Federal Population Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 2000
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Reference ID
CHE_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- CHE2000_PHC-H-H.dat
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Branch of economic activity (industry) (CH2000A_IND)
Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
216
End:
218
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | Agriculture |
| 020 | Horticulture |
| 030 | Forestry |
| 040 | Fishing |
| 110 | Energy and water supply |
| 211 | Meat industry |
| 212 | Dairy industry |
| 213 | Flour/semolina/groats mills |
| 214 | Canned goods, fruit and vegetable juices |
| 216 | Manufacture of sugar, candy, chocolate, bread, pastry and other food products |
| 219 | Animal feed |
| 220 | Beverage industry |
| 230 | Tobacco industry |
| 241 | Spinning, weaving |
| 245 | Machine embroidery |
| 246 | Textile finishing |
| 247 | Other textile industries |
| 251 | Production of clothing and underwear |
| 255 | Production of hats, fur garments and pelts |
| 261 | Wood and wood furniture industry |
| 262 | Wood, cork, wicker and rattan articles |
| 271 | Manufacture of pulp, cellulose, paper and cardboard |
| 272 | Paper and cardboard processing |
| 280 | Printing and editing industries |
| 291 | Manufacture of leather articles |
| 293 | Footwear industry |
| 311 | Manufacture of primary and finished chemical products |
| 314 | Oil refining |
| 321 | Manufacture of plastic articles |
| 322 | Manufacture of rubber articles |
| 331 | Non-metal products industry (note: includes salt, petroleum, and natural gas extraction) |
| 333 | Manufacture of cement, lime, [gypsum] as well as products made with cement and concrete |
| 335 | Manufacture of ceramic products |
| 336 | Glass industry |
| 341 | Metal manufacturing and processing |
| 344 | Secondary processing, [metal curing and plating] |
| 345 | Metal buildings, manufacture of metal items, mechanics' workshops |
| 350 | Machine and vehicle construction, electrical, electronic and optical construction |
| 371 | Clock making |
| 372 | Jewelry, engraving and minting |
| 381 | Manufacture of musical instruments |
| 382 | Manufacture of games, toys and sports items |
| 383 | Photo and motion picture darkroom |
| 384 | Other processing of various materials/equipment |
| 410 | Civil engineering, building and general construction |
| 421 | Plumbing, [tin plating], ventilation; air conditioning |
| 422 | Other interior improvements |
| 423 | Electrical wiring |
| 511 | Various wholesale and retail commercial products |
| 512 | Food, beverage and tobacco products in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 513 | Drug and pharmaceutical products, chemical wholesale and retail industrial products |
| 514 | Raw materials in the textile industry, textiles and leather in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 516 | Furniture, bedding, rugs/carpets |
| 517 | Paper, papermaking, books, magazines, office supplies |
| 518 | Precision instruments, optical, radio, TV, musical instruments, clock making in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 519 | Machines, vehicles and technical equipment in wholesale and retail businesses |
| 570 | Restaurant and lodging |
| 580 | Repair activity |
| 610 | Railroads |
| 630 | Shipping |
| 640 | Air transport |
| 651 | Passenger and merchandise road transportation, pipeline transportation, transportation support activity 1970: including vehicle |
| 652 | Other brokers/salespeople in transportation including travel agencies |
| 660 | Communication activity |
| 710 | Banking and finance activity |
| 720 | Insurance |
| 730 | Real estate offices |
| 751 | [Consulting and planning offices], commercial, legal and computer services, rental, leasing |
| 752 | [Trust company], certified public accountant |
| 753 | Law firm, notary office [not a notary public, but someone with legal jurisdiction to draft wills, contracts, etc.] |
| 761 | Commercial laundry, dry cleaning |
| 762 | Hair and beauty salon |
| 763 | Cleaning service, funeral home, animal boarding, other personal services |
| 810 | Teaching (private and public) |
| 820 | Research and development |
| 831 | Doctor and veterinary offices, paramedical-medical services, other health service institutions |
| 833 | Hospitals, clinics, care facilities |
| 840 | Public roads and waterway services, excluding other sanitary services |
| 851 | Homes, [hostels/shelters/halfway homes/retirement homes] |
| 855 | Organization of social work |
| 861 | Religious and philosophical organizations |
| 862 | Convent, congregation |
| 870 | Service to the community, social advocacy |
| 881 | Literary activity, activity related to language, plastic arts, sports, leisure and other cultural institutions |
| 882 | Cinema, theater, dance and music |
| 886 | Films, radio and television studios |
| 890 | Domestic services |
| 911 | Public administration including institutions enforcing prison sentences |
| 912 | Institutions enforcing prison sentences |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 person's branch of economic activity (industry).
Universe
Switzerland 2000: Employed persons [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |