Variable : 1841 Irish Occupational Categories

Variables serve as the dimensions of nCubes, and are generally based on the questions on forms such as the census schedule. However, in the aggregate data held in the Vision of Britain system we do not store the individual responses but counts of the number of each kind of response, so variables are made up of categories, such as age groups.

Identifier:

V_OCC_IRL1841

Name:

1841 Irish Occupational Categories

Type:

Variable (V)

Text:

This set of nine categories was used in the "General Tables" which presented the main results from the 1841 and 1851 Censuses of Ireland. The Census Commissioners in 1841 justified this classification as follows: "After the fullest consideration we found no classification of persons less objectionable than one which, reverting to the first elements of society, considered every individual as dependent on the mode in which he serves his fellows, or, in other words, as he could minister to the physical or moral wants of others. Thus traders in or manufacturers of food minister to hunger; of clothing, to nakedness; of lodging, &c., to exposure; and of medicine to sickness." The first five categories were grouped as "Ministering to Physical Wants", while Justice, Education and Religion ministered to "Moral Wants".

Variable " 1841 Irish Occupational Categories " is contained within:

Datasets or nCubes, containing the actual data:

Entity ID	Entity Name
N_OCC_IRL1841_SEX	Persons aged 15+ by Sex & Irish 1841/51 Occupational Classification

Variable Groups, bringing together related variables:

Entity ID	Entity Name
VG_OCC	Occupation

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Variable " 1841 Irish Occupational Categories " contains:

Categories, defining the values available for each variable :

Entity ID	Entity Name
C_OCC_IRL1841_1	Food
C_OCC_IRL1841_2	Clothing
C_OCC_IRL1841_3	Lodging, &c.
C_OCC_IRL1841_4	Health
C_OCC_IRL1841_5	Charity
C_OCC_IRL1841_6	Justice
C_OCC_IRL1841_7	Education
C_OCC_IRL1841_8	Religion
C_OCC_IRL1841_9	Unclassified