National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
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Reference ID
BOL_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
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- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (3 digit) (BO2012A_OCC2)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
291
End:
293
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">F3. Only for people at least 7 years old</span></p>
<p>42. What was your principal occupation, job, or trade in the last week? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(For example, write: mine driller, auto mechanic, grocer, primary school teacher, call-shop operator, etc.)</div>
<p>42. What was your principal occupation, job, or trade in the last week? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(For example, write: mine driller, auto mechanic, grocer, primary school teacher, call-shop operator, etc.)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | Commissioned armed forces officers |
| 030 | Armed forces occupations, other ranks |
| 099 | Armed forces, not specified |
| 100 | Managers |
| 111 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 112 | Managing directors and chief executives |
| 121 | Business services and administration managers |
| 131 | Production managers in agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| 132 | Manufacturing, mining, construction, and distribution managers |
| 133 | Information and communications technology service managers |
| 134 | Professional services managers |
| 140 | Hospitality, retail and other services managers |
| 141 | Hotel and restaurant managers |
| 142 | Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| 143 | Other services managers |
| 199 | Managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 200 | Professionals |
| 210 | Science and engineering professionals |
| 211 | Physical and earth science professionals |
| 213 | Life science professionals |
| 214 | Engineers and related professionals |
| 215 | Architects and related professionals |
| 220 | Health professionals |
| 221 | Medical doctors |
| 222 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 224 | Veterinarians |
| 225 | Other health professionals |
| 230 | Teaching professionals |
| 231 | University and higher education teachers |
| 232 | Vocational education teachers |
| 233 | Secondary education teachers |
| 234 | Primary school and early childhood teachers |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Finance professionals |
| 242 | Administration professionals |
| 243 | Sales, marketing and public relations professionals |
| 251 | Software and applications developers and analysts |
| 252 | Database and network professionals |
| 261 | Legal professionals |
| 262 | Humanities professionals |
| 263 | Social and religious professionals |
| 264 | Authors, journalists and linguists |
| 265 | Creative and performing artists |
| 299 | Professional, not elsewhere classified |
| 300 | Technicians and associate professionals |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors |
| 313 | Process control technicians |
| 314 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 315 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 320 | Health associate professionals |
| 321 | Medical and pharmaceutical technicians |
| 322 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 323 | Traditional and alternative medicine associate professionals |
| 324 | Veterinary technicians and assistants |
| 325 | Other health associate professionals |
| 330 | Business and administration associate professionals |
| 331 | Financial and mathematical associate professionals |
| 332 | Sales and purchasing agents and brokers |
| 333 | Business services agents |
| 334 | Administrative and specialised secretaries |
| 335 | Regulatory government associate professionals |
| 341 | Legal, social and religious associate professionals |
| 342 | Sports and fitness workers |
| 343 | Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professionals |
| 350 | Information and communications technicians |
| 351 | Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians |
| 352 | Telecommunications and broadcasting technicians |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 400 | Clerical support workers |
| 410 | General and keyboard clerks |
| 411 | General office clerks |
| 412 | Office machine operators |
| 420 | Customer services clerks |
| 421 | Tellers, money collectors and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information workers |
| 431 | Numerical clerks |
| 432 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 441 | Other clerical support workers |
| 499 | Clerical support workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 500 | Service and sales workers |
| 510 | Personal service workers |
| 511 | Travel attendants, conductors and guides |
| 512 | Cooks |
| 513 | Waiters and bartenders |
| 514 | Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers |
| 515 | Building and housekeeping supervisors |
| 516 | Other personal services workers |
| 520 | Sales workers |
| 521 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 522 | Shop salespersons |
| 523 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 524 | Other sales workers |
| 525 | Street vendors |
| 530 | Personal care workers |
| 531 | Child care workers and teachers' aides |
| 541 | Protective services workers |
| 600 | Argicultural, forestry, and fishery workers |
| 610 | Agricultural workers |
| 620 | Animal husbandry breeders and workers |
| 631 | Forestry workers |
| 632 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 700 | Craft and related trades workers |
| 710 | Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians |
| 711 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 712 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 713 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers |
| 720 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 721 | Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and repairers |
| 730 | Handicraft and printing workers |
| 731 | Precision-instrument makers, musical instrument makers, and jewelers |
| 732 | Potters, glass makers, and related workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, fabrics, leather, and other materials |
| 734 | Printing trades and related workers |
| 740 | Electrical and electronic trades workers |
| 741 | Electrical equipment installers and repairers |
| 742 | Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers |
| 750 | Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers |
| 751 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 752 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers |
| 753 | Garment and related trades workers |
| 754 | Footwear and leather and fur goods makers and related workers |
| 755 | Mineral extraction workers |
| 756 | Other craft trades workers |
| 800 | Plant and machine operators, and assemblers |
| 810 | Stationary plant and machine operators |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 813 | Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators |
| 814 | Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators |
| 815 | Textile, fur and leather products machine operators |
| 816 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 817 | Wood processing and papermaking plant operators |
| 818 | Other stationary plant and machine operators |
| 820 | Assemblers |
| 830 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 832 | Car, van and motorcycle drivers |
| 833 | Heavy truck and bus drivers |
| 834 | Mobile plant operators |
| 835 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 899 | Plant and machine operators, and assemblers, not elsewhere classified |
| 900 | Elementary occupations |
| 910 | Cleaners and helpers |
| 911 | Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers |
| 912 | Vehicle, window, laundry and other hand cleaning workers |
| 921 | Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport and storage labourers |
| 941 | Food preparation assistants |
| 951 | Street and related service workers |
| 961 | Refuse workers |
| 962 | Other elementary workers |
| 990 | Elementary occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">F3. Only for people at least 7 years old<br />Economic characteristics of the population </span></p>
<p>The criteria for collecting economic data about the population are:</p>
<div class="i1">- Minimum age: 7<br />- Reference period: the week before Census Day</div><p>The population's economic characteristics being researched in the census are the type of activity, the principal occupation, the branch of economic activity, and the occupational category or job position (see Appendix).</p>
<p><span class="em">42. Principal occupation</span>
<br />The principal occupation, job, or trade means the type of work the employed person performed in the week before Census Day. The question about the principal occupation is an open-ended question, and the answer should be written down as clearly as possible in the appropriate line. For example, mine driller, auto mechanic, grocer, primary school teacher, call-shop operator.
<p>The criteria for collecting economic data about the population are:</p>
<div class="i1">- Minimum age: 7<br />- Reference period: the week before Census Day</div><p>The population's economic characteristics being researched in the census are the type of activity, the principal occupation, the branch of economic activity, and the occupational category or job position (see Appendix).</p>
<p><span class="em">42. Principal occupation</span>
<br />The principal occupation, job, or trade means the type of work the employed person performed in the week before Census Day. The question about the principal occupation is an open-ended question, and the answer should be written down as clearly as possible in the appropriate line. For example, mine driller, auto mechanic, grocer, primary school teacher, call-shop operator.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's main occupation (3 digit).
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Persons age 7+ who worked or were engaged in any productive activity last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |