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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- ZAF1996-H-H
- ZAF1996-P-H
Occupation, 3 digits (ZA1996A_0442)
Data file: ZAF1996-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
237
End:
239
Width:
3
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 |
|---|---|
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest organisations |
| 119 | Legislators and senior officials not elsewhere classified |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations managers |
| 123 | Other managers not elsewhere classified |
| 129 | Corporate managers not elsewhere classified |
| 130 | General managers NFD |
| 131 | General managers |
| 139 | General managers not elsewhere classified |
| 150 | Armed forces and civil service managers |
| 210 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals NFD |
| 211 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 215 | Physical sciences technologists |
| 219 | Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 220 | Life science and health professionals NFD |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 229 | Life science and health professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 230 | Teaching professionals NFD |
| 231 | Higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 233 | Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 239 | Other education professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 240 | Other professionals NFD |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 249 | Other professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 310 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals NFD |
| 311 | Natural and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operators |
| 314 | Ship/aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 319 | Natural and engineering science associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 320 | Life science and health associate professionals NFD |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related associate professionals |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 324 | Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers |
| 329 | Life science and health associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 333 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 339 | Teaching associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade brokers |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related govt. associate professionals |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 349 | Other associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 350 | Armed forces and civil service associate professionals |
| 410 | Office clerks NFD |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 412 | Numerical clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail and related clerks |
| 419 | Other office clerks and clerks not elsewhere classified |
| 420 | Customer service clerks NFD |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 429 | Customer service clerks not elsewhere classified |
| 510 | Personal and protective services workers NFD |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 515 | Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 519 | Personal and protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 520 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators NFD |
| 521 | Fashion and other models |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 529 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators not elsewhere classified |
| 530 | Armed forces and civil service workers |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers |
| 619 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers not elsewhere classified |
| 620 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers NFD |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 711 | Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers |
| 719 | Extraction and building trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 720 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers NFD |
| 721 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 729 | Metal, machinery and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 730 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers NFD |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 739 | Handicraft, printing and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 740 | Other craft and related trades workers NFD |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet makers and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers |
| 749 | Other craft and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 810 | Stationary-plant and related operators NFD |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant operators |
| 812 | Metal processing plant operators |
| 813 | Glass, ceramics and related plant operators |
| 814 | Wood processing and paper making plant operators |
| 815 | Chemical processing plant operators |
| 816 | Power production and related plant operators |
| 817 | Automated assembly-line and industrial robot operators |
| 819 | Stationary-plant and related operators not elsewhere classified |
| 820 | Machine operators and assemblers NFD |
| 821 | Metal and mineral products machine operators |
| 822 | Chemical products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber and plastic products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing, binding and paper-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile, fur and leather products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers not elsewhere classified |
| 830 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators NFD |
| 831 | Locomotive engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers and related workers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile plant operators |
| 834 | Ships deck crews and related workers |
| 839 | Drivers and mobile plant operators not elsewhere classified |
| 910 | Sales and services elementary occupations NFD |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 912 | Shoe cleaning and other street service occupations |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, door-keepers and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 919 | Sales and services elementary occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 920 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers NFD |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 929 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers not elsewhere classified |
| 930 | Mining, construction, manufacturing and transport labourers NFD |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 939 | Mining, construction, mnfctr. and transport labourers not elsewhere classified |
| 996 | Occupation not elsewhere classified |
| 997 | Non-identifiable occupations |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 with three 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 |