Census of Population and Housing 1981, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Spain, 1981
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ESP_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE), IPUMS
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- ESP1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- ESP1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (ES1981A_OCC)
Data file: ESP1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
205
End:
207
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ES81A420 ES81A421 ES81A422">Answer questions 13, 14, and 15 only if you answered question 12 with answers 2 (Working) or 4 (Unemployed and looking for work, having worked previously).<br />If the answer to question 12 was 2 (Working), refer to your principal occupation.<br />If the answer to question 12 was 4 (Unemployed and looking for work, having worked previously), refer to your last job before you became unemployed.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ES81A421" v="ES81A421 ES81A431"><span class="em">14. Your occupation in your principal job or profession</span><br />Provide a detailed answer, such as the following: day laborer on construction projects; wine store worker; administrative assistant; mechanic on assembly line; electrician; mining engineer; etc.<br />Professional rank/category (when applicable)<br />For example: apprentice; day laborer; assistant; first officer; negotiating head; director; etc.<br /><div class="i1">___<br />___<br />_ _ / _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="ES81A421" v="ES81A421 ES81A431"><span class="em">14. Your occupation in your principal job or profession</span><br />Provide a detailed answer, such as the following: day laborer on construction projects; wine store worker; administrative assistant; mechanic on assembly line; electrician; mining engineer; etc.<br />Professional rank/category (when applicable)<br />For example: apprentice; day laborer; assistant; first officer; negotiating head; director; etc.<br /><div class="i1">___<br />___<br />_ _ / _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Persons with occupations that are not well specified |
| 001 | Professionals in chemical, physics and geological sciences and similar technicians |
| 002 | Higher-level architects and engineers |
| 003 | Architecture and engineering technicians and similar |
| 004 | Pilots and officers in air and maritime navigation |
| 005 | Professionals in biological sciences, technicians in agronomy, forestry, and similar |
| 006 | Doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, and similar |
| 007 | Sanitary technical assistants and medical, veterinary, and pharmacy assistants |
| 008 | Statisticians, mathematicians, estimators, informatics analysts and technicians in these sciences |
| 009 | Economists |
| 011 | Accounting specialists and technicians |
| 012 | Legal professionals |
| 013 | Professors |
| 014 | Members of the clergy and similar |
| 015 | Writers, newspaper reporters and similar |
| 016 | Sculptors, painters, decorators, photographers, and similar professionals |
| 017 | Professionals in music and artistic entertainment |
| 018 | Sports professionals |
| 019 | Professionals, technicians and similar not classified elsewhere |
| 020 | Members of government, legislative and consulting organizations and directive personnel in public administration |
| 021 | Business directors and managers |
| 022 | Professionals in the armed forces |
| 031 | Bosses of public and private administrative offices |
| 032 | Short-hand takers, typists and operators of machines for perforating cards and tapes and similar |
| 033 | Employees of accounting and cashier offices, ticket vendors, and similar |
| 034 | Operators of machinery for account collecting, accounting, calculating, and automatic data processing |
| 035 | Bosses and inspectors in transportation and communications services |
| 036 | Train bosses, train inspectors and ticket collectors in passenger transportation means |
| 037 | Mailmen, sorters and messengers |
| 038 | Telephone and telegraph operators and similar |
| 039 | Employees in administrative services and similar not classified elsewhere |
| 040 | Directors and managers of businesses and commercial establishments |
| 041 | Owners-managers of businesses and commercial establishments |
| 042 | Sales bosses and buying bosses and agents |
| 043 | Sales technical agents, business travelers and representatives |
| 044 | Exchange and investment agents, business investors, real estate, insurance, and other agents |
| 045 | Commercial employees, salesmen, and similar |
| 049 | Comerciantes, vendedores y similares no clasificados en otras rubricas |
| 050 | Directors and managers of hotel and similar services |
| 051 | Owners-managers of hotel and similar establishments |
| 052 | Supervisors of domestic service employees in establishments and homes |
| 053 | Cooks, housekeepers and similar |
| 054 | Service personnel in establishments, homes and similar not classified in other primary groups |
| 055 | Concierges, doormen, cleaning personnel in buildings and similar |
| 056 | Workers in washing, cleaning and pressing clothes and similar |
| 057 | Personnel in barber, beauty treatment and similar services |
| 058 | Personnel in protection and security services |
| 059 | Personnel in diverse services not classified in other subgroups |
| 060 | Directors ad bosses or agricultural and fishing businesses and enterprises |
| 061 | Self-employed workers in agricultural and fishing enterprises |
| 062 | Agricultural, ranching, and similar workers |
| 063 | Forestry workers |
| 064 | Workers in fishing, hunting, and similar |
| 070 | Supervisors, shop bosses, overseers and general managers |
| 071 | Miners, quarry workers, and other workers in mineral extraction (including liquids and gases) |
| 072 | Ironworkers |
| 073 | Workers in the preparation and treatment of wood and manufacture of paper |
| 074 | Workers in the preparation and obtaining chemical products and similar workers |
| 075 | Workers in the preparation and obtaining textile products and similar |
| 076 | Workers in tanning, preparation, and treatment of hides |
| 077 | Workers in the preparation, manufacture, and manufacture of food products and beverages |
| 078 | Workers in the manufacture of tobacco products |
| 079 | Workers in the manufacture of clothing, upholsterers and similar |
| 080 | Workers in the manufacture of footwear and other products made of natural and artificial leather |
| 081 | Workers in the manufacture of furniture and other wood products |
| 082 | Workers in stone work, marble, and similar |
| 083 | Workers in metal forging and manufacture and adjustment of tools and metal parts |
| 084 | Mechanics, assemblers and adjusters of machinery, watchmakers, precision mechanics and similar |
| 085 | Electricians installers and assemblers of lines and electrical appliances and adjusters in electricity and electronics |
| 086 | Operators of radio and television transmitters, cinematograph sound and projection equipment |
| 087 | Plumbers, welders, laminators, boilermakers, and assemblers of metallic structures |
| 088 | Jewelers, silversmiths, and similar |
| 089 | Workers in the manufacture of glass and ceramic products |
| 090 | Workers in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 091 | Workers in the manufacture of paper and cardboard products |
| 092 | Workers in graphic arts |
| 093 | Painters |
| 094 | Artisans and similar workers not classified in subgroups above |
| 095 | Construction workers |
| 096 | Operators of non-mobile machinery and similar installations |
| 097 | Loading and unloading workers, movement of materials and merchandise, and land movement |
| 098 | Conductors and other personnel in the movement of transportation equipment |
| 099 | Workers not classified in other subgroups (day laborers) |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's job, occupation, or profession.
Universe
Spain 1981: Persons who work or have worked [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |