National Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 2000
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PNG_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- PNG2000_PHC-H-H
- PNG2000_PHC-P-H
Occupation (4-digit) (PG2000A_OCC)
Data file: PNG2000_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
223
End:
226
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Continue only for persons aged 10 years or more</span>
<br />[Questions 13-19 were asked of persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>16(a). What kind of work did the respondent do in the last seven days?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe kind of work or occupation, e.g. plumber, street seller, farmer, car mechanic.<br /><br />Work ____</div><p>16(b). What are the main tasks/duties done in that work?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe kind of tasks or duties done in the work stated in Q.16 (a). e.g. mending tap, selling bettlenut, weeding garden, fixing engine.<br /><br />_ _ _ _</div>
<br />[Questions 13-19 were asked of persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>16(a). What kind of work did the respondent do in the last seven days?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe kind of work or occupation, e.g. plumber, street seller, farmer, car mechanic.<br /><br />Work ____</div><p>16(b). What are the main tasks/duties done in that work?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe kind of tasks or duties done in the work stated in Q.16 (a). e.g. mending tap, selling bettlenut, weeding garden, fixing engine.<br /><br />_ _ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1120 | Government officials and legislators |
| 1131 | Traditional chiefs |
| 1140 | Senior officials of special-interest organizations |
| 1299 | Senior government officials, not elsewhere classified |
| 1211 | Directors |
| 1222 | Production and operations department managers in manufacturing |
| 1223 | Production and operations department managers in construction |
| 1224 | Production and operations department managers in wholesale and retail trade |
| 1226 | Production and operations department managers in transport, storage and communications |
| 1228 | Production and operations department managers in personal care, cleaning and related services |
| 1229 | Production and operations department managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 1311 | General managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry or and fishing |
| 1314 | General managers in wholesale and retail trade |
| 1316 | General managers in transport, storage and communications |
| 1317 | General managers of business services |
| 1319 | General managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 1321 | Owner or managers |
| 1329 | Other owners |
| 2130 | Computing professionals |
| 2142 | Civil engineers |
| 2149 | Architects, engineers and related professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 2221 | Medical doctors |
| 2230 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 2310 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 2320 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 2331 | Primary education teaching professionals |
| 2332 | Pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 2351 | Education methods specialists |
| 2359 | Other teaching professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 2411 | Accountants |
| 2412 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 2419 | Business professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2421 | Lawyers |
| 2440 | Social science and related professionals |
| 2451 | Authors, journalists and other writers |
| 2459 | Writers and creative or performing artists, not elsewhere classified |
| 2999 | Professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 3111 | Chemical and physical science technicians |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Electronics and telecommunications engineering technicians |
| 3115 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3118 | Draughtspersons |
| 3119 | Physical and engineering science technicians, not elsewhere classified |
| 3122 | Computer equipment operators |
| 3129 | Other computer associate professionals |
| 3130 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 3141 | Ships' engineers |
| 3142 | Ships' deck officers and pilots |
| 3143 | Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals |
| 3144 | Air traffic controllers |
| 3152 | Safety, health and quality inspectors |
| 3211 | Life science technicians |
| 3212 | Agronomy and forestry technicians |
| 3213 | Farming and forestry advisers |
| 3221 | Medical assistants |
| 3229 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing), not elsewhere classified |
| 3231 | Nursing associate professionals |
| 3310 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3320 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3340 | Other teaching associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 3415 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3416 | Buyers |
| 3419 | Finance and sales associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3420 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 3431 | Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals |
| 3432 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 3433 | Bookkeepers |
| 3434 | Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals |
| 3439 | Administrative associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3440 | Customs, tax, and related government associate professionals |
| 3460 | Social work associate professionals |
| 3472 | Radio, television and other announcers |
| 3479 | Artistic, entertainment, and sports associate professionals |
| 3481 | Religious associate professionals |
| 3999 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 4111 | Stenographers and typists |
| 4113 | Data entry operators |
| 4115 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 4122 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 4131 | Stock clerks |
| 4132 | Production clerks |
| 4133 | Transport clerks |
| 4141 | Library and filing clerks |
| 4149 | Other library mail and related clerks |
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks |
| 4213 | Bookmakers and croupiers |
| 4215 | Debt-collectors and related workers |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4229 | Client information clerks, not elsewhere classified |
| 4999 | Clerks, not elsewhere classified |
| 5110 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 5121 | Housekeepers and related workers |
| 5122 | Cooks |
| 5123 | Waiters, waitresses and bartenders |
| 5124 | Restaurant work |
| 5132 | Institution-based personal care workers |
| 5140 | Other personal service workers |
| 5161 | Fire-fighters |
| 5162 | Police officers |
| 5163 | Prison guards |
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5170 | Armed forces |
| 5210 | Fashion and other models |
| 5220 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 5230 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 5999 | Service workers and shop and market workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 6111 | Field crop and vegetable growers |
| 6112 | Tree and shrub crop growers |
| 6113 | Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers |
| 6114 | Mixed-crop growers |
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 6122 | Poultry producers |
| 6123 | Apiarists and seri culturists |
| 6131 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers, not elsewhere classified |
| 6141 | Forestry workers and loggers |
| 6143 | Forestry and related workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 6151 | Aquatic-life cultivation workers |
| 6152 | Inland and coastal waters fishery workers |
| 6153 | Deep-sea fishery workers |
| 6154 | Hunters and trappers |
| 6211 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 6999 | Skilled agricultural and fishery workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 7111 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 7121 | Builders, traditional materials |
| 7122 | Bricklayers and stonemasons |
| 7124 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 7129 | Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7130 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 7136 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7137 | Building and related electricians |
| 7141 | Painters and related workers |
| 7149 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 7212 | Welders and flame cutters |
| 7219 | Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural-metal preparers, and related trades workers |
| 7231 | Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters |
| 7233 | Agricultural- or industrial-machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanics and fitters |
| 7245 | Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers |
| 7249 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters, not elsewhere classified |
| 7320 | Potters, glass-makers, and related trades workers |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7341 | Compositors, typesetters and related workers |
| 7411 | Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers |
| 7412 | Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers |
| 7421 | Wood treaties |
| 7424 | Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers |
| 7432 | Weavers, knitters and related workers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7435 | Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 7999 | Craft and related trades workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 8111 | Mining-plant operators |
| 8119 | Mining-and mineral-processing-plant operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 8141 | Wood-processing-plant operators |
| 8150 | Chemical-processing-plant operators |
| 8161 | Power-production plant operators |
| 8163 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators |
| 8170 | Automated-assembly-line and industrial-robot operators |
| 8220 | Chemical-products machine operators |
| 8241 | Wood products |
| 8271 | Meat- and fish-processing-machine operators |
| 8279 | Food and related products machine operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 8280 | Assemblers |
| 8312 | Railway brokers, signalers and shunters |
| 8313 | Vehicle drivers |
| 8321 | Motor-cycle drivers |
| 8322 | Car, taxi and van drivers |
| 8323 | Bus and tram drivers |
| 8324 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers |
| 8331 | Motorized farm and forestry plant operators |
| 8999 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers, not elsewhere classified |
| 9111 | Street food vendors |
| 9112 | Street vendors, non-food products |
| 9121 | Street service |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments |
| 9133 | Hand-launderers and pressers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9151 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 9152 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers |
| 9153 | Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related workers |
| 9161 | Garbage collectors |
| 9162 | Sweepers and related laborers |
| 9163 | Garbage collectors |
| 9211 | Farm-hands and laborers |
| 9212 | Forestry laborers |
| 9214 | Agricultural laborers |
| 9311 | Mining and quarrying laborers |
| 9312 | Construction and maintenance laborers: roads, dams and similar constructions |
| 9313 | Building construction laborers |
| 9321 | Assembling laborers |
| 9322 | Hand packers and other manufacturing laborers |
| 9332 | Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery |
| 9333 | Freight handlers |
| 9899 | Elementary occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 occupation of a person in the last seven days (4-digit).
Universe
Papua New Guinea 2000: Persons age 10+ who worked last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept