General Population Census VII, Home III and Housing V - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985 - 1996
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Reference ID
URY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Employment type (UY1996A_CLASSWK)
Data file: URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
232
End:
232
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY96A425 UY96A426 UY96A427 UY96A428 UY96A429 UY96A430 UY96A431 UY96A432 UY96A433 UY96A434 UY96A435 UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444 UY96A445 UY96A446 UY96A447 UY96A448 UY96A449 UY96A457"><span class="em">For all people age 12 or older</span><br />[Questions 16-28 were asked of persons age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A449">28. Of the following, what is (was) your category in the occupation you indicated?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Employer, with workers or employees in their charge<br />[] 2 Public worker or employee<br />[] 3 Private worker or employee<br />[] 4 Worker for their own account<br />[] 5 Non-remunerated family worker<br />[] 6 Member of production cooperative<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A449">28. Of the following, what is (was) your category in the occupation you indicated?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Employer, with workers or employees in their charge<br />[] 2 Public worker or employee<br />[] 3 Private worker or employee<br />[] 4 Worker for their own account<br />[] 5 Non-remunerated family worker<br />[] 6 Member of production cooperative<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employer |
| 2 | Public employee |
| 3 | Private employee |
| 4 | Own account |
| 5 | Unpaid family worker |
| 6 | Cooperative worker |
| 7 | Other |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 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
<svar v="UY96A425 UY96A426 UY96A427 UY96A428 UY96A429 UY96A430 UY96A431 UY96A432 UY96A433 UY96A434 UY96A435 UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444 UY96A445 UY96A446 UY96A447 UY96A448 UY96A449 UY96A457"><span class="em">Persons age 12 or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A449"><span class="em">Question 28. Of the following, what is (was) your category in the occupation you indicated?</span><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span><br /><br />Read the following options. When you receive an affirmative answer, fill in the corresponding box. If an enumerated person has any doubt, remember that:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Boss, with workers or employees at their charge</span>. It is the person who exploits their own economic company and who has one or more workers by salary or weekly paycheck.<br /><br /><span class="em">Worker or employee</span>. It is the person who works for a boss or employer -- public or private -- and who receives remuneration in the form of paycheck, salary, weekly paycheck, commissions, per item payments, either in the form of money or specie.<br /><br />All people who work in central administration, decentralized services, state companies, that is to say, those cases in which the employer is the state, are considered "Public sector". If the employer is not the state, they will be considered "Private sector".<br /><br /><span class="em">Worker on their own account</span>: It is a person who works independently without hiring remunerated personnel, exploits their own business and manages their own profession or office for their own account. They can work alone or associated; they can have family help who they hire without payment in money. Examples: independent professionals and technicians, owner of a store without employees, street peddler, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Non remunerated family worker</span>: It is a person who does not receive a paycheck or salary for the job they do in the company or business of a family member.<br /><br /><span class="em">Member of a production cooperative</span>: It is a person who is an active member of an economic business that functions under cooperative rules (it is socio cooperative).<br /><br /><span class="em">Other</span>: If a person does a job whose category is not in the Census questionnaire.</div><br /><br />Once this question is concluded, observe what you wrote down in relation to the sex and age of the enumerated person. If this person is a woman age 15 or older, go to Question 29 of the following part.<br /><br />If on the contrary, [if] an enumerated person is a man or a woman younger than 15, finish the enumeration of this person and go to the next one, if necessary.<br /><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A449"><span class="em">Question 28. Of the following, what is (was) your category in the occupation you indicated?</span><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span><br /><br />Read the following options. When you receive an affirmative answer, fill in the corresponding box. If an enumerated person has any doubt, remember that:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Boss, with workers or employees at their charge</span>. It is the person who exploits their own economic company and who has one or more workers by salary or weekly paycheck.<br /><br /><span class="em">Worker or employee</span>. It is the person who works for a boss or employer -- public or private -- and who receives remuneration in the form of paycheck, salary, weekly paycheck, commissions, per item payments, either in the form of money or specie.<br /><br />All people who work in central administration, decentralized services, state companies, that is to say, those cases in which the employer is the state, are considered "Public sector". If the employer is not the state, they will be considered "Private sector".<br /><br /><span class="em">Worker on their own account</span>: It is a person who works independently without hiring remunerated personnel, exploits their own business and manages their own profession or office for their own account. They can work alone or associated; they can have family help who they hire without payment in money. Examples: independent professionals and technicians, owner of a store without employees, street peddler, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Non remunerated family worker</span>: It is a person who does not receive a paycheck or salary for the job they do in the company or business of a family member.<br /><br /><span class="em">Member of a production cooperative</span>: It is a person who is an active member of an economic business that functions under cooperative rules (it is socio cooperative).<br /><br /><span class="em">Other</span>: If a person does a job whose category is not in the Census questionnaire.</div><br /><br />Once this question is concluded, observe what you wrote down in relation to the sex and age of the enumerated person. If this person is a woman age 15 or older, go to Question 29 of the following part.<br /><br />If on the contrary, [if] an enumerated person is a man or a woman younger than 15, finish the enumeration of this person and go to the next one, if necessary.<br /><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's type of employment.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: Persons age 12+ who had a job or were experienced and looking for work [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |