Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1972
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Reference ID
PRY_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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- Data files
- PRY1972_PHC-H-H.dat
- PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1 digit) (PY1972A_IND1)
Data file: PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
220
End:
221
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">C. Economic characteristics </span></p>
<p>Only for persons 12 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 15 to 18 were asked of persons age 12 and older]</p>
<p>Ask the questions on lines 16 through 18 only if you marked boxes 1, 2 or 3.
<br />[Questions 16 to 18 were asked of persons who have a job or who had it in the past]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A422">17. What does the establishment, business, or institution primarily do? ____<br /><div class="i1">(Examples: oil manufacture, clothing manufacture, agriculture, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
<p>Only for persons 12 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 15 to 18 were asked of persons age 12 and older]</p>
<p>Ask the questions on lines 16 through 18 only if you marked boxes 1, 2 or 3.
<br />[Questions 16 to 18 were asked of persons who have a job or who had it in the past]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A422">17. What does the establishment, business, or institution primarily do? ____<br /><div class="i1">(Examples: oil manufacture, clothing manufacture, agriculture, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Unspecified or undeclared activity |
| 01 | Agriculture, cattle ranching, hunting, forestry, and fishing |
| 02 | Mining and quarry industries |
| 03 | Manufacturing industries |
| 04 | Electricity and water |
| 05 | Construction |
| 06 | Wholesale and retail commerce, restaurants and hotels |
| 07 | Transportation, storage, and communications |
| 08 | Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate, and services provided to the businesses |
| 09 | Community, social, and personal services |
| 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
<span class="h3">IV. Information about the Population</span></p>
<p><span class="em">C. Economic characteristics.</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A424 PY72A425 PY72A422">17. Principal production of the establishment, business or institution where he/she worked<br /><br />Write the branch, or the nature of the establishment, business, etc., in which the person being enumerated worked at the occupation declared on line 16.<br /><br />Do not use generic terms, such as: factory, assembly, store, etc. Note: oil factory, shoe store, assembly of women's clothing, etc.<br /><br />Nor should you write the names of establishments, such as: Factory Santa Inés; The Producer, Inc., except in the case of Institutions that are known by their initials, such as ANDE, APAL, IBR, etc.<br /><br />Incorrect / Correct<br />-Santa Ines SRL / Manufacture of cookies<br />-El Productor, SA / Insurance Company<br />-San Andres, Inc. / Milk producer<br /><br />For the employees of Public Administration, write the name of the institution where he/she works and the nature of the activity in which he/she is involved.<br />Example:<br />Ministry of Public Works - Quarry worker<br />Ministry of Public Works - Road Construction<br />Ministry of Education - Elementary Education<br /><br />Ministry of Public Health - Regional Hospital<br /><br />For the self-employed workers, write the principal activity.<br /></svar></p>
<p>17. To what is the establishment, business, or institution where you work dedicated primarily? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Example: oil factory, manufacture of dresses)</div>
<p><span class="em">C. Economic characteristics.</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A424 PY72A425 PY72A422">17. Principal production of the establishment, business or institution where he/she worked<br /><br />Write the branch, or the nature of the establishment, business, etc., in which the person being enumerated worked at the occupation declared on line 16.<br /><br />Do not use generic terms, such as: factory, assembly, store, etc. Note: oil factory, shoe store, assembly of women's clothing, etc.<br /><br />Nor should you write the names of establishments, such as: Factory Santa Inés; The Producer, Inc., except in the case of Institutions that are known by their initials, such as ANDE, APAL, IBR, etc.<br /><br />Incorrect / Correct<br />-Santa Ines SRL / Manufacture of cookies<br />-El Productor, SA / Insurance Company<br />-San Andres, Inc. / Milk producer<br /><br />For the employees of Public Administration, write the name of the institution where he/she works and the nature of the activity in which he/she is involved.<br />Example:<br />Ministry of Public Works - Quarry worker<br />Ministry of Public Works - Road Construction<br />Ministry of Education - Elementary Education<br /><br />Ministry of Public Health - Regional Hospital<br /><br />For the self-employed workers, write the principal activity.<br /></svar></p>
<p>17. To what is the establishment, business, or institution where you work dedicated primarily? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(Example: oil factory, manufacture of dresses)</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry (1 digit) in which the person works.
Universe
Paraguay 1972: Persons age 12+ who have a job or who had it in the past [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |