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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- JAM2001_PHC-H-H
- JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Industry-2 digit (JM2001A_IND2)
Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
303
End:
304
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>
<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 |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture (including hunting) and agricultural services |
| 02 | Forestry, logging (including forestry services) |
| 03 | Fishing, fish hatcheries and services to fishing |
| 16 | Mining of metal ores |
| 17 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 21 | Manufacturing excluding metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 22 | Manufacture of textile wearing apparel and leather products |
| 23 | Manufacture of wood, wood products and furniture |
| 24 | Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing |
| 25 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 26 | Manufacture of petroleum products |
| 27 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products (except rubber and plastic shoes) |
| 28 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 29 | Manufacturing (excluding metal products, machinery and equipment) not elsewhere classified |
| 31 | Basic metal industries |
| 32 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 33 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment, except transport equipment |
| 41 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 42 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 51 | Building construction |
| 52 | Civil and structural engineering construction |
| 53 | Electrical engineering |
| 54 | Other construction activities not elsewhere classified |
| 55 | Activities allied to construction |
| 61 | Wholesale trade |
| 62 | Retailers |
| 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 defense |
| 92 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 93 | Social and related community services |
| 94 | Recreation and cultural services |
| 95 | Personal and household services |
| 96 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 97 | Other industry, response suppressed |
| 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 (2 digit).
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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Concept