1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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Reference ID
USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry, 1950 basis (US1990A_IND1950)
Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
309
End:
311
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">28. Industry or employer</span></p>
<p><span class="em">28a. For whom did this person work?</span><div class="i1">If now on active duty in the Armed Forces, fill this circle [] and print the branch of the Armed Forces.<br /><br />____<br />(Name of company, business, or other employer)</div><p>[If the person worked for a company, business, or government agency, print the name of the company, not the name of the person's supervisor. If the person worked for an individual or a business that had no company name, print the name of the individual worked for. If the person worked in his/her own business, print 'self-employed.']</p>
<p><span class="em">28b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><div class="i1">Describe the activity at location where employed.<br /><br />____<br />(For example: hospital, newspaper publishing, mail order house, auto engine manufacturing, retail bakery)</div><p>[Print two or more words to tell what the business, industry, or individual employer named in 28a did. If there is more than one activity, describe only the major activity at the place where the person worked. Enter what is made, what is sold, or what service is given. Some examples of what to enter:</p>
<p>Enter a description like the following / Do not enter:</p>
<div class="i1">Metal furniture manufacturing / Furniture company<br />Retail grocery store / Grocery store<br />Petroleum refining / Oil company<br />Cattle ranch / Ranch]</div><span class="em">28c. Is this mainly </span>-- Fill one circle</p>
<div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div>
<p><span class="em">28a. For whom did this person work?</span><div class="i1">If now on active duty in the Armed Forces, fill this circle [] and print the branch of the Armed Forces.<br /><br />____<br />(Name of company, business, or other employer)</div><p>[If the person worked for a company, business, or government agency, print the name of the company, not the name of the person's supervisor. If the person worked for an individual or a business that had no company name, print the name of the individual worked for. If the person worked in his/her own business, print 'self-employed.']</p>
<p><span class="em">28b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><div class="i1">Describe the activity at location where employed.<br /><br />____<br />(For example: hospital, newspaper publishing, mail order house, auto engine manufacturing, retail bakery)</div><p>[Print two or more words to tell what the business, industry, or individual employer named in 28a did. If there is more than one activity, describe only the major activity at the place where the person worked. Enter what is made, what is sold, or what service is given. Some examples of what to enter:</p>
<p>Enter a description like the following / Do not enter:</p>
<div class="i1">Metal furniture manufacturing / Furniture company<br />Retail grocery store / Grocery store<br />Petroleum refining / Oil company<br />Cattle ranch / Ranch]</div><span class="em">28c. Is this mainly </span>-- Fill one circle</p>
<div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 105 | Agriculture |
| 116 | Forestry |
| 126 | Fisheries |
| 206 | Metal mining |
| 216 | Coal mining |
| 226 | Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction |
| 236 | Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel |
| 246 | Construction |
| 306 | Logging |
| 307 | Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work |
| 308 | Miscellaneous wood products |
| 309 | Furniture and fixtures |
| 316 | Glass and glass products |
| 317 | Cement, concrete, gypsum and plaster product |
| 318 | Structural clay products |
| 319 | Pottery and related products |
| 326 | Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products |
| 336 | Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mil |
| 337 | Other primary iron and steel industries |
| 338 | Primary nonferrous industries |
| 346 | Fabricated steel products |
| 348 | Not specified metal industries |
| 356 | Agricultural machinery and tractors |
| 357 | Office and store machines and devices |
| 358 | Miscellaneous machinery |
| 367 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplie |
| 376 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment |
| 377 | Aircraft and parts |
| 378 | Ship and boat building and repairing |
| 379 | Railroad and miscellaneous transportation equipment |
| 386 | Professional equipment and supplies |
| 387 | Photographic equipment and supplies |
| 388 | Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devi |
| 399 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 406 | Meat products |
| 407 | Dairy products |
| 408 | Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, a |
| 409 | Grain-mill products |
| 416 | Bakery products |
| 417 | Confectionery and related products |
| 418 | Beverage industries |
| 419 | Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products |
| 426 | Not specified food industries |
| 429 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 436 | Knitting mills |
| 437 | Dyeing and finishing textiles, except knit g |
| 438 | Carpets, rugs, and other floor coverings |
| 439 | Yarn, thread, and fabric mills |
| 446 | Miscellaneous textile mill products |
| 448 | Apparel and accessories |
| 449 | Miscellaneous fabricated textile products |
| 456 | Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills |
| 457 | Paperboard containers and boxes |
| 458 | Miscellaneous paper and pulp products |
| 459 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries |
| 467 | Drugs and medicines |
| 468 | Paints, varnishes, and related products |
| 469 | Miscellaneous chemicals and allied products |
| 476 | Petroleum refining |
| 477 | Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products |
| 478 | Rubber products |
| 487 | Leather: tanned, curried, and finished |
| 488 | Footwear, except rubber |
| 489 | Leather products, except footwear |
| 506 | Railroads and railway express service |
| 516 | Street railways and bus lines |
| 526 | Trucking service |
| 527 | Warehousing and storage |
| 536 | Taxicab service |
| 546 | Water transportation |
| 556 | Air transportation |
| 567 | Petroleum and gasoline pipe lines |
| 568 | Services incidental to transportation |
| 578 | Telephone |
| 579 | Telegraph |
| 586 | Electric light and power |
| 587 | Gas and steam supply systems |
| 588 | Electric-gas utilities |
| 596 | Water supply |
| 597 | Sanitary services |
| 598 | Other and not specified utilities |
| 606 | Motor vehicles and equipment |
| 607 | Drugs, chemicals, and allied products |
| 608 | Dry goods apparel |
| 609 | Food and related products |
| 616 | Electrical goods, hardware, and plumbing equ |
| 617 | Machinery, equipment, and supplies |
| 618 | Petroleum products |
| 619 | Farm products--raw materials |
| 626 | Miscellaneous wholesale trade |
| 627 | Not specified wholesale trade |
| 636 | Food stores, except dairy products |
| 637 | Dairy products stores and milk retailing |
| 646 | General merchandise stores |
| 647 | Five and ten cent stores |
| 656 | Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe |
| 657 | Shoe stores |
| 658 | Furniture and house furnishing stores |
| 659 | Household appliance and radio stores |
| 667 | Motor vehicles and accessories retailing |
| 668 | Gasoline service stations |
| 669 | Drug stores |
| 679 | Eating and drinking places |
| 686 | Hardware and farm implement stores |
| 687 | Lumber and building material retailing |
| 688 | Liquor stores |
| 689 | Retail florists |
| 696 | Jewelry stores |
| 697 | Fuel and ice retailing |
| 698 | Miscellaneous retail stores |
| 699 | Not specified retail trade |
| 716 | Banking and credit agencies |
| 726 | Security and commodity brokerage and investment companies |
| 736 | Insurance |
| 746 | Real estate |
| 806 | Advertising |
| 807 | Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services |
| 808 | Miscellaneous business services |
| 816 | Auto repair services and garages |
| 817 | Miscellaneous repair services |
| 826 | Private households |
| 836 | Hotels and lodging places |
| 846 | Laundering, cleaning, and dyeing services |
| 847 | Dressmaking shops |
| 848 | Shoe repair shops |
| 849 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 856 | Radio broadcasting and television |
| 857 | Theaters and motion pictures |
| 858 | Bowling alleys, and billiard and pool parlors |
| 859 | Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services |
| 868 | Medical and other health services, except hospi |
| 869 | Hospitals |
| 879 | Legal services |
| 888 | Educational services |
| 896 | Welfare and religious services |
| 897 | Nonprofit membership organizations |
| 898 | Engineering and architectural services |
| 899 | Miscellaneous professional and related services |
| 906 | Postal service |
| 916 | Federal public administration |
| 936 | Local public administration |
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 code according to the 1950 Census Bureau industrial classification system and thus enhances comparability of industry data across all years included in the IPUMS.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+ who had worked within the previous five years; not new workers [not verifiable]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |