1974 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Liberia, 1974
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Reference ID
LBR_1974_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, IPUMS
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- LBR1974_PHC-H-H
- LBR1974_PHC-P-H
Industry (3-digit) (LR1974A_IND)
Data file: LBR1974_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
133
End:
135
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Ask all persons over age 10 years</span></p>
<p><span class="em">17. Business or industry </span>
<br />What kind of business or industry did person work in?
<br />Example: Iron mine, Rice farm
<br />CODE: ____
<p><span class="em">17. Business or industry </span>
<br />What kind of business or industry did person work in?
<br />Example: Iron mine, Rice farm
<br />CODE: ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 010 | Agriculture, Rubber |
| 020 | Agriculture, Rice |
| 030 | Agriculture, Coffee |
| 040 | Agriculture, Cocoa |
| 070 | Agricultural services n.e.c. |
| 113 | Hunting, trapping and game propagation |
| 121 | Forestry and logging |
| 130 | Fishing |
| 230 | Iron ore mining |
| 290 | Diamond mining |
| 299 | Other mining or quarrying |
| 312 | Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco |
| 321 | Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries |
| 331 | Manufacture of wood and wood products, including furniture |
| 381 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 500 | Construction, general and special |
| 610 | Wholesale trade |
| 620 | Retail trade |
| 631 | Restaurants, cafes and other eating and drinking places |
| 711 | Land transport |
| 712 | Water transport |
| 713 | Air transport |
| 810 | Financial institutions |
| 832 | Real state and business services |
| 900 | Activities not adequately defined |
| 910 | Public administration and defense |
| 931 | Educational services |
| 933 | Medical, dental, other health and veterinary services |
| 939 | Other social and related community services |
| 941 | Motion picture and other entertainment services |
| 951 | Repair services n.e.c |
| 952 | Laundaries, laundry services, and cleaning and dyeing plants |
| 990 | Other industry, response suppressed |
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 person's industry recode (2-digit).
Universe
Liberia 1974: Persons age 10+ who worked in the past 12 months [discrepancies: type I 0.1% type II: none]
concept
Concept