Palestinian Population, Housing, and Establishment Census, 2017 - IPUMS Subset
West Bank and Gaza, 2017
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Reference ID
WBG_2017_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- PSE2017_PHC-H-H
- PSE2017_PHC-P-H
Industry (PS2017A_IND)
Data file: PSE2017_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
177
End:
179
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For employed persons and unemployed ones who ever worked (who answers items (1--5) of question 74, and if the answers (6--12) go to question 83</span>
<br />[Questions 79 through 82 asked of persons aged 7 or older who were employed or unemployed as indicated in questions 74 responses 1 through 5.]</p>
<p><span class="em">77. Main economic activity current/previous (detailed employer type of work)</span></p>
<div class="i1">____ Activity<br />____ Code</div>
<br />[Questions 79 through 82 asked of persons aged 7 or older who were employed or unemployed as indicated in questions 74 responses 1 through 5.]</p>
<p><span class="em">77. Main economic activity current/previous (detailed employer type of work)</span></p>
<div class="i1">____ Activity<br />____ Code</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
| 005 | Mining and quarrying |
| 010 | Manufacturing |
| 035 | Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply |
| 036 | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
| 041 | Construction |
| 045 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 049 | Transportation and storage |
| 055 | Accommodation and food service activities |
| 058 | Information and communication |
| 064 | Financial and insurance activities |
| 068 | Real estate activities |
| 069 | Professional, scientific, and technical activities |
| 077 | Administrative and support service activities |
| 084 | Public administration and defense; compulsory social security |
| 085 | Education |
| 086 | Human health and social work activities |
| 090 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
| 094 | Other service activities |
| 097 | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services -producing activities of households for own use |
| 099 | Activities of extraterritorial organizations 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's main current or previous economic activity in the week before the census.
Universe
Palestine 2017: Persons age 7+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept