National Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 1974
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HND_1974_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- HND1974_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND1974_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (3-digits) (HN1974A_IND)
Data file: HND1974_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
236
End:
238
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">C. - Economic Characteristics</span></p>
<p>(For all individuals 10 years of age and older)</p>
<p>17. (For those who answered 1, 2 or 3 in question 14)</p>
<div class="i1">Where did you work the week of February 25th to March 2nd, or in the last job you had?<br />If working in agriculture or livestock, write "agricultural or livestock farm" - If working in an office, business or establishment, write the name, type and principal activity of same. If in a private home write "private home."<br /><br />____ Place of work<br />____ Principal activity</div>
<p>(For all individuals 10 years of age and older)</p>
<p>17. (For those who answered 1, 2 or 3 in question 14)</p>
<div class="i1">Where did you work the week of February 25th to March 2nd, or in the last job you had?<br />If working in agriculture or livestock, write "agricultural or livestock farm" - If working in an office, business or establishment, write the name, type and principal activity of same. If in a private home write "private home."<br /><br />____ Place of work<br />____ Principal activity</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Agriculture and livestock production |
| 112 | Agricultural services |
| 121 | Forestry |
| 122 | Logging |
| 130 | Fishing, hunting, trapping, and game propagation |
| 230 | Metal ore mining |
| 290 | Other mining |
| 311 | Food manufacturing (oils, meats, cereals, candies, cocoa, coffee) |
| 312 | Food manufacturing (animal feed, condiments, coffee, miscellaneous food products) |
| 313 | Beverage industries |
| 314 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 321 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 322 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear |
| 323 | Manufacture of leather and products of leather, leather substitutes and fur, except footwear and wearing apparel |
| 324 | Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or molded rubber or plastic footwear |
| 331 | Manufacture of wood and wood and cork products, except furniture |
| 332 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 341 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 342 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 350 | Manufacture of chemicals, rubber, and petroleum refineries |
| 356 | Manufacture of plastic products not elsewhere classified |
| 361 | Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware |
| 369 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 371 | Iron and steel basic industries |
| 381 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 390 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 410 | Electricity, gas, and steam |
| 420 | Water works and supply |
| 500 | Construction |
| 610 | Wholesale trade |
| 620 | Retail trade |
| 631 | Restaurants, coffee shops, and other eating and drinking places |
| 632 | Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places |
| 711 | Land transport |
| 712 | Water transport |
| 713 | Air transport |
| 719 | Services allied to transport |
| 720 | Communication |
| 810 | Financial institutions |
| 820 | Insurance and real estate |
| 830 | Business services |
| 910 | Public administration and defense |
| 920 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 931 | Education services |
| 933 | Medical, dental, other health and veterinary services |
| 934 | Welfare institutions |
| 935 | Business, professional, and labor associations |
| 939 | Other social and related community services |
| 941 | Motion picture and other entertainment services |
| 949 | Cultural, amusement, and recreational services not elsewhere classified |
| 951 | Repair services not elsewhere classified |
| 952 | Laundries, laundry services, and cleaning and dyeing plants |
| 953 | Domestic services |
| 959 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 960 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 997 | Activities not well specified |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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="h3">C. Economic Characteristics (For persons aged ten and older)</span>
<br />Do not ask persons aged less than ten any more questions from the form. Cross out questions 14-21 with a large X.</p>
<p>The answers in question set 14 are the basis for categorizing the population aged ten and older as economically active (employed and unemployed) and economically inactive (students, domestic work (unpaid), those who live from rental or investment income, retired workers and the disabled).</p>
<p>The questions in this section refer to the situation in the week immediately preceding the census date (the week of February 25-March 2).</p>
<p><span class="em">Question set 17: Where did you/the person work the week of February 25 - March 2, or during the last employment that you/the person had?</span></p>
<p>This is only for persons who stated an occupation (question set 15).</p>
<p>The ultimate goal of this question is to find out where the person performs or performed the occupation stated in question 15. To obtain information that is as exact as possible, ask the name of the principal activity of the establishment, business or office.</p>
<p>Write the type and name of the establishment, agricultural establishment, business or office and its principal activity in the designated space. Note the following before you fill out this question set:</p>
<p>A) If the person who worked during the week of February 25 -March 2 worked for the government, or if the last time he/she worked it was for the government, write the name of the office or institution and do not fill in the space for "Principal Activity." For example:</p>
<div class="i1">National Development Bank<br />Honduran Social Security Institute<br />Municipal Treasury<br />Ministry of Education<br />National University<br />Armed Forces</div><p>B) If the person worked during the week of February 25 - March 2 for a private enterprise or, if the last time he/she worked it was for a private enterprise, write the type, name and principal activity of the enterprises/establishment where the person works or last worked.</p>
<p>The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Name of the establishment
<br />(B) Main activity</p>
<div class="i1">Name of the establishment: The Delights grocery store<br />Main activity: Sale of groceries.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Popular Pharmacy<br />Main activity: Sale of medicines.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Maya Hotel<br />Main activity: Lodging.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: National Brewery<br />Main activity: Brewing beers.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Saint Joseph Farm<br />Main activity: Cattle breeding.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Mexico Lindo Warehouse<br />Main activity: Sale of clothing and related.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Hell Nightclub<br />Main activity: Bar and dance hall.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: D'Antoni Hospital<br />Main activity: Medical services.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Luis Landa School<br />Main activity: Primary school.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Palm Shoe Store<br />Main activity: Sale of shoes.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Craftwork Shoe Store<br />Main activity: Shoe manufacturing.</div><p>C) If the person worked by himself/herself during the week of February 25 - March 2, either with or without employees or a family employee, or if the last time he/she worked it was by himself/herself, write the name and the principal activity of the business. If the business does not have a name, write a horizontal line and just write the principal activity of the business.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span></p>
<p>In some cases, it is impossible to determine the name of the establishment or company where the enumerated person works or worked. In these cases write in the space intended for principal activity as follows:</p>
<p>If the person works or worked on a farm without a name, or a name that the respondent does not remember, write Farm.</p>
<p>If the person works or worked in a family's house as a domestic employee, cook, nanny, washerwoman, ironer, gardener, etc., write Family house.</p>
<p>If the person works or worked in his/her own home as a seamstress, tailor, washerwoman, ironer, seller of fried food products, etc. write: In his/her own home.</p>
<p>If the persons works or worked for himself/herself in the street as a car washer, street seller, garden or courtyard cleaner, shoe shiner, etc. write In the street.</p>
<p>For fishermen who work or worked for themselves "at sea," write At sea.</p>
<p>Special cases: If a person works or worked at the same occupation for more than one establishment, business or office, for example, as an accountant who does or did the books for a factory and a department store, write the name of the business and the principal activity for which he/she receives or received the most money.
<br />Do not ask persons aged less than ten any more questions from the form. Cross out questions 14-21 with a large X.</p>
<p>The answers in question set 14 are the basis for categorizing the population aged ten and older as economically active (employed and unemployed) and economically inactive (students, domestic work (unpaid), those who live from rental or investment income, retired workers and the disabled).</p>
<p>The questions in this section refer to the situation in the week immediately preceding the census date (the week of February 25-March 2).</p>
<p><span class="em">Question set 17: Where did you/the person work the week of February 25 - March 2, or during the last employment that you/the person had?</span></p>
<p>This is only for persons who stated an occupation (question set 15).</p>
<p>The ultimate goal of this question is to find out where the person performs or performed the occupation stated in question 15. To obtain information that is as exact as possible, ask the name of the principal activity of the establishment, business or office.</p>
<p>Write the type and name of the establishment, agricultural establishment, business or office and its principal activity in the designated space. Note the following before you fill out this question set:</p>
<p>A) If the person who worked during the week of February 25 -March 2 worked for the government, or if the last time he/she worked it was for the government, write the name of the office or institution and do not fill in the space for "Principal Activity." For example:</p>
<div class="i1">National Development Bank<br />Honduran Social Security Institute<br />Municipal Treasury<br />Ministry of Education<br />National University<br />Armed Forces</div><p>B) If the person worked during the week of February 25 - March 2 for a private enterprise or, if the last time he/she worked it was for a private enterprise, write the type, name and principal activity of the enterprises/establishment where the person works or last worked.</p>
<p>The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Name of the establishment
<br />(B) Main activity</p>
<div class="i1">Name of the establishment: The Delights grocery store<br />Main activity: Sale of groceries.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Popular Pharmacy<br />Main activity: Sale of medicines.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Maya Hotel<br />Main activity: Lodging.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: National Brewery<br />Main activity: Brewing beers.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Saint Joseph Farm<br />Main activity: Cattle breeding.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Mexico Lindo Warehouse<br />Main activity: Sale of clothing and related.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Hell Nightclub<br />Main activity: Bar and dance hall.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: D'Antoni Hospital<br />Main activity: Medical services.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: Luis Landa School<br />Main activity: Primary school.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Palm Shoe Store<br />Main activity: Sale of shoes.<br /><br />Name of the establishment: The Craftwork Shoe Store<br />Main activity: Shoe manufacturing.</div><p>C) If the person worked by himself/herself during the week of February 25 - March 2, either with or without employees or a family employee, or if the last time he/she worked it was by himself/herself, write the name and the principal activity of the business. If the business does not have a name, write a horizontal line and just write the principal activity of the business.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span></p>
<p>In some cases, it is impossible to determine the name of the establishment or company where the enumerated person works or worked. In these cases write in the space intended for principal activity as follows:</p>
<p>If the person works or worked on a farm without a name, or a name that the respondent does not remember, write Farm.</p>
<p>If the person works or worked in a family's house as a domestic employee, cook, nanny, washerwoman, ironer, gardener, etc., write Family house.</p>
<p>If the person works or worked in his/her own home as a seamstress, tailor, washerwoman, ironer, seller of fried food products, etc. write: In his/her own home.</p>
<p>If the persons works or worked for himself/herself in the street as a car washer, street seller, garden or courtyard cleaner, shoe shiner, etc. write In the street.</p>
<p>For fishermen who work or worked for themselves "at sea," write At sea.</p>
<p>Special cases: If a person works or worked at the same occupation for more than one establishment, business or office, for example, as an accountant who does or did the books for a factory and a department store, write the name of the business and the principal activity for which he/she receives or received the most money.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the activity or product of the establishment or sector in which the person worked in the last week, at 2-digits ISIC revision 2.
Universe
Honduras 1974: Persons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |