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker in Cane<br />Milker<br />Construction Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical Consultant<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer with own office<br />Professor in a Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial assessor of a bank<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Assistant<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Accountant's Assistant<br />Nurse's Assistant<br />Topography Assistant<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Machine Operator<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine<br />Operator of an Embroidery Machine<br />Operator of a Printing Press<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />In Charge of a Store<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />In Charge of personnel<br />In Charge of Arranging Merchandise<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Chauffeur<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Taxi Driver<br />Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire</div><br /><br />As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.<br /><br />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:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />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.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430"><span class="em">Question 17: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />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.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><span class="em">Example</span>:<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:<br /><br />[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect Annotation" and one marked "Correct Annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Incorrect Annotation<br />Teacher<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Primary Teacher<br />Secondary Teacher<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br />Airplane Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Mason<br />Carpenter<br />Maintenance Mechanic<br />Industrial Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Farm Worker or Day Laborer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker in Cane<br />Milker<br />Construction Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical Consultant<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer with own office<br />Professor in a Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial assessor of a bank<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Assistant<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Accountant's Assistant<br />Nurse's Assistant<br />Topography Assistant<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Machine Operator<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine<br />Operator of an Embroidery Machine<br />Operator of a Printing Press<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />In Charge of a Store<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />In Charge of personnel<br />In Charge of Arranging Merchandise<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Chauffeur<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Taxi Driver<br />Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire</div><br /><br />As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.<br /><br />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:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />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.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's primary occupation (1 digit).
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Persons age 12+ who were employed the week prior to the census [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |