XIII National Population and II Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1964
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COL_1964_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL1964_PHC-H-H
- COL1964_PHC-P-H
Occupation (COTA, 4 digits) (CO1964A_OCC2)
Data file: COL1964_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
146
End:
149
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a=" CO64A417" v=" CO64A417 CO64A414"><span class="em">19. Occupation or condition of unemployment</span> ____ _<br /><div class="i1">Write the occupation or usual employment of the person. Examples: Farmer, doctor, carpenter, accountant, manual laborer, servant, etc. If the person does not work, write the unemployment condition: renter, pensioner, disabled, elderly, household domestic duties, student, etc. For those who are unemployed, write their last paid occupation.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | Architect, engineer, and persons in related occupations |
| 0001 | Chemist, pharmacist, and persons in related occupations |
| 0002 | Agronomist, veterinarian, and persons in related occupations |
| 0003 | Doctor, surgeon, and dentist |
| 0004 | Paramedic and persons in related occupations |
| 0005 | Nurse and midwife |
| 0006 | Professor and teacher |
| 0007 | Specialist in Mathematics, Social Sciences, and related fields |
| 0008 | Lawyer, judge, and persons in related occupations |
| 0009 | Artist, writer, entertainer, and persons in related occupations |
| 0010 | Cleric and persons related to social welfare |
| 0011 | Persons in other occupations related to professionals and technicians |
| 0100 | Public administration manager |
| 0101 | Executive officer and manager, wholesale and retail trade |
| 0102 | Other executive officer, manager, and managing proprietor |
| 0200 | Accountant and accounting specialist |
| 0201 | Book-keeper, cashier, debt collector, and persons in related occupations |
| 0202 | Typist and stenographer |
| 0203 | Other office equipment operators |
| 0204 | Inspector, dispatcher, and transportation services controller |
| 0205 | Postman and messenger |
| 0206 | Telephone switchboard operator, telegraph and other telecommunication services operators |
| 0207 | Other office clerks and persons in occupations related to transport and communications |
| 0208 | Other office clerks and persons in related occupations |
| 0300 | Salesman proprietor, wholesale and retail trade |
| 0301 | Salesclerk and street vendor |
| 0302 | Commercial traveller, manufacturer's agent, and salesman working on commisions, wholesale trade |
| 0303 | Other salesmen and persons in related occupations |
| 0400 | Farmers, livestock producers, and farm managers |
| 0401 | Agricultural and livestock workers, and gardener |
| 0402 | Fishermen and persons in related occupations |
| 0403 | Hunter, trapper, and persons in related occupations |
| 0404 | Forestry and rubber workers, and persons in related occupations |
| 0500 | Miners in coal and metal mineral deposits |
| 0501 | Mineral treaters and other workers in coal and metal mineral deposits |
| 0502 | Quarrymen and persons in related occupations in non-metal mineral solid deposits |
| 0503 | Mineral treaters and laborers in quarries and other non-solid mineral deposits |
| 0504 | Oil well drillers, other well drillers, laborers in oil wells, and persons in related occupations |
| 0600 | Driver |
| 0601 | Driver and fireman, railway engine |
| 0602 | Deck officer, engineer officer, and pilots, sea and river transport |
| 0603 | Deck and engine-room ratings, barge crews and boatmen, sea and river transport |
| 0604 | Aircraft pilot, navigator, and flight engineer |
| 0605 | Railway brakeman and shunter and persons in other occupations related to transportation |
| 0700 | Spinner, weaver, dyer, and persons in related occupations |
| 0701 | Tailor, dressmaker, furrier, skinner, and persons in occupations related to production of fabric and leather clothing |
| 0702 | Shoemaker, shoe repairers, and persons in occupations related to leather articles production |
| 0703 | Carpenter, cabinetmaker, cooper, and persons in related occupations |
| 0704 | Bricklayer, glazier, and persons in related occupations |
| 0705 | Painter and paperhangers |
| 0706 | Plumber, pipe fitter, riveter, and assemblers of iron structures |
| 0707 | Electrician, electric cable installer, radio and television repairmen, and persons in related occupations |
| 0708 | Mechanic-repairman, machinery and vehicles, machine-tool operator, and persons in related occupations |
| 0709 | Mechanic, precision instruments, clocks, jewelry, and persons in related occupations |
| 0710 | Stationary-engine and excavating and lifting equipment operators, and persns in related occupations |
| 0711 | Compositor, pressman, litographer, engraver, bookbinder, and persons in related occupations |
| 0800 | Furnaceman, roller, blacksmith, forgeman, and persons in related occupations |
| 0801 | Potter, glass former, glass blower, and other workers in the pottery, glass, and stone industries |
| 0802 | Cooker, roaster, miller, batch- and continuous-still operator, and other operators in the chemical industry |
| 0803 | Butcher, meat cutter, baker, pastrycook, brewer, and persons in related occupations |
| 0804 | Cigar makers and other operators in the tobacco industry |
| 0805 | Tanner, fellmonger, pelt dresser, and other operators en in storing and preparing pelts and leather |
| 0806 | Operators in the paper making industry |
| 0807 | Operators in the production of machinery, electrical, and transportation equipment |
| 0809 | Operators in production processes and related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 0810 | Packer, labeller, and related occupations |
| 0811 | Factory operators and persons in related occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 0900 | Construction laborers |
| 0901 | Longshoreman, loader, and other transportation laborers |
| 0902 | Launderer, presser, dry cleaner, and laborers in related businesses |
| 0903 | Other operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 1000 | Workers in protection services |
| 1001 | Cook and other personnel in private house service |
| 1002 | Launderer and presser |
| 1003 | Waiter in restaurants and coffee shops, bartender, and workers in related occupations |
| 1004 | Cook, valet, persons working in pension services, and workers in related occupations, not in private service |
| 1005 | Barber, hairdresser, beautician, and workers in related occupations |
| 1006 | Doorman, janitor, elevator operator, and workers in related occupations |
| 1007 | Athlete, sportsman, and workers in related occupations |
| 1008 | Photographer and workers in related occupations |
| 1009 | Embalmer and undertaker |
| 1010 | Other service workers |
| 1100 | Armed forces |
| 1101 | New workers seeking employment |
| 1102 | Workers not reporting any occupation |
| 1103 | Workers reporting unindetifiable occupations |
| 1104 | Diplomatic and consular personnel, not elsewhere classified |
| 1105 | Persons out of the workforce |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 worker, using the occupational classification for the Census of the Americas (COTA-1960).
Universe
Colombia 1964: Persons age 12+ who were working or are unemployed but worked before [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept