Ti`dad al-Nufus (Population Census) of 1848 - IPUMS Subset
Egypt, Arab Rep., 1846 - 1848
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Occupation, HISCO (5-digits) (EG1848A_OCCHISCO)
Data file: EGY1848_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
84
End:
89
Width:
6
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
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Literal question
<span class="h3">Person variables</span></p>
<p>Occupation _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Respondent's occupation coded using the Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO). The first digit represents major groups classification. Minor groups classification corresponds to the first two digits of the code. Occupations specific to the Egyptian context that do not have an equivalent in HISCO were assigned special codes under a given HISCO major or minor group.</div>
<p>Occupation _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Respondent's occupation coded using the Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO). The first digit represents major groups classification. Minor groups classification corresponds to the first two digits of the code. Occupations specific to the Egyptian context that do not have an equivalent in HISCO were assigned special codes under a given HISCO major or minor group.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 002000 | Engineers, specialization unknown |
| 002100 | Architects and town planners, specialization unknown |
| 002200 | Civil engineers, specialization unknown |
| 002400 | Mechanical engineers, specialization unknown |
| 003020 | Land surveyor |
| 004217 | Ship's master (sea or inland waterways) |
| 006105 | General physician |
| 006210 | Medical assistant |
| 006510 | Veterinarian, general |
| 006710 | Pharmacist |
| 007110 | Professional nurse, general |
| 007410 | Auxiliary midwife |
| 011010 | Accountant, general |
| 012210 | Judge |
| 012510 | Legal delegate (wakeel) |
| 012610 | Petition writer ('ardh'algi) |
| 013000 | Teacher, level and subject unknown |
| 013125 | Teacher in engineering and architecture (third level) |
| 013130 | Teacher in life and medical sciences (third level) |
| 013190 | Other university and higher education teachers |
| 013600 | Fiqi (kuttab teacher and/or general religious worker) |
| 013800 | Higher religious institutes teachers |
| 014120 | Minister of religion |
| 014140 | Religious worker (member of religious order) |
| 014990 | Other workers in religion |
| 015120 | Author |
| 016120 | Sculptor |
| 016130 | Painter, artist |
| 016190 | Other sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 016310 | Photographer, general |
| 017140 | Instrumentalist |
| 017145 | Singer |
| 017155 | Singers of poems praising the prophet |
| 017350 | Story-teller |
| 017530 | Magician |
| 017940 | Town cryer |
| 017990 | Other performing artists |
| 019530 | Translator |
| 019540 | Interpreter |
| 020210 | Government administrator |
| 021110 | General manager |
| 021220 | Production manager (except farm) |
| 021230 | Farm manager |
| 021250 | Waqf manager |
| 022000 | Supervisor, foremen or inspector, specialization unknown |
| 022520 | Farm supervisor |
| 030000 | Clerical or related worker, specialization unknown |
| 031000 | Government executive official, specialization unknown |
| 031010 | Governmental scribe |
| 031040 | Customs officers |
| 033110 | Bookkeeper, general |
| 033115 | Banker |
| 033150 | Money changer |
| 033990 | Other bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers |
| 037040 | Messenger |
| 039110 | Stock clerk, general |
| 039910 | Private scribe |
| 039990 | Other clerks |
| 041025 | Working proprietor (wholesale or retail trade) |
| 041040 | Working proprietor (hiring out) |
| 044320 | Auctioneer |
| 044330 | Appraiser |
| 045220 | Street vendor |
| 049030 | Waste collector |
| 049040 | Traders in slaves (gallab and yasirji) |
| 049050 | Broker (simsar) |
| 053100 | Cook, specialization unknown |
| 053260 | Serves tea and coffee in an oriental coffee shop (qahwaji) |
| 053290 | Other waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 054010 | Domestic servant, general |
| 054070 | Slave |
| 054075 | Eunuch; head of female slaves |
| 054080 | Emancipated slave |
| 054090 | Other maids and related housekeeping service workers |
| 055125 | Concierge (apartment house) or janitor |
| 055130 | Janitor |
| 055250 | Water tanks filler in public buildings |
| 056010 | Launderer, general |
| 057030 | Barber hairdresser |
| 057040 | Beautician |
| 057070 | Bath attendant |
| 058220 | Policeman and other maintainers of law and order (except military) |
| 058240 | Private police guard |
| 058320 | Officer |
| 058330 | Non-commissioned officer |
| 058340 | Other military ranks |
| 058410 | Headmen (sheikhs) of villages and urban quarters |
| 058930 | Prison guard |
| 058990 | Other protective service workers |
| 059220 | Undertaker |
| 059290 | Other undertakers and embalmers |
| 059300 | General-purpose assistant or servant (khaddam) |
| 059400 | Shader makers and organizers (shawadri) |
| 059910 | Water porters (saqqa) |
| 059980 | Prostitute |
| 061110 | General farmer |
| 062105 | Farm worker, general |
| 062120 | Farm servant |
| 062130 | Farm slaves |
| 062230 | Wheat farm worker |
| 062290 | Other field crop and vegetable farm workers |
| 062400 | Livestock worker, specialization unknown |
| 062420 | Beef cattle farm worker |
| 062430 | Sheep farm worker |
| 062460 | Horse worker |
| 062490 | Other livestock workers |
| 062740 | Gardener |
| 062890 | Other farm machinery operators |
| 062920 | Apiary worker |
| 064100 | Fisherman, deep-sea or inland and coastal water |
| 064990 | Other fishermen, hunters and related workers |
| 065000 | Nomads, bedouins, dwellers |
| 072500 | Metal moulder or coremaker, specialization unknown |
| 073200 | Sawyer, plywood maker or related wood-processing worker, specialization unknown |
| 073210 | Sawyer, general |
| 073400 | Paper maker, specialization unknown |
| 074240 | Drier operator (chemical and related processes) |
| 074930 | Charcoal burner |
| 074990 | Other chemical processors and related workers |
| 075000 | Spinner, weaver, knitter, dyer or related worker, specialization unknown. |
| 075135 | Fibre carder |
| 075190 | Other fibre preparers |
| 075200 | Spinners and winders, specialization unknown |
| 075400 | Weaver, specialization unknown |
| 075452 | Lace weaver (hand or machine) |
| 075455 | Carpet weaver (hand) |
| 075490 | Other weavers and related workers |
| 075615 | Textile bleacher |
| 075622 | Yarn, fabric or garment dyer |
| 075630 | Garment dyer |
| 075710 | Rope maker, general |
| 075945 | Fur fibre mixer (machine) |
| 075990 | Other spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers |
| 076100 | Tanner or fellmonger, specialization unknown |
| 077100 | Grain millers and related workers, specialization unknown |
| 077120 | Grain miller |
| 077190 | Other grain millers and related workers |
| 077200 | Sugar processor or refiner, specialization unknown |
| 077310 | Butcher, general |
| 077320 | Slaughterer |
| 077340 | Sausage maker |
| 077390 | Other butchers and meat preparers |
| 077450 | Pickler, food |
| 077490 | Other food preservers |
| 077510 | Dairy product processor, general |
| 077540 | Cheese maker |
| 077590 | Other dairy product processors |
| 077610 | Baker, general |
| 077690 | Other bakers, pastry cooks and confectionery makers |
| 077750 | Coffee roaster |
| 077790 | Other tea, coffee and cocoa preparers |
| 077810 | Brewer, general |
| 077890 | Other brewers, wine and beverage makers |
| 077920 | Oil presser (edible oils) |
| 077940 | Fish butcher |
| 077990 | Other food and beverage processors |
| 078100 | Tobacco preparers, specialization unknown |
| 079100 | Tailor, specialization unknown |
| 079130 | Tailor, ready-to-wear garments |
| 079190 | Other tailors and dressmakers |
| 079310 | Hat maker, general |
| 079560 | Hand embroiderer |
| 079600 | Upholsterer or related worker, specialization unknown |
| 079620 | Furniture upholsterer |
| 079920 | Sail, tent and awning maker |
| 079930 | Umbrella maker |
| 080110 | Shoe-maker, general |
| 080320 | Saddler and harness maker |
| 082000 | Stone cutter or carver, specialization unknown |
| 082070 | Stone carver (hand) |
| 083110 | Blacksmith, general |
| 083420 | Lathe operator |
| 083540 | Cutting instruments sharpener |
| 083920 | Gunsmith |
| 083930 | Locksmith |
| 083990 | Other blacksmiths, toolmakers and machine-tool operators not elsewhere classified |
| 084105 | Machinery fitter, general |
| 084222 | Watch and clock assembler or repairer |
| 087105 | Plumber, general |
| 087330 | Coppersmith |
| 087340 | Tinsmith |
| 088010 | Jeweler, general |
| 088050 | Goldsmith and silversmith |
| 088090 | Other jewelry and precious metal workers |
| 089100 | Glass former, potter or related worker, specialization unknown |
| 089120 | Glass blower |
| 089160 | Optical glass cutter |
| 089190 | Other glass formers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
| 089200 | Potter or related clay and abrasive former, specialization unknown |
| 089290 | Other potters and related clay and abrasive formers |
| 089420 | Glass engraver |
| 090100 | Rubber product maker, specialization unknown |
| 091025 | Paper box maker (hand or machine) |
| 092100 | Compositors and type-setters, specialization unknown |
| 092620 | Bookbinder (hand) |
| 093100 | Painters; specialization unknown |
| 093120 | Building painter |
| 093190 | Other painters, construction |
| 093920 | Brush-painter (except construction) |
| 093950 | Sign painter |
| 094200 | Wicker treater |
| 094220 | Basket maker |
| 094290 | Other basketry weavers and brush makers |
| 094400 | Weighters and measurers, specialization unknown |
| 094950 | Rubber stamp maker |
| 094960 | Candle maker |
| 094990 | Other production and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 095000 | Construction worker, specialization unknown |
| 095145 | Marble setter |
| 095150 | Tile setter |
| 095210 | Reinforced concreter, general |
| 095410 | Carpenter, general |
| 095415 | Construction carpenter |
| 095440 | Wood shipwright |
| 095450 | Wooden boatbuilder |
| 095490 | Other carpenters, joiners and parquetry workers |
| 095510 | Plasterer, general |
| 095945 | Demolition worker |
| 095955 | Well digger |
| 097120 | Docker |
| 097150 | Hand packer |
| 098100 | Ships' deck rating, barge crew or boatman, specialization unknown |
| 098130 | Able seaman |
| 098620 | Animal-drawn vehicle driver (road) |
| 098990 | Other transport equipment operators |
| 099900 | Worker, no further information |
| 099910 | Labourer |
| 099930 | Factory worker |
| 099940 | Beggar |
| 099950 | Assistant, unspecified manual work (mosa'ed) |
| 099960 | Assistant, unspecified non-manual work (mo'awen) |
| 099970 | Employee, unspecified (mostakhdim) |
| 099980 | Laborer or manual worker (shaghaal) |
| 999901 | Retired |
| 999902 | Student in a religious elementary school (kuttab) |
| 999905 | Unemployed; without occupation |
| 999906 | Student in Al-Azhar or other higher education religious institute |
| 999908 | Child |
| 999910 | Student in a public or military school |
| 999911 | Student or apprentice |
| 999999 | No occupation reported or 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the HISCO classification of the person's occupation (6-digit).
Universe
Egypt 1848: All persons
concept
Concept