XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 2001
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Occupation, 3 digits (BR2000A_OCC3)
Data file: BRA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
369
End:
371
Width:
3
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 |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 010 | Air force military personnel |
| 020 | Army military personnel |
| 030 | Navy military personnel |
| 040 | Military police officers |
| 041 | Military police praças |
| 050 | Officials in the military fire department |
| 051 | Praças in the military fire department |
| 111 | Upper members of the legislative, executive and judicial branches |
| 112 | Managers of production, operations and support of public administration |
| 113 | Heads of small populations |
| 114 | Officers and administrators in organizations of public interest |
| 121 | General directors |
| 122 | Directors of production and operations (dpo) |
| 123 | Directors of support areas |
| 131 | Managers of production and operations |
| 132 | Managers of support areas |
| 201 | Professionals in bioengineering, biotechnology and genetic engineering |
| 202 | Professionals in electromechanics |
| 211 | Mathematicians, statisticians and the like |
| 212 | Data-processing professionals |
| 213 | Physicists, chemists and the like |
| 214 | Engineers, architects and the like |
| 215 | Professionals in aerial, maritime and river navigation |
| 221 | Biologists and the like |
| 222 | Agronomists and the like |
| 223 | Professionals in medicine, health and the likes |
| 231 | Teachers in children's and elementary education (college-trained) |
| 232 | Teachers in secondary education |
| 233 | Teachers and instructors of professional education |
| 234 | Teachers in higher education |
| 239 | Other teachers in education not classified above |
| 241 | Self-employed and employed lawyers |
| 242 | Lawyers in the judiciary branch and public security |
| 251 | Social scientists, psychologists and the like |
| 252 | Professionals in administration |
| 253 | Professionals in marketing, publicity and sales |
| 261 | Professionals in communication |
| 262 | Professionals in the performing arts |
| 263 | Members of religious and similar groups |
| 300 | Electromechanical and |
| 301 | Laboratory technicians |
| 311 | Technicians in physical and chemical sciences |
| 312 | Civil construction technicians - buildings and infrastructure works |
| 313 | Electronics and photonics technicians |
| 314 | Metal and mechanical work technicians |
| 316 | Technicians in mineralogy and geology |
| 317 | Data-processing technicians |
| 318 | Technical draftsman and modelers |
| 319 | Other high-school-level technicians in the physical and chemical sciences, engineering, and the like |
| 320 | Biology technicians |
| 321 | Technicians in agricultural and cattle production |
| 322 | Technicians in human health sciences |
| 323 | Technicians in animal health sciences |
| 324 | Technicians in the operation of diagnostic equipment |
| 325 | Technicians in biochemistry and biotechnology |
| 328 | Technicians in conservation, dissection and stuffing of bodies |
| 331 | High-school teachers in children's education, elementary education, vocational training and free schools |
| 332 | Lay teachers in elementary education, vocational training and free schools |
| 333 | Instructors and teachers in free schools |
| 334 | Student inspectors and similar professions |
| 341 | Technicians in aerial, maritime, river and railway/subway navigation |
| 342 | Technicians in transportation (logistics) |
| 351 | Technicians in administrative sciences |
| 352 | Technicians in administrative inspection and coordination |
| 353 | High-school-level technicians in financial operations |
| 354 | High-school-level technicians in commercial operations |
| 371 | Cultural services technicians |
| 372 | Technicians in the operation of photographic cameras, cinema and data transmission |
| 373 | Technicians in the operation of radio and television stations |
| 374 | Technicians in the operation of sound, theatrical and projection equipment |
| 375 | Decorators and shop-window arrangers |
| 376 | Performers in folk arts and models |
| 377 | Athletes and the like |
| 391 | High-school-level technicians in industrial operations |
| 410 | Supervisors of administrative services (except in public service) |
| 411 | Clerks in general, agents, assistants and administrative assistants |
| 412 | Secretaries in offices and office machinery operators |
| 413 | Finance and accounting clerks |
| 414 | Clerks in material, dispatching and transportation control |
| 415 | Assistants in library, documentation and post office services |
| 420 | Supervisors in public services |
| 421 | Cashiers, ticket sellers and the like |
| 422 | Workers in information to the public |
| 423 | Document agents |
| 424 | Interviewers and the like |
| 510 | Supervisors of services and commerce |
| 511 | Workers in transportation and tourism services |
| 512 | Workers in domestic services in general |
| 513 | Workers in hotel and food services |
| 514 | Workers in services of administration, maintenance and conservation of buildings and thoroughfares |
| 515 | Workers in health services |
| 516 | Workers in beauty and personal hygiene services |
| 517 | Workers in protection and security services |
| 519 | Other workers in various services |
| 520 | Supervisors of sales and services in commerce |
| 521 | Sales persons and demonstrators |
| 522 | Shelf replacers and price taggers in commerce |
| 523 | Installers of products and accessories |
| 524 | Street peddlers and vendors in booths and stands |
| 611 | Producers in farming and cattle operations in general |
| 612 | Farm producers |
| 613 | Producers in cattle raising |
| 620 | Supervisors in farming operations |
| 621 | Workers in farming and cattle operations in general |
| 622 | Farm workers |
| 623 | Cattle raising workers |
| 630 | Supervisors in forest extraction, hunting and fishing |
| 631 | Fishermen, hunters |
| 632 | Forest extractors |
| 641 | Workers in farm and cattle mechanization |
| 642 | Workers in forest mechanization |
| 643 | Workers in irrigation and draining |
| 710 | Supervisors in mineral extraction and civil construction |
| 711 | Workers in mineral extraction |
| 712 | Workers in the processing of mineral ores and stones |
| 715 | Workers in civil construction and public works |
| 716 | Workers in the finishing of civil works |
| 717 | Hod carriers |
| 720 | Supervisors in the transformation of metals and composites |
| 721 | Workers in tooling of metals and composites |
| 722 | Workers in the forming of metals and composites |
| 723 | Workers in thermal treatment and treatment of metal and composite surfaces |
| 724 | Workers in the assembly of pipes, and metal and composite structures |
| 725 | Assemblers of machines and mechanical equipment |
| 730 | Supervisors in assembling and electrical/electronic installations |
| 731 | Assemblers and installers of electrical/electronic equipment in general |
| 732 | Installers and repairmen of electric and communication lines and cables |
| 740 | Supervisors in the mechanics of musical and precision instruments |
| 741 | Assemblers and fitters of precision instruments |
| 742 | Assemblers and fitters of musical instruments |
| 750 | Supervisors of jewelry, glass blowing, ceramics and the like |
| 751 | Jewelers and goldsmiths |
| 752 | Glass workers, ceramists and the like |
| 760 | Supervisors in companies of textiles, tanning, garments and printing arts |
| 761 | Workers in textile companies |
| 762 | Workers in the treatment of leather and skins |
| 763 | Workers in garment manufacturing |
| 764 | Workers in footwear manufacturing |
| 765 | Workers in the manufacturing of cloth and leather objects |
| 766 | Workers in printing production |
| 768 | Craftsmen in textile and garment manufacturing and the graphic arts |
| 770 | Supervisors in companies of wood, furniture and carpentry for vehicles |
| 771 | Cabinet makers and the like |
| 772 | Workers in wood and furniture preparation |
| 773 | Workers in wood transformation and furniture manufacturing |
| 774 | Assembly workers |
| 775 | Workers in wood and furniture finishing |
| 776 | Craftsmen in wood and furniture |
| 777 | Workers in vehicle carpentry |
| 780 | Packaging and labeling supervisors |
| 781 | Industrial robot operators |
| 782 | Conductors of vehicles and operators of cargo raising and moving equipment |
| 783 | Workers in logistics and monitoring of transportation service |
| 784 | Production packagers and suppliers |
| 810 | Supervisors in chemical and petrochemical companies and the like |
| 811 | Operators of chemical and petrochemical installations and the like |
| 812 | Workers in the manufacturing of ammunition and chemical explosives |
| 813 | Operators in other chemical and petrochemical installations and the like |
| 818 | Operators of unit laboratory operations (transverse for all processing industries) |
| 820 | Supervisors in production of steel and construction materials |
| 821 | Operators of installations and equipment in metal and alloy production - 1st fusion |
| 822 | Installation and equipment operators in metal and alloy production |
| 823 | Workers in construction material, ceramics and glass installations and equipment |
| 828 | Craftsmen of construction materials |
| 830 | Supervisors in the manufacturing of paper and pulp |
| 831 | Workers in the preparation of paste for paper |
| 832 | Workers in paper manufacturing |
| 833 | Makers of paper and cardboard products |
| 840 | Supervisors in agroindustrial food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing |
| 841 | Operators in food and beverage preparation |
| 842 | Operators in tobacco treatment and cigar and cigarette manufacturing (including hand-made) |
| 848 | Workers in the food industry |
| 849 | Workers in agribusiness and in food and beverage manufacturing (including non-industrial) |
| 860 | Supervisors in installations for energy production and distribution, utilities, and water catchment, treatment and distribution |
| 861 | Operators at installations for generating and distributing thermal, electric, and nuclear energy |
| 862 | Utility operators |
| 871 | Other elementary industrial workers |
| 910 | Supervisors in mechanical repairs and maintenance |
| 911 | Maintenance mechanics for industrial, commercial and for residential machinery and equipment |
| 913 | Maintenance mechanics for heavy machinery and farming equipment |
| 914 | Vehicle maintenance mechanics |
| 915 | Repairmen for precision instruments and equipment |
| 919 | Other maintenance mechanics |
| 950 | Supervisors of electrical/electronic and electrical/mechanical maintenance |
| 951 | Electronic electricians in industrial, commercial and residential maintenance |
| 953 | Electronic electricians in vehicle maintenance |
| 954 | Electronic mechanical maintenance personnel |
| 991 | Other workers in conservation and maintenance (except elementary workers) |
| 992 | Elementary workers in maintenance |
| 999 | Unknown |
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, 3 digits.
Universe
Brazil 2000: Persons age 10+ who worked last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |