Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2000
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Occupation, 4 digits (CR2000A_OCC4)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
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Discrete
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0
Start:
238
End:
241
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For those 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 13-18]</p>
<p>For the principal job
<br />[Applies to questions 15-18]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?</span><div class="i1">____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]<br /><br />What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?<br /><br />____ [2 blank lines]</div>
<p>For the principal job
<br />[Applies to questions 15-18]</p>
<p><span class="em">17. What is the occupation or position that ____ holds in this job?</span><div class="i1">____ [2 blank lines. A 4-character box also appears in the corner of this item]<br /><br />What are the principal tasks that ____ carries out?<br /><br />____ [2 blank lines]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1111 | Members of the highest level of authority in the Republic (executive power, legislative power, judicial power, ad the Supreme Tribunal of Elections) |
| 1112 | Representatives of the local governments |
| 1122 | General managers, sub managers, directors, sub directors, and general coordinators of public administration and private businesses |
| 1123 | Heads or coordinators of areas or departments of public administration and private businesses |
| 1124 | Section leaders of public administration and private businesses |
| 2113 | Chemists |
| 2122 | Statisticians and demographers |
| 2131 | Information system designers and analysts |
| 2132 | Computer programmers |
| 2139 | Other programming professionals; for example: auditors of computer programs |
| 2141 | Architects and urban planners |
| 2142 | Civil and construction engineers |
| 2143 | Electrical engineers |
| 2144 | Electronic and telecommunication engineers |
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2146 | Chemical engineers and food technicians |
| 2147 | Industrial engineers |
| 2148 | Topographical and geodesy engineers |
| 2211 | Biologists, botanists, bacteriologists, cytologists, zoologists, microbiologists, geneticists, ecologists and similar |
| 2213 | Agronomists, agricultural engineers, forestry engineers, zoo technical engineers, engineers in lumber and similar |
| 2221 | General doctors and specialists |
| 2222 | Dentists |
| 2223 | Veterinarians |
| 2224 | Pharmacists |
| 2225 | Nutritionists |
| 2226 | Professional nurses |
| 2310 | University professors and similar |
| 2320 | Secondary school professors |
| 2331 | Elementary school teachers |
| 2332 | Preschool teachers |
| 2340 | Special education teachers |
| 2351 | Specialists in pedagogy and teaching materials |
| 2352 | Education inspectors |
| 2354 | Student advisors |
| 2411 | Public accountants and auditors |
| 2412 | Human resources administrators and specialists |
| 2413 | Business administrators and marketing professionals |
| 2414 | Public administrators |
| 2415 | Economists and agricultural economists |
| 2421 | Lawyers and notaries |
| 2432 | Professional librarians, file keepers and similar professionals |
| 2441 | Public relations specialists and advertisers |
| 2442 | Sociologists, anthropologists, archeologists, ethnographers, geographers, and similar |
| 2444 | Philologists and translators |
| 2445 | Psychologists |
| 2446 | Social workers and social advisors |
| 2447 | Socioeconomic planners |
| 2452 | Newspaper reporters |
| 2453 | Sculptors, painters, recorders, drawers, graphic artists, and similar |
| 2454 | Composers, musicians, and professional singers |
| 2461 | Ministers of the various religions, monks and nuns |
| 3113 | Technicians and assistants in chemistry |
| 3122 | Technicians and assistants in statistics and demography |
| 3131 | Technicians of computer programming |
| 3132 | Technicians of controlling computers |
| 3141 | Technical outliners and drawers |
| 3142 | Technicians and assistants for civil engineering and construction and contractors |
| 3143 | Technicians and assistants for electricity and electrical technology |
| 3144 | Technicians and assistants for electronics and telecommunications |
| 3145 | Technicians and assistants for mechanics |
| 3146 | Industrial chemistry technicians and food technicians |
| 3148 | Cartographers, surveyors, and topography technicians |
| 3151 | Building inspectors and inspectors for the prevention and investigation of fires |
| 3152 | Security and health inspectors |
| 3153 | Quality control inspectors |
| 3161 | Photographers and operators of electronic imaging and sound recording and reproducing equipment |
| 3162 | Operators of radio transmission, movie, television and telecommunication equipment |
| 3172 | Captains, ship officials and other officials |
| 3174 | Airplane pilots |
| 3181 | Chefs |
| 3185 | Supervisors of agricultural and fishing workers |
| 3189 | Other personnel supervisors |
| 3192 | Production supervisors of workers in production of energy and water treatment |
| 3194 | Production supervisors of workers in the manufacture of rubber, plastics, glass and ceramic products |
| 3196 | Production supervisors of workers in the manufacture of textiles and fur and leather articles |
| 3197 | Production supervisors of workers in the manufacture of foods, beverages and tobacco |
| 3198 | Production supervisors of workers in the manufacture of electrical and electronic products |
| 3199 | Other production supervisors (mining industry, packing, etc) |
| 3211 | Technicians and assistants in biology, botanists, bacteriology, cytology, zoology, microbiology, genetics, ecology, and similar |
| 3213 | Technicians in agronomy, agricultural engineering, forestry engineering, zoo technicians, lumber engineers, and similar |
| 3221 | Medical and paramedical internists |
| 3222 | Mid-level professionals in health sciences |
| 3224 | Pharmacy technicians and assistants |
| 3225 | Dietary and nutritional technicians and assistants |
| 3226 | Nursing assistants |
| 3228 | Technicians and assistants in orthopedics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, ergotherapy, orthophony y orthoptics |
| 3231 | Optometry technicians and ophthalmology assistants |
| 3341 | Professors and instructors of non-regular arts and technical education- commercial |
| 3342 | Professors and instructors of other non-regular education- commercial; for example: aerobic instructors, driver's school or pilot training, etc |
| 3411 | Technicians and auxiliaries of accounting and auditing |
| 3412 | Technicians and assistants in human resources |
| 3413 | Technicians and assistants in business administration and marketing |
| 3417 | Executive secretaries and bilingual executive secretaries |
| 3418 | Tax technicians |
| 3419 | Other technicians and assistants in administration and economy; for example: social security inspectors, inspectors of weights and measures, customs inspectors, etc. |
| 3421 | Technicians and assistants to lawyers and notaries |
| 3429 | Other legal technicians and assistants (inspectors of judicial charges) |
| 3441 | Technicians and assistants in public relations and publicity |
| 3446 | Technicians and assistants in social work and economic and social planning |
| 3451 | Technicians in newspapers, announcers, presenters, radio speakers and commentators and masters of ceremonies |
| 3452 | Artistic drawing technicians |
| 3453 | Non-professional musicians, singers, dancers |
| 3454 | Decorators, designers, and stage designers |
| 3456 | Physical trainers, sportsmen, and sports umpires |
| 3460 | Assistants in lay services (Deacons, monks, secular preachers, evangelists, spiritual advisors) and technicians and assistants of theologists and philosophers |
| 3471 | Stock/ exchange agents |
| 3472 | Insurance agents |
| 3473 | Real estate agents |
| 3474 | Travel agents, guides and tourism promoters |
| 3475 | Commercial representations and sales technicians |
| 3476 | Supply technicians |
| 3477 | Technicians in taxes, auctioning, and estimators |
| 3482 | Customs declarers and agents |
| 3491 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 4111 | Typists, data entry, operators of machines for sending and receiving messages (fax, telex, etc.) |
| 4112 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and finance employees |
| 4122 | Census takers, coders, and data entry |
| 4131 | Employees in charge of supplies and inventory |
| 4133 | Transportation control employees |
| 4141 | Employees of libraries, archives, and photocopy services |
| 4142 | Postal service employees |
| 4190 | Other administrative support employees (personnel administrative employees) |
| 4211 | Cashiers |
| 4212 | Payers and receivers (tellers) |
| 4213 | Bet receivers |
| 4215 | Billing |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information employees |
| 4223 | Telephone operators |
| 5121 | Butlers and similar |
| 5122 | Cooks |
| 5123 | Housekeepers, waiters, bartenders |
| 5124 | Organizers of parties, events, and conventions (catering service) |
| 5131 | Nannies |
| 5132 | Nursing assistants |
| 5139 | Workers that provide personal care and similar (veterinary and pharmacy assistants) |
| 5141 | Barbers, hairdressers, specialists in beauty treatments and similar (barbers, stylists, make-up artists, etc.) |
| 5151 | Firemen |
| 5152 | Policemen and traffic inspectors |
| 5153 | Prison guards |
| 5159 | Other workers that provide protection and security services; for example: lifeguards, bodyguards, guides, park rangers, business and homes security guards, etc. |
| 5221 | Salespeople and employees that display in shops |
| 5222 | Market vendors |
| 6111 | Specialized farmers and workers in extensive farming (rice, cotton, sugar cane, cereals, melons, watermelon, squash, tomatoes, berries, potatoes, tobacco, etc) |
| 6112 | Specialized farmers and workers in tree and bush plantations (cacao, coffee, tea, fruit trees, etc.) |
| 6113 | Specialized farmers and workers in vegetable gardens, greenhouses, nurseries and gardens |
| 6114 | Specialized agricultural producers and workers in mixed agriculture |
| 6115 | Other specialized agricultural producers and workers with specialized tasks; for example: fertilizer spreaders, herbicide spreaders, chemical spreaders for crops, agricultural fumigators in the field, tree trimmers, etc |
| 6121 | Cattle and other domestic animal breeders, dairy producers |
| 6122 | Bird keepers and specialized workers |
| 6130 | Producers and workers in specialized agriculture |
| 6141 | Loggers an other forestry workers |
| 6152 | Fresh water, coastal and deep sea fishing |
| 6210 | Subsistence-level agriculture and fishery workers |
| 7111 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 7121 | Construction laborers and plasterers |
| 7123 | Carpenters |
| 7129 | Other construction laborers, carpenters, and similar; for example: scaffolding builders, demolition crews, etc |
| 7132 | Flooring installers |
| 7135 | Window installers |
| 7136 | Plumbers and pipefitters |
| 7137 | Construction electricians and similar |
| 7141 | Painters and wallpaper installers |
| 7142 | Vehicle painters, painters of varnishes and lacquers, and similar |
| 7143 | Insect and rodent exterminators, chimney sweeps, cleaners of building exteriors and similar |
| 7212 | Welders and oxyfuel cutters |
| 7213 | Boilermaker and laminator |
| 7214 | Metal structure builders |
| 7222 | Toolmakers, locksmiths, and gunsmiths |
| 7224 | Metal polishers and tool sharpeners |
| 7231 | Mechanics and adjusters of automobiles |
| 7232 | Mechanics and adjusters of airplane engines |
| 7233 | Mechanics and adjusters of agricultural and industrial machinery |
| 7234 | Other machinery mechanics and adjusters; for example: lubricators |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanics and adjusters |
| 7242 | Electronic equipment mechanics, repairmen, and adjusters |
| 7243 | Telegraph and telephone installers and repairmen |
| 7244 | Electrical line installers and repairmen |
| 7311 | Precision instrument mechanics and repairmen |
| 7313 | Jewelers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths |
| 7321 | Potters and similar (clay, ceramic, and abrasives) |
| 7324 | Sign painters and painters who decorate glass, ceramics, and similar materials |
| 7331 | Artisans who work with wood and similar materials (stone, straw, paper, cardboard, wicker, jute, bone, shells) |
| 7332 | Artisans who work with textiles and leather |
| 7341 | Printers, typographers, linotype casters, and similar |
| 7343 | Print setters and photo setters |
| 7345 | Binders, coverers, and similar |
| 7346 | Serigraph printers, iron transfers and printing on textiles |
| 7411 | Butchers and similar |
| 7412 | Bakers, cake and pastry makers, candy makers, chocolate makers and pasta manufacturers |
| 7422 | Cabinetmakers |
| 7423 | Regulators and regulators- operators of woodworking machinery |
| 7433 | Tailors, seamstresses, dressmakers; curtain, quilt, and bedding makers, hat makers |
| 7435 | Pattern makers and fabric, leather, and fur cutters |
| 7437 | Upholsterers, mattress makers, personal installation of curtains, carpets, and similar |
| 7442 | Shoemakers and similar (leatherworkers) |
| 8122 | Operators of ovens for second fusion, machinery for straining and molding metals and laminating equipment |
| 8131 | Operators of glass and ceramic kilns, and operators of similar machinery |
| 8141 | Operators of installations for wood processing |
| 8143 | Operators of installations for paper manufacture |
| 8151 | Operators of plants for breaking, crushing and mixing chemical substances |
| 8155 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of wood products |
| 8161 | Operators of installations for energy productions |
| 8163 | Operators of incinerators, water treatment plants, and similar |
| 8211 | Operators of tooling machinery (lathes, stamping presses, mechanical guillotines, metal curving machines, drills, grinders, planes, drills, rectifiers, mechanical metal saws, etc) |
| 8212 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of cement and similar minerals |
| 8221 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and cosmetics |
| 8229 | Other operators of machinery for the manufacture of chemical products; for example operators of machines for manufacturing munitions and explosives, fireworks, matches, candles, linoleum, halogen gas, etc |
| 8231 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of rubber products |
| 8232 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of plastic products |
| 8240 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of wood products |
| 8251 | Operators of machinery for printing |
| 8252 | Operators of machinery for binding |
| 8253 | Operators of machinery for manufacture of paper products |
| 8261 | Operators of machinery for the preparation of fibers, threads, and bobbins |
| 8262 | Operators of looms and other weaving machinery |
| 8263 | Operators of sewing machines |
| 8264 | Operators of machinery for bleaching, dying, and tinting textile products |
| 8265 | Operators of machinery for treating fur and leather |
| 8266 | Operators of machinery for the manufacture of footwear, suitcases, and other leather goods |
| 8269 | Other operators of machinery for the manufacture of textile products, and articles made of fur and leather; for example: operators of pattern cutting machines (textiles), ribbon and lace decorations, hat making |
| 8271 | Operators of machinery for processing meat, fish, and shellfish |
| 8272 | Operators of machinery for processing dairy products |
| 8273 | Operators of machinery for grinding cereals and spices |
| 8274 | Operators of machinery for processing cereals, bakery and pastry goods, candy, and products made of chocolate and similar |
| 8275 | Operators of machinery for processing fruits and dried fruits, vegetables, and manufacturing edible oils |
| 8276 | Operators of machinery for processing sugars |
| 8277 | Operators of machinery for manufacturing tea and processing coffee and cacao |
| 8278 | Operators of machinery for processing beer, wine, and other beverages except fruit and vegetable juices |
| 8282 | Installers of electrical equipment |
| 8283 | Installers of electronic equipment |
| 8284 | Installers of metal, rubber, and plastic products |
| 8290 | Other operators of machinery and installers; for example: installers of products with multiple parts, baling machine operators, labeling machine operators |
| 8311 | Motorcycle drivers |
| 8312 | Taxi drivers and drivers of transportation vehicles (including ambulances) |
| 8313 | Bus, microbus, and tram drivers |
| 8314 | Drivers of heavy trucks |
| 8321 | Operators of mobile agricultural and forestry machinery |
| 8322 | Operators of dirt moving machinery and similar |
| 8323 | Operators of towing equipment, elevator equipment and similar |
| 8324 | Operators of front loaders |
| 8330 | Sea sailors and similar |
| 9110 | Traveling salesmen and similar |
| 9111 | Traveling salesmen, food vendors |
| 9112 | Traveling salesmen, non-food vendors (including traveling photographers) |
| 9113 | Door-to-door salesmen and telemarketers |
| 9114 | Street vendors with permanent street stalls |
| 9115 | Vendors that sell from their home |
| 9131 | Household employees |
| 9132 | Housekeeping in offices, hotels and other establishments (janitors) |
| 9133 | Hand-launderers and pressers |
| 9134 | Concierges |
| 9135 | Car washers and window cleaners |
| 9141 | Trash collectors |
| 9142 | Street sweepers |
| 9151 | Messengers, elevator operators, bellboys, bellhops, caddies, and delivery personnel |
| 9152 | Watchmen and doormen |
| 9153 | Meter reader and vending machine money collectors |
| 9155 | Kitchen assistants |
| 9159 | Non-classified service personnel; occasional workers |
| 9211 | Agricultural day laborers (except coffee harvesters) |
| 9212 | Agricultural day laborers, coffee harvesters) |
| 9221 | Forestry day laborers |
| 9222 | Fishing, hunting, and trapping day laborers |
| 9312 | Day laborers of public works and maintenance of highways, dams, and similar (including cemeteries) |
| 9313 | Construction day laborers |
| 9314 | Electrician assistant |
| 9322 | Hand-packers and other day laborers in the manufacturing industry |
| 9323 | Mechanic assistant |
| 9333 | Cargo handlers |
| 9334 | Other transportation day laborers |
| 9999 | Response suppressed |
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="CR00A420 CR00A421 CR00A422 CR00A423 CR00A424 CR00A425 CR00A426 CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430 CR00A431 CR00A437"><span class="h3">Third Block<br /><br />Only for persons 12 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430"><span class="em">Question 17: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />With this question the type of job that the person did in the reference week is determined and so being able to know the composition of the employment according to occupation. Also it is important as an indicator of socioeconomic condition.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]<br /><br />Equal to question 16 (industry), the type of work should be written down completely, so that the occupation that persons do can be clearly distinguished.<br /><br />Do not confuse occupation with the craft or profession for which they were prepared, since the occupation is determined by the activities that are done in the current job, and not by the degrees or crafts that the person possesses.<br /><br /><span class="em">Example</span>:<br /><br />A man has worked many years as a carpenter, which he considers as his craft; nevertheless, he declares that for six months he has been working as a guard in a factory that trained him about handling firearms and security procedures. His type of work or occupation is "security guard of a factory" and among his jobs you should specify that along with guarding and making his rounds, he handles firearms.<br /><br />Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:<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 />Teacher<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Primary Teacher<br />Secondary Teacher<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br />Airplane Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Mason<br />Carpenter<br />Maintenance Mechanic<br />Industrial Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Farm Worker or Day Laborer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker in Cane<br />Milker<br />Construction Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical Consultant<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer with own office<br />Professor in a Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial assessor of a bank<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Assistant<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Accountant's Assistant<br />Nurse's Assistant<br />Topography Assistant<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Machine Operator<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine<br />Operator of an Embroidery Machine<br />Operator of a Printing Press<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />In Charge of a Store<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />In Charge of personnel<br />In Charge of Arranging Merchandise<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Chauffeur<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Taxi Driver<br />Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire</div><br /><br />As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.<br /><br />The objective is obtaining a complete idea of the occupation and the nature of the job that is done during the reference week, so that, along with the complete name of the occupation, you should write down a brief description of the principal tasks or functions, as is shown in this example:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />In the tasks it should be specified, if it is the case, the level of responsibility that the person has and the instruments, type of material and tools that are used.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A427 CR00A428 CR00A429 CR00A430"><span class="em">Question 17: Principal Occupation</span><br /><br />With this question the type of job that the person did in the reference week is determined and so being able to know the composition of the employment according to occupation. Also it is important as an indicator of socioeconomic condition.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a teacher.]<br /><br />Equal to question 16 (industry), the type of work should be written down completely, so that the occupation that persons do can be clearly distinguished.<br /><br />Do not confuse occupation with the craft or profession for which they were prepared, since the occupation is determined by the activities that are done in the current job, and not by the degrees or crafts that the person possesses.<br /><br /><span class="em">Example</span>:<br /><br />A man has worked many years as a carpenter, which he considers as his craft; nevertheless, he declares that for six months he has been working as a guard in a factory that trained him about handling firearms and security procedures. His type of work or occupation is "security guard of a factory" and among his jobs you should specify that along with guarding and making his rounds, he handles firearms.<br /><br />Some following examples of correct and incorrect forms of obtaining this information are shown, that will surely help you understand what is asked for:<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 />Teacher<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Primary Teacher<br />Secondary Teacher<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Mechanic<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Automobile Mechanic<br />Thresher Mechanic<br />Airplane Mechanic<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Mason<br />Carpenter<br />Maintenance Mechanic<br />Industrial Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Farm Worker or Day Laborer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Agricultural Worker in Cane<br />Milker<br />Construction Worker<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Doctor<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Medical Consultant<br />Medical director of a hospital<br />Head of surgery of a hospital<br />Professor of Pathology in a Medical Faculty<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Lawyer<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Lawyer with own office<br />Professor in a Faculty of Law<br />First Judge of a Lower Court<br />Judicial assessor of a bank<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Assistant<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Accountant's Assistant<br />Nurse's Assistant<br />Topography Assistant<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Machine Operator<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Operator of a Coffee Picking Machine<br />Operator of an Embroidery Machine<br />Operator of a Printing Press<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />In Charge of a Store<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />In Charge of personnel<br />In Charge of Arranging Merchandise<br /><br />Incorrect Annotation<br />Chauffeur<br /><br />Correct Annotation<br />Taxi Driver<br />Chauffeur of Light Vehicles for Hire</div><br /><br />As you see in question 17, the principal jobs that are done are additionally requested.<br /><br />The objective is obtaining a complete idea of the occupation and the nature of the job that is done during the reference week, so that, along with the complete name of the occupation, you should write down a brief description of the principal tasks or functions, as is shown in this example:<br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br />In the tasks it should be specified, if it is the case, the level of responsibility that the person has and the instruments, type of material and tools that are used.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's primary occupation (4 digits).
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Persons age 12+ who were employed the week prior to the census [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |