The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1990
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THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Occupation last year (TH1990A_0408)
Data file: THA1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
175
End:
178
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions S8- S11 were asked of persons 13 and older or were born before and in the year 1977]
S9. Last year occupation
What job did [respondent] spend most of the time working on during last year? (1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990) ____
Record job explicitly. For example: rice farming, vegetable farming, barber, statistician, accountant. If did not work, record "did not work" and do not ask S10, S11.
S9. Last year occupation
What job did [respondent] spend most of the time working on during last year? (1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990) ____
Record job explicitly. For example: rice farming, vegetable farming, barber, statistician, accountant. If did not work, record "did not work" and do not ask S10, S11.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Architects |
| 2 | Engineers |
| 3 | Explorers |
| 11 | Chemists |
| 12 | Physicists |
| 19 | Physical scientists not classified elsewhere |
| 21 | Veterinarians |
| 22 | Biologists and zoologists not classified elsewhere |
| 23 | Agricultural scientists, forestry professionals and scientists |
| 31 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 32 | Dentists |
| 41 | Nurses |
| 42 | Midwifery professionals |
| 49 | Other nursing professionals not classified elsewhere |
| 51 | Pharmacists |
| 52 | Ophthalmologists |
| 53 | Medical technicians, health and public health personnel |
| 59 | Other health professionals not classified elsewhere |
| 61 | Professors, lecturers, and teaching professionals in university |
| 62 | General teachers in primary, secondary, and vocational education |
| 63 | Specialized teachers in primary, secondary, and vocational education |
| 68 | Administrative workers of universities and schools |
| 69 | Other teaching professionals not classified elsewhere |
| 71 | Monks, priests, ascetics, and religious teachers |
| 79 | Other religious workers not specified elsewhere |
| 81 | Lawyers, judges, and legal professionals |
| 91 | Painters, sculptors, Engravers, and related artists |
| 92 | Composers, journalists, and related writers |
| 93 | Actors, musicians, dancers, and related workers |
| 101 | Draftsmen and modelers (in architectures, civil engineering, electrical and mechanical works) |
| 109 | Scientists, technicians, technical engineers not classified elsewhere |
| 111 | Accountants |
| 112 | Social workers |
| 113 | Librarians and archivists |
| 114 | Economists, mathematicians, and statisticians |
| 119 | Other academic professions not classified elsewhere, including sociologists, anthropologists, historians, political scientists, etc. |
| 1001 | Administrative and managerial government officials |
| 1002 | All military personnel |
| 1011 | Directors, managers, head workers, and owners of mines, factories, and utility services |
| 1012 | Directors, managers, departmental head, and head workers of wholesale and retail trades |
| 1013 | Directors, managers, departmental head, head workers, and owners of financial institutions, insurance, and real estate business |
| 1014 | Directors, managers, departmental head, head workers, and owners of transportation business, warehouse, and communications |
| 1015 | Directors, managers, departmental head, head workers, and owners of service enterprises |
| 1019 | Directors, managers, departmental head, head workers, and owners not classified elsewhere |
| 2001 | Accounting clerks and cashiers |
| 2011 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 2021 | Directors and head of clerks |
| 2091 | Machine operators and controllers |
| 2099 | Other clerks not classified elsewhere |
| 3001 | Owners and operators of wholesale trade |
| 3002 | Owners and operators of retail trade |
| 3009 | Owners and operators of wholesale and retail trade |
| 3011 | Sale representatives, real estate and insurance agents, and auctioneers |
| 3021 | Sale representatives of manufactures involving travelling to sell the products |
| 3031 | Sale workers and sale assistants |
| 3032 | Street venders and newspapers sellers |
| 3039 | Sale workers, sale assistants, and related workers not classified elsewhere |
| 3041 | Directors and managers of sale workers, including purchase and sale managers |
| 4001 | Farmers and farm managers |
| 4011 | Farm workers not classified elsewhere |
| 4021 | Hunters and related workers |
| 4031 | Fishermen and related workers |
| 4041 | Forestry and related workers |
| 5001 | Miners and quarrymen |
| 5011 | Well drillers and related workers |
| 5021 | Mineral processors |
| 5031 | Workers in cement, lime, and sand production, and related workers |
| 5099 | Miners, quarrymen, and related workers not classified elsewhere |
| 6001 | Ship controllers and navigators |
| 6002 | Ship technicians |
| 6011 | Deck sailors and crews |
| 6012 | Freight cabin staffs and firemen |
| 6021 | Aircraft pilots, engineers, and related workers |
| 6031 | Train drivers and train technicians |
| 6041 | Motor vehicles drivers |
| 6042 | Drivers of animal vehicles |
| 6043 | Drivers of vehicles that use human workforce |
| 6051 | Train keepers |
| 6061 | Directors and superintendents of transportations |
| 6062 | Managers and controllers of air and water traffic |
| 6071 | Telephone and telegram operators |
| 6072 | Communication personnel, e.g. broadcast staffs |
| 6081 | Postmen and postal service employees |
| 6082 | News informants |
| 6091 | Public transport clerks |
| 6092 | Transportation workers not classified elsewhere |
| 6093 | Superintendents, controllers, time managers for traffic and communications |
| 6094 | Transport and communication workers not classified elsewhere |
| 7001 | Yarn and fibre preparers for weaving |
| 7002 | Yarn spinners |
| 7003 | Textile weavers and loom makers |
| 7004 | Knitters and operators of knitting machines |
| 7005 | Weaving designers |
| 7006 | Textile bleachers, dyers, and printing workers |
| 7009 | Workers in fibre and textiles production not classified elsewhere |
| 7011 | Dressmakers and garment makers |
| 7012 | Dressmakers of fur clothing and related workers |
| 7013 | Hat makers |
| 7014 | Mattress and cushion makers |
| 7015 | Textile, leather and related pattern makers and cutters |
| 7016 | Sewers and embroiders of textiles and leather clothing |
| 7019 | Makers of other textile products not classified elsewhere |
| 7021 | Shoe makers and related workers |
| 7022 | Footwear cutters and sewers and related workers |
| 7029 | Leather, plastic, rubber, and clothing workers not classified elsewhere |
| 7031 | Metal furnace operators |
| 7032 | Metal processing plant operators |
| 7033 | Workers in metal ironing and coiling plants |
| 7035 | Metal moulders |
| 7036 | Metal-compressing machine operators |
| 7039 | Workers in other metal production not classified elsewhere |
| 7041 | Assemblers of precision instruments, watch makers and repairers |
| 7042 | Jewelry and precious metal workers |
| 7043 | Jewelry cutters |
| 7050 | Assemblers and repairers of machinery, instruments makers, and machinery fitters |
| 7051 | Machinery operators |
| 7052 | Machinery installers and fitters (in addition to electrical and precision instruments) |
| 7053 | Repairers of machinery both motor and non-motor (in addition to electrical and precision instruments) |
| 7054 | Sheet-metal makers and repairers |
| 7055 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7056 | Metal welders and flame cutters |
| 7057 | Structural metal workers |
| 7058 | Metal plating and coating workers |
| 7059 | Other metal production workers not classified elsewhere |
| 7061 | Electricians and related workers |
| 7062 | Electric and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 7063 | Mechanic equipment, video and television repairers |
| 7064 | Telephone and telegram installers and repairers |
| 7065 | Electrical line installers and cable jointers |
| 7069 | Workers related to electric and electronic machines not classified elsewhere |
| 7071 | Carpenters and wood joiners |
| 7072 | Wood furniture makers |
| 7073 | Sawers and wood-related-equipment installers and fitters |
| 7079 | Wood treaters not classified elsewhere |
| 7081 | Building painters and maintenance workers |
| 7082 | Painters not in construction and maintenance work |
| 7091 | Brick and tile layers |
| 7092 | Masons and concrete moulders |
| 7093 | Concrete finishers and mosaic floor layers |
| 7094 | Construction insulator makers |
| 7095 | Workers in glass installations |
| 7099 | Other construction workers not classified elsewhere |
| 8001 | Typesetters and workers in printing production |
| 8002 | Printing-press-machine operators |
| 8003 | Printing machine makers |
| 8004 | Printing block carvers |
| 8005 | Picture printing finishers |
| 8006 | Book binders and related workers |
| 8009 | Workers in printing production not classified elsewhere |
| 8011 | Glass makers and related workers |
| 8012 | Potters and related workers |
| 8013 | Glass and pottery furnace operators |
| 8014 | Glass and pottery finishers |
| 8019 | Glass and pottery workers not classified elsewhere |
| 8021 | Grain grinders, millers, and related workers |
| 8022 | Bakers and related workers |
| 8023 | Candy and chocolate makers |
| 8024 | Beer, liquor, wine makers, and related workers |
| 8025 | Food preserving and processing workers |
| 8026 | Slaughters and meat preparers |
| 8027 | Workers in dairy product industries |
| 8029 | Workers in food industry not classified elsewhere |
| 8031 | Distilling and refining machine operators |
| 8032 | Workers related to the use of heat from chemical processes |
| 8033 | Workers related to the use of pressing and compression from chemical processes |
| 8034 | Paper pulp preparers |
| 8035 | Paper makers (both by hands and by machine) |
| 8039 | Workers in chemical and related processes not classified elsewhere |
| 8041 | Tobacco preparers |
| 8042 | Cigar rollers |
| 8043 | Cigarette rollers |
| 8049 | Other tobacco product makers not classified elsewhere |
| 8051 | Basket weavers and related workers |
| 8052 | Tire makers and related rubber product workers |
| 8053 | Plastic product makers |
| 8054 | Workers in the treatment of leather and pelt |
| 8055 | Photo developers and related workers |
| 8056 | Musical instrument makers |
| 8057 | Stone cutters and carvers |
| 8058 | Paper product makers |
| 8059 | Miscellaneous product makers not specified elsewhere |
| 8061 | Wrappers, labelers, and related workers |
| 8071 | Immobile machine and water boiler machine operators |
| 8072 | Crane operators |
| 8074 | Earthmover and other construction machine operators not specified elsewhere |
| 8075 | Lifting and moving truck drivers |
| 8076 | Immobile machine maintenance workers |
| 8081 | Transport laborers and freight handlers |
| 8099 | Other laborers not classified elsewhere |
| 9001 | Firemen and related workers |
| 9002 | Policemen and investigators |
| 9009 | Security guards, prison guards, and related workers |
| 9011 | Housekeepers |
| 9012 | Chefs and workers in restaurants |
| 9019 | Maid and domestic helpers |
| 9021 | Waiters and restaurant service workers |
| 9031 | Superintendents |
| 9032 | Janitors and related workers |
| 9041 | Hair dressers and related workers |
| 9051 | Laundry workers |
| 9061 | Professional athletes and the like |
| 9071 | Professional photographers and related workers |
| 9081 | Morticians and cremation professionals |
| 9091 | Service workers related to sports and entertainment not classified elsewhere |
| 9097 | Workers not classifiable by occupation |
| 9098 | Not working |
| 9099 | 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
Column S8-S11: ask persons age 13 years or older (or who were born before 1 April 1977)
Column S9: Main occupation last year (1 April 1989 - 31 March 1990)
Ask: "During last year, what kind of work did ___(name)___ spend most of his/her time on?
Record the description of occupation, job description and position clearly. Examples are farmer, painter, engraver, furniture craftsman, laborer in rice mill, house maid, etc. (Do not record occupations such as government officer or merchant because they are not specific.)
Craftsman: Record what he/she made specifically such as making furniture, building houses, etc.
Teacher: Record the subject that he/she taught such as geography, math, arts, etc. If he/she taught more than one subject, record the subject on which he/she spent most of his/her time. If he/she is responsible for a particular, record the specific class he/she is responsible for such as grade1 in secondary school, grade 2 in primary school, etc.
Engineer or technician: Record the specific category of engineer or technician that he/she was such as civil engineer, electrical engineer, chemical engineer, mechanic technician, etc.
Clerk: Record the duty and description of the job such as typing, delivering documents, measuring, delivering products, etc.
Nurse: Record the type of nurse such as health care nurse, registered nurse, clinical nurse, home nurse, etc.
Driver: Record the type of automobile a person drove such as truck driver, pick-up driver, bus driver, rented-car driver, tricycle driver, etc.
Farmer: Record the type of crops grown in the plantation/farm such as coconut, fruits, palm trees, rubber, vegetables, flowers, cassava, corn, sugar cane, tobacco, etc.
Employee: Record the type of work that a person was employed to do such as carrying things, dish washing, laundry, digging soil, etc.
If there is more than one occupation, record only one main occupation last year by considering the following criteria:
1. The occupation at which the person spent most of his time during the last year period.
2. The occupation from which a person earned more income, if a person spent equal amount of time on many occupations.
If a person does not know the occupation or position but knows that he/she was working last year, record "working but not knowing occupation".
If a person did not work at all did not have any occupation last year, such as pensioner, lender, etc., record "not working" and omit Columns S10 and S11.
Column S9: Main occupation last year (1 April 1989 - 31 March 1990)
Ask: "During last year, what kind of work did ___(name)___ spend most of his/her time on?
Record the description of occupation, job description and position clearly. Examples are farmer, painter, engraver, furniture craftsman, laborer in rice mill, house maid, etc. (Do not record occupations such as government officer or merchant because they are not specific.)
Craftsman: Record what he/she made specifically such as making furniture, building houses, etc.
Teacher: Record the subject that he/she taught such as geography, math, arts, etc. If he/she taught more than one subject, record the subject on which he/she spent most of his/her time. If he/she is responsible for a particular, record the specific class he/she is responsible for such as grade1 in secondary school, grade 2 in primary school, etc.
Engineer or technician: Record the specific category of engineer or technician that he/she was such as civil engineer, electrical engineer, chemical engineer, mechanic technician, etc.
Clerk: Record the duty and description of the job such as typing, delivering documents, measuring, delivering products, etc.
Nurse: Record the type of nurse such as health care nurse, registered nurse, clinical nurse, home nurse, etc.
Driver: Record the type of automobile a person drove such as truck driver, pick-up driver, bus driver, rented-car driver, tricycle driver, etc.
Farmer: Record the type of crops grown in the plantation/farm such as coconut, fruits, palm trees, rubber, vegetables, flowers, cassava, corn, sugar cane, tobacco, etc.
Employee: Record the type of work that a person was employed to do such as carrying things, dish washing, laundry, digging soil, etc.
If there is more than one occupation, record only one main occupation last year by considering the following criteria:
1. The occupation at which the person spent most of his time during the last year period.
2. The occupation from which a person earned more income, if a person spent equal amount of time on many occupations.
If a person does not know the occupation or position but knows that he/she was working last year, record "working but not knowing occupation".
If a person did not work at all did not have any occupation last year, such as pensioner, lender, etc., record "not working" and omit Columns S10 and S11.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation last year (3 digits).
Universe
Persons age 13+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |