Employment and Workplace

Description

This module started with the simple desire to know whether or not respondents were employed, but quickly expanded to include a range of series. These are outlined in the contents list. Related modules also ask for respondents’ income and finances.

Harmonized Variables

empl_1a | Employed

Indicates whether or not respondent has a job or is employed.  Employed counted whether full-time, part-time, casual, or self-employed.  People who are retired, studying, homemaking, on disabilities, or otherwise not employed or without a job are coded as not working. 0 = not working, 1 = employed

oc_1a | Supervisor or Owner

Harmonized variable that indicates whether or not respondent is a manager, supervisor, or business owner.  Constructed using only variables that include these responses. 0 = worker or employee, 1 =  supervisor or owner

 

Employment Status

empl_102b | Employed Full Time

Is the respondent currently employed full time? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102c | Employed Part Time

Is the respondent currently employed part time? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102d | Employed Casual or Seasonal

Is the respondent currently employed in a casual or seasonal basis? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102e | Employed but Not Working

The respondent has a job, but currently is not working. 1 = yes, 0 = no.

empl_102j | Employee or Self-Employed

Are you working as an employee or are you self-employed? 1 = employee, 2 = self-employed

empl_102l | Additional Paid Work

Apart from your main work, have you also worked at an additional paid job or business or in agriculture at any time during the past 4 (working) weeks? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102n | Currently Employed

Are you currently employed? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102o | Currently Has Paid Job

Do you currently have a paid job? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_102p | Currently Working

Do you work? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_103a | Ever Worked a Year

Did you ever work for pay as long as one year? 1 = yes, currently working, 2 = yes, currently not working, 3 = never worked

empl_199a | Employment Status

Current employment status of respondent. employment status classification codes

Employment Hours

empl_299c | Hours Contracted Per Week

What are/ were your total basic or contracted hours each week (in your main job), excluding any paid and unpaid overtime? hours

empl_299w | Hours Worked Per Week

On average, how many hours a week do you work at that job? hours

Nonworkers

empl_302c | Community or Military Service

Is the respondent currently unable to work due to community or military service? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302h | Keeping House

Is the respondent currently not working because they are keeping house? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302i | Illness or Disability

Is the respondent currently unable to work due to illness or disability? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302n | Not Looking for Job

Is the respondent currently unemployed and not actively looking for a job? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302r | Retired

Is the respondent currently retired? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302s | Student

Is the respondent currently not working due to student status? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_302u | Currently Unemployed

Is the respondent currently unemployed, laid off, or looking for a job? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_305a | Nonworker Status

Without a paid job – that is to say… 1 = looking after the home, 2 = student (full time), 3 = retired, 4 = seeking a job, 5 = other

empl_309a | Nonworker Status

Occupation of people not working at the moment. 1 = unemployed, looking for work, 2 = unemployed, not looking for work, 3 = retired and previously worked for someone else, 4 = retired and formerly self-employed, 5 = student, 6 = in military service, 7 = looking for job for the first time, 8 = disabled, 9 = housewife

empl_399m | Months Unemployed

How many months have you been looking for a job? months

Employment Contract

empl_402d | Contract Duration

Do/ did you have a work contract of… 1 = unlimited duration, 2 = limited duration

empl_407s | Contract Situation

In your job, are/ were you…? 1 = on an unlimited permanent contract, 2 = on a fixed term contract of less than 12 months, 3 = on a fixed term contract of 12 months or more, 4 = on a temporary employment agency contract, 5 = on apprenticeship or other training scheme, 6 = without a written contract, 7 = other

Employment History

empl_502e | Ever Had Paid Job

Has the respondent ever had a paid job? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502f | Unemployed During Last Five Years

Have you ever experienced a period of unemployment and work seeking during the last five years? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502k | Salary Unpaid Last Year

Is the respondent in the situation of unpaid salary, meaning that they have not received and will not receive last year’s salary? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502l | Salary Late Last Year

Has the respondent received salary late in the last year? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502m | Ever Unemployed for Three Months

Have you ever been unemployed and seeking work for more than three months? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502n | Ever Unemployed for Twelve Months

Have you ever been unemployed and seeking work for more than twelve months? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_502y | Unemployed Last Year

Was the respondent ever unemployed during last year? 1 = yes, 0 = no

empl_506a | Time Unemployed

Number of months the respondent spent unemployed over the last 12 months. 1 = less than half a year, 2 = half a year to one year, 3 = one year, 4 = one to two years, 5 = two years, 6 = more than two years

empl_599a | Years Worked Since Fourteen

Approximately how many years have you worked for pay since you were 14 years old? continuous variable taking positive values or zero

Workplace Sector

wp_102a | Employed in Public Sector

Do/ did you work in the public sector? 1 = Yes, 0 = No

wp_102b | Public or Private Employer

Whether respondent’s employer is public or private. 1 = public employer, 2 = private employer

wp_102c | For-Profit or Non-Profit Organisation

Do/ did you work for a for-profit organisation or for a non-profit organisation? 1 = for-profit organization, 2 = non-profit organization

wp_103a | Workplace Sector

Are you working for the government or public institution, for private business or industry, or for a private non-profit organization? If you do not work currently, characterize your major work in the past! Do you or did you work for? 1 = government or public institution, 2 = private business or industry, 3 = private non-profit organization

wp_103b | Workplace Sector

Whether respondent’s workplace is public or other. 1 = civil servant, 2 = employed at stated owned company, 3 = other

wp_104a | Workplace Sector

Whether respondent’s employment is private or public. 1 = public sector, 2 = private sector, 3 = mixed, 4 = third sector or non-profit sector

wp_104b | Workplace Sector

Whether respondent’s employment is private or public. 1 = central, regional or local government, 2 = other public sector, 3 = private sector, 4 = other

wp_104c | Workplace Sector

Are you…? 1 = employee of the state/ a state enterprise, 2 = member of a cooperative/ collective farm, 3 = independently employed, 4 = family member helping out the major income earner

wp_105a | Workplace Sector

Whether respondent’s employment is private or public. 1 = works for government, 2 = works for government owned firm, 3 = mixed, 4 = does not work for government, 5 = self-employed

wp_105b | Workplace Sector

Whether respondent’s employment is private or public. 1 = private sector, 2 = public sector, 3 = joint private-public organisation or company, 4 = non-for-profit sector, NGO, 5 = other

wp_105c | Workplace Sector

Do you work at present or did you work in your last job in the private or public sector? 1 = works for government or public sector, 2 = works for publicly owned firm or enterprise, 3 = works for private firm or sector, 4 = self-employed, 5 = charity/ voluntary sector (churches etc., others)

wp_106a | Workplace Sector

What type of organisation work/ worked for? 1 = central, regional or local government, 2 = other public sector (such as education and health), 3 = a state-owned enterprise, 4 = a private firm, 5 = self-employed, 6 = other

wp_106b | Workplace Sector

Industrial sector of respondent’s employment. 1 = agriculture, 2 = manufacturing industries/ state owned, 3 = manufacturing industries/ private sector, 4 = public services, 5 = services/ private sector, 6 = other

wp_106c | Workplace Sector

Occupational sector. 1 =government or public sector, 2 = state owned enterprise, 3 = private (non-agric.) self-employed, 4 = private (non-agric.) employed, 5 = agriculture sector, 6 = other

wp_107a | Workplace Sector

Place of Work. 1 = state budgetary organization, 2 = state-owned industrial enterprise, 3 = privatized enterprise, 4 = mixed state-private, 5 = new private enterprise (since 1990), 6 = foreign-owned enterprise, joint venture, 7 = other, incl. cooperatives, informal, etc.

wp_108a | Workplace Sector

What type of job do/ did you have? 1 = co-operative farm, 2 = state farm, 3 = farm owner, 4 = big enterprise (more than 150 workers and employees), 5 = medium-sized enterprise (25-150 – industry, 10-50 services), 6 = small enterprise (under 25 – industry, under 10 services), 7 = private company, industrial artisans and workers family business, 8 = state administration

Workplace Ownership

wp_211a | Workplace Ownership

What is/ was the form of ownership of this place of work? 1 = state enterprises and budgetary units 2 = communal enterprise, 3 = cooperative (production, trade or service), 4 = multinational corporation or branch of foreign enterprise, 5 = join-stock company, 6 = limited liability company, 7 = public institution or non-profit organization, 8 = private farm, 9 = self-employment, 10 = general parentship, 11 = other

wp_212a | Workplace Ownership

What is/ was the form of ownership of this place of work? 1 = state enterprises, 2 = budgetary unit, 3 = communal enterprise, 4 = cooperative (production, trade or service), 5 = foreign enterprise or joint-stock company, in which foreign capital share exceeds 50% of the whole capital of the company, 6 = enterprise with private domestic capital or joint stock company in which domestic capital share exceeds 50% of the whole capital of the company, 7 = limited liability company (ltd.) with domestic or mixed capital, 8 = civil partnership, 9 = individual private farm, 10 = individual economic activity, 11 = ownership social organization, 12 = other forms of ownership

Organisation Size

wp_303b | Organisation Size

How many people does your business employ? 1 = none, 2 = 1-9, 3 = 10+

wp_305a | Organisation Size

How many people work at your (last) place of work? 1 = under 10, 2 = 10-24, 3 = 25-99, 4 = 100-499, 5 = 500 or more

wp_308a | Organisation Size

How many people work at your (last) place of work? 1 = under 10, 2 = 10-49, 3 = 50-99, 4 = 100-249, 5 = 250-499, 6 = 500-999, 7 = 1000-1999, 8 = 2000+

wp_309a | Organisation Size

How many people work in your department-organisation? 1 = 1, 2 = 2, 3 = 3-5, 4 = 6-9, 5 = 10-25, 6 = 26-99, 7 = 100-249, 8 = 250-1000, 9 = 1000+

wp_310a | Organisation Size

How many others work for your organisation? 1 = 1, 2 = 2-9, 3 = 10-24, 4 = 25-49, 5 = 50-99, 6 = 100-249, 7 = 250-499, 8 = 500-999, 9 = 1000-2499, 10 = 2500+

wp_399b | Organisation Size

How many people work in this (firm/ farm)? If this is a multidivisional enterprise, please give the number of workers in the division you (work/ worked) in. continuous integer values

Number of Employees

wp_404a | Number of Employees

How many employees do you have? 1 = none, 2 = 1-9, 3 = 10-24, 4 = 25 or more

wp_406c | Number of Employees

How many employees do you have? 1 = 1, 2 = 2-9, 3 = 10-24, 4 = 25-49, 5 = 50-99, 6 = 100+

wp_499a | Number of Employees

In your work or business, do/ did you have any employees?  If yes: how many employees do/ did you have? continuous integer values

Occupation Status

oc_102a | Supervisor

As an official part of your main job, do/ did you supervise the work of other employees or tell other employees what to do? 0 = no, 1 = yes

oc_102b | Management

As an official part of your main job, do/ did your supervisee(s) supervise the work of other employees or tell other employees what to do? 0 = no, 1 = yes

oc_102c | Elite versus Mass Worker

Is the respondent an elite worker or a mass worker? 1 = elite, 2 = mass

oc_102d | White versus Blue Collar Worker

Is the respondent a non-manual white collar worker or a manual blue collar worker? 1 = non-manual white-collar worker, 2 = manual blue-collar worker

oc_104a | Manual Worker Type

Manual worker – that is to say… 1 = supervisor/ foreman (team manager, etc.), 2 = manual worker, 3 = unskilled manual worker, 4 = other

oc_104b | Economic Activity

Economic Activity. 1 = worker, 2 = other type of employee, 3 = farmer, member of an agricultural cooperative, 4 = businessperson/ private farmer

oc_104c | Employment Type

Are you current self-employed, working in a family business or an outside employer? 1 = self-employed or business owner, 2 = working in family business, 3 = working for an outside employer, 4 = peasant/ farmer

oc_104d | Employment Type

Are you current self-employed, working in a family business or an outside employer? 1 = self-employed or business owner, 2 = working in family business, 3 = working for an outside employer, 4 = working in the public sector

oc_106a | Employment Type

Main occupation. 1 = working, 2 = peasant/ farmer, 3 = self-employed, 4 = unemployed, 5 = pensioner, 6 = housewife, student

Number of Staff Supervised

oc_203a | Number of Staff Supervised

Number of supervised people. 1 = 1-9, 2 = 10-24, 3 = 25 or more

oc_206a | Number of Staff Supervised

Number supervised. 1 = none, 2 = 1-10, 3 = 21-50, 4 = 51-75, 5 = 76-100, 6 = 101+

oc_206b | Number of Staff Supervised

Number of supervised people. 1 = 1, 2 = 2-9, 3 = 10-24, 4 = 25-49, 5 = 50-99, 6 = 100+

oc_299a | Number of Staff Supervised

How many people do/ did you supervise directly and indirectly (include all levels)? continuous integer values

Profession

oc_305a | Occupation of Self-Employed

Self-employed – that is to say… 1 = farmer, forester, fisherman, 2 = owner of a shop, craftsman, 3 = professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, etc.), 4 = manager of a company, 5 = other

oc_307a | Occupation of Employed

Employee – that is to say… 1 = professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect, etc.), 2 = general management, director or top man, 3 = middle management, 4 = civil servant, 5 = office clerk, 6 = other employee (salesman, nurse, etc.), 7 = other

oc_307b | Type of Occupation

Do you work…? 1 = employed by someone else – full time, 2 = employed by someone else – part time, 3 = employed by someone else – occasionally (some weeks yes, others no), 4 = self-employed – own business, 5 = self-employed – professional, 6 = self-employed – independent artisan or worker, 7 = self-employed – helper in family business

oc_307c | Occupation

Employment. 1 = wage worker, 2 = members of armed forces or security personnel, 3 = manager, 4 = office worker, 5 = employer, 6 = worker, has a private sector, 7 = lessor

oc_307d | Occupation

Occupation. 1 = professional, 2 = administrative/ managerial, 3 = white-collar office worker/ technicians, 4 = sales, 5 = services, 6 = blue-collar, 7 = agriculture/ fishery

oc_308a | Occupation

Main occupation. 1 = admin/ manager, 2 = professional, 3 = clerical, 4 = sales, 5 = services, 6 = farmer, 7 = manual worker, 8 = other

oc_309a | Occupation

Employment classification. 1 = managers, 2 = intellectual professionals, 3 = professional technicians, 4 = administrative, 5 = services and trade, 6 = agricultural workers, 7 = craft and related trade workers, 8 = plant and machine operators, 9 = elementary occupations

oc_309b | Occupation

Occupational status respondent – European Socio-economic Classification (EseC). 1 = large employers, higher managers/ professionals, 2 = lower managers/ professionals, higher supervisory/ technicians, 3 = intermediate occupations, 4 = small employers and self-employed (non-agriculture), 5 = small employers and self-employed (agriculture), 6 = lower supervisors and technicians, 7 = lower sales and service, 8 = lower technical, 9 = routine

oc_309c | Occupation

Occupation. 1 = chief executive officers, 2 = professionals, medium level managers, engineers, teachers, 3 = office workers, lowest level managers, technicians, nurses, 4 = semi-manual workers, shop-assistants, postmen, 5 = skilled manual workers and foremen apart from agriculture, 6 = non-skilled manual workers apart from agriculture/ forestry, 7 = manual workers & foremen in agriculture, forestry, fishermen, 8 = farmers and co-working members of their families, 9 = self-employed and co-working members of their families

oc_309d | Occupation

Occupation. 1 = top manager/ leader, 2 = middle management, 3 = enterpriser/ craftsman, 4 = freelancer, 5 = employed professional, 6 = official/ clerk, 7 = worker, 8 = farmer, 9 = office worker

oc_310a | Occupation

To which of the following occupational groups do you belong? 1 = professional and technical (for example: doctor, teacher, engineer, artist, accountant, nurse), 2 = higher administrative (for example: banker, executive in big business, high government official, union official), 3 = clerical (for example: secretary, clerk, office manager, civil servant, bookkeeper), 4 = sales (for example: sales manager, shop owner, shop assistant, insurance agent, buyer), 5 = service (for example: restaurant owner, police officer, waitress, barber, caretaker), 6 = skilled worker (for example: foreman, motor mechanic, printer, seamstress, tool and die maker, electrician), 7 = semi-skilled worker (for example: bricklayer, bus driver, cannery worker, carpenter, sheet metal worker, baker), 8 = unskilled worker (for example: labourer, porter, unskilled factory worker, cleaner), 9 = farm worker (for example: farm labourer, tractor driver), 10 = farm owner, farm manager

oc_311a | Current Occupation

What is your occupation? 1 = manager, 2 = professional, 3 = technician or junior professional, 4 = clerical support worker, 5 = service worker, 6 = sales worker, 7 = skilled agricultural forestry and fisherman, 8 = craft and related trades worker, 9 = plant and machine operator or assembler, 10 = elementary occupations, 11 = armed forces occupation

oc_311b | Occupation

Occupational Status Respondent. 1 = higher controllers, 2 = lower controllers, 3 = routine non-manual, 4 = lower sales-service, 5 = self-employed with employees, 6 = self-employed with no employees, 7 = manual supervisors, 8 = skilled worker, 9 = unskilled worker, 10 = farm labor, 11 = self-employed farmer

oc_312a | Occupation

In which profession or industry do or did you work?  What is or was your job there? 1 = employers and managers of large establishments (over 500 employees), 2 = employers and managers of small establishments (under 500 employees), 3 = professional workers (layers, accountants, teachers, etc), 4 = middle level non-manual (office workers etc), 5 = junior level non-manual (office workers etc), 6 = foreman and supervisor (manual), 7 = skilled manual workers, 8 = semi-skilled manual workers, 9 = unskilled manual workers, 10 = farmers (employers, managers, and own account), 11 = agricultural workers, 12 = members of armed forces

oc_312b | Occupation

In which profession or industry do or did you work?  What is or was your job there? 1 = employers and managers of establishments with 10 or more employees, 2 = employers and managers of establishments with less than 10 employees, 3 = professional workers (layers, accountants, teachers, etc), 4 = middle level non-manual (office workers etc), 5 = junior level non-manual (office workers etc), 6 = foreman and supervisor (manual), 7 = skilled manual workers, 8 = semi-skilled manual workers, 9 = unskilled manual workers, 10 = farmers (employers, managers, and own account), 11 = agricultural workers, 12 = members of armed forces

oc_312c | Occupation

Occupational Status Respondent. 1 = not qualified worker, 2 = semi-qualified worker, 3 = high qualified worker, 4 = high qualified worker, 5 = official with lower education, 6 = official with middle education, 7 = official with higher education, 8 = craftsman, is employing others, 9 = craftsman, not employing others, 10 = free occupation, 11 = farmer, housekeeper, 12 = other

oc_313a | Occupation

Current Occupation. 1 = blue collar worker, 2 = agricultural worker, 3 = upper level civil servant, 4 = middle level civil servant, 5 = professionals with university education, 6 = professional or qualified worker without university education, 7 = professional in arts and sciences, 8 = owner of private company, 9 = private farmer, 10 = employees in army and police, 11 = student, 12 = house wife, 13 = other

oc_313b | Occupation

Main Occupation. 1 = professional, technical, 2 = managers, supervisors, 3 = clerical, administrative, sales, 4 = non-agricultural, skilled, 5 = non-agricultural, unskilled, 6 = agricultural, 7 = agricultural operators, 8 = non-agricultural entrepreneurs with 10 or more employees, 9 = non-agricultural entrepreneurs with less than 10 employees, 10 = non-agricultural entrepreneurs with no employees, 11 = purely property owners: rentals from agricultural properties, 12 = purely property owners: rentals from non-agricultural, 13 = other

oc_315a | Occupation

Current Occupation. 1 =  farmer, 2 = fisherman, 3 = professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, etc.), 4 = owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person, 5 = business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company, 6 = employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect), 7 = general management, director or top management (managing directors, director general, other director), 8 = middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician), 9 = employed position, working mainly at a desk, 10 = employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesmen, driver, etc.), 11 = employed position, not at a desk, but in a service job (hospital, restaurant, police, fireman, etc.), 12 = supervisor, 13 = skilled manual worker, 14 = other (unskilled) manual worker, servant, 15 = military service

oc_315b | Occupation

Occupational group. 1 = works for others: unskilled worker/ low level employee, 2 = works for others: skilled (blue collar) worker, 3 = works for others: salesperson, 4 = works for others: middle level employees (no supervisory role), 5 = works for others: middle level supervisors and foreman, 6 = works for others: middle level professional (accountant, teacher…), 7 = works for others: upper level professional (e.g. doctor, lawyer, professor), 8 = works for others: upper level manager, 9 = self-employed: own small farm (< = 3 employees), 10 = self-employed: own medium or large farm (> = 4 employees), 11 = self-employed: own business, company or firm (< = 3 employees), 12 = self-employed: own business, company or firm (> = 4 employees), 13 = self-employed: own professional firm (< = 3 employees), 14 = self-employed: own professional firm (> = 4 employees), 15 = others

oc_315c | Occupation

Which is or was your occupation? 1 = farmer, work in agriculture, 2 = physical work and small business such as craftsman, tradesman, 3 = freelance professional, 4 = other, 5 = [empty], 6 =  upper-level manager, above head of department, 7 = middle-level manager, head of department, 8 = low-level manager, below head of department, 9 = foreman, 10 = white collar position with college or university degree, 11 = white collar position without college or university degree, 12 = skilled-worker, not agricultural, 13 = semi-skilled worker, not agricultural, 14 = unskilled worker, not agricultural, 15 = physical worker in agriculture

oc_317a | Occupation

Primary occupation of respondent. 1 = hired workers, 2 = professional, 3 = manager, 4 = clerical, 5 = skilled, 6 = unskilled labours, 7 = agriculture, 8 = employers, 9 = agricultural operators, 10 = non-agricultural entrepreneurs, 11 = with 10 or more employees, 12 = with less than 10 employees, 13 = no employees, 14 = purely property owners, 15 = rental from agriculture, 16 = rental from non-agriculture, 17 = other

oc_318a | Occupation

What is your occupation? Please select one of the following responses. 1 = self-employed in agriculture/ forestry/ fisheries, 2 = business owner in mining or manufacturing industry of an organization with up to thirty employees, 3 = business owner of a retail organization with up to 30 employees, 4 = vendor or street trader, 5 = Business owner or manager of an organization with over 30 employees, 6 = Self-employed professional (self-employed doctors, lawyers, writers, etc.), 7 = Senior manager (company director, no lower in rank than a manager of a company section in a company with 300 or more employees, or a manager of a department in a company with less than 300 employees), 8 = Employed professional or specialist (hospital doctors, employed lawyers, engineers, etc.), 9 = clerical worker, 10 = sales, 11 = manual worker (including skilled and semi-skilled), 12 = driver, 13 = other worker, 14 = homemaker, 15 = student, 16 = retired, 17 = unemployed, 18 = unemployed other

oc_330a | Occupation

What is respondent’s current occupation? 1 = enterpriser (with 10 or more employees), 2 = physical, mathematical or engineering science professional, 3 = private sector-general manager, 4 = public sector-general manager, 5 = private sector’s professional (ex. journalist, engineer), 6 = public sector’s professional (ex. engineer), 7 = private sector’s common staff, 8 = public sector’s common staff, 9 = employee of non-profitable sector, 10 = model, sales person or demonstrator, 11 = enterpriser or boss of a shop (with less than 10 employees), 12 = enterpriser or boss of a shop (no employees), 13 = employer of agricultural, fishery, stock breeding, and forestry, 14 = office or customer service clerk, 15 = employee of agricultural, fishery, stock breeding, and forestry, 16 = worker(industry, mining, energy, machine, chemical, metal ex, 17 = taxi driver, mobile-plant operator, pitchmen(not employed by, 18 = labour of informal sector(ex. pitchmen, babysitter), 19 = government official/ senior official, 20 = representative (congressmen, councilmen, etc.), 21 = soldier, 22 = police, 23 = teachers of elementary or secondary school, 24 = missus (wife of the boss), 25 = homecare (no pay), 26 = farm owner (income by rental or agriculture product), 27 = income by rental(not by agricultural product), 28 = income by interest of bank or divvies, 29 = other income by rental or interest, 30 = other

oc_396a | Occupation

What is your main occupation? 1 = scientist, 2 = engineers, 3 = doctors, 4 = lawyers, 5 = accountants, 6 = college/ university teachers, 7 = writers, 8 = modern artist, 9 = other higher professional, 10 = science and engineering technician, 11 = computer operator, 12 = alternative doctors, 13 = medical technician, 14 = school teachers, 15 = nursery teachers, 16 = folk and commercial artist, 17 = priests, 19 = other lower professionals, 20 = elected officials (central/ state), 21 = elected officials (district), 22 = managers, 23 = officials class I, 24 = officials class II, 25 = class III employee (clerical), 26 = superintendents, 27 = traditional clerks, 28 = class IV employee, 9 = other administrative workers,  30 = big businessmen, 31 = medium businessmen, 32 = small businessmen, 33 = petty business, 34 = hawkers, 35 = sales executive, 36 = salespersons, 37 = shop assistants, 38 = retired, 39 = other businessmen,  40 = waiters, 41 = dhobi,  42 = barbers, 43 = ayahs, maids, domestic servants, 44 = chowkidars, 45 = sweepers, 49 = other service workers, 50 = mechanics, 51 = electricians, 52 = jewellers, 53 = tailors, 54 = weavers, 55 = shoemakers, 56 = blacksmiths, 57 = carpenters, 59 = other skilled workers, 60 = miners, 61 = masons, 62 = potters, 63 = stone-cutter and carvers, 64 = furniture, basket, mat makers, 65 = rickshaw pullers, 66 = unskilled labourers, 69 = other semi-skilled and unskilled workers, 70 = owner – cultivators 20+ acres, 71 = owner – cultivators 10-20 acres, 72 = owner – cultivators 5-10 acres, 73 = owner – cultivators 1-5 acres, 74 = owner – cultivators 0-1 acre, 75 = tenant cultivators. 5+ acres, 76 = tenant cultivators 0-5 acres, 77 = plantation workers, 78 = agricultural labourers, 79 = other agricultural workers, 80 = live-stock farming, 81 = dairy farming, 82 = poultry farming, 83 = shepherds, 84 = forest produce gatherer, 85 = hunters and trappers, 86 = fishermen, 89 = other breeders and cattle rearers, 90 = house-wife/ husband, 91 = students, 92 = employee seekers, 93 = unemployed workers, non-workers, 95 = other occupation, 96 = political activists

oc_399c | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988

International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988 (ISCO-88) published by the International Labour Organization (ILO).  Codes altered to four digits: one-digit major classifications multiplied by 1000, two-digit sub-major classifications multiplied by 100, three-digit minor classifications multiplied by 10, and four-digit unit classifications left unchanged. four-digit ISCO-88 classification codes

oc_399d | International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008

International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08) published by the International Labour Organization (ILO).  Codes altered to four digits: one-digit major classifications multiplied by 1000, two-digit sub-major classifications multiplied by 100, three-digit minor classifications multiplied by 10, and four-digit unit classifications left unchanged. four-digit ISCO-08 classification codes

oc_399g | International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status

International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status by Ganzeboom et al. (1992). two-digit SIOPS classification codes

oc_399k | Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale

Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale by Treiman (1977). two-digit SIOPS classification codes

oc_399m | Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community R1.1

The 2002 (revision 1.1) statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, abbreviated as NACE, is the classification of economic activities in the European Union (EU).  The term NACE is derived from the French Nomenclature “statistique des activités économiques dans la Communauté européenne”. Revision 1.1 is from 2002. four-digit NACE classification codes

oc_399n | Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community R1.2

The 2008 (revision 1.2) statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, abbreviated as NACE, is the classification of economic activities in the European Union (EU).  The term NACE is derived from the French Nomenclature “statistique des activités économiques dans la Communauté européenne”.  Revision 2 is from 2008. four -digit NACE classification codes

Industry

oc_404d | Industrial Sector

Industrial sector of respondent’s employment. 1 = primary sector: agricultural, forestry, fisheries, 2 = secondary sector:  industry: mining, energy, machine, chemical, metal extraction, engineering, metal goods, manufacturing industry, building, construction, 3 = tertiary sector: transportation and communication, trade, retail business, distribution, personal services, repair services, banking, insurance, finance, public administration, health, culture, education, recreation, research, science, museum, library, sport, 4 = other