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
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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
Occupation (2-digits) (MX2020A_OCC2)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
331
End:
333
Width:
3
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>32. Name of occupation: What was [the respondent]'s occupation last week? For example: electrician, elementary school teacher, fruit seller, construction worker, auto mechanic</p>
<div class="i1">____ Write down textually</div>
<p>32. Name of occupation: What was [the respondent]'s occupation last week? For example: electrician, elementary school teacher, fruit seller, construction worker, auto mechanic</p>
<div class="i1">____ Write down textually</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Officials and senior authorities from the public, private, and social sectors |
| 012 | Directors and managers in financial, legal, administrative and social services |
| 013 | Directors and managers in production, technology and transportation |
| 014 | Directors and managers of sales, restaurants, hotels and other establishments |
| 015 | Coordinators and area heads in financial, administrative and social services |
| 016 | Coordinators and area heads in production and technology |
| 017 | Coordinators and heads of sales areas, restaurants, hotels and other establishments |
| 019 | Other directors, officers, managers, coordinators and area heads, not previously classified |
| 021 | Professionals in economic-administrative sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts |
| 022 | Researchers and professionals in exact, biological sciences, engineering, computing and telecommunications |
| 023 | Professors and teaching specialists |
| 024 | Doctors, nurses and other health specialists |
| 025 | Auxiliaries and technicians in economic-administrative sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts |
| 026 | Auxiliaries and technicians in exact, biological sciences, engineering, computing and telecommunications |
| 027 | Educational assistants and technicians, instructors and trainers |
| 028 | Nurses, medical technicians and health support workers |
| 029 | Other professionals and technicians not classified above |
| 031 | Supervisors of administrative support personnel, secretaries, capturers, cashiers and file and transportation control workers |
| 032 | Supervisors and workers who provide and manage information |
| 039 | Other auxiliary workers in administrative activities, not classified above |
| 041 | Merchants in establishments |
| 042 | Sales employees in establishments |
| 043 | Workers in rental services |
| 049 | Other merchants, sales employees and sales agents in establishments, not classified above |
| 051 | Workers in the preparation and service of food and beverages, as well as in leisure and hospitality services |
| 052 | Workers in personal and home care |
| 053 | Workers in protection and surveillance services |
| 054 | Workers of the Navy, Army and Air Force |
| 061 | Workers in agricultural and livestock activities |
| 062 | Workers in fishing, forestry, hunting and similar activities |
| 063 | Agricultural and forestry machinery operators |
| 069 | Other workers in agricultural, livestock, forestry, hunting and fishing activities, not previously classified |
| 071 | Workers in extraction and building construction |
| 072 | Craftsmen and workers in the treatment and production of metal products |
| 073 | Artisans and workers in the production of wood, paper, textiles and leather and fur products |
| 074 | Artisans and workers in the production of rubber, plastic and chemical products |
| 075 | Workers in the production and processing of food, beverages and tobacco products |
| 076 | Artisans and workers in the production of ceramic, glass, tile and similar products |
| 079 | Other craft workers not classified above |
| 081 | Operators of industrial facilities and machinery |
| 082 | Assemblers and assemblers of tools, machinery, metal and electronic products |
| 083 | Transport and mobile machinery drivers |
| 089 | Other industrial machinery operators, assemblers and transport drivers, not classified above |
| 091 | Support workers in agricultural, forestry, fishing and hunting activities |
| 092 | Support workers in mining, construction and industry |
| 093 | Transport driver assistants, human and animal-powered transport drivers and loaders |
| 094 | Helpers in food preparation |
| 095 | Street sellers |
| 096 | Domestic workers, cleaners, ironers and other cleaning workers |
| 097 | Parcel workers, show support workers, couriers and merchandise delivery workers |
| 098 | Other workers in elementary and support activities, not classified above |
| 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="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">32. Occupation name and 33. Tasks</span>
<br />These questions allow us to know the occupation of the people who worked the week before the interview.
<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">32. Occupation name and 33. Tasks</span>
<br />These questions allow us to know the occupation of the people who worked the week before the interview.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's occupation (2-digit SINCO code).
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 12+ who had a job last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |