General Household Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Nigeria, 2009
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Reference ID
NGA_2008_GHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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- NGA2008-H-H
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Main occupation (NG2008A_0417)
Data file: NGA2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
153
End:
155
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Part B: Persons(s) present in household continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 11-63]
16. Primary or main occupation _ _
See occupational codes on page 12
[Applies to questions 11-63]
16. Primary or main occupation _ _
See occupational codes on page 12
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Commissioned armed forces officers |
| 21 | Non-commissioned armed forces officers |
| 31 | Armed forces occupations, other ranks |
| 111 | Legislator and senior officials |
| 112 | Managing directors and chief executives |
| 121 | Business services and administration managers |
| 122 | Sales, marketing and development managers |
| 131 | Production managers in agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| 132 | Manufacturing, mining, construction and distribution managers |
| 133 | Information and communications technology service managers |
| 134 | Professional service managers |
| 141 | Hotel and restaurant managers |
| 142 | Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| 143 | Other services managers |
| 211 | Physical and earth science professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, actuaries, and statisticians |
| 213 | Life science professionals |
| 214 | Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology) |
| 215 | Electrotechnology engineers |
| 216 | Architects, planners, surveyors and designers |
| 221 | Medical doctors |
| 222 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 223 | Traditional and complementary medicine professionals |
| 224 | Paramedical practitioners |
| 225 | Veterinarians |
| 226 | Other health professionals |
| 231 | University and higher education teachers |
| 232 | Vocational education teachers |
| 233 | Secondary education teachers |
| 234 | Primary school and early childhood teachers |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Finance professionals |
| 242 | Administration professionals |
| 243 | Sales, marketing and public relations professionals |
| 251 | Software and applications developers and analysts |
| 252 | Database and network professionals |
| 261 | Legal professionals |
| 262 | Librarians, archivists and curators |
| 263 | Social and religious professionals |
| 264 | Authors, journalists and linguists |
| 265 | Creative and performing artists |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors |
| 313 | Process control technicians |
| 314 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 315 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 321 | Medical and pharmaceutical technicians |
| 322 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 323 | Traditional and complementary medicine associate professionals |
| 324 | Veterinary technicians and assistants |
| 325 | Other health associate professionals |
| 331 | Finance and mathematical associate professionals |
| 332 | Sales and purchasing agents and brokers |
| 333 | Business service agents |
| 334 | Administrative and specialized secretaries |
| 335 | Regulatory government associate professionals |
| 341 | Legal, social and religious associate professionals |
| 342 | Sports and fitness workers |
| 343 | Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professional |
| 351 | Information and communications technology operations and user support technicians |
| 352 | Telecommunications and broadcasting technicians |
| 411 | General office clerks |
| 412 | Secretaries (general) |
| 413 | Keyboard operators |
| 421 | Tellers, money collectors, and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information workers |
| 431 | Numerical clerks |
| 432 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 441 | Other clerical support workers |
| 511 | Travel attendants, conductors and guides |
| 512 | Cooks |
| 513 | Waiters and bartenders |
| 514 | Hairdressers, beauticians, and related workers |
| 515 | Building and housekeeping supervisors |
| 516 | Other personal service workers |
| 521 | Street and market salespersons |
| 522 | Shop salespersons |
| 523 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 524 | Other sales workers |
| 531 | Child care workers and teachers' aides |
| 532 | Personal care workers in health services |
| 541 | Protective services workers |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Animal producers |
| 613 | Mixed crop and animal producers |
| 615 | Other market-oriented skilled agricultural workers |
| 621 | Forestry and related workers |
| 622 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 631 | Subsistence crop farmers |
| 632 | Subsistence livestock farmers |
| 633 | Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers |
| 634 | Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers |
| 711 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 712 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 713 | Painters, building structure cleaners, and related trades workers |
| 721 | Sheet and structural metal workers, molders and welders, and related workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and repairers |
| 731 | Handicraft workers |
| 732 | Printing trades workers |
| 741 | Electrical equipment installers and repairers |
| 742 | Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers |
| 751 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 752 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers |
| 753 | Garment and related trades workers |
| 754 | Other craft and related workers |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 812 | Metal processing and finishing plant operators |
| 813 | Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators |
| 814 | Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators |
| 815 | Textile, fur, and leather products machine operators |
| 816 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 817 | Wood processing and papermaking plant operators |
| 818 | Other stationary plant and machine operators |
| 821 | Assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Car, van and motorcycle drivers |
| 833 | Heavy truck and bus drivers |
| 834 | Mobile plant operators |
| 835 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 911 | Domestic hotel and office cleaners and helpers |
| 912 | Vehicle, window, laundry and other hand cleaning workers |
| 921 | Agricultural, forestry and fishery laborers |
| 931 | Mining and construction laborers |
| 932 | Manufacturing laborers |
| 933 | Transport and storage laborers |
| 941 | Food preparation assistants |
| 951 | Street and related service workers |
| 952 | Street vendors (excluding food) |
| 961 | Refuse workers |
| 962 | Other elementary workers |
| 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 main occupation.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who were economically active
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |