Labour Force Survey 2012
Namibia, 2012
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NAM_2012_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_PUF
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Namibia Statistics Agency
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Occupation in previous job (employed) (information removed from public use file) (E04)
Data file: nlfs-2012-persons_PUF
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
34531
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
91
End:
94
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Ask who answered "Yes" to any in D1-D9
Literal question
For office use only
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | None |
| 111 | Recruits, soldiers and non-commissioned officers |
| 112 | Warrant officers |
| 113 | Commissioned officers |
| 1111 | Political office-bearers and senior government officials |
| 1112 | Senior government officials |
| 1115 | Meteorologists |
| 1120 | Traditional leaders |
| 1210 | Directors and chief executives |
| 1220 | Department managers |
| 1221 | Production and operations department managers |
| 1222 | Finance and administration department managers |
| 1223 | Personnel and industrial relations department managers |
| 1224 | Sales and marketing department managers |
| 1225 | Advertising and public relations department managers |
| 1226 | Supply and distribution department managers |
| 1227 | Computing services department managers |
| 1228 | Research and development department managers |
| 1229 | Other department managers not elsewhere classified |
| 1230 | School headmasters and principals |
| 1311 | General managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
| 1312 | General managers in manufacturing |
| 1313 | General managers in construction |
| 1314 | General managers in wholesale and retail trade |
| 1315 | General managers of restaurants and hotels |
| 1316 | General managers in transport, storage and communications |
| 1317 | General manager business services |
| 1318 | General managers in personal care, cleaning and related services |
| 1319 | General managers not elsewhere classified |
| 2112 | Chemists |
| 2113 | Geologists, geochemist |
| 2120 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals |
| 2130 | Computing professionals |
| 2140 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 2141 | Architects, town / regional and traffic planners |
| 2142 | Civil engineers |
| 2144 | Electrical, electronics and telecommunications engineers |
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2147 | Metallurgists and material scientists |
| 2148 | Engineers and related professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2149 | Engineers, not specified |
| 2151 | Land hydrographical surveyors |
| 2211 | Agronomists and related professionals |
| 2212 | Biologists, pharmacologists, pathologists and related professionals |
| 2221 | Medical practioners |
| 2222 | Dentists |
| 2223 | Veterinarians |
| 2224 | Pharmacists |
| 2225 | Professional nurses and midwives |
| 2226 | Health professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2310 | College, university and higher education teachers |
| 2321 | Secondary education teachers (formal education) |
| 2322 | Secondary education teachers (vocational training) |
| 2330 | Primary education teachers |
| 2340 | Special education teachers |
| 2351 | Education methods specialist |
| 2352 | Education and vocational training inspectors |
| 2411 | Accountants |
| 2412 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 2413 | Advertising professionals |
| 2414 | Public relations professionals |
| 2415 | Business professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2419 | Business professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2421 | Lawyers |
| 2422 | Judges and magistrates |
| 2429 | Jurists not elsewhere classified |
| 2430 | Archivists, curators, librarians and related professionals |
| 2441 | Economists |
| 2442 | Social, political and related scientists |
| 2443 | Philologists, translators and interpreters |
| 2444 | Psychologists |
| 2445 | Social workers |
| 2451 | Authors, journalist and other writers |
| 2452 | Sculptors, painters artistic and relatic artists |
| 2453 | Performing artists |
| 2460 | Religious professionals |
| 2470 | Government professionals not elsewhere stated |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical, electronics and telecommunications engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3115 | Mining and metallurgical technicians |
| 3119 | Physical and engineering science technicians not else where classified |
| 3121 | Computer assistants |
| 3122 | Computer equipment operators |
| 3131 | Photographers and cameramen / women |
| 3132 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators |
| 3139 | Optical and electronic equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 3141 | Ship's deck officers, pilots, maine control personnel |
| 3142 | Aircraft pilots, flight navigators and engineers |
| 3143 | Air traffic controllers and safety technicians |
| 3153 | Mines inspectors |
| 3154 | Food and food processing inspectors |
| 3155 | Agricultural and fisheries inspectors |
| 3159 | Safety, quality and related technicians and inspectors not elsewhere classified |
| 3211 | Life science technicians |
| 3212 | Agronomy and forestry technicians and advisers |
| 3213 | Nature conservation officers |
| 3221 | Medical assistants |
| 3222 | Health inspectors and advisors |
| 3223 | Dietricians and nutritionists |
| 3227 | Veeterinary assistants |
| 3228 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 3229 | Modern health associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3230 | Staff nurses |
| 3240 | Traditional healers |
| 3310 | Pre-primary education teachers |
| 3320 | Instructors |
| 3321 | Instructors (vocational training) |
| 3322 | Instructors (driving, flying, sailing, etc.) |
| 3329 | Instructors not elsewhere classified |
| 3390 | Teaching associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3410 | Finance and sale associate professionals |
| 3411 | Insurance agents |
| 3412 | Real estate agents |
| 3413 | Travel consultants and organizers |
| 3414 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3415 | Buyers |
| 3416 | Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers |
| 3419 | Finance and sale associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3421 | Trade brokers, clearing and forwarding agents |
| 3422 | Employment agents and labour contractors |
| 3429 | Business service agents and sales brokers not elsewhere classified |
| 3431 | Legal and related business associate professional |
| 3432 | Bookkeepers |
| 3433 | Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals |
| 3439 | Administrative associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3441 | Tax, customs border inspectors and officials |
| 3442 | Social benefits officials |
| 3443 | Licensing officials |
| 3444 | Trade inspectors and officials |
| 3449 | Government associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3450 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 3460 | Welfare workers |
| 3471 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 3472 | Radio, television and other announcers |
| 3473 | Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals |
| 3480 | Religious associate professionals |
| 4111 | Stenographers, typists, word-processors and related operators |
| 4112 | Data entry operators |
| 4113 | Bookkeeping and calculating machine operators |
| 4114 | Secretaries |
| 4120 | Numerical clerks (securities, tax, wages, invoice, salaries, etc.) |
| 4131 | Stock clerks |
| 4132 | Production and transport clerks |
| 4141 | Library and filling clerks |
| 4142 | Mail sorting and distribution clerks |
| 4150 | Correspondence clerks |
| 4160 | Clerical supervisors not elsewhere classified |
| 4190 | Other office clerks |
| 4210 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 4211 | Cashiers, tellers, ticket clerks and related clerks |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks (bank) |
| 4221 | Travel agency and related clerks |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4223 | Telephone switchboard operators |
| 4290 | Other customer services clerks |
| 5111 | Travel attendants and travel stewards |
| 5112 | Transport conductors and ticket examiners |
| 5113 | Travel guides |
| 5120 | Housekeeping services workers |
| 5131 | Cooks |
| 5132 | Waiters / waitresses and bartenders |
| 5141 | Child care workers |
| 5149 | Other personal care and related workers |
| 5151 | Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers |
| 5159 | Personal services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5161 | Fire fighters |
| 5162 | Police officers |
| 5163 | Prison guards |
| 5164 | Wildlife and nature conservation guards |
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5221 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 5222 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 5223 | Petrol station attendants |
| 6100 | Commercial farmers, not specified |
| 6111 | Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers |
| 6112 | Field crop and vegetable growers |
| 6113 | Tree, shrub crop and mixed-crop growers |
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers (except karakul farmers) |
| 6122 | Poultry producers |
| 6124 | Karakul farmers |
| 6125 | Commercial animal producers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 6130 | Commercial crop and animal producers |
| 6140 | Forestry and related workers |
| 6151 | Fishery workers |
| 6152 | Game farmers, hunters and trappers |
| 6200 | Communal farmers, not specified |
| 6210 | Subsistence animal producers |
| 6220 | Subsistence crop and animal producers |
| 6221 | Mahangu growers (incl. Animal production) |
| 6222 | Maize growers (incl. Animal production) |
| 6223 | Other crop and vegetable growers (incl. Animal production) |
| 6231 | Subsistence fishery, hunting and trapping workers |
| 6232 | Food, plants and firewood collectors |
| 7110 | Miners not specified |
| 7111 | Team leaders and supervisors (mine, quarry) |
| 7112 | General underground miners |
| 7113 | General surface miners and quarry workers |
| 7114 | Miners treat, (mine quarry) |
| 7115 | Blasters |
| 7116 | Mineral samplers, sorters and graders, stone splitter, cutters and carvers |
| 7121 | Builders, traditional materials |
| 7122 | Bricklayers / plasterers and related workers |
| 7123 | Concrete workers |
| 7124 | Carpenters / joiners |
| 7125 | Roofers |
| 7126 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 7127 | Plumbers / pipe fitters |
| 7129 | Building construction and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7130 | Electricians (general) |
| 7131 | Electricians (installation / appliance) |
| 7132 | Electricians (maintenance / industrial) |
| 7141 | Painters / decorators |
| 7142 | Glaziers |
| 7144 | Building structure cleaners and renovators |
| 7211 | Welders / fabricators, and structural-metal preparers |
| 7212 | Boiler makers |
| 7213 | Panel beaters / spray painters |
| 7214 | Other sheet-metal workers |
| 7215 | Structural-metal erectors, riggers and cable splicers |
| 7216 | Underwater workers |
| 7222 | Tool-makers and related workers |
| 7223 | Turners (machinists) and related workers |
| 7231 | Auto mechanics |
| 7232 | Aircraft engine mechanics |
| 7233 | Diesel engine mechanics |
| 7234 | Heavy plant vehicle mechanics |
| 7235 | Air conditioning / refrigeration mechanics |
| 7236 | Fitters (machinery) |
| 7239 | Machinery mechanics not elsewhere classified |
| 7240 | Fitters and turners |
| 7251 | Auto electricians |
| 7252 | Radio / television mechanics (home electronics) |
| 7253 | Instrument mechanics |
| 7255 | Electrical wireworkers |
| 7259 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters not elsewhere classified |
| 7310 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 7311 | Precision-instrument and equipment workers |
| 7312 | Musical-instrument makers and turners |
| 7313 | Jewellery and precious-metal workers |
| 7321 | Potters |
| 7322 | Brick makers |
| 7323 | Glassworkers |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7332 | Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials |
| 7343 | Photographic and related workers |
| 7345 | Bookbinders |
| 7349 | Printing and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7411 | Butchers, meat preparers and fishmongers |
| 7412 | Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectioners |
| 7414 | Local beer brewers |
| 7419 | Food processing and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7421 | General woodworkers |
| 7422 | Joiners / cabinet-makers and related workers |
| 7423 | Woodworking-machine setters and setter-operators |
| 7429 | Wood and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7431 | Fibre preparers |
| 7432 | Weavers, knitters and related workers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7435 | Sewers, embroiderers and related workers |
| 7436 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 7442 | Shoe and leather goods makers and repairers |
| 8111 | Underground machinery operators |
| 8112 | Surface machinery operators (mining, mineral- and metal-processing) |
| 8113 | Well drillers and borers and related workers |
| 8121 | Null |
| 8130 | Chemical-processing-plant operators |
| 8141 | Power-generating plant operators |
| 8142 | Steam-engine and boiler operators |
| 8143 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators |
| 8190 | Stationary-plant and related operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8210 | Machine-tool operators (metal-working machines) |
| 8221 | Cement and other mineral products machine operators |
| 8222 | Chemical-products machine operators |
| 8223 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 8241 | Printing-machine operators |
| 8243 | Paper-products machine operators |
| 8252 | Bleaching-, dyeing- and cleaning-machine operators |
| 8261 | Food-processing machine operators |
| 8262 | Beverage-processing machine operators |
| 8271 | Machinery assemblers |
| 8272 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
| 8290 | Machine operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8312 | Railway breakers, signallers and shutters |
| 8320 | Motor-vehicle drivers |
| 8321 | Car, taxi and van drivers |
| 8322 | Bus drivers |
| 8323 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers |
| 8331 | Farm and forestry machinery operators |
| 8332 | Earth-moving machinery operators |
| 8333 | Crane and hoist operators |
| 8334 | Material handling equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8339 | Material handling equipment operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8340 | Ship's deck crews and related workers |
| 9010 | General labourers, not specified |
| 9110 | Street vendors |
| 9111 | Street vendors (food) |
| 9112 | Newspaper vendors |
| 9113 | Other street vendors, non-food products |
| 9120 | Street services elementary occupations |
| 9130 | Cleaners, not specified |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments |
| 9133 | Laundry workers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9142 | Vehicle, window and related cleaners |
| 9150 | Messengers, porters, doorkeepers and related workers |
| 9151 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 9152 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers |
| 9153 | Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related workers |
| 9161 | Garbage collectors |
| 9162 | Sweepers and related labourers |
| 9201 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 9202 | Agricultural labourers |
| 9203 | Forestry labourers, fishery, hunting and trapping labourers |
| 9310 | Mining and quarrying labourers |
| 9320 | Construction and maintenance labourers |
| 9330 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 9331 | Packers |
| 9332 | Assembling and sorting labourers |
| 9339 | Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified |
| 9340 | Freight handlers, loaders and unloaders |
| Sysmiss |
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.
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For all persons aged 8 years and above