XVI Population Census and V Dwelling Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 2001
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Reference ID
HND_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- HND2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (1-digit) (HN2001A_OCC1)
Data file: HND2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
261
End:
262
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section F. Characteristics of the persons</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">For persons 7 years old or more</span>
<br />[Questions 12-16 were asked of persons aged 7 years or older]</p>
<p>14. What is the name of the principal occupation, job or post that [the person] does or did in this job? For example: corn farmer, furniture carpenter, bus driver, etc.</p>
<div class="i1">____ _ _ _ _</div>
<p><span class="h3">For persons 7 years old or more</span>
<br />[Questions 12-16 were asked of persons aged 7 years or older]</p>
<p>14. What is the name of the principal occupation, job or post that [the person] does or did in this job? For example: corn farmer, furniture carpenter, bus driver, etc.</p>
<div class="i1">____ _ _ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Professional, technical, and related workers |
| 01 | Managers, administrators, and officials |
| 02 | Government workers, employees of autonomous agencies and private companies |
| 03 | Sales workers and persons in related occupations |
| 04 | Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers |
| 05 | Workers operating vehicles and in related occupations |
| 06 | Workers in the textile industry, masonry, mechanics, electricity, and similar |
| 07 | Graphic, chemistry, food and beverages, leather, tobacco, and ceramics workers |
| 08 | Cargo, storage, and stowage operators |
| 09 | Workers in the service sector |
| 10 | Other workers, not elsewhere classified, and workers in unidentifiable or unspecified 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">Only for persons who answered in Block A</span>
<br />[Questions 14-16 were asked of persons who marked any option of block A of question 13]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 14: What is the name of the principal occupation, profession, or position that you held or hold in that job?</span>
<br />Example: corn farmer, furniture carpenter, bus driver, grocery vendor, etc.</p>
<p>Write, over the lines, the name of the principal occupation, employment, profession, or position of work that the informant states. When you receive answers that are not very precise, such as worker, employee, public official, laborer, employer, etc., you should determine with exactitude, what the task is that the person does.</p>
<p>In many cases, the profession refers to the occupation, for example: a doctor can have as his occupation being the administrator of the hospital, an engineer can be the manager of a business, a lawyer can have the job of judge, etc. </p>
<p>In many cases, the occupation is synonymous with the job that the person performs, for example: president of the Republic, president of the National Congress, municipal mayor, municipal official, executive secretary, school director, hospital director, orchestra director, etc.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span></p>
<p>Some examples of occupations and the correct form to write them on the form:</p>
<p>[First column]
<br />Police agent
<br />Coffee grower
<br />Corn farmer
<br />Construction laborer
<br />Assistant construction laborer
<br />Barber or hairdresser
<br />Bartender
<br />Carpenter, chair manufacturer
<br />Truck driver
<br />Animal slaughterer
<br />Census enumerator
<br />Supervisor of mail office
<br />Nurse in a health care center
<br />Plumber
<br />Make clay bricks</p>
<p>[Second column]
<br />Make cement blocks
<br />Make hats
<br />Make tortillas
<br />Wash and iron clothing
<br />Butler or overseer
<br />Milker
<br />Baker or make bread
<br />Fisherman
<br />Elementary school teacher
<br />Store manager
<br />Tire repairman
<br />Automobile vehicle repairman
<br />Tailor of men's clothing
<br />Planter of agricultural crops
<br />Arc welder
<br />Grocery vendor
<br />Tortilla vendor</p>
<p>To strengthen knowledge, it is necessary that during the training you make a list of the most frequent occupations that exist in the villages and the municipalities.
<br />[Questions 14-16 were asked of persons who marked any option of block A of question 13]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 14: What is the name of the principal occupation, profession, or position that you held or hold in that job?</span>
<br />Example: corn farmer, furniture carpenter, bus driver, grocery vendor, etc.</p>
<p>Write, over the lines, the name of the principal occupation, employment, profession, or position of work that the informant states. When you receive answers that are not very precise, such as worker, employee, public official, laborer, employer, etc., you should determine with exactitude, what the task is that the person does.</p>
<p>In many cases, the profession refers to the occupation, for example: a doctor can have as his occupation being the administrator of the hospital, an engineer can be the manager of a business, a lawyer can have the job of judge, etc. </p>
<p>In many cases, the occupation is synonymous with the job that the person performs, for example: president of the Republic, president of the National Congress, municipal mayor, municipal official, executive secretary, school director, hospital director, orchestra director, etc.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span></p>
<p>Some examples of occupations and the correct form to write them on the form:</p>
<p>[First column]
<br />Police agent
<br />Coffee grower
<br />Corn farmer
<br />Construction laborer
<br />Assistant construction laborer
<br />Barber or hairdresser
<br />Bartender
<br />Carpenter, chair manufacturer
<br />Truck driver
<br />Animal slaughterer
<br />Census enumerator
<br />Supervisor of mail office
<br />Nurse in a health care center
<br />Plumber
<br />Make clay bricks</p>
<p>[Second column]
<br />Make cement blocks
<br />Make hats
<br />Make tortillas
<br />Wash and iron clothing
<br />Butler or overseer
<br />Milker
<br />Baker or make bread
<br />Fisherman
<br />Elementary school teacher
<br />Store manager
<br />Tire repairman
<br />Automobile vehicle repairman
<br />Tailor of men's clothing
<br />Planter of agricultural crops
<br />Arc welder
<br />Grocery vendor
<br />Tortilla vendor</p>
<p>To strengthen knowledge, it is necessary that during the training you make a list of the most frequent occupations that exist in the villages and the municipalities.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's primary occupation in the last week at 1-digit (ISCO 1988).
Universe
Honduras 2001: Persons age 7+ who are in labor force except the first time job seekers [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |