National Population, Households, and Dwellings Census, 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Argentina, 2001 - 2002
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Reference ID
ARG_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Jan 05, 2026
Last modified
Jan 05, 2026
- Data files
- ARG2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ARG2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation (1-digit) (AR2001A_OCC1)
Data file: ARG2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
201
End:
202
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="AR01A414 AR01A415 AR01A416 AR01A424 AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432 AR01A425 AR01A426 AR01A417"> [Questions 20-36 were asked of persons age 14+.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432 AR01A425 AR01A426 AR01A417">[Questions 28-36 were asked about the main job where the person works the most hours.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">[Questions 28-31 were asked of persons age 14+ who worked last week or had a job, per questions 24-26.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">29. What is the name of the occupation? ____<br /><br />30. What duties do you perform in this job? ____<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432 AR01A425 AR01A426 AR01A417">[Questions 28-36 were asked about the main job where the person works the most hours.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">[Questions 28-31 were asked of persons age 14+ who worked last week or had a job, per questions 24-26.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">29. What is the name of the occupation? ____<br /><br />30. What duties do you perform in this job? ____<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Directive occupations |
| 01 | Occupations of administration, planning, and law |
| 02 | Occupations of budgeting, accounting and finances |
| 03 | Occupations of commercialization, transportation, storage and telecommunications |
| 04 | Occupations of basic social services |
| 05 | Occupations of various services |
| 06 | Occupations of agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting production |
| 07 | Occupations of extractive, energy, construction, and infrastructure production |
| 08 | Occupations of industrial production and repair of consumer goods |
| 09 | Auxiliary occupation of production of goods and providing services |
| 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
Starting here, men and women who are 14 years old and more should answer the questions.</p>
<p>Follow the order of the questions strictly.</p>
<p>Pay attention to the sequence indicated by the arrows and the steps to continue asking the questions.</p>
<p>The questions 20 to 23 refer to the marital status of the persons 14 years old or more.</p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 24 to 37</span>
<br />These questions ask about the employment of the population. We will now see how some of the questions should be completed.</p>
<p>Carefully observe sequence indicated by the arrows and the steps tom continue asking questions.</p>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">Main job is the one where the person answering the census worked the most hours during the week before the census. If the person answering the census has two jobs in which he/she works the same number of hours, you should opt for the one where he/she obtains the greatest income.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432"><span class="em">Question 29: What is the name of his/her occupation?</span><br /><div class="i1">Occupation is understood to be the concrete work that the interviewee personally carries out in his/her place of work. You should register the concrete name, such as for example: back cashier, operator of a mixing machine for chemical products, nursing assistant, operator of a watering panel, grade school teacher, school secretary, etc.<br /><br />The answers should be sufficiently detailed; avoid vague definitions of occupations, such as for example: employee, operator, worker, etc.</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Question 30: What tasks do you do in this work?</span><br /><div class="i1">Tasks are the actions that the persons carries out in his/her principal place of work, described with the greatest detail possible, including materials, instruments or machinery, tools that he/she uses.<br /><br />For example: Maria Ester works sewing in a shoe factory: "sews leather shoes with an electric sewing machine". You will register:<br /><br />[Graphic not shown. See original document.]</div><br /></svar>
<p>Follow the order of the questions strictly.</p>
<p>Pay attention to the sequence indicated by the arrows and the steps to continue asking the questions.</p>
<p>The questions 20 to 23 refer to the marital status of the persons 14 years old or more.</p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 24 to 37</span>
<br />These questions ask about the employment of the population. We will now see how some of the questions should be completed.</p>
<p>Carefully observe sequence indicated by the arrows and the steps tom continue asking questions.</p>
<p><svar v="AR01A428 AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432">Main job is the one where the person answering the census worked the most hours during the week before the census. If the person answering the census has two jobs in which he/she works the same number of hours, you should opt for the one where he/she obtains the greatest income.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A429 AR01A430 AR01A431 AR01A432"><span class="em">Question 29: What is the name of his/her occupation?</span><br /><div class="i1">Occupation is understood to be the concrete work that the interviewee personally carries out in his/her place of work. You should register the concrete name, such as for example: back cashier, operator of a mixing machine for chemical products, nursing assistant, operator of a watering panel, grade school teacher, school secretary, etc.<br /><br />The answers should be sufficiently detailed; avoid vague definitions of occupations, such as for example: employee, operator, worker, etc.</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Question 30: What tasks do you do in this work?</span><br /><div class="i1">Tasks are the actions that the persons carries out in his/her principal place of work, described with the greatest detail possible, including materials, instruments or machinery, tools that he/she uses.<br /><br />For example: Maria Ester works sewing in a shoe factory: "sews leather shoes with an electric sewing machine". You will register:<br /><br />[Graphic not shown. See original document.]</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates occupation (1 digit).
Universe
Argentina 2001: Persons age 14+ who worked or had a job last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |