National Family Health Survey 1998-1999
India, 1998 - 1999
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IND_1998_DHS_v01_M
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
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Occupation (sh17)
Data file: RECH4
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
21
End:
22
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not working |
| 1 | Physical scientists |
| 2 | Architects, engineers, technologists and surveyors |
| 3 | Engineering technicians |
| 4 | Aircraft and ships officers |
| 5 | Life scientists |
| 6 | Life science technicians |
| 7 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 8 | Nursing and other medical and health technicians |
| 9 | Scientific, medical and technical persons, other |
| 10 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related workers |
| 11 | Economists, and related workers |
| 12 | Accountants, auditors and related workers |
| 13 | Social scientists and related workers |
| 14 | Jurists |
| 15 | Teachers |
| 16 | Poets, authors, journalists and related workers |
| 17 | Sculptors, painters, photographers, other creative artists |
| 18 | Composers and performing artists |
| 19 | Professional workers*** |
| 20 | Elected and legislative officials |
| 21 | Administrators, officials government and local bodies |
| 22 | Proprietors, directors and managers, wholesale, retail trade |
| 23 | Directors and managers, financial institutions |
| 24 | Proprietors, directors, manufacturing managers and related |
| 25 | Proprietors, directors, managers, transport, communication |
| 26 | Working proprietors, directors and managers, other services |
| 29 | Administrative, executive and managerial workers |
| 30 | Clerical and other supervisors |
| 31 | Village officials |
| 32 | Stenographers, typist and card and tape punching operators |
| 33 | Book keepers, cashiers and related workers |
| 34 | Computing machine operators |
| 35 | Clerical and related workers |
| 36 | Transport and communication supervisors |
| 37 | Transport conductors and guards |
| 38 | Mail distributors and related workers |
| 39 | Telephone and telegraph operators |
| 40 | Merchants and shopkeepers, wholesale and retail trade |
| 41 | Manufacturers,agents |
| 42 | Technical salesmen and commercial travellers |
| 43 | Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers |
| 44 | Insurance, real estate, securities, salesmen, auctioneers |
| 45 | Money lenders and pawn brokers |
| 49 | Sales workers |
| 50 | Hotel and restaurant keepers |
| 51 | House keepers, matrons and stewards |
| 52 | Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers |
| 53 | Maids and other house keeping service workers |
| 54 | Building caretakers, sweepers, cleaners and related workers |
| 55 | Launderers, dry- cleaners and pressers |
| 56 | Hair dresser, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 57 | Protective service workers |
| 59 | Service workers |
| 60 | Farm plantation, dairy and other managers and supervisors |
| 61 | Cultivators |
| 62 | Farmers other than cultivators |
| 63 | Agricultural labourers |
| 64 | Plantation labourers and related workers |
| 65 | Other farm workers |
| 66 | Forestry workers |
| 67 | Hunters and related workers |
| 68 | Fishermen and related workers |
| 71 | Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers |
| 72 | Metal processors |
| 73 | Wood preparation workers and paper makers |
| 74 | Chemical processors and related workers |
| 75 | Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers |
| 76 | Tanners, fellmonger and pelt dressers |
| 77 | Food and beverage processors |
| 78 | Tobacco prepares and tobacco product makers |
| 79 | Tailors, dress makers, sewers, upholsterers and related |
| 80 | Shoemakers and leather good makers |
| 81 | Carpenters, cabinet and related workers |
| 82 | Stone cutter and carvers |
| 83 | Blacksmiths, tool makers and machine tool operators |
| 84 | Machinery fitters, assemblers, precision instrument makers |
| 85 | Electrical fitters and related electrical electronic workers |
| 86 | Broadcasting and sound equipment operators, projectionists |
| 87 | Plumbers, welders, sheet metal and structural metal |
| 88 | Jewellery and precious metal workers and metal engravers |
| 89 | Glass formers, potters and related workers |
| 90 | Rubber and plastic products makers |
| 91 | Paper products makers, printing and related workers |
| 92 | Painters, production and other construction workers |
| 93 | Stationery engines and related equipment operators |
| 94 | Transport equipment operators |
| 95 | Labourers |
| 96 | Other (seeking work, unidentifiable, inadequately described) |
| 97 | None including housewives, students, unemployed, and retired |
| 98 | DK |
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.