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2008 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 2008
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ISR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Branch of economy (IL2008A_IND)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 211
End: 212
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Questions on your main place of work</span>
<br />[Questions 59-70]</p>

<p>62. What is the main activity of your workplace? ____
Categories
Value Category
01 Agriculture
02 Industry (mining and manufacturing)
03 Electricity and water
04 Construction (building and civil engineering works)
05 Wholesale and retail trading, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and goods for personal use
06 Hospitality and food services
07 Transportation, storage, and communications
08 Banking, insurance, and other financial institutions
09 Real estate, rental activities and business services
10 Public administration
11 Education
12 Health services, social services, and welfare services
13 Community services, social, personal, and other services
14 Household services by private persons
15 Foreign organizations and bodies
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main activity of the person's workplace.
Universe
Israel 2008: Persons age 15+ in the civilian labor force last year [discrepancies: none]

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