1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Uganda, 1991
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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Occupation, 3 digits (UG1991A_OCC)
Data file: UGA1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
217
End:
219
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UG91A068 UG91A069 UG91A070 UG91A071 UG91A413 UG91A414 UG91A417 UG91A418 UG91A419 UG91A420 UG91A421"><span class="h3">For All Persons Aged 10 Years or Over</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UG91A071 UG91A419 UG91A420 UG91A421">18. Occupation last week (what kind of work did person do?)<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UG91A071 UG91A419 UG91A420 UG91A421">18. Occupation last week (what kind of work did person do?)<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials (under secretaries and above) |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs |
| 114 | Administrators of special interest organizations (political parties, trade unions e.t.c.) |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives (including general managers) |
| 122 | Specialized managers |
| 123 | Managing supervisors |
| 141 | Heads of diplomatic missions |
| 151 | Political mobilizers and cadres (including d.a's) |
| 211 | Physicist, chemists and related professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians |
| 213 | System designers, computer programmers |
| 214 | Architects, engineers, cartographers, surveyors, town planners and related professionals |
| 221 | Biologists, zoologists, botanists, bacteriologists,pharmacologists, agronomists and related professionals |
| 222 | Agriculturalists, horticulturists, soil scientists, farming advisers |
| 223 | Other life scientists |
| 224 | Medical doctors |
| 225 | Dentists |
| 226 | Pharmacists |
| 227 | Veterinary doctors |
| 228 | Other health professionals |
| 229 | Nursing professionals |
| 231 | College, university, and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 233 | Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Teacher training institutes teaching professionals |
| 237 | Vocational training institutes teaching professionals |
| 238 | Agricultural, fishery, and veterinary training institutes teaching professionals |
| 239 | Educational methods specialists, school inspectors, and other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Accountants, business administrators, and business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivist, librarians, and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative and performing artists |
| 246 | Religion professionals (ordained catechist) |
| 247 | Other officials and administrators |
| 248 | Professionals n.e.c. |
| 311 | Physical science and engineering technicians |
| 312 | Computer assistants and computer equipment controllers |
| 313 | Optical, electronic, and medical equipment controllers |
| 314 | Ship and air craft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Building, safety, and health inspectors |
| 321 | Biological and other life science technicians |
| 322 | Agronomy, forestry, and farming technicians and advisors |
| 323 | Nurses and midwives (associate professionals) |
| 324 | Medical assistants |
| 325 | Dental assistants |
| 326 | Veterinary and fishery assistants |
| 327 | Pharmaceutical assistants and dispensers |
| 328 | Other life science professionals |
| 329 | Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers |
| 331 | Post-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 333 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 335 | Other teaching associate professionals n.e.c |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business service agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Public and private administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Government associate professionals |
| 345 | Social work associate professionals |
| 346 | Artistic, entertainment, broadcasting and sports associate professionals |
| 347 | Non-ordained religion associate professionals |
| 348 | Associate professionals and civil servants n.e.c |
| 351 | Experienced non-professionals in life science |
| 352 | Experienced non-professionals in teaching |
| 353 | Experienced non-professionals in sports and cultural entertainment |
| 354 | Self employed operating unspecified business |
| 355 | Experienced non-professionals in other professions n.e.c. |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard operating clerks |
| 412 | Numerical clerks (statistical, finance, book keeping, and accounting) clerks |
| 413 | Material recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail, filling coders, proof readers and related clerks |
| 421 | Cashier, teller, and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 423 | Undocumented |
| 511 | Travel attendants, guides, conductors, and taxi brokers |
| 512 | Restaurant services workers and cooks |
| 513 | Personal care workers, housekeepers, hairdressers, barbers, and related workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 515 | Astrologers, fortune tellers, and related workers |
| 516 | Protective service workers, policemen, prison wardens, securico |
| 521 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 522 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 523 | Fashion and other models |
| 531 | Government and private agents |
| 532 | Importers (people who import only) |
| 533 | Exporters (people who export only) |
| 534 | Importers and exporters |
| 535 | Produce buyers |
| 539 | Wholesale traders n.e.c. |
| 541 | Food and beverages |
| 542 | General merchandise and domestic wares |
| 543 | Textiles, footwear and other personal effects goods |
| 544 | Undocumented |
| 549 | Retailers n.e.c. |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters, and trappers |
| 616 | Foremen in commercial farming and fishery |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural workers |
| 622 | Subsistence animal rearing |
| 623 | Subsistence fishery and related workers |
| 711 | Miners blasters, stone cutters, and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building decorators, structure cleaners, and related workers |
| 715 | Brick layers, masons, and other related workers |
| 721 | Metal molders, welders, sheet metal workers, structural metal prepares |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool makers and related materials |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic instrument mechanics and fitters precision, |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related material |
| 732 | Potters, glass formers, and related workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textiles, and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 741 | Foods and related products processing trades workers |
| 743 | Textiles and garment trades workers (including tailors) |
| 744 | Hides and skins, leather and shoe making trades workers |
| 745 | Other craftsmen n.e.c |
| 751 | Carpenters, cabinet makers, joiners, basket weavers, and brush makers |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 812 | Metal processing plant operators |
| 813 | Glass and ceramics kiln and related plant operators |
| 814 | Wood processing and paper making plant operators |
| 815 | Chemical processing plant operators |
| 816 | Power generating and related plant operators |
| 817 | Automated assembly and industrial robot operators |
| 821 | Metal and mineral products processing machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber and plastics products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing, binding and related plant operators |
| 826 | Chemical processing plant operators |
| 827 | Food and related products processing machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other stationary machine operators and assemblers |
| 831 | Railway engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural, earthmoving, lifting, and mobile materials handling equipment operators |
| 834 | Ship's deck crews and related workers |
| 841 | Foremen/supervisors in plant, machine operators and assemblers |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 913 | Shoe cleaning and other street elementary occupation services |
| 914 | Domestic helpers |
| 915 | Building caretakers and window cleaners |
| 916 | Messengers, watchers and security workers |
| 917 | Garbages collectors and related laborers |
| 918 | Other elementary service workers n.e.c. |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related laborers |
| 931 | Laborers in mining |
| 932 | Construction laborers |
| 933 | Manufacturing laborers |
| 934 | Transport laborers |
| 935 | General laborers |
| 941 | Foremen/supervisors in elementary occupation services |
| 998 | Did not report an occuption |
| 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 occupation (3-digit) last week.
Universe
Uganda 1991: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies:none]
concept
Concept