Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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What kind of work did the father of NAME do for most of his life (s1bq08)

Data file: SCR01B

Overview

Valid: 13334

Invalid: 14046

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 99

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 22

End: 23

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

only ask if household member less than or equal 70 years old

Literal question

What kind if work dudd the father of NAME do for most of his life

Categories

Value	Category
0
1
2
10	Communist Party officials of all levels (career)
11	Executive, legislative and justice branches
12	Leadership of large and small institutions both private and public
21	Leaders in Natural and life sciences e.g (physics, meteorology)
22	Leaders in Technical Sciences (architecture, planning etc.)
23	Doctor, dentist
24	Pharmacist, pharmacy assistant
25	Traditional healers including traditional midwife
26	Nurse, physician's assistant, trained midwife, nurse's aide occupational specialty)
27	Other medical professionals (veterinarians, etc.)
28	Junior College/University instructor
29	Upper and lower secondary school teacher
30	Primary school teacher
31	Pre-school teacher (kindergarten and nursery school)
32	Other educational professionals
33	Mid-level managers
34	Legal professions
35	Archivist, librarian, information officer, postal clerk
36	Social scientists
37	Cultural, entertainment, sports
38	Religious Specialist (priest, monk...)
39	Optics, electronic equipment technicians
40	Safety and quality inspectors
41	Business, financial, insurance, real estate agents and other intermediaries
42	Customs and tax officials (includes social welfare, issuing licenses)
43	Social worker
44	Accountant, auditors
45	Other office workers (secretary, data entry, typist)
46	Customer service
51	Service on transportation (stewardess...)
52	Cleaning, janitorial services (business and home)
53	Personal care (taking care of children, home nursing,...)
54	Other personal services (haircut, burial, fortune tellers, astrologists...)
55	Protection services (police, guards, firefighters, parking attendants...)
56	Sales and promotion in stores
57	Sales in market and stalls
58	Sales on street (peddlers)
61	Cultivators including those who also raise livestock
62	Livestock raisers
63	Forestry and related workers
64	Aquaculture
65	Fishing
66	Hunting and Trapping
71	Skilled manual worker in mining
72	Skilled construction worker
73	Metal, mechanical workers
74	Electricians, electronic equipment assemblers, phone line installers...
75	Handicraftsmen and printing
76	Food processing
77	Woodworking (including rattan and bamboo)
78	Textile and garment worker
79	Leather and shoemaking industry worker
81	Production machine and equipment operators
82	Drivers and operators of motorized equipment
91	Other simple services on the street not elsewhere specified
92	Laundry, ironing
93	Letter deliverers, porters, doormen
94	Garbage collectors, scavengers
95	Unskilled workers in agriculture, forestry or fisheries
96	Unskilled workers in mining, construction, industry and transportation
97	Other unskilled workers
99	Other Occupations not elsewhere specified (e.g. military)
Sysmiss

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.

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Description

Definition

The questions in part B only ask household members, i.e. people with an X marked in
column A and with their name on the household card. Ask questions 1 to 16 before going on to
the next person.
ask about the biological father of household members

Universe

Household members <=70 years

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