2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Laos, 2005
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Reference ID
LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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- LAO2005_PHC-H-H
- LAO2005_PHC-P-H
Industry (ISIC 2-digit) (LA2005A_IND2)
Data file: LAO2005_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
212
End:
214
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">D. For persons age 10 years and above</span>
<br />[Questions 15-17 were asked of persons age 10 years and older.]</p>
<p>17. In what industrial sector was [the respondent] mainly working during the last 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">[For code 1 to 7 in Question 15.]<br /><br />In agriculture, please tick in box. If nonagriculture, please specify.<br /><br />[] Agriculture<br />[] Other</div><div class="i2">Specify ____</div><div class="i1">[] Don't know</div>
<br />[Questions 15-17 were asked of persons age 10 years and older.]</p>
<p>17. In what industrial sector was [the respondent] mainly working during the last 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">[For code 1 to 7 in Question 15.]<br /><br />In agriculture, please tick in box. If nonagriculture, please specify.<br /><br />[] Agriculture<br />[] Other</div><div class="i2">Specify ____</div><div class="i1">[] Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
| 002 | Forestry and logging |
| 003 | Fishing and aquaculture |
| 007 | Mining of metal ores |
| 008 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 010 | Manufacture of food products |
| 011 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 012 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 013 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 014 | Manufacture of wearing apparel |
| 015 | Manufacture of leather and related products |
| 016 | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
| 017 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 018 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 019 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
| 020 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 021 | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products |
| 022 | Manufacture of rubber and plastics products |
| 023 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 024 | Manufacture of basic metals |
| 025 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 027 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
| 028 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| 031 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 032 | Other manufacturing |
| 033 | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment |
| 035 | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| 036 | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| 038 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery |
| 041 | Construction of buildings |
| 042 | Civil engineering |
| 043 | Specialized construction activities |
| 045 | Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 046 | Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 047 | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 049 | Land transport and transport via pipelines |
| 052 | Warehousing and support activities for transportation |
| 053 | Postal and courier activities |
| 054 | Water and air transport |
| 055 | Accommodation |
| 056 | Food and beverage service activities |
| 057 | Publishing activities; motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 060 | Programming and broadcasting activities |
| 061 | Telecommunications |
| 063 | Information service activities |
| 064 | Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding |
| 068 | Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security; activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities |
| 069 | Legal and accounting activities |
| 071 | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis |
| 074 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 077 | Rental and leasing activities |
| 079 | Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities |
| 080 | Security and investigation activities |
| 081 | Services to buildings and landscape activities |
| 082 | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities |
| 084 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| 085 | Education |
| 086 | Human health activities |
| 087 | Residential care activities |
| 089 | Other human health and social work activities |
| 090 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
| 092 | Gambling and betting activities |
| 093 | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities |
| 094 | Activities of membership organizations |
| 095 | Repair of computers and personal and household goods |
| 096 | Other personal service activities |
| 098 | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use |
| 099 | Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 Industry (ISIC 2-digit) in which the respondent worked.
Universe
Laos 2005: Persons age 10+ who were employed in an industry other than agriculture [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.3%]
concept
Concept