National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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Reference ID
PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation, 2 digits (PG1980A_OCC2)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
266
End:
268
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 20-22 were asked of persons who answered 01-04 on Question 19.]</p>
<p>20. What kind of work do you do?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe in a few words, e.g. shop assistant, taxi driver, coffee grower, wood carver, ship builder, fishing.________</div>
<p>20. What kind of work do you do?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe in a few words, e.g. shop assistant, taxi driver, coffee grower, wood carver, ship builder, fishing.________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 002 | Surveyors, architects, town planners, engineers and related technologists |
| 003 | Draftsmen and surveying, architectural, town planning, and engineering technicians |
| 004 | Aircraft and ships' officers |
| 005 | Life scientists and related technicians |
| 006 | Medical, dental, veterinary, and related workers |
| 007 | Medical, dental, veterinary, and related workers |
| 008 | Statisticians, mathematicians, systems analysts, and related technicians |
| 010 | Social scientists and related workers |
| 011 | Accountants |
| 012 | Jurists |
| 013 | Workers in education and training |
| 014 | Workers in religion |
| 017 | Composers and performing artists |
| 019 | Professional, technical, and related workers, n.e.c. |
| 021 | Government administrators and government executive officials |
| 022 | Managers |
| 023 | Managing owners |
| 031 | Stenographers, typists, and card-punching and tape-punching machine operators |
| 032 | General clerks |
| 033 | Financial transactions clerks, bank clerks, and related workers |
| 034 | Workers recording and processing non-financial data and electronic data processing machine operators |
| 035 | Library and filing clerks |
| 036 | Transport, storage, and communication supervisors |
| 037 | Transport conductors |
| 038 | Mail and message distribution workers |
| 039 | Clerical and related workers, n.e.c. |
| 041 | Owner-operators in wholesale and retail trade |
| 042 | Sales supervisors and buyers |
| 045 | Salesmen, shop assistants, and related workers |
| 049 | Sales workers, n.e.c. |
| 053 | Cleaners, cooks, waiters, barmen, and related workers |
| 056 | Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers |
| 058 | Protective service workers, including members of the defense force |
| 059 | Service workers, n.e.c. |
| 060 | Plantation and farm supervisors |
| 061 | Plantation and farm workers |
| 062 | Farmers (owners) |
| 063 | Other farm workers |
| 065 | Forestry and logging workers |
| 066 | Fishermen and related workers |
| 069 | Agricultural, animal husbandry and forestry workers, fisherman, hunters, and related works, n.e.c. |
| 070 | Production supervisors, quality inspectors, and government inspectors of industrial establishments |
| 071 | Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 073 | Cookers, roasters, driers and other heat treating workers of forestry, agricultural, animal husbandry and fish products; and food and tobacco preparers |
| 078 | Toolmakers and machine-tool operators |
| 079 | Wood forming, shaping and machining workers |
| 084 | Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers (except electrical and electronic) |
| 085 | Electrical and electronics fitters and related electrical and electronics workers (except electricians and other electrical wiremen) |
| 092 | Printers and related workers |
| 093 | Producion and related workers, n.e.c. |
| 094 | Construction trades and related workers |
| 095 | Construction trades and related workers |
| 096 | Stationary engine and related equipment operators |
| 097 | Material handling and related equipment operators, dockers, and freight handlers |
| 098 | Transport equipment operators |
| 099 | Laborers |
| 999 | 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
<span class="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 20 to 22</span>
<br />Questions 20 to 22 are only for people who are involved in money raising activities. That is they are either usually wage earners (codes 01 or 02) involved in a business (code 03) or get money from farming or fishing (code 04). Simply you do not have to ask these questions to anyone with codes OS to 10.
<br />All three of these questions must relate to the same particular job or business for that person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 20</span><div class="i1">What kind of work do you do?</div><p>In this question you will describe the person's occupation (what he did) during last week. If a person worked at more than one job you describe the one at which he worked the most hours.
<br />Notice the examples given below-- "shop assistant"; "farm helper"; "loads gravel into trucks"; "farm laborer".</p>
<p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p>As you see, these are specific descriptions and that is, the kind of description you must give. The best short description you must give. The best short description is usually the title of the job, such as "receiving clerk". Remember, however, that one-word descriptions are rarely adequate. For example, the word "clerk" alone is inadequate as there are many kinds of clerks - coding clerks file clerks, stock clerks, bank clerks receiving clerks, etc., but by specifying "receiving clerk" as in the example, the kind of occupation is clearly described.
<br />''Laborer" alone is another example of a not specific description. But "farm laborer" or "road laborer" are specific and clear descriptions.
<br />Important reminders for Q20 are:</p>
<div class="i1">- It is very important that you give a good description of the type of work. In most cases you should use at least two words to describe the work.<br />- Many one word answers are too general. Examples of bad answers are clerk, mechanic, laborer, manager, and farmer. These need more description. Examples of good answers are bank clerk, insurance clerk, car mechanic, factory mechanic, road laborer, coffee laborer trade store manager, plantation manager, coffee farmer, cocoa farmer.<br />- If a person says he is a clerk or mechanic or laborer ask more questions to find out exactly what type of clerk or mechanic or laborer he is.<br />- Watch out for trainee or apprentice workers. In such cases you should write apprentice auto-electrician; trainee teacher; or plumber trainee.<br />- The answer 'Subsistence Farmer' is not okay for Q20.</div>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 20 to 22</span>
<br />Questions 20 to 22 are only for people who are involved in money raising activities. That is they are either usually wage earners (codes 01 or 02) involved in a business (code 03) or get money from farming or fishing (code 04). Simply you do not have to ask these questions to anyone with codes OS to 10.
<br />All three of these questions must relate to the same particular job or business for that person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 20</span><div class="i1">What kind of work do you do?</div><p>In this question you will describe the person's occupation (what he did) during last week. If a person worked at more than one job you describe the one at which he worked the most hours.
<br />Notice the examples given below-- "shop assistant"; "farm helper"; "loads gravel into trucks"; "farm laborer".</p>
<p>[Figure omitted]</p>
<p>As you see, these are specific descriptions and that is, the kind of description you must give. The best short description you must give. The best short description is usually the title of the job, such as "receiving clerk". Remember, however, that one-word descriptions are rarely adequate. For example, the word "clerk" alone is inadequate as there are many kinds of clerks - coding clerks file clerks, stock clerks, bank clerks receiving clerks, etc., but by specifying "receiving clerk" as in the example, the kind of occupation is clearly described.
<br />''Laborer" alone is another example of a not specific description. But "farm laborer" or "road laborer" are specific and clear descriptions.
<br />Important reminders for Q20 are:</p>
<div class="i1">- It is very important that you give a good description of the type of work. In most cases you should use at least two words to describe the work.<br />- Many one word answers are too general. Examples of bad answers are clerk, mechanic, laborer, manager, and farmer. These need more description. Examples of good answers are bank clerk, insurance clerk, car mechanic, factory mechanic, road laborer, coffee laborer trade store manager, plantation manager, coffee farmer, cocoa farmer.<br />- If a person says he is a clerk or mechanic or laborer ask more questions to find out exactly what type of clerk or mechanic or laborer he is.<br />- Watch out for trainee or apprentice workers. In such cases you should write apprentice auto-electrician; trainee teacher; or plumber trainee.<br />- The answer 'Subsistence Farmer' is not okay for Q20.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of a person during the last week (2-digit code).
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban persons age 10+ who were employed last week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |