National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 1988
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Reference ID
HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (2-digits) (HN1988A_OCC2)
Data file: HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
260
End:
261
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">C. Economic characteristics</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A427"><span class="em">21. What is the occupation, job, or position that you hold or held?</span><br /><div class="i1">________ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A427"><span class="em">21. What is the occupation, job, or position that you hold or held?</span><br /><div class="i1">________ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Professionals in architecture, urbanism, engineering, technical drawing, and technology in industrial engineering |
| 01 | Professionals in chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, bacteriology, and industrial laboratories |
| 02 | Professionals in agronomy and veterinary, biology, natural sciences, and agropecuary technology |
| 03 | Professionals in medicine, surgery, odontology, pharmacy, medical technology, paramedical and health services activities |
| 04 | Professionals in arts, literature, sports, entertainment, diffusion and advertising, organization and social welfare |
| 05 | Professionals in religious and cult activities |
| 06 | Professionals in teaching and researching |
| 07 | Professionals in mathematics, statistics, economics, management, accounting, and social sciences |
| 08 | Professionals in law and jurisprudence |
| 09 | Professionals in transport and communications |
| 10 | Directors and officers of the management or headship category in the public administration (executive, legislative, and judicial) |
| 11 | Directors and managers of autonomous, semi-autonomous, and private companies in agricultural, industrial, and commercial production |
| 12 | Directors, managers, and general managers of autonomous and private companies in services (except commerce and government administration) |
| 20 | Administrative, accounting, and financial employees of the public administration at the central, departmental, or municipal level and of private enterprises |
| 21 | Accounting and budget employees |
| 22 | Secretarial and text producer employees |
| 23 | Operators of accounting machines and equipment |
| 24 | Employees of inspection, dispatch, and transportation control |
| 25 | Employees of courier services |
| 26 | Operators of radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, and telecommunications equipment |
| 27 | Administrative employees in other services |
| 30 | Merchants |
| 31 | Dependents, store sellers, and street vendors |
| 32 | Commercial travelers agents and representatives of shops, wholesalers, or factories |
| 33 | Other sellers and sales agents, brokers, and commission agents |
| 40 | Agricultural foremen |
| 41 | Farmers and ranchers |
| 42 | Agricultural employees |
| 43 | Fishermen |
| 45 | Forest employees |
| 50 | Chauffeurs and drivers of vehicles |
| 51 | Railroad drivers and crewmen |
| 52 | Drivers and crewmen of ships and vessels |
| 53 | Operators of signal and traffic control equipment |
| 60 | Textile employees |
| 61 | Clothing garment workers |
| 62 | Shoemakers, saddlers, and other footwear workers (any material) |
| 63 | Carpenters, cabinet makers, and other workers in the manufacture of wooden products |
| 64 | Bricklayers, roofers, and other construction workers |
| 65 | Painters of buildings, vehicles and machinery, etcetera |
| 66 | Plumbers, welders, assemblers of pipes and metal structures |
| 67 | Electricians and electronicists, operators and repairers of installation of electrical and electronic equipment |
| 68 | Mechanical adjusters, assemblers and repairers of non-electric machinery (agricultural, industrial, and vehicles), operators of machines and tools |
| 69 | Watchmakers and precision mechanics |
| 70 | Artisans and operators of graphic arts machinery |
| 71 | Miners, quarrymen, and machinery operators in the extraction of minerals |
| 72 | Smelters, laminators, and metalworking workers |
| 73 | Ceramists, potters, and glassmakers |
| 74 | Workers and operators of machinery in the chemical industry, in the treatment of paper, and in the elaboration of paper and cardboard products |
| 75 | Workers and machinery operators in the food and beverage industry |
| 76 | Workers treating tobacco and making cigars |
| 77 | Workers of tanneries |
| 78 | Other craftsmen and machine operators |
| 80 | Workers loading, unloading, stowage, and warehousing |
| 81 | Other workers and day laborers |
| 90 | Workers of surveillance, protection, and security |
| 91 | Kitchen workers, servants, waiters, and soda clerks |
| 92 | Laundresses and persons who iron |
| 93 | Doormen, janitors, and cleaning workers |
| 94 | Beauty service workers |
| 95 | Other workers in personal services |
| 98 | Persons in unidentifiable occupations |
| 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
<span class="h3">C. Economic characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="em">21. What is the occupation, job, or position that you hold or held?</span>
<br />This question is asked to those who answered from 1-4 in question 19 and who answered "yes" to question 20.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span></p>
<p>The type of work should be written down in the most complete form possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation in the space of the two lines provided.</p>
<p>Even though the occupation usually coincides with the profession, the enumerator should try to differentiate in the cases where applicable. A doctor can have the occupation of the administration of a hospital, an engineer can be the manager of a company, a lawyer can work as a court Judge, etcetera.</p>
<p>[These instructions refer to two illustrations of occupations.]</p>
<p>So that the enumerator can better understand how to fill in the description of the occupation, some examples of correct and incorrect annotations are given below. [The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Incorrect answer
<br />(B) Correct answer</p>
<div class="i1">Incorrect answer: Laborer<br />Correct answer: Agricultural laborer, road laborer, construction laborer, cattle laborer, cow milker, coffee picker.<br /><br />Incorrect answer: Mechanics<br />Correct answer: Car mechanic, dental technician, airplane mechanic, industrial mechanic.<br /><br /> Incorrect answer: Doctor<br /> Correct answer: Hospital director, chief of surgery, medical researcher.<br /><br /> Incorrect answer: Lawyer<br /> Correct answer: Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, judge, legal assessor of a Ministry.</div>
<p><span class="em">21. What is the occupation, job, or position that you hold or held?</span>
<br />This question is asked to those who answered from 1-4 in question 19 and who answered "yes" to question 20.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span></p>
<p>The type of work should be written down in the most complete form possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation in the space of the two lines provided.</p>
<p>Even though the occupation usually coincides with the profession, the enumerator should try to differentiate in the cases where applicable. A doctor can have the occupation of the administration of a hospital, an engineer can be the manager of a company, a lawyer can work as a court Judge, etcetera.</p>
<p>[These instructions refer to two illustrations of occupations.]</p>
<p>So that the enumerator can better understand how to fill in the description of the occupation, some examples of correct and incorrect annotations are given below. [The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Incorrect answer
<br />(B) Correct answer</p>
<div class="i1">Incorrect answer: Laborer<br />Correct answer: Agricultural laborer, road laborer, construction laborer, cattle laborer, cow milker, coffee picker.<br /><br />Incorrect answer: Mechanics<br />Correct answer: Car mechanic, dental technician, airplane mechanic, industrial mechanic.<br /><br /> Incorrect answer: Doctor<br /> Correct answer: Hospital director, chief of surgery, medical researcher.<br /><br /> Incorrect answer: Lawyer<br /> Correct answer: Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, judge, legal assessor of a Ministry.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's primary occupation during last week at 2-digits.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Persons age 10+ who had a job or who were experienced unemployed [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |