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IV Censo de Población y III de Vivienda 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 1982
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ECU_1982_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation, 1 digit (EC1982A_0422)

Data file: ECU1982-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 166
End: 166
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For all individuals 12 years of age and older




Questions 14 - 16 are only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 13.




14. What is the occupation that provided the greatest income in the days from November 7th to 13th, or what was your last occupation if unemployed?

Write with some detail the work performed.

____ [In addition to the space for the response, a blank, 3-character box also appears in the corner of this item.]
Categories
Value Category
0 Unknown
1 Professionals, technicians and similar workers
2 Directors and top government officials
3 Administrative personnel and similar workers
4 Storekeepers and vendors
5 Service workers
6 Agricultural and forestry workers, fishers and hunters
7 Non agricultural workers, machine and transportation vehicle drivers and similar workers
8 Armed forces
9 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
Questions 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 on Economic characteristics should be asked of all people 12 and older.




Question 14. What is the occupation that provided you with the greatest income during the days between the 7th and 13th of November or what was your last occupation if you were unemployed?

This question, as well as numbers 15 and 16, should only be asked of those people who responded with 0, 1, or 2 to question 13.

If the answer that the informant gives is ambiguous or not very clear, ask them to describe in some detail the work that they do and record what they report.

[The information below appears in a table in the original document.]

Incorrect recording: Teacher
Correct recording: Primary school teacher, high school teacher, music teacher

Incorrect recording: Craftsman
Correct recording: Radio technician, carpenter, potter

Incorrect recording: Seller
Correct recording: Pharmaceutical salesman, department store salesclerk, ticket and fare agent, life insurance salesman

Incorrect recording: Laborer, day-laborer or unskilled laborer
Correct recording: Unskilled farm worker, stevedore or dock worker, caretaker of vehicles

Incorrect recording: Mechanic
Correct recording: Auto mechanic, precision mechanic, dental technician

[The following is in the rural manual] Don't record manual laborer, unskilled laborer, mechanic, seller. Insist that the information be more precise, for example: construction worker, unskilled farm worker, milker, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the 1-digit occupation code.
Universe
Persons age 12+ who worked, or did not work but were employed, or looked for work and had worked before

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Concept
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Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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