Censo de Población y Viviendas, 1962 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1962

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Reference ID

PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS

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Industry (1 digit) (PY1962A_IND1)

Data file: PRY1962_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 181

End: 182

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h3">Occupational (economic) characteristics</span></p>

<p>For persons 12 years of age and older</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY60A430 PY60A431 PY60A432">17. Industry (branch of economic activity): ____<br /><div class="i1">Only for those employed or unemployed. Specify the type of establishment where the person performs the declared occupation, or if unemployed, the type of establishment where last employed. Examples: textile factory, shoe store, public school, law office, estate, ranch, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
01	Mine and quarry operations
02	Manufacturing industries
03	Manufacturing industries
04	Construction
05	Electricity, water, and sanitation services
06	Commerce
07	Transportation, warehouses, and communications
08	Services
09	Unspecified activities
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's industry (general).

Universe

Paraguay 1962: Persons age 12+ employed or unemployed [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 0.2%]

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