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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Occupation, 3 digits (CR2000A_OCC3)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
235
End:
237
Width:
3
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 |
|---|---|
| 000 | 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
<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 (3 digits).
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 |