General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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Occupation during the past week (UY1985A_OCC)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
197
End:
199
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="em">(III) Occupational characteristics</span> <br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of persons age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421">16. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?<br /><div class="i1">Do not write down employee or worker without specifying. Write down for example: mason, doctor, typist, carpenter, etc. If an enumerated person did not have a job the week before the census, write down the occupation, profession or office that they had last.<br /><br />____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421">16. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?<br /><div class="i1">Do not write down employee or worker without specifying. Write down for example: mason, doctor, typist, carpenter, etc. If an enumerated person did not have a job the week before the census, write down the occupation, profession or office that they had last.<br /><br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Architects |
| 001 | Architectural engineers |
| 002 | Civil engineers |
| 003 | Electrical engineers |
| 004 | Mechanical engineers |
| 005 | Mining engineers |
| 006 | Industrial engineers |
| 007 | Agricultural engineers |
| 008 | Chemical engineers |
| 009 | Metallurgical engineers |
| 010 | Chemists |
| 011 | Physicists and other specialists in physical sciences (Includes: geophysicists, meteorologists, astronomers, geologists) |
| 012 | Bacteriologists |
| 013 | Pharmacologists |
| 014 | Laboratory technicians, dental or biological |
| 015 | Laboratory technicians, agronomical |
| 020 | Agronomists and phytopathologists |
| 021 | Veterinarians |
| 022 | Zootechnicians |
| 023 | Poultry technicians |
| 024 | Pisciculturist technicians |
| 025 | Apiculturist, sericulturist and forestry technicians |
| 026 | Biologists and naturalists |
| 027 | Other professionals in related occupations n.e.c. |
| 028 | Wine maker |
| 030 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 031 | Dentists |
| 032 | Medical practitioner |
| 040 | Optometrists |
| 043 | Physiotherapists and electrotherapists |
| 044 | Medical X-Ray Technicians |
| 045 | Technical dieticians |
| 046 | Pharmacists |
| 047 | Homeopathists |
| 048 | Chiropodists, masseurs and other medical technical workers n.e.c. |
| 050 | Professional nurses |
| 051 | Other nurses |
| 052 | Professional midwives |
| 053 | Other midwives |
| 060 | Deans, professors and instructors in universities |
| 061 | Professors and teachers in secondary schools and trade schools |
| 062 | Teachers in primary schools |
| 064 | Pre-Primary education teachers |
| 065 | Special education teachers |
| 066 | Other professors and teachers |
| 069 | Other professors and teachers, undocumented fields |
| 070 | Mathematicians |
| 071 | Actuaries |
| 072 | Statisticians |
| 073 | Economists |
| 074 | Sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and related professionals |
| 075 | Other mathematical technicians, n.e.c. |
| 080 | Lawyers |
| 081 | Magistrates and judges |
| 082 | Justices of the peace, notaries, persons responsible for public records, and persons in other legal occupations |
| 090 | Authors |
| 091 | Editors, journalists, news analysts, correspondents, radio and television journalists, reporters and persons in related occupations |
| 092 | Painters, sculptors, engravers, etchers, cartoonists, calligraphers and other related artists |
| 093 | Designers, commercial artists, interior decorators, window decorators and scenographers |
| 094 | Composers, musicians, singers, music teachers, orchestra conductors, chorus masters and persons in related occupations |
| 095 | Dancing teachers, dancers, dancing directors and choreographers |
| 096 | Stage directors, actors, entertainers (comedians, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, magicians, fortune tellers) and other persons in related occupations |
| 097 | Theatrical, motion picture, radio and television producers |
| 098 | Broadcasting employees |
| 099 | Other performing artists in related occupations |
| 100 | Executive employees and inspectors--national administration--and members of national legislative bodies |
| 101 | Executive employees and inspectors--regional administration--(state, province or department) and members of regional legislative bodies |
| 104 | Other public administration workers, undocumented |
| 105 | Other public administration workers, undocumented |
| 106 | Other public administration workers, undocumented |
| 110 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers, in wholesale trade |
| 111 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers in retail trade |
| 120 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers, in general |
| 121 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--mines and quarries |
| 122 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--finance, insurance, real estate |
| 123 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--transportation and storage |
| 124 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--communications and public utilities |
| 125 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--factory |
| 126 | Directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers--service industries, hotels, restaurants and lodging services |
| 127 | Other directors, assistant directors, managers and assistant managers n.e.c. (Includes: Heads of department or section) |
| 128 | Director of department |
| 129 | Heads of section |
| 130 | Nuns or priests |
| 140 | Public administration workers |
| 141 | Translators and interpreters |
| 142 | Archivists, librarians, library catalogers, National Archive director, library directors, indexers |
| 143 | Social workers, in charge of social-historical shelters, social visitors |
| 144 | Photographic artists, photographic portraitists, photography technicians |
| 145 | Cameramen, camera operators, film production operators |
| 146 | Other operators, undocumented activities |
| 150 | Captains of merchant marine, merchant marine, officers of river and marine aboard, merchant marine officers, river practices, port practices |
| 151 | Naval mechanic workers and naval engineer officers |
| 152 | Commercial pilots and self-pilots |
| 153 | Air navigators |
| 160 | Athletes, soccer players and jockeys |
| 161 | Sports referees, race horse officals, match timekeepers, race horse caregivers, technical sports directors, sports coaches, sports instructors, sports judges |
| 162 | Physical education teacher |
| 164 | Other physical workers, undocumented |
| 200 | Accountants |
| 210 | Accounting clerks |
| 211 | Bookkeepers |
| 212 | Cashiers and bank tellers |
| 213 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 214 | Other persons in related occupations, n e c . |
| 220 | Typists and stenographers |
| 221 | Teletypists |
| 222 | Card and tape-punching machine operators |
| 223 | Copying, reproducing and mimeograph machine operators |
| 230 | Computer operators |
| 231 | Bookkeeping and calculating machine operators |
| 232 | Other office machine operators, undocumented activities |
| 240 | Inspectors, traffic controllers and dispatchers--air, land, maritime and fluvial transport |
| 241 | Railway station masters |
| 242 | Inspectors, controllers and discpatchers-communications |
| 250 | Mailmen |
| 251 | Messengers |
| 252 | Mail sorting clerks |
| 253 | Other persons in related occupations n.e.c. |
| 260 | Telephone operators |
| 261 | Telegraph operators |
| 262 | Radiocommunications, radiotelegraph and radiotelephone equipment operators |
| 270 | Railway conductors |
| 271 | Fare collectors--trains, buses, street cars, etc. |
| 280 | Warehousemen and stock clerks |
| 281 | Receptionist clerks |
| 282 | Transport service clerks |
| 283 | Banking and financing service clerks |
| 284 | Librarian and archivist clerks |
| 285 | Ticket agents--theater, sports, lottery, travels, spectacles, etc. |
| 286 | Other office clerks and related workers |
| 300 | Working Proprietors (Wholesale Trade) |
| 301 | Working Proprietors (Retail Trade) |
| 310 | Salesmen, salesclerks and demonstrators |
| 311 | Newsboys |
| 312 | Street vendors and canvassers |
| 313 | Foodstuffs street vendors |
| 314 | Vendors in factories and vendors in service enterprises |
| 319 | Other vendors, undocumented products |
| 320 | Agents of wholesale houses, agents of registration, travel agents, distributors of wholesale trade, visitors of importing houses, vendors of warehouses or wholesale trade |
| 321 | Factory sales agent, non-alcoholic beverage distributors, non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers, medical visitors |
| 330 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 331 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 332 | Agents and brokers--stocks, bonds and other securities |
| 333 | Auctioneers |
| 334 | Commission agents and trustees |
| 335 | Custom house service agents |
| 336 | Transport, moving and storage agents |
| 337 | Tourist or travel agents |
| 338 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 339 | Buyers and purchasing agents and other persons in related occupations |
| 400 | Farm managers and supervisors |
| 401 | Farm workers, undocumented activities |
| 410 | Farm-proprietors, tenants, sharecroppers or settlers engaged in general farm work |
| 411 | Livestock farmers |
| 412 | Poultry farmers |
| 413 | Beekeepers |
| 414 | Vegetable garden farmers |
| 415 | Flower garden farmers |
| 416 | Nursery men |
| 417 | Orchard, vineyard and related tree and shrub crop farmers |
| 418 | Other farmers n.e.c. |
| 420 | Farm hands |
| 421 | Drivers of agricultural tractors, agricultural machinists, threshers |
| 422 | Farm machinery and tractor operators |
| 423 | Keepers of grounds used for recreation and sports, greenhouses, nurseries, gardens and seedbeds |
| 424 | Dairy farm workers |
| 425 | Other agricultural and husbandry workers, n.e.c. |
| 430 | Fishermen and persons occupied in pisciculture and members of fishing boat crews |
| 431 | Other persons in related fishing occupations n.e.c. |
| 440 | Hunters and trappers |
| 450 | Forestry workers, supervisors and foresters |
| 451 | Loggers, tree fellers, woodchoppers and railway tie cutters |
| 452 | Charcoal burners |
| 453 | Rubber gatherers and rubber smokers |
| 500 | Chauffeurs and taxi drivers |
| 501 | Truck drivers |
| 502 | Bus drivers and streetcar motormen |
| 503 | Teamsters and other drivers of draft animals |
| 504 | Drivers propelling their vehicles |
| 505 | Drivers of beasts of burden |
| 509 | Other chauffeurs or drivers n.e.c. |
| 510 | Locomotive engineers |
| 511 | Locomotive firemen |
| 520 | Sailors |
| 521 | Bargemen and boatmen |
| 522 | Engineers, firemen and ships' greasers |
| 523 | Other persons in related occupations n.e.c. |
| 530 | Air traffic controllers |
| 531 | Operators of control posts for vessel traffic in river and sea ports |
| 532 | Operators of control towers (towermen) for train traffic in railway stations |
| 534 | Railway brakemen and switchmen (includes signalmen) |
| 535 | Other persons in related traffic occupations, n.e.c. |
| 600 | Fiber preparers |
| 601 | Carders, comber' and persons in related occupations |
| 602 | Spinners and winders, not in factory |
| 603 | Spinners and winders, in factory |
| 604 | Weavers, in factory |
| 605 | Weavers, not in factory |
| 606 | Loom fixers and loom preparers |
| 607 | Carpet craftsmen, carpet makers, carpet weavers and related products |
| 608 | Textile factory operators |
| 609 | Bleachers, dyers and finishers of textiles |
| 610 | Tailors, in factory |
| 611 | Tailors, not in factory |
| 612 | Furriers |
| 613 | Dressmakers |
| 614 | Seamstresses, embroiderers |
| 615 | Hatmakers |
| 616 | Glovemakers (cutters and sewers) |
| 617 | Patternmakers and cutters |
| 618 | Shirtakers |
| 619 | Upholsterers (cloth, leather or similar materials), mattress makers, umbrella makers and other persons in related occupations |
| 620 | Shoemakers and shoe repairmen |
| 621 | Cutters, lasters and other persons engaged in the manufacture of footwear |
| 622 | Harness and saddle makers and makers of other leather products, except footwear |
| 623 | Other persons in occupations related to the manufacture of leather products except footwear, gloves and clothing |
| 630 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 631 | Cabinetmakers |
| 632 | Operatives in the manufacture of wooden furniture and utensils |
| 633 | Other craftsmen and operatives in wood manufacturing such as wooden shoes, trunks, frames, boxes, sports equipment and other products of wood |
| 639 | Other craftsmen and operatives, undocumented activities |
| 640 | Bricklayers, masons and tilesetters |
| 642 | Plasterers and stucco workers |
| 643 | Roofers |
| 644 | Plate glass installers |
| 650 | Advertising and sign painters |
| 651 | Construction and maintenance painters |
| 652 | Paperhangers |
| 660 | Plumbers and pipefitters |
| 661 | Riveters, structural metal erectors and shipfitters |
| 662 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, boilermakers and other persons engaged in sheet metal work |
| 663 | Flame-cutters, electric arc welders (hand, machine) and gas |
| 670 | Electricians and electrical repairmen |
| 671 | Linemen and servicemen--telephone, telegraph, power and telecommunications |
| 672 | Radio and television repairmen |
| 673 | Refrigerator and other household electrical appliance repairmen |
| 674 | Operatives in the manufacturing of electrical equipment |
| 675 | Electrical wiremen |
| 676 | Telephone and telegraph installers |
| 677 | Other electrical fitters and related workers |
| 680 | Machinery fitters and machine assemblers |
| 681 | Motor-vehicle mechanics and repairers--automobiles, trucks and motorcycles |
| 682 | Aircraft engine mechanics and repairers |
| 683 | Locomotive, streetcar, and railroad-car mechanics and repairmen |
| 684 | Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers |
| 685 | Typewriter, calculating machine, register machine mechanics and repairers |
| 686 | Gunsmiths and locksmiths |
| 687 | Machine-tool, lathe, milling, polishing, planing, drilling,milling machine operators and related workers |
| 688 | Oilers and greasers of machinery |
| 689 | Other artisans and operatives in related occupations n.e.c. |
| 690 | Watchmakers |
| 691 | Optical instrument mechanics |
| 692 | Dental prosthesis makers and repairers |
| 693 | Precision-instrument assemblers and mechanics |
| 694 | Photographic equipment assemblers and mechanics |
| 700 | Typesetters and compositors |
| 701 | Linotypists and monotypists |
| 702 | Printing pressmen |
| 703 | Electrotypers and stereotypers |
| 704 | Printing engravers |
| 705 | Photoengravers |
| 706 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 707 | Developers, printers, enlargers of photographic images |
| 708 | Lithographers |
| 709 | Other workers in occupations related to the graphic arts |
| 715 | Quarrymen |
| 716 | Mineral treaters--quarries |
| 720 | Furnacemen, foundrymen |
| 721 | Molders |
| 722 | Temperers |
| 723 | Blacksmiths, forgemen and hammersmiths |
| 724 | Rollingsmill operators, drawers and extruders |
| 725 | Galvanizers and persons engaged in electroplating |
| 726 | Other basic metal industry operatives n.e.c. |
| 730 | Ceramists |
| 731 | Potters |
| 732 | Glassblowers, casters, moulders and plate-glass polishers |
| 733 | Glass and ceramics painters and decorators |
| 734 | Craftsmen and operatives in the manufacture of clay and cement products and similar products |
| 735 | Other craftsmen and operatives in the glass and ceramic industry |
| 736 | Craftsmen and operatives in occupations related to the carving, polishing, engraving and other works in stone, marble or granite |
| 737 | Other craftsmen and operatives in related occupations n.e.c. |
| 740 | Miller-grinder, crusher and chipper machine and other chemical process machine operators |
| 741 | Roasters, cookers, driers, heat-treaters and other operatives in related heat treating and chemical processes |
| 742 | Distillers and operatives in the distillation process |
| 743 | Pumpmen, distillers, blenders and other petroleum-refining workers |
| 744 | Other operatives in synthetic fiber mills and other chemical processers |
| 745 | Sawyers and other wood-processing operatives |
| 746 | Rolling mill, calenders, and waxing-machine operators and other operatives in relation to the making and finishing of paper |
| 748 | Other paper making operatives not elsewhere classified |
| 750 | Butchers, meat cutters and operatives in slaughterhouses and packinghouses |
| 751 | Meat and fish salters and smokers, dehydrators of foodstuffs and other persons in related occupations |
| 752 | Millers and grain mill operatives |
| 753 | Bakers, pastry cooks and macaroni makers |
| 754 | Butter and cheese makers and other dairy products operatives (Includes: Ice-cream makers) |
| 755 | Coffee and tea tasters |
| 756 | Coffee selectors, blenders and roasters |
| 757 | Cocoa roasters |
| 758 | Sugar processers and refiners |
| 759 | Operatives in wine-making, beer-brewing, non-alcoholic beverage production and ice. |
| 760 | Selectors, blenders and other tobacco operatives |
| 761 | Cigarette and cigar makers (hand) |
| 769 | Other tobacco operatives in undocumented activities |
| 770 | Hide fleshers, skinners, tanners and operatives in related occupations |
| 771 | Dyers and other operatives in fur and leather finishing |
| 772 | Other operatives in related tanning occupations, n.e.c. |
| 780 | Operatives in the manufacturing of paper boxes, bags, packing boxes and other cardboard, paperboard and paper articles |
| 790 | Operatives in the manufacture of machinery |
| 791 | Operatives in the manufacture of electrical equipment |
| 792 | Operatives in the manufacture of transportation equipment |
| 802 | Laborers in quarrying |
| 810 | Chainmen, rodmen, axmen and other surveyors' helpers and workers in related occupations |
| 811 | Workers and laborers--construction and maintenance of bridges, buildings, highways, tunnels, dams and other types of projects |
| 812 | Carpenters' helpers, masons' helpers and helpers in other crafts included in Aajor Group 6, relating to the construction industry |
| 813 | Other workers and laborers in occupations relating to the construction industry |
| 820 | Stevedores |
| 821 | Packers and wrappers |
| 822 | Freight handlers and truck loaders |
| 823 | Markers and labellers |
| 824 | Workers and laborers in occupations relating to storage |
| 825 | Fillers and bottlers of manufactured products and beverages |
| 826 | Other workers and laborers in occupations relating to the handling of material, n.e.c. |
| 827 | Other workers in undocumented activities |
| 830 | Workers and laborers--gas service |
| 831 | Workers and laborers--light and electric power services |
| 832 | Workers and laborers--water supply and sanitary services |
| 833 | Workers and laborers--garage, washing and other minor automobile services |
| 834 | Workers and laborers--public services (sweeping streets, public gardens, etc.) |
| 835 | Other workers and laborers, n.e.c. |
| 840 | Tuners or polishers of musical instruments, operatives for the manufacture or repairment of musical instruments |
| 841 | Operative for the manufacture of mats, baskets, brushes, baskets, brooms, dusters, ropes, bristles |
| 842 | Operatives for the manufacture of articles made of plastic, rubber; workers in factories of lens frames; pneumatic controllers |
| 844 | Manufacturers of toys (not rubber or plastics), operatives for the manufacture of: matches, candles, fireworks, chalks, cork products, markers, buttons, wigs, pencils, pens |
| 845 | Operatives for the manufacture of asphalt paper, photo paper, tarpaper |
| 846 | Operatives for the manufacture of artificial flowers |
| 849 | Operatives for undocumented manufacturing activities |
| 850 | Jewelers, jewelry repairmen, goldsmiths |
| 852 | Engravers of precious metals |
| 860 | Operators in electrical companies, operators of fixed motor machines, workers in refrigerated boilers |
| 861 | Operators of crane, hoist, winch |
| 862 | Operators of excavator, flatbed, asphalt machine, cement mixer, dredge, road construction, mechanical shovel, trencher |
| 870 | Radio or television operators |
| 871 | Film projection operators |
| 890 | Officials of the Ministry of Defense, members of the Armed Forces |
| 900 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 901 | Policemen and detectives |
| 902 | Other law enforcement officers |
| 903 | Guards, watchmen and persons in related occupations |
| 910 | House stewards and persons in related occupations |
| 920 | Cooks (private households) |
| 921 | Housecleaning servants and maids |
| 930 | Cooks |
| 931 | Waiters and waitresses in restaurants and cafes |
| 932 | Bartenders |
| 933 | Maids and servants - -hotels, ships, trains |
| 940 | Launderers and pressers in laundry establishments |
| 941 | Dyers in dry-cleaning establishments |
| 942 | Other laborers in laundry, dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments |
| 943 | Launderers and pressers, own account |
| 944 | Launderers and pressers, undocumented establishment |
| 950 | Doorkeepers, janitors, building caretakers and watchmen |
| 951 | Elevator operators |
| 952 | Charworkers, cleaners and workers in related occupations |
| 953 | Shoe-shiners and other related workers n.e.c. |
| 960 | Barbers |
| 961 | Beauticians, hairdressers, manicurists, and makeup artists |
| 962 | Apprentices and assistants in beauty salons |
| 970 | Embalmers |
| 971 | Funeral directors |
| 972 | Flight stewards and stewardesses |
| 973 | Guides |
| 974 | Street photographers |
| 975 | Other service workers n.e.c. |
| 990 | Managers and workers of undocumented activities |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 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
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="h3">III. Occupational characteristics -- for persons age 12 or older</span><br /><br />With the questions from this chapter, we look to fundamentally quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421"><div class="i1">Question No. 16 is: "What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?"</div><br /><br />Here you should write down as exactly as possible the occupation of the person being enumerated.<br /><br />In the case of people who did not work the previous week, but answered part A of question No. 15, you should write down the occupation, profession or class of work that was done the last time they worked.<br /><br />In the case in which an enumerated person has more than one occupation, write down the principal, that is to say, the one that provides the largest income.<br /><br />Never write down vague answers, like: public employee, worker, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />Your notation should give a precise idea of the duty that the enumerated person really does.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br />Avoid vague answers like worker, employee, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />If a person tells you that he is a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what is the specific task done.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A421"><div class="i1">Question No. 16 is: "What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the most income?"</div><br /><br />Here you should write down as exactly as possible the occupation of the person being enumerated.<br /><br />In the case of people who did not work the previous week, but answered part A of question No. 15, you should write down the occupation, profession or class of work that was done the last time they worked.<br /><br />In the case in which an enumerated person has more than one occupation, write down the principal, that is to say, the one that provides the largest income.<br /><br />Never write down vague answers, like: public employee, worker, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />Your notation should give a precise idea of the duty that the enumerated person really does.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br />Avoid vague answers like worker, employee, farm worker, etc.<br /><br />If a person tells you that he is a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what is the specific task done.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation during the previous week.
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Persons age 12+ who had a job or were looking for work having worked before [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |