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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1972
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PRY_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Industry (2 digits) (PY1972A_IND2)

Data file: PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 223
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>
Categories
Value Category
00 Unspecified or undeclared activity
11 Agriculture
12 Forestry and wood extraction
13 Hunting and fishing
14 Cattle ranching
19 Agriculture, cattle ranching, hunting, forestry, and fishing not elsewhere classified
20 Mining and quarry industries
31 Food products, beverages, tobacco
33 Textiles, clothing and leather industries
34 Lumber industry and wood products, including furniture
35 Manufacture of paper products, printers and editorials
36 Manufacture of chemical substances and products derived from petroleum and plastic
37 Manufacture of non-metal mineral products, except those derived from petroleum and coal
38 Basic metal industries: manufacture of metal products, machinery and equipment
39 Other manufacturing industries
40 Electricity and water
50 Construction
60 Wholesale and retail commerce, restaurants, and hotels
71 Land transportation
72 Water transportation
73 Air transportation
74 Related services, storage, and warehousing
75 Communications
81 Financial intermediation
82 Insurance
83 Real estate and services provided to the businesses
91 Public administration and defense
92 Sanitation services and other similar services
93 Social services and other related community services
94 Entertainment, recreational, and cultural services
95 Personal and household services
96 Direct personal services
97 International organizations and other extraterritorial organizations.
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>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the industry (2 digits) 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]

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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