Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1996
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Reference ID
ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF1996_PHC-H-H
- ZAF1996_PHC-P-H
Occupation, 2 digits (ZA1996A_OCC2)
Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
241
End:
242
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA96A040 ZA96A041 ZA96A042 ZA96A432 ZA96A433 ZA96A434 ZA96A435 ZA96A436 ZA96A437 ZA96A438 ZA96A439 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442 ZA96A443 ZA96A444 ZA96A445 ZA96A446"><span class="em">Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A041 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442">19.3. Focus on the occupation of (the person). What would you call this occupation?<br /><div class="i1">____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher,<br />domestic worker.</div><br />19.4. Describe (the person's) main duty/activity in more detail.<br /><div class="i1">____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A041 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442">19.3. Focus on the occupation of (the person). What would you call this occupation?<br /><div class="i1">____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher,<br />domestic worker.</div><br />19.4. Describe (the person's) main duty/activity in more detail.<br /><div class="i1">____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Corporate managers |
| 13 | General managers |
| 15 | Armed forces and civil service managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 35 | Armed forces and civil service associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer service clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 53 | Armed forces and civil service workers |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 62 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary-plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 93 | Mining, construction, manufacturing and transport labourers |
| 97 | Occupation not elsewhere classified |
| 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 occupation with two digits. Coding was done using a code list of occupations based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 88).
Universe
South Africa 1996: Employed persons age 15+ in private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept