Danish Census 1885 - IPUMS Subset
Denmark, 1885
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DNK_1885_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS
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- DNK1885_PHC-H-H.dat
- DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Secondary occupation, 5-digit (OCCHISCO) (DK1885A_OCC2ND5)
Data file: DNK1885_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
490
End:
494
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Each individual's office, business, occupation or similar is stated here, also if the housewife or the children have a special occupation. If someone has several occupations, the main occupation is stated. It is explicitly stated whether someone is a master, journeyman or apprentice, also what type of factory or merchant business one owns or runs, in what type of business one is a worker, whether one lives to a significant degree on support, etc.)</div><p>Place of occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Everyone who has permanent residence in Copenhagen, state whether they have their main occupation in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Sundbyerne, Uttersley or elsewhere.</div>
<div class="i1">Each individual's office, business, occupation or similar is stated here, also if the housewife or the children have a special occupation. If someone has several occupations, the main occupation is stated. It is explicitly stated whether someone is a master, journeyman or apprentice, also what type of factory or merchant business one owns or runs, in what type of business one is a worker, whether one lives to a significant degree on support, etc.)</div><p>Place of occupation ____</p>
<div class="i1">Everyone who has permanent residence in Copenhagen, state whether they have their main occupation in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Sundbyerne, Uttersley or elsewhere.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01100 | Chemists |
| 01400 | Physical science assistants and technicians |
| 02000 | Professional engineers, specialisation unknown |
| 02100 | Architects |
| 02410 | Mechanical engineers, general or not further specified |
| 03020 | Land surveyors |
| 03210 | Technicians |
| 04260 | Ship and boat pilots |
| 06110 | Medical doctors and physicians (UK: Medical doctors only) |
| 06130 | Surgeons |
| 06150 | Specialised surgeons |
| 06300 | Veterinarians |
| 07220 | Medical nurses, untrained or level of training unknown |
| 07600 | Healers and therapists not elsewhere classified |
| 09000 | Economists |
| 12110 | Lawyers |
| 12900 | Jurists (except lawyer, judge or solicitor) |
| 13100 | Teachers in higher education |
| 13210 | Teachers (unspecified) |
| 13300 | School administrators and principals |
| 14120 | Ministers of religion |
| 14130 | Missionaries |
| 14140 | Members of religious orders |
| 14900 | Workers in religion not elsewhere classified |
| 15100 | Authors |
| 15220 | Editors |
| 15230 | Journalists, reporters and correspondents |
| 16120 | Sculptors |
| 16130 | Artistic painters |
| 16300 | Photographers |
| 17120 | Musical performers and musicians not further specified |
| 17130 | Music teachers |
| 17300 | Actors and related workers |
| 19100 | Librarians, archivists and curators |
| 19500 | Interpreters, translators and philologists |
| 20100 | Legislative officials and heads of government |
| 20200 | Government administrators |
| 21110 | Proprietors, not further specified |
| 21130 | Manufacturers or proprietors of specified manufacturing concerns |
| 21160 | Proprietor, other transport and communications |
| 22110 | Superintendents and managers not further specified |
| 22170 | Superintendents and managers, construction, except railway construction |
| 23110 | Foremen and supervisors not further specified |
| 23180 | Foremen and supervisors, commerce |
| 31010 | Civil servants, title unknown |
| 31020 | Tax collectors |
| 31040 | Customs officers |
| 33120 | Bookkeepers and bookkeeping clerks |
| 33130 | Cashiers, bank or office |
| 33190 | Bookkeeping, account and cash handling workers not elsewhere classified |
| 37020 | Postal, mail and telegraph clerks |
| 37030 | Mail carriers, aka postmen (UK) |
| 37040 | Messengers |
| 38030 | Telegraph operator |
| 39000 | Clerk, not further specified |
| 39100 | Stock, weight and shipping clerks |
| 39130 | Stock records clerk |
| 39310 | Office clerks, specialisation unknown |
| 39320 | Correspondence clerks |
| 39340 | Legal clerks |
| 39600 | Railroad, railway clerk |
| 39900 | Other specified clerks |
| 41010 | Dealer, merchant etc. (wholesale and retail trade) |
| 41015 | Merchants, specified large-scale wholesaleing |
| 43030 | Manufacturers and sales agents |
| 44130 | Real estate agents |
| 44140 | Brokers |
| 44320 | Auctioneers |
| 45120 | Salespeople, wholesale or retail trade |
| 45190 | Other sales personnel men, shop assistants and demonstrators |
| 45220 | Street sellers, pedlars and hawkers, non-food items |
| 45240 | Newsvendors |
| 49090 | Dealers and salesworkers not elsewhere classified |
| 51030 | Restaurant keepers and managers |
| 51040 | Boarding and lodging house keepers and managers |
| 51090 | Other hospitality and entertainment keepers and managers |
| 52020 | Housekeeper |
| 53100 | Cooks |
| 53220 | Waiter or waitress |
| 53290 | Other food and drink service workers |
| 54020 | House servants not further specified and maids |
| 54030 | Personal servants and valets |
| 54040 | Nursemaids |
| 54050 | Companions |
| 55200 | Charworkers |
| 55240 | Chimney sweeps |
| 55290 | Other charworkers, cleaners and related workers |
| 56000 | Washing and laundry services |
| 57030 | Barbers |
| 57040 | Bath attendants |
| 58100 | Firefighters |
| 58220 | Policemen and detectives, public service |
| 58410 | Military, rank unknown |
| 58420 | Military officers |
| 58500 | Prison keepers and guards |
| 58900 | Other protective service workers |
| 59200 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 59990 | Other service workers not elsewhere classified |
| 61110 | General farmers and farmers not further specified |
| 61115 | Husbandmen or cottars |
| 61120 | Major landowner |
| 61220 | Field crop farmers |
| 61260 | Livestock farmers |
| 61400 | Farm managers, foremen and supervisors not further specified |
| 62200 | Farm workers (field crop and vegetables) |
| 62711 | Gardener (domestic) |
| 62713 | Gardener (not domestic) |
| 63110 | Woodsmen and workers in the woods, not further specified |
| 64970 | Trappers or hunters |
| 71130 | Quarrymen |
| 72100 | Metal smelter and furnacemen |
| 72500 | Metal moulders and coremakers |
| 74730 | Soap and perfume makers |
| 75400 | Weavers |
| 75500 | Knitters |
| 76130 | Tanners |
| 77100 | Millers and related workers |
| 77310 | Butchers |
| 77350 | Sausage makers |
| 77500 | Butter, cheese and dairy product makers |
| 77620 | Bakers |
| 77820 | Brewers |
| 77830 | Maltsters |
| 78100 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco factory workers |
| 78200 | Cigar makers |
| 79120 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 79200 | Furriers and fur workers |
| 79520 | Seamstresses |
| 79590 | Others hand sewers |
| 79920 | Sail, tent and awning makers |
| 80100 | Boot and shoe makers and repairers |
| 80320 | Saddlers and harness makers |
| 81120 | Cabinet makers |
| 81130 | Chair makers |
| 81230 | Wood turners and handle makers |
| 81300 | Coach, carriage and wagon makers |
| 81500 | Coopers, hoop makers and benders |
| 81990 | Other makers of wooden products |
| 83120 | Blacksmiths |
| 83190 | Other blacksmiths, hammermen and forgeing-press operators |
| 83520 | Metal polishers and finishers |
| 83600 | Gunsmiths |
| 84110 | Mechanics |
| 84220 | Watch and clock makers |
| 84290 | Other specialized instrument makers (not musical instrument makers) |
| 85500 | Electricians and wiremen |
| 87340 | Tinsmith, tinner or tinker |
| 87520 | Ship and boat builders |
| 88020 | Jewellers |
| 88030 | Goldsmith |
| 88090 | Other jewellery and precious metal workers |
| 89120 | Glass makers |
| 89200 | Pottery and porcelain makers and workers |
| 89500 | Pottery and porcelain painters |
| 89630 | Lime burners |
| 92000 | Printers not elsewhere classified |
| 92110 | Printers not further specified |
| 92120 | Compositors |
| 92400 | Lithographers |
| 92600 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 93110 | Painters, not further specified |
| 94110 | Musical instrument maker not further specified |
| 94130 | Piano tuner |
| 94220 | Basket makers |
| 94230 | Brush makers |
| 94990 | Production and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 95120 | Bricklayers |
| 95150 | Paviours |
| 95320 | Slate and tile roofers |
| 95410 | Carpenter and joiner |
| 95700 | Glaziers |
| 96230 | Stationary engineers and engine men |
| 96900 | Other stationary engine and related equipment operators |
| 97140 | Porters |
| 98130 | Boatmen and canalmen |
| 98190 | Other crew of boats, ships, etc. |
| 98510 | Drivers, not elsewhere classified |
| 98520 | Drivers (private) |
| 98730 | Gate keepers |
| 99140 | Day labourers (e.g., journalier) |
| 99150 | Worker not further specified |
| 99200 | Factory labourers (unspecified) |
| 99999 | No occupation/unknown |
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
Occupation:</p>
<div class="i1">Occupation as stated in the census in Danish.</div>
<div class="i1">Occupation as stated in the census in Danish.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the secondary occupation of the person. The values represent NAPP HISCO codes.
Universe
Denmark 1885: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |