National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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Reference ID
PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry, 2 digits (PG1980A_IND2)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
273
End:
274
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 20-22 were asked of persons who answered 01-04 on Question 19.]</p>
<p>22. What does (name of company/department) make or do where you work?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe in few words, e.g. makes copra, sells hardware, transport pool. If self-employed, write type of business.________</div>
<p>22. What does (name of company/department) make or do where you work?</p>
<div class="i1">Describe in few words, e.g. makes copra, sells hardware, transport pool. If self-employed, write type of business.________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 11 | Agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting and gathering |
| 12 | Forestry and logging |
| 13 | Fishing |
| 15 | Agricultural cultivation |
| 16 | Agricultural cultivation |
| 17 | Agriculture of mixed commercial crops and commercial agriculture, n.e.c. |
| 18 | Animal husbandry |
| 23 | Metal ore mining |
| 29 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 31 | Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco |
| 32 | Textile, wearing apparel, and leather industries |
| 33 | Manufacture of wood and wood products, including furniture |
| 34 | Manufacture of paper and paper products, printing and publishing |
| 35 | Manufacture of chemicals, and of chemical, petroleum, coal, rubber, and plastic products |
| 36 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal |
| 37 | Basic metal industries |
| 38 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 39 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 40 | Electricity, gas and water |
| 51 | Construction of buildings |
| 52 | Construction, other than of buildings |
| 53 | Specialized activites related to building |
| 61 | Wholesale traders |
| 62 | Retail trade |
| 63 | Restaurants and hotels |
| 71 | Transport and storage |
| 72 | Communication |
| 81 | Financial institutions |
| 82 | Insurance |
| 83 | Real estate and business services |
| 91 | Public administration and defense |
| 92 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 93 | Social and related community services |
| 94 | Recreational and cultural services |
| 95 | Personal and household services |
| 96 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 99 | 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="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 20 to 22</span>
<br />Questions 20 to 22 are only for people who are involved in money raising activities. That is they are either usually wage earners (codes 01 or 02) involved in a business (code 03) or get money from farming or fishing (code 04). Simply you do not have to ask these questions to anyone with codes OS to 10.
<br />All three of these questions must relate to the same particular job or business for that person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 22</span><div class="i1">What does (name of company) make or do where you work?</div><p>Remember questions 20 to 21 must all relate to the same job. The entry to question 22 must agree with the person's occupation (question 20). For example, the occupation of "PMV driver" in question 20 would not agree with an entry of "retail bakery" in question 22.
<br />In question 22 you must clearly and specifically describe the kind of business or industry of the company or government department in which the person works.
<br />Your entry must give a specific activity for the company or government department.
<br />For example you must specify "coffee plantation", "copper mine", "road construction", instead of just "plantation", "mine", or "construction".</p>
<p>[Figure omitted, examples of good and bad specific descriptions]</p>
<p>Points to remember are:</p>
<div class="i1">Use two or more words to describe what the government department or company does.<br />Again as in Question 20 one word answers are too general. Examples of bad answers here include: agency, club, mine office, repair shop, school, Department of Transport. Examples of good answers are advertising agency insurance agency, social club, tennis club, golf club, copper mine, gold mine, dentists office, steamship office headquarters, shoe repair shop, radio repair shop, auto repair shop, community school, high school, University of PNG (UPNG) Head Office, road construction, airport maintenance, shipping control.<br />Do not give what the Government Department or Company does in general e.g. DPI agricultural work but give the function done at the place where the person works e.g. DPI -"fisheries section".<br />Remember it is what the branch of government department or company does, not what the person himself does.</div>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Questions 20 to 22</span>
<br />Questions 20 to 22 are only for people who are involved in money raising activities. That is they are either usually wage earners (codes 01 or 02) involved in a business (code 03) or get money from farming or fishing (code 04). Simply you do not have to ask these questions to anyone with codes OS to 10.
<br />All three of these questions must relate to the same particular job or business for that person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 22</span><div class="i1">What does (name of company) make or do where you work?</div><p>Remember questions 20 to 21 must all relate to the same job. The entry to question 22 must agree with the person's occupation (question 20). For example, the occupation of "PMV driver" in question 20 would not agree with an entry of "retail bakery" in question 22.
<br />In question 22 you must clearly and specifically describe the kind of business or industry of the company or government department in which the person works.
<br />Your entry must give a specific activity for the company or government department.
<br />For example you must specify "coffee plantation", "copper mine", "road construction", instead of just "plantation", "mine", or "construction".</p>
<p>[Figure omitted, examples of good and bad specific descriptions]</p>
<p>Points to remember are:</p>
<div class="i1">Use two or more words to describe what the government department or company does.<br />Again as in Question 20 one word answers are too general. Examples of bad answers here include: agency, club, mine office, repair shop, school, Department of Transport. Examples of good answers are advertising agency insurance agency, social club, tennis club, golf club, copper mine, gold mine, dentists office, steamship office headquarters, shoe repair shop, radio repair shop, auto repair shop, community school, high school, University of PNG (UPNG) Head Office, road construction, airport maintenance, shipping control.<br />Do not give what the Government Department or Company does in general e.g. DPI agricultural work but give the function done at the place where the person works e.g. DPI -"fisheries section".<br />Remember it is what the branch of government department or company does, not what the person himself does.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry in which a person works (2-digit code).
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban persons 10+ who were employed last week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |