2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1997 North American Industry Classification System) (CA2001A_NAICSP)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
334
End:
335
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA01A488 CA01A490 CA01A487 CA01A489 CA01A478 CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A477 CA01A479 CA01A480 CA01A481 CA01A482 CA01A483 CA01A413 CA01A414 CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506 CA01A494 CA01A495 CA01A497 CA01A498 CA01A500 CA01A501 CA01A502 CA01A503 CA01A491 CA01A493 CA01A475 CA01A476 CA01A499 CA01A496 CA01A507 CA01A508 CA01A509 CA01A510 CA01A511 CA01A512 CA01A513 CA01A514 CA01A515 CA01A516 CA01A517 CA01A518 CA01A519 CA01A520 CA01A521 CA01A522 CA01A523 CA01A524"><span class="em">23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over. </span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A500 CA01A501 CA01A502 CA01A503"><span class="em">Remember, these questions are only for persons aged 15 and over.</span><br />Note: Questions 40 to 48 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.<br />[Questions 40-50 were asked of persons who have worked for pay after 2000, per question 39.]<br />40. For whom did this person work?<br /><div class="i1">For self-employed persons, enter the name of their business. If the business does not have a name, enter the person's name.<br />Name of firm, government agency, etc. ________<br />Section, plant, department, etc. (if applicable) ________</div><br />41. What kind of business, industry or service was this?<br /><div class="i1">Please be specific. For example: road maintenance, secondary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, temporary help agency, full-service garage, trapping.<br />Kind of business, industry or service ________<br /> _ _ _ _</div><br />42. What was this person's work or occupation?<br /><div class="i1">Please be specific. For example: legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, restaurant manager, secondary school teacher. (If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)<br />Occupation ________</div><br />43. In this work, what were this person's main activities?<br /><div class="i1">Please give details. For example: prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, managed operations of a restaurant, taught mathematics.<br />Main activities ________<br />_ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A500 CA01A501 CA01A502 CA01A503"><span class="em">Remember, these questions are only for persons aged 15 and over.</span><br />Note: Questions 40 to 48 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.<br />[Questions 40-50 were asked of persons who have worked for pay after 2000, per question 39.]<br />40. For whom did this person work?<br /><div class="i1">For self-employed persons, enter the name of their business. If the business does not have a name, enter the person's name.<br />Name of firm, government agency, etc. ________<br />Section, plant, department, etc. (if applicable) ________</div><br />41. What kind of business, industry or service was this?<br /><div class="i1">Please be specific. For example: road maintenance, secondary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, temporary help agency, full-service garage, trapping.<br />Kind of business, industry or service ________<br /> _ _ _ _</div><br />42. What was this person's work or occupation?<br /><div class="i1">Please be specific. For example: legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, restaurant manager, secondary school teacher. (If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)<br />Occupation ________</div><br />43. In this work, what were this person's main activities?<br /><div class="i1">Please give details. For example: prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, managed operations of a restaurant, taught mathematics.<br />Main activities ________<br />_ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| 02 | Mining and oil and gas extraction |
| 03 | Utilities |
| 04 | Construction |
| 05 | Manufacturing |
| 06 | Wholesale trade |
| 07 | Retail trade |
| 08 | Transportation and warehousing |
| 09 | Information and cultural industries |
| 10 | Finance and insurance |
| 11 | Real estate and rental and leasing |
| 12 | Professional, scientific and technical services |
| 13 | Management of companies and enterprises |
| 14 | Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
| 15 | Educational services |
| 16 | Health care and social assistance |
| 17 | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| 18 | Accommodation and food services |
| 19 | Other services - except public administration |
| 20 | Public administration |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CA01A502 CA01A503"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 40 -- Name of employer</span></div><br /><div class="i3">For persons aged 15 and over whose wages are paid by an agency that hires out their services, report the name of the agency.<br />For persons 15 and over who work as employees in someone's home (for example, nannies), report the name of the family worked for, then report private household.</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 41 -- Kind of business</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Describe the type of business in detail. For example - rather than: auto parts; furniture; school; aluminum; police; importing. A more complete response would be: automotive brake linings manufacturing; retail household furniture and appliance store; secondary school; aluminum rolling and casting; municipal police department; stuffed toys importing.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked, as classified by the 1997 North American Industry Classification System.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 15+ last worked in 2000 or 2001 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |