2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (2 digit) (MU2000A_OCC2)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
307
End:
308
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>31. Occupation _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Describe clearly the work which the person was doing. <br /><br />Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair engineer, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as accounts clerk, filing clerk, school clerk, taxi car driver, lorry driver, bus driver, bus conductor, cabinet maker, car mechanic, telephone operator, pre-primary school teacher, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, etc. <br /><br />Do not hesitate to use Creole terms if necessary.</div>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>31. Occupation _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Describe clearly the work which the person was doing. <br /><br />Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair engineer, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as accounts clerk, filing clerk, school clerk, taxi car driver, lorry driver, bus driver, bus conductor, cabinet maker, car mechanic, telephone operator, pre-primary school teacher, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, etc. <br /><br />Do not hesitate to use Creole terms if necessary.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life, science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer service clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective service workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons, and demonstrators |
| 61 | Skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal and machinery trades workers |
| 73 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Industrial plant operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and service elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, forestry, fishery and related laborers |
| 93 | Laborers in quarrying, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 31 - Occupation</span>
<br />Describe as clearly and as precisely as possible the work which the person was doing. Do not describe the job for which the person has been trained, but the job which he was actually doing. For example, if a lorry driver worked as a bricklayer, write 'Bricklayer'.
<br />Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair technician, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, taxicar driver, lorry driver, cabinet maker, supervisor of sewing machine operators, supervisor of road repair workers, car repair mechanic, television repair technician, telephone operator, primary school teacher, etc.
<br />For members of religious orders engaged in activities such as primary school teaching, nursing, etc., you should report these activities rather than their religious activity.
<br />Do not hesitate to use creole terms, if necessary, to describe an occupation.
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 31 - Occupation</span>
<br />Describe as clearly and as precisely as possible the work which the person was doing. Do not describe the job for which the person has been trained, but the job which he was actually doing. For example, if a lorry driver worked as a bricklayer, write 'Bricklayer'.
<br />Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair technician, teacher, etc. Use precise terms such as filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, taxicar driver, lorry driver, cabinet maker, supervisor of sewing machine operators, supervisor of road repair workers, car repair mechanic, television repair technician, telephone operator, primary school teacher, etc.
<br />For members of religious orders engaged in activities such as primary school teaching, nursing, etc., you should report these activities rather than their religious activity.
<br />Do not hesitate to use creole terms, if necessary, to describe an occupation.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (2-digit) during the previous week.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |