General Census of Population and Housing (1988) - IPUMS Subset
Senegal, 1988
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Reference ID
SEN_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Industry (SN1988A_IND)
Data file: SEN1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
218
End:
220
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="SN88A416 SN88A417 SN88A418 SN88A419 SN88A420 SN88A421 SN88A422 SN88A423 SN88A433 SN88A434 SN88A435"><span class="h3">For persons aged 6 years and above, or born before 1982</span><br />[Questions 15 through 21 were asked of persons age 6 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="SN88A423 SN88A434 SN88A435">[Question P21 was asked of persons who were employed or jobless but looking for work, as per question P18.]<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="SN88A423 SN88A434 SN88A435">[Question P21 was asked of persons who were employed or jobless but looking for work, as per question P18.]<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 110 | Farming |
| 111 | Fruit tree nursery |
| 112 | Vegetable gardening |
| 113 | Flowers gardening |
| 114 | Agriculture business |
| 115 | Other activity linked to farming |
| 120 | Animal husbandry: cows, goats |
| 121 | Animal husbandry: pork |
| 122 | Animal husbandry: chicken |
| 123 | Animal husbandry: draft animals |
| 124 | Management of animal husbandry |
| 125 | Other activity linked to animal husbandry |
| 130 | Hunting |
| 140 | Traditional fishing activity |
| 141 | Industrial fishing |
| 142 | Management of fishing activities |
| 143 | Other activity linked to fishing |
| 150 | Tree cutting |
| 151 | Reforestation, forest conservation |
| 152 | Making charcoal, cutting fire woods |
| 153 | Forestry development |
| 154 | Management of forestry |
| 155 | Other forestry activity |
| 160 | Other agricultural activity |
| 210 | Extraction of coal, peat, lignite |
| 211 | Reduction of crude oil and gas |
| 214 | Extraction of stone, clay, gravel, sand |
| 215 | Extraction of marble, gypsum |
| 216 | Extraction of phosphates, and other ores for chemical industry |
| 217 | Extraction of salt |
| 218 | Management of the mines |
| 219 | Other extracting industry activity |
| 300 | Other industrial activity |
| 310 | Industry for flour production |
| 311 | Industry for making bread, pastry, biscuits |
| 312 | Milk industry |
| 313 | Animal slaughtering, delicatessen, meat industry |
| 314 | Making meat preserves / canned meat |
| 315 | Making fish preserves / canned fish |
| 317 | Vegetables preserves / canned vegetables |
| 318 | Sugar industry |
| 319 | Other food industry |
| 320 | Manufacturing alcoholic beverages |
| 321 | Manufacturing bubbly beverages |
| 322 | Manufacturing fruit juices |
| 324 | Manufacturing cigarettes |
| 325 | Other beverage or tobacco activity |
| 330 | Textile industry |
| 331 | Clothing industry, hosiery, leather good industry |
| 332 | Manufacturing cables, wires, and ropes |
| 333 | Manufacturing carpets |
| 334 | Cleaning clothes |
| 340 | Manufacturing shoes |
| 341 | Leather industry |
| 342 | Tannery, Shoe factory |
| 350 | Wood and paper products |
| 351 | Sawmill, wood industry |
| 352 | Manufacturing of wrapping and bags |
| 353 | Basketry |
| 354 | Paper industry |
| 355 | Booklet industry |
| 356 | Printing industry, Binding industry |
| 357 | Publishing industry (newspapers, books) |
| 360 | Basic chemical industry |
| 361 | Manufacturing fertilizer |
| 362 | Manufacturing synthetic products |
| 363 | Manufacturing pharmaceutical products |
| 364 | Manufacturing soap and detergent |
| 365 | Manufacturing perfumes and beauty products |
| 366 | Refining petrol and gas |
| 367 | Manufacturing rubber |
| 368 | Manufacturing and repairing tires and inner tubes |
| 369 | Manufacturing other chemical products |
| 370 | Manufacturing cement |
| 371 | Manufacturing construction materials |
| 372 | Manufacturing chinaware, tiles, clayware |
| 373 | Manufacturing objects made of concrete |
| 380 | Mechanical activity |
| 381 | Treating metal ware |
| 382 | Manufacturing and repairing electric and electronic devices |
| 383 | Ship building, ship repairs |
| 384 | Building and maintenance of train material |
| 385 | Construction, repairs and maintenance of cars, trucks, cycles and motorcycles |
| 388 | Other mechanical constructions |
| 400 | Construction work supervision |
| 410 | Construction of dams, and primary construction work |
| 411 | Construction and maintenance of road, bridges, and airports |
| 412 | Installation of electric lines |
| 420 | Other construction activity |
| 421 | Construction of buildings |
| 422 | Construction of shallow wells and deep wells |
| 423 | Production and distribution of electric energy |
| 424 | Public distribution of water |
| 425 | Public telephone service |
| 500 | Crafts, handicrafts |
| 510 | Jewelery, forge (iron work) |
| 511 | Carpentry |
| 512 | Masonry, stonework |
| 513 | Garment industry, dress making |
| 514 | Shoe making, shoe repairs |
| 515 | Sculpture (wood carving) |
| 516 | Pottery |
| 518 | Spinning mill, weaving |
| 519 | Dry cleaning, dyeing |
| 600 | Trade activity |
| 610 | Traders, and exports of agricultural products |
| 611 | Sales of vehicles, heavy trucks, tires |
| 612 | Cold, punching machines, machines |
| 613 | Building material, hardware |
| 614 | Pharmaceutical products |
| 615 | Foods, beverages, tobacco |
| 616 | Clothes, materials, shoes |
| 617 | Electronic devices |
| 618 | Bookshop, stationery |
| 619 | Meat, fish, poultry |
| 620 | Scrap merchant |
| 630 | Restaurants |
| 640 | Hotels and tourist camps |
| 650 | Parastatals (SIEMI, SENEMATEL) |
| 700 | Transportation activity |
| 710 | Railways transportation |
| 711 | Transportation by bus, country bus, urban taxi, collective taxi |
| 712 | Transportation of goods |
| 713 | Transportation by sea and river |
| 714 | Transportation by air |
| 715 | Transportation by animal cart or by humans |
| 716 | Other means of transportations |
| 718 | Travel agency |
| 719 | Car rental |
| 720 | Storage of petrol |
| 721 | Warehouse, storage |
| 730 | Harbor administration (Dakar harbor, other inland harbors, etc.) |
| 810 | Banks and financial institutions |
| 811 | Insurance companies |
| 820 | Real estate companies |
| 822 | Accounting office, checking accounts |
| 823 | Data management |
| 824 | Services for engineers and architects |
| 825 | Other services for private companies |
| 900 | Service industry |
| 910 | Garbage disposal |
| 911 | Sewage, and maintenance of septic tanks |
| 912 | Disinfection |
| 913 | Cleaning buildings |
| 915 | Hairdresser |
| 919 | Hygiene, Cleaning services |
| 920 | Teaching and technical training |
| 930 | Medical services to the population |
| 931 | Veterinarians |
| 932 | Other administrative services |
| 940 | Social work / charity |
| 945 | Trade union organizations |
| 950 | Religious organizations |
| 960 | Production, distribution of movies, movie show |
| 961 | Radio broadcasting, Television broadcasting |
| 962 | Night clubs, casinos |
| 963 | Photographer |
| 964 | Theaters |
| 965 | Cultural services |
| 966 | Sport services |
| 970 | Services for persons and for households |
| 971 | SOCOPAO and other companies providing services |
| 980 | International organizations |
| 981 | Administration, public service |
| 982 | Research organization (ORSTOM, ISRA, IFAN, ITA, CNRA) |
| 983 | Secretariat (undetermined) |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="SN88A423 SN88A434 SN88A435">P21) Branch of economic activity<br /><br />Ask this question only for persons currently employed. It applies therefore to persons aged 6 years and above, for whom you have already circled "1 EMPLOYED" in column P18. <br />Ask the following question: "What type of activity does the company or the institution in which you are working (or have worked)?"<br /><br />Write legibly the answer given in the appropriate box, in the free space located above the shaded area.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Example: building contractor, teaching institution, police forces [gendarmerie], transportation, etc.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Note: For the servants who are working in private houses, write in this column: "Domestic services".</div><br /><br />When the person does not know the branch of economic activity of his or her employer, write in full words the name of the company or of the institution.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry in which the person worked most frequently during the previous 12 months.
Universe
Senegal 1988: Persons age 6+ employed or seeking work [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |