General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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URY_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Office of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- URY1985_PHC-H-H.dat
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Industry during the past week (UY1985A_IND)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
203
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="em">(III) Occupational characteristics</span> <br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of persons age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A422">17. What is principally done in the establishment in which you work or worked the last time?<br /><div class="i1">Write down for example: making of refrigerators, small farming, ministry of public health, construction of buildings, street vending, etc.<br /><br />____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A422">17. What is principally done in the establishment in which you work or worked the last time?<br /><div class="i1">Write down for example: making of refrigerators, small farming, ministry of public health, construction of buildings, street vending, etc.<br /><br />____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0000 | Manufacturing, non-specific |
| 0001 | Commerce, non-specific |
| 1110 | Agriculture and livestock production |
| 1120 | Agricultural services |
| 1130 | Hunting, trapping and game propagation |
| 1210 | Forestry |
| 1220 | Logging |
| 1301 | Ocean and coastal fishing |
| 1302 | Fishing not elsewhere classified |
| 2302 | Non-ferrous ore mining |
| 2901 | Stone quarrying, clay and sand pits |
| 2904 | Mining of limestone |
| 2909 | Mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified |
| 3110 | Manufacture of food products except beverages |
| 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, crustaces 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 |
| 3120 | Miscellaneous foods manufacturing |
| 3121 | Manufacture of food products not elsewhere classified |
| 3122 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |
| 3123 | Miscellaneous foods manufacturing, not elsewhere classified |
| 3130 | Industry of beverages |
| 3131 | Distilling, rectifying and blending spirits |
| 3132 | Wine industries |
| 3133 | Malt liquors and malt |
| 3134 | Soft drinks and carbonated waters industries |
| 3135 | Industry of beverages, not elsewhere classified |
| 3140 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 3200 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 3211 | Spinning, weaving and finishing 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 not elsewhere classified |
| 3220 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear |
| 3231 | Tanneries and leather finishing |
| 3232 | Fur dressing and dyeing industries |
| 3233 | Manufacture of products of leather and leather substitutes, except footwear and wearing apparel |
| 3234 | Manufacture of leather products, substitutes of leather and furs, except footwear and other clothing accessories, not elsewhere classified |
| 3240 | Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or moulded rubber or plastic footwear |
| 3311 | Sawmills, planing and other wood mills |
| 3312 | Manufacture of wooden and cane containers and small cane ware |
| 3319 | Manufacture of wood and cork products not elsewhere classified |
| 3320 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 3410 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard |
| 3412 | Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper and paperboard |
| 3419 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard articles not elsewhere classified |
| 3420 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 3510 | Manufacture of basic industrial chemicals except fertilizers |
| 3512 | Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides |
| 3513 | Manufacture of synthetic resins, plastic materials and man-made fibres except glass |
| 3520 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and laquers |
| 3522 | Manufacture of drugs and medicines |
| 3523 | Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations, perfumes, cosmetics and other toilet preparations |
| 3524 | Manufacture of chemicals, not elsewhere classified |
| 3529 | Manufacture of chemical products not elsewhere classified |
| 3530 | Petroleum refineries |
| 3540 | Manufacture of miscellaneous products of petroleum and coal |
| 3551 | Tyre and tube industries |
| 3559 | Manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere classified |
| 3560 | Manufacture of plastic products not elsewhere classified |
| 3566 | " |
| 3610 | Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware |
| 3620 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 3690 | Manufacture of structural clay products |
| 3692 | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster |
| 3693 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, not elsewhere classified |
| 3699 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products not elsewhere classified |
| 3710 | Iron and steel basic industries |
| 3720 | Non-ferrous metal basic industries |
| 3810 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3811 | Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware |
| 3812 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures primarily of metal |
| 3813 | Manufacture of structural metal products |
| 3814 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3819 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3820 | Manufacture of engines and turbines |
| 3822 | Manufacture of agricultural machinery and equipment |
| 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 | Machinery and equipment except electrical not elsewhere classified |
| 3830 | Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery and apparatus |
| 3832 | Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus |
| 3833 | Manufacture of electrical appliances and housewares |
| 3839 | Manufacture of electrical apparatus and supplies not elsewhere classified |
| 3840 | Ship building and repairing |
| 3842 | Manufacture of railroad eqquipment |
| 3843 | Manufacture of motor vehicles |
| 3844 | Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles |
| 3845 | Manufacture of aircraft |
| 3849 | Manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3851 | Manufacture of professional and scientific, and measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified |
| 3852 | Manufacture of photographic and optical goods |
| 3853 | Manufacture of watches and clocks |
| 3900 | Manufacture of jewellery and related articles |
| 3902 | Manufacture of musical instruments |
| 3903 | Manufacture of sporting and athletic goods |
| 3909 | Manufacturing industries not elsewhere classified |
| 4100 | Electric light and power |
| 4102 | Gas manufacture and distribution |
| 4200 | Water Works and Supply |
| 5000 | Construction |
| 6110 | Wholesale trade of agricultural products |
| 6112 | Wholesale trade of livestock products |
| 6120 | Wholesale trade of minerals, metals and industrial chemicals including oil, gas, fertilizers, etc. |
| 6130 | Wholesale trade of sawn timber and building materials (barracks). Includes: wholesale, export and import of stone, sand, gravel, bricks, cement |
| 6140 | Wholesaletrade of machinery (for industry, trade, agriculture, etc.), motor vehicles and their accessories |
| 6150 | Wholesale trade of hardware, electrical and household appliances. |
| 6170 | Wholesale trade of textiles and clothing |
| 6180 | Wholesale trade of food (except agricultural products), beverages, and tobaccos |
| 6190 | Wholesale of pharmaceutical, veterinary, and personal care products. |
| 6192 | Wholesale trade of stationery and bookstore (notebooks, journals, magazines, etc.) |
| 6210 | Warehouses and groceries |
| 6212 | Delicatessens and farms |
| 6213 | Butchers |
| 6219 | Other stores of food and beverages, not elsewhere clasified. Sale of non-industrial bread, sale of ice. |
| 6220 | Pharmacies, perfumeries, drugstores, and homeopathies |
| 6230 | Clothing stores, notions stores, sale of used clothes |
| 6240 | Household appliances, musical instruments, and office machines |
| 6250 | Stands of building materials (retail trade) |
| 6260 | Retail trade services of cars, motor vehicles and their parts |
| 6270 | Gas stations (including car wash and grooming when part of the station) |
| 6280 | General stores - Supermarkets |
| 6291 | Kiosks: cigarettes, candies, newspapers, magazines, etc. Stationeries, bookstores and toy shops. Articles of cotillion. Bells and seals |
| 6292 | Sale of sports goods. Fishing, camping, and beach articles |
| 6310 | Restaurants, cafés and other eating and drinking places |
| 6320 | Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places |
| 7110 | Railway transport |
| 7112 | Urban, suburban 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 |
| 7120 | Ocean and coastal water transport |
| 7122 | Inland water transport |
| 7123 | Supporting services to water transport |
| 7131 | Air transport carriers |
| 7132 | Supporting services to air transport |
| 7190 | Services incidental to transport |
| 7192 | Storage and warehousing |
| 7200 | Communication |
| 8100 | Monetary institutions |
| 8102 | Other financial institutions |
| 8103 | Financial services |
| 8200 | Insurance |
| 8310 | Real estate |
| 8320 | Legal services |
| 8322 | Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services |
| 8323 | Data processing and tabulating services |
| 8324 | Engineering, architectural and technical services |
| 8325 | Advertising services |
| 8329 | Business services, except machinery and equipment rental and leasing, not elsewhere classified |
| 8330 | Machinery and equipment rental and leasing |
| 9100 | Public Administration and Defence |
| 9200 | Sanitary and Similar Services |
| 9310 | Education services |
| 9320 | Research and scientific institutes |
| 9331 | Medical, dental and other health services |
| 9332 | Veterinary services |
| 9340 | Welfare institutions |
| 9350 | Business, professional and labour associations |
| 9390 | Religious organizations |
| 9399 | Social and related community services not elsewhere classified |
| 9410 | 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 not elsewhere classified |
| 9420 | Libraries, museums, botanical and zoological gardens, and other cultural services not elsewhere classified |
| 9490 | Amusement and recreational services not elsewhere classified |
| 9511 | Repair of footwear and other leather goods |
| 9512 | Electrical repair shops |
| 9513 | Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 9514 | Watch, clock and jewellery repair |
| 9519 | Other repair shops not elsewhere classified |
| 9520 | Laundries, laundry services, and cleaning and dyeing plants |
| 9530 | Domestic services |
| 9590 | Barber and beauty shops |
| 9592 | Photographic studios, including commercial photography |
| 9599 | Personal services not elsewhere classified |
| 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="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="h3">III. Occupational characteristics -- for persons age 12 or older</span><br /><br />With the questions from this chapter, we look to fundamentally quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A422"><div class="i1">Question No. 17 is "What is principally done in the establishment in which you work or worked the last time?"</div><br /><br />The answer to this question should be as explicit as possible since it concerns the economic activity that is done in the establishment in which a person works or work for the last time.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br />People who work in a traveling form should be considered an individual establishment. So a newspaper seller, who works alone and is self-employed, should be written down as "Sale of newspapers" in question No. 17.<br /><br />If an enumerated person is a public employee, of a centralized, decentralized or autonomous organization, you will write down the name of the governmental department where they work.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 59]</span><br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 60]</span><br /><br />If a person works in an establishment that does two or more different activities, you will write down the activity with which the person is most directly linked.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A422"><div class="i1">Question No. 17 is "What is principally done in the establishment in which you work or worked the last time?"</div><br /><br />The answer to this question should be as explicit as possible since it concerns the economic activity that is done in the establishment in which a person works or work for the last time.<br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br />People who work in a traveling form should be considered an individual establishment. So a newspaper seller, who works alone and is self-employed, should be written down as "Sale of newspapers" in question No. 17.<br /><br />If an enumerated person is a public employee, of a centralized, decentralized or autonomous organization, you will write down the name of the governmental department where they work.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 59]</span><br /><br />[An example has been omitted]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 60]</span><br /><br />If a person works in an establishment that does two or more different activities, you will write down the activity with which the person is most directly linked.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's industry of occupation during the previous week.
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Persons age 12+ who had a job or were looking for work having worked before [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |