Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1991

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GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Centre for Census and Survey Research, Minnesota Population Center

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Occupation (SOC major groups) (UK1991A_0434)

Data file: 1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 194

End: 195

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

15. Occupation
Please give the full title of the person's present or lat job and describe the main things he/she does or did in the job.

At a, give the full title by which the job is known, for example: 'packing machinist'; 'poultry processor'; 'jig and tool fitter'; 'supervisor of typists'; 'accounts clerk'; rather than general titles like 'machinist', 'process worker'; 'supervisor' or 'clerk'. Give rank or grade if the person has one.
At b, write down the main things the person actually does or did in the job. If possible ask him/her to say what these things are and write them down.
Armed Forces - enter 'commissioned officer' or 'other rank' as appropriate at a, and leave b blank.
Civil Servants - give grade at a and discipline or specialism, for example 'electric engineer'; 'accountant'; 'chemist'; 'administrator' at b.

a Full job title ________
b Main things done in job ________

Categories

Value	Category
1	Managers and administrators
2	Professional occupations
3	Associate professional and technical occupations
4	Clerical and secretarial occupations
5	Craft and related occupations
6	Personal and protective service occupations
7	Sales occupations
8	Plant and machine operatives
9	Other occupations
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's occupation (SOC major groups).

Universe

Persons age 16+ who worked within last 10 years

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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