National Census of Housing - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 1961
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HND_1961_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- HND1961_PHC-H-H
- HND1961_PHC-P-H
Occupation (2-digits) (HN1961A_OCC)
Data file: HND1961_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
129
End:
131
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For those who worked or looked for work</span>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of people aged 10 years or older who worked or looked for a job]</p>
<p><span class="em">18. What do or did you do?</span>
<br />Write the type of work done [by the person]</p>
<div class="i1">Example:<br />[] Farm manager<br />[] Butler<br />[] Agricultural laborer<br />[] Servant<br />[] Automobile mechanic<br />[] Watchmaker<br />[] Assistant<br />[] Cashier<br />[] Accountant<br />[] Other</div>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of people aged 10 years or older who worked or looked for a job]</p>
<p><span class="em">18. What do or did you do?</span>
<br />Write the type of work done [by the person]</p>
<div class="i1">Example:<br />[] Farm manager<br />[] Butler<br />[] Agricultural laborer<br />[] Servant<br />[] Automobile mechanic<br />[] Watchmaker<br />[] Assistant<br />[] Cashier<br />[] Accountant<br />[] Other</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 006 | Professors and teachers |
| 009 | Professional, technical, and related workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 010 | Managers, administrators, and officials |
| 020 | Accountants and auditors |
| 022 | Typists and stenographers |
| 029 | Clerical, office, and other workers in related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 030 | Sales proprietors in wholesale and retail trade |
| 039 | Sales workers and persons in related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 040 | Farmers, graziers, and farm managers |
| 049 | Farm hands and gardeners, fishermen, hunters, lumbermen, and persons in related occupations |
| 060 | Workers operating vehicles and in related occupations |
| 071 | Tailors, dressmakers, furriers, and persons in similar occupations relating to the manufacture of textile and fur products |
| 072 | Shoemakers, shoe repairmen, and leather matchers engaged in the manufacture of leather products |
| 073 | Carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and persons in related occupations |
| 074 | Masons, bricklayers, glass setters, and persons in related occupations |
| 075 | Mechanics and repairmen of machinery and vehicles, machine tool operators, and persons in related occupations |
| 076 | Butchers, meat cutters, bakers, millers, brewers, and persons in related occupations |
| 079 | Craftsmen and operatives, not elsewhere classified |
| 090 | Workers and laborers, construction |
| 099 | Other workers and laborers, not elsewhere classified |
| 100 | Protective service workers |
| 101 | Cooks and other servants in private households |
| 102 | Laundresses and ironers |
| 105 | Cooks, stewards, boarding and lodging house keepers, and workers in related occupations not employed in private households |
| 109 | Other personal services and related workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 110 | Members of the armed forces of a country on duty in its territory |
| 113 | Persons seeking first jobs |
| 119 | Persons reporting unidentifiable occupations or not reporting any occupation |
| 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 primary occupation within the reference year at 2-digits (COTA 1960).
Universe
Honduras 1961: Persons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancies type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept