Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1982 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1982
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Reference ID
PRY_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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- PRY1982_PHC-H-H.dat
- PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation, 1-digit (PY1982A_OCC1)
Data file: PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
280
End:
281
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Economic characteristics</span></p>
<p>For those 12 years of age and older</p>
<p>Ask questions 18 through 20 only if you marked 1, 2 or 3 above.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A439">18. What occupation, position, or profession did you hold during the last week (or in the last job you had)? ____<br /><div class="i1">Examples: Driver, dressmaker, farmer, etc. If you had more than one occupation, write the one that provided the greatest income.</div><br /></svar>
<p>For those 12 years of age and older</p>
<p>Ask questions 18 through 20 only if you marked 1, 2 or 3 above.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A439">18. What occupation, position, or profession did you hold during the last week (or in the last job you had)? ____<br /><div class="i1">Examples: Driver, dressmaker, farmer, etc. If you had more than one occupation, write the one that provided the greatest income.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Professionals, technicians, and related workers |
| 01 | Managers, administrators, and officials |
| 02 | Clerical, office, and related workers |
| 03 | Salesmen and related workers |
| 04 | Farmers, fishermen, hunters, forestry workers, and related workers |
| 05 | Workers in operating transport occupations |
| 06 | Craftsmen and operators in textiles, leather, carpentry, construction, and mechanics |
| 07 | Other craftsmen and operators |
| 08 | Laborers not elsewhere classified |
| 09 | Service and related workers |
| 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
<span class="h3">III. For people 12 years old and older. Economic characteristics.</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A439"><span class="em">Question 18. What occupation, office, or profession did you do last week (or in the last job that you held)?</span><br /><br />Write the name of the specific occupation, office, or profession that the informant declares to have executed in the last week or the last time they worked in the corresponding box. <br /><br />[A depiction of question 18 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]<br /><br />Do not forget that this question is only for those people who, in question 17, declared options 1, 2, or 3.<br /><br />Following are given some examples that permit one to appreciate the correct way to write down the information: <br /><br />Incorrect annotation:<br /><br />Professional<br />Employee<br /><span class="pg">[P. 51]</span><br />Merchant<br />Worker<br />Mechanic<br />Construction worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation:<br />(Annotate, depending on the case)<br /><br />Civil Engineer, dentist, pharmacist, lawyer, school teacher, etc.<br />Typist, secretary, personnel director, manager, administrator, etc.<br />Wholesaler, small-items seller, fruit vendor, etc.<br />Iron worker, welder, bread maker, restaurant chef, etc.<br />Automobile mechanic, typewriter mechanic, etc.<br />Mixer [<span class="lang">hormigonero</span>], tile setter [azulejista], floor installer [<span class="lang">pisero</span>], caster [<span class="lang">encofrador</span>], etc.<br /><br />Enumerator:<br /><br />a) If the informant has two or more occupations, write down the one that provides him with the greatest income. If they both provide him with the same income, write down the one which he spends more time doing. If he receives the same income and spends the same amount of time on both, write down the one that he considers the most important. <br /><br />b) If, for example, the informant is a lawyer working as a school director, he should be annotated as being a school director. <br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A439"><span class="em">Question 18. What occupation, office, or profession did you do last week (or in the last job that you held)?</span><br /><br />Write the name of the specific occupation, office, or profession that the informant declares to have executed in the last week or the last time they worked in the corresponding box. <br /><br />[A depiction of question 18 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]<br /><br />Do not forget that this question is only for those people who, in question 17, declared options 1, 2, or 3.<br /><br />Following are given some examples that permit one to appreciate the correct way to write down the information: <br /><br />Incorrect annotation:<br /><br />Professional<br />Employee<br /><span class="pg">[P. 51]</span><br />Merchant<br />Worker<br />Mechanic<br />Construction worker<br /><br />Correct Annotation:<br />(Annotate, depending on the case)<br /><br />Civil Engineer, dentist, pharmacist, lawyer, school teacher, etc.<br />Typist, secretary, personnel director, manager, administrator, etc.<br />Wholesaler, small-items seller, fruit vendor, etc.<br />Iron worker, welder, bread maker, restaurant chef, etc.<br />Automobile mechanic, typewriter mechanic, etc.<br />Mixer [<span class="lang">hormigonero</span>], tile setter [azulejista], floor installer [<span class="lang">pisero</span>], caster [<span class="lang">encofrador</span>], etc.<br /><br />Enumerator:<br /><br />a) If the informant has two or more occupations, write down the one that provides him with the greatest income. If they both provide him with the same income, write down the one which he spends more time doing. If he receives the same income and spends the same amount of time on both, write down the one that he considers the most important. <br /><br />b) If, for example, the informant is a lawyer working as a school director, he should be annotated as being a school director. <br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the person's general (1-digit) occupation.
Universe
Paraguay 1982: Economically active persons age 12+ excluding those who looked for their first job [discrepancies: type I none; type II 4.5%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |