2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
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Reference ID
TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- TTO2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Main occupation (3 digits) (TT2000A_OCC)
Data file: TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
318
End:
320
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 6. Economic activity - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. Questions 23 to 24 apply to those answering [30] in Question 22.</p>
<p>26(a). Main kind of occupation/work</p>
<p>What kind of work was (N) [the respondent] doing (job held/ did (N) [the respondent] apply for) during the past week? e.g. secondary school teacher, account clerk, automobile mechanic?</p>
<div class="i1">Occupation____</div>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. Questions 23 to 24 apply to those answering [30] in Question 22.</p>
<p>26(a). Main kind of occupation/work</p>
<p>What kind of work was (N) [the respondent] doing (job held/ did (N) [the respondent] apply for) during the past week? e.g. secondary school teacher, account clerk, automobile mechanic?</p>
<div class="i1">Occupation____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 011 | Armed forces |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations department managers |
| 123 | Other department managers |
| 131 | General managers |
| 199 | Legislators, senior officials and managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals (except nursing) |
| 231 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 233 | Primary, pre-primary, and special education education teaching professionals |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 299 | Professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 333 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 412 | Numerical clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail and related clerks |
| 415 | Clerks, undocumented category |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 430 | Clerks, not elsewhere classified |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care and related workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 599 | Service workers, shop and market sales workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 699 | Skilled agriculture and fishery workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers |
| 721 | Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural- metal preparers, and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Craft and related trade workers, undocumented category |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood,textile, leather and related materials |
| 734 | Craft and related trade workers, undocumented category |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers |
| 799 | Craft and related trade workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 811 | Mining- and mineral-processing-plant operators |
| 812 | Metal-processing-plant operators |
| 814 | Wood-processing- and papermaking-plant operators |
| 815 | Chemical-processing-plant operators |
| 816 | Power-production and related plant operators |
| 821 | Metal- and mineral-products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing-, binding- and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 832 | Motor-vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile-plant operators |
| 834 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 899 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers, not elsewhere classified |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, doorkeepers and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 919 | Elementary occupations, undocumented category |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 990 | Elementary occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| 999 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Section 6 - Economic activity</span></p>
<p>The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals have been engaged in economic activity, that is, the production of goods and services during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past 12 months and those who were not so engaged. It is essential that the enumerator understands the concept of the term work as given in question (22) and makes use of it in his interviews.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 26 (a) - Main kind of occupation / work</span></p>
<p>You are required to obtain the kind of work the person has done during the past week. Where the person has done more than one job during the reference period, the job which the individual says is the main job is taken. If the respondent is still unsure of the main job done in the past week the one at which most time is spent will be recorded.</p>
<p>Probe for a description of the main duties performed. Examples of kind of work done are "preparing pay sheets", "filing correspondence", "teaching in primary school", "selling life insurance", etc. Be as specific as possible.
<p>The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals have been engaged in economic activity, that is, the production of goods and services during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past 12 months and those who were not so engaged. It is essential that the enumerator understands the concept of the term work as given in question (22) and makes use of it in his interviews.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 26 (a) - Main kind of occupation / work</span></p>
<p>You are required to obtain the kind of work the person has done during the past week. Where the person has done more than one job during the reference period, the job which the individual says is the main job is taken. If the respondent is still unsure of the main job done in the past week the one at which most time is spent will be recorded.</p>
<p>Probe for a description of the main duties performed. Examples of kind of work done are "preparing pay sheets", "filing correspondence", "teaching in primary school", "selling life insurance", etc. Be as specific as possible.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the main occupation of the person during the past week (3 digits).
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Persons age 15+ who worked or ever looked for work [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |