XVI Population Census and V Dwelling Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 2001
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Reference ID
HND_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- HND2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1-digit) (HN2001A_IND1)
Data file: HND2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
259
End:
260
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section F. Characteristics of the persons</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">For persons 7 years old or more</span>
<br />[Questions 12-16 were asked of persons aged 7 years or older]</p>
<p>16. What is the principal activity of the business, institution, or place where the person last worked or works? For example: corn farming, furniture factory, passenger transportation, etc.</p>
<div class="i1">____ _ _ _ _</div>
<p><span class="h3">For persons 7 years old or more</span>
<br />[Questions 12-16 were asked of persons aged 7 years or older]</p>
<p>16. What is the principal activity of the business, institution, or place where the person last worked or works? For example: corn farming, furniture factory, passenger transportation, etc.</p>
<div class="i1">____ _ _ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing |
| 02 | Mining and quarrying |
| 03 | Manufacturing |
| 04 | Electricity, gas, and water |
| 05 | Construction |
| 06 | Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants |
| 07 | Transport, storage, and communications |
| 08 | Financial institutions, insurance, real estate, and services for enterprises |
| 09 | Community, social, and personal services |
| 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
<span class="h3">Only for persons who answered in Block A</span>
<br />[Questions 14-16 were asked of persons who marked any option of block A of question 13]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 16: What is the principal activity or production of the business, institution, or place where the person last worked or works? </span>
<br />Obtain from the informant a precise answer about the activity of the institution where [the person] works or worked last time.</p>
<p>Activity is what the business, workshop, institution, or organization produces or does; it is what all of the workers do as a group to produce a product, to provide a service, or to sell a good.</p>
<p>You should specifically describe the product that the business cultivates, the product that it manufactures or prepares, the product that it sells or the services that it provides.</p>
<p>The activity should never be written:</p>
<div class="i1">-In the abbreviated form.<br /><br />-With the name of the business; because generally, this does not have any relationship to the activity.<br /><br />-Sale, when the activity corresponds to cultivation.<br /><br />-Elaboration of dairy products when the activity corresponds to the breeding of milking cattle.<br /><br />-Sale when the activity is make or manufacture clay tiles.<br /><br />-Sale, when the activity is manufacture dairy products.</div><p>Below we describe some examples of activity and the form for writing them on the form:</p>
<p>[First column]</p>
<div class="i1">Breeding or reproduction of poultry<br />Breeding or reproduction of beef cattle<br />Cultivation of bananas and plantains<br />Cultivation of peppers<br />Cultivation of corn<br />Cultivation of beans<br />Extraction from mines and quarries<br />Fumigation on agricultural plantations<br />Dining room or sale of food<br />Sale of groceries<br />Sale of general groceries<br />Manufacture of clay tiles<br />Manufacture of shoes<br />Municipal slaughterhouse<br />Private school or service of secondary education<br />Public school or service of elementary education<br />Repair of electrical appliances</div><p>[Second column]</p>
<div class="i1">Shoe repair<br />Vehicle repair<br />Municipal mayor<br />Central Bank of Honduras<br />General Direction of Customs<br />Education Secretary<br />Atari game rooms<br />Medical services or medical clinic<br />Guard services<br />Urban passenger transportation<br />Land cargo transportation<br />Arc welder<br />Grocery vendor<br />Tortilla vendor</div><span class="pg">[p. 54]</span></p>
<p>You should take into account that in many cases, the occupation is identical to the activity, specially in those small businesses or when the person carries out an activity in artisan form in his or her dwelling.</p>
<p>For example: [The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Occupation
<br />(B) Activity</p>
<div class="i1">1. Occupation: Make tortillas to sell<br />Activity: Make tortillas to sell<br /><br />2. Occupation: Make tamales to sell<br />Activity: Make tamales<br /><br />3. Occupation: Make bread to sell<br />Activity: Make bread to sell<br /><br />4. Occupation: Make pants<br />Activity: Make pants<br /><br />5. Occupation: Make woven mats<br />Activity: Make woven mats<br /><br />6. Occupation: Make pinatas<br />Activity: Make pinatas<br /><br />7. Occupation: Make floral arrangements<br />Activity: Make floral arrangements<br /><br />8. Occupation: Make hats<br />Activity: Make hats<br /><br />9. Occupation: Make hammocks<br />Activity: Make hammocks<br /><br />10. Occupation: Make candies, lollipop, sugar loafs to sell<br />Activity: Make candies, lollipop, sugar loafs to sell<br /><br />11. Occupation: Repair shoes<br />Activity: Repair shoes</div><p>To strengthen knowledge, it is necessary that during the training you make a list of the most frequent occupations that exist in the villages and the municipalities.
<br />[Questions 14-16 were asked of persons who marked any option of block A of question 13]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 16: What is the principal activity or production of the business, institution, or place where the person last worked or works? </span>
<br />Obtain from the informant a precise answer about the activity of the institution where [the person] works or worked last time.</p>
<p>Activity is what the business, workshop, institution, or organization produces or does; it is what all of the workers do as a group to produce a product, to provide a service, or to sell a good.</p>
<p>You should specifically describe the product that the business cultivates, the product that it manufactures or prepares, the product that it sells or the services that it provides.</p>
<p>The activity should never be written:</p>
<div class="i1">-In the abbreviated form.<br /><br />-With the name of the business; because generally, this does not have any relationship to the activity.<br /><br />-Sale, when the activity corresponds to cultivation.<br /><br />-Elaboration of dairy products when the activity corresponds to the breeding of milking cattle.<br /><br />-Sale when the activity is make or manufacture clay tiles.<br /><br />-Sale, when the activity is manufacture dairy products.</div><p>Below we describe some examples of activity and the form for writing them on the form:</p>
<p>[First column]</p>
<div class="i1">Breeding or reproduction of poultry<br />Breeding or reproduction of beef cattle<br />Cultivation of bananas and plantains<br />Cultivation of peppers<br />Cultivation of corn<br />Cultivation of beans<br />Extraction from mines and quarries<br />Fumigation on agricultural plantations<br />Dining room or sale of food<br />Sale of groceries<br />Sale of general groceries<br />Manufacture of clay tiles<br />Manufacture of shoes<br />Municipal slaughterhouse<br />Private school or service of secondary education<br />Public school or service of elementary education<br />Repair of electrical appliances</div><p>[Second column]</p>
<div class="i1">Shoe repair<br />Vehicle repair<br />Municipal mayor<br />Central Bank of Honduras<br />General Direction of Customs<br />Education Secretary<br />Atari game rooms<br />Medical services or medical clinic<br />Guard services<br />Urban passenger transportation<br />Land cargo transportation<br />Arc welder<br />Grocery vendor<br />Tortilla vendor</div><span class="pg">[p. 54]</span></p>
<p>You should take into account that in many cases, the occupation is identical to the activity, specially in those small businesses or when the person carries out an activity in artisan form in his or her dwelling.</p>
<p>For example: [The original document includes a table below.]</p>
<p>[Column headings:]
<br />(A) Occupation
<br />(B) Activity</p>
<div class="i1">1. Occupation: Make tortillas to sell<br />Activity: Make tortillas to sell<br /><br />2. Occupation: Make tamales to sell<br />Activity: Make tamales<br /><br />3. Occupation: Make bread to sell<br />Activity: Make bread to sell<br /><br />4. Occupation: Make pants<br />Activity: Make pants<br /><br />5. Occupation: Make woven mats<br />Activity: Make woven mats<br /><br />6. Occupation: Make pinatas<br />Activity: Make pinatas<br /><br />7. Occupation: Make floral arrangements<br />Activity: Make floral arrangements<br /><br />8. Occupation: Make hats<br />Activity: Make hats<br /><br />9. Occupation: Make hammocks<br />Activity: Make hammocks<br /><br />10. Occupation: Make candies, lollipop, sugar loafs to sell<br />Activity: Make candies, lollipop, sugar loafs to sell<br /><br />11. Occupation: Repair shoes<br />Activity: Repair shoes</div><p>To strengthen knowledge, it is necessary that during the training you make a list of the most frequent occupations that exist in the villages and the municipalities.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the activity or product of the establishment or sector in which the person worked in the last week, at 1-digit ISIC revision 3.
Universe
Honduras 2001: Persons age 7+ who are in labor force except the first time job seekers [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |