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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 2009-June, 2010 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2009 - 2010
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IND_2009_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Minstry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India, IPUMS
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  • IND2009_LFS--H-H
  • IND2009_LFS--P-H

Industry of usual principal activity (3-digits, NIC-2004) (IN2009A_IND)

Data file: IND2009_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 162
End: 164
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> 5.1. Usual principal activity particulars of household members</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Usual principal activity </span></p>

<p><span class="em">[Questions 4 through 6 are for those actively employed (responses 11-51 in Question 3]</span></p>

<p>5. What is the respondent's industry of work? (5-digit NIC-2004 code) ____
Categories
Value Category
011 Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture
012 Farming of animals
013 Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)
014 Agricultural, animal husbandry service activities (except veterinary activities), hunting, trapping, and game propagation including related service activities
020 Forestry, logging, and related service activities
050 Fishing, operation of fish hatcheries, and fish farms; service activities incidental to fishing
101 Mining and agglomeration of hard coal
102 Mining and agglomeration of lignite and extraction and agglomeration of peat
111 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas and incidental service activities
131 Mining of iron ores (includes mining of hematite, magnetite, limonite, siderite, taconite, etc.)
132 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, except uranium and thorium ores
141 Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
142 Mining and quarrying , n.e.c.
151 Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit vegetables, oils, and fats.
152 Manufacture of dairy product (excludes the production of raw milk)
153 Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products, and prepared animal feeds
154 Manufacture of other food products
155 Manufacture of beverages
160 Manufacture of tobacco and related products (excludes the preliminary processing of tobacco leaves)
171 Spinning, weaving, and finishing of textiles
172 Manufacture of other textiles
173 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles
181 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
182 Dressing and dyeing of fur and manufacture of articles of fur
191 Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacture of luggage handbags, saddlery, and harness
192 Manufacture of footwear
201 Saw milling and planing of wood
202 Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw, and plaiting materials
210 Manufacture of paper and paper product
221 Publishing (includes publishing whether or not connected with printing where publishing involves financial, technical, artistic, and the like)
222 Printing and service activities related to printing
232 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
241 Manufacture of basic chemicals
242 Manufacture of other chemical products
251 Manufacture of rubber products
252 Manufacture of plastic products
261 Manufacture of glass and glass products
269 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
271 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
272 Manufacture of basic precious and non-ferrous metals
273 Casting of metals (this group includes casting finished or semi-finished products producing a variety of goods, all characteristic of other activity classes)
281 Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs, and steam generators
289 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products and metal working service activities
291 Manufacture of general purpose machinery
292 Manufacture of special purpose machinery
293 Manufacture of domestic appliances, n.e.c
300 Manufacture of office, accounting, and computing machinery
311 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, and transformers
312 Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (includes electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits)
313 Manufacture of insulated wire and cable
319 Manufacture of other electrical equipment n.e.c.
321 Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components
331 Manufacture of medical appliances and instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, testing, navigating and other purposes except optical instruments
341 Manufacture of motor vehicles
342 Manufacture of bodies (coach work) for motor vehicles and of trailers and semi-trailers
343 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines
351 Building and repair of ships and boats
352 Manufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock
359 Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c
361 Manufacture of furniture
399 Manufacturing, not elsewhere classified
401 Production, collection, and distribution of electricity
410 Collection, purification, and distribution of water
449 Electricity, gas, and water supply, not elsewhere classified
451 Site preparation and renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator
452 Building of complete constructions or parts thereof (civil engineering)
453 Building installation
454 Building completion (includes activities that contribute to the completion of a construction)
501 Sale of motor vehicles
502 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (including washing, polishing, etc.)
503 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
504 Sale, maintenance, and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
505 Retail sale of automotive fuel
511 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
512 Wholesale of agricultural raw material, live animals, food beverages, and tobacco
513 Wholesale of household goods
514 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste, and scrap
515 Wholesale of machinery, equipment, and supplies
519 Other wholesale
521 Non-specialized retail trade in stores
522 Retail sale of food, beverages, and tobacco in specialized stores
523 Other retail trade of new goods in specialized stores
524 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores
525 Retail trade not in stores
526 Repair of personal and household goods
551 Hotels and camping sites along with other provisions of short-stay accommodation
552 Restaurants, bars and canteens (excludes sales through vending machines)
601 Transport via railways (ncludes passenger and freight transport by inter-urban railways and related activities such as shunting and switching]
602 Other land transport
611 Sea and coastal water transport
621 Scheduled air transport
630 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities and activities of travel agencies
641 Post and courier activities
642 Telecommunications
649 Transport, storage, and communications, not elsewhere classified
651 Monetary Intermediation
659 Other financial intermediation
660 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
671 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding
672 Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
701 Real estate activities with own or leased property
702 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
711 Renting of transport equipment or other machinery and equipment
713 Renting of personal and household goods n.e.c.
721 Hardware consultancy
722 Software publishing, consultancy, and supply
723 Data processing, database activities, and distribution of electronic content
725 Maintenance and repair of office, accounting, and computing machinery
729 Other computer related activities (such as maintenance of websites of other firms or the creation of multimedia presentations for other firms)
741 Legal, accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy; market research and public opinion polling; business and management consultancy
742 Architectural, engineering, and other technical activities
743 Advertising
749 Business activities, not elsewhere classified
751 Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community (includes public service activities)
752 Provision of services to the community as a whole
753 Compulsory social security activities
801 Primary education
802 Secondary or Senior Secondary education
803 Higher education (Includes post-secondary or senior secondary sub-degree level education that leads to university degree or equivalent)
809 Other education
851 Human health activities
853 Social work activities
900 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation, and similar activities
911 Activities of business, employers, and professional organisations
919 Activities of other membership organisations
921 Motion picture, radio, television, and other entertainment activities
922 News agency activities
924 Sporting and other recreational activities
949 Other service activities
950 Veterinary activities (includes clinico-pathological and other diagnostic activities pertaining to animals and birds)
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 industry of the usual principal activity according to the National Classification of Occupation (NCO-2004) codes.
Universe
India 2009: Persons age 5+ who engaged in economic activity [discrepancies: none]

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