1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1970
Get Microdata
Reference ID
PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Dec 22, 2014
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
21830
Downloads
284
- Data files
- PRI1970_PHC-H-H
- PRI1970_PHC-P-H
Industry (PR1970A_IND)
Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
241
End:
243
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PR70A429 PR70A430 PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A435 PR70A495 PR70A496 PR70A499 PR70A500 PR70A501"><span class="em">30-32. Show in questions 30-32 this person's job or business during the last week. If he had no job or business last week, give information for most recent job or business since 1960.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A496 PR70A500"><span class="em">30a. For whom did he work?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____ (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)<br />[] Now serving in the Armed Forces (Skip to 33)</div><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____<br />(For example: Junior high school, retail supermarket, TV and radio service, dairy farm, sugar mill, etc.)</div><br /><span class="em">c. Is this business or industry mainly -</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A496 PR70A500"><span class="em">30a. For whom did he work?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____ (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)<br />[] Now serving in the Armed Forces (Skip to 33)</div><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____<br />(For example: Junior high school, retail supermarket, TV and radio service, dairy farm, sugar mill, etc.)</div><br /><span class="em">c. Is this business or industry mainly -</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 017 | Agricultural production |
| 018 | Agricultural services, except horticultural |
| 019 | Horticultural services |
| 028 | Fisheries |
| 029 | Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries--allocated |
| 048 | Coal mining |
| 049 | Crude petroleum and natural gas extractions |
| 057 | Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel |
| 058 | Mining--allocated |
| 067 | General building contractors |
| 068 | General contractors, except building |
| 069 | Special trade contractors |
| 077 | Construction, n.s. |
| 078 | Construction--allocated |
| 108 | Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work |
| 109 | Miscellaneous wood products |
| 118 | Furniture and fixtures |
| 119 | Glass and glass products |
| 127 | Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products |
| 137 | Pottery and related products |
| 138 | Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products |
| 139 | Blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills |
| 147 | Other primary iron and steel industries |
| 148 | Primary aluminum industries |
| 149 | Other primary nonferrous industries |
| 157 | Cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware |
| 158 | Fabricated structural metal products. |
| 167 | Metal stamping |
| 168 | Miscellaneous fabricated metal products |
| 169 | Metal industries, n.s. |
| 177 | Engines and turbines |
| 179 | Construction and material handling machines |
| 187 | Metalworking machinery |
| 188 | Office and accounting machines |
| 189 | Electronic computing equipment |
| 197 | Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c. |
| 199 | Household appliances |
| 207 | Radio, TV, and communication equipment |
| 208 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c. |
| 209 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.s. |
| 219 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment |
| 227 | Aircraft and parts |
| 228 | Ship and boat building and repairing |
| 229 | Railroad locomotives and equipment |
| 239 | Scientific and controlling instruments |
| 247 | Optical and health services supplies |
| 248 | Photographic equipment and supplies |
| 249 | Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices |
| 258 | Ordinance |
| 259 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 267 | Manufacturing, durable goods--allocated |
| 268 | Meat products |
| 269 | Dairy products |
| 278 | Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods |
| 279 | Grain-mill products |
| 287 | Bakery products |
| 288 | Confectionery and related products |
| 289 | Beverage industries |
| 297 | Miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products |
| 298 | Food industries, n.s. |
| 299 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 307 | Knitting mills |
| 309 | Floor coverings, except hard surface |
| 317 | Yarn, thread, and fabric mills |
| 319 | Apparel and accessories |
| 327 | Miscellaneous fabricated textile products |
| 328 | Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills |
| 329 | Miscellaneous paper and pulp products |
| 337 | Paperboard containers and boxes |
| 338 | Newspaper publishing and printing |
| 339 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers |
| 347 | Industrial chemicals |
| 348 | Plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibers |
| 349 | Synthetic fibers |
| 357 | Drugs and medicines |
| 358 | Soaps and cosmetics |
| 359 | Paints, varnishes, and related products |
| 367 | Agricultural chemicals |
| 368 | Miscellaneous chemicals |
| 369 | Chemicals and allied products, n.s. |
| 377 | Petroleum refining |
| 378 | Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products |
| 379 | Rubber products |
| 387 | Miscellaneous plastic products |
| 388 | Tanned, curried, and finished leather |
| 389 | Footwear, except rubber |
| 397 | Leather products, except footwear |
| 398 | Manufacturing industries, n.s. |
| 399 | Manufacturing, nondurable goods--allocated |
| 408 | Street railways and bus lines |
| 409 | Taxicab service |
| 417 | Trucking service |
| 418 | Warehousing and storage |
| 419 | Water transportation |
| 427 | Air transportation |
| 429 | Services incidental to transportation |
| 447 | Radio broadcasting and television |
| 448 | Telephone (wire and radio) |
| 449 | Telegraph and miscellaneous communication services |
| 467 | Electric light and power |
| 477 | Water supply |
| 478 | Sanitary services |
| 479 | Other and not specified utilities |
| 499 | Transportation, communications, and other public utilities--allocated |
| 507 | Motor vehicles and equipment |
| 508 | Drugs, chemicals, and allied products |
| 509 | Dry goods and apparel |
| 527 | Food and related products |
| 528 | Farm products--raw materials |
| 529 | Electrical goods |
| 537 | Hardware, plumbing, and heating supplies |
| 539 | Machinery equipment and supplies |
| 558 | Petroleum products |
| 559 | Scrap and waste materials |
| 567 | Alcoholic beverages |
| 568 | Paper and its products |
| 569 | Lumber and construction materials |
| 587 | Wholesalers, n.e.c. |
| 588 | Wholesale trade, n.s. |
| 599 | Wholesale trade--allocated |
| 607 | Lumber and building material retailing |
| 608 | Hardware and farm equipment stores |
| 609 | Department and mail order establishments |
| 617 | Limited price variety stores |
| 619 | Direct selling establishments |
| 627 | Miscellaneous general merchandise stores |
| 628 | Grocery stores |
| 629 | Dairy products stores |
| 637 | Retail bakeries |
| 638 | Food stores, n.e.c. |
| 639 | Motor vehicle dealers |
| 647 | Tire, battery, and accessory dealers |
| 648 | Gasoline service stations |
| 649 | Miscellaneous vehicle dealers |
| 657 | Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores |
| 658 | Shoe stores |
| 667 | Furniture and home furnishings stores |
| 668 | Household appliances, TV, and radio stores |
| 669 | Eating and drinking places |
| 677 | Drug stores |
| 678 | Liquor stores |
| 679 | Farm and garden supply stores |
| 687 | Jewelry stores |
| 688 | Fuel and ice dealers |
| 689 | Retail florists |
| 697 | Miscellaneous retail stores |
| 698 | Retail trade, n.s. |
| 699 | Retail trade--allocated |
| 707 | Banking |
| 708 | Credit agencies |
| 709 | Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies |
| 717 | Insurance |
| 718 | Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices |
| 719 | Finance, insurance, and real estate--allocated |
| 727 | Advertising |
| 728 | Services to dwellings and other buildings |
| 729 | Commercial research, development, and testing labs |
| 737 | Employment and temporary help agencies |
| 738 | Business management and consulting services |
| 739 | Computer programming services |
| 747 | Detective and protective services |
| 748 | Business services, n.e.c. |
| 749 | Automobile services, except repair |
| 757 | Automobile repair and related services |
| 758 | Electrical repair shops |
| 759 | Miscellaneous repair services |
| 767 | Business and repair services--allocated |
| 769 | Private households |
| 777 | Hotels and motels |
| 778 | Lodging places, except hotels and motels |
| 779 | Laundering, cleaning, and other garment services |
| 787 | Beauty shops |
| 788 | Barber shops |
| 789 | Shoe repair shops |
| 797 | Dressmaking shops |
| 798 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 799 | Personal services--allocated |
| 807 | Theaters and motion pictures |
| 808 | Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors |
| 809 | Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services |
| 817 | Entertainment and recreation services--allocated |
| 828 | Offices of physicians |
| 829 | Offices of dentists |
| 838 | Hospitals |
| 839 | Convalescent institutions |
| 847 | Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. |
| 848 | Health services, n.e.c. |
| 849 | Legal services |
| 857 | Elementary and secondary schools |
| 858 | Colleges and universities |
| 859 | Libraries |
| 867 | Educational services, n.e.c. |
| 869 | Museums, art galleries, and zoos |
| 877 | Religious organizations |
| 878 | Welfare services |
| 879 | Residential welfare facilities |
| 887 | Nonprofit membership organizations |
| 888 | Engineering and architectural services |
| 889 | Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services |
| 897 | Miscellaneous professional and related services |
| 899 | Professional and related services--allocated |
| 907 | Postal service |
| 917 | Federal public administration |
| 927 | State public administration |
| 937 | Local public administration |
| 947 | Public administration--allocated |
| 997 | Unemployed persons, last worked 1959 or earlier |
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 identifies the industry of the person.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: Persons age 14+ who had worked within the previous ten years [discrepancies: not verifiable]
concept
Concept