1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Industry (ISIC 3.1, 3 digits) (NI1995A_IND)
Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
256
End:
258
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="NI95A426 NI95A427 NI95A428 NI95A429 NI95A430 NI95A431 NI95A432 NI95A433 NI95A434">For persons age 10 or older<br /> [Questions 12-18 were asked of persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A432 NI95A433"><span class="em">Branch of activity</span><br />17. Indicate the products made, cultivated, sold, or the services provided by the place where this person works or used to work. ____<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A432 NI95A433"><span class="em">Branch of activity</span><br />17. Indicate the products made, cultivated, sold, or the services provided by the place where this person works or used to work. ____<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Growing of crops, market gardening, horticulture |
| 012 | Farming of animals |
| 013 | Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming) |
| 014 | Agricultural and animal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activities |
| 020 | Forestry, logging and related service activities |
| 050 | Fishing, aquaculture and service activities incidental to fishing |
| 132 | Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, except uranium and thorium ores |
| 141 | Quarrying of stone, sand and clay |
| 142 | Mining and quarrying nec |
| 151 | Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, oils and fats |
| 152 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 153 | Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products, and prepared animal feeds |
| 154 | Manufacture of other food products |
| 155 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 160 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 171 | Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles |
| 172 | Manufacture of other textiles |
| 181 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel |
| 191 | Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness |
| 192 | Manufacture of footwear |
| 201 | Sawmilling and planing of wood |
| 202 | Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials |
| 210 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 221 | Publishing |
| 222 | Printing and service activities related to printing |
| 232 | Manufacture of refined petroleum products |
| 241 | Manufacture of basic chemicals |
| 242 | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 252 | Manufacture of plastics products |
| 269 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products nec |
| 273 | Metal casting |
| 281 | Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators |
| 289 | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products, metalworking service activities |
| 291 | Manufacture of general-purpose machinery |
| 361 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 369 | Manufacturing nec |
| 401 | Production, transmission and distribution of electricity |
| 410 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 452 | Building of complete constructions or parts thereof, civil engineering |
| 453 | Building installation |
| 454 | Building completion |
| 501 | Sale of motor vehicles |
| 502 | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles |
| 503 | Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories |
| 505 | Retail sale of automotive fuel |
| 512 | Wholesale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, food, beverages and tobacco |
| 513 | Wholesale of household goods |
| 514 | Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap |
| 519 | Other wholesale |
| 521 | Non-specialized retail trade in stores |
| 522 | Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores |
| 523 | Other retail trade of new goods in specialized stores |
| 524 | Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores |
| 525 | Retail trade not in stores |
| 526 | Repair of personal and household goods |
| 551 | Hotels, camping sites and other provision of short-stay accommodation |
| 552 | Restaurants, bars and canteens |
| 602 | Other land transport |
| 611 | Sea and coastal water transport |
| 621 | Scheduled air transport |
| 630 | Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, activities of travel agencies |
| 641 | Post and courier activities |
| 642 | Telecommunications |
| 651 | Monetary intermediation |
| 659 | Other financial intermediation |
| 660 | Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security |
| 671 | Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding |
| 725 | Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery |
| 741 | Legal, accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consultancy, market research and public opinion polling, business and management consultancy |
| 742 | Architectural, engineering and other technical activities |
| 743 | Advertising |
| 749 | Business activities nec |
| 751 | Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community |
| 752 | Provision of services to the community as a whole |
| 753 | Compulsory social security activities |
| 801 | Primary education |
| 802 | Secondary education |
| 803 | Higher education |
| 809 | Other education |
| 851 | Human health activities |
| 852 | Veterinary activities |
| 853 | Social work activities |
| 911 | Activities of business, employers and professional organizations |
| 919 | Activities of other membership organizations |
| 921 | Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities |
| 923 | Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
| 924 | Sporting and other recreational activities |
| 930 | Other service activities |
| 950 | Activities of private households as employers of domestic staff |
| 980 | Extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
| 990 | Other industry, response suppressed |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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
<svar v="NI95A426 NI95A427 NI95A428 NI95A429 NI95A430 NI95A431 NI95A432 NI95A433 NI95A434"><span class="h3">Questions only for persons who are age 10 or older</span><br />The goals of these questions are to know the current marital status of the persons and the principal economic characteristics of the population that participated in the production of goods and services, as well as those who are dedicated to non-economic activities, such as: household chores, studying, etc.<br /><br />If the person is younger than 10, continue with the next person.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A432 NI95A433"><span class="em">Question 17: Branch of activity</span><br />We understand branch of economic activity as the activity of the establishment in which an employed person worked during the reference week or during the person's work before becoming unemployed.<br /><br />This means that you will ask about what was done at the factory, industry, workshop, farm, or establishment where the person did some type of work.<br /><br />Describe, in the corresponding space, the activity of the establishment in which the enumerated person carried out the principal occupation declared in question 15.<br /><br />In different situations we may find some artisans, roaming salespersons, those who have a vending position in the street, and persons who carry out some economic activity in their homes; the majority of them work as self-employed, as is the case of those who sell at stoplights. These persons do not have an establishment where they carry out their work, and therefore generally their branch of activity in which they work is going to be the same as the description of their principal occupation.<br /><br />Do not forget that you should note that to which activity the business, store, company, office or place where the person worked is dedicated to doing. If the person did not work in any of these places, you should note what the person manufactured, repaired, cleaned, sold, transported, cultivated, or did.<br /><br />When you describe the branch of activity, do not use general terms such as: Factory, ranch, workshop, store, etc.<br /><br />You should clearly explain as shown in these examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Factory: Shirt factory, footwear factory, factory of food products, clothing factory, factory of plastic products</li>
<li>Workshop: Sewing workshop, automobile repair shop, lathe workshop, shoe workshop, carpentry workshop</li>
<li>Farm: Coffee farm, corn farm, tobacco farm, cattle ranch, bean farm</li>
</ul><br /><br />The information about the branch of economic activity of the establishment where the person works is important for knowing the productive structure of the country.<br /><br />Whenever it is answerable, you should not leave this space blank.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A432 NI95A433"><span class="em">Question 17: Branch of activity</span><br />We understand branch of economic activity as the activity of the establishment in which an employed person worked during the reference week or during the person's work before becoming unemployed.<br /><br />This means that you will ask about what was done at the factory, industry, workshop, farm, or establishment where the person did some type of work.<br /><br />Describe, in the corresponding space, the activity of the establishment in which the enumerated person carried out the principal occupation declared in question 15.<br /><br />In different situations we may find some artisans, roaming salespersons, those who have a vending position in the street, and persons who carry out some economic activity in their homes; the majority of them work as self-employed, as is the case of those who sell at stoplights. These persons do not have an establishment where they carry out their work, and therefore generally their branch of activity in which they work is going to be the same as the description of their principal occupation.<br /><br />Do not forget that you should note that to which activity the business, store, company, office or place where the person worked is dedicated to doing. If the person did not work in any of these places, you should note what the person manufactured, repaired, cleaned, sold, transported, cultivated, or did.<br /><br />When you describe the branch of activity, do not use general terms such as: Factory, ranch, workshop, store, etc.<br /><br />You should clearly explain as shown in these examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Factory: Shirt factory, footwear factory, factory of food products, clothing factory, factory of plastic products</li>
<li>Workshop: Sewing workshop, automobile repair shop, lathe workshop, shoe workshop, carpentry workshop</li>
<li>Farm: Coffee farm, corn farm, tobacco farm, cattle ranch, bean farm</li>
</ul><br /><br />The information about the branch of economic activity of the establishment where the person works is important for knowing the productive structure of the country.<br /><br />Whenever it is answerable, you should not leave this space blank.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates person's industry (ISIC 3.1, 3 digits).
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 10+ who were employed or unemployed with experience [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 3.5%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |