Censos Nacionales 1984. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1984
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CRI_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía y Comercio, IPUMS
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- CRI1984_PHC-H-H.dat
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Occupation, 2 digits (CR1984A_OCC2)
Data file: CRI1984_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
207
End:
208
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR84A416 CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419 CR84A420 CR84A421 CR84A422 CR84A423 CR84A424 CR84A425">Only for those 12 years of age and older<br />[Applies to questions 12-16]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v=" CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419">13. Principal occupation<br /><div class="i1">What occupation or type of work did you perform during the week of the 3rd tot the 9th of June, or in your last job?<br />____ [3 blank lines]</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v=" CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419">13. Principal occupation<br /><div class="i1">What occupation or type of work did you perform during the week of the 3rd tot the 9th of June, or in your last job?<br />____ [3 blank lines]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Professional and technician in architecture and engineer |
| 01 | Prof and techn in Chem, Phys and Astron |
| 02 | Prof and techn in Agronomy, Veterinary med and Bio |
| 03 | Prof and tech Med, Surgery, Orthodontists |
| 04 | Professionals and technicians Arts, Literature, Sports |
| 05 | Professionals and technicians Religious activities |
| 06 | Professionals and technicians Teaching and Research |
| 07 | Professionals and technicians in Math, Stats, Econ |
| 08 | Professionals and technicians Law and jurisprudence |
| 09 | Prof and technicians in Transport and Comm |
| 10 | Directors and civil servants, Public administration |
| 11 | Directors and mngrs, autonomous priv and semi-private comp |
| 12 | Directors and Gen Managers of priv, autonomous comp |
| 20 | Administrative workers, accounting, finance |
| 21 | Accounting and budgeting workers |
| 22 | Typists and book publishing workers |
| 23 | Accounting machine and equipment operators |
| 24 | Inspect, dispatch and control of transport and comm |
| 25 | Messenger |
| 26 | Radio, telephone and telegraph operators |
| 27 | Administrative workers in other services |
| 30 | Sales, tradespeople |
| 31 | Shop assistants and street vendors |
| 32 | Travelling sales agents |
| 33 | Other sales personnel, sales agents, and commissioned sales |
| 34 | Sales supervisors (part of group 33) |
| 40 | Agricultural foremen |
| 41 | Farmers - owners |
| 42 | Agricultural workers |
| 43 | Fishermen |
| 44 | Hunters and trappers |
| 45 | Forestry workers |
| 50 | Drivers, ground transportation |
| 51 | Train engineers and operators |
| 52 | Captain and crew of ships and aircrafts |
| 53 | Traffic control and signal operators |
| 60 | Textile workers |
| 61 | Garment workers, tailors and dressmakers |
| 62 | Shoemakers, leatherworkers and related workers |
| 63 | Carpenters furniture-makers and other woodworkers |
| 64 | Bricklayers, roofers, and other construction professions |
| 65 | Building, vehicle and machine painters |
| 66 | Plumbers and pipefitters |
| 67 | Electricians and electrical workers |
| 68 | Machine assembly and maintenance technicians |
| 69 | Watchmakers and technicians and precision mechanics |
| 70 | Craftsmen and graphic design machine operators |
| 71 | Miners, quarriers and mineral extraction machine operators |
| 72 | Foundry workers, laminators, and metals production workers |
| 73 | Potters, ceramicists and glass workers |
| 74 | Man lab in chemical, paper, coal and wood indust |
| 75 | Manual laborer in food and beverage industries |
| 76 | Cigar and tobacco workers |
| 77 | Tannery and leather workers |
| 78 | Others craftsmen and equipment operators |
| 80 | Stevedores, carters, storage and warehouse workers |
| 90 | Security and protection workers |
| 91 | Cooks, wait staff, attendants |
| 92 | Laundry workers |
| 93 | Doormen, caretakers, and cleaners |
| 94 | Beauticians |
| 95 | Other personal service workers |
| 98 | Persons in jobs not clearly specified |
| 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
<svar v="CR84A416 CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419 CR84A420 CR84A421 CR84A422 CR84A423 CR84A424 CR84A425"><span class="h2">Fourth block of questions: only for persons 12 years old or more</span><br /><br />This block of questions is formed by questions 12 to 16 and should be asked only to persons 12 years old and older. If a person that you enumerate does not meet this requirement, you should cross out the whole block with two diagonally crossed lines and go to the next person. This part has some complexity because of this it is recommended to put much care to each one of the concepts noted here. This block has as its objective gathering information about the work characteristics of the interviewed persons to attain correct information and a good understanding of the questions it is necessary that you keep in mind the following concepts:<br /><br /><div class="i1">1. <span class="em">Working age population</span><br />It is the group of persons 12 years old or older.<br />2. <span class="em">Work Force or Economically Active Population</span><br />It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who work, look for work.<br />3. <span class="em">Economically Inactive Population</span><br />It is the group of persons 12 years old or older who do not work and do not look for work.<br />4. <span class="em">Work</span><br />Work is understood to be a labor activity that has as its goal the production of goods and services with economic value in the market.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419"><span class="h3">Question 13: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />Occupation is understood as the type of specific work that the employed person carried out in the reference period or did, for the first time, if unemployed, whatever the economic industry is that forms a part or the category they have.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 54]</span><br /><br />[On the top of the page is a form.]<br /><br />The information about the occupation is gathered for those who were working the week before the census and also for those who were unemployed, even if for these cases the occupation will be what they did in their last job. <br /><br />Ask the question such as it appears in the form, that is: What occupation or class of work did you do during the week of June 3 to 9 or in your last job?<br /><br />The class of job should be written down as completely as possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation, for example, it is not enough to write professor, you should write professor of primary, professor of secondary, university professor, etc.<br /><br />Also, do not confuse the principal occupation with the profession or craft. Doctors, lawyers or engineers, although they usually work in their profession, can do administrative work in a hospital, as well as judges, as well as managers of companies. Examples of the following "incorrect" and "correct" annotations are given to you that will help you understand better what has been said.<br /><br />[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect annotation" and one marked "Correct annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Incorrect Annotation<br />Professor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Professor of Primary<br />Professor of Secondary<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker<br />Milker<br />Quarry Worker<br />Poultry Farm Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Medical investigator<br />Professor of Pathology in the Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer, professor in the Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial Advisor of a Ministry<br />Price Comptroller</div><br /><br />If a person does not indicate the name of their job, tell them to describe the principal job they do and write it: managing a machine that stamps sheets, feeding animals at a farm, etc.<br /><br />If the interviewed person had more that one job, write down only the principal one, considering as such the occupation where the largest amount of time was spent.<br /><br />When a person about whom you are asking for information is absent, investigate their occupation with the remaining members of the household.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A417 CR84A418 CR84A419"><span class="h3">Question 13: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />Occupation is understood as the type of specific work that the employed person carried out in the reference period or did, for the first time, if unemployed, whatever the economic industry is that forms a part or the category they have.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 54]</span><br /><br />[On the top of the page is a form.]<br /><br />The information about the occupation is gathered for those who were working the week before the census and also for those who were unemployed, even if for these cases the occupation will be what they did in their last job. <br /><br />Ask the question such as it appears in the form, that is: What occupation or class of work did you do during the week of June 3 to 9 or in your last job?<br /><br />The class of job should be written down as completely as possible, indicating the specialty of the occupation, for example, it is not enough to write professor, you should write professor of primary, professor of secondary, university professor, etc.<br /><br />Also, do not confuse the principal occupation with the profession or craft. Doctors, lawyers or engineers, although they usually work in their profession, can do administrative work in a hospital, as well as judges, as well as managers of companies. Examples of the following "incorrect" and "correct" annotations are given to you that will help you understand better what has been said.<br /><br />[Below are two columns, one marked "Incorrect annotation" and one marked "Correct annotation". I am going to translate them without using two columns.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">Incorrect Annotation<br />Professor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Professor of Primary<br />Professor of Secondary<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker<br />Milker<br />Quarry Worker<br />Poultry Farm Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Medical investigator<br />Professor of Pathology in the Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer, professor in the Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial Advisor of a Ministry<br />Price Comptroller</div><br /><br />If a person does not indicate the name of their job, tell them to describe the principal job they do and write it: managing a machine that stamps sheets, feeding animals at a farm, etc.<br /><br />If the interviewed person had more that one job, write down only the principal one, considering as such the occupation where the largest amount of time was spent.<br /><br />When a person about whom you are asking for information is absent, investigate their occupation with the remaining members of the household.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation of the respondent in 2 digits (out of 3).
Universe
Costa Rica 1984: Persons age 12+ who worked or were seeking work and had worked in the past [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |