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Labour Force Survey, 2008
LFS-Q4, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Spain, 2008
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ESP_2008_LFS-Q4_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INE), IPUMS
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Main industry (activity) (ES2008K_ACT1)

Data file: ESP2008_LFS-Q4-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 264
End: 265
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
14. What is the industry of the establishment where you are employed? (In the case of workers employed by temporary employment agencies, list the job activity where he/she is currently working. If the interviewee does not understand this question, you can give some examples, such as: car manufacturer, restaurant, bank, hairdresser, etc. If he/she does not know, enter 000.) ____ ACT
Categories
Value Category
00 Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing
01 Food, textile, leather, wood and paper industries
02 Extractive industries, refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics, electricity, gas, water, waste management, metallurgy
03 Construction machinery, electric equipment and transport equipment, installation and repair
04 Construction
05 Wholesale and retail commerce, auto repair, hospitality
06 Transport and storage, information and communication
07 Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate, professional services, scientific, administrative and others
08 Public administration, education and health activities
09 Other services
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.

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Definition
This variable indicates the main industry or activity of the person's main occupation.
Universe
Spain 2008 Q4 LFS: Persons age 16+ with paid work last week

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