Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey
2015/16
Namibia, 2015 - 2016
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06.26_2 occupation minor (2) (q06_26_mn_2)
Data file: NHIES 2015_16 individual level
Overview
Valid:
571
Invalid:
41010
Minimum:
111
Maximum:
9340
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
4
Range:
111 - 9340
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Recruits, soldiers and non-commissioned officers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 112 | Warrant officers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 113 | Commissioned officers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 1111 | Political office-bearers and senior government officials | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 1120 | Traditional leaders | 0 |
0%
|
| 1130 | Senior officials of special interest organizations | 0 |
0%
|
| 1210 | Directors and chief executives | 0 |
0%
|
| 1221 | Production and operations department managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 1222 | Finance and administration department managers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 1223 | Personnel and industrial relations department managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 1224 | Sales and marketing department managers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 1225 | Advertising and public relations department managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 1226 | Supply and distribution department managers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 1227 | Computing services department managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 1228 | Research and development department managers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 1229 | Other department managers not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 1230 | School headmasters and principals | 0 |
0%
|
| 1311 | General managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishi | 0 |
0%
|
| 1312 | General managers in manufacturing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1313 | General managers in construction | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 1314 | General managers in wholesale and retail trade | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 1315 | General managers of restaurants and hotels | 0 |
0%
|
| 1316 | General managers in transport, storage and communications | 0 |
0%
|
| 1317 | General manager business services | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 1318 | General managers in personal care, cleaning and related serv | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 1319 | General managers not elsewhere classified | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 2111 | Physicists and astronomers | 0 |
0%
|
| 2112 | Chemists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2113 | Geologists, Geochemist | 0 |
0%
|
| 2114 | Geophysicists and related professionals | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2115 | Meteorologist | 0 |
0%
|
| 2120 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2130 | Computing professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 2141 | Architects, town/regional and traffic planners | 0 |
0%
|
| 2142 | Civil engineers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2143 | Quantity surveyors | 0 |
0%
|
| 2144 | Electrical, electronics and telecommunications engineers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 2146 | Mining engineers | 0 |
0%
|
| 2147 | Metallurgists and material scientists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2148 | Engineers and related professionals not elsewhere classified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2149 | Engineers, not specified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2151 | Land hydro graphic surveyors | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2152 | Cartographers | 0 |
0%
|
| 2211 | Agronomists and related professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 2212 | Biologists, pharmacologists, pathologists and related profes | 0 |
0%
|
| 2221 | Medical practitioners | 0 |
0%
|
| 2222 | Dentists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2223 | Veterinarians | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2224 | Pharmacists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2225 | Professionals nurses and midwives | 0 |
0%
|
| 2226 | Health professionals not elsewhere classified | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 2310 | College, university and higher education teachers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 2321 | Secondary education teachers (formal education) | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 2322 | Secondary education teachers (vocational training) | 0 |
0%
|
| 2330 | Primary education teachers | 6 |
1.1%
|
| 2340 | Special education teachers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 2351 | Education methods specialist | 0 |
0%
|
| 2352 | Education and vocational training inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 2411 | Accountants | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2412 | Personnel and careers professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 2413 | Advertising professionals | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2414 | Public relations professional | 0 |
0%
|
| 2415 | Business professionals not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 2421 | Lawyers | 0 |
0%
|
| 2422 | Judges and magistrates | 0 |
0%
|
| 2429 | Jurists not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 2430 | Archivists, curators, librarians and related professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 2441 | Economists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2442 | Social, political and related scientists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2443 | Philologists, translators and interpreters | 0 |
0%
|
| 2444 | Psychologists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2445 | Social workers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2451 | Authors, journalist and other writers | 0 |
0%
|
| 2452 | Sculptors, painters artistic and related artists | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 2453 | Performing artists | 0 |
0%
|
| 2460 | Religious professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 2470 | Government professionals not elsewhere stated | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 3111 | Physical and engineering science technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3113 | Electrical, electronics and telecommunications engineering t | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 3114 | Mechanical engineering technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3115 | Mining and metallurgical technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3116 | Draughts persons | 0 |
0%
|
| 3117 | Chemical science and chemical engineering technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3119 | Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere c | 0 |
0%
|
| 3121 | Computer assistants | 0 |
0%
|
| 3122 | Computer equipment operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 3131 | Photographers and cameramen/women | 0 |
0%
|
| 3132 | Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 3133 | Medical equipment operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 3139 | Optical and electronic equipment operators not elsewhere cla | 0 |
0%
|
| 3141 | Ships' deck officers, pilots, marine control personnel | 0 |
0%
|
| 3142 | Aircraft pilots, flight navigators and engineers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3143 | Air traffic controllers and safety technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3151 | Building and firs inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3152 | Industries inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3153 | Mines inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3154 | Food and food processing inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3155 | Agricultural and fisheries inspectors | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3156 | Accommodation conditions inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3157 | Works inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3159 | Safety, quality and related technicians and inspectors not e | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3211 | Life science technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 3212 | Agronomy and forestry technicians and advisers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3213 | Nature conservation officers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3221 | Medical assistants | 0 |
0%
|
| 3222 | Health inspectors and advisers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3223 | Dieticians and nutritionists | 0 |
0%
|
| 3224 | Optometrists and opticians | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 3225 | Dental assistants | 0 |
0%
|
| 3226 | Physiotherapists and related occupations | 0 |
0%
|
| 3227 | Veterinary assistants | 0 |
0%
|
| 3228 | Pharmaceutical assistants | 0 |
0%
|
| 3229 | Modern health associate professionals not elsewhere classifi | 0 |
0%
|
| 3230 | Staff nurses | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3240 | Traditional healers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3310 | Pre-primary education teachers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3321 | Instructors (vocational training) | 0 |
0%
|
| 3322 | Instructors (driving, flying, sailing, etc.) | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 3329 | Instructors not elsewhere classified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3390 | Teaching associate professionals not elsewhere classified | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 3411 | Insurance agents | 0 |
0%
|
| 3412 | Real estate agents | 0 |
0%
|
| 3413 | Travel consultants and organizers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3414 | Technical and commercial sales representatives | 0 |
0%
|
| 3415 | Buyers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3416 | Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3419 | Finance and sale associate professionals not elsewhere class | 0 |
0%
|
| 3421 | Trade brokers, clearing and forwarding agents | 0 |
0%
|
| 3422 | Employment agents and labour contractors | 0 |
0%
|
| 3429 | Business service agents and sales brokers not elsewhere clas | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3431 | Legal and related business associate professional | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 3432 | Bookkeepers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3433 | Statistical, mathematical and related associate professional | 0 |
0%
|
| 3439 | Administrative associate professionals not elsewhere classif | 7 |
1.2%
|
| 3441 | Tax, customs border inspectors and officials | 0 |
0%
|
| 3442 | Social benefits officials | 0 |
0%
|
| 3443 | Licensing officials | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 3444 | Trade inspectors and officials | 0 |
0%
|
| 3449 | Government associate professionals not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 3450 | Police inspectors and detectives | 0 |
0%
|
| 3460 | Welfare workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3471 | Decorators and commercial designers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3472 | Radio, television and other announcers | 0 |
0%
|
| 3473 | Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 3480 | Religious associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 4111 | Stenographers, typists, word-processor and related operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 4112 | Data entry operators | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 4113 | Bookkeeping and calculating machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 4114 | Secretaries | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 4120 | Numerical clerks (securities, tax, wages, invoice, salaries, | 5 |
0.9%
|
| 4131 | Stock clerks | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 4132 | Production and transport clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 4141 | Library and filling clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 4142 | Mail sorting and distribution clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 4150 | Correspondence clerks | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 4160 | Clerical supervisors not elsewhere classified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 4190 | Other office clerks | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket clerks | 12 |
2.1%
|
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks (bank) | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 4221 | Travel agency and related clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 4290 | Other customer services clerks | 13 |
2.3%
|
| 5111 | Travel attendants and travel stewards | 0 |
0%
|
| 5112 | Transport conductors and ticket examiners | 0 |
0%
|
| 5113 | Travel guides | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 5120 | Housekeeping services workers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 5131 | Cooks | 6 |
1.1%
|
| 5132 | Waiters/ Waitresses and bartenders | 14 |
2.5%
|
| 5141 | Child care workers | 7 |
1.2%
|
| 5149 | Other personal care and related workers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 5151 | Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 5152 | Undertakers and embalmers | 0 |
0%
|
| 5159 | Personal services workers not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 5161 | Fire fighters | 0 |
0%
|
| 5162 | Police officers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 5163 | Prison guards | 0 |
0%
|
| 5164 | Wildlife and nature conservation guards | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified | 11 |
1.9%
|
| 5210 | Fashion and other models | 0 |
0%
|
| 5221 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators | 10 |
1.8%
|
| 5222 | Stall and market salespersons | 5 |
0.9%
|
| 5223 | Petrol station attendants | 0 |
0%
|
| 6100 | Commercial farmers, not specified | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 6111 | Commercial gardeners and crop growers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 6112 | Field crop and vegetable growers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6113 | Tree, shrub crop and mixed-crop growers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers (except Karakul farmers) | 0 |
0%
|
| 6122 | Poultry producers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6123 | Ostrich breeders | 0 |
0%
|
| 6124 | Karakul farmers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6125 | Commercial animal producers and related workers not elsewher | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 6130 | Commercial crop and animal producers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 6140 | Forestry and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6151 | Fishery workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 6152 | Game farmers, hunters and trappers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 6200 | Communal farmers, not specified | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 6210 | Subsistence animal producers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 6221 | Mahangu growers (including animal production) | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 6222 | Maize growers (including animal production) | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 6223 | Other crop and vegetable growers (include. animal production | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 6231 | Subsistence fishery, hunting and trapping workers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 6232 | Food, plants and firewood collectors | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7110 | Miners not specified | 0 |
0%
|
| 7111 | Team leaders and supervisors (mine, quarry) | 0 |
0%
|
| 7112 | General underground miners | 0 |
0%
|
| 7113 | General surface miners and quarry workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7114 | Miners treat, (mine quarry) | 0 |
0%
|
| 7115 | Blasters | 0 |
0%
|
| 7116 | Mineral samplers, sorters and graders, stone splitter, cutte | 0 |
0%
|
| 7121 | Builders, traditional materials | 11 |
1.9%
|
| 7122 | Bricklayers/ Plasterers and related workers | 11 |
1.9%
|
| 7123 | Concrete workers | 10 |
1.8%
|
| 7124 | Carpenters/Joiners | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7125 | Roofers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7126 | Floor layers and tile setters | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7127 | Plumbers/Pipe fitters | 7 |
1.2%
|
| 7129 | Building construction and related workers not elsewhere clas | 13 |
2.3%
|
| 7130 | Electricians (general) | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7131 | Electricians (installation/appliance) | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 7132 | Electricians (maintenance/industrial) | 0 |
0%
|
| 7141 | Painters/Decorators | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7142 | Glaziers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7143 | Varnishers and related workers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7144 | Building structure cleaners and renovators | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 7211 | Welders/fabricators, and structural-metal preparers | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7212 | Boiler makers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7213 | Panel beaters/Pray painters | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7214 | Other sheet-metal workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7215 | Structural-metal erectors, riggers and cable splicers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7216 | Underwater workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7221 | Blacksmiths, Hammersmith and forging-press workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7222 | Tool-makers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7223 | Turners (machinists) and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7231 | Auto mechanics | 0 |
0%
|
| 7232 | Aircraft engine mechanics | 0 |
0%
|
| 7233 | Diesel engine mechanics | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7234 | Heavy plant vehicle mechanics | 0 |
0%
|
| 7235 | Air conditioning/Refrigeration mechanics | 0 |
0%
|
| 7236 | Fitters (machinery) | 0 |
0%
|
| 7239 | Machinery mechanics not elsewhere classified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7240 | Fitters and turners | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7251 | Auto electricians | 0 |
0%
|
| 7252 | Radio/Television mechanics (home electronics) | 0 |
0%
|
| 7253 | Instrument mechanics | 0 |
0%
|
| 7254 | Telephone and telegraph installers and servicers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7255 | Electrical wireworkers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7259 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters no | 0 |
0%
|
| 7311 | Precision-instrument and equipment workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7312 | Musical-instrument makers and tuners | 0 |
0%
|
| 7313 | Jewellery and precious-metal workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7321 | Potters | 0 |
0%
|
| 7322 | Brick makers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7323 | Glassworkers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7324 | Glass, ceramics and related decorative painters | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials | 0 |
0%
|
| 7332 | Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials | 0 |
0%
|
| 7341 | Compositors and type-setters | 0 |
0%
|
| 7342 | Printing engravers and etchers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7343 | Photographic and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7344 | Printing machine setters and setter-operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 7345 | Bookbinders | 0 |
0%
|
| 7349 | Printing and related trades workers not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 7411 | Butchers, meat prepares and fishmongers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7412 | Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectioners | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7413 | Dairy products makers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7414 | Local beer brewers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7419 | Food processing and related trades workers not elsewhere cla | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7421 | General woodworkers | 6 |
1.1%
|
| 7422 | Joiners/Cabinet-makers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7423 | Woodworking-machine setters and setter-operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 7429 | Wood and related trades workers not elsewhere classified | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 7431 | Fibre preparers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7432 | Weavers, knitters and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 7434 | Furriers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7435 | Sewers, embroiderers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7436 | Upholsterers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7441 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fell mongers | 0 |
0%
|
| 7442 | Shoe and leather goods makers and repairers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8111 | Underground machinery operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8112 | Surface machinery operators (mining, mineral- and metal-proc | 0 |
0%
|
| 8113 | Well drillers and borers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8120 | Wood-processing-plant operators | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8130 | Chemical-processing-plant operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8141 | Power-generating-plant operators | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8142 | Steam-engine and boiler operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8143 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8190 | Stationary-plant and related operators not elsewhere classif | 0 |
0%
|
| 8210 | Machine-tool operators (metal-working machines) | 0 |
0%
|
| 8221 | Cement and other mineral products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8222 | Chemical-products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8223 | Rubber-and plastic-products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8230 | Wood making-machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8241 | Printing-machine operators | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8242 | Bookbinding- machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8243 | Paper-products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8251 | Textile machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8252 | Bleaching-, dyeing- and cleaning-machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8253 | Fur- and leather- preparing- machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8254 | Shoemaking- and related machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8261 | Food-processing machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8262 | Beverage-processing machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8271 | Machinery assemblers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8272 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8279 | Assemblers not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 8290 | Machine operators not elsewhere classified | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8311 | Locomotive-engine drivers | 0 |
0%
|
| 8312 | Railway breakers, signallers and shutters | 0 |
0%
|
| 8321 | Car, taxi and van drivers | 7 |
1.2%
|
| 8322 | Bus drivers | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 8323 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 8331 | Farm and forestry machinery operators | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 8332 | Earth-moving machinery operators | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 8333 | Crane and hoist operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 8339 | Material handling equipment operators not elsewhere classifi | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8340 | Ships' deck crews and related workers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9010 | General labourers, not specified | 66 |
11.6%
|
| 9111 | Street vendors food | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 9112 | Newspaper vendors | 0 |
0%
|
| 9113 | Other street vendors, non-food products | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9120 | Street services elementary occupations | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 9130 | Cleaners, not specified | 6 |
1.1%
|
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners | 30 |
5.3%
|
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishm | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 9133 | Laundry workers | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 9141 | Building caretakers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9142 | Vehicle, window and related cleaners | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9151 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9152 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers | 4 |
0.7%
|
| 9153 | Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related | 0 |
0%
|
| 9161 | Garbage collectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 9162 | Sweepers and related labourers | 0 |
0%
|
| 9201 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers | 29 |
5.1%
|
| 9202 | Agricultural labourers | 41 |
7.2%
|
| 9203 | Forestry labourers, fishery, hunting and trapping labourers | 5 |
0.9%
|
| 9310 | Mining and quarrying labourers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9320 | Construction and maintenance labourers | 34 |
6%
|
| 9331 | Packers | 10 |
1.8%
|
| 9332 | Assembling and sorting labourers | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9339 | Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 9340 | Freight handlers, loaders and unloaders | 2 |
0.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 41010 |
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.