Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1982
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Reference ID
JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS
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- JAM1982_PHC-H-H
- JAM1982_PHC-P-H
Industry or type of business during past week / in last job (JM1982A_IND)
Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
236
End:
237
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM82A425 JM82A426 JM82A427 JM82A428 JM82A429 JM82A430 JM82A431 JM82A432 JM82A433"><span class="em">Section 6: Economic activity</span><br />[All persons age 14 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="JM82A425 JM82A426 JM82A427 JM82A428 JM82A429 JM82A430 JM82A431">[Questions 25-29 refer to the past week]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A430 JM82A431">29. Industry or type of business during past week/in last job: _______<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="JM82A425 JM82A426 JM82A427 JM82A428 JM82A429 JM82A430 JM82A431">[Questions 25-29 refer to the past week]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A430 JM82A431">29. Industry or type of business during past week/in last job: _______<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
| 01 | Mining, quarrying and refining |
| 02 | Manufacturing - food and beverages |
| 03 | Manufacturing - tobacco |
| 04 | Manufacturing - textiles |
| 05 | Manufacturing - footwear |
| 06 | Manufacturing - wood and cork, excluding furniture |
| 07 | Manufacturing - furniture and fixtures, excluding metal furniture |
| 08 | Manufacturing - paper and paperboard |
| 09 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 10 | Tanneries and leather products, excluding footwear and rubber products |
| 11 | Manufacturing - rubber products |
| 12 | Manufacturing - chemicals and chemical products |
| 13 | Non-metallic mineral products and petroleum and coal products |
| 14 | Manufacturing - metal products, except machinery and transport equipment |
| 15 | Manufacturing - machinery products and repairs |
| 16 | Manufacturing - transport equipment and repairs |
| 17 | Manufacturing - miscellaneous industries and repairs |
| 18 | Construction and installation |
| 19 | Electric, gas, water and sanitary services |
| 20 | Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and nightclubs |
| 21 | Transport, storage and communication |
| 22 | Finance, insurance, real estate and business services |
| 23 | Community, social and personal services |
| 95 | Not adequately specified |
| 96 | Never worked |
| 97 | No industry reported |
| 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 subgroup of the type of business or industry in which the individual worked during the previous week or in the individual's most recent job.
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters employed or experienced unemployed [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 10.3%]
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