Ingres 'LifeHist' Data Base Documentation
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Edited 11/11/91
OCCUPATIONS: ABBREVIATIONS
New Notes: March 1990
The occupational information in l.3.f.8 of the HH files is useless for the
individual db, because it lacks personal names. It may be possible to include
it in the HH db later.
Decision: To use codes of 2 to 5 letters based on Turkish.
Old Notes:
1. Several criteria are used. Boundaries are therefore inconsistent.
Moreover, the criteria have not been consistently used. The classifiers
are (i) informants, who vary (ii) research team members, who vary from one
another and at different times. (iii) I as data organiser. Hence some
degree of muddle and error.
2. Some occupations are culturally specific. Hence some Turkish
words in describing occupations. Brackets round abbreviations below indicates
an intention to phase them out.
4. Basic farmimg skills are covered by a separate Y/N variable. All
persons who grow up in village hshds are assumed to have them, unless we
have specific evidence to the contrary.
5. The main sections are not mutually exclusive. e.g.
teacher, grocer, smith, may be village or urban.
6. Where an occupation is practised outside Turkey, I use 'eur' for
Europe, SdA for Saudi Arabia, and 'arab' for Arabia in general.
7. Since most pensions are occupational, I have included them all here.
Occupations Standard Abbreviations
Code Turkish
Agricultural
herdsman,coban cob coban
watchman bek bekci
cattle dealer,fattener besc besici,hayvanci
Village Non-agr
practised in village koy
coffee shop kahv kahve
grocer, bakkal bakk bakkal
carpet weaver(female) haldk hali dokucusu
carpet supervisor halmr hali memuru
carpet entrepreneur haltr hali tuccar
kilim weaver kilm kilim dokucusu
carpenter mar marangoz, dogramaci
furniture-maker mob mobilyaci
smith dem demirci
miller degc degirmenci
millhand degis degirmen isci
trader tuc tuccar
glasscutter, window fitter cam camci
milk trader sut sutcu
hafiz haf hafiz
tinsmith kalay kalayci
well-digger kuyu kuyucu
drummer davl davulcu
Unskilled,semi-skilled
labourer aml amele
caretaker, odaci od odaci
waiter gar garson
shop assistant dukis dukkan iscisi
factory worker fab fabrika iscisi
porter ham hamal
servant had hademe
Building Industry
painter boy boyaci
plasterer siv sivaci
tiler kf karocu,fayansci
carpenter mar marangoz
mason tas tasci
wallbuilder duv duvarci
cement moulder kalp kalpci
bricklayer tugl tuglaci
electrician elek elektrikci
master , any craft usta usta
sub-contractor, any craft tsn tasaron
building contractor mut muteahhit
unspecified building ins insaatci
Skills and Crafts
driver sof sofor, tasimaci
taxi taksi taksici
smith dem demirci
turner torn tornaci
mechanic mak makinaci
tailor terz terzi
dressmaker terz terzi
shoemaker,repairer kund kunduraci
gardener bahc bahcevan
dental mechanic dstk dis teknisien
barber berb berber
welder kay kaynak-kaporti
weaver dok dokumaci
miner mad madenci
Professional and White Collar
official mem memur
director mud mudur
accountant msb muhasib
bank msbb banka muhasibi
university msbu universite muhasibi
hospital msbh hastahane muhasibi
metereology msbm meteoroloji muhasibi
co-operative msbk kooperatif muhasibi
teacher ogr ogretmen
medical doctor dok doktor
imam imam imam
engineer muh muhendis
gendarme jan jandarma
tax collector tah tahsildar
marketting paz pazar uzmani
cashier vez vezneci
student ogci ogrenci
student at Erciyas University EU Erciyas Universitesi
clerk kat katib
Shops and Businesses
shoeshop aykk ayakkabici
grocer bakk bakkal
pastry-shop past pastahane
restaurateur lok lokantaci
cafe kahv kahveci
street vendor elr el arabaci
timber kerst keresteci
milk roundsman sut sutcu
sewer pipes buz buzcu
cement building blocks brik biriketci
lorry operator, transport kam kamyoncu
photographer foto fotocu
entrepreneur ant antreprenor
car dealer oto oto satici
paintshop boydk boya dukkani
food wholesaler baktp bakkal toptan
mobile shop otduk otomobil dukkani
pedlar cerc cerci
shop duk dukkan
drycleaning kutem kuru temiz
video shop vddk video dukkani
vegetable seller seb sebzeci
market-dealer paz pazarci
Unearned Income
Pension emek emek
Occupational pension emekm meslek emegi
State, social pension emekd devlet emegi
Rentier kir kira alan