Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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- MWI1998-H-H
- MWI1998-P-H
Occupation, 1-digit (MW1998A_0417)
Data file: MWI1998-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
175
End:
175
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions B16-B19 are for persons age 10 and older]
B17. Economic activity - type of activity last week
What was [the respondent] doing the last 7 days?
Active:
[] 01 Mlimi [subsistence farmer]
[] 02 Employee
[] 03 Family business worker
[] 04 Self-employed
[] 05 Employer
Unemployed:
[] 06 Worked before, seeking work
[] 07 Worked before, non seeking work
[] 08 Never worked before, seeking work
Inactive:
[] 09 Non-worker (never worked before and not seeking work)
[] 10 Home worker
[] 11 Student
[] 12 Other
[For codes 09-12]: If female, skip to B20. Otherwise, go to the next person or to Part C.
B18. Economic activity: occupation
What is this person's main occupation? ______
For example: (teacher, nurse, driver, mechanic, carpenter, etc.)
B17. Economic activity - type of activity last week
What was [the respondent] doing the last 7 days?
Active:
[] 01 Mlimi [subsistence farmer]
[] 02 Employee
[] 03 Family business worker
[] 04 Self-employed
[] 05 Employer
Unemployed:
[] 06 Worked before, seeking work
[] 07 Worked before, non seeking work
[] 08 Never worked before, seeking work
Inactive:
[] 09 Non-worker (never worked before and not seeking work)
[] 10 Home worker
[] 11 Student
[] 12 Other
[For codes 09-12]: If female, skip to B20. Otherwise, go to the next person or to Part C.
B18. Economic activity: occupation
What is this person's main occupation? ______
For example: (teacher, nurse, driver, mechanic, carpenter, etc.)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Professionals, technicians and related worker |
| 2 | Administrative and managerial workers |
| 3 | Clerical and related workers |
| 4 | Sales workers |
| 5 | Service workers |
| 6 | Agricultural, animal husbandry and forestry workers, fishermen and hunters |
| 7 | Production and related workers, transport equipment operators and laborers |
| 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
Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members
4. Persons age 10 years or older
Occupation: The basis of the classification of occupation is the trade, profession or type of work performed by an individual during the last seven days. The person's occupation is generally related to his training or experience, although this may not always be the case. As an example, the occupation of the driver of a bus is "bus driver", even if he owns the bus and operates it as one-man business (that is, he is self-employed). If the bus driver lost his job and has taken up a temporary post on a farm as a labor then his occupation is now a "farm laborer". Other examples of occupation are teacher, nurse, mechanic, carpenter, etc. A list of occupations and their codes is provided in Appendix B.
B18. Occupation: Write the exact occupation for persons who are "Active" or "Unemployed but worked before" in the space provided in column B18 and leave the two boxes blank. Do not ask the questions on occupation for those who are "Non-workers" and the other "Inactive". If you are sure about a person's occupation, then just state clearly what the person does and the appropriate occupation will be recorded in the office. However, this should only be done as a last resort after you have failed to identify the appropriate occupation.
4. Persons age 10 years or older
Occupation: The basis of the classification of occupation is the trade, profession or type of work performed by an individual during the last seven days. The person's occupation is generally related to his training or experience, although this may not always be the case. As an example, the occupation of the driver of a bus is "bus driver", even if he owns the bus and operates it as one-man business (that is, he is self-employed). If the bus driver lost his job and has taken up a temporary post on a farm as a labor then his occupation is now a "farm laborer". Other examples of occupation are teacher, nurse, mechanic, carpenter, etc. A list of occupations and their codes is provided in Appendix B.
B18. Occupation: Write the exact occupation for persons who are "Active" or "Unemployed but worked before" in the space provided in column B18 and leave the two boxes blank. Do not ask the questions on occupation for those who are "Non-workers" and the other "Inactive". If you are sure about a person's occupation, then just state clearly what the person does and the appropriate occupation will be recorded in the office. However, this should only be done as a last resort after you have failed to identify the appropriate occupation.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's main occupation (1-digit) last week. For those who did not work last week, it indicates the occupation when they last worked.
Universe
Persons age 10+ working or unemployed
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |