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Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation (2 digits) (MW2008A_0505)

Data file: MWI2008-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 240
End: 242
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions P25-P27 were asked only of residents who are currently working or have ever worked]




P25. What was [the respondent's] main occupation during the last 7 days or the last time he/she worked? ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Physical scientists and related technicians
2 Architects
3 Engineers
5 Life scientists and related technicians
6 Medical workers
7 Veterinary
8 Mathematicians, statisticians and related technicians
11 Accountants
12 Jurists
13 Teachers
14 Religious workers
15 Writers
16 Artists
17 Musicians
18 Athletes
19 Professional, technical and related workers not elsewhere classified
20 Legislative officials and government administrators
21 Managers
30 Clerical supervisors
31 Government executive officials
32 Stenographers, typists and card and tape punching machine operators
33 Bookkeepers, cashiers and related workers
34 Computing machine operaters
35 Transport and communications supervisors
36 Transport conductors
37 Mail distribution clerks
38 Telephone and telegraph operators
39 Clerical and related workers not elsewhere classified
40 Managers
41 Working proprietors
42 Sales supervisors and buyers
43 Salesmen
44 Auctioneers
45 Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers
50 Managers (catering and lodging services)
51 Working proprietors (catering and lodging services)
52 Housekeeping and related service supervisors
53 Cooks, waiters, bartenders and relaters workers
54 Maids and related housekeeping service workers not elsewhere classified
55 Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and related workers
56 Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers
57 Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers
58 Protective service workers
59 Service workers not elsewhere classified
60 Farm managers and supervisors
61 Farmers
62 Agricultural and animal husbandry workers
63 Forestry workers
64 Fishermen, hunters and related workers
70 Production supervisors and general foremen
71 Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers
73 Wood preparation workers and paper makers
74 Chemical processers and related workers
75 Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers
77 Food and beverage processers
78 Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers
79 Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers and related workers
80 Shoemakers and leather goods makers
83 Blacksmiths, toolmakers and machine-tool operators
84 Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers (except electrical)
85 Electrical fitters and related electrical and electronics workers
86 Broadcasting station and sound equipment operators and cinema projectionists
87 Plumbers, welders, sheet metal and structural metal preparers and erectors
89 Glass formers, potters and related workers
90 Rubber and plastics product makers
92 Printers and related workers
93 Painters construction
94 Production and related workers not elsewhere classified
95 Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers
96 Stationary engine and related equipment operators
97 Material-handling and related equipment operators, dockers and freight handlers
98 Transport equipment operators
99 Other occupation, response suppressed
998 Unknown
999 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
Questions for usual residents age 6 years or older (economic activity)
[Questions P20-P27 were asked of persons age 6 years or over]




Household members who are currently working/ever worked
[Questions P25-P27 were asked of persons currently working or ever worked]




P25. Occupation
Inquire about the occupation of the respondent and write the response in the space provided.

Occupation refers to the kind of work the person does or the kind of the work he/she did when he/she was working for the first time. This question is to enquire specifically about the nature of the job he/she was doing most of the time in the last 7 days. If the person uses vague answers such as "Civil servant", "Businessman", or "Laborer", ask him/her the exact type of job he/she did most of the time, and then write the occupation in the space provided. The occupation will be best described by such job titles as "Teacher", "Driver", "Cook", etc. If a person moved from job to job, you will only record that occupation he/she was engaged in during the reference period or the last 7 days. If a person has two or more occupations, enter the one in which he/she spends most of his/her time.

Try to get comprehensive answers, for example, it is not enough for a respondent to inform you that he/she is a teacher. Probe to find out if he/she is a primary or secondary school teacher, etc. Record secondary school teacher or whatever the case maybe. Below are some of the vague answers and some probing to assist you to arrive at a correct answer.

Vague response: (probe to see if he/she is a...)

- Doctor: medical, dentist, veterinary (doctor)
- Engineer: civil, electrical, chemical, mechanical
- Manager: administrative, finance, personnel, marketing, etc.
- Civil servant: economist, nurse, clerk, accountant, etc.
- Technician: chemical, civil engineering, electrical engineering, etc.
- Inspector: school building, safety and quality, police, etc.
- Clerk: secretary, transport, library, stock, etc.
- Laborer: mining, road construction, building construction, etc.
- Cleaner: domestic helper, office, hotel, etc.
- Driver: train, car, bus, truck/lorry, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's main occupation (2-digit).

This is the edited version of the original variable that attempts to correct a major data error. For significant parts of the file all individuals within households received duplicate responses, even children. In such households, only the first person who reported that they worked last week retains a response. All other persons are coded out of the universe or to "unknown." There is an alternative version of this variable that retains the original responses for all persons.
Universe
Non-visitors age 6+ who worked last week, do subsistence work, or sought work

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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