VIII National Population and Housing Census 2002 - IPUMS Subset
Dominican Republic, 2002
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Reference ID
DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), Minnesota Population Center
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- DOM2002-H-H
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Occupation (DO2002A_0447)
Data file: DOM2002-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
265
End:
266
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For persons of 10 years old and more
50. What was the main occupation or task undertaken by [the respondent] during the last week, (or in his/her last job)?
____
50. What was the main occupation or task undertaken by [the respondent] during the last week, (or in his/her last job)?
____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Armed forces |
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Directors and chief executives |
| 13 | General managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer service clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 61 | Market oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades wokers |
| 81 | Stationary plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machinery operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 93 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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
For people age 10 or older
Question 50: What was (NAME)'s main occupation, last week (or in his/her last job)?
The main occupation is the job, position or function that a person did during the previous week of the census (or in his/her last job). In the case that the person worked in more than one job, the main occupation is the one that he/she worked most time. If he/she had equal amount of time of two or more jobs, record the one that the interviewee declares as his/her main occupation.
For the recording of occupations or jobs, it is necessary to record them with the best detail as possible, avoiding vague or unnecessary information.
The following lists various examples of the how you should record correctly the information given:
a) A person that works in construction, his/her occupation is that of a CONSTRUCTION WORKER.
b) A person that works selling fruit in the street, his/her occupation is that of a STREET VENDOR OF FRUIT.
c) A person that takes care of cars on the street, his/her occupation is that of a PARKED CAR SECURITY GUARD.
d) A person that teaches at the university, his/her occupation is that of a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
e) A person that finished his/her degree in education and manages a public secondary school, his/her occupation is that of a SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
f) Similarly, a psychologist that works as a bank teller, his/her occupation is that of a BANK TELLER.
Question 50: What was (NAME)'s main occupation, last week (or in his/her last job)?
The main occupation is the job, position or function that a person did during the previous week of the census (or in his/her last job). In the case that the person worked in more than one job, the main occupation is the one that he/she worked most time. If he/she had equal amount of time of two or more jobs, record the one that the interviewee declares as his/her main occupation.
For the recording of occupations or jobs, it is necessary to record them with the best detail as possible, avoiding vague or unnecessary information.
The following lists various examples of the how you should record correctly the information given:
a) A person that works in construction, his/her occupation is that of a CONSTRUCTION WORKER.
b) A person that works selling fruit in the street, his/her occupation is that of a STREET VENDOR OF FRUIT.
c) A person that takes care of cars on the street, his/her occupation is that of a PARKED CAR SECURITY GUARD.
d) A person that teaches at the university, his/her occupation is that of a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
e) A person that finished his/her degree in education and manages a public secondary school, his/her occupation is that of a SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
f) Similarly, a psychologist that works as a bank teller, his/her occupation is that of a BANK TELLER.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation during the previous week or the person's last occupation if the person had previously worked but was not working during the previous week.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who have ever worked or earned money
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |