5th Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Sudan, 2008
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Reference ID
SDN_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- SDN2008_PHC-H-H
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Occupation (SD2008A_OCC)
Data file: SDN2008_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
232
End:
233
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="SD08A434 SD08A435 SD08A436 SD08A437 SD08A438 SD08A534 SD08A535 SD08A536 SD08A537 SD08A538"><span class="em">Economic activity</span><br />[Questions 19 - 23: Persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="SD08A436 SD08A536">21. For those who worked or have worked before (Q19, codes 1-3), state in detail, the main job that [the respondent] was engaged in during the week before census night?<br /><div class="i1">[Q21 is asked of persons age 10 or older who worked, did not work but have a job to go back to, or did not work but last week but have work and seeking work and available for work, as per Q19.]<br /><br />Occupation ________</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="SD08A436 SD08A536">21. For those who worked or have worked before (Q19, codes 1-3), state in detail, the main job that [the respondent] was engaged in during the week before census night?<br /><div class="i1">[Q21 is asked of persons age 10 or older who worked, did not work but have a job to go back to, or did not work but last week but have work and seeking work and available for work, as per Q19.]<br /><br />Occupation ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Commissioned armed forces officers |
| 02 | Non-commissioned armed forces officers |
| 03 | Armed forces occupations, other ranks |
| 11 | Chief executives senior officials and legislators |
| 12 | Administrative and commercial managers |
| 13 | Production and specialized services managers |
| 14 | Hospitality, retail and other services managers |
| 21 | Science and engineering professionals |
| 22 | Health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Business and administration professionals |
| 25 | Information and communications technology (ICT) professionals |
| 26 | Legal, social and cultural professionals |
| 31 | Science and engineering associate professionals |
| 32 | Health associate professionals |
| 33 | Business and administration associate professionals |
| 34 | Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals |
| 35 | Information and communications technicians (ICT) |
| 41 | General and keyboard clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 43 | Numerical and material recording clerks |
| 44 | Other clerical support workers |
| 51 | Personal service workers |
| 52 | Sales workers |
| 54 | Protective services workers |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers |
| 62 | Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers |
| 63 | Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers |
| 71 | Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Handicraft and printing workers |
| 74 | Electrical and electronic trades workers |
| 75 | Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary plant and machine operators |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Cleaners and helpers |
| 92 | Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers |
| 93 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 94 | Food preparation assistants |
| 95 | Street and related sales and service workers |
| 96 | Refuse workers and other elementary workers |
| 90 | Other occupation, response suppressed |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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 person's occupation.
Universe
Sudan 2008: Persons age 10+ who worked, or were temporary away from job, or were seeking work not for the first time [type I 1%; type II 5.4%]
concept
Concept