General Census of Population and Housing (1988) - IPUMS Subset
Senegal, 1988
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SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Occupation (SN1988A_OCC)
Data file: SEN1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
212
End:
214
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="SN88A416 SN88A417 SN88A418 SN88A419 SN88A420 SN88A421 SN88A422 SN88A423 SN88A433 SN88A434 SN88A435"><span class="h3">For persons aged 6 years and above, or born before 1982</span><br />[Questions 15 through 21 were asked of persons age 6 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="SN88A423 SN88A434 SN88A435">[Question P21 was asked of persons who were employed or jobless but looking for work, as per question P18.]<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="SN88A423 SN88A434 SN88A435">[Question P21 was asked of persons who were employed or jobless but looking for work, as per question P18.]<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Member of parliament |
| 112 | Civil administrator, state inspector ; administrator, diplomatic adviser, chancellor |
| 113 | Officer in the army, police forces, and gendarmerie |
| 119 | Legislators, members of parliament, and senior officials, n.f.s. |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives of public and private corporations |
| 122 | Administrative director, personnel officer, financial director, public and private |
| 123 | Hotel manager, head waiter (maitre d'hotel), hotel owner |
| 129 | Directors and managers, public and corporate, n.f.s. |
| 132 | Under-Officer in the army, gendarmerie: police inspector |
| 133 | Middle level administrator (mid-professional), head of a group of clerks |
| 134 | Middle level manager in private companies, chief operator for data entry, foreman |
| 139 | Public administrators and mid-level managers, n.f.s. |
| 143 | Construction work supervisor |
| 149 | Other managers |
| 199 | Officials and managers, n.f.s. |
| 211 | Architects, urban planners, civil and other engineers, surveyor, topographist, meteorologist |
| 212 | Chemists, physicists, geologists, weather specialist |
| 213 | Agronomist, biologist, zoologist |
| 214 | Statisticians, actuaries, programmer-analyst |
| 215 | Accountant |
| 219 | Architects and engineering professionals, n.f.s. |
| 221 | Physicians, surgeons, dentists, veterinarian, pharmacist, dietician |
| 222 | Psychologists, religious leaders |
| 229 | Medicine, psychology and religious professionals, n.f.s. |
| 231 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Lawyer, prosecutor, judge, magistrate, clerk of the court |
| 233 | Social sciences specialists |
| 239 | Education, law, social science, and trade professionals, n.f.s. |
| 241 | Sculptors, painters, model drawers / fashion designer, decorator |
| 242 | Music composer, musician, singer, actor, movie or theater director |
| 243 | Traditional artist, journalist, writer or art critic |
| 244 | Librarian, archivist, museum curator, cultural adviser, librarian assistant |
| 245 | Translator, interpreter |
| 299 | Professionals, n.f.s. |
| 311 | Air control specialist, plane pilot, boat pilot and officer, mechanics officer |
| 312 | Photographer, cameraman, radio broadcasting operator, projectionist |
| 313 | Operator for computer data entry, telephone operator, typist, computer cards specialist |
| 319 | Physical and engineering science associate professionals, n.e.c. |
| 321 | Technicians in architecture and mechanics , geographer, cartographer, topographer |
| 322 | Technicians in agriculture, medical and veterinary sciences |
| 323 | Technicians in electronics, electricity, metal work, industrial chemistry |
| 329 | Architecture and engineering technicians and associates, n.e.c. |
| 331 | Teacher in secondary schools (first and second degree) |
| 332 | Teachers in primary schools and kindergarten (pre-school) |
| 333 | Nurses, midwives, and technicians for medical radiology |
| 334 | Clerks in statistical office, assistant accountant, assistant programmer, enumerator |
| 335 | Social worker, specialized educator |
| 336 | Sanitary agent, assistant nurse, laboratory assistant, hospital aid |
| 337 | Traditional healer (plants, roots) |
| 338 | Religious leader representative, clergyman (not ordained), astrologist, quack, mosque imam |
| 339 | Teacher in Koranic or Arabic school |
| 341 | Secretary, Clerk, Agent in vital registration, Clerk in insurance company, storekeeper |
| 342 | Commercial agent, sales representative, wholesale trader |
| 344 | Welcoming hostess, receptionist |
| 351 | Athletes, sportsmen, trainer, coach |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, n.e.c. |
| 411 | Shop assistant, salesman, cashier, retail shopkeeper, broker |
| 412 | Tax collector |
| 417 | Police agent, jail guard, jail manager |
| 418 | Shopkeeper, trader |
| 419 | Trade occupations |
| 499 | Trade and service occupations, n.e.c. |
| 510 | Vegetable gardener |
| 511 | Farmer, farm holder |
| 512 | Agriculture worker |
| 513 | Farmer for orchards and various trees |
| 514 | Stockbreeder, Shepherd |
| 515 | Horticulturist, gardener, florist, nurseryman |
| 517 | Fisherman, Fish monger |
| 518 | Workers in forestry, Lumberjack |
| 519 | Cook, butcher, baker, pastry cook, traditional butcher, traditional restaurant keeper |
| 539 | Farm and fishery occupations, n.f.s. |
| 599 | Food and agricultural occupations, n.f.s. |
| 611 | Stone salesman, stone cutter, sand and concrete salesman |
| 612 | Stone mason, bricklayer, tiller, concrete worker, roofer, carpenter, glazier, painter |
| 613 | Plumber, welder, sheet metal worker |
| 614 | Divers, carpenter aid |
| 615 | Scrap dealer |
| 619 | Extraction and construction, n.f.s. |
| 622 | Workers in still industry; blacksmith |
| 623 | Auto mechanics, plane mechanics |
| 624 | Jeweler |
| 625 | Electricians, repairer radio and television, agent for maintenance of office machines |
| 626 | Bookbinder, printer, comptometer operator |
| 628 | Freezer specialist, cold technician |
| 629 | Mechanical occupations, n.f.s. |
| 631 | Workers in wood industry; cabinetmaker, carpenter |
| 632 | Tapestry maker, tailors, dressmaker, weaver, workers in textiles |
| 633 | Tailors |
| 634 | Workers in the making of shoes, tanner, shoe repairer, shoemaker |
| 639 | Wood and textile occupations, n.f.s. |
| 641 | Soldiers, firemen |
| 642 | Police agent, jail guard |
| 699 | Industrial occupations, n.f.s. |
| 711 | Locomotive drivers, switchman |
| 712 | Drivers, drivers for motor vehicles used for transportation |
| 713 | Sailor, seaman, harbor captain |
| 714 | Drivers for machines, heavy vehicles for lifting and excavation |
| 716 | Boatman (pilot of a pirogue) |
| 719 | Drivers, n.e.c. |
| 721 | Well digger, deep well watchman |
| 722 | Worker in the paper industry; Agent for duplication and photocopying |
| 724 | Workers in the petrol industry, workers in the pharmaceutical industry |
| 729 | Machine operators and assemblers, n.f.s. |
| 731 | Launderer, dry cleaner, weaver, embroiderer, cloth cleaner |
| 732 | Miller, workers in the production of agricultural products and sugar, millet pounder |
| 735 | Vulcanizer, tire repairer |
| 736 | Basket maker |
| 739 | Handicraft worker |
| 799 | Machine drivers, builders, and handicrafts, n.f.s. |
| 813 | Dockers, Packers, Delivery men |
| 814 | Building watchman, housekeeper, domestics, building manager, boy (servant) |
| 815 | Street sweeper, garbage collector, pest controller, saddler, waiter |
| 816 | Driver's aid, driver apprentice |
| 819 | Low skill trade occupations, n.f.s. |
| 823 | Night watchman, security agent |
| 824 | Peddler, street hawker, news vendor |
| 825 | Money collector, apprentice for transportation vehicles, collector in buses, stall keeper (bread, lottery, etc.) |
| 829 | Low skill sales and service occupations, n.f.s. |
| 899 | Low skill occupations, n.f.s. |
| 900 | Craftsman, artisan, n.f.s. |
| 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="SN88A421 SN88A433">19) Occupation / Economic activity in the past 12 months<br /><br />This is the occupation practiced during the past 12 months preceding your visit in the household (since the <span class="lang">Korite</span>). This question applies exclusively to persons for whom you circled "1 WORKED" (<span class="lang">occupe</span>) or "2 JOBLESS" (<span class="lang">chômeur</span>) in column P10.<br /><br />For people who have worked, ask the following question:<br />"Which occupation did you practice since the Korite?".<br /><br />For the jobless persons, who have lost their job, ask the following question:<br />"What is the last occupation that you practiced?" Record the occupation declared. For jobless persons who are looking for their first job, record the occupation for those who have one [sic], or NONE (<span class="lang">aucune</span>) for those who have none. If a person practiced several occupations since the Korite, record the occupation that he or she most practiced.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Examples of occupation: farmer, brick layer, fisherman, stockbreeder, driver, auto-mechanics, engineer for agricultural works, engineer electrician, fish monger, market gardener.</div><br /><br />Note: Give as much detail as possible.<br /><br /> Examples: retailer, wholesale trader, petty trader (<span class="lang">bana-bana</span>), bus or truck apprentice (<span class="lang">motor boy</span>), driver help / beater (<span class="lang">coxeur</span>), postmaster, bus or collective taxi collector, etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's most frequent occupation during the last 12 months. People who were not working at the time of the census, but were looking for work, reported their most recent job or occupation.
Universe
Senegal 1988: Persons age 6+ employed or seeking work
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |