Fourth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
China, 1990
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CHN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (CN1990A_OCC)
Data file: CHN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
180
End:
182
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CN90A412 CN90A413 CN90A414 CN90A415">[Questions 10-13 were asked of persons age 15 and older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CN90A413">11. Occupation: _ _<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CN90A413">11. Occupation: _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 011 | Philosophical researchers |
| 012 | Sociological researchers |
| 013 | Economic researchers |
| 014 | Law researchers |
| 015 | Pedagogy researchers |
| 016 | Literary and art researchers |
| 017 | Library and information researchers |
| 018 | History researchers |
| 019 | Natural science researchers |
| 020 | Engineering researchers |
| 021 | Researchers of agricultural science |
| 022 | Agriculture researchers |
| 029 | Other science researchers |
| 031 | City architectural planning and designing staff |
| 032 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 033 | Electric and electronic technicians |
| 034 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 035 | Chemical engineering technicians |
| 036 | Metallurgical engineering technicians |
| 037 | Mineral engineering technicians |
| 038 | Industrial management technicians |
| 039 | Cartographers and hydrologic technicians |
| 040 | Meteorological and seismic technicians |
| 041 | Geology engineering technicians |
| 042 | Light industrial, spinning and weaving technicians |
| 043 | Food and beverage technicians |
| 044 | Agricultural technicians |
| 045 | Forestry technicians |
| 046 | Veterinarians |
| 049 | Other engineering, farming and forestry technicians |
| 051 | Scientific and technical managerial professionals |
| 052 | Scientific and technical auxiliary staff members |
| 061 | Plane pilots navigators |
| 062 | Plane mechanical technicians |
| 063 | Ship navigators, directors |
| 064 | Ship technicians |
| 069 | Other plane and ship technicians |
| 071 | Doctors |
| 072 | Chinese and western pharmacists |
| 073 | Nurses |
| 074 | Medical staff in residential district or neighborhood |
| 075 | Village or town medical staff |
| 089 | Other medical staff |
| 091 | Economy planners |
| 092 | Statisticians |
| 093 | Accounting and auditing staff |
| 094 | Payroll clerk |
| 095 | Dispatchers |
| 096 | Tax and industrial and business administrative staff |
| 097 | Financial professionals |
| 098 | Customs inspection officers |
| 099 | Other economic professionals |
| 101 | Judges |
| 102 | Prosecutors |
| 103 | Lawyers |
| 109 | Other legal staff |
| 111 | Teachers of tertiary schools |
| 112 | Teachers of secondary schools |
| 113 | Teachers of primary schools |
| 114 | Teachers of pre-primary schools |
| 115 | Teachers of special schools (for blind, deaf, and dumb persons) |
| 116 | Auxiliary teaching staff |
| 119 | Other teachers |
| 121 | Literary writers and critics |
| 122 | Directors and music conductors |
| 123 | Actors (actresses) |
| 124 | Instrument players |
| 125 | Photographers |
| 126 | Movie and TV producers |
| 127 | Artists |
| 128 | Stage designers |
| 129 | Sport coaches and umpires |
| 130 | Athletes |
| 139 | Other literary, art and sport workers |
| 141 | Reporters |
| 142 | Editors |
| 143 | Broadcasters |
| 144 | Translators |
| 145 | Library and information personnel |
| 146 | Archive personnel |
| 147 | Archaeologists and workers associated with historical relic |
| 148 | Exhibition guides |
| 149 | Other culture workers |
| 150 | Religious professionals |
| 211 | Leading cadres of central government organizations and related institutions |
| 212 | Leading cadres of provincial government organizations and related institutions |
| 213 | Leading cadres of prefecture or city-level government organizations and related institutions |
| 214 | Leading cadres of county-level government organizations and related institutions |
| 215 | Leading cadres of government organizations and related institutions below county level (township, street, and village) |
| 221 | Leading cadres of communist party organizations above county level |
| 222 | Leading cadres of communist party organizations at grass-root level |
| 223 | Leading cadres of youth leagues, trade unions, and women's federations |
| 224 | Leading cadres of democratic party and other people's organizations |
| 229 | Heads of residents' (village) committees |
| 241 | Managers of enterprises and institutions at central level |
| 242 | Managers of enterprises and institutions at provincial level |
| 243 | Managers of enterprises and institutions at prefectural or military division level |
| 244 | Managers of enterprises and institutions at county level or military troop level |
| 245 | Managers of enterprises and institutions below county or military troop level |
| 246 | Managers of private enterprises |
| 311 | Administrative management staff and assistants |
| 312 | Secretaries |
| 313 | Receiving, dispatching and communicating staff |
| 314 | Typing and printing staff |
| 319 | Other administrative staff and office workers |
| 321 | Staff for political affairs |
| 322 | Personnel management staff |
| 323 | Public security officers and police |
| 324 | Firefighters |
| 329 | Other staff for political and security affairs |
| 331 | Postal working staff |
| 332 | Telephone and telegraph operators |
| 339 | Other staff for post and telecommunication |
| 399 | Other clerical and related staff |
| 411 | Shop employees and salesmen |
| 419 | Other related sales staff |
| 420 | Supply and marketing cooperative |
| 431 | Agricultural or sideline products purchasing staff |
| 432 | Trust purchasing staff |
| 433 | Used merchandise purchasing staff |
| 441 | Agents, brokers |
| 499 | Other commercial staff |
| 511 | Attendants in restaurants |
| 512 | Attendants in inns, motels, hotels, etc |
| 513 | Attendants in entertainment, tourism, sports and other clubs |
| 514 | Bathroom attendants |
| 515 | Attendants on bus, ship, and plane |
| 516 | Ticket sellers |
| 517 | Childcare workers |
| 518 | Baby sitters or family service workers |
| 519 | Barbers |
| 520 | Washing, dyeing, and darning workers |
| 521 | Fuel supply workers |
| 522 | Cleaners |
| 523 | Office attendants |
| 524 | Funeral and interment workers |
| 525 | Gardeners or related workers |
| 529 | Other service workers |
| 531 | Chefs |
| 532 | Other kitchen staff |
| 540 | Tour guides |
| 551 | Staff for repairing household electronic equipment |
| 559 | Other repair persons of household appliances |
| 599 | Other service workers |
| 611 | Grain farmers |
| 612 | Cotton farmers |
| 613 | Vegetable farmers |
| 614 | Fruit, mulberry, and tea farmers |
| 619 | Other agricultural workers |
| 621 | Afforesting workers |
| 622 | Lumbering laborers |
| 623 | Forest rangers |
| 624 | Float log workers |
| 629 | Other forestry laborers |
| 631 | Livestock-raising laborers |
| 632 | Poultry-raising laborers |
| 633 | Special animal raising laborers |
| 639 | Other animal husbandry workers |
| 641 | Aquatic product breeders |
| 642 | Aquatic product fishing laborers |
| 643 | Natural aquatic animal and plant collecting laborers |
| 644 | Fishing-boat drivers |
| 649 | Other fishery workers |
| 650 | Hunters |
| 661 | Tractor drivers |
| 669 | Other operators of agricultural machines |
| 699 | Other workers in farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery |
| 700 | Section chiefs |
| 711 | Mining and stone gathering workers |
| 712 | Mineral and stone processing workers |
| 713 | Oil and natural gas drilling workers |
| 714 | Prospecting workers |
| 715 | Salt mining workers |
| 719 | Other mining, quarrying, exploring, well drilling and salt mining workers |
| 721 | Metal melting workers |
| 722 | Metal rolling and machine operators |
| 723 | Metal casting workers |
| 724 | Metal hot processing workers |
| 725 | Metal drawing and extruding workers |
| 726 | Metal surface handling workers |
| 729 | Other metal smelting and processing workers |
| 731 | Workers for production of basic chemical raw materials |
| 732 | Workers making chemical fertilizer |
| 733 | Workers making agricultural chemicals |
| 734 | Daily chemical goods production workers |
| 735 | Chemical fabrics production workers |
| 736 | Oil refining workers |
| 737 | Oil coking workers |
| 738 | Pharmaceutical workers |
| 739 | Other chemical workers |
| 741 | Rubber machine operators |
| 742 | Plastic machine operators |
| 743 | Tire makers and sulphur suppliers |
| 749 | Other workers for production of rubber and plastic products |
| 751 | Fabrics pre-processing workers |
| 752 | Spinning, screwing and twisting workers |
| 753 | Workers for installation and maintenance of textile, sewing and dyeing equipment |
| 754 | Weavers |
| 755 | Knitting workers |
| 756 | Textile printing and dyeing workers |
| 759 | Other workers for textiles, knitting and dyeing |
| 761 | Leather and fur manufacturing workers |
| 762 | Leather product manufacturing workers |
| 763 | Fur product manufacturing workers |
| 769 | Other workers for production of leather and fur |
| 771 | Workers for drawing and tailoring garments |
| 772 | Sewing workers |
| 773 | Shoes and hat manufacturing workers |
| 774 | Embroidering workers |
| 779 | Other tailoring and sewing workers |
| 781 | Rice-grinding, power-grinding, and oil-extracting laborers |
| 782 | Sugar producing workers |
| 783 | Butchers and meat processing laborers |
| 784 | Canned food producing and preserving laborers |
| 785 | Dairy producing workers |
| 786 | Bakers and workers for candy products |
| 787 | Tea producing workers |
| 788 | Wine, alcohol, and beverage brewers |
| 789 | Other food and beverage production workers |
| 790 | Tobacco production workers |
| 801 | Timer processing workers |
| 802 | Wood producing workers |
| 803 | Furniture or construction wood manufacturing workers |
| 804 | Bamboo, linen, rattan, straw product manufacturing workers |
| 809 | Other workers for products of bamboo, hemp, cane, palm and straw |
| 811 | Paper manufacturing workers |
| 812 | Paper product manufacturing workers |
| 819 | Other workers for manufacture of paper products |
| 821 | Typesetting workers |
| 822 | Plate making workers |
| 823 | Printing workers |
| 824 | Binding workers |
| 825 | Photographing darkroom workers |
| 829 | Other printing and the related workers |
| 831 | Stone cutting and carving workers |
| 832 | Artistic masons |
| 839 | Other stone workers |
| 841 | Blacksmith, forgers and forging press operators |
| 842 | Bench workers |
| 843 | Machine tool installers |
| 844 | Metal cutting machine operators and blade grinding workers |
| 849 | Other forgers, tool manufacturing workers and machine tool installation workers |
| 851 | Machine assemblers |
| 852 | Machine repairing workers |
| 853 | Clocks, watch and precision instrument manufacturing workers |
| 859 | Other machine assemblers and precision instrument manufacturing workers |
| 861 | Electric equipment installing, repairing workers |
| 862 | Electronic equipment installing, repairing workers |
| 863 | Electric and electronic assembling workers |
| 864 | Electrical engineering workers |
| 865 | Telephone, telegraph equipment repairing workers |
| 869 | Other installation, repair and electronic equipment assembly and related workers |
| 871 | Projecting equipment operators |
| 872 | Radio station sound recording equipment operators |
| 873 | Movie projectionists |
| 881 | Plumbers and piping workers |
| 882 | Welders |
| 883 | Cold forging workers |
| 884 | Metal component installing workers |
| 891 | Glass manufacturing workers |
| 892 | Pottery manufacturing workers |
| 893 | Enamel manufacturing workers |
| 901 | Painters |
| 909 | Other painters |
| 911 | Cement manufacturing workers |
| 912 | Asbestos manufacturing workers |
| 913 | Brick and lime manufacturing workers |
| 914 | Fire-proof material manufacturing workers |
| 915 | Other non-metal mineral manufacturing workers |
| 916 | Education and sport related article manufacturing workers |
| 917 | Jewelry and gold ornament processing workers |
| 918 | Art and handicraft article manufacturing workers |
| 919 | Other production workers and related workers |
| 921 | Bricklayers and plasterers |
| 922 | Concrete mixing workers |
| 923 | Reinforcing bar related workers |
| 924 | Scaffolders |
| 925 | Unskilled workers in construction |
| 929 | Other construction workers |
| 931 | Electric power equipment operators |
| 932 | Electric power network operators |
| 933 | Boiler workers |
| 939 | Other operators of power plants |
| 941 | Loaders and porters |
| 942 | Crane operators |
| 943 | Construction related equipment operators |
| 949 | Other related equipment operators |
| 951 | Ships crew |
| 952 | Locomotive drivers and stokers |
| 953 | Railway transportation workers |
| 954 | Bus drivers |
| 955 | Other motor vehicle drivers |
| 956 | Animal-driven vehicle drivers |
| 959 | Other operators of transportation equipment |
| 961 | Examiners and inspectors |
| 962 | Metrologists |
| 963 | Experiment and testing staff |
| 964 | Laboratory analysis staff |
| 965 | Drawing and photocopying staff |
| 966 | Computer paper hole recording staff |
| 991 | Underwater operation workers |
| 992 | Drawing and mapping workers |
| 993 | Packing and wrapping workers |
| 994 | Warehouse workers |
| 997 | Other production, transportation and related workers |
| 998 | Other workers not classified elsewhere |
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 a="all" v="CN90A413">11. <span class="em">Occupations of employed/working people</span>: -- Those aged 15 and over.<br /><br />Fill in the detailed work. For example, worker can be "locksmith", "car driver" etc. Commercial or Service staff can be "salesperson", "cook", "ticket seller" etc. Office staff can be "planning staff", "statistical staff", "secretary", "accountant", "typist", etc. Do not fill in general terms such as "worker" or "cadre". For those who are in charge of government institutions and related organizations, or communist-party organizations, fill in their posts; for those who hold both technical and administrative posts, fill in the administrative ones. For those who are in charge of enterprise and public institutions, they should fill in the rank of their institutions in addition to their posts. For example, "factory director of an institution at the rank of regiment in this county". If the rank of an institution is unclear, fill in respondent's post only.<br /><br />For farmers, do not use general term "Farmer". Fill in the details: "grain farmer", "truck farmer", "pannage", etc. For those who engage in other activities in addition to agricultural activity, fill in the occupation in which they engage longest. For example, if someone spends most of his/her time on construction, fill in "bricklayer", or "laborer" etc, instead of "farmer".<br /><br />For those working persons who engage in more than one activity, fill in the occupation in which they engage longest.<br /><br />For apprentices, fill in the type of work that they learn or engage in. For those whose type of work hasn't be specified, fill in "Type of work unsettled".<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates respondent's occupation.
Universe
China 1990: Persons age 15+ in the labor force [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |