Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 1996
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LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO1996_PHC-H-H.dat
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Occupation (2-digits) (LS1996A_OCC)
Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
217
End:
219
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section D. For all persons aged 10 years and above</span></p>
<p>21. What was (the respondent's) last type of work done?</p>
<div class="i1">[ Question 21 asked of all those coded 10-50 in Question 18.]<br />Remember to ask only those who were job seeking for less than 5 years.<br /><br />Type of work ____</div>
<p>21. What was (the respondent's) last type of work done?</p>
<div class="i1">[ Question 21 asked of all those coded 10-50 in Question 18.]<br />Remember to ask only those who were job seeking for less than 5 years.<br /><br />Type of work ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 002 | Architects, engineers and related technicians (academic) |
| 003 | Engineers not elsewhere classified |
| 006 | Medical, dental, veterinary and related workers (academic) |
| 007 | Professional nurses |
| 008 | Statisticians, mathematicians, system analysts and related technicians |
| 010 | Members of the armed forces |
| 011 | Accountants |
| 012 | Jurists |
| 013 | Teachers |
| 014 | Workers in religion |
| 017 | Composers and performing artists |
| 019 | Professional, technical and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 020 | Legislative officials and government administrators |
| 021 | Managers |
| 030 | Clerical supervisors |
| 031 | Government executive officials |
| 032 | Stenographers, typists and card and tape punching machine operators |
| 033 | Bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers |
| 034 | Computing machine operators |
| 035 | Transport and communications supervisors |
| 036 | Transport conductors |
| 039 | Clerical and related worker not elsewhere classified |
| 040 | Managers [wholesale and retail trade] |
| 041 | Working proprietors [wholesale and retail trade] |
| 044 | Insurance, real estate, securities and business services sales and auctioneers |
| 045 | Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers |
| 046 | Sales workers not elsewhere classified |
| 050 | Managers (catering and lodging services) |
| 053 | Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 054 | Maids and related housekeeping service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 055 | Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and related workers |
| 056 | Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers |
| 057 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 058 | Protective service workers |
| 059 | Service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 061 | Farmers |
| 062 | Agricultural and animal husbandry workers |
| 065 | Herdboys |
| 066 | Agricultural, animal husbandry, and forestry workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 070 | Production supervisors and general foremen |
| 071 | Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 072 | Metal processors |
| 074 | Chemical processors and related workers |
| 075 | Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers |
| 077 | Food and beverage processors |
| 079 | Tailors and dressmakers |
| 080 | Shoemakers and leather goods makers |
| 083 | Blacksmiths, toolmakers and machine-tool operators |
| 084 | Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers (except electrical) |
| 085 | Electrical fitters and related electrical and electronics workers |
| 087 | Plumbers, welders, sheet metal and structural metal preparers and erectors |
| 092 | Printers and related workers |
| 093 | Painters |
| 095 | Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers |
| 097 | Material-handl ing and related equipment operators, dockers and freight handlers |
| 098 | Transport equipment operators |
| 099 | Laborers, not elsewhere classified |
| 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
<span class="h3">4. Part D of the questionnaire</span></p>
<p>129. Column 21 Type of work done (last week).
<br />State the occupation. If the person is job seeking for not longer than 5 years (column 18, code 50) give last type of work done. You have to avoid making entries of a generalized nature such as "civil servant" or "Businessman". Write the exact work that the person does, e.g. Medical Doctor, Stenographer, Herbalist, Teacher etc. Peasants will be classified as farmers. For people with two occupations enter the one that claims most of his/her time.</p>
<p>130. For homemakers/housewives state "homemaker" only if a person of either sex was wholly engaged in household duties during the reference period and was not paid for this work. If such a person traded one full working day in the 7 days preceding census night or worked regular hours daily or engaged in some other economic enterprises (e.g. worked on a farm, sells beer etc.) or did any part time work e.g. typing, dress making in her own house or in any other premises) as part time work or more without pay the person should not be classified as home-maker, but should be classified according to type of work done. For students, pupils and persons without occupation write NA.</p>
<p>131. A list of the more common occupation is annexed to this manual to help you make the proper classification.
<p>129. Column 21 Type of work done (last week).
<br />State the occupation. If the person is job seeking for not longer than 5 years (column 18, code 50) give last type of work done. You have to avoid making entries of a generalized nature such as "civil servant" or "Businessman". Write the exact work that the person does, e.g. Medical Doctor, Stenographer, Herbalist, Teacher etc. Peasants will be classified as farmers. For people with two occupations enter the one that claims most of his/her time.</p>
<p>130. For homemakers/housewives state "homemaker" only if a person of either sex was wholly engaged in household duties during the reference period and was not paid for this work. If such a person traded one full working day in the 7 days preceding census night or worked regular hours daily or engaged in some other economic enterprises (e.g. worked on a farm, sells beer etc.) or did any part time work e.g. typing, dress making in her own house or in any other premises) as part time work or more without pay the person should not be classified as home-maker, but should be classified according to type of work done. For students, pupils and persons without occupation write NA.</p>
<p>131. A list of the more common occupation is annexed to this manual to help you make the proper classification.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the person in the previous week.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Persons age 10+ who are employed or experienced unemployed [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |