VI Censo de Población y V de Vivienda, 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 2001
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ECU_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- ECU2001_PHC-H-H.dat
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Occupation, 3 digits (EC2001A_OCC)
Data file: ECU2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
248
End:
250
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="EC01A433 EC01A434">20. What was the principal activity or work that you carried out during the past week or the last time you worked before you became unemployed? _____<br /><div class="i1">Examples: elementary school teacher, construction laborer, agricultural day-laborer, food vendor, laundress, install steering wheel covers, hairdresser, dressmaker, domestic servant, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Armed forces |
| 111 | Members of the executive powers and legislative bodies |
| 112 | Directive personnel in public administration |
| 113 | Leaders of small populations |
| 114 | Directors and administrators of specialized organizations |
| 121 | General directors and general business managers |
| 122 | Directors of departments, production, and operations |
| 123 | Other department directors |
| 131 | Business managers |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists, and similar |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians, and similar |
| 213 | Informatics professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers, and similar |
| 221 | Biological sciences professionals and other disciplines related to organic beings |
| 222 | Doctors and related professionals (except nursing personnel and midwives) |
| 223 | Upper level nursing personnel and midwives |
| 231 | University professors and other higher education establishments |
| 232 | High school teachers |
| 233 | Upper-level teachers in elementary and preschool education |
| 234 | Upper-level special education teachers and instructors |
| 235 | Other education professionals |
| 241 | Specialists in organization and administration of businesses and similar |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians, document administrators and similar |
| 244 | Social and human sciences specialists |
| 245 | Writers, creative artists, and performing artists |
| 246 | Priests of varying religions |
| 311 | Technicians in physical and chemical sciences and in engineering |
| 312 | Technicians in programming and informatics control |
| 313 | Operators of optical and electronic equipment |
| 314 | Technicians in maritime and aeronautical navigation |
| 315 | Inspectors of construction, security, and quality control |
| 321 | Mid-level technicians in biological sciences, agronomy, zoology, and similar |
| 322 | Mid-level professionals in modern medicine and healthcare (except nursing personnel and midwives) |
| 323 | Mid-level nursing and midwife personnel |
| 331 | Mid-level teachers in elementary education |
| 332 | Mid-level teachers in preschool education |
| 333 | Mid-level teachers in special education |
| 334 | Other mid-level teachers and instructors |
| 341 | Mid-level professionals in financial operations and commerce |
| 342 | Commercial agents and brokers |
| 343 | Mid-level professionals in administration services |
| 344 | Agents pf public administration in customs, taxes, and similar |
| 346 | Mid-level social workers and assistants |
| 347 | Mid-level professionals in artistic activities, entertainment, and sports |
| 348 | Religious lay workers |
| 411 | Secretaries and operators of office machinery |
| 412 | Accounting and financial assistants |
| 413 | Employees in charge of material registration and transportation |
| 414 | Library, mail service, and similar employees |
| 419 | Other office workers |
| 421 | Cashiers, ticket sellers, and similar |
| 422 | Client information services employees |
| 511 | Direct passenger services personnel |
| 512 | Government workers and restoration personnel |
| 513 | Workers in personal care and similar |
| 514 | Other personal care workers |
| 515 | Astrologers, fortune tellers, and similar |
| 516 | Protection and security personnel |
| 521 | Clothing, art, and publicity models |
| 522 | Salesmen and demonstrators in shops and stores |
| 523 | Vendors in kiosks and market stalls |
| 611 | Farmers and specialized crops workers |
| 612 | Animal breeders and workers specialized in raising animals for market and similar |
| 613 | Specialized agricultural producers and workers chose production is destined for the market |
| 614 | Specialized forestry workers and similar |
| 615 | Fishermen, hunters, and trappers |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural workers and fishermen |
| 711 | Miners, quarry workers, stone breakers and workers |
| 712 | Construction officials and operators (finishing workers) and similar |
| 713 | Construction officials and operators (finishing workers) and similar |
| 714 | Painters, storefront cleaners, and similar |
| 721 | Molders, welders, laminators, and boilermakers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers, and similar |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and adjusters |
| 724 | Electrical equipment mechanics and adjusters |
| 731 | Precision mechanics in metals and similar materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass workers, and similar |
| 733 | Artisans in wood, weaving, leather and materials |
| 734 | Officials and operators in graphic arts and similar |
| 741 | Officials and operators in food processing and similar |
| 742 | Officials and operators in wood treatment, cabinetmaking and similar |
| 743 | Officials and operators in textiles and clothing manufacturing and similar |
| 744 | Officials and operators in furs, leather, and footwear |
| 811 | Operators in mining establishments, and mineral export and processing |
| 812 | Operators in metal processing establishments |
| 813 | Operators in glass, ceramic, and similar establishments |
| 814 | Operators in wood processing establishments and paper manufacturing |
| 815 | Operators in chemical treatment establishments |
| 816 | Operators in energy production establishments and similar |
| 821 | Operators of metal working machinery and mineral processing machinery |
| 822 | Operators of machinery for manufacturing chemicals |
| 823 | Operators of machinery for manufacturing rubber products and plastic materials |
| 824 | Operators of machinery for manufacturing wood products |
| 825 | Operators of printing and binding machinery and machinery for manufacturing paper products |
| 826 | Operators of machinery for manufacturing textiles products and articles made of fur and leather |
| 827 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of foods and similar products |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other operators of machinery and assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive machinists and similar |
| 832 | Conductors of motor vehicles |
| 833 | Operators of mobile agricultural machinery and other mobile machinery |
| 834 | Deck sailors and similar |
| 911 | Traveling salesmen and similar |
| 912 | Shoe shines and other street workers |
| 913 | Household workers and similar, cleaners, launderers and pressers |
| 914 | Concierges, window cleaners, and similar |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, doormen, and similar |
| 916 | Trash collectors and similar |
| 921 | Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and similar day laborers |
| 931 | Mining and construction day laborers |
| 932 | Manufacturing industry day laborers |
| 933 | Transportation laborers |
| 997 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="EC01A433 EC01A434"><span class="em">Question 20.- What was the primary occupation or job that you performed last week or the last job you had if you were unemployed?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 20 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />This question is for all people who answered question 18 (what did you do last week?) with responses 01 or 02, answered <span class="em">yes</span> (1) to question 19, and those <span class="em">people who looked for work having worked previously (unemployed) </span>and answered <span class="em">no</span> (2) in question 19.<br /><br />Record in detail the nature of the work that the person performed. If the person did more than one job during the week prior to the census, ask for and record the occupation that the person considers the principal or more important activity.<br /><br /><span class="em">Occupation:</span> By occupation is meant the different tasks that people perform in their job, regardless of the type of economic activity of the place where they work or the position they have.<br /><br /><span class="pg"> [p. 51] </span><br /><br />When the occupation cannot be characterized by a definite name, describe the nature of the work. Example: puts on steering wheel covers, assembles cardboard boxes, etc. Avoid very general or ambiguous terms like driver, operator, helper, day laborer, or teacher; always stress that the information should be precise.<br /><br /><span class="em">Examples:</span><br /><br />Incomplete: Unskilled laborer<br />Complete: Unskilled farm worker, unskilled construction worker, unskilled quarry worker, unskilled freight worker<br /><br />Incomplete: Laborer<br />Complete: Construction worker, carpentry worker<br /><br />Incomplete: Operator<br />Complete: Farm machine operator, construction equipment operator, optical equipment operator, broadcasting equipment operator<br /><br />Incomplete: Engineer<br />Complete: Civil engineer, mechanical engineer, chemical engineer, systems engineer, electrical engineer<br /><br />Incomplete: Teacher<br />Complete: Primary school teacher, high school teacher, music teacher, post-secondary teacher<br /><br />Incomplete: Seller<br />Complete: Pharmaceutical sales representative, department store salesperson, ticket and fare agent, grocery store clerk<br /><br />Incomplete: Mechanic<br />Complete: Airplane motor mechanic, agricultural machinery mechanic<br /><br />Incomplete: Manager<br />Complete: Textile industry manager, manager of cased meat marketing<br /><br />Remember that what <span class="em">should be recorded is the occupation and not the profession</span>. It can happen that the occupation and profession coincide, but there are also cases in which it is not like that. Examples: physicians, attorneys, architects, etc., work in their profession, however, there are cases where a <span class="em">physician is the administrator of a hospital, or an architect is the manager of a company</span>. Note that in the previous examples, the occupation of the doctor is administrator and that of the architect is company manager.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span><br /><br />People who work in public organizations generally state <span class="em">public employee </span>as their occupation. <span class="em">Ask them to describe their specific occupation</span>. Remember that within an institution there is a variety of occupations, such as for example: executive secretaries, superintendents, physicians, financial analysts, departmental directors, statistical researchers, etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the person (3 digit code).
Universe
Ecuador 2001: Persons that ever worked [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |