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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1992
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General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys, and Censuses (DGEEC), Minnesota Population Center
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Main occupation, 3 digits (PY1992A_0439)

Data file: PRY1992-P-H

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Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 208
End: 210
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section IV. Population information


[Questions 15 through 17 were asked persons 10 years and over who worked, did not work but were employed or looking for work]



15. What is (or was) your principal occupation in your job? ____

Examples: Dressmaker, secretary, driver, shoemaker, salesman, farmer, bricklayer, electrician, doctor, etc. (If more the one occupation, write the one that produced the greater income.)
Categories
Value Category
0 Architects
1 Civil engineers
2 Electrical, electronic, and comunications engineers
3 Mecanical, industrial, and mining engineers
5 Other engineers, n.e.c.
6 Surveyors and topographers
7 Draftsmen
8 Technicians related to engineering, electricity, and mechanics
10 Other technicians
12 Chemists and biochemists
16 Biologists, bacteriologists and related occupations
17 Agronomists, plant pathologists, and similar
18 Veterinarians, zoo technicians, and similar
21 Technicians related to agronomy, biology, natural sciences, zootechnics, and fish farming
23 Physicians
24 Surgeons
25 Dentists
30 Other technicians in medical sciences
31 Other medical professionals
32 Nurses, midwives, and similar
33 Other nurses and related occupations
36 Secondary and vocational school teachers
38 Primary school teachers
41 Other professors and teachers
42 Managers, coordinators, and inspectors
46 Economists
47 Comptrollers, auditors, and accountants
48 Sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, and similar
49 Computer programmers and systems analysts
50 Other specialists in mathematics, social sciences, and similar
51 Lawyers and similar
52 Other legal occupations
53 Writers, editors, journalists, and similar
55 Painters, sculptors, and similar artists
56 Decorators, drawers, and similar
57 Composers, musicians, singers, orchestra directors, and similar
59 Actors, directors, and similar
60 Priests, pastors, and member of religious orders
63 Librarian, archivists
64 Social assistants and occupations related to social wellbeing
65 Photographers and camera operators
66 Deck officers, pilots, and machinists of marine and river navigation
67 Airplane pilots and similar
69 Heads and deputies in the public sector
70 Managers, provincial and municipal officials
71 Other public officials servings as directors
73 Wholesale directors and managers
75 Retail directors and managers
77 Managers, submanagers, and administrators
79 Heads and deputies
82 Supervisors, inspectors, and overseers
84 Accounting employees, cashiers, and collectors
86 Secretaries
88 Typists
89 Operator of office machines and similar
91 Inspectors, dispatchers, and controllers in transportations services
93 Mailmen, messengers, and similar
94 Telephone and telegraph operators and similar
97 Other clerks
99 Wholesale owner-vendors
100 Retail owner-vendors
102 Salesmen or employees in stores
104 Street vendors and other
105 Dispatchers
106 Delivery persons
107 Travelling agents and factory representatives
108 Sales representatices
109 Brokers, insurance and real estate agents
111 Agricultural producers
113 Breeders of cattle and other animals
114 Managers and supervisors in agricultural holdings
115 Agricultural workers in animal breeding
116 Agricultural workers in cultivation of products
117 Operators of agricultural machines
118 Fishermen
121 Workers and lumberjacks
124 Other forestry workers
126 Drivers of cars, buses and trucks
127 Cart and horse cart drivers
129 Sailors
130 Other transportation workers
131 Spinners, weavers, dyers, and related occupations
133 Tailors, dressmakers, and similar
134 Operators in the manufacture of clothing
135 Upholsterers, mattress and umbrella makers, and similar
136 Shoe makers
137 Cutters, bakers, and other occupations related to the manufacture of footwear
138 Saddlers and related occupations in the manufacture of leather articles
139 Carpenters and wood craftsmen
140 Furniture manufacturers and operators
141 Workers in wood processing
143 Bricklayers and related occupations
144 Other construction workers
145 Painters in construction and maintenance
146 Other painters and wall paperers
148 Plumbers and pipe fitters
149 Riveters and operators of metallic structures
150 Braziers, tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and related
151 Welders and flame cutters
152 Electricians, fitters and installers of machinery and equipment
153 Repairers of electronic appliances
154 Electricians
155 Installers of electric, telephone, and communications lines
157 Motor vehicle mechanic
159 Locomotives, agricultural, and industrial machinery mechanic
160 Other mechanics
162 Watchmakers and mechanics of precision instruments
163 Jewelers and goldsmiths
165 Operators of fixed machines and similar
168 Operators of earthmoving machines and related equipment
169 Other machine operators
170 Operators of equipment for radio and television transmission
171 Operators of sound equipment and film production
172 Typographer, type setter and similar
174 Book binders
175 Miners, quarrymen, and related occupations
177 Operators in treating and metal processing
179 Other workers in the metal industry
180 Ceramists, potters, and related occupations
182 Molders, cutters, grinders, and finishers
184 Operators of furnaces, dryers, toasters, and other occupations related to the technical treatment of related chemicals
187 Slaughterers, butchers and slaughterhouse workers, fridges and poultry packers
188 Operators of food preservation
189 Millers and workers in related occupations
190 Bakers, pastry chefs, confectioners, and persons working in the production of pasta
191 Workers in the treatment of milk and dairy processing
192 Operators in the manufacture of wine, beer, and soft drinks
193 Other operators in the food processing, n.e.c.
194 Choosers, mixers, and other operators in the preparation of tobacco
195 Operators in the manufacture of cigars and cigarettes
196 Scrapers, peelers, tanners, and other workers in related occupations
197 Operators in the manufacture of paper, cardboard products, and polyethylene
199 Operators in the manufacture of products made with vegetable fibers
200 Operators in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products
201 Other operators in production processes, n.e.c.
202 Workers or laborers in mines and quarries
203 Workers or laborers in construction industry
204 Stackers, carriers and similar
205 Packers and occupations related to the packaging of manufactured products
206 Workers and laborers in electricty, gas, water, sanitary services, and communications
207 Workers and laborers in manufacturing
208 Other workers and laborers, n.e.c.
209 Other workers and laborers in trade
211 Other workers and laborers in public services
213 Agents of the defense forces
214 Other workers in protection services
215 Butlers, housekeepers, and similar
216 Cooks, waiters in restaurants and cafes, bartenders, and related occupations
218 Accommodation services workers and waiters
219 Launderers, pressers, and related occupations
220 Porters, janitors, porters, and elevator operators
221 Workers cleaning services
222 Domestic workers
223 Barbers, hairdressers, trims, and related occupations
224 Bañeros and masseurs
225 Athletes, bodybuilders, and related occupations
227 Workers in the public services in esoectáculos, tourism, and related
228 Workers in arcades and other attractions
229 Workers in personal services
234 Members of the armed forces
235 Diplomats and consuls
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 15: What is (or was) your principal occupation in your work?

In the corresponding space, write the specific occupation, job, or profession that the informant declares to have done in the last week or the last time that he/she worked.

15. What is (was) your principal occupation in your job? ____

Examples: model, secretary, chauffeur, shoemaker, salesclerk, farmer, construction laborer, electrician, doctor, etc. (If he/she has more than one occupation, write the one that gave the greatest income).


Below we offer some examples that will allow you to appreciate the correct form of making the annotations:

Incorrect annotation / Correct annotation

Construction laborer / Concrete layer, tile installer, floor installer, framer, etc.

Mechanic / Automobile mechanic, typewriter mechanic, etc.

Laborer / Blacksmith, welder, baker, restaurant cook, etc.

Vendor / Wholesale vendor, retail vendor, traveling fruit vendor, etc.

Employee / Short-hand taker, secretary, head of personnel, manager, administrator, etc.

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Professional / Civil Engineer, Dentist, Pharmacist, Lawyer, elementary school professor, etc.

Remember:

If the informant has two or more occupations, you will write down the one that provides the greatest income. If both provide equal income, you will note the one to which the informant dedicates the most time. If he/she has equal income and dedicates the same amount of time, you will note the one that he considers the most important.

If, for example, the informant is by profession a lawyer and works and the director of a school, you will write down school director.



Question 16: In this work, you are (or were)?

16. In this work you are (or were)?

[] Employee
[] Worker or day laborer
[] Boss or employer
[] Self-employed or independent worker
[] Un-paid family member
[] Domestic employee

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the person?s principal occupation (3 digits).
Universe
Persons 10+ who worked, did not work but were employed, or looked for work

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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