Census of Iceland 1801 - IPUMS Subset
Iceland, 1801
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Reference ID
ISL_1801_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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(Danish) Department of Finances, IPUMS
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- ISL1801_PHC-H-H
- ISL1801_PHC-P-H
Primary occupation, HISCO classification (IS1801A_OCCHISCO)
Data file: ISL1801_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
195
End:
199
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IS01A405 IS01A406 IS01A407 IS01A408 IS01A409 IS01A410 IS01A411">6. Occupation or industry: ________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 04220 | Ship's masters and captains (sea) |
| 04260 | Ship and boat pilots |
| 05100 | Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related scientists |
| 06110 | Medical doctors and physicians (UK: Medical doctors only) |
| 06130 | Surgeons |
| 06400 | Pharmacists |
| 06500 | Medical and related assistants |
| 07320 | Midwives |
| 09000 | Economists |
| 12110 | Lawyers |
| 12200 | Judge |
| 12300 | Notary |
| 13210 | Teachers (unspecified) |
| 13300 | School administrators and principals |
| 14120 | Ministers of religion |
| 20100 | Legislative officials and heads of government |
| 21110 | Proprietors, nfs |
| 21190 | Other owners of large scale productive enterprises |
| 22110 | Superintendents and managers, nfs |
| 22120 | Superintendents and managers, manufacturing |
| 22190 | Superintendents and managers, nec |
| 23120 | Foremen and supervisors, manufacturing |
| 23180 | Foremen and supervisors, commerce |
| 31030 | Tax assessors |
| 31060 | Clerks of court and other court clerks |
| 31090 | Government functionaries, nec |
| 33120 | Bookkeepers and bookkeeping clerks |
| 39310 | Office clerks, specialisation unknown |
| 39340 | Legal clerks |
| 41010 | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale and retail trade) |
| 41015 | Merchants, specified large-scale wholesaleing |
| 45120 | Salespeople, wholesale or retail trade |
| 45220 | Street sellers, pedlars and hawkers, non-food items |
| 52020 | Housekeeper |
| 53220 | Waiter or waitress |
| 54010 | Servants, nfs |
| 54020 | House servants nfs and maids |
| 54040 | Nursemaids |
| 55100 | Caretakers and janitors |
| 58220 | Policemen and detectives, public service |
| 58300 | Watchmen and guards |
| 58500 | Prison keepers and guards |
| 61110 | General farmers and farmers, nfs |
| 61115 | Husbandmen or cottars |
| 61260 | Livestock farmers |
| 61320 | Farmer and Fisherman |
| 61330 | Cottar and Fisherman |
| 61400 | Farm managers, formen and supervisors, nfs |
| 62110 | Farm workers, specialisation unknown |
| 62410 | Livestock workers, general or nfs |
| 62430 | Sheep workers |
| 64100 | Fishermen |
| 64940 | Whale hunters |
| 64950 | Whale or seal hunters |
| 64960 | Seal hunters |
| 75000 | Textile workers, specialisation unknown |
| 75100 | Fibre preparers |
| 75200 | Spinners, doublers, twisters and winders |
| 75400 | Weavers |
| 75600 | Bleachers, dyer or textile product finisher |
| 76200 | Fur and pelt dressers |
| 77620 | Bakers |
| 79400 | Glove makers and related workers |
| 79520 | Seamstresses |
| 80100 | Boot and shoe makers and repairers |
| 80320 | Saddlers and harness makers |
| 81230 | Wood turners and handle makers |
| 81500 | Coopers, hoop makers and benders |
| 82000 | Stone carvers or cutters and stone yard workers |
| 83120 | Blacksmiths |
| 87330 | Coppersmith or copperware maker |
| 87530 | Shipwrights and ship joiners |
| 88030 | Goldsmith |
| 88040 | Silversmith |
| 92110 | Printers, nfs |
| 92600 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 93110 | Painters, nfs |
| 95420 | Carpenters |
| 98120 | Seamen |
| 98130 | Boatmen and canalmen |
| 99120 | Labourers, nfs |
| 99140 | Day labourers (e.g journalier) |
| 99200 | Factory labourers (unspecified) |
| 99420 | Assistants, nfs |
| 99440 | Helpers of relative or helping at home |
| 99450 | Apprentices, nfs |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the primary occupation of the person and is based on the HISCO classification of occupations.
Universe
Iceland 1801: All persons
concept
Concept