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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Industry (1997 North American Industry Classification System) (CA2001A_0503)

Data file: CAN2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 306
End: 307
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.



Remember, these questions are only for persons aged 15 and over.
Note: Questions 40 to 48 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2000. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
[Questions 40-50 were asked of persons who have worked for pay after 2000, per question 39.]
40. For whom did this person work?

For self-employed persons, enter the name of their business. If the business does not have a name, enter the person's name.
Name of firm, government agency, etc. ________
Section, plant, department, etc. (if applicable) ________

41. What kind of business, industry or service was this?

Please be specific. For example: road maintenance, secondary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, temporary help agency, full-service garage, trapping.
Kind of business, industry or service ________
_ _ _ _

42. What was this person's work or occupation?

Please be specific. For example: legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, restaurant manager, secondary school teacher. (If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)
Occupation ________

43. In this work, what were this person's main activities?

Please give details. For example: prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, managed operations of a restaurant, taught mathematics.
Main activities ________
_ _ _ _
Categories
Value Category
1 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
2 Mining and oil and gas extraction
3 Utilities
4 Construction
5 Manufacturing
6 Wholesale trade
7 Retail trade
8 Transportation and warehousing
9 Information and cultural industries
10 Finance and insurance
11 Real estate and rental and leasing
12 Professional, scientific and technical services
13 Management of companies and enterprises
14 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
15 Educational services
16 Health care and social assistance
17 Arts, entertainment and recreation
18 Accommodation and food services
19 Other services - except public administration
20 Public administration
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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 40 -- Name of employer


For persons aged 15 and over whose wages are paid by an agency that hires out their services, report the name of the agency.
For persons 15 and over who work as employees in someone's home (for example, nannies), report the name of the family worked for, then report private household.


Question 41 -- Kind of business


Describe the type of business in detail. For example - rather than: auto parts; furniture; school; aluminum; police; importing. A more complete response would be: automotive brake linings manufacturing; retail household furniture and appliance store; secondary school; aluminum rolling and casting; municipal police department; stuffed toys importing.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked, as classified by the 1997 North American Industry Classification System.
Universe
Persons age 15+ last worked in 2000 or 2001

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Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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