Population Housing and Establishment Census 1997
West Bank and Gaza, 1997
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Main Occupation (c53)
Data file: census1997-e
Overview
Valid:
519394
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Main Occupation
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 407630 |
78.5%
|
|
| 1 | Legislators and Managers | 2751 |
0.5%
|
| 2 | Professionals | 7752 |
1.5%
|
| 3 | Technicians and Associate Professionals | 7417 |
1.4%
|
| 4 | Clerks | 4028 |
0.8%
|
| 5 | Services and Sales Workers | 18124 |
3.5%
|
| 6 | Skilled Agricultural and Fishery Workers | 6810 |
1.3%
|
| 7 | Crafts and Related Workers | 25240 |
4.9%
|
| 8 | Plant, Machine Operators and Assemblers | 8507 |
1.6%
|
| 9 | Elementary Occupations | 30230 |
5.8%
|
| 99 | Not Stated | 905 |
0.2%
|
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.
Description
Definition
Main Occupation:
The main job or type of work performed by the employed person or used to be performed by the unemployed ever worked person. The occupation refers to the activity in which the employee works more than half of his/her working hours or the most frequent job during the last three months prior to the enumeration night.
The main job or type of work performed by the employed person or used to be performed by the unemployed ever worked person. The occupation refers to the activity in which the employee works more than half of his/her working hours or the most frequent job during the last three months prior to the enumeration night.