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1991 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1991
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GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (SOC major groups) (UK1991A_OCCMAJ)

Data file: GBR1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 220
End: 221
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UK91A418 UK91A425 UK91A433 UK91A434 UK91A435 UK91A436 UK91A437 UK91A438 UK91A439 UK91A448 UK91A450">15. Occupation<br />Please give the full title of the person's present or lat job and describe the main things he/she does or did in the job.<br /><div class="i1">At a, give the full title by which the job is known, for example: 'packing machinist'; 'poultry processor'; 'jig and tool fitter'; 'supervisor of typists'; 'accounts clerk'; rather than general titles like 'machinist', 'process worker'; 'supervisor' or 'clerk'. Give rank or grade if the person has one.<br />At b, write down the main things the person actually does or did in the job. If possible ask him/her to say what these things are and write them down.<br />Armed Forces - enter 'commissioned officer' or 'other rank' as appropriate at a, and leave b blank.<br />Civil Servants - give grade at a and discipline or specialism, for example 'electric engineer'; 'accountant'; 'chemist'; 'administrator' at b.<br /><br />a Full job title ________<br />b Main things done in job ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Managers and administrators
02 Professional occupations
03 Associate professional and technical occupations
04 Clerical and secretarial occupations
05 Craft and related occupations
06 Personal and protective service occupations
07 Sales occupations
08 Plant and machine operatives
09 Other occupations
98 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (SOC major groups).
Universe
United Kingdom 1991: Persons age 16+ who worked within last 10 years [discrepancies: unverifiable]

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