Afrobarometer Survey 2005-2006
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Africa, 2005 - 2006
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afr-afr18-2005-2006-v1
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Michigan State University (MSU), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
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R3 18-country
merge_release_23jun08_final
Q95. Main occupation (q95)
Data file: R3 18-country merge_release_23jun08_final
Overview
Valid:
-
Invalid:
-
Type:
Discrete
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -1 | Missing |
| Never had a job | |
| 1 | Subsistence farmer (own consumption only) |
| 2 | Peasant farmer (own consumption and sale) |
| 3 | Commercial farmer (mainly for sale) |
| 4 | Farm worker |
| 5 | Fisherman |
| 6 | Trader/Hawker/Vendor |
| 7 | Miner |
| 8 | Domestic worker/ maid |
| 9 | Police/ Security/ Military |
| 10 | Artisan/skilled, formal sector |
| 11 | Artisan/skilled, informal sector |
| 12 | Artisan/skilled, informal sector |
| 13 | Unskilled manual, formal sector |
| 14 | Unskilled manual, informal sector |
| 15 | Businessperson (works for others) |
| 16 | Businessperson (own business, less than 10) |
| 17 | Businessperson (own business, 10 or more) |
| 18 | Professional worker |
| 19 | Supervisor/ Foreman |
| 20 | Teacher |
| 21 | Government worker |
| 22 | Retail worker |
| 23 | Student |
| 24 | Housewife/ work in household |
| 25 | Pastoralist/herder/raise livestock |
| 201 | Pastoralist |
| 220 | Priest |
| 221 | Traditional Healer |
| 222 | Sells home made beer |
| 223 | Herdboy |
| 224 | Disabled |
| 225 | Politician |
| 320 | Employee at NGO |
| 321 | Artisan/Skilled manual worker: not sure formal or informal |
| 322 | Unskilled manual worker: not sure formal or informal |
| 340 | Clergy/Imam/Pastor |
| 341 | Musician |
| 342 | Politician |
| 990 | Unemployed |
| 991 | Retired |
| 992 | Disabled |
| 993 | Anything |
| 995 | Other |
| 998 | Refused |
| 999 | Don't know |
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.
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Q95. Main occupation
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Q95. Main occupation
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Q95. Main occupation