The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 1994
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ETH_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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- ETH1994_PHC-H-H
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Occupation (ET1994A_OCC)
Data file: ETH1994_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
208
End:
210
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III: Detailed particulars of household members</span></p>
<p>[Questions 30-32 were asked for person's age 10+ who were engaged in economic activity, unemployed with previous work experience, or had work but did not work in the last 12 months.]</p>
<p>30. What was the main occupation?</p>
<div class="i1">____</div>
<p>[Questions 30-32 were asked for person's age 10+ who were engaged in economic activity, unemployed with previous work experience, or had work but did not work in the last 12 months.]</p>
<p>30. What was the main occupation?</p>
<div class="i1">____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Armed forces |
| 111 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Kebele leaders, tribe chiefs, traditional chiefs, and heads |
| 114 | Non-governmental senior officials |
| 121 | General managers and department heads |
| 131 | Managers, section, and subsection heads |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists, geologists, and related professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians, and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers, and related professionals |
| 221 | Agronomists, biologists, pharmacologists, and related professionals |
| 222 | Medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians and related professionals |
| 223 | Health officers, specialized nurses, and midwifery professionals |
| 231 | College, university, and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | High school teaching professionals |
| 233 | School inspectors, curricula developers, and related professionals |
| 241 | Accountants, auditors, and related professionals |
| 242 | Lawyers, judges, and related professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians, and related professionals |
| 244 | Economists, sociologists, historians, psychologists, and related social science professionals |
| 245 | Music, film, painting, journalism, and related professionals |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians and safety inspectors |
| 312 | Computer associate profressionals |
| 313 | Photographic, sound telecommunications, medical, and related proferssionals |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 321 | Agricultural, soil, forestry, pharmacology, biochemistry, and related professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 323 | Traditional birth attendants, traditional medicine workers |
| 331 | Primary junior secondary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 333 | Driving, typewriting, and related teachers |
| 341 | Buyers, appraisers, valuers, travel consultants, and insurance professionals |
| 342 | Business service agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals |
| 345 | Singers, dancers, radio and television announcers, reporters, and related professionals |
| 346 | Religious associate professionals (priests, deacons, sheiks) |
| 411 | Typists and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 412 | Bookkeepers, accounting clerks, and related professionals |
| 413 | Stock clerks, transport clerks, and related professionals |
| 414 | Library, mail filling, and other office related clerks |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers, counter clerks, meter readers, and related professionals |
| 422 | Receptionists, telephone operators, transport ticket clerks |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care and related workers |
| 514 | Poloice, fire fighters, and related workers |
| 521 | Fashion and other models |
| 522 | Shop and kiosk salespersons and demonstrators |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers |
| 613 | Forestry and related workers |
| 614 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 621 | Skilled subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 711 | Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers |
| 712 | Stone masons, carpenters, and traditional house builders |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters (building and manufactured articles) |
| 721 | Welders, metal molders, and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Motorcar mechanics, airplane, and other machinery mechanics |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 731 | Jewelers, gold and watch repairers, and other precision instruments |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather, and related materials |
| 734 | Printing, photography, and related trades workers |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Basketry weavers, spinners, tailors, and related trades workers |
| 743 | Weavers, spinners, tailors, and related trades workers |
| 744 | Leather, pelt, and shoemaking trades workers |
| 811 | Mining and mineral-processing-plant operators |
| 812 | Metal melters, casters, and related operators |
| 813 | Glass, ceramics, and related plant operators |
| 814 | Wood-processing-and papermaking-plant operators |
| 815 | Chemical-processing-plant operators |
| 816 | Electric- and power-production and related plant operators |
| 817 | Automated-assembly-line operators |
| 821 | Cement-metal and mineral-products machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical pharmaceutical explosives and other chemical products operators |
| 823 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing-, binding-and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile-, fur-and leather-products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Crane and lifting-truck operators, agricultural and other mobile plant operators |
| 834 | Ships deck crews and related workers |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 912 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 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 person's occupation.
Universe
Ethiopia 1994: Persons age 10+ who are working or who are experienced workers looking for work [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept