2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Botswana, 2001
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BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- BWA2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation in last 7 days, 1 digit (BW2001A_OCC1)
Data file: BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
321
End:
322
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">All persons 12 years and over</span>
<br />[Questions A16-A26]</p>
<p>A25. <span class="em">(Occupation)</span> What type of work did [the person] do in the past 7 days? </p>
<div class="i1">____</div><p>(Probe as necessary, use two or more words to describe the occupation)
<br />[Questions A16-A26]</p>
<p>A25. <span class="em">(Occupation)</span> What type of work did [the person] do in the past 7 days? </p>
<div class="i1">____</div><p>(Probe as necessary, use two or more words to describe the occupation)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Legislators,administrators and managers |
| 02 | Professionals |
| 03 | Technicians and associate professionals |
| 04 | Clerks |
| 05 | Serivce workers,shop and market sales workers |
| 06 | Skilled agricultural and related workers |
| 07 | Craft and related trade workers |
| 08 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers |
| 09 | Elementary occupations |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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
109b. <span class="em">Column A16-A26: </span>These questions apply only to persons aged 12 years and more. If the person is under 12 years of age, then when you reach column A16 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A16 -- A32 and proceed to the next listed person in the household.</p>
<p>114. <span class="em">Column A24: Occupation</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Q: What type of work did [the person] do in the past 7 days?</span></p>
<p>A person's occupation depends on the tasks and duties, which the person performs. Remember that if a person worked at all during the past 7 days, whether for cash or not, and for however short a period, then you should try to find out what kind of work the person did. You should try to get the respondent to give both a job title and a two- or three-word description of the tasks performed. For example, if a person states that he is a mechanic, ask him what he repairs. You should record his response in the unshaded area of column A24 as follows: "mechanic, fixes cars" or "mechanic, fixes radios". Use the comments box if you need more space.</p>
<p>If a person moved from job to job you should enter the most recent occupation even if it only lasted for a day or two. This may happen with people who are casual labourers.</p>
<p>If a person has more than one occupation, record the one on which he spends the most time. However, if someone has a temporary job during the school holidays - but has a permanent job during term time, it is his permanent occupation that should be described. A census enumerator or supervisor who is a schoolteacher during term time must therefore be described as "primary school teacher" or "secondary school teacher".</p>
<p><span class="em">Probing for better occupational information: </span>You will usually have to probe the respondent to get good information about a person's occupation. For example, people who make things (bread, clothing, pottery, wood objects, tools, beer, food products, furniture, bricks, etc.) should be asked how they make them. It is important to find out whether they mostly use their hands or hand-held tools, or whether they mostly produce these goods by operating machinery. A person who brews beer at home using traditional techniques belongs to a different occupational category from a person who operates a machine that ferments the grains used in making beer. (See probing examples below).</p>
<p>You should also probe when the information provided by the respondent does not seem reasonable. For example, if a person has only completed Form 4, it seems unlikely that he or she could be an auditor or an engineer. If you probe, you may discover that the person is actually an accounting clerk or an engineering assistant.</p>
<p>[Table in P. 37-41 of the original document which provides specific examples of how to probe for better occupational information and response suggested probing questions is omitted here]
<p>114. <span class="em">Column A24: Occupation</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Q: What type of work did [the person] do in the past 7 days?</span></p>
<p>A person's occupation depends on the tasks and duties, which the person performs. Remember that if a person worked at all during the past 7 days, whether for cash or not, and for however short a period, then you should try to find out what kind of work the person did. You should try to get the respondent to give both a job title and a two- or three-word description of the tasks performed. For example, if a person states that he is a mechanic, ask him what he repairs. You should record his response in the unshaded area of column A24 as follows: "mechanic, fixes cars" or "mechanic, fixes radios". Use the comments box if you need more space.</p>
<p>If a person moved from job to job you should enter the most recent occupation even if it only lasted for a day or two. This may happen with people who are casual labourers.</p>
<p>If a person has more than one occupation, record the one on which he spends the most time. However, if someone has a temporary job during the school holidays - but has a permanent job during term time, it is his permanent occupation that should be described. A census enumerator or supervisor who is a schoolteacher during term time must therefore be described as "primary school teacher" or "secondary school teacher".</p>
<p><span class="em">Probing for better occupational information: </span>You will usually have to probe the respondent to get good information about a person's occupation. For example, people who make things (bread, clothing, pottery, wood objects, tools, beer, food products, furniture, bricks, etc.) should be asked how they make them. It is important to find out whether they mostly use their hands or hand-held tools, or whether they mostly produce these goods by operating machinery. A person who brews beer at home using traditional techniques belongs to a different occupational category from a person who operates a machine that ferments the grains used in making beer. (See probing examples below).</p>
<p>You should also probe when the information provided by the respondent does not seem reasonable. For example, if a person has only completed Form 4, it seems unlikely that he or she could be an auditor or an engineer. If you probe, you may discover that the person is actually an accounting clerk or an engineering assistant.</p>
<p>[Table in P. 37-41 of the original document which provides specific examples of how to probe for better occupational information and response suggested probing questions is omitted here]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (1-digit code) during the past 7 days.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Persons age 12+ working during the past 7 days except institutionalized non-residents [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |