XIV National Population and III Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1973
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Reference ID
COL_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (CO1973A_IND)
Data file: COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
223
End:
225
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CO73A419 CO73A420 CO73A421 CO73A422 CO73A423 CO73A424 CO73A425"><span class="h2">C. Economic characteristics (For persons 10 years old or more)</span><br />[Applies to questions 14 - 19]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A421"><span class="em">16. What is the principal economic function of the business, factory, or agricultural business where you worked?</span> ____<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A421"><span class="em">16. What is the principal economic function of the business, factory, or agricultural business where you worked?</span> ____<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 100 | Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing, n.s. |
| 110 | Agriculture, n.s. |
| 111 | Agricultural production |
| 112 | Agricultural services |
| 113 | Ordinary and trap hunting and animal repopulation |
| 120 | Forestry and lumber, n.s. |
| 121 | Forestry |
| 122 | Lumber extraction |
| 130 | Fishing |
| 200 | Mining, n.s. |
| 210 | Coal mining |
| 220 | Production of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 230 | Metal mineral mining |
| 290 | Extraction of non-metal minerals |
| 300 | Manufacturing, n.s. |
| 310 | Food, beverage, and tobacco industries, n.s. |
| 311 | Manufacture of food products |
| 312 | Manufacture of food products |
| 313 | Beverage industries |
| 314 | Tobacco industries |
| 320 | Textile and leather, n.s. |
| 321 | Textile manufacturing |
| 322 | Manufacture of clothing, except footwear |
| 323 | Leather industry and products made of leather and imitation leather and fur, except footwear and other clothing |
| 324 | Manufacture of footwear, except footwear made of vulcanized or molded rubber or plastic |
| 330 | Wood and furniture, n.s. |
| 331 | Wood industry and wood products and cork products, except furniture |
| 332 | Manufacture of furniture and accessories, except those that are primarily metallic |
| 340 | Paper and printing, n.s. |
| 341 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 343 | Printing presses, publishers, and related industries |
| 350 | Chemicals, petroleum products, and rubber, n.s. |
| 351 | Manufacture of industrial chemical substances |
| 352 | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 353 | Petroleum refineries |
| 354 | Manufacture of diverse products derived from petroleum and coal |
| 355 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| 356 | Manufacture of plastic products not listed elsewhere |
| 360 | Clay, glass, and other non-metal minerals, n.s. |
| 361 | Manufacture of clay, ceramic, and porcelain objects |
| 362 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 369 | Manufacture of other non-metal mineral products |
| 370 | Steel and non-ferrous metals, n.s. |
| 371 | Basic iron and steel industries |
| 372 | Basic non-ferrous metal industries |
| 380 | Metal products and machinery, n.s. |
| 381 | Manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 382 | Construction of machinery, except electrical |
| 383 | Construction of electrical machinery, appliances, accessories, and supplies |
| 384 | Construction of transportation material |
| 385 | Manufacture of professional and scientific equipment, measuring and control instruments not listed elsewhere, and manufacture of photographic appliances and optical instruments |
| 390 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 400 | Utilities, n.s. |
| 410 | Electricity, gas, and vapor |
| 420 | Hydraulic works, and water supply |
| 500 | Construction |
| 600 | Commerce, n.s. |
| 610 | Wholesale commerce |
| 620 | Retail commerce |
| 630 | Restaurants and hotels, n.s. |
| 631 | Restaurants, cafes, other establishments that serve food and beverages |
| 632 | Hotels, guest houses, and other places for housing |
| 700 | Transportation and communications, n.s. |
| 710 | Transportation and transportation services, n.s. |
| 711 | Land transportation |
| 712 | Water transportation |
| 713 | Air transportation |
| 719 | Services related to transportation |
| 720 | Communications |
| 800 | Finance, insurance, real estate, and business services, n.s. |
| 810 | Financial establishments |
| 820 | Insurance |
| 830 | Real estate and business services, n.s. |
| 831 | Real estate |
| 832 | Services provided to businesses, except rent and leasing of machinery and equipment |
| 833 | Rent and leasing of machinery and equipment |
| 900 | Communal and personal services, n.s. |
| 910 | Public administration and defense |
| 920 | Sanitation services and similar |
| 930 | Public services, n.s. |
| 931 | Public instruction |
| 932 | Research and scientific institutions |
| 933 | Medical and dental services; other healthcare and veterinary services |
| 934 | Social assistance institutions |
| 935 | Commercial, professional, and labor associations |
| 939 | Other social services and related communal services |
| 940 | Entertainment and cultural services, n.s. |
| 941 | Cinematographic movies and other entertainment services |
| 942 | Libraries, museums, botanical gardens and zoos and other cultural services not listed in another category |
| 949 | Entertainment and recreational services, not in another category |
| 950 | Personal services, n.s. |
| 951 | Repair services, not in another category |
| 952 | Laundromats and laundry services; cleaning and dying businesses |
| 953 | Domestic services |
| 959 | Diverse personal services |
| 960 | International organizations and other extraterritorial organizations |
| 999 | Unknown |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CO73A419 CO73A420 CO73A421 CO73A422 CO73A423 CO73A424 CO73A425"><span class="h3">Section C. Economic characteristics</span><br /><br />This section should be filled out only for persons 10 years old or older.<br />[Applies to questions 14 - 19]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A421"><span class="em">Question No. 16. Activity of the company</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Fill out this question for persons 10 years old or older who belong in the alternatives 1, 2 or 3 of question 14.<br /><br />Write down clearly and without writing in the shaded space, the activity of the business, factory, exploitation, or establishment in which a person did their principal job, craft or profession.<br /><br />To fill out this question correctly take into account the following criteria:<br /><br />If the company where a person works their principal occupation has many branches, agencies or establishments that do different activities that which the establishment does where the person works will be written down. So, if someone worked in the store of a company that produces dresses, "wholesale commerce of dresses" will be written down.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 53]</span><br /><br />If an establishment does many activities, write down only the principal activity.<br /><br />Do not accept vague responses like "exploitation", "business", "company", "factory", "agency", or simply write down the name of a product or company. When they give you this type of response ask for more details.<br /><br />Examples of correct responses are: livestock worker, exploitation of sugar cane, coal mine, wooden furniture factory, retail furniture commerce, passenger transportation.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A421"><span class="em">Question No. 16. Activity of the company</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Fill out this question for persons 10 years old or older who belong in the alternatives 1, 2 or 3 of question 14.<br /><br />Write down clearly and without writing in the shaded space, the activity of the business, factory, exploitation, or establishment in which a person did their principal job, craft or profession.<br /><br />To fill out this question correctly take into account the following criteria:<br /><br />If the company where a person works their principal occupation has many branches, agencies or establishments that do different activities that which the establishment does where the person works will be written down. So, if someone worked in the store of a company that produces dresses, "wholesale commerce of dresses" will be written down.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 53]</span><br /><br />If an establishment does many activities, write down only the principal activity.<br /><br />Do not accept vague responses like "exploitation", "business", "company", "factory", "agency", or simply write down the name of a product or company. When they give you this type of response ask for more details.<br /><br />Examples of correct responses are: livestock worker, exploitation of sugar cane, coal mine, wooden furniture factory, retail furniture commerce, passenger transportation.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the principal economic function of the business, factory, or agricultural business where the person worked (industry of employment).
Universe
Colombia 1973: Persons with a job [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |