Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 2001
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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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- JAM2001_PHC-H-H
- JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Occupation 2-digit (JM2001A_OCC2)
Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
296
End:
297
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM01A449 JM01A450 JM01A451 JM01A452 JM01A453 JM01A454 JM01A455 JM01A456 JM01A457 JM01A458 JM01A459 JM01A460 JM01A461 JM01A462">[Questions 4.1 - 4.8 for persons age 14 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A455 JM01A456 JM01A457 JM01A458"><span class="em">4.7 What kind of work do you do/does [the respondent] do/did you last do/did [the respondent] last do?</span><br /><div class="i1">________<br />_ _ _ _<br />[] Never worked (go to question 4.19)<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A455 JM01A456 JM01A457 JM01A458"><span class="em">4.7 What kind of work do you do/does [the respondent] do/did you last do/did [the respondent] last do?</span><br /><div class="i1">________<br />_ _ _ _<br />[] Never worked (go to question 4.19)<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Armed forces |
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Corporate managers |
| 13 | General managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Physical and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer services clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 62 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary-plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 93 | Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport |
| 95 | Other occupation, not specified |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent’s occupation (2-digit).
Universe
Jamaica 2001: Persons age 14+ who worked or had a job (with or without pay) or was seeking a job in the previous week [discrepancies: type I .3%; type II trace]
concept
Concept