National Population and Housing Census, 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Argentina, 1991
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Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Occupation (AR1991A_OCC)
Data file: ARG1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
170
End:
172
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="AR91A419 AR91A420 AR91A421 AR91A422 AR91A423 AR91A424 AR91A426 AR91A427">For all women and men fourteen years of age or older.<br />[Questions 17-25 were asked of persons age 14 years +.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR91A419 AR91A421 AR91A422 AR91A423 AR91A424 AR91A426">[Questions 21-24 were asked of persons age 14+ who had a job last week (did formal or informal work or did not work due to sickness, vacation, etc.), per questions 17-19.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR91A424">23. What do you do in this job? ____<br /><div class="i1">For example: Administrative: payroll; Chauffeur: drive collective buses; Machine sewing: sew leather shoes with an electric sewing machine; Doorman: clean and take care of school; Pastry chef: makes cakes and pastries to sell.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="AR91A419 AR91A421 AR91A422 AR91A423 AR91A424 AR91A426">[Questions 21-24 were asked of persons age 14+ who had a job last week (did formal or informal work or did not work due to sickness, vacation, etc.), per questions 17-19.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR91A424">23. What do you do in this job? ____<br /><div class="i1">For example: Administrative: payroll; Chauffeur: drive collective buses; Machine sewing: sew leather shoes with an electric sewing machine; Doorman: clean and take care of school; Pastry chef: makes cakes and pastries to sell.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Non-specified directive occupations |
| 011 | Government directive officials |
| 021 | Directors of public business and establishments that produce goods and/or services, in a professional specialization |
| 031 | Directors of large private business that produce goods and/or services, in a professional specialization |
| 041 | Directors of mid-sized private business that produce goods and/or services, in a professional specialization |
| 051 | Directors of social, communal, political, labor union and religious institutions, with a professional specialization |
| 100 | Occupations of administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, not specified |
| 111 | Independent providers of services for administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a professional specialization |
| 112 | Independent providers of services for administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a technical specialization |
| 121 | Bosses in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a professional specialization |
| 122 | Bosses in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a technical specialization |
| 123 | Bosses in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in an operative specialization |
| 129 | Bosses in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in an unknown specialization |
| 131 | Workers in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a professional specialization |
| 132 | Workers in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in a technical specialization |
| 133 | Workers in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in an operative specialization |
| 134 | Workers in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, non-specialized |
| 139 | Workers in administrative, judicial-legal, planning and informatics processing, in an unknown specialization |
| 141 | Informatics workers, professional specialization |
| 142 | Informatics workers, technical specialization |
| 143 | Informatics workers, operative specialization |
| 149 | Informatics workers, unknown specialization |
| 200 | Undocumented |
| 211 | Independent providers of services for budgeting, accounting and financial processes, in a professional specialization |
| 212 | Independent providers of services for budgeting, accounting and financial processes, in a technical specialization |
| 221 | Bosses of budgeting, accounting and financial processes, in a professional specialization |
| 222 | Bosses of budgeting, accounting and financial processes, in a technical specialization |
| 223 | Bosses of budgeting, accounting and financial processes, in an operative specialization |
| 229 | Undocumented |
| 231 | Workers in budgets, accounting, and finance with professional qualifications |
| 232 | Workers in budgets, accounting, and finance with technical qualifications |
| 233 | Workers in budgets, accounting, and finance with operational qualifications |
| 234 | Workers in budgets, accounting, and finance with no qualifications |
| 239 | Undocumented |
| 300 | Occupations of commercialization, transportation, storage, and telecommunications, not specified |
| 302 | Operators of equipment and systems for telecommunication, in a technical specialization |
| 303 | Operators of equipment and systems for telecommunication, in an operative specialization |
| 304 | Operators of equipment and systems for telecommunication, non-specialized |
| 309 | Operators of equipment and systems for telecommunication, not classified elsewhere |
| 311 | Independent businessmen, in a professional specialization |
| 312 | Independent businessmen, in a technical specialization |
| 321 | Bosses in the commercialization of goods and services, in a professional specialization |
| 322 | Bosses in the commercialization of goods and services, in a technical specialization |
| 323 | Bosses in the commercialization of goods and services, in an operative specialization |
| 329 | Bosses in the commercialization of goods and services, in an unknown specialization |
| 331 | Sales and marketing workers with professional qualifications |
| 332 | Sales and marketing workers with technical qualifications |
| 333 | Sales and marketing workers with operational qualifications |
| 334 | Sales and marketing workers with no qualifications |
| 339 | Sales and workers in the commercialization of goods and services, in a professional specialization |
| 344 | Traveling salesmen, non-specialized |
| 351 | Independent providers of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in a professional specialization |
| 352 | Independent providers of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in a technical specialization |
| 361 | Bosses of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in a professional specialization |
| 362 | Bosses of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in a technical specialization |
| 363 | Bosses of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in an operative specialization |
| 369 | Bosses of transportation, storage, and telecommunications services, in an unknown specialization |
| 371 | Workers in transportation and storage, in a professional specialization |
| 372 | Workers in transportation and storage, in a technical specialization |
| 373 | Workers in transportation and storage, in an operative specialization |
| 374 | Workers in transportation and storage, non-specialized |
| 379 | Workers in transportation and storage, in an unknown specialization |
| 381 | Drivers and operators of machinery for transportation and storage, in a professional specialization |
| 382 | Drivers and operators of machinery for transportation and storage, in a technical specialization |
| 383 | Drivers and operators of machinery for transportation and storage, in an operative specialization |
| 384 | Drivers and operators of machinery for transportation and storage, non-specialized |
| 389 | Drivers and operators of machinery for transportation and storage, in an unknown specialization |
| 391 | Workers in telecommunications, in a professional specialization |
| 392 | Workers in telecommunications, in a technical specialization |
| 393 | Workers in telecommunications, in an operative specialization |
| 394 | Workers in telecommunications, non-specialized |
| 399 | Workers in telecommunications, in an unknown specialization |
| 400 | Basic social service occupations, unspecified |
| 401 | Undocumented |
| 402 | Undocumented |
| 403 | Undocumented |
| 404 | Armed Forces, Civil police and police, non-specialized |
| 409 | Armed Forces, Civil police and police, in an unknown specialization |
| 411 | Independent providers of basic social services, in a professional specialization |
| 412 | Independent providers of basic social services, in a technical specialization |
| 421 | Bosses of basic social services, in a professional specialization |
| 422 | Bosses of basic social services, in a technical specialization |
| 423 | Bosses of basic social services, in an operative specialization |
| 429 | Bosses of basic social services, in an unknown specialization |
| 431 | Workers in health, sanitation and ecology, with professional qualifications |
| 432 | Workers in health, sanitation and ecology, with technical qualifications |
| 433 | Workers in health, sanitation and ecology, with operational qualifications |
| 434 | Workers in health, sanitation and ecology, with no qualifications |
| 439 | Undocumented |
| 441 | Education workers with professional qualifications |
| 442 | Education workers with technical qualifications |
| 443 | Education workers with operational qualifications |
| 449 | Workers in education, in an unknown qualifications |
| 451 | Workers in scientific research, advising and consulting, in a professional specialization |
| 452 | Workers in scientific research, advising and consulting, in a technical specialization |
| 453 | Workers in scientific research, advising and consulting, in an operative specialization |
| 459 | Workers in scientific research, advising and consulting, in an unknown specialization |
| 461 | Communications workers, in a professional specialization |
| 462 | Communications workers, in a technical specialization |
| 463 | Communications workers, in a operational specialization |
| 469 | Undocumented |
| 471 | Workers in social service, community, political, and religious services with professional qualifications |
| 472 | Workers in social service, community, political, and religious services with operational qualifications |
| 473 | Workers in social service, community, political, and religious services with technical qualifications |
| 479 | Undocumented |
| 481 | Monitoring and prevention workers, professionals |
| 482 | Monitoring and prevention workers, technical qualifications |
| 483 | Monitoring and prevention workers, operational qualifications |
| 484 | Monitoring and prevention workers, no qualifications |
| 489 | Undocumented |
| 492 | Operators of equipment and systems of basic social services, technical qualifications |
| 493 | Operators of equipment and systems of basic social services, operational qualifications |
| 500 | Occupations of various services, not specified |
| 501 | Undocumented |
| 502 | Undocumented |
| 503 | Undocumented |
| 504 | Undocumented |
| 509 | Operators of machinery and equipment for various services, in an unknown specialization |
| 511 | Independent providers of various services, in a professional specialization |
| 512 | Independent providers of various services, in a technical specialization |
| 521 | Bosses of various services, in a professional specialization |
| 522 | Bosses of various services, in a technical specialization |
| 523 | Bosses of various services, in an operative specialization |
| 529 | Bosses of various services, in an unknown specialization |
| 531 | Workers in sports, body building, art and recreation, in a professional specialization |
| 532 | Workers in sports, body building, art and recreation, in a technical specialization |
| 533 | Workers in sports, body building, art and recreation, in an operative specialization |
| 534 | Workers in sports, body building, art and recreation, non-specialized |
| 539 | Workers in sports, body building, art and recreation, in an unknown specialization |
| 542 | Workers in food services, in a technical specialization |
| 543 | Workers in food services, in an operative specialization |
| 544 | Workers in food services, in non-specialized |
| 549 | Workers in food services, in an unknown specialization |
| 551 | Workers in lodging and tourism services, in a professional specialization |
| 552 | Workers in lodging and tourism services, in a technical specialization |
| 553 | Workers in lodging and tourism services, in an operative specialization |
| 554 | Workers in lodging and tourism services, with no specialization |
| 559 | Workers in lodging and tourism services, in an unknown specialization |
| 563 | Undocumented |
| 564 | Workers in domestic services, non-specialized |
| 573 | Workers in non-domestic cleaning services, in an operative specialization |
| 574 | Workers in non-domestic cleaning services, non-specialized |
| 579 | Workers in non-domestic cleaning services, in an unknown specialization |
| 581 | Workers in the care for and attention to persons, in a professional specialization |
| 582 | Workers in the care for and attention to persons, in a technical specialization |
| 583 | Workers in the care for and attention to persons, in an operative specialization |
| 584 | Workers in the care for and attention to persons, non-specialized |
| 589 | Workers in the care for and attention to persons, in an unknown specialization |
| 592 | Workers in other services, in a technical specialization |
| 593 | Workers in other services, in an operative specialization |
| 594 | Workers in other services, non-specialized |
| 599 | Workers in other services, in an unknown specialization |
| 600 | Occupation in agricultural and primary production, not specified |
| 611 | Independent producers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry, in a professional specialization |
| 612 | Independent producers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry, in a technical specialization |
| 621 | Bosses in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in a professional specialization |
| 622 | Bosses in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in a technical specialization |
| 623 | Bosses in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in an operative specialization |
| 629 | Undocumented |
| 631 | Workers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in a professional specialization |
| 632 | Workers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in a technical specialization |
| 633 | Workers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in an operative specialization |
| 634 | Workers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, non-specialized |
| 639 | Workers in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in an unknown specialization |
| 642 | Operators of machinery and equipment in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in a technical specialization |
| 643 | Operators of machinery and equipment in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in an operative specialization |
| 644 | Operators of machinery and equipment in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, non-specialized |
| 649 | Operators of machinery and equipment in agriculture, cattle ranching, and forestry production, in an unknown specialization |
| 652 | Independent producers in fishing and hunting, in a technical specialization |
| 662 | Bosses in fishing and hunting, in a technical specialization |
| 663 | Undocumented |
| 669 | Bosses in fishing and hunting, in an unknown specialization |
| 672 | Workers in fishing and hunting, in a technical specialization |
| 673 | Workers in fishing and hunting, in an operative specialization |
| 674 | Workers in fishing and hunting, non-specialized |
| 679 | Workers in fishing and hunting, in an unknown specialization |
| 682 | Undocumented |
| 683 | Operators of machinery and equipment in fishing and hunting, in an operative specialization |
| 684 | Operators of machinery and equipment in fishing and hunting, non-specialized |
| 700 | Undocumented |
| 711 | Independent producers in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in a professional specialization |
| 712 | Independent producers in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in a technical specialization |
| 721 | Bosses in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in a professional specialization |
| 722 | Bosses in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in a technical specialization |
| 723 | Bosses in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in an operative specialization |
| 729 | Bosses in extractive, energy, construction and infrastructure production, in an unknown specialization |
| 731 | Workers in extractive production, in a professional specialization |
| 732 | Workers in extractive production, in a technical specialization |
| 733 | Workers in extractive production, in an operative specialization |
| 734 | Workers in extractive production, non-specialized |
| 739 | Workers in extractive production, in an unknown specialization |
| 741 | Undocumented |
| 742 | Operators of machinery and equipment in extractive production, in a technical specialization |
| 743 | Operators of machinery and equipment in extractive production, in an operative specialization |
| 744 | Operators of machinery and equipment in extractive production, non-specialized |
| 749 | Operators of machinery and equipment in extractive production, in an unknown specialization |
| 751 | Workers in the production of energy, water, and gas, in a professional specialization |
| 752 | Workers in the production of energy, water, and gas, in a technical specialization |
| 753 | Workers in the production of energy, water, and gas, in an operative specialization |
| 754 | Workers in the production of energy, water, and gas, non-specialized |
| 759 | Workers in the production of energy, water, and gas, in an unknown specialization |
| 762 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of energy, water, and gas, in a technical specialization |
| 763 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of energy, water, and gas, in an operative specialization |
| 764 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of energy, water, and gas, non-specialized |
| 769 | Operators of machinery and equipment in the production of energy, water, and gas, in an unknown specialization |
| 771 | Workers in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in a professional specialization |
| 772 | Workers in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in a technical specialization |
| 773 | Workers in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in an operative specialization |
| 774 | Workers in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, non-specialized |
| 779 | Workers in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in an unknown specialization |
| 782 | Operators of machinery and equipment in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in a technical specialization |
| 783 | Operators of machinery and equipment in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, in an operative specialization |
| 784 | Operators of machinery and equipment in building construction, infrastructure work, and distribution of energy, potable water, gas and telephone service, with no specialization |
| 789 | Undocumented |
| 800 | Occupations of industrial production and repair of consumer goods, not specified |
| 811 | Independent producers in artisan and industrial production, in a professional specialization |
| 812 | Independent producers in artisan and industrial production, in a technical specialization |
| 821 | Bosses in industrial production, in a professional specialization |
| 822 | Bosses in industrial production, in a technical specialization |
| 823 | Bosses in industrial production, with an operational qualification |
| 829 | Bosses in industrial production, in an unknown specialization |
| 831 | Workers in artisan and industrial production, in a professional specialization |
| 832 | Workers in artisan and industrial production, in a technical specialization |
| 833 | Workers in artisan and industrial production, in an operative specialization |
| 834 | Workers in artisan and industrial production, non-specialized |
| 839 | Workers in artisan and industrial production, in an unknown specialization |
| 842 | Operators of machinery and equipment in artisan and industrial production, with a technical qualification |
| 843 | Operators of machinery and equipment in artisan and industrial production, in an operative specialization |
| 844 | Operators of machinery and equipment in industrial production, non-specialized |
| 849 | Operators of machinery and equipment in industrial production, in an unknown specialization |
| 851 | Undocumented |
| 852 | Independent repairmen of consumer goods, in a technical specialization |
| 862 | Bosses in repair of consumer goods, in a technical specialization |
| 863 | Bosses in repair of consumer goods, in an operative specialization |
| 871 | Undocumented |
| 872 | Workers in repair of consumer goods, in a technical specialization |
| 873 | Workers in repair of consumer goods, in an operative specialization |
| 874 | Workers in repair of consumer goods, non-specialized |
| 879 | Workers in repair of consumer goods, in an unknown specialization |
| 900 | Undocumented |
| 911 | Independent producers in auxiliary processes for the production of goods, in a professional specialization |
| 912 | Independent producers in auxiliary processes for the production of goods, in a technical specialization |
| 921 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for the production of goods, in a professional specialization |
| 922 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for the production of goods, in a technical specialization |
| 923 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for the production of goods, in an operative specialization |
| 931 | Workers in installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the production of goods, in a professional specialization |
| 932 | Workers in installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the production of goods, in a technical specialization |
| 933 | Workers in installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the production of goods, in an operative specialization |
| 934 | Workers in installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the production of goods, non-specialized |
| 939 | Workers in installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the production of goods, in an unknown specialization |
| 941 | Workers in technological development, in a professional specialization |
| 942 | Workers in technological development, in a technical specialization |
| 943 | Workers in technological development, in an operative specialization |
| 949 | Workers in technological development, in an unknown specialization |
| 952 | Workers in supply and storage of production units, in a technical specialization |
| 953 | Workers in supply and storage of production units, in an operative specialization |
| 954 | Workers in supply and storage of production units, non-specialized |
| 959 | Workers in supply and storage of production units, in an unknown specialization |
| 961 | Independent providers in auxiliary processes for service providing, in a professional specialization |
| 962 | Independent providers in auxiliary processes for service providing, in a technical specialization |
| 971 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for service providing, in a professional specialization |
| 972 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for service providing, in a technical specialization |
| 973 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for service providing, in an operative specialization |
| 979 | Bosses in auxiliary processes for service providing, in an unknown specialization |
| 981 | Workers in the installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for service providing, in a professional specialization |
| 982 | Workers in the installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for service providing, in a technical specialization |
| 983 | Workers in the installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for service providing, in an operative specialization |
| 984 | Workers in the installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for service providing, non-specialized |
| 989 | Workers in the installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment for service providing, in an unknown specialization |
| 991 | Unknown occupation, in a professional specialization |
| 992 | Unknown occupation, in a technical specialization |
| 993 | Unknown occupation, in an operative specialization |
| 994 | Unknown occupation, non-specialized |
| 995 | Occupations with insufficient information |
| 996 | Not necessary to code occupation |
| 997 | No response |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the respondent.
The sample lacks data for this and several other variables for roughly half the cases. Users should apply the alternative weight variable AR91A434 when using one of these variables.
The sample lacks data for this and several other variables for roughly half the cases. Users should apply the alternative weight variable AR91A434 when using one of these variables.
Universe
Argentina 1991: Persons age 14+ who had a job last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept