2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
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Reference ID
TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- TTO2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (2 digits) (TT2000A_IND)
Data file: TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
321
End:
322
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 6. Economic activity - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. Questions 23 to 24 apply to those answering [30] in Question 22.</p>
<p>27(a). Industry</p>
<p>What is the name of the business/firm/establishment/ government department in which (N) [the respondent] worked/had a job? e.g. Ministry of Health (St. Ann's Hospital), Pete's Advertising Agency?</p>
<div class="i1">Industry____</div>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. Questions 23 to 24 apply to those answering [30] in Question 22.</p>
<p>27(a). Industry</p>
<p>What is the name of the business/firm/establishment/ government department in which (N) [the respondent] worked/had a job? e.g. Ministry of Health (St. Ann's Hospital), Pete's Advertising Agency?</p>
<div class="i1">Industry____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 11 | Agriculture and hunting |
| 12 | Forest and logging |
| 13 | Fishing |
| 19 | Agriculture, hunting and fishing, not elsewhere classified |
| 22 | Crude petroleum and natural gas production |
| 29 | Mining and quarrying, not elsewhere classified |
| 30 | Manufacturing, undocumented category |
| 31 | Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco |
| 32 | Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries |
| 33 | Manufacture of wood and wood products, including furniture |
| 34 | Manufacture of paper and paper products, printing and publishing |
| 35 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical, petroleum, coal, rubber and plastic products |
| 36 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal |
| 37 | Basic metal industries |
| 38 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 39 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 41 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 42 | Water works and supply |
| 50 | Construction |
| 61 | Wholesale trade |
| 62 | Retail trade |
| 63 | Restaurants and hotels |
| 71 | Transport and storage |
| 72 | Communication |
| 81 | Financial institutions |
| 82 | Insurance |
| 83 | Real estate and business services |
| 91 | Public administration and defence |
| 92 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 93 | Social and related community services |
| 94 | Recreational and cultural services |
| 95 | Personal and household services |
| 96 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 98 | Unknown |
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">Section 6 - Economic activity</span></p>
<p>The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals have been engaged in economic activity, that is, the production of goods and services during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past 12 months and those who were not so engaged. It is essential that the enumerator understands the concept of the term work as given in question (22) and makes use of it in his interviews.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 27 - Industry or type of business </span></p>
<p>The industry or type of business describes the nature of economic activity or the establishment in which the economically active person worked during the past week or if unemployed, last worked or applied for work. Obtain the name of the firm.</p>
<p>In the case of persons employed by the local or central government, write the office or department in which they worked or were employed, whilst for self-employed persons with no fixed place of work or no business name, write "self" for name of establishment.</p>
<p>For domestic employees or other personal service workers who worked as paid employees in private homes, write in the space reserved for industry - private horne.</p>
<p>The following are some examples of inadequate and adequate entries for type of business: </p>
<p>[Business examples omitted]</p>
<p>Classifying the unemployed by industry</p>
<p>For persons "seeking first job", and those ticking boxes 1 and 5 obtain the name of the firm and kind of business to which an application was sent or employment sought. In the case of all other unemployed obtain the information on industry for the last place of employment.
<p>The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals have been engaged in economic activity, that is, the production of goods and services during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past 12 months and those who were not so engaged. It is essential that the enumerator understands the concept of the term work as given in question (22) and makes use of it in his interviews.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 27 - Industry or type of business </span></p>
<p>The industry or type of business describes the nature of economic activity or the establishment in which the economically active person worked during the past week or if unemployed, last worked or applied for work. Obtain the name of the firm.</p>
<p>In the case of persons employed by the local or central government, write the office or department in which they worked or were employed, whilst for self-employed persons with no fixed place of work or no business name, write "self" for name of establishment.</p>
<p>For domestic employees or other personal service workers who worked as paid employees in private homes, write in the space reserved for industry - private horne.</p>
<p>The following are some examples of inadequate and adequate entries for type of business: </p>
<p>[Business examples omitted]</p>
<p>Classifying the unemployed by industry</p>
<p>For persons "seeking first job", and those ticking boxes 1 and 5 obtain the name of the firm and kind of business to which an application was sent or employment sought. In the case of all other unemployed obtain the information on industry for the last place of employment.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry of the person (2 digits).
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Persons age 15+ who worked or ever looked for work [discrepancies: type I none; type II 1%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |