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Population Housing and Establishment Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 1996
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EGY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Occupation, 1 digit (EG1996A_0417)

Data file: EGY1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 165
End: 166
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
12. Main occupation ____
[Question 12 was asked of persons 15 years and over.]
Categories
Value Category
1 Legislators, senior officials and managers
2 Professionals
3 Technicians and associated professionals
4 Clerks
5 Service workers and shop and market sales workers
6 Farmers and skilled agricultural and fishery workers
7 Craft and related trade workers
8 Plant and machinery operators and assemblers
9 Elementary 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.
Interviewer instructions
The main occupation column No.(12)
For the person less than (15) years write "underage"
For the person (15) years and over and working, record the type of work (skill or occupation) that he is specifically practicing, regardless of the main economical activity that the establishment practicing and to avoid mixing between the job and occupation. We can not say an official in a shop but, it is said (seller) or (accountant) with showing the person's occupation distinctly for example (electric engineer assistant, textile foreman, agriculture worker, general doctor, surgeon)

For the person (15) years and over and not working write:
Occupation that he is practicing in his previous work if his employment status is unwilling to work.

(Unemployed): if he is newly unemployed (not previously employed), student, housewives, unwilling to work, retired, aged not working, unable to work

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (1-digit).
Universe
Persons age 15+ who are economically active

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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