III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1973
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Reference ID
GTM_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1-digit) (GT1973A_IND1)
Data file: GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
227
End:
228
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">D - Economic characteristics</span>
<br />(For those 10 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 15 to 19 are asked of persons age 10+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A432 GT73A433">17. Branch of activity<br /><div class="i1">What kind of activity does the enterprise, establishment, factory, workshop, service, etc., where you work or worked for the last time? ____</div><br /></svar>
<br />(For those 10 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 15 to 19 are asked of persons age 10+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A432 GT73A433">17. Branch of activity<br /><div class="i1">What kind of activity does the enterprise, establishment, factory, workshop, service, etc., where you work or worked for the last time? ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
| 01 | Mine and quarry exploitation |
| 02 | Manufacturing industries |
| 03 | Manufacturing industries |
| 04 | Construction |
| 05 | Electricity, gas, water and sanitary services |
| 06 | Business |
| 07 | Transportation, storage and communications |
| 08 | Services |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">D. Economic characteristics (for person aged ten years or older)</span></p>
<p>Ask questions 15-19 only for those aged ten (10) years or older.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 17: branch of activity</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span></p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 79]</span></p>
<p>Ask, "What is the activity of the enterprise, company, factory, workshop, service, etc. where you are or were employed?"</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the information:</span>
<br />Write in the space provided the principal activity of the farm or establishment (manufacturing, service, etc.) in which the person performed the work declared in question 16.</p>
<p>Do not use general terms such as factory, ranch, workshop, etc. when you record the information. Do not write the name of the company or enterprise, such as Santa Inés Factory, The Artisan, etc., except if it is a government institution. The following examples illustrate this point:</p>
<p>[The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Incorrect answer for branch of activity
<br />(B) Correct answer for branch of activity</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Santa Luisa farm
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: raising and finishing beef cattle.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: "my" store
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: grocery sales.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: stall 13 in the central market
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: fruit and vegetable sales.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Aviateca
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: air transport of passengers and cargo.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Guastatoya
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: ground transport of passengers and cargo.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: dress-making shop
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: manufacture of women's dresses.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: factory
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: shirt factory.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: workshop
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: radio repair.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: estate
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: coffee farm.</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 17 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
<p>Ask questions 15-19 only for those aged ten (10) years or older.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 17: branch of activity</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span></p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 79]</span></p>
<p>Ask, "What is the activity of the enterprise, company, factory, workshop, service, etc. where you are or were employed?"</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the information:</span>
<br />Write in the space provided the principal activity of the farm or establishment (manufacturing, service, etc.) in which the person performed the work declared in question 16.</p>
<p>Do not use general terms such as factory, ranch, workshop, etc. when you record the information. Do not write the name of the company or enterprise, such as Santa Inés Factory, The Artisan, etc., except if it is a government institution. The following examples illustrate this point:</p>
<p>[The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Incorrect answer for branch of activity
<br />(B) Correct answer for branch of activity</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Santa Luisa farm
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: raising and finishing beef cattle.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: "my" store
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: grocery sales.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: stall 13 in the central market
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: fruit and vegetable sales.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Aviateca
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: air transport of passengers and cargo.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Guastatoya
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: ground transport of passengers and cargo.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: dress-making shop
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: manufacture of women's dresses.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: factory
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: shirt factory.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: workshop
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: radio repair.</p>
<p>Incorrect answer for branch of activity: estate
<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: coffee farm.</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 17 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the activity, product of the establishment, or sector (1-digit industry) in which the person worked.
Universe
Guatemala 1973: Persons age 10+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |