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IX National Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2010
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DOM_2010_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation (DO2010A_0442)

Data file: DOM2010-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 251
End: 252
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For persons age 10 or older


52. What was [the respondent]'s main occupation, last week (or in his/her last job)?

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Categories
Value Category
1 Armed forces, officer
2 Armed forces, subofficer
3 Armed forces, other
11 Public administration directors
12 General managers of restaurants and hotels
13 Production and operations managers
14 General managers of restaurants and hotels
21 Science and engineering professionals
22 Health professionals
23 Teaching professionals
24 Public administration professionals
25 Communications and technology professionals
26 Social sciences professionals
31 Associate professionals, science and engineering
32 Associate professionals, health
33 Associate professionals, finance and management
34 Associate professionals, social services
35 Communications and technology technicians
36 Teaching technicians
37 Social sciences technicians
41 Office clerks
42 Customer service clerks
43 Cashiers, tellers and related clerks
44 Other clerks
51 Personal services and related workers
52 Shop salespersons
53 Personal care and related workers
54 Protective services workers
61 Skilled agricultural workers
62 Skilled fishery and forestry workers and hunters and trappers
63 Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers
71 Construction and building trades workers
72 Metal, machinery and related trades workers
73 Printing and related trades workers
74 Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters
75 Other craft and related trades workers
81 Stationary plant and related operators
82 Machine operators and assemblers
83 Drivers and mobile plant operators
91 Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers
92 Agricultural, fishery and related labourers
93 Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
94 Kitchen helpers
95 Street vendors and related service workers
96 Garbage collectors and other elementary occupations
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
Question 52. What was [the respondent]'s main occupation, last week (or in his/her last job)?

This question inquires about the type of work the person currently does, if the informant works or worked in his/her previous job, in the case that he/she is not presently employed, but had worked in the past.

Ask the question exactly as it appears in the survey and then record the answer given by the informant in the corresponding boxes. Remember to fill in the boxes with clear capital letters leaving a box in between words. Do not use abbreviations, accents or commas.

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When the informant gives you a vague or incomplete answer, make sure you ask further questions to determine the specific job or occupation the informant has or had. Make sure the informant gives you the correct name of the job or occupation. In order to help you better understand what the question asks and therefore obtain the accurate information about the occupation of the person being surveyed see the following examples with correct responses and some possible incorrect answers that you should not accept.

Correct Answers:

Example 1: If Pedro says that he works as "bank teller", the answer is correct.
Example 2: If Maria says that she works as a "supermarket cashier", the answer is correct.
Example 3: If Andrés says that he works as an "auto mechanic", the answer is correct.
Example 4: If Manuel says that he works as an "industrial mechanic", the answer is correct.
Example 5: If Juana says that she works as a "street vendor of clothes", the answer is correct.
Example 6: If Pericles says that he works as a "street vendor in a shop", the answer is correct.


Incorrect Answers:

Example 1: If Pedro says that he is an "Engineer", the answer is incorrect, because Engineer is not an occupation.
Example 2: If Juan says that he is a "Civil Engineer", the answer is incorrect, because Civil Engineer is a PROFESSION, but not an occupation. And question 52 asks about the person's occupation.
Example 3: If Maria says that she works as a "public employee", the answer is incorrect, since a State Representative is a public employee and the janitor at the Our Lady of Grace Hospital is also a public employee, in that they both work for the State.
Example 4: If Adriano says that he works as a "mechanic", the answer is incorrect, since there are various types of mechanics.
Example 5: If Miguel says that he works as a "cashier", the answer is incorrect, since a cashier can work in a diverse number of jobs.
Example 6: If Sandra says that she works as a "vendor", the answer is incorrect, since there are many different types of vendors.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person?s occupation.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who have ever worked

concept

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