The 1970 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1970
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THA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- THA1970_PHC-H-H
- THA1970_PHC-P-H
Principal occupation last year (TH1970A_OCC)
Data file: THA1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
192
End:
194
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="TH70A433 TH70A434 TH70A435 TH70A436 TH70A437 TH70A438 TH70A439 TH70A440">Only for persons 11 years and over<br />[Questions 17-24.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH70A438 TH70A444">22. Occupation last year: ______<br />[Record the occupation that the person spent most of the time working on during April 1969 - March 1970. If the person did not work, record "not working" and do not ask questions 23 and 24.] <br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH70A438 TH70A444">22. Occupation last year: ______<br />[Record the occupation that the person spent most of the time working on during April 1969 - March 1970. If the person did not work, record "not working" and do not ask questions 23 and 24.] <br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Architects and engineers |
| 001 | Explorers, planners, and engineering technicians |
| 002 | Physical scientists |
| 003 | Biology scientists |
| 004 | Veterinarians |
| 005 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 006 | Dentists |
| 007 | Nurses |
| 008 | Pharmacists |
| 009 | Medical technicians and public health personnels |
| 010 | Other health professionals and traditional medicine doctors |
| 011 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 012 | Basic education teaching professionals |
| 013 | Lawyers, judges, and legal professionals |
| 014 | Sculptors, painters, and related artists |
| 015 | Composers, journalists, and related writers |
| 016 | Actors, musicians, and related artists |
| 017 | Accountants |
| 018 | Social science professionals |
| 019 | Other professionals not specificied elsewhere |
| 020 | Government administrators and government officials not classified elsewhere |
| 023 | Administrators and officials of government enterprises |
| 025 | Mail clerks and personnel staff |
| 026 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 027 | Receptionists and travel attendants |
| 028 | Accounting, financial, and related personnel |
| 029 | Merchandise and stock personnels |
| 030 | Machine controllers and operators |
| 031 | Railway station agents and other related workers |
| 032 | Ground and air transport controllers and related workers |
| 033 | Water transport agents and related workers |
| 034 | Telephone and telegram operators |
| 035 | Postal services employee, mail distribution clerks, and related workers |
| 036 | Other clerks not specified elsewhere |
| 037 | Managers, owners, and directors of wholesale trade |
| 038 | Managers and owners of retail trade |
| 039 | Sales representatives, real estate and insurance agents, and auctioneers |
| 040 | Street vendors and newspaper sellers |
| 041 | Farmers and farm managers |
| 042 | Workers in farms |
| 043 | Farmers and farm managers in cattle and poultry farms |
| 044 | Workers in cattle and poultry farms |
| 045 | Workers in rubber plantation |
| 046 | Fishermen |
| 047 | Hunters, trappers, forestry and related workers |
| 048 | Miners and stone dynamiters |
| 049 | Quarrymen and well drillers |
| 050 | Miners and quarrymen not specified elsewhere |
| 051 | Aircraft pilots, ship controllers, and technicians |
| 052 | Train drivers and train technicians |
| 053 | Bus drivers |
| 054 | Taxi drivers and drivers of other public transports |
| 055 | Truck drivers |
| 056 | Drivers of animal vehicles, including vehicles that use human workforce |
| 057 | Deck sailors and crews |
| 058 | Train keepers |
| 059 | Transport equipment operators not classified elsewhere |
| 060 | Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers |
| 061 | Dressmakers |
| 062 | Other equipment and garment workers |
| 063 | Shoe makers and other leather products makers |
| 064 | Metal moulders, iron-metal, and related workers |
| 065 | Watch makers and assemblers of precision instruments |
| 066 | Jewelry and precious metal workers |
| 067 | Steel makers, instrument makers, and machine operators |
| 068 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 069 | Welders and tinsmiths |
| 070 | Sheet metal workers and structural metal preparers |
| 071 | Electrical fitters |
| 072 | Electronic fitters, radio and television repairmen |
| 073 | Electrical technicians not specified elsewhere |
| 074 | Carpenters and furniture makers |
| 075 | Machine operators for wood work |
| 076 | Handcraft workers in wood, not classified elsewhere |
| 077 | Painters and building decorators |
| 078 | Brick layers, masons, and tile layers |
| 079 | Construction workers not specified elsewhere |
| 080 | Printing and related workers |
| 081 | Glass makers, potters, and related workers |
| 082 | Rice grinders, millers, and related workers |
| 083 | Bakers, candy makers, and workers in food and beverage industries |
| 084 | Slaughterers and meat preparers |
| 085 | Food preservation and processing workers not specified elsewhere |
| 086 | Chemical processing workers |
| 087 | Tobacco processiong and production workers |
| 088 | Basket weavers and palm leaf products makers |
| 089 | Handicraft workers not specified elsewhere |
| 090 | Packaging, labeling, and stamping workers |
| 091 | Operators of crane, lifters, and related machines |
| 092 | Workers related to merchandise shipping |
| 093 | Laborers |
| 096 | Policemen, detectors, and firemen |
| 097 | Security guards |
| 098 | Restaurant owners and managers |
| 099 | Owners and managers of hotels and other lodging places |
| 100 | Domestic helpers and maids |
| 101 | Chefs, waiters, and restaurant service workers |
| 102 | Travel attendants (for ships, trains, and aircrafts) |
| 103 | Service workers in hotels, lodging places, and entertaining places |
| 104 | Superintendents |
| 105 | Hairdresser and barbers |
| 106 | Laundry workers |
| 107 | Professional athletes and similar |
| 108 | Other service workers not classified elsewhere |
| 109 | Workers not classifiable by occupation |
| 110 | Not working |
| 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 a person's principal occupation last year.
Universe
Thailand 1970: Persons age 11+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.2%]
concept
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