2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Industry (ISIC 3.1, 3 digits)) (NI2005A_IND3)
Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
273
End:
275
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="NI05A427 NI05A428 NI05A429 NI05A430 NI05A431 NI05A432 NI05A433 NI05A434 NI05A435 NI05A436 NI05A437 NI05A438 NI05A439 NI05A440 NI05A441 NI05A442 NI05A456">[Questions 19-31 were asked of persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A440 NI05A441">30. What is the primary activity of the place or establishment where [the person] works/worked? ____<br /><div class="i1">Code: _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A440 NI05A441">30. What is the primary activity of the place or establishment where [the person] works/worked? ____<br /><div class="i1">Code: _ _ _ _</div><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 |
| 242 | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 252 | Manufacture of plastics products |
| 261 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 269 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products nec |
| 273 | Casting of metals |
| 281 | Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators |
| 289 | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products, metalworking service activities |
| 319 | Manufacture of other electrical equipment nec |
| 351 | Building and repairing of ships and boats |
| 361 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 369 | Manufacturing nec |
| 371 | Recycling of waste metal and non-metal |
| 401 | Production, transmission and distribution of electricity |
| 410 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 451 | Site preparation |
| 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 |
| 504 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories |
| 505 | Retail sale of automotive fuel |
| 506 | Sale, maintenance, and repair of human and animal traction vehicles and related parts and accessories |
| 511 | Wholesale on a fee or contract basis |
| 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 |
| 515 | Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies |
| 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 |
| 527 | Retail trade of machinery and equipment |
| 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 |
| 701 | Real estate activities with own or leased property |
| 711 | Renting of transport equipment |
| 713 | Renting of personal and household goods nec |
| 723 | Data processing |
| 725 | Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery |
| 731 | Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (NSE) |
| 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 |
| 900 | Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities |
| 911 | Activities of business, employers and professional organizations |
| 919 | Activities of other membership organizations |
| 921 | Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities |
| 922 | News agency 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 |
| 960 | Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use |
| 980 | Extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
| 990 | Other non-specified activities |
| 995 | 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="NI05A437 NI05A438 NI05A439 NI05A440 NI05A441"><span class="em">Principal job</span><br />This is the occupation at which the person spends most time in a week. If the person spends an equal amount of time at two occupations, the principal job is the one which provides more income. If the time spent at work and the income are the same, it is the one which the person considers most important.<br /><br /><span class="em">Occupation</span><br />This is the trade or job at which the person spends his/her time.<br /><br /><span class="em">Branch of activity</span><br />This is the activity of the place or establishment in which a person worked in the last week, or worked before becoming unemployed. Ask the person what the factory, industry, workshop, farm or establishment where the person worked did.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="NI05A427 NI05A428 NI05A429 NI05A430 NI05A431 NI05A432 NI05A433 NI05A434 NI05A435 NI05A436 NI05A437 NI05A438 NI05A439 NI05A440 NI05A441 NI05A442"><span class="h2">For persons age 10 or older (Questions 19-31)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A440 NI05A441"><span class="em">Question 30. What is the primary activity of the place or establishment where [the person] works/worked?</span><br /><br />Write clearly and with full details what the place of work or establishment (business, farm, store, company, office) where the person works/worked does.<br /><br />Keep in mind that there are cases where the person says that s/he works for him/herself (either in the dwelling or not), in which case the branch of activity is generally similar to the occupation; the description will therefore be the same. Examples are a street vendor of vegetables, someone who washes and irons for others, a plumber, etc.<br /><br />Special situations in occupation and branch of activity:<br />a) If a person states that s/he works for himself washing and ironing for another person, and s/he does the work in his/her own dwelling or another dwelling, write "Hand launderers and ironers" as the branch of activity.<br /><br />b) If the security guards [CPF] of security companies (such as ServiPro, El Vigilante, Ultranic, etc.) perform their jobs in places such as stores, shopping malls, banks, the Social Security Institute, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, etc., write down "Doormen, security guards and related" in question 30.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="NI05A427 NI05A428 NI05A429 NI05A430 NI05A431 NI05A432 NI05A433 NI05A434 NI05A435 NI05A436 NI05A437 NI05A438 NI05A439 NI05A440 NI05A441 NI05A442"><span class="h2">For persons age 10 or older (Questions 19-31)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A440 NI05A441"><span class="em">Question 30. What is the primary activity of the place or establishment where [the person] works/worked?</span><br /><br />Write clearly and with full details what the place of work or establishment (business, farm, store, company, office) where the person works/worked does.<br /><br />Keep in mind that there are cases where the person says that s/he works for him/herself (either in the dwelling or not), in which case the branch of activity is generally similar to the occupation; the description will therefore be the same. Examples are a street vendor of vegetables, someone who washes and irons for others, a plumber, etc.<br /><br />Special situations in occupation and branch of activity:<br />a) If a person states that s/he works for himself washing and ironing for another person, and s/he does the work in his/her own dwelling or another dwelling, write "Hand launderers and ironers" as the branch of activity.<br /><br />b) If the security guards [CPF] of security companies (such as ServiPro, El Vigilante, Ultranic, etc.) perform their jobs in places such as stores, shopping malls, banks, the Social Security Institute, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, etc., write down "Doormen, security guards and related" in question 30.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry (ISIC 3.1, 3 digits) the person worked.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Persons age 10+ who were employed or experienced and unemployed [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |