Nationala Censuses: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census 2007 - IPUMS Subset
Peru, 2007
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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Main occupation last week (3 digits) (PE2007A_0441)
Data file: PER2007-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
213
End:
215
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For persons aged six or older
[Applies to questions 13-19]
16. What was your main employment last week?
(Examples are: Secondary education teacher, lawyer, agricultural laborer, food sales in the street, etc.)
Specify ________
[Applies to questions 13-19]
16. What was your main employment last week?
(Examples are: Secondary education teacher, lawyer, agricultural laborer, food sales in the street, etc.)
Specify ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Army officer |
| 12 | Army technician |
| 13 | Army lower level officers |
| 14 | Military service personnel |
| 15 | Non-specified military personnel |
| 21 | Police officer |
| 22 | Police technician |
| 23 | Police lower level officers |
| 24 | Non-specified police personnel |
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 122 | Directors and chief executives in manufacturing |
| 127 | Directors and chief executives in public utilities |
| 129 | Production and operations department managers in manufacturing |
| 136 | President, Director and Deans at Universities |
| 137 | Finance and administration department managers |
| 139 | Sales and marketing department managers |
| 142 | General managers in manufacturing and mining |
| 143 | General managers in construction and public works |
| 144 | General managers of wholesale and retail trade |
| 145 | General managers and business administrators not specified |
| 146 | General managers of restaurants and hotels |
| 147 | General managers in transport, storage, and communications |
| 148 | General managers in services businesses |
| 199 | Legislators, senior officials and managers, not elsewhere classified |
| 213 | Chemists |
| 214 | Geologists, geophysicists, and oceanographers |
| 216 | Statisticians and demographers |
| 217 | Computing professionals |
| 218 | Architects, town, and traffic planners |
| 219 | Civil engineers |
| 221 | Electrical engineers and electronics and telecommunications engineers |
| 222 | Mechanical engineers |
| 223 | Chemical engineers |
| 224 | Metallurgists |
| 225 | Mining engineers |
| 226 | Surveyors, cartographers, and topographers |
| 227 | Industrial engineer |
| 228 | Fishing engineer |
| 229 | Other engineers not specified |
| 231 | Biologists, botanists, zoologists, and related professionals |
| 233 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 234 | Agronomists and related professionals |
| 235 | Medical doctors and related professionals (except nursing personnel) |
| 236 | Dentists (surgeon) |
| 237 | Veterinarians |
| 238 | Pharmacists |
| 239 | Nursing personnel with higher education diploma |
| 241 | University, Professional School, and other higher education centers teaching professionals |
| 242 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 243 | Primary education teaching professionals |
| 244 | Pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 245 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 246 | Trade schools teaching professionals |
| 247 | Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 248 | Teaching professionals, not specified |
| 251 | Accountants |
| 252 | Business administrators (professional) |
| 253 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 254 | Lawyers |
| 255 | Judges |
| 256 | Prosecutors |
| 257 | Public notaries |
| 258 | Other workers and interns in law |
| 261 | Librarians and related information professionals |
| 262 | Economists and planning professionals |
| 263 | Sociologists, anthropologists, historians, archeologists, and related professionals |
| 264 | Geographer (including engineer) |
| 266 | Editors, authors, and journalists |
| 267 | Philologists, translators, and interpreters |
| 268 | Psychologists |
| 269 | Social work professionals |
| 271 | Sculptors, painters, and related artists |
| 272 | Composers, musicians, and singers |
| 274 | Film, stage, and related actors and directors |
| 281 | Specialists in tourism and hotel management |
| 282 | Public and industrial relations specialists |
| 283 | Diplomats |
| 284 | Religious professionals |
| 299 | Professional, scientists and intellectuals, not elsewhere classified |
| 311 | Chemical and physical science technicians |
| 312 | Civil engineering, cartography, and topography technicians |
| 313 | Electricity, electronics, and telecommunications technicians |
| 314 | Mechanical engineering and mechanical construction engineering technicians |
| 315 | Industrial chemistry technicians |
| 316 | Mining and metallurgical technicians |
| 317 | Draughts persons |
| 318 | Industrial engineering and other engineering technicians |
| 319 | Statistics, mathematics, and computer programming technicians |
| 321 | Computer equipment control operators |
| 322 | Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operators |
| 323 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators |
| 324 | Medical equipment operators |
| 332 | Captains, ships' deck officers, and pilots |
| 333 | Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals |
| 334 | Air traffic controllers |
| 335 | Building and fire inspectors |
| 341 | Life science technicians |
| 342 | Agronomy, zoology, and forestry technicians |
| 343 | Medical assistants and interns |
| 345 | Dietician-, nutritionist-, and bromatologist-technicians |
| 346 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 347 | Dental assistants |
| 348 | Physiotherapists and related associate professionals |
| 349 | Veterinary assistants |
| 351 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 352 | Nursing personnel of intermediate level (technicians) |
| 354 | Traditional medicine practitioners |
| 355 | Radiology and other medical technicians |
| 356 | Health and laboratory technicians |
| 361 | Sales chief, wholesale trade |
| 362 | Sales chief, retail trade |
| 363 | Sales chief, trade not specified |
| 364 | Administration technicians |
| 365 | Economics technicians |
| 366 | Accounting technicians |
| 367 | Social sciences technicians |
| 372 | Insurance representatives |
| 373 | Estate agents |
| 374 | Travel consultants and organisers |
| 375 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 376 | Buyers, appraisers, valuers, and auctioneers |
| 377 | Customs, taxes, storage, and related services agents |
| 378 | Service sales agents |
| 379 | Employment agents and labour contractors |
| 381 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 391 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 392 | Radio, television, and other announcers |
| 393 | Clowns, magicians, acrobats, and related professionals |
| 394 | Athletes, sportspersons, and related professionals |
| 395 | Religious associate professionals |
| 396 | Artistic, entertainment, sports, or religious associate professionals, not specified |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Administrative employees chief |
| 412 | Registry employees |
| 413 | Secretaries, stenographers, and typists |
| 415 | Data entry operators |
| 416 | Calculating-machine operators |
| 418 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 419 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 421 | Stock clerks |
| 422 | Production clerks |
| 423 | Administrative services clerks |
| 436 | Transport services employees |
| 442 | Library and filing clerks |
| 443 | Mail carriers and sorting clerks |
| 451 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 452 | Pawnbrokers and money-lenders |
| 453 | Debt-collectors and related workers |
| 454 | Travel agency and related clerks |
| 455 | Telephone operators |
| 456 | Cashiers, tellers, client information, and related clerks, not specified |
| 461 | Employees in fieldwork operation office |
| 462 | Other clerks |
| 499 | Office chiefs and clerks, not elsewhere classified |
| 511 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 512 | Travel guides |
| 522 | Cooks |
| 523 | Bartender and related workers |
| 531 | Nursing personnel not classified elsewhere |
| 541 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, and related workers |
| 551 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 553 | Astrologers and related workers |
| 561 | Fire-fighters |
| 562 | Municipal Police officers |
| 563 | Prison guards |
| 564 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 571 | Wholesale trade salesperson |
| 572 | Retail trade salesperson (no street vending) |
| 573 | Demonstrator |
| 574 | Market salesperson (no street vending) |
| 581 | Commission salespersons |
| 583 | Trade not specified |
| 599 | Service and sales workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 611 | Field crop and animal producer chiefs |
| 612 | Agricultural and skilled workers, not specified |
| 615 | Mixed-crop growers |
| 616 | Forestry workers and loggers |
| 617 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers, not specified |
| 621 | Livestock producers |
| 622 | Dairy producers |
| 623 | Poultry producers |
| 624 | Apiarists and sericulturists |
| 625 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 631 | Aquatic-life cultivation workers |
| 632 | Inland and coastal waters fishery workers |
| 633 | Deep-sea fishery workers |
| 699 | Agricultural and fishery workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 711 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 712 | Well drillers and borers and related workers |
| 713 | Ore and metal furnace operators |
| 715 | Metal melters |
| 716 | Casters |
| 718 | Metal-heat-treating-plant operators |
| 719 | Metallurgy operators not classified elsewhere |
| 721 | Wood treaters |
| 722 | Sawmill operator, plywood machine operator, and related workers |
| 724 | Papermaking-plant operators |
| 731 | Crushing-, grinding-, and chemical-mixing-machinery operators |
| 734 | Chemical-still and reactor operators (except petroleum and natural gas) |
| 735 | Petroleum- and natural-gas-refining-plant operators |
| 736 | Artificial fiber spin operator, except glass |
| 737 | Chemical-processing-plant operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 741 | Fibre preparers |
| 742 | Spin and reel workers |
| 744 | Hand weavers in loom |
| 745 | Machine weavers, control, and repairing workers |
| 746 | Machine knitters |
| 747 | Hand knitters |
| 748 | Bleachers, dyers, and finishing textile production workers |
| 749 | Spin workers, weavers, dyers, and related workers |
| 751 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers |
| 761 | Mill and related workers |
| 762 | Sugar production and refinement workers |
| 763 | Butchers, fishmongers, and related food preparers |
| 764 | Food preserving laborer |
| 765 | Dairy-products laborer |
| 766 | Bakers, pastry-cooks, and confectionery makers |
| 767 | Brewers, wine, and other beverage production workers |
| 768 | Food and beverage production laborer, not elsewhere classified |
| 771 | Tailors and dressmakers |
| 772 | Furriers, sewers, embroiderers, and related workers |
| 773 | Hatter |
| 774 | Textile, leather, and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 775 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 776 | Leather treatment laborers |
| 777 | Shoe-makers and related laborers |
| 778 | Cabinet makers, woodworking machine setters, setter-operators, and related workers |
| 779 | Tailor, dressmaking, furrier, leather, and shoe-making laborers |
| 781 | Carving metal laborers (blacksmiths, hammer-smiths, forging-press, fitters, and metal polishers) |
| 782 | Motor vehicle mechanics |
| 783 | Electrical mechanics and fitters, electronics fitters |
| 784 | Broadcasting and telecommunications operators |
| 785 | Plumbers and pipe fitters, welders and flame cutters, sheet metal workers, and structural-metal preparers and erectors |
| 791 | Fitters, structural-metal preparers, and erectors of machinery and instruments |
| 792 | Jewellery and precious-metal workers |
| 793 | Glass makers, cutters, grinders, and finishers |
| 794 | Abrasive wheel formers, potters, and related workers |
| 795 | Adobe and brick making workers |
| 796 | Glass and ceramics kiln and related machine operators |
| 798 | Other glass workers |
| 799 | Laborers and operators, not elsewhere classified |
| 811 | Rubber production laborers, except tires |
| 812 | Plastic production laborers |
| 813 | Tires production and vulcanization laborers |
| 821 | Paper and cardboard product designers |
| 831 | Compositors, typesetters and related workers |
| 832 | Printing-machine operators |
| 834 | Printing engravers |
| 836 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 837 | Photographic and related workers |
| 839 | Printing and related trades workers not classified elsewhere |
| 841 | Musical instrument makers and tuners |
| 842 | Basketry weavers, brush makers, and related workers |
| 843 | Mineral-derived products fabrication laborers |
| 844 | Other manufacturing laborers and related laborers |
| 851 | Painters and related workers |
| 852 | Painters not elsewhere classified |
| 861 | Bricklayers and stonemasons |
| 862 | Concrete placers, concrete finishers, and related workers |
| 864 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 867 | Glaziers |
| 868 | Building frame and related trades laborers, not elsewhere classified |
| 871 | Power-production plant operators |
| 872 | Farm and forestry plant operators |
| 873 | Fixed and similar machinery operators |
| 875 | Crane, hoist and related plant drivers |
| 876 | Earth-moving- and related plant operators |
| 877 | Merchandise and materials handling laborers |
| 881 | Boatswain, ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 885 | Motor vehicle drivers |
| 899 | Construction laborers, paper-maker operators, rubber and plastic workers, not elsewhere classified |
| 911 | Street agricultural products vendors |
| 912 | Street food products vendors |
| 913 | Street agricultural products vendors |
| 914 | Street fishery and hunting products vendors |
| 915 | Street vendor of live animals and livestock products |
| 916 | Street vendor of pharmaceutical products and medicinal plants |
| 917 | Street vendor of manufactured food products |
| 918 | Street vendor of beverages, tobacco and related products |
| 919 | Street vendor of bathroom and house hygiene products |
| 921 | Street vendor of oil, lubricants and related products |
| 922 | Street vendor of fabrics, cloths and related products |
| 923 | Street vendor of housekeeping products |
| 924 | Street vendor of newspapers, magazines, books, and office supplies |
| 925 | Street vendor of art and luxury products |
| 926 | Street vendor of sporting goods and toys |
| 927 | Street vendor not elsewhere classified |
| 931 | Collectors and salespersons of transportation and related services |
| 941 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 942 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels, and other establishments |
| 943 | Building caretakers |
| 944 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 945 | Services personnel not elsewhere classified |
| 951 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 952 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons, and related workers |
| 961 | Garbage collectors |
| 971 | Farm-hands and labourers |
| 972 | Forestry labourers |
| 973 | Fishery, hunting, and trapping labourers |
| 981 | Mining and quarrying labourers |
| 982 | Construction and maintenance labourers: roads, dams and similar constructions |
| 983 | Building construction labourers |
| 984 | Assembling labourers, hand packers, and other manufacturing labourers |
| 985 | Hand or pedal vehicle drivers |
| 986 | Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery |
| 987 | Freight handlers |
| 989 | Unskilled service workers and agricultural laborers, not elsewhere classified |
| 998 | Didn't answer |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
For persons aged six and older
[Applies to questions 13-19]
Question 16: What was your main employment last week?
Write the exact name of the person's principal employment last week.
If the respondent replies that he/she had more than one job, ask politely which one he/she considers his/her principal employment. He/she should specify.
[Next to the text is a graphic reproducing box 16 from the Census Form, correctly filled out in accordance with the instructions.]
Reminder
Write the person's principal employment last week, and not the profession or trade he/she studied or learned if that is not his/her job. If the respondent is a teacher, for example, but worked last week as a school principal, write "School principal."
Principal Employment. This is whatever the respondent considers it to be and refers to the work the person did last week to produce goods and services.
The following is a table showing examples of employment, and how to record them correctly [table]:
[Column headings:]
(A) Correct
(B) Incorrect
Correct: Primary education teacher, secondary education teacher, etc.
Incorrect: Teacher.
Correct: Wholesale clothing salesperson in a mall, retail salesperson in a market stall, electrical appliance salesperson, etc.
Incorrect: Wholesaler/retailer.
Correct: Baker, restaurant cook, taxi driver, welder, lathe operator, tractor operator, agricultural laborer, shepherd, cleaning person, etc.
Incorrect: Laborer.
Correct: Farmer, operator of an agricultural enterprise, livestock breeder, poultry breeder, dairy farm operator, etc.
Incorrect: Agricultural worker
Correct: Typist, secretary, office assistant, general manager, head of HR, office manager, general manager/CEO, manager, cashier, private security, security guard, etc.
Incorrect: Office staff.
Correct: All-purpose domestic help, cook, housekeeper, butler, nanny, etc.
Incorrect: Domestic servant
Correct: Colonel in the Peruvian army, commander in the marines, non-commissioned officer in the Peruvian National Police, captain in the Peruvian National Police, etc.
Incorrect: Soldier or police officer
[Applies to questions 13-19]
Question 16: What was your main employment last week?
Write the exact name of the person's principal employment last week.
If the respondent replies that he/she had more than one job, ask politely which one he/she considers his/her principal employment. He/she should specify.
[Next to the text is a graphic reproducing box 16 from the Census Form, correctly filled out in accordance with the instructions.]
Reminder
Write the person's principal employment last week, and not the profession or trade he/she studied or learned if that is not his/her job. If the respondent is a teacher, for example, but worked last week as a school principal, write "School principal."
Principal Employment. This is whatever the respondent considers it to be and refers to the work the person did last week to produce goods and services.
The following is a table showing examples of employment, and how to record them correctly [table]:
[Column headings:]
(A) Correct
(B) Incorrect
Correct: Primary education teacher, secondary education teacher, etc.
Incorrect: Teacher.
Correct: Wholesale clothing salesperson in a mall, retail salesperson in a market stall, electrical appliance salesperson, etc.
Incorrect: Wholesaler/retailer.
Correct: Baker, restaurant cook, taxi driver, welder, lathe operator, tractor operator, agricultural laborer, shepherd, cleaning person, etc.
Incorrect: Laborer.
Correct: Farmer, operator of an agricultural enterprise, livestock breeder, poultry breeder, dairy farm operator, etc.
Incorrect: Agricultural worker
Correct: Typist, secretary, office assistant, general manager, head of HR, office manager, general manager/CEO, manager, cashier, private security, security guard, etc.
Incorrect: Office staff.
Correct: All-purpose domestic help, cook, housekeeper, butler, nanny, etc.
Incorrect: Domestic servant
Correct: Colonel in the Peruvian army, commander in the marines, non-commissioned officer in the Peruvian National Police, captain in the Peruvian National Police, etc.
Incorrect: Soldier or police officer
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's main occupation last week.
Universe
Persons age 6+ who worked last week
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |