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Population Census Jamaica 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center
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Industry 3-digit (JM2001A_0460)

Data file: JAM2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 275
End: 277
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 4.1 - 4.8 for persons age 14 and older]



4.8 What type of business is/was carried on at the work place?

________
_ _ _ _
[] Not stated
Categories
Value Category
11 Growing of temporary and permanent crops, market gardening, horticulture
12 Livestock production, hunting and trapping
13 Growing of agricultural crops and rearing of livestock
14 Agricultural, animal husbandry and horticultural services
21 Forestry and logging (including forestry services)
31 Fishing, fish hatcheries and services to fishing
162 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores
171 Quarrying of stones, sand, clay and gravel
172 Other mining and quarrying
211 Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruits, vegetable oils and fats
212 Manufacture of dairy products
213 Manufacture of grain mill products, starches, and starch products
214 Manufacture of other food products
215 Manufacture of beverages
216 Manufacture of tobacco products
222 Manufacture of other textiles
223 Manufacture of wearing apparel and crocheted goods
225 Manufacture of footwear
231 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork except furniture
232 Manufacture of furniture
241 Manufacture of paper and paper products
242 Printing , publishing and services to printing
251 Manufacture of basic chemicals
253 Manufacture of other chemical products
261 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
272 Manufacture of plastic products
289 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products not elsewhere classified
290 Manufacturing (excluding metal products, machinery and equipment) not elsewhere classified
316 Manufacture of basic non ferrous base metals
325 Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators
329 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products, services to producers of fabricated metal products
336 Manufacture of domestic appliances and electrical machinery and apparatus
399 Other manufacturing
411 Production and distribution of electricity
420 Collection, purification and distributionof water
511 Construction, repairs and alterations of residential building
512 Construction, repairs and alterations of non-residential buildings
513 Construction, repairs and alterations of buildings (general)
521 Construction of roads, bridges and ports
523 Construction, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems and reservoirs
531 Electrical installation
532 Electrical repair and maintenance
533 Electrical engineering
543 Concrete mixing and preparation (except ready mix)
545 Printing, decorating and landscaping
551 Plumbing activities
553 Joinery and installation activities
599 Other construction and allied activities
610 Wholesalers of food, beverages and tobacco
611 Wholesalers of minerals fuels, lubricants and related products
612 Wholesalers of lumber and building materials
613 Wholesalers of industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment and motor vehicles
614 Wholesale trade in general hardware, electrical and electronic goods and equipment
615 Wholesale trade in chemicals, drugs, pramaceuticals and cosmetics
616 Wholesalers of textiles, wearing apparel, footwear and other personal effects
619 Wholesale merchants and distributors not elsewhere classified
621 Retailers of food, beverages and tobacco
622 Retailers of household furnishings, household equipment and jewellery
623 Retailers of textiles, clothing and footwear
624 Retailers of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, drugs and cosmetics
625 Retailers of electronics, musical and photographic equipment (including parts and accessories)
626 Retailers of industrial, commerical and agricultural machinery and transport and equipment (including parts and accessories)
627 Retailers of petroleum products
628 Retailers of hardware building materials and electrical goods
629 Other retailers not elsewhere classified
631 Restaurants, cafeterias and other eating and drinking places
632 Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places
711 Land transport
712 Water transport
713 Air transport
719 Services allied to transport
720 Communication
811 Banking institutions
812 Other financial institutions and financial intermedaries
813 Financial services
821 Insurance
831 Real estate activities
832 Business services (except machinery and equipment, rental and leasing)
911 Public administration
912 Public security
921 Sanitary and similar services
931 Education services (government and private educational institutions of all types)
932 Research and scientific institutions
933 Medical, dental and other health services
934 Welfare institutions
935 Business, professional and labor organizations
939 Other social and related community services
941 Motion picture and other entertainment services
942 Libraries, museums, botanical gardens, etc. and other cultural services
943 Tourism-oriented services
949 Amusement and recreational services
952 Laundry, laundry services and dry cleaning establishments
953 Domestic services
954 Motor vehicle repair services
955 Other repair services
956 Miscellaneous personal services
961 International and other extra-territorial bodies
990 Other industry, response suppressed
998 Unknown
999 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
Section 4: Economic activity
[Persons age 14 and older]

5.73 General
Section 4 is comprised of Questions 4.1 through 4.20, and should be asked to persons age 14 and older. The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals were in the working force of the country at some point in time.

This section is included in the sample coverage because it requires much more probing than should be undertaken for the short form. Economic activity in Jamaica has undergone some amount of transformation within the past two or three decades, whereby there has been a significant development of what has come to be regarded as the "Informal sector". People have in many instances moved away from the traditional jobs in the public and private sectors and have ventured into their own small scale businesses, some of which are being operated within homes.

You must pay close attention to the skip instructions at all times to ensure that you ask relevant questions. You will also need to pay close attention to the different reference periods stated. Questions 4.1 through 4.4 seek to identify the persons who worked. As we know that work means different things to different people, we try in these questions to establish clearly whether an individual worked or not within a particular week. These questions relate to the week preceding the Census date, as do Questions 4.5 through 4.13. Question 4.14 asks for a specific date. Questions 4.15 and 4.16 relate to the past twelve months, while questions 4.17 and 4.18 refer to the past 5 years. Questions 4.19 and 4.20 are relevant to persons of pensionable age and seek to determine the type of social welfare benefits or pension being received. Even if the person has never worked, he/she can be in receipt of social welfare benefits (as the beneficiary of a spouse).

It is important that the concept of work be fully understood.

Work includes:

(a) Work with pay, that is:

(i) Work for others for a wage or salary including commission or tips. Work may be done either in the employment of the government, a business organization, some private or public organization, or an individual. These correspond to the categories "Paid employee of government", "Private enterprise", or "Private home" in question Q4.6).

(ii) Work as trainee (such as nurses in training) or apprentice (persons at trade). This could also correspond to the same categories at is point (i).

(iii) Work for oneself in one's own business (including farm), which is run for profit or fees but does not employ paid help. This corresponds to "Self-employed without Employees" in question Q4.6. For example: odd job, hustling, buying and selling etc.

(iv) Work for oneself in one's own business (including farm), which is run for profit or fees and employs paid help. This corresponds to "Self-employed with employees" in question Q4.6.


(b) Work without pay in a business or farm which is run for profit that is:

(i) Work without pay in a business or farm run for profit (usually by a relative), in cases where the individual is either supported by the owner or obtains some benefits other than cash from running of business (see "Unpaid employee in agriculture" or any type of business in question Q4.6).

(ii) Work as an unpaid helper in a business or other organization, in cases where the respondent is learning a trade or profession in this way, with a view to engaging in work for pay (see "Unpaid employee in agriculture" or any type of business in question Q4.6).


Do not include as "working" those persons who:

(i) Work without money or pay for a relative or other person on tasks that did not contribute to the operation of a farm or of a business: e.g., housework, gardening, odd jobs around the house or yard, such as painting the fence, etc.

(ii) Work without pay assisting a relative or friend in his duties as an employee.

(iii) Work without pay either in cash or in kind as a volunteer worker for service Society for Blind, Operation Workshop.


Note also that "work" must relate to work in Jamaica. It includes, however, those persons who are residing in the territory but are on boats, ships, airplanes, etc., which may operate outside of the territory, as well as travelling salesmen, consultants, etc. Informal commercial importers who travel to the Cayman Islands buying and selling are to be included. Do not include the work done by persons going as contract workers to North America for a few months to work on farms there during the crop season. Other persons who live and work outside of the country should not be classified as having worked with respect to the time they were resident outside of the country.



5.78 Question 4.8: Industry of type of business in present/last job

What is required here is the type of business where the individual worked. It must relate to the occupation entered on Q4.7. Write in the type of business in the space provided by giving a short description of the activity. For example: "Manufacturing", "Cane growing", "Building construction", or "Making of bread and cakes". In instances where you cannot adequately describe the industry, you may give the name of the business or firm also.

In the case of persons engaged by local or central government, give the name of the office or department in which they are employed.

For domestic servants and other personal service workers who work as paid employees in private homes, the industry is "Private home". For persons who indicate odd jobs or hustling, you will need to identify the nature of such activity in order to accurately record the industry. For someone selling biscuits, the industry would not be the same as the person who assist travelers to the buses.

As for occupation, do not attempt to score any codes in the four boxes in the right.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the industry the respondent works in (3-digit).
Universe
Persons age 14+ who worked or had a job (with or without pay) or was seeking a job in the previous week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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