Population Census 1996 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1996
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Reference ID
ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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- ZAF1996-H-H
- ZAF1996-P-H
Industry, 2 digits (ZA1996A_0445)
Data file: ZAF1996-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
245
End:
246
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)
19.5. What is the full name of the business/company or organisation for whom (the person) is working?
____ If the person works for him-/herself, and the business does not have a name, enter "Self" in appropriate column. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, enter "Domestic Service".
19.7. What does the business do (main economic activity)?
____ Describe the main industry, economic activity, produce or service of the person's employer or company, e.g. gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, hairdressing, banking; OR activity of the person, if self-employed e.g. subsistence farming.
19.5. What is the full name of the business/company or organisation for whom (the person) is working?
____ If the person works for him-/herself, and the business does not have a name, enter "Self" in appropriate column. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, enter "Domestic Service".
19.7. What does the business do (main economic activity)?
____ Describe the main industry, economic activity, produce or service of the person's employer or company, e.g. gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, hairdressing, banking; OR activity of the person, if self-employed e.g. subsistence farming.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Private households |
| 2 | Exterritorial organizations |
| 3 | Representatives of foreign governments |
| 11 | Agriculture and hunting |
| 12 | Forestry and logging |
| 13 | Fishing, operation of fish farms |
| 21 | Mining of coal and lignite |
| 22 | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 23 | Mining of gold and uranium ore |
| 24 | Mining of metal ores |
| 25 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 29 | Service activities incidental to mining |
| 30 | Mnfctr. of food, beverages and tobacco products |
| 31 | Mnfctr. of textiles, clothing and leather goods |
| 32 | Mnfctr. of footwear |
| 33 | Mnfctr. of fuel, petroleum, chemical and rubber products |
| 34 | Mnfctr. of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 35 | Mnfctr. of metal products, machinery and hhold appliances |
| 36 | Mnfctr. of electrical machinery and apparatus |
| 37 | Mnfctr. of electronic, sound/vision, medical and other appliances |
| 38 | Mnfctr. of transport equipment |
| 39 | Mnfctr. of furniture and other items not elsewhere classified and recycling |
| 41 | Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply |
| 42 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 50 | Construction |
| 61 | Wholesale and commission trade |
| 62 | Retail trade and repairs of goods |
| 63 | Sale and repairs of motor vehicles, sale of fuel |
| 64 | Hotels and restaurants |
| 71 | Land transport |
| 72 | Water transport |
| 73 | Air transport |
| 74 | Supporting transport activities (inc. storage) |
| 75 | Post and telecommunication |
| 81 | Financial intermediation |
| 82 | Insurance and pension funding |
| 83 | Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation |
| 84 | Real estate activities |
| 85 | Renting of machinery and equipment |
| 86 | Computer and related activities |
| 87 | Research and development |
| 88 | Other business activities |
| 91 | Public administration and defence activities |
| 92 | Education |
| 93 | Health and social work |
| 94 | Other community, social and personal service activities |
| 95 | Activities of membership organizations |
| 96 | Recreational, cultural and sporting activities |
| 97 | Other service activities |
| 98 | Industry not elsewhere classified or unknown |
| 99 | NIU |
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, or economic sector, in which the person works using two-digit codes.
Universe
Employed persons age 15+ in private households
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |