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Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001
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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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Industry, 1 digit (JM2001A_IND1)

Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 305
End: 306
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="JM01A449 JM01A450 JM01A451 JM01A452 JM01A453 JM01A454 JM01A455 JM01A456 JM01A457 JM01A458 JM01A459 JM01A460 JM01A461 JM01A462">[Questions 4.1 - 4.8 for persons age 14 and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A459 JM01A460 JM01A461 JM01A462"><span class="em">4.8 What type of business is/was carried on at the work place?</span><br /><div class="i1">________<br />_ _ _ _<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 Agriculture (including hunting, forestry and fishing)
01 Mining
02 Manufacturing excluding metal products, machinery and equipment
03 Manufacture of metal products, machinery and equipment
04 Electricity, gas and water
05 Construction
06 Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants
07 Transport, storage and communication
08 Financing, insurance, real estate and business services
09 Community, social and personal 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the industry the respondent works in.
Universe
Jamaica 2001: Persons age 14+ who worked or had a job (with or without pay) or was seeking a job in the previous week [discrepancies: type I .3%; type II trace]

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