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
Occupation (ISCO 88, 2 digits) (UY1996A_OCC2)
Data file: URY1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
222
End:
223
Width:
2
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="UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444">26. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides (or provided) you the largest income? ________<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444">26. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides (or provided) you the largest income? ________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Armed forces |
| 11 | Members of executive power and legislative bodies and directive personnel of public administration |
| 12 | Directors of businesses |
| 13 | Owner or managers of small business |
| 21 | Professionals of physical science, chemstry, mathematics and engineering |
| 22 | Professionals of biological sciences and other disciplines related to organic beings |
| 23 | Professionals of education |
| 24 | Other scientific and intellectual professionals |
| 31 | Technicians and professionals of the middle level of physical sciences and chemistry, and in engineering |
| 32 | Technicians and professionals of the middle level of biological sciences, medicine and health |
| 33 | Non degreed teachers and instructors |
| 34 | Other technicians and professionals of the middle level |
| 41 | Office workers |
| 42 | Employees in direct trade with the public |
| 51 | Workers in personnel services and services of protection and security |
| 52 | Models, sellers and demonstrators |
| 61 | Qualified farmers and workers of agricultural and livestock, forestry and fishing meant for commerce |
| 71 | Officials and operators of extractive industries and of construction |
| 72 | Officials and operators of metal work, mechanical construction and similar fields |
| 73 | Precision mechanics, craftsmen, operators of graphic arts and similar workers |
| 74 | Other officials, operators and craftsmen of mechanical arts and other crafts |
| 81 | Operators of fixed installations and similar workers |
| 82 | Operators of machines and fitters/assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers of vehicles and operators of heavy mobile equipment |
| 91 | Non skilled workers |
| 92 | Agricultural and livestock production, forestry and fishing and similar workers |
| 93 | Workers in mining, construction, the manufacturing industry and transportation |
| 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.
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="UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444"><span class="em">Question 26. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides (or provided) you the largest income?</span><br /><br />It is important that the response to this question is asked for with as much detail as possible since very general responses do not give the information that is required.<br /><br />Avoid non precise answers such as "Worker", "Employee", "Public bureaucrat", "Boss", etc. If a person tells you that they are a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what duty they perform.<br /><br />For occupation, office or profession, a complete description is needed. This is especially important when it concerns little known activities for which it is necessary to add to it a concept that makes it more precise. Examples: insurance agent, guide operator, automobile cleaner, journalist, couturier, mailman, mechanical engineer, surveyor, fisher, pediatric doctor, hairdresser, secretary, street peddler of candy, operator of textile machinery, bricklayer, etc.<br /><br />If a person has more than one occupation, write down the occupation that provides the largest income.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY96A436 UY96A437 UY96A438 UY96A439 UY96A440 UY96A441 UY96A442 UY96A443 UY96A444"><span class="em">Question 26. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides (or provided) you the largest income?</span><br /><br />It is important that the response to this question is asked for with as much detail as possible since very general responses do not give the information that is required.<br /><br />Avoid non precise answers such as "Worker", "Employee", "Public bureaucrat", "Boss", etc. If a person tells you that they are a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what duty they perform.<br /><br />For occupation, office or profession, a complete description is needed. This is especially important when it concerns little known activities for which it is necessary to add to it a concept that makes it more precise. Examples: insurance agent, guide operator, automobile cleaner, journalist, couturier, mailman, mechanical engineer, surveyor, fisher, pediatric doctor, hairdresser, secretary, street peddler of candy, operator of textile machinery, bricklayer, etc.<br /><br />If a person has more than one occupation, write down the occupation that provides the largest income.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (ISCO 88, 2 digits).
Universe
Uruguay 1996: Persons age 12+ who had a job or were experienced and looking for work [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |