Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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- JAM1991_PHC-H-H
- JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Industry during past week or in last job, 2 digits (JM1991A_IND2)
Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
261
End:
262
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM91A435 JM91A436 JM91A437 JM91A438 JM91A439 JM91A440 JM91A441 JM91A442 JM91A443 JM91A444 JM91A445 JM91A446 JM91A447"><span class="h3">Section 6: Economic activity</span><br />[Persons age 14 and older]<br /><br />[Go to Question 8.1 for persons younger than 14 years]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A440 JM91A441 JM91A442 JM91A443">6.5. What type of business is/was carried on at the work place?<br /><div class="i1">_____ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A440 JM91A441 JM91A442 JM91A443">6.5. What type of business is/was carried on at the work place?<br /><div class="i1">_____ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture (including hunting) and agricultural services |
| 02 | Forestry, logging (including forestry services) |
| 03 | Fishing, fish hatcheries and services to fishing |
| 16 | Mining of metal ores |
| 17 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 21 | Manufacturing excluding metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 22 | Manufacture of textile wearing apparel and leather products |
| 23 | Manufacture of wood, wood products and furniture |
| 24 | Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing |
| 25 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 26 | Manufacture of petroleum products |
| 27 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products (except rubber and plastic shoes) |
| 28 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 29 | Manufacturing (excluding metal products, machinery and equipment) not elsewhere classified |
| 31 | Basic metal industries |
| 32 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 33 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment, except transport equipment |
| 34 | Manufacture of transport equipment |
| 41 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 42 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 51 | Building construction |
| 52 | Civil and structural engineering construction |
| 53 | Electrical engineering |
| 54 | Other construction activities not elsewhere classified |
| 55 | Activities allied to construction |
| 61 | Wholesale trade |
| 62 | Retailers |
| 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 | Recreation and cultural services |
| 95 | Personal and household services |
| 96 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 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 industry (2-digit) the person worked in during the past week or in his/her last job.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters in the labor force [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept