Census of Population of Ireland, 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 2006
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Reference ID
IRL_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL2006_PHC-H-H
- IRL2006_PHC-P-H
Industry class (IE2006A_IND)
Data file: IRL2006_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
244
End:
246
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">B. Person Form</span></p>
<p>27. If you are:</p>
<div class="i1">- working for payment or profit (Q26 box 1)<br />- unemployed (Q 26 box 3)<br />- retired (Q26 box 6)</div><p>Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise, skip to Q34.</p>
<p>33. What is (was) the business of your employer at the place where you work(ed) in your main job? If you are (were) self-employed answer in respect of your own business. Describe the main product or service provided by your employer. For example, "Making computers", "Repairing cars", "Secondary education".
<p>27. If you are:</p>
<div class="i1">- working for payment or profit (Q26 box 1)<br />- unemployed (Q 26 box 3)<br />- retired (Q26 box 6)</div><p>Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise, skip to Q34.</p>
<p>33. What is (was) the business of your employer at the place where you work(ed) in your main job? If you are (were) self-employed answer in respect of your own business. Describe the main product or service provided by your employer. For example, "Making computers", "Repairing cars", "Secondary education".
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Growing of crops, market gardening, horticulture |
| 018 | Other agricultural activities |
| 019 | Farming growing of crops animals mixed farming |
| 020 | Forestry activities |
| 050 | Fishing activities |
| 103 | Extraction and agglomeration of peat |
| 110 | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 130 | Mining of metal ores |
| 140 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 151 | Production processing and preserving meat products |
| 152 | Processing and preserving of fish and fish products |
| 153 | Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables |
| 155 | Manufacturing of dairy products |
| 156 | Manufacturing of grain mill products and starch products |
| 157 | Manifacturing of prepared animal feeds |
| 158 | Manufacturing of other food products |
| 159 | Manufacturing of beverages |
| 160 | Manufacturing of tobacco products |
| 170 | Manufacturing of textiles |
| 180 | Manufacturing of clothes dressing and dyeing of fur |
| 190 | Tanning and dressing of leather handbags luggage etc. |
| 200 | Manufacturing of wood except furniture |
| 210 | Manufacturing of pulp paper and paper products |
| 220 | Publishing printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 230 | Manufacturing of coke and refined petroleum products |
| 244 | Manufacturing of pharmaceuticals |
| 249 | All other manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products |
| 251 | Manufacturing of rubber products |
| 252 | Manufacturing of plastic products |
| 261 | Manufacturing of glass and glass products |
| 266 | Manufacturing of articles of concrete plaster and cement |
| 269 | All manufacturing of other non metallic mineral products |
| 270 | Manufacturing of basic metals |
| 280 | Manufacturing of fabricated metal products except machinery |
| 290 | Manufacturing of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| 300 | Manufacturing of office machinery and computers |
| 310 | Manufacturing of electrical machinery |
| 320 | Manufacturing of radio television communication equipment |
| 330 | Manufacturing of medical precision and optical instruments |
| 340 | Manufacturing of motor vehicles trailers and semi trailers |
| 350 | Manufacturing of other transport equipment |
| 361 | Manufacturing of furniture |
| 369 | Manufacturing n.e.c. |
| 370 | Recycling activities |
| 401 | Production and distribution of electricity |
| 402 | Manufacturing of gas distribution of gaseous fuels |
| 410 | Collection purification and distribution of water |
| 451 | Construction site preparation |
| 452 | Construction building of complete constructions |
| 453 | Construction building installation |
| 454 | Construction building completion |
| 455 | Renting of construction or demolition equipment |
| 500 | Sale maintenance and repair of motor vehicles/cycles |
| 510 | Wholesale commission trade except of motor vehicles |
| 521 | Sale in non specialized stores |
| 522 | Sale of food minerals and tobacco in specialized stores |
| 524 | Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores |
| 529 | Retail trade n.e.c. |
| 551 | Hotel industry |
| 552 | Other provision of short stay accommodation |
| 553 | Restaurants |
| 554 | Bars |
| 555 | Canteens and catering |
| 601 | Transport via railways |
| 602 | Freight transport by road |
| 609 | All other land transport |
| 610 | Water transport |
| 620 | Air transport operators |
| 631 | Cargo handling and storage |
| 632 | Other supporting transport activities |
| 633 | Activities of travel agencies and tour operators |
| 634 | Activities of other transport agencies |
| 641 | Post and courier activities |
| 642 | Telecommunications operators |
| 650 | Financial intermediation except insurance and pensions |
| 660 | Insurance and pension funding except social security |
| 671 | Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation |
| 672 | Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding |
| 700 | Real estate activities |
| 710 | Renting of machinery and equipment without operator |
| 720 | Computer and related activities |
| 730 | Research and development |
| 741 | Legal, accounting and book keeping tax consultancy |
| 742 | Architectural and engineering activities |
| 743 | Technical testing and analysis |
| 744 | Advertising |
| 745 | Labour recruitment and provision of personnel |
| 746 | Investigation and security activities |
| 747 | Industrial cleaning |
| 749 | Miscellaneous business activities not elsewhere classified |
| 752 | Defence activities and garda siochana |
| 759 | All other public administration compulsory social security |
| 801 | Primary education |
| 802 | Secondary education |
| 803 | Higher education |
| 804 | Adult and other education not elsewhere classified |
| 851 | Human health activities |
| 852 | Veterinary activities |
| 853 | Social work activities |
| 900 | Sewage refuse disposal and similar activities |
| 910 | Activities of membership organisations |
| 921 | Motion picture and video activities |
| 922 | Radio and television activities |
| 923 | Other entertainment activities |
| 924 | News agency activities |
| 925 | Library archives museums and other cultural activities |
| 926 | Sporting activities |
| 927 | Other recreational activities |
| 930 | Other service activities |
| 950 | Private households with employed persons |
| 990 | Extra territorial organisations and bodies |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's industry class.
Universe
Ireland 2006: Non-absent persons age 15 and older, working or unemployed [Discrepancies: type I none; type II 4.5%]
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