Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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Reference ID
MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- Data files
- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Position at work (MX2020A_CLASSWK)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
337
End:
337
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Continue if the person is 12 years of age or older</span></p>
<p>34. Job position: In that job was [the respondent]:</p>
<div class="i1">Read the options until you get an affirmative answer and circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 An employee or a worker<br />[] 2 A day laborer or a manual laborer<br />[] 3 A paid assistant<br />[] 4 An employer (has paid workers, go to 36)<br />[] 5 Self-employed (does not have paid workers, go to 36)<br />[] 6 An unpaid worker (go to 37)</div>
<p>34. Job position: In that job was [the respondent]:</p>
<div class="i1">Read the options until you get an affirmative answer and circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 An employee or a worker<br />[] 2 A day laborer or a manual laborer<br />[] 3 A paid assistant<br />[] 4 An employer (has paid workers, go to 36)<br />[] 5 Self-employed (does not have paid workers, go to 36)<br />[] 6 An unpaid worker (go to 37)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employee or worker |
| 2 | Laborer |
| 3 | Assistant (paid) |
| 4 | Owner or employer |
| 5 | Self-employed |
| 6 | Unpaid worker |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | 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="h2">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">34. Job position</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to find out what position the employed people held in the business, company, or place where they worked the week prior to the interview.</p>
<p>Read the question and each of the options until an affirmative answer is obtained and circle the corresponding code.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>To record the information, take into account the following considerations:</p>
<div class="i1">Employee or worker, is a person who works in a business, private or government company in exchange for a wage or salary.<br /><br />Day laborer or laborer, generally works in agriculture or construction.<br /><br />Paid assistant, those who work in exchange for a payment or salary, helping in a business or company.<br /><br />Boss or employer, a person who has their own business, and is distinguished by hiring workers for salary or wages.<br /><br />Self-employed worker, they work on their own and do not hire or have paid workers, but they can get help from others without getting paid.<br /><br />Unpaid worker, is a person who helped in businesses, stores, workshops, farms, or agricultural plots of relatives or non-relatives without receiving payment in form of money.</div><p>The images show a day laborer and a bricklayer; the latter may be self-employed, a paid assistant, or a government employee.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 374]</span></p>
<p>Consider that company managers or administrators are not always the owners of the business or company, but rather employees.</p>
<p>When the answer is administrator or manager, ask if they are also the owner of the business or company; if the answer is no, record it in option 2. Employee. Otherwise, inquire and record option 4. Boss or employer or 5. Self-employed worker, as appropriate.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewer: Was Mariana an employee or a worker in that job? <br /><br />Respondent: No.<br /><br />Interviewer: Day laborer or laborer? <br /><br />Respondent: No, I am the administrator.<br /><br />Interviewer: In addition to being the administrator, are you the owner of the business or company?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.<br /><br />Interviewer: Do you hire staff?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.<br /><br />Interviewer: So, it is a boss or employer?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.</div><p>As you can see, three passes are indicated in the question:</p>
<p>For those people with an answer in any of the options: 1. employee or worker, 2. laborer or day laborer, or 3. paid assistant, continue with question 35. labor benefits.</p>
<p>For people whose answer is the option: 4. boss or employer or 5. self-employed worker, continue with question 36. labor incomes.</p>
<p>And for the people whose answer is 6. unpaid worker, continue with question 37. worked hours.</p>
<p>The job position question is presented in the census manager as follows:
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">34. Job position</span>
<br />The purpose of this question is to find out what position the employed people held in the business, company, or place where they worked the week prior to the interview.</p>
<p>Read the question and each of the options until an affirmative answer is obtained and circle the corresponding code.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>To record the information, take into account the following considerations:</p>
<div class="i1">Employee or worker, is a person who works in a business, private or government company in exchange for a wage or salary.<br /><br />Day laborer or laborer, generally works in agriculture or construction.<br /><br />Paid assistant, those who work in exchange for a payment or salary, helping in a business or company.<br /><br />Boss or employer, a person who has their own business, and is distinguished by hiring workers for salary or wages.<br /><br />Self-employed worker, they work on their own and do not hire or have paid workers, but they can get help from others without getting paid.<br /><br />Unpaid worker, is a person who helped in businesses, stores, workshops, farms, or agricultural plots of relatives or non-relatives without receiving payment in form of money.</div><p>The images show a day laborer and a bricklayer; the latter may be self-employed, a paid assistant, or a government employee.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 374]</span></p>
<p>Consider that company managers or administrators are not always the owners of the business or company, but rather employees.</p>
<p>When the answer is administrator or manager, ask if they are also the owner of the business or company; if the answer is no, record it in option 2. Employee. Otherwise, inquire and record option 4. Boss or employer or 5. Self-employed worker, as appropriate.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewer: Was Mariana an employee or a worker in that job? <br /><br />Respondent: No.<br /><br />Interviewer: Day laborer or laborer? <br /><br />Respondent: No, I am the administrator.<br /><br />Interviewer: In addition to being the administrator, are you the owner of the business or company?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.<br /><br />Interviewer: Do you hire staff?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.<br /><br />Interviewer: So, it is a boss or employer?<br /><br />Respondent: Yes.</div><p>As you can see, three passes are indicated in the question:</p>
<p>For those people with an answer in any of the options: 1. employee or worker, 2. laborer or day laborer, or 3. paid assistant, continue with question 35. labor benefits.</p>
<p>For people whose answer is the option: 4. boss or employer or 5. self-employed worker, continue with question 36. labor incomes.</p>
<p>And for the people whose answer is 6. unpaid worker, continue with question 37. worked hours.</p>
<p>The job position question is presented in the census manager as follows:
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the position of the respondent at work.
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 12+ who had a job last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |