1998 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI1998_PHC-H-H
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Industry, 4-digit (MW1998A_IND4)
Data file: MWI1998_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
189
End:
192
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW98A415 MW98A416 MW98A417 MW98A418 MW98A419 MW98A420"> [Questions B16-B19 are for persons age 10 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="MW98A416" v="MW98A416 MW98A417 MW98A418 MW98A419 MW98A420">B17. Economic activity - type of activity last week<br />What was [the respondent] doing the last 7 days?<br /><div class="i1">Active:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 <span class="lang">Mlimi</span> [subsistence farmer]<br />[] 02 Employee<br />[] 03 Family business worker<br />[] 04 Self-employed<br />[] 05 Employer</div><br /><div class="i1">Unemployed:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 06 Worked before, seeking work<br />[] 07 Worked before, non seeking work<br />[] 08 Never worked before, seeking work</div><br /><div class="i1">Inactive:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 09 Non-worker (never worked before and not seeking work)<br />[] 10 Home worker<br />[] 11 Student<br />[] 12 Other</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="MW98A417 MW98A418 MW98A419 MW98A420"><div class="i1">[For codes 09-12]: If female, skip to B20. Otherwise, go to the next person or to Part C.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A419 MW98A420">B19. Economic activity: industry<br /><div class="i1">What is this person's trade or business? _________<br />For example: construction, agriculture, transport, manufacturing, community services, etc.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="MW98A416" v="MW98A416 MW98A417 MW98A418 MW98A419 MW98A420">B17. Economic activity - type of activity last week<br />What was [the respondent] doing the last 7 days?<br /><div class="i1">Active:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 <span class="lang">Mlimi</span> [subsistence farmer]<br />[] 02 Employee<br />[] 03 Family business worker<br />[] 04 Self-employed<br />[] 05 Employer</div><br /><div class="i1">Unemployed:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 06 Worked before, seeking work<br />[] 07 Worked before, non seeking work<br />[] 08 Never worked before, seeking work</div><br /><div class="i1">Inactive:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 09 Non-worker (never worked before and not seeking work)<br />[] 10 Home worker<br />[] 11 Student<br />[] 12 Other</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="MW98A417 MW98A418 MW98A419 MW98A420"><div class="i1">[For codes 09-12]: If female, skip to B20. Otherwise, go to the next person or to Part C.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A419 MW98A420">B19. Economic activity: industry<br /><div class="i1">What is this person's trade or business? _________<br />For example: construction, agriculture, transport, manufacturing, community services, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1111 | Mixed farming |
| 1112 | Tea growing |
| 1113 | Tobacco growing |
| 1118 | Sugar growing |
| 1120 | Agricultural service and animal husbandry |
| 1210 | Forestry and logging |
| 1302 | Fishing inland |
| 2901 | Stone quarrying |
| 3111 | Slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat |
| 3112 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 3113 | Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables |
| 3114 | Canning, preserving and processing of fish |
| 3116 | Grain mill products |
| 3117 | Manufacture of bakery products |
| 3118 | Sugar factories and refineries |
| 3119 | Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery |
| 3121 | Coffee manufacturing |
| 3123 | Tea manufacturing |
| 3131 | Distilling, rectifying and blending spirits |
| 3133 | Beer manufacturing |
| 3134 | Soft drink manufacturing |
| 3140 | Tobacco manufacturers |
| 3211 | Spinning, weaving and finishing textiles |
| 3212 | Manufacture of made-up textile goods except wearing apparel |
| 3213 | Knitting mills |
| 3220 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear |
| 3240 | Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or moulded rubber or plastic footwear |
| 3311 | Sawmills, planing and other wood mills |
| 3312 | Manufacture of wooden and cane containers and small cane ware |
| 3319 | Handicrafts (manufacture of wood and cork products not elsewhere classified) |
| 3320 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 3420 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 3512 | Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides |
| 3522 | Manufacture of drugs and medicines |
| 3523 | Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations, perfumes, cosmetics and other toilet preparations |
| 3559 | Rubber footwear (manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere classified) |
| 3560 | Manufacture of plastic products not elsewhere classified |
| 3691 | Manufacture of structural clay products |
| 3692 | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster |
| 3810 | Fabricated metal |
| 3811 | Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware |
| 3812 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures primarily of metal |
| 3813 | Manufacture of structural metal products |
| 3819 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3832 | Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus |
| 3843 | Manufacture of motor vehicles |
| 4100 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 4200 | Water works and supply |
| 5001 | Building construction |
| 5002 | Civil engineering |
| 6101 | Wholesale fuel |
| 6102 | Wholesale agriculture production |
| 6103 | Wholesale other |
| 6201 | Retail motor vehicles |
| 6202 | Retail other |
| 6310 | Restaurants, cafes and other eating and drinking places |
| 6320 | Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places |
| 7111 | Railway transport |
| 7112 | Bus transportation |
| 7113 | Taxi operation |
| 7114 | Freight transport by road |
| 7116 | Rental auto/truck |
| 7122 | Inland water transport |
| 7131 | Air transport carriers |
| 7192 | Storage and warehousing |
| 7200 | Communications |
| 8100 | Banks |
| 8102 | Saving banks |
| 8200 | Insurance |
| 8321 | Legal services |
| 8322 | Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services |
| 8324 | Engineering, architectural and technical services |
| 8325 | Advertising services |
| 8329 | Business services, except machinery and equipment rental and leasing, not elsewhere classified |
| 9100 | Public administration and defence |
| 9200 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 9310 | Educational services |
| 9311 | Private schools |
| 9312 | Government schools |
| 9320 | Research and scientific institutes |
| 9331 | Medical, dental and other health services |
| 9332 | Veterinary services |
| 9340 | Welfare institutions |
| 9350 | Business, professional and labour associations |
| 9391 | Religious organizations |
| 9399 | Political organizations (social and related community services not elsewhere classified) |
| 9413 | Radio and television broadcasting |
| 9414 | Theatrical producers and entertainment services |
| 9490 | Amusement and recreational services not elsewhere classified |
| 9512 | Electrical repair shops |
| 9513 | Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 9514 | Watch, clock and jewellery repair |
| 9519 | Repair bicycle (other repair shops not elsewhere classified) |
| 9520 | Laundry services |
| 9521 | Domestic services |
| 9591 | Barber and beauty shops |
| 9592 | Photographic studios, including commercial photography |
| 9900 | Other industry, response suppressed |
| 9999 | 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 industry (4-digit) of the person last week. For those who did not work last week, it indicates the industry the person was in when they last worked.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Persons age 10+ working or unemployed [discrepancies: none]
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