Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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Occupation, 2-digit (MW1998A_0418)
Data file: MWI1998-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
176
End:
178
Width:
3
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 | Physical scientists and related technicians |
| 2 | Architects |
| 3 | Engineers |
| 4 | Ships' officers |
| 5 | Life scientists and related technicians |
| 6 | Medical, dental, and related workers |
| 7 | Veterinary |
| 8 | Statisticians, mathematicians, systems analysts and related technicians |
| 9 | Economists |
| 11 | Accountants |
| 12 | Jurists |
| 13 | Teachers |
| 14 | Workers in religion |
| 15 | Authors, journalists and related writers |
| 16 | Sculptors, painters, photographers and related creative artists |
| 17 | Musicians (composers and performing artists) |
| 19 | Professional, technical and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 20 | Legislative officials and government administrators |
| 21 | Managers |
| 30 | Clerical supervisors |
| 31 | Government executive officials |
| 32 | Stenographers, typings and card- and tape-punching machine operators |
| 33 | Bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers |
| 34 | Computing machine operators |
| 35 | Transport and communications supervisors |
| 36 | Transport conductors |
| 37 | Mail distribution clerks |
| 38 | Telephone and telegraph operators |
| 39 | Clerical and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 40 | Managers (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 41 | Working proprietors (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 42 | Sales supervisors and buyers |
| 43 | Technical salesmen, commerical travellers and manufacturers' agents |
| 44 | Insurance, real estate, securities and business services salesmen and auctioneers |
| 45 | Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers |
| 49 | Sales workers not elsewhere classified |
| 50 | Managers (catering and lodging services) |
| 51 | Working proprietors (catering and lodging services) |
| 52 | Housekeeping and related service supervisors |
| 53 | Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 54 | Maids and related housekeeping service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 55 | Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and related workers |
| 56 | Launderer, dry-cleaners and pressers |
| 57 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 58 | Protective service workers |
| 59 | Service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 60 | Farm managers and supervisors |
| 61 | Farmers |
| 62 | Agricultural and animal husbandry workers |
| 63 | Forestry workers |
| 64 | Fishermen, hunters and related workers |
| 70 | Production supervisors and general foremen |
| 71 | Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 72 | Metal processers |
| 73 | Wood preparation workers and paper makers |
| 74 | Chemical processers and related workers |
| 75 | Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers |
| 77 | Food and beverage processers |
| 78 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers |
| 79 | Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers and related workers |
| 80 | Shoemakers and leather goods makers |
| 81 | Cabinetmakers and related woodworkers |
| 82 | Stone cutters and carvers |
| 83 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and machine-tool operators |
| 84 | Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers (except electrical) |
| 85 | Electric fitters and related electrical and electronic workers |
| 87 | Plumbers, welders sheet metal and structural metal prepaers and erectors |
| 89 | Glass formers, potters and related workers |
| 90 | Rubber and plastics product makers |
| 92 | Printers and related workers |
| 93 | Painters |
| 94 | Production and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 95 | Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers |
| 96 | Stationary engine and related equipment operators |
| 97 | Material-handling and related equipment operators, dockers and freight handlers |
| 98 | Transport equipment operators |
| 99 | Labourers, not elsewhere classified |
| 100 | Other occupation, response suppressed |
| 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
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 main occupation (2-digit) of the person 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 |