2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1 digit) (MU2000A_IND1)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
287
End:
288
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>29. Kind of business, industry or service _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Describe fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried on at the person's place of work. <br /><br />Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. <br /><br />Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting mill, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwears, primary school, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc. <br /><br />If there were more than one activity, describe the industry, business or service in which the person's main occupation was performed.</div>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>29. Kind of business, industry or service _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Describe fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried on at the person's place of work. <br /><br />Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. <br /><br />Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting mill, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwears, primary school, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc. <br /><br />If there were more than one activity, describe the industry, business or service in which the person's main occupation was performed.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
| 02 | Fishing |
| 03 | Mining and quarrying |
| 04 | Manufacturing |
| 05 | Electricity, gas and water supply |
| 06 | Construction |
| 07 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
| 08 | Hotel and restaurants |
| 09 | Transport, storage and communications |
| 10 | Financial intermediation |
| 11 | Real estate, renting and business activities |
| 12 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| 13 | Education |
| 14 | Health and social work |
| 15 | Other community, social and personal service activities |
| 16 | Private households with employed persons |
| 17 | Extra-territorial organisations and bodies |
| 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">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 29 - Kind of business, industry or service</span>
<br />Give a complete description of the kind of business, industry or service which was being carried on at the place where the person worked.
<br />Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. Give a complete description: for example, sugarcane cultivation, tea cultivation, anthurium plantation, car repairing, bicycle repairing; sugar factory, pullover knitting factory, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwear, primary school, secondary school, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc. Do not hesitate to use creole terms if necessary. </p>
<p>If more than one activity were carried out at the place where the person worked, describe the business, industry or service in which the person's main occupation was performed. </p>
<div class="i1">E.g., if the establishment was engaged in both sugar cane and anthurium cultivation, and the person worked in connection with the anthurium cultivation, write 'anthurium cultivation'.</div><p>For persons in Government Service, do not write 'Government Service', but describe the activity carried out by the office or department where the person worked. E.g., Administration, collection of statistics, police, livestock breeding, plant nursery, agricultural research station, manufacture of wooden furniture, printing, road construction, primary education, health services, sewage services, etc.
<br />For a person who worked as employee in a private household (e.g. as cook, driver, watchman, gardener, laundress, maidservant, etc.), write 'Household service'. </p>
<div class="i1">But if the person worked as a driver or watchman or gardener etc. in an establishment, or in connection with the professional activities of a self-employed person. then you should describe the activity of the establishment or of the self-employed person.</div><p>Do not forget to describe the kind of business or service in the case of persons who were self-employed or who worked in their own homes; for example, dressmaking, tailoring, curing of fish, basket making, cattle keeping, preparation of foodstuffs for sale, sale of vegetables, taxi service, etc.
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 29 - Kind of business, industry or service</span>
<br />Give a complete description of the kind of business, industry or service which was being carried on at the place where the person worked.
<br />Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc. Give a complete description: for example, sugarcane cultivation, tea cultivation, anthurium plantation, car repairing, bicycle repairing; sugar factory, pullover knitting factory, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwear, primary school, secondary school, household furniture shop, household appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc. Do not hesitate to use creole terms if necessary. </p>
<p>If more than one activity were carried out at the place where the person worked, describe the business, industry or service in which the person's main occupation was performed. </p>
<div class="i1">E.g., if the establishment was engaged in both sugar cane and anthurium cultivation, and the person worked in connection with the anthurium cultivation, write 'anthurium cultivation'.</div><p>For persons in Government Service, do not write 'Government Service', but describe the activity carried out by the office or department where the person worked. E.g., Administration, collection of statistics, police, livestock breeding, plant nursery, agricultural research station, manufacture of wooden furniture, printing, road construction, primary education, health services, sewage services, etc.
<br />For a person who worked as employee in a private household (e.g. as cook, driver, watchman, gardener, laundress, maidservant, etc.), write 'Household service'. </p>
<div class="i1">But if the person worked as a driver or watchman or gardener etc. in an establishment, or in connection with the professional activities of a self-employed person. then you should describe the activity of the establishment or of the self-employed person.</div><p>Do not forget to describe the kind of business or service in the case of persons who were self-employed or who worked in their own homes; for example, dressmaking, tailoring, curing of fish, basket making, cattle keeping, preparation of foodstuffs for sale, sale of vegetables, taxi service, etc.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry (2-digit) in which the person worked during the previous week.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |