2010 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2010
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Reference ID
GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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- GHA2010_PHC-H-H
- GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Industry (major groups) (GH2010A_IND)
Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
191
End:
192
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Economic activity -- P13-P17: Should be related to the past 7 days preceding census night </span>
<br />[P13 to P17 were asked of all persons age 5 years or older.]</p>
<p>[Questions P14-P17 were asked of persons age 5 or older who were engaged in an activity for pay in the 7 days prior to the census (per question P13a) or had worked before and were seeking work or had been engaged in voluntary work without pay in the 7 days prior to the census (per question P13b).]</p>
<p>P15a. Industry.</p>
<div class="i1">What is the main product or service of the establishment where [the respondent] works/worked?<br />Main product or service ________</div>
<p><span class="em">Economic activity -- P13-P17: Should be related to the past 7 days preceding census night </span>
<br />[P13 to P17 were asked of all persons age 5 years or older.]</p>
<p>[Questions P14-P17 were asked of persons age 5 or older who were engaged in an activity for pay in the 7 days prior to the census (per question P13a) or had worked before and were seeking work or had been engaged in voluntary work without pay in the 7 days prior to the census (per question P13b).]</p>
<p>P15a. Industry.</p>
<div class="i1">What is the main product or service of the establishment where [the respondent] works/worked?<br />Main product or service ________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
| 02 | Mining and quarrying |
| 03 | Manufacturing |
| 04 | Electricity, gas, stream and air conditioning supply |
| 05 | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
| 06 | Construction |
| 07 | Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 08 | Transportation and storage |
| 09 | Accommodation and food service actviities |
| 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; undifferentiated goods and services, producing activities of households for own use |
| 21 | Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
| 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 (major groups) of the person.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Persons age 5+ who are economically active [discrepancies none]
concept
Concept