XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 2001
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BRA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Occupation, 1 digit (BR2000A_OCC1)
Data file: BRA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
365
End:
366
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="BR00A478 BR00A480 BR00A482 BR00A484 BR00A486 BR00A488 BR00A490 BR00A492 BR00A494 BR00A496 BR00A497 BR00A498 BR00A049 BR00A501 BR00A502 BR00A504 BR00A506 BR00A508 BR00A510 BR00A512 BR00A514 BR00A518 BR00A520 BR00A526 BR00A528 BR00A530 BR00A531 BR00A533 BR00A535 BR00A537 BR00A539 BR00A541 BR00A543"><span class="em">For persons 10 years old or older (born until July 31, 1990)</span><br />[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]<br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="em">Attention</span>: Criteria for defining the week's principal job:</p>
<div class="i1">1.- Most hours usually worked during the week;<br />2.- Work that takes up the most time; and<br />3.- Highest monthly income</div>
<p><span class="em">Attention</span>: Criteria for defining the week's principal job:</p>
<div class="i1">1.- Most hours usually worked during the week;<br />2.- Work that takes up the most time; and<br />3.- Highest monthly income</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Members of the armed forces, policemen and military fire fighters + Unknown |
| 01 | Upper members of public authority, officers in organizations of public interest, and in companies, managers |
| 02 | Professionals in the arts and sciences |
| 03 | Medium level [high school] technicians |
| 04 | Workers in administrative services |
| 05 | Workers in services, sales personnel in commerce, stores and markets |
| 06 | Workers on farms and in forestry, hunting and fishing |
| 07 | Workers in the production of industrial goods and services |
| 08 | Workers in the production of industrial goods and services |
| 09 | Repair and maintenance workers |
| 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
<svar v="BR00A478 BR00A480 BR00A482 BR00A484 BR00A486 BR00A488 BR00A490 BR00A492 BR00A494 BR00A496 BR00A497 BR00A498 BR00A449 BR00A501 BR00A502 BR00A504 BR00A506 BR00A508 BR00A510 BR00A512 BR00A514 BR00A518 BR00A520 BR00A526 BR00A528 BR00A530 BR00A531 BR00A533 BR00A535 BR00A537 BR00A539 BR00A541 BR00A543"><span class="em">For persons age 10 or over (born on or before July 31, 1990)</span><br />[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR00A496 BR00A497 BR00A498 BR00A499"><span class="h3">Question 4.45 - What occupation did you exercise in your main work during the week of July 23 to 29, 2000?</span><br /><br />Occupation is understood as the function, position, profession or trade performed by a person in an activity economic.<br /><br />For persons who permanently replaced the work they had with another during the week of reference, consider the information related to the more recent work.<br /><br />Do not confuse occupation with specialization or professional training. Therefore:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>a person trained in mathematics who is administering a public school will have public school principal as occupation; and</li>
<li>a person trained in psychology who is exercising the function of a teller at a bank will have bank teller as occupation.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg. 123]</span><br /><br />It is essential that the record of the occupation clearly express the work exercised by the person. Therefore, generic entries should be avoided, such as:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Teacher is a generic entry. The correct entry would be dancing teacher, primary school teacher, junior high school teacher, senior high school teacher, university professor;</li>
<li>Salesman is a generic entry. The correct entry would be company salesman, candy peddler, street market vendor, shop salesperson; and</li>
<li>Painter is also a generic entry. The correct entry would be wall painter, automobile painter, or landscape painter.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR00A496 BR00A497 BR00A498 BR00A499"><span class="h3">Question 4.45 - What occupation did you exercise in your main work during the week of July 23 to 29, 2000?</span><br /><br />Occupation is understood as the function, position, profession or trade performed by a person in an activity economic.<br /><br />For persons who permanently replaced the work they had with another during the week of reference, consider the information related to the more recent work.<br /><br />Do not confuse occupation with specialization or professional training. Therefore:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>a person trained in mathematics who is administering a public school will have public school principal as occupation; and</li>
<li>a person trained in psychology who is exercising the function of a teller at a bank will have bank teller as occupation.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[pg. 123]</span><br /><br />It is essential that the record of the occupation clearly express the work exercised by the person. Therefore, generic entries should be avoided, such as:<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Teacher is a generic entry. The correct entry would be dancing teacher, primary school teacher, junior high school teacher, senior high school teacher, university professor;</li>
<li>Salesman is a generic entry. The correct entry would be company salesman, candy peddler, street market vendor, shop salesperson; and</li>
<li>Painter is also a generic entry. The correct entry would be wall painter, automobile painter, or landscape painter.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates occupation, 1 digit.
Universe
Brazil 2000: Persons age 10+ who worked last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |