IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1981
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GTM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (4-digits) (GT1981A_IND4)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
287
End:
290
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 16</span>
<br />[Questions 17 - 20 are asked for persons who responded 1, 2, or 3 in question 16]</p>
<p>18. Branch of activity</p>
<div class="i1">What does the establishment where you have (had) the principal occupation indicated above do?<br /><br />Activity ____</div>
<p><span class="em">Only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 16</span>
<br />[Questions 17 - 20 are asked for persons who responded 1, 2, or 3 in question 16]</p>
<p>18. Branch of activity</p>
<div class="i1">What does the establishment where you have (had) the principal occupation indicated above do?<br /><br />Activity ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1110 | Agricultural production |
| 1120 | Agricultural services |
| 1210 | Silvicultura |
| 1220 | Hauling and transportation of timber |
| 1301 | Ocean and coastal fishing |
| 1302 | Fishing, n.e.c. |
| 2100 | Exploitation of coal mines |
| 2200 | Crude oil and natural gas production |
| 2301 | Iron ore mining |
| 2302 | Non-ferrous ore mining |
| 2901 | Stone quarrying, clay and sand pits |
| 2902 | Chemical and fertilizer mineral mining |
| 2903 | Salt mining |
| 2909 | Mining and quarrying n.e.c. |
| 3111 | Slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat |
| 3112 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 3113 | Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables |
| 3114 | Canning, preserving and processing of fish, crustacea and similar foods |
| 3115 | Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats |
| 3116 | Grain mill products |
| 3117 | Manufacture of bakery products |
| 3118 | Sugar factories and refineries |
| 3119 | Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery |
| 3121 | Manufacture of products n.e.c. |
| 3122 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |
| 3131 | Distilling, rectifying and blending spirits |
| 3132 | Wine industries |
| 3133 | Malt liquors and malt |
| 3134 | Soft drinks and carbonated waters industries |
| 3140 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 3211 | Spinning, weaving and finished textiles |
| 3212 | Manufacture of made-up textile goods, except wearing apparel |
| 3213 | Knitting mills |
| 3214 | Manufacture of carpets and rugs |
| 3215 | Cordage, rope and twine industries |
| 3219 | Manufacture of textiles, n.e.c. |
| 3220 | Manufacturing of wearing apparel, except footwear |
| 3231 | Tanneries and leather finishing |
| 3232 | Fur dressing and dyeing industries |
| 3233 | Manufacture of leather products and substitutes except footwear and wearing apparel |
| 3240 | Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or moulded rubber or plastic footwear |
| 3311 | Sawmills, planning and other wood mills |
| 3312 | Manufacture of wooden and cane containers and small cane ware |
| 3319 | Manufacture of wood and cork products, n.e.c. |
| 3320 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 3411 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard |
| 3412 | Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper and paperboard |
| 3419 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and cardboard goods, n.e.c. |
| 3420 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 3511 | Manufacture of basic industrial chemicals, except fertilizers |
| 3512 | Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides |
| 3513 | Manufacture of synthetic resins, plastic materials and special fibres except glass |
| 3521 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and lacquers |
| 3522 | Manufacture of drugs and medicines |
| 3523 | Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations, perfumes cosmetics and other toilet preparations |
| 3529 | Manufacture of chemical products, n.e.c. |
| 3530 | Petroleum refineries |
| 3551 | Tyre and tube industries |
| 3559 | Manufacture of rubber products, n.e.c. |
| 3560 | Manufacture of plastic products, n.e.c. |
| 3610 | Manufacture of pottery, china and porcelain |
| 3620 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 3691 | Manufacture of clay products for construction |
| 3692 | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster |
| 3699 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, n.e.c. |
| 3710 | Iron and steel basic industries |
| 3720 | Non-ferrous metal basic industries |
| 3811 | Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware |
| 3812 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 3813 | Manufacture of structural metal products |
| 3819 | Manufacture of metal products, n.e.c., except machinery and equipment |
| 3821 | Manufacture of engines and turbines |
| 3823 | Manufacture of metal and wood working machinery |
| 3824 | Manufacture of special industrial machinery and equipment, except metal and wood working machinery |
| 3825 | Manufacture of office, computing and accounting machinery |
| 3829 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., except electrical machinery |
| 3831 | Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery and apparatus |
| 3832 | Manufacture of radio, television and communications equipment and apparatus |
| 3833 | Manufacture of electrical appliances and housewares |
| 3839 | Manufacture of electrical apparatus and supplies, n.e.c. |
| 3841 | Shipbuilding and repairing |
| 3843 | Manufacture of motor vehicules |
| 3844 | Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles |
| 3845 | Manufacture of aircraft |
| 3851 | Manufacture of professional and scientific instruments of measurement and control equipment, n.e.c. |
| 3852 | Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment |
| 3901 | Manufacture of musical instruments |
| 3902 | Manufacture of articles of sports and athletics |
| 3909 | Manufacturing industries, n.e.c. |
| 4101 | Electric light and power |
| 4102 | Gas manufacture and distribution |
| 4200 | Water works and supply |
| 5000 | Construction |
| 6100 | Wholesale trade |
| 6200 | Retail trade |
| 6310 | Restaurants, cafes and other eating and drinking places |
| 6320 | Hotels, guests' houses, camps and other lodging places |
| 7111 | Railroad transport |
| 7112 | Urban, sub-urban and inter-urban highway passenger transport |
| 7113 | Other passenger land transport |
| 7114 | Freight transport by road |
| 7115 | Pipeline transport |
| 7116 | Supporting services to land transport |
| 7121 | Ocean and coastal water transport |
| 7122 | Inland water transport |
| 7123 | Supporting services to water transport |
| 7131 | Air transport |
| 7132 | Supporting services to air transport |
| 7191 | Services allied to transport |
| 7192 | Storage and warehousing |
| 7200 | Communication |
| 8101 | Monetary institutions |
| 8102 | Other financial institutions |
| 8103 | Financial services |
| 8200 | Insurance |
| 8310 | Real estate |
| 8321 | Legal services |
| 8322 | Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services |
| 8323 | Data processing and tabulating services |
| 8324 | Engineering, technical and architechtural services |
| 8325 | Advertising services |
| 8329 | Business services, except machinery and equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. |
| 8330 | Machinery and equipment rental and leasing |
| 9100 | Public administration and defense |
| 9200 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 9310 | Education services |
| 9320 | Research and scientific institutes |
| 9331 | Medical, dental or other health services |
| 9332 | Veterinary services |
| 9340 | Welfare institutions |
| 9350 | Business, professional and labour associations |
| 9391 | Religious organizations |
| 9399 | Social and related community services, n. e. c. |
| 9411 | Motion picture production |
| 9412 | Motion picture distribution and projection |
| 9413 | Radio and television broadcasting |
| 9414 | Theatrical producers and entertainment services |
| 9415 | Authors, music composers and other independent artists, n.e.c. |
| 9420 | Libraries, museums, botanical and zoological gardens and other cultural services, n.e.c. |
| 9490 | Amusement and recreational services n. e. c. |
| 9511 | Repair of footwear and leather articles |
| 9512 | Electrical repair shops |
| 9513 | Repair of automobiles and motorcycles |
| 9514 | Watch, clock and jewelry repairs |
| 9519 | Other repair shops, n.e.c. |
| 9520 | Laundries, laundry services and cleaning and dyeing plants |
| 9530 | Domestic services |
| 9591 | Barber and beauty shops |
| 9592 | Photographic studios, including commercial photography |
| 9599 | Personal services n.e.c. |
| 9600 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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
<svar v=" GT81A428 GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433 GT81A434 GT81A435 GT81A436 GT81A437 GT81A438 GT81A439 GT81A440 GT81A441 GT81A442 GT81A443"><span class="h2">D. Fourth block: economic characteristics (for those 10 years of age and older).</span><br /><br />Questions 16 through 20 are only presented to those 10 years of age and older.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433">Note: questions 17-20 are only presented to those who answered 1, 2, or 3 for question 16. For those answering 4-9, an "X" is marked in all of the spaces for questions 17-20.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A430"><span class="em">Question 18: industry</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />What does the establishment do where you carried out the principal occupation identified?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />The industry of the establishment where the principal occupation declared in question 17 (manufacturing, service, etc.) is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />Generic terms, such as factory, plantation, workshop, etc., should not be used to describe the industry. The name of the establishment should not be used: e.g. <span class="lang">Santa Inés</span> Fabric, <span class="lang">El Artesano</span>, etc. However, in cases of public sector institutions: central government, semi-autonomous and decentralized entities (IGSS, INDE, etc.), the name should be used. To better illustrate this, the following examples are presented:<br /><br />[The original document includes a table below.]<br /><br />[Column headings:]<br />(A) Incorrect answer for branch of activity<br />(B) Correct answer for branch of activity<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: farm<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: raising and fattening cattle.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: store<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: grocery sales.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: stall 13 in the market<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: fruit and vegetable sales.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: SAHSA<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: air transport of passengers and cargo.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Guastatoya<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: ground transport of passengers and cargo.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: dress-making shop<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: manufacture of women's dresses.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: factory<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: shirt factory.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: workshop<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: radio repair.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: <span class="lang">Santa Luisa</span> farm<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: coffee farm.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: <span class="lang">El Huerto</span> deposit<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: sale of basic products.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: to produce statistics<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: General Direction of Statistics<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: repair of roads<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: General Direction of Roads.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: classification of positions<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: National Office of Civil Service.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 86]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 18 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GT81A429 GT81A430 GT81A431 GT81A432 GT81A433">Note: questions 17-20 are only presented to those who answered 1, 2, or 3 for question 16. For those answering 4-9, an "X" is marked in all of the spaces for questions 17-20.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A430"><span class="em">Question 18: industry</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />What does the establishment do where you carried out the principal occupation identified?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />The industry of the establishment where the principal occupation declared in question 17 (manufacturing, service, etc.) is recorded in the space provided.<br /><br />Generic terms, such as factory, plantation, workshop, etc., should not be used to describe the industry. The name of the establishment should not be used: e.g. <span class="lang">Santa Inés</span> Fabric, <span class="lang">El Artesano</span>, etc. However, in cases of public sector institutions: central government, semi-autonomous and decentralized entities (IGSS, INDE, etc.), the name should be used. To better illustrate this, the following examples are presented:<br /><br />[The original document includes a table below.]<br /><br />[Column headings:]<br />(A) Incorrect answer for branch of activity<br />(B) Correct answer for branch of activity<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: farm<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: raising and fattening cattle.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: store<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: grocery sales.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: stall 13 in the market<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: fruit and vegetable sales.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: SAHSA<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: air transport of passengers and cargo.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: Guastatoya<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: ground transport of passengers and cargo.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: dress-making shop<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: manufacture of women's dresses.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: factory<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: shirt factory.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: workshop<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: radio repair.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: <span class="lang">Santa Luisa</span> farm<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: coffee farm.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: <span class="lang">El Huerto</span> deposit<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: sale of basic products.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: to produce statistics<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: General Direction of Statistics<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: repair of roads<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: General Direction of Roads.<br /><br />Incorrect answer for branch of activity: classification of positions<br />Correct answer for branch of activity: National Office of Civil Service.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 86]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 18 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the activity or product of the establishment or sector in which the person worked (at 4-digits) last week or in his last job.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Persons age 10+ who ever worked [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |