VII Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1960. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 1960
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Reference ID
BRA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Servico Nacional de Recenseamento. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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- Data files
- BRA1960_PHC-H-H.dat
- BRA1960_PHC-P-H.dat
Non-economic activity (BR1960A_NONECOAC)
Data file: BRA1960_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
211
End:
212
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="BR60A416 BR60A417 BR60A418 BR60A419 BR60A420 BR60A421 BR60A422"><span class="h2">Only for people 10 years and older</span><br />[Applies to questions O - U]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A422"><span class="h3">U. If person didn't work in the year prior to the date of the census, what is the occupation or situation that he/she considers principal?</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 74 domestic affairs<br />[] 75 student<br />[] 76 retired<br />[] 77 lives on rent income<br />[] 78 temporary illness<br />[] 79 permanent incapacity<br />[] 80 imprisoned<br />[] 81 no occupation</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A422"><span class="h3">U. If person didn't work in the year prior to the date of the census, what is the occupation or situation that he/she considers principal?</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 74 domestic affairs<br />[] 75 student<br />[] 76 retired<br />[] 77 lives on rent income<br />[] 78 temporary illness<br />[] 79 permanent incapacity<br />[] 80 imprisoned<br />[] 81 no occupation</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Domestic tasks |
| 02 | Student |
| 03 | Retired |
| 04 | Lives on earnings |
| 05 | Temporary illness |
| 06 | Permanent disability |
| 07 | Prisoner |
| 08 | No occupation |
| 09 | With occupation |
| 99 | 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 v="BR60A418 BR60A419 BR60A420 BR60A421 BR60A422"><span class="h3">The following questions are shown only on questionnaire C.d. 2. The questions will be asked only to persons age 10 or over</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A422"><span class="h3">Question U - If the respondent did not work during the year preceding the date of the Census, what occupation or situation does he or she consider the most important?</span><br /><br />Only persons who did not exercise any economic occupation during the year preceding the date of the Census, that is, during the period extending from September 1, 1959, to August 31, 1960, should answer this question.<br /><br />Economic occupation is considered any work which is exercised for the purpose of receiving monetary remuneration (salaries, wages, bonuses, subsidies, profits, income from artistic or handicraft-related work, commissions, tips, etc.) or in kind (part of products received from farming, extractive or industrial operations). Even without remuneration, economic occupations exercised by family members (Question Z) and religious (priests, ministers, friars, nuns, etc.) should be considered.<br />One of the rectangles for this question should be marked with an X only for those who did not exercise any economic occupation during the year preceding the date of the Census, according to the following criteria:<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Domestic chores</span> - A person who exercises his or her occupation at home, without remuneration.<br /><span class="em">Student</span> - a person who is attending school;<br /><span class="em">Retired</span> - a person who receives income resulting from retirement from work which he or she exercised at an earlier date or who receives a pension from pension funds left by the death of a person upon whom he or she was dependent;<br /><span class="em">Lives on earnings</span> - a person who earns income deriving from investment of his or her own capital;<br /><span class="em">Temporary illness</span> - a person who did not work during the year preceding the date of the Census due to temporary illness, whether employed or not;<br /><span class="em">Permanent disability</span> - a person who does not work due to permanent illness or disability, without being retired or living on revenue. Persons age 70 or over who do not exercise an occupation should be included in this case;<br /><span class="em">Prisoner</span> - Serving sentence, even if he or she exercises an occupation in the prison;</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 36]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Unoccupied</span> - a person who does not exercise an occupation, even though he or she is able to do so. Persons who are able to work but live on donations, help from others, etc. should be included in this case.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A422"><span class="h3">Question U - If the respondent did not work during the year preceding the date of the Census, what occupation or situation does he or she consider the most important?</span><br /><br />Only persons who did not exercise any economic occupation during the year preceding the date of the Census, that is, during the period extending from September 1, 1959, to August 31, 1960, should answer this question.<br /><br />Economic occupation is considered any work which is exercised for the purpose of receiving monetary remuneration (salaries, wages, bonuses, subsidies, profits, income from artistic or handicraft-related work, commissions, tips, etc.) or in kind (part of products received from farming, extractive or industrial operations). Even without remuneration, economic occupations exercised by family members (Question Z) and religious (priests, ministers, friars, nuns, etc.) should be considered.<br />One of the rectangles for this question should be marked with an X only for those who did not exercise any economic occupation during the year preceding the date of the Census, according to the following criteria:<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Domestic chores</span> - A person who exercises his or her occupation at home, without remuneration.<br /><span class="em">Student</span> - a person who is attending school;<br /><span class="em">Retired</span> - a person who receives income resulting from retirement from work which he or she exercised at an earlier date or who receives a pension from pension funds left by the death of a person upon whom he or she was dependent;<br /><span class="em">Lives on earnings</span> - a person who earns income deriving from investment of his or her own capital;<br /><span class="em">Temporary illness</span> - a person who did not work during the year preceding the date of the Census due to temporary illness, whether employed or not;<br /><span class="em">Permanent disability</span> - a person who does not work due to permanent illness or disability, without being retired or living on revenue. Persons age 70 or over who do not exercise an occupation should be included in this case;<br /><span class="em">Prisoner</span> - Serving sentence, even if he or she exercises an occupation in the prison;</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 36]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Unoccupied</span> - a person who does not exercise an occupation, even though he or she is able to do so. Persons who are able to work but live on donations, help from others, etc. should be included in this case.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the main economic activity for persons who did not work in the year prior to the census.
Universe
Brazil 1960: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |