Eighth General Population and Housing Census, 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Suriname, 2012
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Reference ID
SUR_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- SUR2012_PHC-H-H
- SUR2012_PHC-P-H
Industry (groups) (SR2012A_IND)
Data file: SUR2012_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
249
End:
250
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal module</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Persons 15 and above (employment)</span>
<br />[Questions P30 - P42 were asked of persons aged 15 and above about their employment.]</p>
<p>P34a. Where did this person work?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P34a was asked of persons age 15+ who were active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 or who were not active in that period but absent from work due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]<br /><br />Enter don't know if workplace is unknown.<br /><br />Record:</div><div class="i2">1) Name of the business / workplace ____<br />2) Activity of the business / the workplace ____<br />Code _ _ _ _ _ _</div>
<p><span class="h2">Persons 15 and above (employment)</span>
<br />[Questions P30 - P42 were asked of persons aged 15 and above about their employment.]</p>
<p>P34a. Where did this person work?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P34a was asked of persons age 15+ who were active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 or who were not active in that period but absent from work due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]<br /><br />Enter don't know if workplace is unknown.<br /><br />Record:</div><div class="i2">1) Name of the business / workplace ____<br />2) Activity of the business / the workplace ____<br />Code _ _ _ _ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
| 02 | Mining and quarrying |
| 03 | Manufacturing |
| 04 | Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply |
| 05 | Water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities |
| 06 | Construction |
| 07 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 08 | Transportation and storage |
| 09 | Accommodation and food service activities |
| 10 | Information and communication |
| 11 | Financial and insurance activities |
| 12 | Real estate activities |
| 13 | Professional, scientific, and technical activities |
| 14 | Administrative and support service activities |
| 15 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| 16 | Education |
| 17 | Human health and social work activities |
| 18 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
| 19 | Other service activities |
| 20 | Activities of households as employers |
| 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 industry in which the person works.
Universe
Suriname 2012: Persons age 15 to 64 who were employed [discrepancies: type I 0.5% ; type II none]
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Concept