Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1996
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Reference ID
ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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- Data files
- ZAF1996-H-H
- ZAF1996-P-H
Occupation, 2 digits (ZA1996A_0441)
Data file: ZAF1996-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
235
End:
236
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)
19.3. Focus on the occupation of (the person). What would you call this occupation?
____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher,
domestic worker.
19.4. Describe (the person's) main duty/activity in more detail.
____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking.
19.3. Focus on the occupation of (the person). What would you call this occupation?
____ For example, plumber, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher,
domestic worker.
19.4. Describe (the person's) main duty/activity in more detail.
____ For example, installing pipes in new houses, selling fruit and vegetables, breeding cattle, teaching primary school children, cleaning and cooking.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 12 | Corporate managers |
| 13 | General managers |
| 15 | Armed forces and civil service managers |
| 21 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals |
| 22 | Life science and health professionals |
| 23 | Teaching professionals |
| 24 | Other professionals |
| 31 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals |
| 32 | Life science and health associate professionals |
| 33 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 34 | Other associate professionals |
| 35 | Armed forces and civil service associate professionals |
| 41 | Office clerks |
| 42 | Customer service clerks |
| 51 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 52 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators |
| 53 | Armed forces and civil service workers |
| 61 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
| 62 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 71 | Extraction and building trades workers |
| 72 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 73 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 74 | Other craft and related trades workers |
| 81 | Stationary-plant and related operators |
| 82 | Machine operators and assemblers |
| 83 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators |
| 91 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 92 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 93 | Mining, construction, manufacturing and transport labourers |
| 97 | Occupation not elsewhere classified |
| 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 occupation with two digits. Coding was done using a code list of occupations based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 88).
Universe
Employed persons age 15+ in private households
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |