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 (1 digit) (TT2000A_INDGR)
Data file: TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
387
End:
388
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 |
|---|---|
| 01 | Sugar cultivation |
| 02 | Other agriculture |
| 03 | Petroleum and gas |
| 04 | Other mining |
| 05 | Sugar refining |
| 06 | Petroleum refining |
| 07 | Food and beverages |
| 08 | Textiles and apparel |
| 09 | All other manufacture |
| 10 | Electricity, gas, and water |
| 11 | Construction |
| 12 | Wholesale and retail trade |
| 13 | Transport, storage, and communications |
| 14 | Financing, insurance, real estate, and business services |
| 15 | Public administration and defence |
| 16 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 17 | Social and related community services |
| 18 | Personal and household services |
| 19 | Other 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">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 group of the person.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Persons age 15+ who worked or ever looked for work [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |