Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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- JAM1991_PHC-H-H
- JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Occupation during past week/in last job (JM1991A_OCC)
Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
257
End:
258
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM91A435 JM91A436 JM91A437 JM91A438 JM91A439 JM91A440 JM91A441 JM91A442 JM91A443 JM91A444 JM91A445 JM91A446 JM91A447"><span class="h3">Section 6: Economic activity</span><br />[Persons age 14 and older]<br /><br />[Go to Question 8.1 for persons younger than 14 years]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A438 JM91A439">6.4. What kind of work do you do / does [the respondent] do / did you last do / did [the respondent] last do?<br /><div class="i1">_____ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A438 JM91A439">6.4. What kind of work do you do / does [the respondent] do / did you last do / did [the respondent] last do?<br /><div class="i1">_____ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Armed forces |
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Corporate managers |
| 13 | General managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Physical and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 93 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 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 during the past week or in the last job, if not currently employed.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters in the labor force [discrepancies: none]
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Concept