Octavo Censo Nacional de Población y Cuarto de Vivienda de Panamá 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Panama, 1980
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PAN_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
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- PAN1980_PHC-H-H
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Occupation (3-digit) (PA1980A_OCC2)
Data file: PAN1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
264
End:
266
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PA80A417 PA80A441 PA80A446 PA80A447">17. What occupation, position, or type of work did you perform during the last week, or the last time you worked?<br /><div class="i1">Example: auto mechanic, furniture-maker, doctor of dentistry. For one who has never worked, mark the box "new worker" and skip to question 25.<br /><br />Occupation ________<br />[] New worker<br /><br />_ _ _ _ [4-character blank for unspecified use appears here]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Architects |
| 001 | Civil engineers |
| 002 | Electrical and electronic engineers |
| 003 | Mechanical, industrial, and mining engineers |
| 004 | Agronomists and forestry engineers |
| 005 | Other engineers not in another category |
| 006 | Topographers |
| 007 | Drafters and cartographers |
| 008 | Non-professional technicians in similar occupations |
| 010 | Chemists, biochemists, and similar occupations |
| 011 | Physicists and other specialists in similar sciences |
| 012 | Bacteriologists and similar occupations |
| 013 | Technicians in biological and agricultural sciences |
| 014 | Laboratory technicians not in another category |
| 020 | Agronomists, phytopathologists, and similar occupations |
| 021 | Veterinarians and similar occupations |
| 022 | Biologists, naturalists, zoo technicians, and similar occupations |
| 030 | Doctors |
| 031 | Surgeons |
| 032 | Dentists |
| 040 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 041 | Therapists, physical therapists, and similar technicians |
| 042 | Pharmacists |
| 043 | Other paramedical technicians |
| 050 | Professional nurses |
| 051 | Other nurses, midwives, and similar occupations |
| 060 | Professors of university and other higher education establishments |
| 061 | Secondary education professors |
| 062 | Professors and teachers of elementary education |
| 063 | Professors and teachers of pre-school education |
| 064 | Special education professors |
| 065 | Other professors and teachers |
| 070 | Mathematicians and actuaries |
| 071 | Statisticians and demographers |
| 072 | Economists and analysts |
| 073 | Comptrollers, auditors and accountants |
| 074 | Sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, and similar occupations |
| 075 | Systems analysts and programmers |
| 076 | Other specialists in mathematical, social, and similar sciences not in another category |
| 080 | Lawyers, judges, and similar occupations |
| 081 | Other persons in legal professions |
| 090 | Writers, editors, newspaper reporters, and similar occupations |
| 091 | Painters, sculptors, and artists in similar occupations |
| 092 | Composers, musicians, and similar occupations |
| 093 | Actors and entertainers |
| 094 | Priests, pastors and other religious professionals |
| 095 | Personnel administration experts |
| 100 | Directive employees and heads of department or section |
| 101 | Other directive level officials |
| 110 | Directors and managers in wholesale commerce |
| 111 | Directors and managers in retail commerce |
| 120 | Directors, managers, owners and administrators |
| 121 | Other bosses and supervisors |
| 200 | Assistants to accountants, accounting employees and cashiers |
| 201 | Estimator and similar occupations |
| 210 | Secretaries and typists |
| 211 | Operators of recording machines, perforating machines and reproduction machines |
| 220 | Operators of machines for accounting and statistics calculations |
| 230 | Inspectors, dispatchers and controllers in transportation services |
| 240 | Mailmen and messengers |
| 241 | Correspondence sorting and similar occupations |
| 250 | Telephone and telegraph operators and similar occupations |
| 260 | Storage employees and suppliers of merchandise and materials |
| 261 | Receptionists and public information employees |
| 262 | Employees in banking and financial services |
| 263 | Employees in selling tickets to public entertainment and similar occupations |
| 264 | Other office employees and similar occupations not in another category |
| 300 | Owner-salesmen in wholesale and retail commerce |
| 310 | Store clerks or salesmen or traveling salesmen |
| 311 | Vendors in market stalls and traveling [street] food venders |
| 312 | Traveling salesmen [street vendors], order-taking vendors and demonstrators |
| 320 | Travel agents and factory representatives or representatives of commercial businesses |
| 330 | Insurance agents and real estate agents |
| 331 | Agents and vendors of stocks, bonds, and similar occupations |
| 332 | Other vendors not in another category |
| 400 | Farmers (Owner or self-employed worker dedicated to crops and general agricultural work) |
| 401 | Cattle breeders and breeders of other animals |
| 402 | Farm administrators and overseers |
| 410 | Salaried agricultural workers |
| 420 | Fishermen and similar occupations |
| 430 | Hunters, trappers, and similar occupations |
| 440 | Forestry workers |
| 441 | Other occupations related to forestry |
| 500 | Drivers of means of transportation |
| 501 | Cart drivers and hand-cart drivers |
| 502 | Delivery drivers and delivery supervisors |
| 510 | Locomotive machinists and assistants |
| 520 | Sailors |
| 530 | Operators in the traffic control centers and towers |
| 600 | Hand and machine weavers |
| 610 | Tailors |
| 611 | Clothing designers, seamstresses and embroiderers |
| 612 | Designers, pattern makers, cutters and similar occupations |
| 613 | Upholsterers, mattress makers, and similar occupations |
| 620 | Shoemakers |
| 621 | Cutters, formers and other occupations related to the factory production of footwear |
| 622 | Harness makers and occupations related to the manufacture of leather articles |
| 630 | Carpenters and cabinetmakers |
| 631 | Operators of wood working machinery |
| 632 | Other woodworking operators and artisans |
| 633 | Apprentices and assistants in occupations in the wood industry |
| 640 | Construction laborers, bricklayers, and pavement installers |
| 641 | Other workers in construction and maintenance |
| 642 | Construction apprentices and assistants |
| 650 | Painters |
| 651 | Assistants to painters |
| 660 | Plumbers and pipe installers |
| 661 | Assemblers of metal structures |
| 662 | Metal coaters, boilermakers, and tinsmiths |
| 663 | Welders and oxifuel cutters |
| 664 | Assistants and apprentices to welders, plumbers and other occupations |
| 670 | Industrial electricians |
| 671 | Installers of electrical lines, telephones, telegraphs, and telecommunications |
| 672 | Electricians for electrical installations not in another category |
| 673 | Electrician repairmen of radios and televisions and other electrical and domestic appliances |
| 674 | Electrician assistants and apprentices |
| 680 | Mechanics, automobile repairmen and repairmen of other motor vehicles |
| 681 | Adjusters, assemblers, and installers of machinery |
| 682 | Mechanics and repairmen of locomotive, agricultural and industrial machinery |
| 683 | Other artisans and operators in similar occupations not in another category |
| 690 | Watchmakers and mechanics of precision instruments |
| 710 | Miners, quarry workers and similar occupations |
| 711 | Persons employed in the extraction of other non-metallic solid minerals |
| 730 | Potters, ceramics workers and operators in the manufacture of products made of clay, stone and cement |
| 731 | Artisans and operators in the manufacture of glass products |
| 740 | Operators of breaking, crushing, and mixing machinery |
| 741 | Operators of thermal installations for chemical treatments |
| 742 | Operators of filtration and separation appliances |
| 743 | Distillers and operators of distilling appliances |
| 744 | Workers in petroleum refining |
| 746 | Operators in paper manufacture and finishing |
| 747 | Workers in chemical treatments not in another category |
| 750 | Slaughterers, butchers, and similar occupations |
| 751 | Operators in food conservation |
| 752 | Millers and similar occupations |
| 753 | Bakers, pastry chefs, candy makers and similar |
| 754 | Workers in milk treatment and processing of dairy products |
| 755 | Beer makers and operators in the manufacture of non-alcoholic beverages |
| 756 | Operators in the manufacture of foods and beverages not in another category |
| 760 | Tobacco preparers |
| 761 | Workers in the manufacture of cigarettes and cigars |
| 770 | Tanners and skinners |
| 800 | Workers and day laborers in mines and quarries |
| 810 | Workers and day laborers in the construction industry |
| 820 | Stackers, loaders and similar occupations |
| 821 | Workers and day laborers in occupations related to packaging manufactured goods and similar occupations |
| 850 | Workers and day laborers not in another category: commerce |
| 851 | Workers and day laborers not in another category: automobile services |
| 852 | Workers and day laborers not in another category: recreational services |
| 853 | Workers and day laborers not in another category: services of other businesses |
| 854 | Workers and day laborers not in another category: public services |
| 900 | Firemen and related occupations |
| 901 | Guards and detectives |
| 902 | Other workers in protection services |
| 910 | Butlers, household mangers, housekeepers, and similar occupations |
| 920 | Cooks and servants in domestic services and similar occupations |
| 921 | Nannies |
| 930 | Cooks, cook's assistants and similar occupations |
| 931 | Waiters in restaurants and cafes, bartenders, and similar occupations |
| 932 | Room keepers y similar occupations |
| 940 | Launderers, pressers, dry cleaners in cleaning establishments and similar occupations |
| 960 | Doormen, concierges, watchmen, and elevator operators |
| 961 | Cleaners and similar workers |
| 970 | Barbers, hairdressers, beauticians, and similar occupations |
| 980 | Boxers and other sportsmen |
| 981 | Judges of sports competitions, trainers, physical education professors |
| 997 | Workers in personal or collective services |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's occupation.
Universe
Panama 1980: Persons age 10+ who worked or looked for work either last week or some time in the past (excluding retired persons) [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept