2010 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Philippines, 2010
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- PHL2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- PHL2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Kind of business or industry (3-digit) (PH2010A_IND3)
Data file: PHL2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
219
End:
221
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Population Census Questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em"> For all 15 years old and over.</span>
<br />[Questions 20 to 23 were asked of persons 15 years and over]</p>
<p>P21. Kind of Business or Industry- In what kind of business or industry did [the respondent] work during the past 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">Write detailed description on the space provided.<br /><br />Industry____</div>
<p><span class="em"> For all 15 years old and over.</span>
<br />[Questions 20 to 23 were asked of persons 15 years and over]</p>
<p>P21. Kind of Business or Industry- In what kind of business or industry did [the respondent] work during the past 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">Write detailed description on the space provided.<br /><br />Industry____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 011 | Growing of non perrenial crops |
| 012 | Growing of perennial crops |
| 014 | Animal production |
| 015 | Support activities to agriculture and post harvest crop activities |
| 019 | Other crop and animal production, hunting, and related service activities |
| 021 | Silviculture and other forest activities |
| 022 | Logging |
| 023 | Gathering of non-wood forest product |
| 024 | Support services to forestry |
| 031 | Fishing |
| 032 | Aquaculture |
| 050 | Mining of hard coal and lignite |
| 061 | Extracting of crude petroleum |
| 062 | Extraction of natural gas |
| 071 | Mining of iron ores |
| 072 | Mining of non-ferrous metal ores except precious metals |
| 081 | Quarrying of stone, sand and clay |
| 089 | Mining of quarrying, n.e.c |
| 091 | Support activities for petroleum and gas extraction |
| 099 | Support activities for other mining and quarrying |
| 101 | Processing and preserving of meat |
| 102 | Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and mollusks |
| 103 | Processing and preserving of fruits and vegetable |
| 104 | Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats |
| 105 | Manufacture of diary products |
| 106 | Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products |
| 107 | Manufacture of other food products |
| 108 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |
| 110 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 120 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 131 | Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles |
| 139 | Manufacture of other textiles |
| 141 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel |
| 142 | Custom tailoring and dressmaking |
| 143 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel, and articles of fur |
| 151 | Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggae and handbags |
| 152 | Manufacture of footwear |
| 161 | Sawmilling and planning of wood |
| 162 | Manufacture of product of wood, cork straw and plaiting materials |
| 170 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 180 | Printing, service activities related to printing, and reproduction of recorded media |
| 191 | Manufacture of coke other product |
| 192 | Manufacture of refined petroleum products |
| 199 | Manufacture of other fuel products |
| 201 | Manufacture of basic chemicals |
| 202 | Manufacture of other chemical product, n.e.c. |
| 210 | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products |
| 221 | Manufacture of rubber product |
| 222 | Manufacture of plastics products |
| 231 | Manufacture of glass and glass product |
| 239 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, n.e.c. |
| 241 | Manufacture of basic iron and steel |
| 242 | Manufacture of basis precious and other non-ferrous metals |
| 243 | Casting of metals |
| 251 | Manufacturing of structural metal products, tanks reservoirs and steam generators |
| 252 | Manufacturing of weapons and ammunition |
| 259 | Manufacturing of other fabricated metal product metals working services activities |
| 261 | Manufacturing of electronic components |
| 262 | Manufacturing of computer and peripheral equipment and accessories |
| 263 | Manufacturing of communication equipment |
| 264 | Manufacturing of consumer electronics |
| 265 | Manufacturing of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment, watches and clocks |
| 266 | Manufacturing of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment |
| 267 | Manufacturing of optical and photographic instruments, and magnetic and optical media |
| 271 | Manufacturing of electric motors, generators transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus |
| 272 | Manufacturing of batteries and accumulators |
| 273 | Manufacturing of wiring and wiring devices |
| 274 | Manufacturing of electric lighting equipment |
| 275 | Manufacturing of domestic appliances |
| 279 | Manufacturing of other electric equipment's |
| 281 | Manufacturing of general purpose machinery |
| 282 | Manufacturing of special purpose machinery |
| 291 | Manufacturing of motor vehicles |
| 292 | Manufacturing of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles, manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers |
| 293 | Manufacturing of parts and accessories for motor vehicles |
| 301 | Building of ships and boats |
| 303 | Manufacturing of air and spacecraft and related machinery |
| 309 | Manufacturing of transport equipment, n. e. c. |
| 310 | Manufacturing of furniture |
| 321 | Manufacturing of jewelry, bijouterie and related articles |
| 322 | Manufacturing of musical instruments |
| 323 | Manufacturing of sports goods |
| 324 | Manufacturing of games and toys |
| 325 | Manufacturing of medical and dental instruments and supplies |
| 329 | Other manufacturing, n.e.c. |
| 331 | Repair of fabricated metal product, machinery and equipment |
| 332 | Installation of industrial machinery and equipment |
| 351 | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution |
| 352 | Manufacturing of gas distribution of gaseous fuels through mains |
| 353 | Steam, air conditioning supply and production of ice |
| 360 | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| 370 | Sewerage |
| 381 | Waste collection |
| 382 | Waste treatment and disposal |
| 383 | Materials recovery |
| 390 | Remediation activities and other waste management service |
| 410 | Construction of buildings |
| 421 | Construction of roads and railways |
| 422 | Constructions of utility projects |
| 429 | Construction of other civil engineering projects |
| 431 | Demolition and site preparations |
| 432 | Electrical installation, plumbing and other constructions installation activities |
| 433 | Building completion and finishing |
| 439 | Other specialized construction activities |
| 451 | Sale of motor vehicles |
| 452 | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles |
| 453 | Sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories |
| 454 | Sales, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories |
| 461 | Wholesale on a fee or contract basis |
| 462 | Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals |
| 463 | Wholesale of food, beverage and tobacco |
| 464 | Wholesale of household goods |
| 465 | Wholesales of machinery, equipment and supplies |
| 466 | Other specialized wholesale |
| 469 | Non-specialized wholesales trade |
| 471 | Retail in non-specialized stores |
| 472 | Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores |
| 473 | Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialized stores |
| 474 | Retail sales of information and communication equipment in specialized stores |
| 475 | Retail sales of other households equipment in specialized stores |
| 476 | Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores |
| 477 | Retail sales of other goods in specialized stores |
| 478 | Retail sales via stalls and market |
| 479 | Retails trade not in stores, stalls or markets |
| 491 | Transport via railways |
| 492 | Transport via buses |
| 493 | Other land support and via pipeline |
| 501 | Sea and coastal passenger water transport |
| 502 | Inland water transport |
| 511 | Passenger air transport |
| 512 | Freight air transport |
| 521 | Warehousing and storage |
| 522 | Support activities for transportation |
| 531 | Postal activities |
| 532 | Courier activities |
| 551 | Short term accommodation activities |
| 559 | Other accommodation |
| 561 | Restaurant and mobile food service activities |
| 562 | Event catering and other food service activities |
| 563 | Beverage serving activities |
| 581 | Publishing of books, periodical and other publishing activities |
| 582 | Software publishing |
| 591 | Motion picture, video and television programme activities |
| 592 | Sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 601 | Radio broadcasting |
| 602 | Television programming and broadcasting activities |
| 611 | Wired telecommunication activities |
| 612 | Wireless telecommunication activities |
| 613 | Satellite telecommunication activities |
| 619 | Other telecommunication activities |
| 620 | Computer programming consultancy and related activities |
| 631 | Data processing, hosting and related activities, web portals |
| 639 | Other information service activities |
| 641 | Monetary intermediation |
| 642 | Activities of holding companies |
| 643 | Trust, funds and other financial vehicles |
| 649 | Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities |
| 651 | Insurance and reinsurance |
| 653 | Pension funding |
| 661 | Activities auxiliary to financial service, except insurance and pension funding |
| 662 | Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding, and fund management activities |
| 681 | Real estate activities with own or leased property |
| 682 | Real estate activities on fee or contract basis |
| 691 | Legal activities |
| 692 | Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consultancy |
| 701 | Activities of head offices |
| 702 | Management consultancy activities |
| 711 | Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy |
| 712 | Technical testing and analysis |
| 721 | Research experimental development on natural sciences and engineering |
| 722 | Research experimental developmental development on social science and humanities |
| 723 | Research and experimental development in information technology |
| 731 | Advertising |
| 732 | Market research and public opinion polling |
| 741 | Specialized design activities |
| 742 | Photographic activities |
| 749 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. |
| 750 | Veterinary activities |
| 772 | Renting and leasing of personal and household goods |
| 773 | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods, n.e.c. |
| 779 | Other rental and leasing activities |
| 781 | Activities of employment placement of agent for individual artists |
| 782 | Temporary employment agency activities |
| 783 | Other human resources |
| 791 | Travel agency and tour operator activities |
| 799 | Other reservation services and related activities |
| 801 | Private security activities |
| 802 | Security system services activities |
| 803 | Investigation activities |
| 811 | Combined facilities support activities |
| 812 | Cleaning activities |
| 813 | Landscape and maintenance services activities |
| 821 | Office of administrative and support activities |
| 822 | Call centers and other related activities |
| 829 | Business support services activities, n.e.c. |
| 841 | Administration of the state and economic and social policy of the community |
| 842 | Provision of services to the community as a whole |
| 843 | Compulsory social security activities |
| 851 | Pre-primary or pre-school education |
| 852 | Primary or elementary education |
| 853 | Secondary or high school education |
| 854 | Higher education |
| 855 | Other education services |
| 856 | Educational support services |
| 861 | Hospital activities |
| 862 | Medical and dental practice activities |
| 869 | Other human health activities |
| 871 | Residential nursing care facilities |
| 872 | Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled |
| 873 | Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substances abuse |
| 879 | Other residential care activities, n.e.c. |
| 881 | Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled |
| 889 | Other social work activities without accommodation, n.e.c. |
| 900 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
| 910 | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
| 920 | Gambling and betting activities |
| 931 | Sports activities |
| 932 | Other amusement and recreation activities |
| 941 | Activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations |
| 949 | Activities of other membership organizations |
| 951 | Repair of computers and communication equipment's |
| 952 | Repair of consumer electronics |
| 961 | Personal services for wellness, except sports activities |
| 962 | Laundry services |
| 963 | Funeral and related activities |
| 964 | Domestic services |
| 969 | Other personal services activities, n.e.c. |
| 970 | Activities of households as per domestic personnel |
| 980 | Activities of extra-territorial organizations and bodies |
| 999 | Unknown |
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">Columns P20 to P23 for All Persons 15 Years Old and Over</span>
<br />Columns P20 to P23 are to be accomplished only for household members 15 years old and over. Thus, if a household member is less than 15 years old, leave these columns blank.</p>
<p><span class="em">P21-Kind of Business or Industry</span>
<br />[definition]<span class="em"> Industry </span>refers to the nature or character of the business or enterprise, or the place wherein the person works. Data on this provide information on the level and trend of industrialization and/or important aspects of the country's potential for economic development.</p>
<p>For persons 15 years old and over with report of gainful usual activity/occupation in P20, ask, "In what kind of business or industry did [the respondent] work during the past twelve months?"</p>
<p>Write on the space provided the kind of business or industry of the household member. This will be coded later in the PO. However, for persons 15 years old and over who are reported as nongainful (housewives, students, retirees, and disabled, among others) and for those below 15 years old, leave P21 blank.</p>
<p>The entries in columns P20 and P21 should be consistent with each other. The business or industry should describe specifically and adequately the character and nature of business or industry or the place where the work is being performed in connection with the job or occupation, such as palay farm, sari-sari store, gold mine, leather shoe factory, rice mill, call center, and others. Do not be satisfied with answers like names of firms (for instance, Soriano and Co., LM Enterprise, and others), since they do not necessarily describe the specific business or activity the company is engaged in. Probe and try to elicit from the respondent information about the kind of product (if manufacturing firm) or the kind of service that the company is engaged in.
<br />Moreover, if work is pursued in a big company that is engaged in several types of activities, report the nature of the particular activity of that company where the person is working. An example is San Miguel Corporation, which is engaged in brewery, bottling, food processing, dairies, and others.
<br />If the person works in a government office or institution, the name of the office, bureau, public school, and others, may be accepted. If the person works in the executive branch of a local government, indicate whether it is under the provincial, city or municipal government.
<br />Moreover, when the government office is engaged in services other than administrative, for instance, education, communication, health, transportation, construction, and others, persons working in such office must be reported based on their corresponding activity, such as railroad, airport, insurance, high school, highway construction, and others.
<br />Below are examples of how some officials and employees of the government should be reported:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Usual Occupation: Business or Industry<br />[] Accounting clerk: Land Bank of the Philippines, NSO<br />[] Registered nurse: Rural Health Unit, Provincial Hospital<br />[] Market collector: Municipal Government<br />[] Municipal Secretary: Municipal Government,<br />[] Dump truck operator: Road construction (DPWH)<br />[] Stenographer: Regional Trial Court</div><p>Distinction should be made between manufacturing and retailing in case an establishment is engaged in both activities. The entry in this column should be according to the section of the establishment in which the person works. Likewise, manufacturing should be differentiated from wholesaling.
<br /> Example: A traveling salesman working for a distributor of soft drinks will have an entry of "soft drinks distribution" for industry. A traveling salesman working directly with a soft drinks factory will have "soft drinks factory" for industry.
<br />You must distinguish between two kinds of business specializing in selling. A wholesale store sells primarily to retailers, while a retail store sells directly to consumers.
<br />For a person conducting business in his/her own house, report his/her business just as you are reporting a regular establishment, such as dressmaking or tailoring shop, radio repair shop, law office, dental clinic, and others.
<br />For a person who does not have a permanent job and usually pursues his usual occupation by working for several employers engaged in different kinds of business or industry (like many farm and manual laborers), report the kind of business or industry in which he/she usually worked longest during the past 12 months.
<br />Industries which Need Special Care in Classification</p>
<div class="i1">In some industries, the common titles are sometimes inadequate. In such cases, enter the specific kind of business or industry the firm or company is engaged in. Below are examples of industries for which special care must be taken.<br />[] Agency: Real estate agency, travel agency, security agency, and others<br />[] Assembly plant: Motor vehicle assembly plant, motor/bicycle assembly plant, and others<br />[] Box factory: Paper box factory, wooden box factory, and others<br />[] Business: Wholesale/retail of fish, dry goods/textile retail, and others<br />[] Buying and selling: Eggs wholesale, vegetable retail, and others<br />[] Canning factory: Fruit canning factory, fish canning factory, and others<br />[] Factory: Candy factory, soap factory, and others<br />[] Farm: Corn farm, sugar cane farm, and others<br />[] Fishing: Fishpond, lake or river, deep-sea fishing, and others<br />[] Manufacturing: Manufacture of household appliances, garments, toys, and others<br />[] Mill: Rice or corn mill, flour mill, sugar mill, knitting mill, and others<br />[] Mining: Coal mine, gold mine, copper mine, and others<br />[] Office: Law office, life insurance company, savings or commercial bank, and others<br />[] Plant: Ice plant, electric power plant, and others<br />[] Private Firm: Specify kind of business engaged in by the firm<br />[] Repair Shop: Shoe repair shop, radio repair shop, auto repair shop, welding shop, and others<br />[] Shoe Factory: Leather shoe factory, rubber shoe factory, wooden shoe factory, and others<br />[] Shop: Dress shop, beauty parlor, barber shop, and others<br />[] Store: Wholesale dry goods store, sari-sari store, and others<br />[] Textile: Knitting, weaving or spinning mill, and others</div><p>Important Notice: Pay special attention to the preceding instructions because ambiguous reporting of the kind of business or industry will result to inappropriate or wrong codes and consequently affect the data on the economic characteristics of the population
<br />Columns P20 to P23 are to be accomplished only for household members 15 years old and over. Thus, if a household member is less than 15 years old, leave these columns blank.</p>
<p><span class="em">P21-Kind of Business or Industry</span>
<br />[definition]<span class="em"> Industry </span>refers to the nature or character of the business or enterprise, or the place wherein the person works. Data on this provide information on the level and trend of industrialization and/or important aspects of the country's potential for economic development.</p>
<p>For persons 15 years old and over with report of gainful usual activity/occupation in P20, ask, "In what kind of business or industry did [the respondent] work during the past twelve months?"</p>
<p>Write on the space provided the kind of business or industry of the household member. This will be coded later in the PO. However, for persons 15 years old and over who are reported as nongainful (housewives, students, retirees, and disabled, among others) and for those below 15 years old, leave P21 blank.</p>
<p>The entries in columns P20 and P21 should be consistent with each other. The business or industry should describe specifically and adequately the character and nature of business or industry or the place where the work is being performed in connection with the job or occupation, such as palay farm, sari-sari store, gold mine, leather shoe factory, rice mill, call center, and others. Do not be satisfied with answers like names of firms (for instance, Soriano and Co., LM Enterprise, and others), since they do not necessarily describe the specific business or activity the company is engaged in. Probe and try to elicit from the respondent information about the kind of product (if manufacturing firm) or the kind of service that the company is engaged in.
<br />Moreover, if work is pursued in a big company that is engaged in several types of activities, report the nature of the particular activity of that company where the person is working. An example is San Miguel Corporation, which is engaged in brewery, bottling, food processing, dairies, and others.
<br />If the person works in a government office or institution, the name of the office, bureau, public school, and others, may be accepted. If the person works in the executive branch of a local government, indicate whether it is under the provincial, city or municipal government.
<br />Moreover, when the government office is engaged in services other than administrative, for instance, education, communication, health, transportation, construction, and others, persons working in such office must be reported based on their corresponding activity, such as railroad, airport, insurance, high school, highway construction, and others.
<br />Below are examples of how some officials and employees of the government should be reported:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Usual Occupation: Business or Industry<br />[] Accounting clerk: Land Bank of the Philippines, NSO<br />[] Registered nurse: Rural Health Unit, Provincial Hospital<br />[] Market collector: Municipal Government<br />[] Municipal Secretary: Municipal Government,<br />[] Dump truck operator: Road construction (DPWH)<br />[] Stenographer: Regional Trial Court</div><p>Distinction should be made between manufacturing and retailing in case an establishment is engaged in both activities. The entry in this column should be according to the section of the establishment in which the person works. Likewise, manufacturing should be differentiated from wholesaling.
<br /> Example: A traveling salesman working for a distributor of soft drinks will have an entry of "soft drinks distribution" for industry. A traveling salesman working directly with a soft drinks factory will have "soft drinks factory" for industry.
<br />You must distinguish between two kinds of business specializing in selling. A wholesale store sells primarily to retailers, while a retail store sells directly to consumers.
<br />For a person conducting business in his/her own house, report his/her business just as you are reporting a regular establishment, such as dressmaking or tailoring shop, radio repair shop, law office, dental clinic, and others.
<br />For a person who does not have a permanent job and usually pursues his usual occupation by working for several employers engaged in different kinds of business or industry (like many farm and manual laborers), report the kind of business or industry in which he/she usually worked longest during the past 12 months.
<br />Industries which Need Special Care in Classification</p>
<div class="i1">In some industries, the common titles are sometimes inadequate. In such cases, enter the specific kind of business or industry the firm or company is engaged in. Below are examples of industries for which special care must be taken.<br />[] Agency: Real estate agency, travel agency, security agency, and others<br />[] Assembly plant: Motor vehicle assembly plant, motor/bicycle assembly plant, and others<br />[] Box factory: Paper box factory, wooden box factory, and others<br />[] Business: Wholesale/retail of fish, dry goods/textile retail, and others<br />[] Buying and selling: Eggs wholesale, vegetable retail, and others<br />[] Canning factory: Fruit canning factory, fish canning factory, and others<br />[] Factory: Candy factory, soap factory, and others<br />[] Farm: Corn farm, sugar cane farm, and others<br />[] Fishing: Fishpond, lake or river, deep-sea fishing, and others<br />[] Manufacturing: Manufacture of household appliances, garments, toys, and others<br />[] Mill: Rice or corn mill, flour mill, sugar mill, knitting mill, and others<br />[] Mining: Coal mine, gold mine, copper mine, and others<br />[] Office: Law office, life insurance company, savings or commercial bank, and others<br />[] Plant: Ice plant, electric power plant, and others<br />[] Private Firm: Specify kind of business engaged in by the firm<br />[] Repair Shop: Shoe repair shop, radio repair shop, auto repair shop, welding shop, and others<br />[] Shoe Factory: Leather shoe factory, rubber shoe factory, wooden shoe factory, and others<br />[] Shop: Dress shop, beauty parlor, barber shop, and others<br />[] Store: Wholesale dry goods store, sari-sari store, and others<br />[] Textile: Knitting, weaving or spinning mill, and others</div><p>Important Notice: Pay special attention to the preceding instructions because ambiguous reporting of the kind of business or industry will result to inappropriate or wrong codes and consequently affect the data on the economic characteristics of the population
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the kind of business or industry (3-digit) in which a person worked during the last 12 months.
Universe
Philippines 2010: Persons age 15+ in gainful employment in the past 12 months [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |