XIII Censo General de Población. II Censo de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Chile, 1960
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CHL_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (CL1960A_OCC)
Data file: CHL1960_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
143
End:
146
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CL60A422 CL60A423 CL60A424 CL60A425">For all individuals 12 years of age and older. [applies to questions 15-18]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CL60A423">16. Occupation ____<br /><br /><div class="i1">Only for those Employed, Unemployed, and Looking for work for the first time.<br /><br />If an Employed person has more than one job, write the one that produces the greatest income.<br /><br />For those Unemployed, write the last occupation held.<br /><br />For those Looking for work for the first time, write the profession, or if none, write "none."<br /><br />Avoid using vague terms, like "professional," "worker," and so on. Give concrete occupations such as Lawyer, Bricklayer, Taxi driver, Doctor, Soldier, Cashier, etc.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CL60A423">16. Occupation ____<br /><br /><div class="i1">Only for those Employed, Unemployed, and Looking for work for the first time.<br /><br />If an Employed person has more than one job, write the one that produces the greatest income.<br /><br />For those Unemployed, write the last occupation held.<br /><br />For those Looking for work for the first time, write the profession, or if none, write "none."<br /><br />Avoid using vague terms, like "professional," "worker," and so on. Give concrete occupations such as Lawyer, Bricklayer, Taxi driver, Doctor, Soldier, Cashier, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | Civil construction architect |
| 0001 | Civil engineer |
| 0002 | Electrical and electronic engineers |
| 0003 | Mechanical engineer |
| 0004 | Mining engineer |
| 0005 | Chemical engineer |
| 0006 | Engineer n.e.c. |
| 0007 | Surveyors, cartographers and topographers |
| 0008 | Technical drafter |
| 0009 | Technician in engineering |
| 0011 | Physicist |
| 0013 | Pharmacist |
| 0014 | Chemist |
| 0017 | Laboratory technician |
| 0018 | Dental laboratory workers |
| 0020 | Agronomist in earth studies |
| 0022 | Agricultural specialist |
| 0023 | Bacteriologist |
| 0030 | Surgeon |
| 0031 | Dermatologist |
| 0037 | Physician n.e.c. |
| 0039 | Dentist |
| 0043 | Pedicurist |
| 0045 | Massage therapists |
| 0046 | Dieticians |
| 0047 | Radiographic operator |
| 0050 | Nurse |
| 0051 | Non-degreed nurse |
| 0052 | Professional nurse midwife |
| 0053 | Midwife |
| 0054 | Medical resident |
| 0060 | Preschool teacher |
| 0061 | Elementary school teacher |
| 0062 | High school teacher |
| 0063 | Commercial school teacher |
| 0064 | Industrial education teacher |
| 0065 | Feminine technician teacher |
| 0066 | Agricultural teacher |
| 0067 | University professor |
| 0068 | Special education teacher |
| 0069 | Other teachers |
| 0072 | Statistician |
| 0073 | Civil economics engineer |
| 0074 | Psychologist |
| 0081 | Lawyers, public defendants and attorneys |
| 0082 | Degreed judge |
| 0083 | Legal secretary |
| 0084 | Judicial receptionist |
| 0088 | Notary |
| 0090 | Artist painter |
| 0091 | Sculptor |
| 0092 | Music composer |
| 0093 | Artistic director |
| 0094 | Newspaper correspondence reporter |
| 0095 | Radio announcer |
| 0097 | Calligrapher |
| 0098 | Actors, singers and comedians |
| 0099 | Acrobats and circus performers |
| 0100 | Priests and pastors |
| 0101 | Monks and nuns |
| 0102 | Missionaries |
| 0110 | Social workers and assistants |
| 0120 | Taster |
| 0123 | Librarians and archivists of documents |
| 1000 | Public administration administrator |
| 1010 | Directive employees of municipal administration |
| 1020 | Members of parliament |
| 1040 | Customs inspector |
| 1050 | Municipal inspector |
| 1100 | Wholesale commerce administrator |
| 1110 | Retail commerce administrator |
| 1200 | Forestry, lumber, and fishing administrator |
| 1210 | Quarry extraction administrator |
| 1220 | Factory administrator |
| 1230 | Construction administrator |
| 1240 | Insurance administrator |
| 1250 | Railroad conductor |
| 1260 | Warehouse and storage administrator |
| 1270 | Water and sanitary services administrator |
| 1280 | Hotel administrator |
| 2000 | Accountant |
| 2010 | Accounting auditor |
| 2100 | Accounting assistant |
| 2110 | Bank cashier/teller |
| 2120 | Commercial cashier |
| 2130 | Financial business cashier |
| 2140 | Billing clerk |
| 2150 | Account collector |
| 2200 | Typist |
| 2210 | Short-hand secretary |
| 2300 | Operator of IBM machines or similar |
| 2310 | Operator of accounting machines |
| 2500 | Home delivery mailmen |
| 2510 | Home delivery messengers |
| 2520 | Telegraph and cable messengers |
| 2540 | Errand boy |
| 2550 | Other messengers |
| 2600 | Telephone operator |
| 2610 | Private central operator (private switchboard) |
| 2620 | Telegraph operator |
| 2650 | Radio emissions operator |
| 2660 | Radio communications operator |
| 2700 | Bus and trolley fare collector |
| 2710 | Bus and trolley inspectors |
| 2720 | Other occupations in transportation, not in another category |
| 2800 | Warehouse worker |
| 2810 | Correspondence archivist |
| 2840 | Assistant to a medical consultant |
| 2850 | Secretary |
| 2860 | Print copy editor |
| 2870 | Assistant in commerce |
| 3000 | Owner-salesmen in wholesale commerce |
| 3010 | Owner-salesmen in retail commerce |
| 3100 | Employees in food stores |
| 3110 | Employees in clothing and footwear stores |
| 3120 | Employees in pharmacies and perfume stores |
| 3130 | Employees in bookstores and tobacco stores |
| 3140 | Employees in temporary/mobile stores, hardware stores, furniture stores |
| 3150 | Employees in other stores not in another category |
| 3160 | Newspaper vendor (sidewalk vendor of newspapers) |
| 3200 | Merchant broker |
| 3210 | Distributor (merchandize distributor) |
| 3220 | Representative of commercial businesses |
| 3230 | Wholesale commission vender |
| 3310 | Real estate broker |
| 3320 | Stock and investment broker |
| 3360 | Advertiser |
| 3390 | Customs dispatcher |
| 3391 | Other venders not in another category |
| 3392 | Commission salesperson in real estate commerce |
| 4000 | Orchard grower |
| 4010 | Wine orchard producer |
| 4020 | Administrator of agricultural enterprise |
| 4040 | Bird farmer |
| 4060 | Agricultural overseer and manager |
| 4100 | Agricultural worker, temporary agricultural laborer |
| 4110 | Animal trainer |
| 4120 | Corral worker |
| 4130 | Sheerer (animal sheerer) |
| 4140 | Driver of agricultural machinery |
| 4150 | Gardener |
| 4160 | Pasture producer |
| 4180 | Caretaker of agricultural properties |
| 4200 | Fisherman in freshwater and coastal waters |
| 4210 | Deep-sea fisherman |
| 4220 | Fishing diver |
| 4250 | Shrimp breeders/trappers |
| 4300 | Hunters |
| 4400 | Firewood cutter |
| 4420 | Lumberjack |
| 4430 | Logger |
| 4450 | Woodcoal producer (in the field) |
| 4480 | Sawmill operator |
| 4490 | Cubic measurer of trees and wood |
| 4491 | Workers in forest repopulation and fire prevention |
| 5000 | Coal miners |
| 5010 | Copper miners |
| 5020 | Iron miners |
| 5030 | Miners of other metal-minerals |
| 5110 | Operators in copper treatment plants |
| 5120 | Operators in iron treatment plants |
| 5130 | Operators in treatment plants for other minerals |
| 5200 | Loader/carter of coal and metal minerals |
| 5210 | Machinist in coal and metal mineral mines |
| 5220 | Truck driver in coal and metal mineral mines |
| 5230 | Operator of coal and mineral cages |
| 5240 | Other coal and metal mineral workers |
| 5300 | Quarry workers |
| 5310 | Nitrate and iodine miners |
| 5320 | Sulfur miners |
| 5330 | Salt miners |
| 5340 | Miners of other non-metal minerals not in another category |
| 5400 | Operators in quarry treatments |
| 5410 | Operators in nitrate and iodine treatments |
| 5500 | Loaders of minerals extracted from quarries |
| 5510 | Locomotive operators in quarries |
| 5540 | Other quarry workers |
| 5600 | Well-diggers in petroleum and gas wells |
| 5610 | Well-installers in petroleum and gas wells |
| 5700 | Workers in oil wells |
| 5800 | Mine overseer and worker in non-specified mines |
| 6000 | Taxi driver |
| 6010 | Automobile driver except taxi driver |
| 6020 | Truck driver |
| 6030 | Omni-bus driver |
| 6050 | Horse cart driver |
| 6070 | Motorcycle driver |
| 6080 | Driver of draft animals |
| 6110 | Assistant in electric or diesel locomotive |
| 6120 | Machinist in steam locomotive |
| 6130 | Fireman in steam locomotive |
| 6200 | Ship captain |
| 6210 | Deck officer |
| 6220 | Marine mechanical inspector |
| 6300 | Deck sailor |
| 6310 | Sailor in machine room |
| 6320 | Marine machinist |
| 6330 | Boatman |
| 6350 | Sea officer |
| 6360 | Cabin boy |
| 6380 | Ship fireman |
| 6430 | Aviation co-pilot |
| 6500 | Railroad brakeman |
| 6930 | Buoy setter |
| 7000 | Fiber carder |
| 7010 | Fiber classifier |
| 7020 | Bobbin winder of threads and threaders |
| 7030 | Sock maker |
| 7040 | Knitters |
| 7090 | Knitters, not in a factory |
| 7100 | Suit cutters |
| 7110 | Tailor/cutter in a factory |
| 7120 | Vest maker |
| 7130 | Skin/leather worker |
| 7140 | Embroiderer |
| 7150 | Button maker/installer |
| 7180 | Mattress maker |
| 7190 | Corset maker |
| 7200 | Footwear assembler |
| 7210 | Footwear pattern maker |
| 7220 | Sewer in footwear manufacture |
| 7240 | Footwear finisher |
| 7260 | Shoe repairman |
| 7270 | Operators in shoe repair |
| 7280 | Leather selector |
| 7290 | Harness maker |
| 7300 | Carpenter |
| 7310 | Shipbuilding carpenter |
| 7320 | Chassis carpenter |
| 7330 | Barrel carpenter |
| 7340 | Construction carpenter |
| 7350 | Adjustor of wood strippers |
| 7360 | Finisher of wood furniture |
| 7370 | Precision lumber sawmills |
| 7380 | Wood carver |
| 7390 | Varnisher |
| 7400 | Laborer in stone masonry |
| 7420 | Patio brick installer |
| 7430 | Street/pavement stone installer |
| 7440 | Stucco installers |
| 7470 | Window/glass installer |
| 7500 | Wall paper installers |
| 7510 | Vehicle painters |
| 7530 | Painters not in another category |
| 7600 | Plumber |
| 7610 | Assembler of metal structures |
| 7620 | Installer of bars in reinforced concrete |
| 7640 | Boilermaker in copper and other light alloys |
| 7650 | Welding operator |
| 7660 | Tinsmith |
| 7670 | Chrome installer |
| 7680 | Toilet installer |
| 7700 | Electrician |
| 7710 | Adjusting electrician |
| 7720 | Electrician installer of high-tension lines |
| 7730 | Watchman of telegraph lines (lineman) |
| 7740 | Electrician installer of electrical cables |
| 7750 | Electrician radio repairman |
| 7770 | Automobile electrician |
| 7790 | Dispatcher of central electrical loads |
| 7800 | Mechanic/repairmen |
| 7810 | Mechanic adjuster |
| 7820 | Automobile assembler |
| 7830 | Mechanic of aviation hangars |
| 7840 | Mechanic of maritime vehicles |
| 7850 | Mechanic of railroad vehicles |
| 7860 | Installer of tooling machines |
| 7870 | Operator of metal tooling machines |
| 7890 | Gunsmith |
| 7900 | Mechanic of precision instruments |
| 7920 | Clock maker, watch maker |
| 7930 | Precious metal jeweler (chain/necklace maker) |
| 7960 | Mechanic of calculating machines |
| 7970 | Mold maker/operator |
| 7980 | Installer of wires and cables |
| 7982 | Lubricator of machinery and vehicles |
| 7983 | Operator of non-mobile machinery |
| 7984 | Fireman, except in locomotives |
| 7985 | Operator of construction machinery |
| 7986 | Binder |
| 7987 | Operator of printing press |
| 7988 | Typographer |
| 7989 | Photographer and engraver |
| 7990 | Lithographer |
| 7991 | Lino-typesetter |
| 7992 | Type setter |
| 7993 | Other occupations related to copier, etc. |
| 7994 | Wood lathe |
| 7995 | Other operators in textile factories |
| 7996 | Wood carver |
| 7997 | Wood worker |
| 7998 | Textile machine repairman |
| 7999 | Tool sharpener |
| 8000 | Foundry worker |
| 8010 | Operator of a metal molding machine |
| 8020 | Metal reheater |
| 8030 | Blacksmiths |
| 8040 | Metal folder |
| 8060 | Operator of a press for stretching metals |
| 8080 | Metal cementer |
| 8100 | Abrasive mixer |
| 8130 | Operators of glass blowing machinery |
| 8140 | Operators of presses for stretching ceramics |
| 8150 | Builder of ceramic pillars |
| 8160 | Brick and cement tube makers |
| 8170 | Tile maker in the manufacture of roof tiles |
| 8190 | Industrial glass engraver |
| 8200 | Sulfur cookers |
| 8210 | Bleacher in the manufacture of paper paste |
| 8230 | Distiller of alcoholic beverages |
| 8260 | Worker in the manufacture of gun powder |
| 8270 | Petroleum distiller |
| 8300 | Supplier |
| 8310 | Rice miller |
| 8320 | Kneader in the manufacture of bread |
| 8330 | Caramel maker in the manufacture of caramel |
| 8340 | Cream skimmer |
| 8350 | Freezer of food products |
| 8370 | Conserve cooker |
| 8400 | Cigarette maker |
| 8430 | Operator of machines for chopping tobacco |
| 8540 | Tanners |
| 8570 | Tanning solution preparers |
| 8580 | Leather classifiers |
| 8600 | Cardboard box maker |
| 8640 | Paper article manufacturer |
| 8700 | Operators in manufacturing machinery |
| 8710 | Operators in manufacturing electrical equipment |
| 8720 | Operators in manufacturing transportation equipment |
| 8900 | Stone cutter |
| 8910 | Manufacturer of musical instruments |
| 8920 | Sandal maker [specific type of sandal with straps around the ankle] |
| 8930 | Laminator of plastic materials |
| 8940 | Basketweaver in the manufacture of baskets |
| 8950 | Brushmaker |
| 8980 | Manufacturer of pneumatic tires |
| 8981 | Manufacturer of wax |
| 8982 | Packer |
| 8983 | Bottler of foods and beverages |
| 8984 | Packer of hand-packed articles |
| 8985 | Labeler |
| 8987 | Factory janitor |
| 8988 | Day laborer in factory, without more specifics |
| 8989 | Recorders and decorators |
| 8990 | Other operators in ceramics and glass |
| 8991 | Winery worker |
| 8992 | Operators in the manufacture of soft drinks and vinegars |
| 8993 | Factory worker |
| 9000 | Construction master |
| 9010 | Laborer in ship construction |
| 9100 | Loader of petroleum ships |
| 9110 | Loader in stores |
| 9120 | Loader in airplanes |
| 9130 | Laborer in transportation and cargo |
| 9200 | Presser in establishments |
| 9210 | Clothing dry-cleaner |
| 9300 | Day laborer in commerce |
| 9310 | Garage lubricator |
| 9320 | Traveling sharpener [knife and tool sharpener] |
| 9330 | Day laborer in government services |
| 9340 | Day laborer in recreational services |
| 9350 | Cleaner in public services |
| 9360 | Workers n.e.c. |
| 9500 | Firemen rented and in a fire station |
| 9501 | Carbine soldier |
| 9502 | Police officer |
| 9503 | Detective |
| 9504 | Private detective, private police guard, and private police |
| 9505 | Watchman |
| 9510 | Cook in private homes |
| 9511 | Nanny and wet-nurse |
| 9512 | Domestic service employee |
| 9513 | Housekeeper in private home |
| 9514 | Butler in a private home |
| 9520 | Laundress employed in a private home |
| 9521 | Self-employed launderer and presser |
| 9530 | Laundress in a private home and self-employed laundress |
| 9531 | Self-employed and private home presser |
| 9532 | Self-employed launderer and presser |
| 9540 | Bartender |
| 9541 | Waiter |
| 9550 | Supervisors in pensions (boarding houses) and guest houses |
| 9551 | Housekeeper not in private home |
| 9552 | Cook (not in private homes) |
| 9553 | Attendant in an airplane or ship, butler, headwaiter |
| 9554 | Traveling food vendors (for example, sidewalk vendors) |
| 9560 | Barbers and hairdressers |
| 9561 | Specialist in beauty treatments |
| 9570 | Doormen and concierges |
| 9571 | Elevator operators |
| 9580 | Cleaners and similar workers |
| 9581 | Jockey |
| 9582 | Physical education teacher and trainers |
| 9600 | Photographer |
| 9700 | Ushers in entertainment theaters |
| 9702 | Cashiers in casinos |
| 9703 | Prostitute |
| 9704 | Shoe shiner |
| 9800 | Embalmers and funeral workers |
| 9900 | Armed forces |
| 9996 | Look for work for the first time |
| 9997 | Non-identifiable occupations |
| 9998 | Persons who did not declare any occupation |
| 9999 | 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.
Universe
Chile 1960: Persons age 12+
concept
Concept