Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Philippines, 1990
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PHL_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (PH1990A_0423)
Data file: PHL1990-P-H
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Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
189
End:
192
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
10 Years Old and Older
[Questions P23-P31 apply to persons 10 years old and over]
P23. Usual Activity/Occupation
___ What was [respondent] 's usual activity/occupation during the past twelve months?
Describe occupation as fully as possible.
Examples: Palay Farmer, Filing Clerk, Fruit Vendor, Student, etc.
If housewife, student, or retiree, skip to P25.
P26. Occupation in Past Week
___ What was [respondent] 's activity/occupation during the past seven days?
Describe occupation as fully as possible.
[Questions P23-P31 apply to persons 10 years old and over]
P23. Usual Activity/Occupation
___ What was [respondent] 's usual activity/occupation during the past twelve months?
Describe occupation as fully as possible.
Examples: Palay Farmer, Filing Clerk, Fruit Vendor, Student, etc.
If housewife, student, or retiree, skip to P25.
P26. Occupation in Past Week
___ What was [respondent] 's activity/occupation during the past seven days?
Describe occupation as fully as possible.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Commanding officers |
| 112 | Staff officers |
| 113 | Professional, technical and related workers |
| 119 | Officers not elsewhere classified |
| 121 | Combat soldiers |
| 122 | Technician, skilled, semi-skilled workers |
| 123 | Service and related workers |
| 129 | Enlisted personnel not elsewhere classified |
| 210 | Housekeeper, own home |
| 221 | Pensioner |
| 222 | Retired |
| 223 | Disabled |
| 231 | Student |
| 232 | Dependent |
| 910 | New workers seeking employment |
| 920 | Experienced worker seeking reemployment |
| 1110 | Government executives (including career executive service officers) |
| 1120 | Legislative officials |
| 1130 | Traditional chiefs and head of villages |
| 1141 | Senior officials of political party |
| 1142 | Senior officials of employers and other |
| 1143 | Senior officials of workers and labor |
| 1144 | Senior officials of humanitarian and other |
| 1210 | Board directors and chief executives of |
| 1221 | Production and operations managers |
| 1222 | Finance and administration managers |
| 1223 | Personnel and industrial relations managers |
| 1224 | Sales and marketing managers |
| 1225 | Advertising and public relations managers |
| 1226 | Supply and distribution manager |
| 1227 | Computing services manager |
| 1228 | Research and development managers |
| 1229 | Other specialized managers |
| 1231 | Farm managers and overseers (including aquafarm) |
| 1232 | General managers/managing proprietors, |
| 1233 | Contractors, construction |
| 1234 | General managers/managing - proprietors, retail |
| 1235 | General manager/managing proprietors, restaurant and hotel |
| 1236 | General managers/managing - operators, transport services |
| 1237 | Business services firms general managers or managing proprietors |
| 1238 | Repairs and related services general managers or managing proprietors |
| 1239 | Other general managers/managing proprietors, nec |
| 1310 | Gov't executives other than government administrators |
| 1321 | School supervisors |
| 1322 | School principals |
| 1330 | Clerical supervisors |
| 1341 | Road transport service supervisors |
| 1342 | Air transport service supervisors |
| 1343 | Postal service supervisors |
| 1349 | Other transport and communication supervisors |
| 1350 | Production supervisors and general foremen |
| 1361 | Sales supervisors, wholesale and retail trade |
| 1369 | Other sales supervisors |
| 1390 | Other supervisors not elsewhere classified |
| 2111 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 2112 | Meteorologists |
| 2113 | Chemists |
| 2114 | Geologists and geophysicists |
| 2121 | Mathematicians and actuaries |
| 2122 | Statisticians |
| 2131 | Systems designers and analysts |
| 2132 | Computer programmers |
| 2141 | Architects |
| 2142 | Town planners and related professionals |
| 2151 | Civil engineers |
| 2152 | Electrical engineers |
| 2153 | Electronic and telecommunications engineers |
| 2154 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2155 | Chemical engineers |
| 2156 | Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals |
| 2157 | Geodetic engineers and related professionals |
| 2158 | Industrial engineers |
| 2159 | Other engineers and related professionals |
| 2211 | Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related scientists |
| 2212 | Bacteriologists, pharmacologists and related scientists |
| 2213 | Agronomist and related scientists |
| 2214 | Foresters and related professionals |
| 2221 | Medical doctors |
| 2222 | Dentists |
| 2223 | Veterinarians |
| 2224 | Pharmacists |
| 2225 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 2226 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 2227 | Medical technologists |
| 2229 | Other health professionals (except nursing) |
| 2231 | Professional nurses |
| 2232 | Professional midwives |
| 2310 | College and university teaching professionals |
| 2320 | Technical and vocational instructors/trainers |
| 2331 | General secondary education teaching professionals |
| 2332 | Science and mathematics teaching professionals |
| 2333 | Vocational education teaching professionals |
| 2341 | General elementary education teaching professionals |
| 2342 | Science and mathematics elementary education teaching professionals |
| 2351 | Pre-elementary education teaching professionals |
| 2352 | Non-formal education teaching professionals |
| 2353 | Teaching professionals for the handicapped and disabled |
| 2391 | Education methods specialist |
| 2399 | Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2411 | Accountants and auditors |
| 2412 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 2419 | Other business professionals |
| 2421 | Lawyers |
| 2422 | Judges |
| 2423 | Justices |
| 2429 | Other legal professionals |
| 2430 | Librarians, archivists and curators |
| 2441 | Economists |
| 2442 | Sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals |
| 2444 | Philologists, translators and interpreters |
| 2445 | Psychologists |
| 2446 | Social work professionals |
| 2449 | Other social science professionals |
| 2451 | Authors, journalists and other writers |
| 2452 | Sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 2453 | Composers, musicians and singers |
| 2454 | Choreographers and dancers |
| 2455 | Actors and stage directors |
| 2459 | Other creative and performing artists |
| 2460 | Religion professionals |
| 3111 | Chemical and physical science technicians |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Electronics and telecommunications engineering technician |
| 3115 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3116 | Chemical engineering technicians |
| 3117 | Mining and metallurgical technicians |
| 3118 | Draftsmen |
| 3119 | Other physical science and engineering technicians |
| 3121 | Computer assistants |
| 3122 | Computer equipment controllers |
| 3123 | Industrial robot controllers |
| 3131 | Photographers and image and sound recording equipment controllers |
| 3132 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment controllers |
| 3133 | Medical equipment controllers |
| 3139 | Other optical and electronic equipment |
| 3141 | Ship's engineers |
| 3142 | Ship's deck officers and pilots |
| 3143 | Aircraft pilots, navigators and flight engineers |
| 3144 | Air traffic controllers |
| 3145 | Air traffic safety technicians |
| 3151 | Building and fire inspectors |
| 3152 | Safety, health and quality inspectors |
| 3211 | Life science technicians |
| 3212 | Farm technicians |
| 3219 | Other life science technicians |
| 3221 | Medical assistants |
| 3222 | Dental assistants |
| 3223 | Veterinary assistants |
| 3224 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 3229 | Other health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 3231 | Nursing associate professionals |
| 3232 | Midwifery associate professionals |
| 3241 | Traditional medicine practitioners |
| 3242 | Faith healers |
| 3300 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 3411 | Securities and finance dealers and brokers |
| 3412 | Insurance representatives |
| 3413 | Estate agents |
| 3414 | Travel consultants and organizers |
| 3415 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3416 | Buyers |
| 3417 | Appraisers and valuers |
| 3418 | Auctioneers |
| 3419 | Other finance and sales associate professionals |
| 3421 | Trade brokers |
| 3422 | Clearing and forwarding agents |
| 3423 | Labor contractors and employment agents |
| 3429 | Other business services agents and trade brokers |
| 3431 | Administrative and related associate professionals |
| 3432 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 3433 | Bookkeepers |
| 3434 | Statistical and mathematical associate professionals |
| 3439 | Other administrative associate professionals |
| 3441 | Customs and border inspectors |
| 3442 | Government tax and excise officials |
| 3443 | Government welfare and pension officials |
| 3444 | Government licensing officials |
| 3445 | Commissioned police officers and investigators |
| 3449 | Other government associate professionals |
| 3450 | Social work associate professional |
| 3461 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 3462 | Radio, television and other announcers |
| 3463 | Street, nightclub and related |
| 3464 | Clowns, magicians, acrobats and related workers |
| 3465 | Athletes and related workers |
| 3469 | Other artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals |
| 3470 | Non-ordained religion associate professionals |
| 4111 | Stenographers and typists |
| 4112 | Word processing and related operators |
| 4113 | Data entry operators |
| 4114 | Calculating machine operators |
| 4115 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 4122 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 4131 | Stock clerks |
| 4132 | Production clerks |
| 4133 | Transport clerks |
| 4141 | Library and filing clerks |
| 4142 | Mail carriers and sorting clerks |
| 4143 | Coding, proof-reading and related clerks |
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket issuers |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks |
| 4213 | Bet bookmakers and croupiers |
| 4214 | Pawnbrokers and moneylenders |
| 4215 | Bill, debt and related cash collectors |
| 4221 | Travel agency clerks |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4223 | Telephone switchboard operators |
| 5111 | Flight attendants and travel stewards |
| 5112 | Transport conductors |
| 5113 | Travel guides and ground hosts |
| 5121 | House stewards and housekeepers |
| 5122 | Cooks |
| 5123 | Waiters and bartenders |
| 5129 | Other housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 5131 | Child care workers |
| 5132 | Institution based personal care workers |
| 5133 | Home based personal care worker |
| 5139 | Other personal care workers |
| 5141 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 5142 | Companions and valets |
| 5143 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 5149 | Other personal services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5151 | Astrologers and related workers |
| 5152 | Fortune-tellers, palmists and related workers |
| 5161 | Fire-fighters |
| 5162 | Policemen/women |
| 5163 | Prison guards |
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5211 | Shop and stall salespersons and attendants |
| 5212 | Product demonstrators and canvassers |
| 5220 | Fashion and other models |
| 6111 | Rice farmer |
| 6112 | Corn farmer |
| 6113 | Sugarcane farmer |
| 6114 | Vegetable farmer |
| 6115 | Fiber crop farmer |
| 6119 | Other crop farmers |
| 6121 | Coconut farmer |
| 6122 | Fruit tree farmer |
| 6129 | Other orchard farmers |
| 6131 | Ornamental plant grower |
| 6139 | Other plant growers |
| 6211 | Cattle and dairy farmer |
| 6212 | Hog raising farmer |
| 6219 | Other livestock farmers |
| 6221 | Chicken farmer |
| 6222 | Duck raiser |
| 6229 | Other poultry farmer |
| 6290 | Other animal producers |
| 6310 | Forest tree planting |
| 6320 | Loggers |
| 6330 | Charcoal burners and related workers |
| 6340 | Forest products gatherers |
| 6411 | Fish farm cultivators |
| 6412 | Prawn farm cultivators |
| 6413 | Oysters and mussels farm cultivators |
| 6419 | Other aqua products cultivators |
| 6421 | Inland waters fishermen |
| 6422 | Coastal waters fishermen |
| 6431 | Deep-sea fishermen |
| 6439 | Other deep-sea fishermen |
| 6440 | Hunters and trappers |
| 6490 | Fishermen, hunters and trappers not elsewhere classified |
| 7111 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 7112 | Shortfirers and blasters |
| 7113 | Stone splitters, cutters and carvers |
| 7121 | Builders, traditional materials |
| 7122 | Bricklayers, stonemasons and tile setters |
| 7123 | Concrete placers, concrete finishers and terrazzo workers |
| 7124 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 7129 | Other building frame and related trades workers |
| 7131 | Roofers |
| 7132 | Plasterers |
| 7133 | Insulators |
| 7134 | Glaziers |
| 7135 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7136 | Building and related electricians |
| 7141 | Painter and paperhangers |
| 7142 | Lacquerers and spray painters |
| 7143 | Parquetry workers and floor layers |
| 7144 | Building structure cleaners |
| 7211 | Metal molders and coremakers |
| 7212 | Welders and flame-cutters |
| 7213 | Sheet-metal worker |
| 7214 | Structural metal preparers and erectors |
| 7215 | Riggers and cable splicers |
| 7216 | Underwater workers |
| 7221 | Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging-press workers |
| 7222 | Toolmakers, metal pattern makers and metal markers |
| 7223 | Machine-tool setter-operators |
| 7224 | Metal grinder, polisher and tool sharpener |
| 7231 | Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters |
| 7232 | Aircraft engine mechanics and fitters |
| 7233 | General machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7234 | Industry-specific machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7239 | Other machinery mechanic and fitters |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanic and fitters |
| 7242 | Electronics fitters and services |
| 7243 | Radio and television servicers |
| 7244 | Telegraph and telephone installer |
| 7245 | Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers |
| 7311 | Precision instrument makers and repairers |
| 7312 | Acoustical musical instrument maker and tuners |
| 7313 | Jewelry and precious metal trades workers |
| 7321 | Pottery and related clay and abrasive formers |
| 7322 | Glass formers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
| 7323 | Glass engravers and etchers |
| 7324 | Glass and ceramics painters and decorators |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7332 | Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials |
| 7341 | Compositors and type setters |
| 7342 | Stereotype and electrotypers |
| 7343 | Printing engravers and etchers |
| 7344 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 7345 | Silk screen, block and textile printers |
| 7411 | Meat and fish butchers and preparers |
| 7412 | Bakers, pastrycooks and confectionery bakers |
| 7413 | Food and beverage tasters and graders |
| 7414 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco products makers |
| 7421 | Wood treaters |
| 7422 | Cabinetmakers and related workers |
| 7423 | Woodworking machine setter-operators |
| 7424 | Rattan, bamboo and other wicker furniture makers |
| 7425 | Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers |
| 7431 | Fiber preparers |
| 7432 | Hand weavers, knitters and other hand textile product makers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7434 | Textile patternmakers and cutters |
| 7435 | Sewers |
| 7436 | Embroiderers |
| 7437 | Doll and stuffed toymakers |
| 7438 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 7441 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers |
| 7442 | Shoemakers |
| 7443 | Leathergoods makers |
| 8111 | Mining plant operators |
| 8112 | Mineral ore and stone treating plant operators |
| 8113 | Well drolleries and borers and related workers |
| 8121 | Ore smelting, metal converting and refining furnace operators |
| 8122 | Metal melters, casters and rolling-mill operators |
| 8123 | Metal heat-treating plant operator |
| 8124 | Metal drawers and extruders |
| 8131 | Glass and ceramics kiln operators |
| 8139 | Other glass and ceramics plant operators |
| 8141 | Sawmill, wood panel and related wood processing plant operators |
| 8142 | Paper pulp preparation plant operators |
| 8143 | Papermaking plant operators |
| 8151 | Crushing, grinding and mixing equipment operators |
| 8152 | Cooking, roasting and related heat-treating plant operators |
| 8153 | Filtering and separating equipment operators |
| 8154 | Still and reactor operator |
| 8155 | Petroleum-refining plant operator |
| 8159 | Other chemical-processing plant operators |
| 8161 | Power-generating plant operators |
| 8162 | Steam turbine, boiler and engine operators |
| 8169 | Other power-generating and related plant operators |
| 8171 | Automated assembly-line operators |
| 8211 | Machine-tool operators |
| 8212 | Cement and other mineral processing machine operators |
| 8221 | Pharmaceutical and toiletry products machine operators |
| 8222 | Ammunition and explosive product machine operators |
| 8223 | Metal finishers, platers and coaters |
| 8224 | Photographic product machine operators |
| 8229 | Other chemical product machine operators |
| 8231 | Tire making and vulcanizing machine operators |
| 8239 | Other rubber and plastic products machine operators |
| 8240 | Wood products machine operator |
| 8251 | Printing machine operators |
| 8252 | Binding machine operators |
| 8253 | Paper and paperboard products machine operator |
| 8261 | Spinning and winding machine operators |
| 8262 | Weaving and knitting machine operators |
| 8263 | Sewing machine operators |
| 8264 | Embroidering machine operator |
| 8265 | Textile bleaching, dying and cleaning machine operators |
| 8269 | Other textile products machine operators |
| 8271 | Meat and fish processing machine operators |
| 8272 | Dairy products machine operators |
| 8273 | Grain and spice milling machine operators |
| 8274 | Baked goods producing and cereals processing machine operators |
| 8275 | Fruit, vegetables and nut processing machine operators |
| 8276 | Sugar processing and refining machine operators |
| 8277 | Tea, coffee, cocoa and chocolate preparing and producing |
| 8278 | Tobacco products processing machine operators |
| 8279 | Brewers and wine and other beverage machine operators |
| 8281 | Mechanical machinery assembler |
| 8282 | Electrical machinery assemblers |
| 8283 | Electronic equipment assemblers |
| 8284 | Metal, rubber and plastic product assemblers |
| 8285 | Wood and related material product assemblers |
| 8286 | Paperboard, textile and related products |
| 8290 | Other stationary machine operators and |
| 8311 | Railway engine drivers |
| 8312 | Railway brakers, signalers and shunters |
| 8321 | Motorcycle drivers |
| 8322 | Car, taxi and light van drivers |
| 8323 | Bus and tram drivers |
| 8324 | Heavy truck drivers |
| 8331 | Motorized farm and forestry machinery |
| 8332 | Earth-moving and related machinery operators |
| 8333 | Crane, hoist and related materials-moving equipment operators |
| 8334 | Lifting-truck operators |
| 8340 | Ship's deck crews and related workers |
| 9111 | Market stall and sidewalk vendors |
| 9112 | Street ambulant vendors |
| 9113 | Door-to-door salespersons |
| 9120 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and |
| 9133 | Hand launderers and pressers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9142 | Window cleaners |
| 9151 | Messengers, package and baggage porters and |
| 9152 | Watchers and doorkeepers |
| 9161 | Garbage collector |
| 9162 | Street sweepers and related laborers |
| 9211 | Farmhands and laborers |
| 9212 | Forestry laborers |
| 9213 | Fishery laborers and helpers |
| 9310 | Mining and construction laborers |
| 9321 | Handicraft laborer |
| 9322 | Hand packers and other manufacturing laborers |
| 9331 | Freight handlers |
| 9332 | Hand and pedal vehicle drivers |
| 9333 | Drivers and operators of animal drawn vehicles |
| 9600 | Workers reporting occupations unidentifiable or inadequately defined |
| 9700 | Workers not reporting any occupation |
| 9800 | Non-identifiable occupations |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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
P26 Occupation in Past Week
Ask the question in P26, "What was ________'s activity/occupation during the past seven days?" for all persons 10 years old and over and whose entry in P25 is code 1.
Occupation refers to the type of work performed, and/or trade or profession being pursued by the person during the past seven days such as farm helper, fruit picker, truck driver, typist, beauty parlor operator, etc. If he is not at work but with a job, occupation refers to the kind of job he was doing or will be doing if merely waiting for a new job to begin within two weeks from the date of interview.
If a person has two or more jobs, consider the one where he works more hours as his occupation. If, however, he works in equal hours for the two jobs, consider the one where he derives more income.
Ask the question in P26, "What was ________'s activity/occupation during the past seven days?" for all persons 10 years old and over and whose entry in P25 is code 1.
Occupation refers to the type of work performed, and/or trade or profession being pursued by the person during the past seven days such as farm helper, fruit picker, truck driver, typist, beauty parlor operator, etc. If he is not at work but with a job, occupation refers to the kind of job he was doing or will be doing if merely waiting for a new job to begin within two weeks from the date of interview.
If a person has two or more jobs, consider the one where he works more hours as his occupation. If, however, he works in equal hours for the two jobs, consider the one where he derives more income.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation during the past week.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who are employed
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |