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2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2011 - 2015
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PRI_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Duncan socioeconomic Index (PR2015A_SEI)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 315
End: 316
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">L</span> <span class="ital">Answer questions 41-46 if this person worked in the past 5 years. Otherwise, skip to question 7.</span></p>

<p><span class="em"><br />41-46 Current or most recent job activity. Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business.<br /></span></p>

<p>45. What kind of work was this person doing?</p>
<div class="i1">(For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor or order department, secretary, accountant)<br />_______</div><p>46. What were this person's most important activities or duties?</p>
<div class="i1">(For example: patient care, directing hiring policies, supervising order cleaks, typing and filing, reconciling financial records)<br />_______</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
04 Porters
05 Sawyers
06 Weavers, textile
08 Hucksters and peddlers
09 Janitors and sextons
10 Loom fixers
11 Blasters and powdermen
12 Molders, metal
13 Attendants, hospital and other institution
14 Farmers (owners and tenants)
15 Roofers and slaters
16 Blacksmiths
17 Stationary firemen
18 Members of the armed services
19 Carpenters
20 Farm foremen
21 Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen
22 Shipping and receiving clerks
23 Cabinetmakers
24 Excavating, grading, and road machinery operators
25 Baggagemen, transportation
26 Glaziers
27 Newsboys
28 Messengers and office boys
29 Apprentices, building trades (not elsewhere classified)
31 Entertainers (not elsewhere classified)
32 Managers and superintendents, building
33 Buyers and shippers, farm products
34 Plumbers and pipe fitters
35 Demonstrators
36 Farm managers
37 Apprentice electricians
38 Attendants, physician's and dentist's office
39 Dieticians and nutritionists
40 Dispatchers and starters, vehicle
41 Inspectors (not elsewhere classified)
42 Brakemen, railroad
43 Motion picture projectionists
44 Attendants and assistants, library
45 Dancers and dancing teachers
46 Nurses, professional
47 Telegraph operators
48 Foresters and conservationists
49 Foremen (not elsewhere classified)
50 Photographers
51 Nurses, student professional
52 Athletes
53 Technicians, testing
54 Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship
56 Religious workers
58 Therapists and healers (not elsewhere classified)
59 Funeral directors and embalmers
60 Actors and actresses
61 Stenographers, typists, and secretaries
62 Technicians (not elsewhere classified)
63 Inspectors, public administration
64 Social and welfare workers, except group
65 Professional, technical and kindred workers (not elsewhere classified)
66 Officials and administrators (not elsewhere classified), public administration
67 Artists and art teachers
68 Managers, officials, and proprietors (not elsewhere classified)
69 Radio operators
72 Teachers (not elsewhere classified)
73 Designers
75 Chiropractors
76 Authors
77 Purchasing agents and buyers (not elsewhere classified)
78 Accountants and auditors
79 Airplane pilots and navigators
80 Agricultural scientists
81 Economists
82 Editors and reporters
84 College presidents and deans
86 Engineers, industrial
87 Engineers, aeronautical
90 Architects
92 Physicians and surgeons
93 Lawyers and judges
96 Dentists
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 person's Duncan socioeconomic index.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2015: Persons age 16+ working within the last five years, not new workers [discrepancies: none]

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