2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census (with agricultural module) - IPUMS Subset
Uganda, 2002
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UGA_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- UGA2002_PHC-H-H
- UGA2002_PHC-P-H
Occupation, 3 digits (UG2002A_OCC)
Data file: UGA2002_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
275
End:
277
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UG02A421 UG02A422 UG02A423 UG02A424 UG02A425 UG02A426"><span class="h3">For all persons aged five years and above</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UG02A425 UG02A426"><span class="em">P20 Occupation</span> What kind of work did <span class="em">name</span> mainly do in the last 7 days? (<span class="ital">Describe in not less than 2 words</span>) ___<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UG02A425 UG02A426"><span class="em">P20 Occupation</span> What kind of work did <span class="em">name</span> mainly do in the last 7 days? (<span class="ital">Describe in not less than 2 words</span>) ___<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs |
| 114 | Administrators, special interest groups |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Specialized managers |
| 123 | Managing supervisors |
| 131 | General managers |
| 141 | Diplomatic mission heads |
| 151 | Political mobilizers |
| 152 | Community mobilizers |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists, etc. |
| 217 | Computer programmers |
| 219 | Engineers |
| 220 | Cartographers, surveyors, etc. |
| 221 | Biologists, zoologists, botanists, etc. |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery |
| 224 | Other health professionals |
| 225 | Medical doctors |
| 227 | Veterinary doctors |
| 229 | Agriculturists |
| 231 | Teachers college, university, and higher education |
| 232 | Teachers secondary level |
| 235 | Teachers training institutes |
| 236 | Teachers woodworking vocational training |
| 238 | Teaching professionals, inspectors, etc. |
| 239 | Primary teachers only |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Information professionals, librarians |
| 245 | Writers and creative artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 247 | Other officials and administrators (town clerks) |
| 248 | Professionals n.e.c. |
| 249 | Accountants |
| 250 | Economists |
| 251 | Sociologists |
| 252 | Social workers |
| 253 | Auditors |
| 255 | Business administrators |
| 256 | Journalists |
| 257 | Civil engineers |
| 258 | Electrical engineers |
| 259 | Mechanical engineers |
| 311 | Physical science and engineering technicians |
| 312 | Image, sound, and computer equipment operators |
| 313 | Optical, electronic, and medical equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft technicians |
| 315 | Inspectors bldg, safety, and health |
| 316 | Sub county chiefs |
| 321 | Forestry, farming technicians and advisors |
| 322 | Agronomy, forestry and farming technicians and advisors |
| 323 | Nurses and midwives |
| 324 | Medical assistants |
| 325 | Dental assistants |
| 326 | Veterinary and fishery assistants |
| 327 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 328 | Other life science professionals |
| 329 | Traditional medical practitioners |
| 330 | Agricultural assistants |
| 331 | Post-primary teaching associates |
| 332 | Primary teaching associates |
| 333 | Pre-primary teaching associates |
| 334 | Special ed. teaching associates |
| 335 | Teaching associates n.e.c. |
| 341 | Finance and real estate professionals |
| 342 | Business service agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Public and private administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Government customs and tax related associate professionals |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment, and broadcasting professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 349 | Associate professionals, civil servants n.e.c. (lawyer?) |
| 350 | Landlords |
| 351 | Life science experienced non-professionals |
| 352 | Teaching experienced non-professionals |
| 353 | Sports and cultural entertainment ,experienced non-professionals |
| 354 | Self-employed, unspecified business |
| 355 | Other non-professionals n.e.c. |
| 356 | Magistrates |
| 411 | Secretaries, keyboard operator clerks |
| 412 | Numerical clerks, book keeping |
| 413 | Material recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail, filing clerks |
| 419 | Other office clerks |
| 421 | Cashier, teller clerks (green boat) |
| 422 | Client information clerks (receptionist, travel agency clerks) |
| 423 | Money changers |
| 433 | Clerks n.e.c. |
| 511 | Taxi brokers, conductors, guides |
| 512 | Restaurant service workers and cooks |
| 513 | Personal care workers, childcare |
| 514 | Other personal care workers, housekeepers and hairdressers |
| 515 | Fortune tellers and related workers |
| 516 | Protective service workers, prison wardens, LDUs, game wardens |
| 517 | Policemen |
| 521 | Fashion and other models (Zipper) |
| 522 | Shop salespersons, attendants (employed shop keeper) |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 532 | Wholesale importers only |
| 533 | Wholesale exporters only |
| 535 | Wholesale produce buyers |
| 536 | Wholesale agricultural product dealers (coffee and milk sellers) |
| 539 | Wholesale traders n.e.c. |
| 540 | Wholesale spare parts/hardware |
| 541 | Food and beverage retailer |
| 542 | General merchandise retailer |
| 543 | Textiles, footwear and personal effects retailer |
| 545 | Human drug retailer, pharmacies |
| 549 | Retailers n.e.c. |
| 550 | Retailer spare parts/hardware |
| 611 | Market gardeners and growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters, beekeepers |
| 616 | Foremen in commercial farming and fishery |
| 621 | Subsistence crop farmers |
| 622 | Subsistence livestock farmers |
| 623 | Subsistence fishery workers |
| 711 | Mine blasters, stone cutters, carvers |
| 712 | Builders, brick layers, masons |
| 713 | Roofers, plasterers, plumbers, electricians |
| 714 | Painters, bldg decorators and related workers |
| 721 | Welders, sheet metal workers, metal molders |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers, related workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters, motor vehicles |
| 724 | Electrical instrument mechanics, radio, etc. |
| 725 | Bicycle repairers |
| 731 | Precision metal workers, repairers of lamps, watches, etc. |
| 732 | Potters, glass formers, related workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textiles, etc. |
| 734 | Printing and related trade workers |
| 741 | Foods and related product processing |
| 743 | Textile and garment workers, inc. tailors |
| 744 | Leather and hides trade workers, inc. shoe makers |
| 745 | Other craftsmen n.e.c. |
| 746 | Distilling and selling local brew |
| 751 | Wood and fiber trade workers |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 814 | Wood processing plant operators |
| 816 | Power generating plant operators (battery charging) |
| 821 | Metal and mineral processing machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical product machine operators (Oxygen Uganda) |
| 823 | Rubber and plastics machine operators (Nile Plastics, Mukwano) |
| 824 | Wood product machine operators (Nile Ply) |
| 825 | Printing, binding, and related plant operators (Monitor New vision) |
| 826 | Fiber preparing, weaving and sewing textile and leather products |
| 827 | Food and related product processing machine operators (grain milling) |
| 829 | Other stationary machine operators and assemblers |
| 831 | Railway engineer drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural, earthmoving, lifting, and mobile material handling equipment |
| 834 | Ship's deck crews and related workers |
| 835 | Boda drivers |
| 841 | Foremen/supervisors of plant, machine operators and assemblers |
| 888 | Soldiers |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 912 | Shoe cleaning and other street elementary occupation services |
| 913 | Domestic helpers (house girls, shamba boys) |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window cleaners, vehicle washers |
| 915 | Messengers, watchers, security workers, meter readers, porters, etc. |
| 916 | Garbage collectors, sweepers, and related laborers |
| 918 | Other elementary service workers n.e.c. (Mortuary workers) |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related laborers |
| 931 | Laborers in mining |
| 932 | Construction laborers |
| 933 | Manufacturing laborers |
| 934 | Transport laborers |
| 935 | General laborers |
| 936 | Brick makers |
| 941 | Foremen/supervisors of elementary occupation services (market master) |
| 980 | Non-identifiable occupations |
| 997 | Response suppressed |
| 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 3-digit occupation of the main economic activity in the last seven days if this individual is in labor force.
Universe
Uganda 2002: Persons age 5+ who are in labor force [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept