Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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- MWI2008-H-H
- MWI2008-P-H
Occupation (1 digit) (MW2008A_0506)
Data file: MWI2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
243
End:
244
Width:
2
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? ____
P25. What was [the respondent's] main occupation during the last 7 days or the last time he/she worked? ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Professional, technical and related workers |
| 1 | Professional, technical and related workers |
| 2 | Administrative and managerial workers |
| 3 | Clerical and related workers |
| 4 | Sales workers |
| 5 | Service workers |
| 6 | Agricultural, animal husbandry and forestry workers, fishermen and hunters |
| 7 | Production and related workers, transport equipment operators and laborers |
| 8 | Production and related workers, transport equipment operators and laborers |
| 9 | Production and related workers, transport equipment operators and laborers |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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
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.
[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 occupation (1-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.
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
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |