2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (4 digit) (MU2000A_OCC4)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
301
End:
304
Width:
4
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 |
|---|---|
| 1121 | Senior government officials |
| 1211 | Company director and chief executives |
| 1221 | Production, operations and general managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
| 1222 | Production, operations and general managers in manufacturing |
| 1224 | Production, operations and general managers in wholesale and retail trade |
| 1225 | Production, operations and general managers in restaurants and hotels |
| 1226 | Production, operations and general managers, in transport, storage and communications |
| 1227 | Production, operations and general managers in business services |
| 1228 | Production, operations and general managers in health, education, cleaning and other services |
| 1231 | Financial and administrative department managers |
| 1232 | Personnel and industrial relations department managers |
| 1233 | Sales and marketing department managers |
| 1235 | Supply and distribution department managers |
| 1236 | Computer services department managers |
| 1999 | Legislators, senior officials and managers, n.e.c. |
| 2131 | Computer systems designers and analysts |
| 2132 | Computer programmers |
| 2142 | Civil engineers |
| 2143 | Electrical engineers |
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2148 | Cartographers and surveyors |
| 2149 | Other architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 2221 | Medical doctors |
| 2311 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 2321 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 2411 | Accountants |
| 2412 | Personnel specialists (professionals) |
| 2419 | Other business and administrative professionals |
| 2423 | Lawyers and attorneys-at-law |
| 2451 | Authors, journalists and other writers |
| 2461 | Religious professionals |
| 2999 | Professionals, n.e.c. |
| 3111 | Science technicians |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Electronics and telecommunication engineering technicians |
| 3115 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3118 | Technical draughtspersons |
| 3121 | Computer assistants |
| 3131 | Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operators |
| 3133 | Medical equipment operators |
| 3151 | Building and fire inspectors |
| 3152 | Safety, health and quality inspectors (non-government) |
| 3211 | Life-science and medical technicians, except livestock technicians |
| 3212 | Agronomy, forestry and related technicians |
| 3226 | Physiotherapists and related associate professionals |
| 3228 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 3231 | Nursing associate professionals |
| 3311 | Secondary education teachers (associate professionals) |
| 3321 | Technical/vocational education teachers (associate professionals) |
| 3331 | Primary education teachers |
| 3341 | Pre-primary education teachers |
| 3391 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 3412 | Insurance agents/representatives |
| 3415 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3416 | Buyers |
| 3417 | Valuers/auctioneer |
| 3421 | Trade brokers |
| 3429 | Other trade brokers and business service agents |
| 3431 | Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals |
| 3432 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 3433 | Bookkeepers and financial cadre |
| 3435 | Transport, communications and postal service associate professionals |
| 3441 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals |
| 3451 | Senior police officers and detectives |
| 3461 | Social work associate professionals |
| 3471 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 3473 | Street, night-club and related musicians, singers and dancers |
| 3475 | Athletes, sportspersons and related workers |
| 3999 | Technicians and associate professionals, n.e.c. |
| 4111 | Stenographers and typists |
| 4113 | Data entry operators |
| 4115 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 4122 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 4131 | Stock clerks |
| 4132 | Production clerks |
| 4133 | Transport clerks |
| 4141 | Library and filing clerks |
| 4142 | Mail carrier and mail clerks |
| 4191 | Legal clerks |
| 4192 | Business service clerks |
| 4199 | Other office clerks, n.e.c. |
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks |
| 4213 | Bookmakers and croupiers |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4223 | Telephone switchboard operators |
| 4999 | Clerks, n.e.c. |
| 5111 | Flight attendants and travel stewards |
| 5112 | Transport conductors |
| 5113 | Travel guides |
| 5121 | Institutional housekeepers and related workers |
| 5122 | Cook, non-domestic |
| 5123 | Waiters, waitresses and bartenders, institutional |
| 5125 | Cook, domestic |
| 5131 | Child-care workers |
| 5132 | Institution-based personal care workers |
| 5141 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 5142 | Companions and valets |
| 5161 | Fire-fighters |
| 5162 | Police officers |
| 5163 | Prison officers and related protective service workers |
| 5165 | Security guards |
| 5221 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 5231 | Other salespersons and related workers |
| 5999 | Service workers and shop sales workers, n.e.c. |
| 6111 | General farmers and crop skilled workers |
| 6112 | Gardeners, horticultural and nursery skilled workers |
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers and skilled workers |
| 6152 | Inland and coastal waters fishery workers |
| 6153 | Deep-sea fishery workers |
| 6999 | Skilled agricultural and fishery workers, n.e.c. |
| 7113 | Stone splitters, cutters and carvers |
| 7120 | Supervisors, foremen and related workers in building construction |
| 7122 | Bricklayers, stone masons |
| 7123 | Reinforced concrete workers |
| 7124 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 7129 | Other building frame and related trades workers |
| 7132 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 7136 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7137 | Building and related electricians |
| 7141 | Painters, decorators and varnishers |
| 7211 | Metal moulders and coremakers |
| 7212 | Welders and flame-cutters |
| 7213 | Sheet-metal workers |
| 7221 | Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging-press workers |
| 7223 | Machine-tool setters and setter-operators |
| 7231 | Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters |
| 7232 | Aircraft and ship mechanics and fitters |
| 7239 | Other machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7240 | Supervisors, foremen and related workers in electrical and electronic equipment |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanics and fitters |
| 7242 | Electronic fitters and servicers |
| 7244 | Electric/power line-installers, repairers and cable jointers |
| 7311 | Precision instrument makers and repairers |
| 7313 | Jewellery and precious metal workers |
| 7314 | Diamond cutters and polishers |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7333 | Handicraft workers in straw, vacoa and related materials |
| 7341 | Compositors, type-setters and related workers |
| 7411 | Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers |
| 7412 | Bakers, pastry cooks and confectionery/snack makers |
| 7422 | Cabinet makers and related workers |
| 7424 | Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers |
| 7432 | Hand weavers, knitters and other hand textile products makers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7435 | Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 7436 | Hand sewers, embroiderers and related workers |
| 7437 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 7442 | Shoe-makers and shoe repairers |
| 7999 | Craft and related trade workers, n.e.c. |
| 8151 | Crushing, grinding and chemical mixing machinery operators |
| 8162 | Steam engine and boiler operators |
| 8163 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related operators |
| 8211 | Machine-tool operators |
| 8232 | Plastics products machine operators |
| 8251 | Printing machine operators |
| 8253 | Paper products machine operators |
| 8260 | Supervisors, foremen and related workers in textile and leather products machine operations |
| 8261 | Fibre preparing, spinning and winding, machine operators |
| 8262 | Weaving and knitting machine operators |
| 8263 | Sewing and embroidery machine operators |
| 8264 | Textile bleaching, dyeing and cleaning machine operators |
| 8265 | Fur and leather products machine operators |
| 8266 | Shoe making and related machine operators |
| 8269 | Other textile, fur and leather products machine operators |
| 8270 | Supervisors, foremen and related workers in food processing machine operations |
| 8271 | Meat and fish-processing machine operators |
| 8275 | Fruit vegetable and nut processing machine operators |
| 8276 | Sugar processing and refining machine operators |
| 8278 | Brewers, wine and other beverage machine operators |
| 8283 | Electronic machinery and equipment assemblers |
| 8291 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 8322 | Car, taxi, and van drivers |
| 8323 | Bus drivers and driver-conductors |
| 8324 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers |
| 8331 | Motorised farm and forestry machinery operators |
| 8332 | Earth-moving and related machinery/plant operators |
| 8333 | Crane, hoist and related equipment operators |
| 8341 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 8999 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers, n.e.c. |
| 9111 | Street vendors |
| 9112 | Door-to-door and telephone salespersons |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers, cleaners and related workers in office, hotels and other establishments |
| 9133 | Hand launderers and pressers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9151 | Messengers, packages and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 9152 | Watchpersons and doorkeepers and related workers |
| 9161 | Garbage collectors |
| 9162 | Street cleaners and related laborers |
| 9191 | Other sales and services elementary occupations |
| 9210 | Supervisors, agriculture, forestry, fishery and related unskilled workers |
| 9211 | Farm hands and laborers |
| 9212 | Forestry laborers |
| 9310 | Supervisors, quarrying and construction laborers |
| 9311 | Quarrying and related laborers |
| 9312 | Construction and maintenance laborers: roads, dams and similar constructions |
| 9322 | Hand packers, weighers, labellers and other manufacturing laborers |
| 9324 | Manufacturing unskilled workers, unknown |
| 9329 | Other manufacturing laborers |
| 9330 | Supervisors, transport and freight handling workers |
| 9333 | Freight handlers |
| 9989 | Elementary occupations, n.e.c. |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 (4-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 |