Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation, 1 digit (ZA2001A_OCC1)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
289
End:
290
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A443 ZA01A444 ZA01A445 ZA01A446 ZA01A447 ZA01A448 ZA01A449 ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h2">Ask for all persons aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h3">Had work</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456">P-19c. Occupation (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is the main occupation of (the person) in this workplace?<br />Occupation refers to the type of work (the person) performed in the seven days before 10 October. Use two or more words. For example, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, domestic worker, fruit vendor, truck driver, warehouse manager, filing clerk, etc. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h3">Had work</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456">P-19c. Occupation (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is the main occupation of (the person) in this workplace?<br />Occupation refers to the type of work (the person) performed in the seven days before 10 October. Use two or more words. For example, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, domestic worker, fruit vendor, truck driver, warehouse manager, filing clerk, etc. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Legislators; senior officials and managers |
| 02 | Professionals |
| 03 | Technicians and associate professionals |
| 04 | Clerks |
| 05 | Service workers; shop and market sales workers |
| 06 | Skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 07 | Craft and related trades workers |
| 08 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers |
| 09 | Elementary occupations and unknown |
| 98 | Unknown |
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
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456"><span class="em">Question P-19c -- Occupation</span><br /><br /><span class="em">"What is the main occupation of (the person) in this workplace?"</span><br /><br />Occupation refers to the type of work the person performed in the seven days before the census. Use at least two words. Read the examples from the questionnaire to the first respondent.<br /><br />Write down the current job title of the person, using two or three words, for example, primary school teacher, private gardener, cattle farmer, domestic worker, bus driver, communication technician, senior demographer, car sales person, office cleaner.<br /><br />Do not accept only "teacher", "driver", "technician". Use two or three words for the description, otherwise it will be difficult to know what type of work they are doing.<br /><br />Do not use academic titles like MA or PhD, or titles of honour.<br /><br /><span class="em">National Bureau</span>: Write the response in the boxes provided and make sure that you write inside the boxes not outside. Do not leave empty boxes between words. Start in the top left box.<br /><br /> Answers to questions P-19a, 19b and 19c should be related, in that they should all refer to the same job. If a person has more than one job, they should answer these questions in relation to their main job. If the answer to the occupation question appears inconsistent, probe.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 52]</span><br /><br />The table in Appendix 3 contains several examples of name of business, industrial sector, and occupation that <span class="em">could</span> go together. The table illustrates two things.<br /> <div class="i1">It shows the difference between industrial sector and occupation. It can be clearly seen that in some cases the occupation is directly related to the industrial sector, but in other cases it is not. Jobs such as driver, labourer, clerk, human relations officer, accountant, can be done in any industrial sector.<br /><br />The examples show appropriate wording and level of detail for industrial sector and for occupation.</div><br /><br />You should study this table in your own time and make sure you understand the concepts.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of work the person performed in the seven days before 10 October 2001 by a one-digit level. Respondents were asked to describe their occupation in two or more words, for example, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, etc. Coding was done on the basis of the second edition of the South African Standard Classification of Occupations (SASCO), which is, in turn, based on the United Nations' International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO --1988).
Universe
South Africa 2001: Employed or economically active persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |