1974 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Liberia, 1974
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Reference ID
LBR_1974_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- LBR1974_PHC-H-H
- LBR1974_PHC-P-H
Occupation (2-digit) (LR1974A_OCC2)
Data file: LBR1974_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
131
End:
132
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Ask all persons over age 10 years</span></p>
<p><span class="em">16. Usual occupation </span>
<br />If person working, what type of work did they do?
<br />Example: Rice farmer, auto mechanic
<br />CODE: ____
<p><span class="em">16. Usual occupation </span>
<br />If person working, what type of work did they do?
<br />Example: Rice farmer, auto mechanic
<br />CODE: ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 02 | Architects, engineers and related technicians |
| 06 | Medical, dental, veterinary and related workers |
| 11 | Accountants |
| 12 | Jurists |
| 13 | Teachers |
| 14 | Workers in religion |
| 19 | Professional, technical and related workers n.e.c. |
| 20 | Administrative and managerial workers |
| 30 | Clerical and related workers |
| 40 | Sales workers |
| 50 | Service workers |
| 61 | Farmers |
| 62 | Agricultural and animal husbandry workers |
| 63 | Forestry workers |
| 64 | Fisherman, hunters and related workers |
| 71 | Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 73 | Sawyers, plywood makers and related wood-processing workers |
| 77 | Food and beverage processers |
| 79 | Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers and related workers |
| 83 | Blacksmiths, tool makers and machine-tool operators |
| 84 | Machinery fitters , machine assemblers and precision instrument makers |
| 85 | Electrical fitters and related electrical and electronic workers |
| 87 | Plumbers, welders, sheet-metal and structural metal preparers and erectors |
| 91 | Printers and related workers |
| 92 | Painters |
| 93 | Production and related workers n.e.c. |
| 94 | Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers |
| 96 | Material handling and related equipment operators, dockers and freight handlers |
| 97 | Transport equipment operators |
| 98 | Workers reporting unidentifiable occupations |
| 99 | Labourers, n.e.c. |
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 occupation (2-digit).
Universe
Liberia 1974: Persons age 10+ who worked in the past 12 months [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept