2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Tanzania, 2012
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Reference ID
TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- TZA2012_PHC-H-H
- TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Industry (TZ2012A_IND)
Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
269
End:
270
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">D. Economic activity: All persons aged 5 years and above</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 23-27 were asked of persons aged 5+]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>
<p>27. Industry</p>
<div class="i1">What is the main activity at [the respondent's] place of work for the week preceding the census' night? _ _<br /><br />Write and shade the appropriate code. Codes are in a separate handbook.</div>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 23-27 were asked of persons aged 5+]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>
<p>27. Industry</p>
<div class="i1">What is the main activity at [the respondent's] place of work for the week preceding the census' night? _ _<br /><br />Write and shade the appropriate code. Codes are in a separate handbook.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, commercial and food crops |
| 02 | Forestry, fishing, hunting, livestock and other related |
| 03 | Mining and quarryig |
| 04 | Manufacturing |
| 05 | Electricity , gas and water |
| 06 | Services for clean water, sewage and environment |
| 07 | All types of construction |
| 08 | Raw food sales (uncooked food) |
| 09 | Trade and commerce |
| 10 | Storage and haulage |
| 11 | Services for food, hotels and lodges |
| 12 | Communication and transport |
| 13 | Financial institution and insurance |
| 14 | Public administration and security services |
| 15 | Education services at all levels |
| 16 | Health and social welfare services |
| 17 | Domestic services |
| 18 | Other activities not listed |
| 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 person's industry.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: Persons age 5+ who were economically active in the last week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept