2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2011
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Reference ID
MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (2-digit) (MU2011A_IND2)
Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
321
End:
323
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P30. Kind of business, industry or service ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried out at the person's place of work. Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, sugar manufacturing, car repairs, primary education, etc.</div>
<p>The following questions [questions 29 through 34] refer to the person's work during the reference week Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. [For persons aged 12 years and older]</p>
<p>P30. Kind of business, industry or service ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried out at the person's place of work. Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, sugar manufacturing, car repairs, primary education, etc.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
| 002 | Forestry and logging |
| 003 | Fishing and aquaculture |
| 005 | Mining and quarrying |
| 010 | Manufacture of food products |
| 011 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 013 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 014 | Manufacture of wearing apparel |
| 015 | Manufacture of leather and related products |
| 016 | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
| 017 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 018 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 020 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 022 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 023 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 024 | Manufacturing of basic metals |
| 025 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 026 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
| 027 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
| 028 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| 029 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
| 030 | Manufacture of other transport equipment |
| 031 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 032 | Other manufacturing |
| 033 | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment |
| 035 | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| 036 | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| 037 | Sewerage |
| 038 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery |
| 041 | Construction of buildings |
| 042 | Civil engineering |
| 043 | Specialised construction activities |
| 045 | Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 046 | Wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 047 | Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 049 | Land transport and transport via pipelines |
| 050 | Water transport |
| 051 | Air transport |
| 052 | Warehousing and support activities for transportation |
| 053 | Postal and courier activities |
| 055 | Accommodation |
| 056 | Food and beverage service activities |
| 058 | Publishing activities |
| 059 | Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 060 | Programming and broadcasting activities |
| 061 | Telecommunications |
| 062 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities |
| 063 | Information service activities |
| 064 | Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding |
| 065 | Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security |
| 066 | Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities |
| 068 | Real estate activities |
| 069 | Legal and accounting activities |
| 070 | Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities |
| 071 | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis |
| 072 | Scientific research and development |
| 073 | Advertising and market research |
| 074 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 077 | Rental and leasing activities |
| 079 | Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities |
| 080 | Security and investigation activities |
| 081 | Services to buildings and landscape activities |
| 082 | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities |
| 084 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| 085 | Education |
| 086 | Human health activities |
| 087 | Residential care activities |
| 088 | Social work activities without accommodation |
| 090 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
| 091 | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
| 092 | Gambling and betting activities |
| 093 | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities |
| 094 | Activities of membership organisations |
| 095 | Repair of computers and personal household goods |
| 096 | Other personal service activities |
| 097 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel |
| 099 | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies |
| 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="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P30 - Industrial activity</span>
<br />Kind of business, industry or service provides information on the number of people working in each industry, and coupled with other data, assists in the analysis of the growth or decline of industries and their employment prospects.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P30 - Kind of business, industry or service</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Write in the boxes a complete description of the kind of business, industry or service carried out at the place where the person worked.</p>
<p>Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. Give a complete and precise description: for example, sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, anthurium plantation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting factory, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing shirt, primary education, secondary education, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, etc. An example is given below.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>If more than one activity were carried out at the place where the person worked; describe the business, industry or service in which the person's main occupation was performed. For instance, if the establishment was engaged in both sugar cane plantation and anthurium cultivation, and the person worked in connection with the anthurium cultivation, write "anthurium cultivation".</p>
<p>For persons in Government Service, do not write "Government Service", but describe the activity carried out by the office/department where the person worked, e.g., Administration, collection of statistics, police, livestock breeding, plant nursery, agricultural research station, printing, primary education, health services, etc.</p>
<p>For a person who worked as employee in a private household (e.g. cook, driver, watchman, gardener, laundress, maid servant, etc.): write "household services" as below.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>But if the person worked as a driver or watchman or gardener, etc. in an establishment or in connection with the professional activities of a self-employed person, then you should describe the activity of the establishment or of the self-employed person.</p>
<p>Do not forget to describe the kind of business or service in case of persons who were self-employed or worked in their home: e.g., dress-making, tailoring, curing of fish, basket making, cattle keeping, preparation of foodstuffs for sale, sale of vegetables, taxi service, etc.
<p><span class="em">P30 - Industrial activity</span>
<br />Kind of business, industry or service provides information on the number of people working in each industry, and coupled with other data, assists in the analysis of the growth or decline of industries and their employment prospects.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P30 - Kind of business, industry or service</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>Write in the boxes a complete description of the kind of business, industry or service carried out at the place where the person worked.</p>
<p>Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. Give a complete and precise description: for example, sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, anthurium plantation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting factory, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing shirt, primary education, secondary education, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, etc. An example is given below.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>If more than one activity were carried out at the place where the person worked; describe the business, industry or service in which the person's main occupation was performed. For instance, if the establishment was engaged in both sugar cane plantation and anthurium cultivation, and the person worked in connection with the anthurium cultivation, write "anthurium cultivation".</p>
<p>For persons in Government Service, do not write "Government Service", but describe the activity carried out by the office/department where the person worked, e.g., Administration, collection of statistics, police, livestock breeding, plant nursery, agricultural research station, printing, primary education, health services, etc.</p>
<p>For a person who worked as employee in a private household (e.g. cook, driver, watchman, gardener, laundress, maid servant, etc.): write "household services" as below.
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>But if the person worked as a driver or watchman or gardener, etc. in an establishment or in connection with the professional activities of a self-employed person, then you should describe the activity of the establishment or of the self-employed person.</p>
<p>Do not forget to describe the kind of business or service in case of persons who were self-employed or worked in their home: e.g., dress-making, tailoring, curing of fish, basket making, cattle keeping, preparation of foodstuffs for sale, sale of vegetables, taxi service, etc.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry (2-digit)in which the person worked at during the reference week of Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2011. If the person is retired or had no job during that week, answer for his/her last job. If the person has more than one job, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 1.0%; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |