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Recensement general de la population et de l'habitation de 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 1996
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BFA_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Minnesota Population Center
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Principal occupation (BF1996A_0421)

Data file: BFA1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 200
End: 202
Width: 3
Range: 1 - 999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Residents age 10 years or older:
[Questions P18 to P22 were asked for persons 10 years of age or older who were household residents.]




Principal occupation:
P19. What is the occupation at which [person] spent the most time over the last seven days?


Write in clearly in the column.

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Categories
Value Category
1 Farmer
2 Greengrocer
3 Gardener/farmer
4 Orchard or tree nursery operator
5 lumberjack
6 Livestock farmer (cattle)
7 Poultry farmer
8 Shepherd
9 Fisherman
11 Other agriculture, not otherwise classified
114 Secondary school teacher (1st cycle)
115 Secondary school teacher (2nd cycle)
119 Other senior liberal professions
131 Senior telecommunications, transport, buildiings
140 Senior economic affairs
142 Senior executives of finance, treasurey, tax, customs
147 Information technology
149 Other senior level economics and financial resources
159 Senior level agriculture, livestock, forestry, mining
179 Other senior level, not elsewhere classified
200 Executive secretary
209 Other midlevel administration and social security
210 Schoolmaster
211 Assistant to schoolmaster
219 Other midlevel teaching or library
220 State nurse specialist
229 Other midlevel health and social affairs
239 Midlevel telecommunications, transportation, equipment and bulidings
240 Midlevel officer in budget or financial resources
241 Accountant, collector
249 Other midlevel economics and financial resources
255 Midelvel agriculture, livestock, forestry, geology and mines
264 Midlevel justice, information and foreign relations
300 Framer of CRPA
301 Instructor and trainer FJA
303 Technical officer of agriculture and livestock
305 Minor
307 Other junior level agriculture, forestry, geology and mines
310 Bookkeeper
311 Cashier
313 Office agent, recovery, tax services, typist
314 Tax collector orderly, liaison, administrative clerk
315 Receptionist
317 Junior officer of economic affiars, economic affairs officer
318 Deputy administration, customs officer, economic control
319 Other junior level administration, economics, financial resources
321 Designer
322 Operator, topographer
328 Junior staff of planning and transportation
330 Boy or girl of the room
331 Mobile health officer
333 Nurse, other medical caregiver
334 Midwife, village midwife, auxiliary midwife
337 Other health personnel
340 Operator
341 Laborer
342 Storekeeper
344 Other junior personnel
400 Trader
401 Shopkeeper
402 Seller of fabric and thrift
403 Fruit vendor
404 Seller of donuts, cakes, candy etc.
405 Seller of vegetables, peanuts and other condiments
406 Help to a seller
407 Seller
409 Bookseller
410 Traditional beer seller
411 Butcher
412 Miller
413 Other commerce trades
500 Weaver or knitter
501 Smith
502 Carpenter
503 Dyer
504 Potter
505 Basket-maker
506 Cobbler/tanner
507 Mason
508 Beer-maker (?)
509 Cotton spinner
510 Jeweler
512 Painter
514 Other trades or crafts
520 Engineer
521 Mechanic
522 Electrician
524 Radio and TV repair
525 Plumber
526 Photographer
527 Tailor
528 Sheet or scrap metal worker
529 Upholsterer, matress maker
530 Refrigeration
531 Founder
532 Other craft services
600 Boy - cook, housekeeper
601 Server in restaurant or hotel
602 Server in bar
603 Night guard
604 Bartender
605 Taxi driver, bus driver, other dirver
606 Bleaching and ironing
607 Hairdresser
608 Shoe shiner
609 Cleaner
610 Hotel manager
611 Contractor
613 Baker
614 Other various or household services
800
801 Muslim religious staff: imam, marabout, Koranic master
803 Traditional healer
804 Other occupations not classified elsewhere
990 Other occupation, response suppressed
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 person's principal occupation. The enumeration form indicates that this was asked of household residents age 10+, but it appears to have been asked of residents age 6+.
Universe
Persons age 6+ who are residents, and either employed or unemployed and looking

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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