Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1991
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Reference ID
CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 19, 2014
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- Data files
- CAN1991-H-H
- CAN1991-P-H
Occupation (1991 classification basis) (CA1991A_0484)
Data file: CAN1991-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
284
End:
285
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.
Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
39. What kind of work was this person doing?
For example, medical lab technician, accounting clerk, manager of civil engineering department, secondary school teacher, supervisor of data entry unit, food processing labourer, fishing guide (if in the Armed Forces, give rank only).
Kind of work ________
40. In this work, what were this person's most important duties or activities?
For example, analysing blood samples, verifying invoices, co-ordinating civil engineering projects, teaching mathematics, organizing work schedules and monitoring data entry systems, cleaning vegetables, guiding fishing parties.
Most important duties or activities ________
Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
39. What kind of work was this person doing?
For example, medical lab technician, accounting clerk, manager of civil engineering department, secondary school teacher, supervisor of data entry unit, food processing labourer, fishing guide (if in the Armed Forces, give rank only).
Kind of work ________
40. In this work, what were this person's most important duties or activities?
For example, analysing blood samples, verifying invoices, co-ordinating civil engineering projects, teaching mathematics, organizing work schedules and monitoring data entry systems, cleaning vegetables, guiding fishing parties.
Most important duties or activities ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Senior managers (skill level IV) |
| 2 | Middle and other managers (skill level IV) |
| 3 | Professionals (skill level IV) |
| 4 | Semi-professionals and technicians (skill level III) |
| 5 | Supervisors (skill level III) |
| 6 | Foremen/women (skill level III) |
| 7 | Administrative and senior clerical (skill level III) |
| 8 | Sales and services (skill level III) |
| 9 | Skilled crafts and trades (skill level III) |
| 10 | Clerical workers (skill level II) |
| 11 | Sales and services (skill level II) |
| 12 | Semi-skilled manual workers (skill level II) |
| 13 | Sales and services (skill level I) |
| 14 | Other manual workers (skill level I) |
| 99 | 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
Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.
Questions 39 and 40: Kind of work and most important duties
Descriptions should be as precise as possible. Two or more words may be needed in both questions. Rather than using the terms employee or worker, use specific descriptions of the kind of work done. Be sure to indicate supervisory or management responsibilities if they apply.
For example, rather than: maintenance, repair work, office work, clerical, inspecting, supervising. A more complete response would be: maintaining electrical equipment; repair and maintenance of electrical motors; type, general office work; typing and filing; inspecting electronic equipment; supervising assembly of electronic equipment [respectively].
For persons who are members of a religious order engaged in teaching or nursing for example, report these secular activities rather than the religious activities.
Questions 39 and 40: Kind of work and most important duties
Descriptions should be as precise as possible. Two or more words may be needed in both questions. Rather than using the terms employee or worker, use specific descriptions of the kind of work done. Be sure to indicate supervisory or management responsibilities if they apply.
For example, rather than: maintenance, repair work, office work, clerical, inspecting, supervising. A more complete response would be: maintaining electrical equipment; repair and maintenance of electrical motors; type, general office work; typing and filing; inspecting electronic equipment; supervising assembly of electronic equipment [respectively].
For persons who are members of a religious order engaged in teaching or nursing for example, report these secular activities rather than the religious activities.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the most important duties of the job, based on the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification.
Universe
Persons age 15+ last worked in 1990 or 1991
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |