1971 Census - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom, 1971
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Reference ID
GBR_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Office of Population and Surveys for England and Wales, IPUMS
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- GBR1971_PHC-H-H
- GBR1971_PHC-P-H
Industry (UK1971A_IND)
Data file: GBR1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
83
End:
84
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Answer questions B15-B17 in respect of the main employment last week, or of the most recent job if retired or out of work.</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">For persons who have never had a job and for a housewife who did not have a job last week write 'none' in B15. </span></p>
<p>B16.</p>
<div class="i1">________ a) What was the person's occupation? Give full details. (See note B16).<br />________ b) Describe the actual work done in that occupation.</div>
<p><span class="ital">For persons who have never had a job and for a housewife who did not have a job last week write 'none' in B15. </span></p>
<p>B16.</p>
<div class="i1">________ a) What was the person's occupation? Give full details. (See note B16).<br />________ b) Describe the actual work done in that occupation.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
| 02 | Mining and quarrying |
| 03 | Food, drink, and tobacco |
| 04 | Chemicals and allied industries |
| 05 | Metal manufacture |
| 06 | Engineering and medical goods |
| 07 | Shipbuilding and marine engineering |
| 08 | Vehicles |
| 09 | Metal goods not elsewhere specified |
| 10 | Textiles |
| 11 | Leather, leather goods, and fur |
| 12 | Clothing and footwear |
| 13 | Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, or others |
| 14 | Timber, furniture, or others |
| 15 | Paper, printing, and publishing |
| 16 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 17 | Construction |
| 18 | Gas, electricity, and water |
| 19 | Transport and communication |
| 20 | Distributive trades |
| 21 | Insurance, banking, and finance |
| 22 | Professional and scientific services |
| 23 | Miscellaneous services |
| 24 | Public administration and defence |
| 25 | Professional, technical workers, artists |
| 26 | Armed forces |
| 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.
Universe
United Kingdom 1971: Persons age 15+ ever employed [discrepancies: unverfiable]
concept
Concept