Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Malawi, 2005
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Q95. Main occupation (Q95)
Data file: mlw_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1067
End:
1069
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
95. What is your main occupation? (If unemployed, retired or disabled, what was your last main occupation?)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 0 | Never had a job | 36 |
3%
|
| 1 | Subsistence farmer (own consumption only) | 359 |
29.9%
|
| 2 | Peasant farmer (own consumption and sale) | 277 |
23.1%
|
| 3 | Commercial farmer (mainly for sale) | 50 |
4.2%
|
| 4 | Farm worker | 15 |
1.3%
|
| 5 | Fisherman | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 6 | Trader/Hawker/Vendor | 57 |
4.8%
|
| 7 | Miner | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Domestic worker/ maid | 12 |
1%
|
| 9 | Police/ Security/ Military | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 10 | Artisan/skilled, formal sector | 16 |
1.3%
|
| 11 | Artisan/skilled, informal sector | 29 |
2.4%
|
| 12 | Clerical Worker | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 13 | Unskilled manual, formal sector | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 14 | Unskilled manual, informal sector | 26 |
2.2%
|
| 15 | Businessperson (works for others) | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 16 | Businessperson (own business, less than 10) | 79 |
6.6%
|
| 17 | Businessperson (own business, 10 or more) | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 18 | Professional worker | 12 |
1%
|
| 19 | Supervisor/ Foreman | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 20 | Teacher | 15 |
1.3%
|
| 21 | Government worker | 13 |
1.1%
|
| 22 | Retail worker | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 23 | Student | 50 |
4.2%
|
| 24 | Housewife/ work in household | 87 |
7.3%
|
| 990 | Unemployed | 0 |
0%
|
| 991 | Retired | 0 |
0%
|
| 992 | Disabled | 0 |
0%
|
| 993 | Anything | 0 |
0%
|
| 995 | Other | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Don't know | 1 |
0.1%
|
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.