1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- PRI1980_PHC-H-H
- PRI1980_PHC-P-H
Industry, 1950 basis (PR1980A_IND1950)
Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
246
End:
248
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PR80A048 PR80A053 PR80A421 PR80A431 PR80A432 PR80A433 PR80A434 PR80A435 PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A438 PR80A439 PR80A440 PR80A441 PR80A442 PR80A443 PR80A444 PR80A445 PR80A446 PR80A447 PR80A448 PR80A449 PR80A450 PR80A451 PR80A452 PR80A453 PR80A454 PR80A455 PR80A456 PR80A457 PR80A458 PR80A462 PR80A463 PR80A464 PR80A468 PR80A469 PR80A470 PR80A471 PR80A472 PR80A473 PR80A474 PR80A475 PR80A476 PR80A477 PR80A478 PR80A479 PR80A480 PR80A481 PR80A482 PR80A483 PR80A484 PR80A531 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538 PR80A533 PR80A535 PR80A537 PR80A539 PR80A567 PR80A568"><span class="em">16. Enumerator - Mark when this person was born. </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Born before April 1965 -- Ask questions 17 - 33. (Omit question 17 if born between April 1960 and March 1965.) <br />[] Born April 1965 or later -- Turn to next page for next person</div><br />[Questions 17 through 33 asked of persons aged 15 and above.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR80A432 PR80A433 PR80A434 PR80A435 PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A438 PR80A531 PR80A532 PR80A533 PR80A534 PR80A535 PR80A536 PR80A537 PR80A538 PR80A539"><span class="h3">28-30. Current or most recent job activity </span><br /><br />Describe the chief job activity or business at which ____ worked the most hours last week (or the last job or business since 1975)<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28a. For whom did ____ work? </span><br />If now on active duty in the Armed Forces, print "AF" and skip to question 31.<br /><div class="i1">____<br /> (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28b. What kind of business or industry was this? </span><br /><br />Describe the activity at location where employed.<br /><div class="i1">____<br /><br />(For example: hospital, shirt manufacturer)</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28c. Is this mainly: </span><br /><br />(Fill one circle)<br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other -- (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="PR80A432 PR80A433 PR80A434 PR80A435 PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A438 PR80A531 PR80A532 PR80A533 PR80A534 PR80A535 PR80A536 PR80A537 PR80A538 PR80A539"><span class="h3">28-30. Current or most recent job activity </span><br /><br />Describe the chief job activity or business at which ____ worked the most hours last week (or the last job or business since 1975)<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28a. For whom did ____ work? </span><br />If now on active duty in the Armed Forces, print "AF" and skip to question 31.<br /><div class="i1">____<br /> (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28b. What kind of business or industry was this? </span><br /><br />Describe the activity at location where employed.<br /><div class="i1">____<br /><br />(For example: hospital, shirt manufacturer)</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR80A436 PR80A437 PR80A532 PR80A534 PR80A536 PR80A538"><span class="em">28c. Is this mainly: </span><br /><br />(Fill one circle)<br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other -- (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 105 | Agriculture |
| 116 | Forestry |
| 126 | Fisheries |
| 206 | Metal mining |
| 216 | Coal mining |
| 226 | Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction |
| 236 | Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel |
| 239 | Mining, not specified |
| 246 | Construction |
| 306 | Logging |
| 307 | Sawmills, planning mills, and mill work |
| 308 | Miscellaneous wood products |
| 309 | Furniture and fixtures |
| 316 | Glass and glass products |
| 317 | Cement, concrete, gypsum and plaster products |
| 318 | Structural clay products |
| 319 | Pottery and related products |
| 326 | Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products |
| 336 | Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills |
| 337 | Other primary iron and steel industries |
| 338 | Primary nonferrous industries |
| 346 | Fabricated steel products |
| 347 | Fabricated nonferrous metal products |
| 348 | Not specified metal industries |
| 356 | Agricultural machinery and tractors |
| 357 | Office and store machines and devices |
| 358 | Miscellaneous machinery |
| 367 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies |
| 376 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment |
| 377 | Aircraft and parts |
| 378 | Ship and boat building and repairing |
| 379 | Railroad and miscellaneous transportation equipment |
| 386 | Professional equipment and supplies |
| 387 | Photographic equipment and supplies |
| 388 | Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices |
| 399 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 406 | Meat products |
| 407 | Dairy products |
| 408 | Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and seafoods |
| 409 | Grain-mill products |
| 416 | Bakery products |
| 417 | Confectionery and related products |
| 418 | Beverage industries |
| 419 | Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products |
| 426 | Not specified food industries |
| 429 | Tobacco manufactures |
| 436 | Knitting mills |
| 437 | Dyeing and finishing textiles, except knit goods |
| 438 | Carpets, rugs, and other floor coverings |
| 439 | Yarn, thread, and fabric mills |
| 446 | Miscellaneous textile mill products |
| 448 | Apparel and accessories |
| 449 | Miscellaneous fabricated textile products |
| 456 | Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills |
| 457 | Paperboard containers and boxes |
| 458 | Miscellaneous paper and pulp products |
| 459 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries |
| 466 | Synthetic fibers |
| 467 | Drugs and medicines |
| 468 | Paints, varnishes, and related products |
| 469 | Miscellaneous chemicals and allied products |
| 476 | Petroleum refining |
| 477 | Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products |
| 478 | Rubber products |
| 487 | Leather: tanned, curried, and finished |
| 488 | Footwear, except rubber |
| 489 | Leather products, except footwear |
| 499 | Not specified manufacturing industries |
| 506 | Railroads and railway express service |
| 516 | Street railways and bus lines |
| 526 | Trucking service |
| 527 | Warehousing and storage |
| 536 | Taxicab service |
| 546 | Water transportation |
| 556 | Air transportation |
| 567 | Petroleum and gasoline pipe lines |
| 568 | Services incidental to transportation |
| 578 | Telephone |
| 579 | Telegraph |
| 586 | Electric light and power |
| 587 | Gas and steam supply systems |
| 588 | Electric-gas utilities |
| 596 | Water supply |
| 597 | Sanitary services |
| 598 | Other and not specified utilities |
| 606 | Motor vehicles and equipment |
| 607 | Drugs, chemicals, and allied products |
| 608 | Dry goods apparel |
| 609 | Food and related products |
| 616 | Electrical goods, hardware, and plumbing equipment |
| 617 | Machinery, equipment, and supplies |
| 618 | Petroleum products |
| 619 | Farm products--raw materials |
| 626 | Miscellaneous wholesale trade |
| 627 | Not specified wholesale trade |
| 636 | Food stores, except dairy products |
| 637 | Dairy products stores and milk retailing |
| 646 | General merchandise stores |
| 647 | Five and ten cent stores |
| 656 | Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe |
| 657 | Shoe stores |
| 658 | Furniture and house furnishing stores |
| 659 | Household appliance and radio stores |
| 667 | Motor vehicles and accessories retailing |
| 668 | Gasoline service stations |
| 669 | Drug stores |
| 679 | Eating and drinking places |
| 686 | Hardware and farm implement stores |
| 687 | Lumber and building material retailing |
| 688 | Liquor stores |
| 689 | Retail florists |
| 696 | Jewelry stores |
| 697 | Fuel and ice retailing |
| 698 | Miscellaneous retail stores |
| 699 | Not specified retail trade |
| 716 | Banking and credit agencies |
| 726 | Security and commodity brokerage and investment companies |
| 736 | Insurance |
| 746 | Real estate |
| 756 | Real estate-insurance-law offices |
| 806 | Advertising |
| 807 | Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services |
| 808 | Miscellaneous business services |
| 816 | Auto repair services and garages |
| 817 | Miscellaneous repair services |
| 826 | Private households |
| 836 | Hotels and lodging places |
| 846 | Laundering, cleaning, and dyeing services |
| 847 | Dressmaking shops |
| 848 | Shoe repair shops |
| 849 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 856 | Radio broadcasting and television |
| 857 | Theaters and motion pictures |
| 858 | Bowling alleys, and billiard and pool parlors |
| 859 | Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services |
| 868 | Medical and other health services, except hospitals |
| 869 | Hospitals |
| 879 | Legal services |
| 888 | Educational services |
| 896 | Welfare and religious services |
| 897 | Nonprofit membership organizations |
| 898 | Engineering and architectural services |
| 899 | Miscellaneous professional and related services |
| 906 | Postal service |
| 916 | Federal public administration |
| 926 | State public administration |
| 936 | Local public administration |
| 946 | Public Administration, level not specified |
| 976 | Common or General laborer |
| 982 | Housework at home |
| 983 | School response (students, etc.) |
| 984 | Retired |
| 987 | Institution response |
| 991 | Lady/Man of leisure |
| 995 | Non-industrial response |
| 997 | Nonclassifiable |
| 998 | Industry not reported |
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 a person's industry on a 1950 basis.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: Persons age 16+ who had worked within the previous five years; not new workers [discrepancies: not verifiable]
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Concept