Fifth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
China, 2000
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Reference ID
CHN_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Office, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- CHN2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (2-digit) (CN2000A_OCC)
Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
219
End:
220
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
20. Please list the specific duty at work. ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Head of Central Committee and local organizations of the Communist Party of China |
| 02 | Head of government offices and related agencies |
| 03 | Head of democratic parties, social organizations and related agencies |
| 04 | Head of public institutions |
| 05 | Managers of enterprises |
| 11 | Science researchers |
| 13 | Engineers |
| 17 | Agricultural technicians |
| 18 | Ships and aircraft technicians |
| 19 | Health professionals |
| 21 | Economic professionals |
| 22 | Financial professionals |
| 23 | Legal professionals |
| 24 | Teachers |
| 25 | Literary and art workers |
| 26 | Sports workers |
| 27 | Journalism, publishing, and culture workers |
| 28 | Religious professionals |
| 29 | Other professionals and technicians |
| 31 | Administrative office staff |
| 32 | Security officers, police, and firefighters |
| 33 | Postal and telecommunications services workers |
| 39 | Other administrative staff and office workers |
| 41 | Commercial staff |
| 42 | Warehouse staff |
| 43 | Attendants in restaurants |
| 44 | Attendants in hotels, tourism, sports, and entertainment clubs |
| 45 | Transportation service |
| 46 | Health support services staff |
| 47 | Social services and living service personnel |
| 49 | Other commercial and service personnel |
| 51 | Farmers |
| 52 | Forestry and wildlife protection workers |
| 53 | Livestock production staff |
| 54 | Fishery production staff |
| 55 | Water conservancy facilities management and maintenance workers |
| 59 | Other agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries and water conservancy production personnel |
| 61 | Mineral exploration and mining workers |
| 62 | Metal smelting and rolling workers |
| 64 | Chemical products production workers |
| 66 | Machinery manufacturing and processing workers |
| 67 | Mechanical and electrical products assembler |
| 71 | Machinery and equipment repair workers |
| 72 | Electrical equipment installation, operation, maintenance and supply workers |
| 73 | Electronic components and equipments manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and maintenance workers |
| 74 | Rubber and plastic products production workers |
| 75 | Textile, knitting, dyeing and printing workers |
| 76 | Workers for cutting, sewing and leather and fur manufacturing |
| 77 | Workers for oil, food, beverage, and forage production and processing |
| 78 | Tobacco and related products processing workers |
| 79 | Drug manufacturing workers |
| 81 | Wood processing, plywood production, pulp and wood products, paper and paper products production and processing workers |
| 82 | Building materials production and processing workers |
| 83 | Glass, ceramics, enamel products production and processing workers |
| 84 | Radio and television producers, broadcast and heritage conservation workers |
| 85 | Printing staff |
| 86 | Art and handicraft article manufacturing workers |
| 87 | Education and sport related article manufacturing workers |
| 88 | Construction workers |
| 91 | Transportation equipment operators and related workers |
| 92 | Environmental monitoring and waste disposal workers |
| 93 | Experiment and testing staff |
| 99 | Other production, transport equipment operators and related workers |
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="h2">Part One. Personal Records</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">The following questions reflect economic characteristics of the population. </span></p>
<p><span class="em">R17 through R24 apply to persons who are 15 years or older. </span></p>
<p><span class="em">R20. Occupation</span>
<br />It refers to any kinds of paid social activities a person undertakes. Need to fill in the detailed work. This question should be answered by persons who chose 1 or 2 in R17.
<br />Categorization of occupation follows the principle of "uniformity" of the nature of work. Uniformity means persons who conduct uniform types of work, regardless of their economic sectors, contract terms, or industrial focuses, should be put in the same category. The census defines 8 major categories, 65 secondary categories, and 410 minor categories for occupation.
<br />Filling in this question should pay attention to the following things:</p>
<div class="i1">Fill in the detailed work. For example, avoid using general terms such as "worker", but be specific about the types of work such as "locksmith", "mine worker", etc. Persons work in government agencies also need to specify the detailed work content, such as "typist" and "statistician" rather than simply putting them as "cadre". For technical staff, write down their fields of expertise instead of putting them as "researcher" or "engineer". <br />For persons who take senior positions of technical or administrative rank, include their specific titles and posts in the answers.<br />If a person's work duties are not yet decided or a person is not undertaking any specific tasks, put "undecided" in the answer.<br />If a person does not have a regular or permanent job, record the work he or she undertook during the week prior to the census. <br />If a person engages in agricultural work, as long as he or she has a relatively stable job in village- or township- enterprises, put down the enterprise job (even if the person works on farmland a week prior to the census).<br />If a person engaged in more than one types of work the week prior to the census, record the one that he or she worked for the longest period of time. If time is unknown, record the one with the highest pay. If a person engages in different jobs at the same workplace, record the one that is more "technically advanced". <br />If encountering a person who is unfamiliar with types of occupation or is illiterate, ask carefully before recording his or her answers.<br />If encountering a person who does not know his or her or their family member's occupation, ask carefully before recording answers.</div><p>This question is the last one asking about economic activities of employed persons. Those who answered this question can skip R21 and R22 and go directly to R23.
<p><span class="h3">The following questions reflect economic characteristics of the population. </span></p>
<p><span class="em">R17 through R24 apply to persons who are 15 years or older. </span></p>
<p><span class="em">R20. Occupation</span>
<br />It refers to any kinds of paid social activities a person undertakes. Need to fill in the detailed work. This question should be answered by persons who chose 1 or 2 in R17.
<br />Categorization of occupation follows the principle of "uniformity" of the nature of work. Uniformity means persons who conduct uniform types of work, regardless of their economic sectors, contract terms, or industrial focuses, should be put in the same category. The census defines 8 major categories, 65 secondary categories, and 410 minor categories for occupation.
<br />Filling in this question should pay attention to the following things:</p>
<div class="i1">Fill in the detailed work. For example, avoid using general terms such as "worker", but be specific about the types of work such as "locksmith", "mine worker", etc. Persons work in government agencies also need to specify the detailed work content, such as "typist" and "statistician" rather than simply putting them as "cadre". For technical staff, write down their fields of expertise instead of putting them as "researcher" or "engineer". <br />For persons who take senior positions of technical or administrative rank, include their specific titles and posts in the answers.<br />If a person's work duties are not yet decided or a person is not undertaking any specific tasks, put "undecided" in the answer.<br />If a person does not have a regular or permanent job, record the work he or she undertook during the week prior to the census. <br />If a person engages in agricultural work, as long as he or she has a relatively stable job in village- or township- enterprises, put down the enterprise job (even if the person works on farmland a week prior to the census).<br />If a person engaged in more than one types of work the week prior to the census, record the one that he or she worked for the longest period of time. If time is unknown, record the one with the highest pay. If a person engages in different jobs at the same workplace, record the one that is more "technically advanced". <br />If encountering a person who is unfamiliar with types of occupation or is illiterate, ask carefully before recording his or her answers.<br />If encountering a person who does not know his or her or their family member's occupation, ask carefully before recording answers.</div><p>This question is the last one asking about economic activities of employed persons. Those who answered this question can skip R21 and R22 and go directly to R23.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (2-digit).
Universe
China 2000: Persons age 15+ who worked or had a job last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |