Census of Population of Ireland, 2011 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 2011
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IRL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- IRL2011_PHC-H-H
- IRL2011_PHC-P-H
Occupation (shuffled) (IE2011A_OCC)
Data file: IRL2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
275
End:
277
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">23. If you are aged under 15</span><div class="i1">Go to Q34<br />[Questions 24-33 were asked for persons age 15+.]</div><span class="em">28.</span> If you are working, unemployed or retired, go to Q29.
<br />If you are a student, go to Q34.
<br />Otherwise, go to Q35.</p>
<p>[Q29-Q33 were asked for persons who were working, unemployed or retired.]</p>
<p><span class="em">30. What is (was) your occupation in your main job?</span><div class="i1">In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely giving the full job title.<br />Use precise terms such as: retail store manager, secondary teacher, electrical engineer<br />Do not use general terms such as: manager, teacher, engineer.<br /><br />Civil servants and local government employees should state their grade e.g. senior administrative officer. Members of the Gardaí or Army should state their rank. Teachers should state the branch of teaching e.g. primary teacher. Clergy and religious orders should give full description e.g. nun, registered general nurse.<br /><br />Write in your main occupation. ____<br /><br />If a farmer, write in the size of the area farmed to the nearest hectare.</div><div class="i2">_ _ _ _ Hectares</div>
<br />If you are a student, go to Q34.
<br />Otherwise, go to Q35.</p>
<p>[Q29-Q33 were asked for persons who were working, unemployed or retired.]</p>
<p><span class="em">30. What is (was) your occupation in your main job?</span><div class="i1">In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely giving the full job title.<br />Use precise terms such as: retail store manager, secondary teacher, electrical engineer<br />Do not use general terms such as: manager, teacher, engineer.<br /><br />Civil servants and local government employees should state their grade e.g. senior administrative officer. Members of the Gardaí or Army should state their rank. Teachers should state the branch of teaching e.g. primary teacher. Clergy and religious orders should give full description e.g. nun, registered general nurse.<br /><br />Write in your main occupation. ____<br /><br />If a farmer, write in the size of the area farmed to the nearest hectare.</div><div class="i2">_ _ _ _ Hectares</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Chief executives and senior officials |
| 112 | Production managers and directors |
| 113 | Functional managers and directors |
| 115 | Financial institution managers and directors |
| 116 | Managers and directors in transport and logistics |
| 117 | Senior officers in protective services |
| 118 | Health and social services managers and directors |
| 119 | Managers and directors in retail and wholesale |
| 121 | Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services |
| 122 | Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services |
| 124 | Managers and proprietors in health and care services |
| 125 | Managers and proprietors in other services |
| 211 | Natural and social science professionals |
| 212 | Engineering professionals |
| 213 | Information technology and telecommunications professionals |
| 214 | Conservation and environment professionals |
| 215 | Research and development managers |
| 221 | Health professionals |
| 222 | Therapy professionals |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 231 | Teaching and educational professionals |
| 241 | Legal professionals |
| 242 | Business, research, and administrative professionals |
| 243 | Architects, town planners, and surveyors |
| 244 | Welfare professionals |
| 245 | Librarians and related professionals |
| 246 | Quality and regulatory professionals |
| 247 | Media professionals |
| 311 | Science, engineering, and production technicians |
| 312 | Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians |
| 313 | Information technology technicians |
| 321 | Health associate professionals |
| 323 | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
| 331 | Protective service occupations |
| 341 | Artistic, literary, and media occupations |
| 342 | Design occupations |
| 344 | Sports and fitness occupations |
| 351 | Transport associate professionals |
| 352 | Legal associate professionals |
| 353 | Business, finance, and related associate professionals |
| 354 | Sales, marketing, and related associate professionals |
| 355 | Conservation and environmental associate professionals |
| 356 | Public services and other associate professionals |
| 411 | Administrative occupations: government and related organisations |
| 412 | Administrative occupations: finance |
| 413 | Administrative occupations: records |
| 415 | Other administrative occupations |
| 416 | Administrative occupations: office managers and supervisors |
| 421 | Secretarial and related occupations |
| 511 | Agricultural and related trades |
| 521 | Metal forming, welding, and related trades |
| 522 | Metal machining, fitting, and instrument making trades |
| 523 | Vehicle trades |
| 524 | Electrical and electronic trades |
| 525 | Skilled metal, electrical, and electronic trades supervisors |
| 531 | Construction and building trades |
| 532 | Building finishing trades |
| 533 | Construction and building trades supervisors |
| 541 | Textiles and garments trades |
| 542 | Printing trades |
| 543 | Food preparation and hospitality trades |
| 544 | Other skilled trades |
| 612 | Childcare and related personal services |
| 613 | Animal care and control services |
| 614 | Caring personal services |
| 621 | Leisure and travel services |
| 622 | Hairdressers and related services |
| 623 | Housekeeping and related services |
| 624 | Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors |
| 711 | Sales assistants and retail cashiers |
| 712 | Sales related occupations |
| 713 | Sales supervisors |
| 721 | Customer service occupations |
| 722 | Customer service managers and supervisors |
| 811 | Process operatives |
| 812 | Plant and machine operatives |
| 813 | Assemblers and routine operatives |
| 814 | Construction operatives |
| 821 | Road transport drivers |
| 822 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives |
| 823 | Other drivers and transport operatives |
| 911 | Elementary agricultural occupations |
| 912 | Elementary construction occupations |
| 913 | Elementary process plant occupations |
| 921 | Elementary administration occupations |
| 923 | Elementary cleaning occupations |
| 924 | Elementary security occupations |
| 926 | Elementary storage occupations |
| 927 | Other elementary services occupations |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 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 person's occupation (shuffled).
Universe
Ireland 2011: Present persons age 15+ that are working, unemployed, or retired [discrepancies: none]
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Concept