General Population Census IV and Housing III - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1975
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Occupation (COTA, 3 digits) (UY1975A_OCC)
Data file: URY1975_PHC-P-H.dat
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Literal question
<svar v="UY75A420 UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423 UY75A432"><span class="em">(III) Occupational characteristics</span> (<span class="ital">for people age 12 or older</span>)<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423 UY75A432"><span class="ital">Questions 16-18 are asked only for those who answered under part "A" of question 15 [who are employed or have been employed and are looking].</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY75A421 UY75A432">16. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the largest income?<br /><div class="i1">Do not write down employee or worker without specifying. Write down for example: mason, doctor, shearer, typist, carpenter, etc. If an enumerated person did not have a job the week before the census, write down the occupation, profession or office that they had last.<br /><br />____<br /><br />[] 999 Not known</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423 UY75A432"><span class="ital">Questions 16-18 are asked only for those who answered under part "A" of question 15 [who are employed or have been employed and are looking].</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY75A421 UY75A432">16. What is the occupation, profession or office that provides you the largest income?<br /><div class="i1">Do not write down employee or worker without specifying. Write down for example: mason, doctor, shearer, typist, carpenter, etc. If an enumerated person did not have a job the week before the census, write down the occupation, profession or office that they had last.<br /><br />____<br /><br />[] 999 Not known</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Architects |
| 002 | Surveyors |
| 003 | Civil engineers |
| 004 | Electrical engineers |
| 005 | Mechanical engineers |
| 007 | Engineers not specified in other categories |
| 008 | Industrial engineer |
| 009 | Technical draughtsman |
| 010 | Topographers |
| 011 | Technical engineers |
| 012 | Industrial chemists |
| 013 | Physicists and other specialists in similar sciences geophysicists, meteorologists, astronomers, geologists. |
| 015 | Bacteriologists |
| 016 | Pharmaceutical Chemists |
| 017 | Laboratory chemists, physicists and pharmacists assistants |
| 018 | Agronomy assistants |
| 019 | Agronomists |
| 020 | Veterinarians |
| 021 | Livestock Technicians |
| 022 | Poultry Technicians |
| 024 | Fish Technicians |
| 025 | Forestry Technicians |
| 026 | Biologists and naturalists |
| 027 | Other professionals in similar occupations not specified in other categories. (Including agricultural technicians, technicians in the cultivation of tobacoo, malarioligists, epimediologist, pathologist |
| 029 | Doctors, surgeons |
| 030 | Dentists |
| 032 | Medical practicioners |
| 033 | Optometrists, audiologists, dental assistants, and similar |
| 034 | Physical therapists and electro therapists |
| 035 | X ray operators and radiological technicians |
| 036 | Dieticians, nutritionists |
| 038 | Pharmacists (untrained) |
| 039 | Homeopaths |
| 041 | Massagists |
| 042 | Professional nurses |
| 043 | Other nurses (Including private and assistant |
| 044 | Professional midwives |
| 046 | Other midwives |
| 047 | Rectors, professors and university professors |
| 048 | Professors and teachers of secondary schools and of arts and crafts |
| 049 | Teachers in primary schools |
| 050 | Teachers in remedial schools |
| 051 | Teachers in commercial, dance and barber schools |
| 052 | Mathematicians, programmers and system analysts |
| 053 | Actuaries |
| 055 | Statisticians, coders, statistical technicians |
| 056 | Economists and Accountants |
| 057 | Auditors |
| 058 | Anthropologists, Historians, Psychologists, Sociologists and related disciplines |
| 060 | Lawyers, legal advisors |
| 061 | Magistrates and judges |
| 063 | Notaries, justices of the peace, civil registrars, court reporters |
| 065 | Editors, journalists, correspondents, reporters, announcers and other people in similar ocupations |
| 066 | Pottery sculptors, artistic engravers |
| 067 | Decorators, commercial drawers, interior decorators, shop window decorators, set designers |
| 069 | Composers, musicians, singers, music professors, directors of orchestras, directors of choirs and people in similar occupations |
| 070 | Dance professors, ballerinas, directors of dance and choreographers |
| 072 | Scene directors, actors, entertainers, (comedians and comics, acrobats, conjurers, illusionists, palmists and people in similar occupations) |
| 073 | Producers of theater, movies, radio broadcasting and television |
| 074 | Radio or TV announcers |
| 075 | Ministers, Directors, High government officials, Secretaries and Sub-Secretaries of State Agencies, Employees and inspectors of the National Government (Including Inspector and Supervisor of Education; inspectors of customs, of patents, of work, etc.) |
| 077 | Employees and inspectors of Governments of intendancies, municipalities, cities and localities |
| 078 | Directors and managers in wholesale commerce, import and export trade |
| 079 | Directors and managers in retail commerce, supermarkets, stores |
| 080 | Owners, directors, managers - construction, mines, quarries and petroleum |
| 081 | Directors, managers - insurance, banks, real estate holdings, buildings |
| 082 | Directors and managers - transportation, warehousing and storage |
| 083 | Directors and managers - communications, hospitals, mail newspapers, radio, TV, and publicity and public services |
| 084 | Directors and managers of factories and general administrators |
| 086 | Directors and managers, service businesses, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, boarding houses, rooming houses |
| 087 | Administrators of commercial enterprises, sporting, entertainment, and amusement businesses |
| 088 | Directors of central administrative departments or divisions |
| 089 | Heads or managers of administrative divisions |
| 090 | Priests, clerics, chaplains, nuns, pastors, rabbis, religious superiors, bishops, missionaries, religious ministers, and religious sisters |
| 091 | Directors of civil service, experts in personnel administration, specialists in public administration |
| 092 | Translators, interpreters, commercial translators |
| 094 | Archivists, librarians, cataloguers, indexers |
| 095 | Social welfare workers |
| 096 | Photographers, artistic, technical or portraiture |
| 098 | Merchant marine capitans, river boat or port officials or practicioners |
| 101 | Pilots, self employed or commercial |
| 103 | Athletes, jockeys |
| 105 | Referees of sports competitions, trainers, and judges |
| 106 | Physical education professors |
| 107 | Administrators or employees of public offices, hospitals, courts, ministries, schools, and municipalities |
| 108 | Accountant assistants |
| 110 | Bookkeepers and accountants |
| 111 | Tellers, cashiers, treasurers |
| 113 | Bill collectors |
| 114 | Payroll clerks |
| 115 | Typists, shorthand clerks, administrative secretaries |
| 116 | Teletypists |
| 117 | Operators of punch card machines and similar machines |
| 119 | Operators of reproduction copy machines and mimeograph machines |
| 120 | Operators of computers |
| 122 | Operators of accounting machines and calculators |
| 124 | Inspectors, transportation controllers, despatchers - air, land, marine and river transportation |
| 125 | Station masters |
| 127 | Supervisors of telephone and telegraph traffic |
| 128 | Mail deliverers |
| 129 | Messengers |
| 130 | Sorters and classifiers of correspondance (Post office) |
| 131 | Special and package deliverymen |
| 132 | Telephone operators |
| 133 | Telegraph operators |
| 134 | Operators of radiocommunications, radio telegraph operators and radio telephone operators |
| 136 | Train engineers |
| 137 | Ticket collector in buses, trains, streetcars and other means of transportation |
| 138 | Storage employees, stock workers, foremen, overseers, and dispatchers |
| 139 | Receptionists, information desk employees |
| 140 | Employees in transportation services, travel or tourist agents |
| 141 | Employees in banking and financial services |
| 142 | Library and archive employees |
| 144 | Employees in the sale of tickets to the theater, variety shows, lottery and other tickets |
| 145 | Other office employees and people in similar occupations not specified in other catergories |
| 146 | Vendors - owners, wholesale commerce, import or export trade |
| 147 | Vendors - owners, retail commerce, pharmacies, bars, shops, and stores |
| 148 | Vendors and salesclerks of stores, pharmacies, gas stations, clothing stores, etc. |
| 150 | Newspaper and magazine vendors |
| 151 | Street or door-to-door salespeople of merchandise |
| 153 | Street salespeole of food (hot food, candy, bread, vegetables, seafood, eggs, ice cream, sodas, etc.) |
| 154 | Wholesale agents, brokers, and representatives |
| 155 | Representatives of factories or commercial institutions (Including bottlers, chemical and medical laboratories) |
| 156 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 158 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 159 | Salesmen, brokers, and agents of stocks and bonds, |
| 161 | Appraisers, bank examiners, auctioneers |
| 162 | Lottery agents, livestock consignees, commission agents |
| 163 | Customs agents, import-export brokers |
| 164 | Agents and representatives of shipping and transport companies |
| 165 | Tourist and travel agents |
| 167 | Publicity and advertising agents |
| 168 | Livestock and wool brokers |
| 169 | Administrators and foremen of agricultural or livestock operations |
| 170 | Farmers - Owners, lessees, sharecroppers and tenant farmers |
| 171 | Ranchers, landowners, horse breeders |
| 172 | Poultry owners and breeders |
| 173 | Beekeeper owners |
| 175 | Small farm owners, truck farmers, self-employed farmers |
| 176 | Flower growers, proprietors or self-employed |
| 177 | Forestry land owners |
| 178 | Fruit orchard owners |
| 179 | Vineyard owners or self-employed |
| 180 | Agricultural and livestock workers, day laborers, ranch hands, cane cutters, fence stringers |
| 181 | Tractor drivers, harvestor operators, agricultural machinists |
| 182 | Gardeners, fruit harvesters, park foremen, seed and seedling classifers and sorters |
| 184 | Diary workers, milkers |
| 185 | Sheepshearer, shepherds, herders |
| 186 | Fishing persons and people in occupations related to the fishing industry and who belong to fishing boat crews |
| 187 | Diver fishermen |
| 190 | Forestry workers, inspectors, caretakers, and planters |
| 192 | Timber and mill foremen, rafters, ax workers, woodcutters, sawyers |
| 193 | People occupied in the production of coal from firewood (charcoal makers) |
| 195 | Chauffeurs and drivers of taxis |
| 196 | Drivers of trucks, vans, semis |
| 198 | Bus and trolley drivers and conductors |
| 199 | Cart drivers and coachmen (Including small cart drivers) |
| 200 | Drovers of animals and drivers of horse drawn carts |
| 201 | Push cart operators and bicycle delivery |
| 203 | Train, bus, locomotive conductors and drivers |
| 204 | Locomotive firemen, stokers |
| 205 | Seamen, boatswain, merchant marine (not navy) |
| 206 | Launchers, conductors and boat owners |
| 208 | Machine workers, burners and grease gun users on ships (Including ship mechanics) |
| 209 | Workers and day laborers in maritime transport |
| 211 | Air traffic control managers, operators and technicians in airport towers |
| 214 | Train signal operators, guardsmen, brakemen and switchmen |
| 217 | Wool and textile factory workers: carders, washers, combers, preparers |
| 218 | Textile factory workers: fuller, dyer, water-proofer |
| 219 | Home spinner, winder |
| 220 | textile factory workers: bobbin winder, floor boss, machinist, spinner, skein maker |
| 221 | Stocking factory workers: darner, floor boss, machine operator, weaver |
| 222 | Home or self-employed weaver, maker and mender of fishing nets, or stockings |
| 225 | Textile factory workers: loom operators |
| 226 | Textile factor workers: dyers, stampers, pressers |
| 227 | Textile factory workers: apprentices, foremen, machinists, operators, supervisors |
| 228 | Tailors in factories or shops |
| 229 | Apprentice or assistant tailors in factories or shops, jacket makers in homes |
| 230 | Leather workers: assistants, cutters, furriers |
| 231 | Milliners, dressmakers (self employed, shop or store) |
| 232 | Couturiers, seamstresses, embroiderers (apprentices, skilled, home, self employed, shop or factory) |
| 235 | Glove and tie makers (home, shop or factory) |
| 236 | Designers |
| 237 | Shirt makers (home, shop or factory) |
| 239 | Upholsterers, makers of sandals, mattresses, umbrellas |
| 240 | Cobblers and shoe repairers |
| 242 | Cutters, shoetree makers and other people occupied in the factory production of footwear |
| 243 | Saddlers, trimmers and other people in similar occupations |
| 244 | Other people in occupations related to the making of leather articles, except footwear, gloves and articles of clothing |
| 245 | Carpenters: buildings, furniture, flooring, and similar items (Including assemblers) |
| 246 | Cabinet makers, sawyers, brushers, moulders, and workers in other occupations in the wood industry |
| 248 | Polisher, finisher, furniture maker, and workers in furniture factories |
| 249 | Other artisans and operators in wood such as those who make clogs, chests, frames, boxes and other articles and household equipment made of wood (Including wood carvers and lathe operators) |
| 251 | Paver, brick layer, floor tiling paver, plasterers and finishers in concrete and cement |
| 252 | Plasterworker and plasterer |
| 253 | Tilers and roofers |
| 254 | Glass fitters |
| 256 | Sign painters |
| 257 | Wall paper hangers and construction painters |
| 258 | Painters of boats, vehicles, equipment, machines, cars |
| 259 | Plumbers, pipe fitters and plumbers |
| 260 | Riveters and reinforcer of metalic structures, reinforcers in naval constructions |
| 261 | Body shop workers, tinsmiths, boilermakers and other people in sheet metal jobs |
| 262 | Skilled welders, electric torch or gas welding torch |
| 263 | Electricians and electrical installers and repairers |
| 265 | Installers, linesmen and repairers of lines for telephone, telegraphs and electrical power |
| 266 | Electricians - repairers of radio and television sets |
| 267 | Electricians - repairers of refrigerators and other electric appliances of domestic or factory use |
| 268 | Technical repairers of calculators and IBM computers |
| 270 | Electricians specializing in autos and vehicles in general |
| 271 | Skilled installers of telephones and telephone lines |
| 273 | Installers of electrical equipment |
| 274 | Assemblers of machinery and factories, installer of machinery in factories |
| 275 | Auto repairmen, assemblers of autos, auto mechanics, skilled mechanics |
| 276 | Airplane mechanics |
| 277 | Locomotive mechanics |
| 279 | Industrial mechanics |
| 280 | Office equipment mechanics and repairmen |
| 282 | Locksmiths |
| 283 | Metal machinists, operators, millers, polishers |
| 284 | Grease workers, lubricators of machinery |
| 285 | Mechanics of ships and shipyards |
| 287 | Watchmakers |
| 288 | Optical mechanics |
| 289 | Dental prosthesis mechanics (Including dental technician |
| 290 | Other mechanics of precision apparatuses and instruments |
| 291 | Mechanics and repairmen for photographic equipment |
| 292 | Typographers and setters |
| 293 | Linotypists and monitypists |
| 294 | Printing press operators |
| 296 | Electrotypists |
| 298 | Photo-engravers |
| 299 | Bookbinders |
| 301 | Developers of film and movies |
| 302 | Lithographers |
| 303 | Other people in occupations related to graphic arts not specified in other categories (Including assistants and apprentices) |
| 304 | Quarry extraction workers: cutters, carvers |
| 306 | Quarry processing workers: washers, grinders, millers |
| 307 | Smelter furnace metal workers |
| 308 | Tool makers, molders of metals |
| 309 | Blacksmiths, forgers, filers and hammerers |
| 310 | Laminators, drillers of metals |
| 311 | Galvanizors and operators occupied in electroplating |
| 312 | Other metal workers |
| 313 | Ceramics workers |
| 315 | Potters |
| 316 | Glassblowers, casters, molders and drillers of glass |
| 317 | Artesans and operators in the making of ceramics, porcelain, crockery and similar products |
| 318 | Workers in the making of brick, cement, cement blocks, stone monoliths and similar products |
| 320 | Glass formers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
| 321 | Marble cutters, millers, grinders, and finishers |
| 323 | Glass, brick and ceramics kilnmen |
| 324 | Grinders, crushers and operators in chemical processes |
| 325 | Operators of ovens, cooks, toasters and other workers related to the thermal treatment of chemical products and connected workers |
| 326 | Distillers and other operators in distillatiion appliances |
| 327 | Operators in occupations related to refining of petroleum |
| 329 | Operators and workers in occupations related to making of soap |
| 330 | Operators, workers and day-laborers in occupations related to sawying of lumber |
| 332 | Operators in occupations related to the making of paper and cardboard |
| 333 | Operators in occupations related to the extraction of wood fibers for the making of paper |
| 334 | Slaughterhouse workers in the frozen or chilled meat industry |
| 335 | Operators in the preparation of meat in slaughterhouses and meat processing plants |
| 337 | Millers and operators in flourmills |
| 338 | Bread and pastry makers; noodles, candy, carmel, chocolate and confectionery workers |
| 339 | Operators in occupations related to the making of butter, cheeses, ice cream and other dairy products |
| 340 | Operators in occupations related to salted fish and other fish products |
| 341 | Millers and toasters of coffee and associated factory workers |
| 342 | Operators in the making of wine, beer and non alcoholic beverages |
| 343 | Operators in occupations related to the production of sugar |
| 344 | Operators in the making of ice |
| 346 | Pickers, mixers and other operators in the preparation of tobacoo |
| 347 | Cigarette makers |
| 348 | Fleshers, peelers, tanners and other operators in similar occupations |
| 349 | Dyers and other operators in the finishing of skins and leathers |
| 350 | Expert in leather |
| 351 | Operators in the making of paper bags and sacks, cardboard boxes, envelopes, playing cards, and packages |
| 354 | Operators in occupations related to electrical equipment, telephones, batteries, and generators |
| 355 | Operators in occupations related to automobile assembly and the making of transportation equipment |
| 356 | Workers and operators in quarries |
| 358 | Workers in occupations related to the construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams and other special works |
| 360 | Carpenters and workers in construction, docks, dikes, and shipyards |
| 361 | Workers in occupations related to the supply of water and sanitary services |
| 363 | Stevedores, freight handlers, moto-loaders and crane operators in port |
| 364 | Packers and wrappers of merchandise in supermarkets and factories |
| 365 | Loaders, freight handlers and moto-loaders in factories |
| 366 | Labelers, markers and stampers of merchandise and beef |
| 368 | Delivers and freight handlers in furniture, wool and merchandise warehouses and storage depots |
| 369 | Bottlers and canners of dairy products, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and chilled meats |
| 371 | Dispatcher, hustler of cargo, animals, and merchandise |
| 372 | Workers in occupations related to the production and distribution of gasoline |
| 373 | Workers in occupations related to light and electrical energy service |
| 374 | Sanitation and garbage disposal workers |
| 375 | Workers not specified in other categories automobile services in repair garages, provisions, lubrication, parking stations, etc. |
| 377 | Sweepers, street cleaners |
| 378 | Gravedigger |
| 379 | Operators in occupations related to the process of making or repairing of musical instruments |
| 380 | Makers of baskets, brushes, brooms, wicker, rope and similar products |
| 381 | Operators in occupations related to the process of making articles of rubber or plastic material, including tires, bags, toys, etc. |
| 382 | Operators in occupations related to the making of toys, matches, candles, pencils, pens, markers, fireworks, etc. |
| 383 | Operators in occupations related to the making of photographic paper, water-proofed cardboard or cartons |
| 385 | Operators who make artificial flowers |
| 386 | Jewelers and goldsmiths |
| 387 | Engravers of precious metals, jewelry |
| 388 | Machine workers and operators of fixed motors and generator plants |
| 389 | Operators of cranes, winches and hoists |
| 390 | Operators of elevation, excavation, road construction, cement mixers or asphalting equipment |
| 391 | Operators of radio or tv studios or stations |
| 392 | Operators of film projectors, projection booths |
| 394 | Members of the Armed Forces or the Republic of Uruguay |
| 395 | Firefighters |
| 396 | Police and detectives |
| 397 | Customs officials, inspectors and guards |
| 399 | Guards, watchmen and similar occupations |
| 400 | Butlers, hotel masters, and similar workers |
| 401 | Domestic service cooks |
| 402 | Domestic servants, nannies, and maids |
| 404 | Chefs, sous-chefs, bakers, grillers of meat |
| 405 | Servers of restaurants, bars, and cafes |
| 406 | Bartenders |
| 407 | Servers and servants in hotels, ships and trains |
| 408 | Washers, cleaners and ironers in washing establishments |
| 410 | Workers in dry cleaning establishments |
| 411 | Ironers in dry cleaning establishments |
| 413 | Cloth washers and ironers in private homes or as self employed |
| 414 | Ushers, doormen, superintendents, guards and security guards |
| 415 | Elevator operators |
| 416 | Chore doers, cleaners, and workers in similar occupations |
| 418 | Shoe shiners |
| 419 | Hairdressers and barbers |
| 421 | Bathers in Turkish baths, beauty stylists, hairdresser, manicurists and makeup artists |
| 422 | Apprentices in beauty shops |
| 423 | Embalmers and workers in funeral parlors |
| 424 | Funeral parlor directors |
| 427 | Guides, tourist guides, museum guides |
| 428 | Street photographers |
| 429 | Casino employees, chaperones, prostitutes, wallboard hangers, betting agents, golf caddies, workers at racetracks |
| 430 | People who declare unidentifiable jobs |
| 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
<svar v="UY75A401 UY75A402 UY75A403 UY75A404 UY75A405 UY75A406 UY75A407 UY75A408 UY75A409 UY75A410 UY75A411 UY75A412 UY75A413 UY75A414 UY75A415 UY75A416 UY75A417 UY75A418 UY75A419 UY75A420 UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423 UY75A424 UY75A425 UY75A426 UY75A427 UY75A428 UY75A429 UY75A430 UY75A431"><span class="em">G. Information of the people</span><br />169. Once the Section "F. Information of the home" is finished, you should ask the population questions to each one of the people who you are to enumerate.<br /><br />When possible, you should try to make each person provide you with their own information. Only in the case of a person who is absent at the time of your visit, or if it concerns children, will you receive their information from a third party.<br /><br />In each home, you will enumerate all people who slept in it the night before the "Day of the Census" or who, being absent this night for reasons of work, return to the home during the day. In such form, a doctor who did not sleep in his/her house because of being on guard in a hospital will be enumerated in their home. On the contrary, a traveler who spent many days away from their home will be enumerated in the place slept in during the night before the "Day of the Census."<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UY75A420 UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423"><span class="em">III. Occupational characteristics</span><br />[Persons age 12 or older]<br /><br />252. With the questions from this chapter, we look to quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY75A421">Question no. 16 is: <span class="em">"What is the occupation, profession or office that supplies the most income?"</span><br /><br />Here you should write down as exactly as possible the occupation of the person being enumerated.<br /><br />In the case of people who did not work the previous week, but answered part A of question no. 15, you should write down the occupation, profession, or class of work that was done the last time they worked.<br /><br />In the case in which an enumerated person has more than one occupation, write down the principal, that is to say, the one that provides the largest income. Do not forget that your notation should give a precise idea of the duty that the enumerated person really does.<br /><br />264. Miss García works as a supervisor of purchasing at a supermarket. In this case you will write as occupation:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Supervisor of purchasing</li>
</ul><br /><br />If a person tells you, "I work in a family's house where I only take care of the children" in question no. 16 of the following occupations, what will you mark?<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Nanny</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br />Mr. Pereira fixes radios in his house and also works in a shop that sells electric appliances. He says that he "Makes more as a vendor" What answer will you write down for question no. 16?<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Vendor of electric appliances.</li>
</ul><br /><br />267. You should avoid less precise answers like worker, employee, farm worker, etc. If a person tells you that he is a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what is the specific task done.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="UY75A420 UY75A421 UY75A422 UY75A423"><span class="em">III. Occupational characteristics</span><br />[Persons age 12 or older]<br /><br />252. With the questions from this chapter, we look to quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY75A421">Question no. 16 is: <span class="em">"What is the occupation, profession or office that supplies the most income?"</span><br /><br />Here you should write down as exactly as possible the occupation of the person being enumerated.<br /><br />In the case of people who did not work the previous week, but answered part A of question no. 15, you should write down the occupation, profession, or class of work that was done the last time they worked.<br /><br />In the case in which an enumerated person has more than one occupation, write down the principal, that is to say, the one that provides the largest income. Do not forget that your notation should give a precise idea of the duty that the enumerated person really does.<br /><br />264. Miss García works as a supervisor of purchasing at a supermarket. In this case you will write as occupation:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Supervisor of purchasing</li>
</ul><br /><br />If a person tells you, "I work in a family's house where I only take care of the children" in question no. 16 of the following occupations, what will you mark?<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Nanny</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br />Mr. Pereira fixes radios in his house and also works in a shop that sells electric appliances. He says that he "Makes more as a vendor" What answer will you write down for question no. 16?<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Vendor of electric appliances.</li>
</ul><br /><br />267. You should avoid less precise answers like worker, employee, farm worker, etc. If a person tells you that he is a worker in a factory, you should determine exactly what is the specific task done.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (COTA, 3 digits).
Universe
Uruguay 1975: Persons 12+ who were employed or experienced and seeking work [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |