Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 2002; Censo Nacional Indígena de Población y Viviendas, 2002 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 2002
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PRY_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Occupation (4 digits) (PY2002A_OCC)
Data file: PRY2002_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
285
End:
288
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Chapter G. </span></p>
<p>For individuals 10 years of age and older</p>
<p>25. What is (or was) your principal occupation in your work? Specify the duties. ____ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Examples: Farmer, horticulturalist, agricultural laborer, food sales, dressmaker, bricklayer, auto mechanic, trailer truck driver, street vendor with a basket, supermarket cashier, construction electrician, primary school teacher, printing machinist.</div>
<p>For individuals 10 years of age and older</p>
<p>25. What is (or was) your principal occupation in your work? Specify the duties. ____ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Examples: Farmer, horticulturalist, agricultural laborer, food sales, dressmaker, bricklayer, auto mechanic, trailer truck driver, street vendor with a basket, supermarket cashier, construction electrician, primary school teacher, printing machinist.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0110 | Legislators and senior officials |
| 1110 | Members of executive, legislative, and judicial power |
| 1120 | Senior government officials |
| 1141 | Senior officials of political-party organisations |
| 1211 | Directors and chief executives in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
| 1212 | Directors and chief executives in construction, public works, and manufacturing |
| 1213 | Directors and chief executives in wholesale trade |
| 1214 | Directors and chief executives in retail trade |
| 1215 | Directors and chief executives in restaurants and hotels |
| 1216 | Directors and chief executives in transport, storage and communications |
| 1217 | Directors and chief executives in business services |
| 1218 | Directors and chief executives in personal care, cleaning and related services |
| 1219 | Directors and chief executives not elsewhere classified |
| 1221 | Production and operations department managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
| 1222 | Production and operations department managers in manufacturing |
| 1223 | Production and operations department managers in construction |
| 1224 | Production and operations department managers in wholesale and retail trade |
| 1226 | Production and operations department managers in transport, storage and communications |
| 1229 | Production and operations department managers not elsewhere classified |
| 1231 | Finance and administration department managers |
| 1232 | Personnel and industrial relations department managers |
| 1233 | Sales and marketing department managers |
| 1234 | Advertising and public relations department managers |
| 1235 | Supply and distribution department managers |
| 1236 | Computing services department managers |
| 1999 | Other legislators, senior officials, and managers not elsewhere classified |
| 2113 | Chemists |
| 2131 | Computer systems designers and analysts |
| 2132 | Computer programmers |
| 2141 | Architects, town and traffic planners |
| 2142 | Civil engineers |
| 2143 | Electrical engineers |
| 2144 | Electronics and telecommunications engineers |
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2146 | Chemical engineers |
| 2148 | Cartographers and surveyors |
| 2149 | Architects, engineers and related professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2212 | Pharmacologists, pathologists and related professionals |
| 2213 | Agronomists and related professionals |
| 2221 | Medical doctors |
| 2222 | Dentists |
| 2223 | Veterinarians |
| 2224 | Pharmacists |
| 2230 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 2300 | Teaching professions |
| 2310 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 2320 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 2331 | Primary education teaching professionals |
| 2332 | Pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 2352 | School inspectors |
| 2411 | Accountants |
| 2419 | Business professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2421 | Lawyers |
| 2422 | Judges |
| 2429 | Legal professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2432 | Librarians and related information professionals |
| 2441 | Economists |
| 2445 | Psychologists |
| 2446 | Social work professionals |
| 2451 | Authors, journalists and other writers |
| 2452 | Sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 2460 | Religious professionals |
| 2999 | Other professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Electronics and telecommunications engineering technicians |
| 3115 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3118 | Draughtspersons |
| 3121 | Computer assistants |
| 3122 | Computer equipment operators |
| 3131 | Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operators |
| 3132 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators |
| 3133 | Medical equipment operators |
| 3152 | Safety, health and quality inspectors |
| 3212 | Agronomy and forestry technicians |
| 3221 | Medical assistants |
| 3225 | Dental assistants |
| 3226 | Physiotherapists and related associate professionals |
| 3227 | Veterinary assistants |
| 3228 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 3229 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classified |
| 3231 | Nursing associate professionals |
| 3232 | Midwifery associate professionals |
| 3241 | Traditional medicine practitioners |
| 3300 | Teaching associate professionals |
| 3310 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3320 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3340 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 3411 | Securities and finance dealers and brokers |
| 3412 | Insurance representatives |
| 3413 | Estate agents |
| 3414 | Travel consultants and organisers |
| 3415 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3422 | Clearing and forwarding agents |
| 3423 | Employment agents and labour contractors |
| 3429 | Business services agents and trade brokers not elsewhere classified |
| 3431 | Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals |
| 3432 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 3433 | Bookkeepers |
| 3439 | Administrative associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3441 | Customs and border inspectors |
| 3442 | Government tax and excise officials |
| 3449 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3460 | Social work associate professionals |
| 3471 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 3472 | Radio, television and other announcers |
| 3473 | Street, night-club and related musicians, singers and dancers |
| 3475 | Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals |
| 3480 | Religious associate professionals |
| 3999 | Other technicians and associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 4111 | Stenographers and typists |
| 4113 | Data entry operators |
| 4114 | Calculating-machine operators |
| 4115 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 4122 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 4131 | Stock clerks |
| 4133 | Transport clerks |
| 4141 | Library and filing clerks |
| 4142 | Mail carriers and sorting clerks |
| 4190 | Other office clerks |
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks |
| 4213 | Bookmakers and croupiers |
| 4215 | Debt-collectors and related workers |
| 4221 | Travel agency and related clerks |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4223 | Telephone switchboard operators |
| 4999 | Other clerks not elsewhere classified |
| 5112 | Transport conductors |
| 5121 | Housekeepers and related workers |
| 5122 | Cooks |
| 5123 | Waiters, waitresses and bartenders |
| 5131 | Child-care workers |
| 5132 | Institution-based personal care workers |
| 5133 | Home-based personal care workers |
| 5139 | Personal care and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5141 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 5142 | Companions and valets |
| 5162 | Police officers |
| 5163 | Prison guards |
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5220 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 5230 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 5999 | Other service workers and shop and market sales workers not elsewhere classified |
| 6111 | Field crop and vegetable growers |
| 6112 | Tree and shrub crop growers |
| 6113 | Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers |
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 6122 | Poultry producers |
| 6123 | Apiarists and sericulturists |
| 6129 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 6130 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 6141 | Forestry workers and loggers |
| 6142 | Charcoal burners and related workers |
| 6152 | Inland and coastal waters fishery workers |
| 6153 | Deep-sea fishery workers |
| 6999 | Other skilled agricultural and fishery workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7111 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 7112 | Shotfirers and blasters |
| 7121 | Builders, traditional materials |
| 7122 | Bricklayers and stonemasons |
| 7123 | Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers |
| 7124 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 7129 | Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 7132 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 7135 | Glaziers |
| 7136 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7137 | Building and related electricians |
| 7141 | Painters and related workers |
| 7142 | Varnishers and related painters |
| 7212 | Welders and flamecutters |
| 7213 | Sheet metal workers |
| 7214 | Structural-metal preparers and erectors |
| 7221 | Blacksmiths, hammer-smiths and forging-press workers |
| 7222 | Tool-makers and related workers |
| 7223 | Machine-tool setters and setter-operators |
| 7231 | Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters |
| 7233 | Agricultural- or industrial-machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanics and fitters |
| 7242 | Electronics fitters |
| 7243 | Electronics mechanics and servicers |
| 7245 | Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers |
| 7300 | Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers |
| 7311 | Precision-instrument makers and repairers |
| 7313 | Jewellery and precious-metal workers |
| 7321 | Abrasive wheel formers, potters and related workers |
| 7323 | Glass engravers and etchers |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7332 | Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials |
| 7341 | Compositors, typesetters and related workers |
| 7343 | Printing engravers and etchers |
| 7345 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 7346 | Silk-screen, block and textile printers |
| 7411 | Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers |
| 7412 | Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers |
| 7413 | Dairy-products makers |
| 7416 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco products makers |
| 7422 | Cabinet makers and related workers |
| 7423 | Woodworking machine setters and setter-operators |
| 7424 | Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers |
| 7432 | Weavers, knitters and related workers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7435 | Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 7436 | Sewers, embroiderers and related workers |
| 7437 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 7441 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers |
| 7442 | Shoe-makers and related workers |
| 7999 | Other craft and related trades workers not elsewhere classified |
| 8131 | Glass and ceramics kiln and related machine operators |
| 8141 | Wood-processing-plant operators |
| 8161 | Power-production plant operators |
| 8162 | Steam-engine and boiler operators |
| 8163 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators |
| 8211 | Machine-tool operators |
| 8221 | Pharmaceutical- and toiletry-products machine operators |
| 8232 | Plastic-products machine operators |
| 8240 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 8251 | Printing-machine operators |
| 8271 | Meat- and fish-processing-machine operators |
| 8273 | Grain- and spice-milling-machine operators |
| 8275 | Fruit-, vegetable- and nut-processing-machine operators |
| 8276 | Sugar production machine operators |
| 8278 | Brewers, wine and other beverage machine operators |
| 8279 | Tobacco production machine operators |
| 8290 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 8300 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators |
| 8322 | Car, taxi and van drivers |
| 8323 | Bus and tram drivers |
| 8324 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers |
| 8331 | Motorised farm and forestry plant operators |
| 8332 | Earth-moving- and related plant operators |
| 8333 | Crane, hoist and related plant operators |
| 8340 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 8999 | Other plant and machine operators and assemblers |
| 9100 | Sales and services elementary occupations |
| 9111 | Street food vendors |
| 9112 | Street vendors, non-food products |
| 9113 | Door-to-door and telephone salespersons |
| 9120 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments |
| 9133 | Hand-launderers and pressers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9142 | Vehicle, window and related cleaners |
| 9151 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 9152 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers |
| 9153 | Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related workers |
| 9161 | Garbage collectors |
| 9162 | Sweepers and related labourers |
| 9211 | Farm-hands and labourers |
| 9212 | Forestry labourers |
| 9213 | Fishery, hunting and trapping labourers |
| 9312 | Construction and maintenance labourers: roads, dams and similar constructions |
| 9313 | Building construction labourers |
| 9322 | Hand packers and other manufacturing labourers |
| 9323 | Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified |
| 9331 | Hand or pedal vehicle drivers |
| 9332 | Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery |
| 9333 | Freight handlers |
| 9334 | Odd job labourer (changador) |
| 9997 | Other elementary occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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">G. Population information<br />For persons 10 years of age and older</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 25: What is (or was) your principal occupation in your job? Specify the task.</span></p>
<p>You should write the occupation in detail. For example: auto mechanic. If the person has more than one occupation, the informant should define the principal occupation.</p>
<p>Leave the space at the bottom blank. It is for office use.</p>
<p>[<span class="pg">p. 43</span>]</p>
<p>Below you will find a list of some examples of occupations and the correct manner for writing them.</p>
<p>Incorrect annotation / Correct annotation</p>
<p>Builder / Reinforced concrete installer, tile installer, floor installer, plasterer, etc.</p>
<p>Mechanic / Automobile mechanic, clothes washing machine mechanic, chroming mechanic, dental mechanic.</p>
<p>Worker / Blacksmith, welder, baker, restaurant cook, etc.</p>
<p>Vendor / Sidewalk vendor of corn bread, fruits and vegetables, small items, etc.</p>
<p>Employee / Fingerprint specialist, secretary, head of personnel, general manager, computer operator.</p>
<p>Painter / House painter, automobile painter, bridge painter, picture painter</p>
<p>Professional / Civil engineer, Dentist, pharmacist, lawyer, professor of elementary education.</p>
<p>Technician / Electronics technician, electrical technician, telecommunications technician.</p>
<p>Driver / Collective transportation driver, automobile driver, tractor driver, etc.</p>
<p>Small jobs / Patio cleaner, gardener, moving assistant, etc.
<p><span class="em">Question 25: What is (or was) your principal occupation in your job? Specify the task.</span></p>
<p>You should write the occupation in detail. For example: auto mechanic. If the person has more than one occupation, the informant should define the principal occupation.</p>
<p>Leave the space at the bottom blank. It is for office use.</p>
<p>[<span class="pg">p. 43</span>]</p>
<p>Below you will find a list of some examples of occupations and the correct manner for writing them.</p>
<p>Incorrect annotation / Correct annotation</p>
<p>Builder / Reinforced concrete installer, tile installer, floor installer, plasterer, etc.</p>
<p>Mechanic / Automobile mechanic, clothes washing machine mechanic, chroming mechanic, dental mechanic.</p>
<p>Worker / Blacksmith, welder, baker, restaurant cook, etc.</p>
<p>Vendor / Sidewalk vendor of corn bread, fruits and vegetables, small items, etc.</p>
<p>Employee / Fingerprint specialist, secretary, head of personnel, general manager, computer operator.</p>
<p>Painter / House painter, automobile painter, bridge painter, picture painter</p>
<p>Professional / Civil engineer, Dentist, pharmacist, lawyer, professor of elementary education.</p>
<p>Technician / Electronics technician, electrical technician, telecommunications technician.</p>
<p>Driver / Collective transportation driver, automobile driver, tractor driver, etc.</p>
<p>Small jobs / Patio cleaner, gardener, moving assistant, etc.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation (4 digits).
Universe
Paraguay 2002: Persons age 10+ who worked in the last week [discrepancies: type I 4.1%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |