2011 National Household Survey - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2011
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CAN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN2011_PHC-H-H
- CAN2011_PHC-P-H
Occupation (CA2011A_OCC)
Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
195
End:
196
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Labour market activities</span></p>
<p>39. When did this person last work for pay or in self-employment, even for a few days?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark "x" one circle only.<br /><br />[] In 2011 [Continue with the next question.]<br />[] In 2010 [Continue with the next question.]<br />[] Before 2010 [Go to Question 53.]<br />[] Never [Go to Question 53.]</div><span class="em">Note: Questions 40 to 49 refer to this person's job or business during the week of May 1 to May 7, 2011.</span> If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2010. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which he or she worked the most hours.</p>
<p>[Questions 40-52 were asked of persons age 15+ who last worked for pay or in self-employment in 2011 or 2010, per question 39.]</p>
<p>42. What was this person's work or occupation? ____</p>
<div class="i1">Please be specific. For example:</div><div class="i2">Police officer<br />Trapper<br />Primary school teacher<br />Community health nurse<br />Truck driver<br />Artisan<br />Hairdresser<br />(If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)</div><p>43. In this work, what were this person's main activities? ____</p>
<div class="i1">Please give details. For example:</div><div class="i2">Law enforcement<br />Skinning animals<br />Teaching Grade 2<br />Treating patients<br />Driving a truck<br />Carving soapstone<br />Cutting hair</div>
<p>39. When did this person last work for pay or in self-employment, even for a few days?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark "x" one circle only.<br /><br />[] In 2011 [Continue with the next question.]<br />[] In 2010 [Continue with the next question.]<br />[] Before 2010 [Go to Question 53.]<br />[] Never [Go to Question 53.]</div><span class="em">Note: Questions 40 to 49 refer to this person's job or business during the week of May 1 to May 7, 2011.</span> If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2010. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which he or she worked the most hours.</p>
<p>[Questions 40-52 were asked of persons age 15+ who last worked for pay or in self-employment in 2011 or 2010, per question 39.]</p>
<p>42. What was this person's work or occupation? ____</p>
<div class="i1">Please be specific. For example:</div><div class="i2">Police officer<br />Trapper<br />Primary school teacher<br />Community health nurse<br />Truck driver<br />Artisan<br />Hairdresser<br />(If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)</div><p>43. In this work, what were this person's main activities? ____</p>
<div class="i1">Please give details. For example:</div><div class="i2">Law enforcement<br />Skinning animals<br />Teaching Grade 2<br />Treating patients<br />Driving a truck<br />Carving soapstone<br />Cutting hair</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Legislators and senior management, judges, lawyers and Quebec notaries |
| 02 | Administrative services managers |
| 03 | Managers in financial and business services |
| 04 | Managers in communication (except broadcasting), managers in engineering, architecture, science, managers in art, culture, recreation and sport |
| 05 | Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| 06 | Corporate sales managers, managers in food service and accommodation, managers in customer and personal services, not elsewhere classified |
| 07 | Managers in construction and facility operation and maintenance |
| 08 | Managers in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture |
| 09 | Managers in transportation, managers in natural resources production and fishing, managers in manufacturing and utilities |
| 10 | Auditors, accountants and investment professionals |
| 11 | Human resources and business service professionals |
| 12 | Administrative services supervisors, administrative and regulatory occupations, court reporters, transcriptionists, records management technicians and statistical officers |
| 13 | Office administrative assistants, for general, legal and medical |
| 14 | Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations |
| 15 | General office workers |
| 16 | Financial, insurance and related administrative support workers |
| 17 | Office equipment operators, library, correspondence and other clerks |
| 18 | Mail and message distribution occupations, supply chain logistics, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations |
| 19 | Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers |
| 20 | Computer and information systems professionals |
| 21 | Physical science professionals, life science professionals, other engineers |
| 22 | Technical occupations in electronics and electrical engineering or computer and information systems |
| 23 | Technical occupations in physical sciences, in life sciences, in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering, in architecture, drafting, surveying |
| 24 | Professional occupations in nursing |
| 25 | Physicians, dentists and veterinarians, optometrists, chiropractors and other health diagnosing and treating professionals, pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists, therapy and assessment professionals |
| 26 | Medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) |
| 27 | Technical occupations in dental health care, other technical occupations in health care |
| 28 | Assisting occupations in support of health services |
| 29 | University professors and post-secondary assistants, college and other vocational instructors |
| 30 | Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors |
| 31 | Social and community service professionals |
| 32 | Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers |
| 33 | Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services |
| 34 | Occupations in front-line public protection services |
| 35 | Home care providers and educational support occupations, legal and public protection support occupations |
| 36 | Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators, writing, translating and related communications professionals, creative and performing artists |
| 37 | Technical occupations in libraries, public archives, museums and art galleries, photographers, graphic arts technicians and technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts |
| 38 | Athletes, coaches, referees and related occupations |
| 39 | Technical sales specialists in wholesale trade and retail and wholesale buyers, insurance, real estate and financial sales occupations |
| 40 | Retail sales supervisors, service supervisors |
| 41 | Chefs and cooks, butchers and bakers |
| 42 | Specialized occupations in personal and customer services |
| 43 | Sales and account representatives, wholesale trade (non-technical) |
| 44 | Retail salespersons |
| 45 | Occupations in food and beverage service |
| 46 | Security guards and related security service occupations |
| 47 | Customer and information services representatives |
| 48 | Occupations in travel and accommodation, tourism and amusement services occupations, other occupations in personal service |
| 49 | Cashiers |
| 50 | Other sales support and related occupations |
| 51 | Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support |
| 52 | Cleaners |
| 53 | Machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades |
| 54 | Electrical trades and electrical power line and telecommunications workers |
| 55 | Carpenters and cabinetmakers |
| 56 | Contractors and supervisors, industrial, electrical and construction trades and related workers, plumbers, pipefitters and gas fitters, masonry and plastering trades |
| 57 | Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) |
| 58 | Automotive service technicians |
| 59 | Contractors and supervisors, maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators, other mechanics and related repairers, train crew operating occupations |
| 60 | Other installers, repairers and servicers, longshore workers and material handlers |
| 61 | Motor vehicle and transit drivers |
| 62 | Heavy equipment operators, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers |
| 63 | Trades helpers and labourers, public works and other labourers, not elsewhere classified |
| 64 | Supervisors, logging and forestry, contractors and supervisors, mining, oil and gas, underground miners, oil and gas drillers |
| 65 | Agriculture and horticulture workers |
| 66 | Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers |
| 67 | Supervisors, processing and manufacturing occupations, supervisors, assembly and fabrication |
| 68 | Machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing, machine operators and others |
| 69 | Mechanical, electrical and electronics assemblers, other assembly and related occupations |
| 70 | Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities |
| 99 | 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
Canada 2011: Persons age 15+ who last worked in 2010 or 2011 [discrepancies: not verifiable]
concept
Concept