Population Census 1996
South Africa, 1996
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Industry (industr)
Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Household questionnaire: Q19.5/7 What is the FULL name of the business/company or organisation for whom (the person) is working? What does the business do (main economic activity)? (write in)
Personal questionnaire: Q19.5/7 What is the FULL name of the business/company or organisation for whom this person is working? What does the business do (main economic activity)? (write in)
Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included
Personal questionnaire: Q19.5/7 What is the FULL name of the business/company or organisation for whom this person is working? What does the business do (main economic activity)? (write in)
Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Other, incl. private households and not adequately described |
| 1 | Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing |
| 2 | Mining and quarrying |
| 3 | Manufacturing |
| 4 | Electricity, gas and water supply |
| 5 | Construction |
| 6 | Wholesale and retail trade, repairs, hotels and restaurants |
| 7 | Transport, storage and communication |
| 8 | Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services |
| 9 | Community, social and personal services |
| 11 | Agriculture, hunting and related services |
| 12 | Forestry, logging and related services |
| 13 | Fishing, operation of fish hatcheries and fish farms |
| 21 | Mining of coal and lignite |
| 22 | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 23 | Mining of gold and uranium ore |
| 24 | Mining of Metal ores |
| 25 | Other Mining and Quarrying |
| 29 | Service activities incidental to mining of minerals |
| 30 | Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products |
| 31 | Manufacture of textiles, clothing and leather goods |
| 32 | Manufacture of footwear |
| 33 | Manufacture of fuel and petroleum, chemical and rubber products |
| 34 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 35 | Manufacture of metals and metal products, machinery and household appliances |
| 36 | Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus |
| 37 | Manufacture of electronic components, sound/vision equipment, medical and other appliances |
| 38 | Manufacture of transport equipment |
| 39 | Manufacture of furniture and other items nec. and recycling |
| 41 | Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply |
| 42 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 50 | Construction |
| 61 | Wholesale and commission trade, except motor vehicles |
| 62 | Retail trade, except motor vehicles, and repairs of goods |
| 63 | Sales and repairs of motor vehicles, sale of automotive fuel |
| 64 | Hotels and restaurants |
| 71 | Land transport |
| 72 | Water transport |
| 73 | Air transport |
| 74 | Supporting transport activities inc. storage |
| 75 | Post and telecommunication |
| 81 | Financial intermediation |
| 82 | Insurance and pension funding |
| 83 | Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation |
| 84 | Real estate activities |
| 85 | Renting of machinery and equipment |
| 86 | Computer and related activities |
| 87 | Research and development |
| 88 | Other business activities |
| 91 | Public administration and defence activities |
| 92 | Education |
| 93 | Health and social work |
| 94 | Other community, social and personal service activities |
| 95 | Activities of membership organisations |
| 96 | Recreational, cultural and sporting activities |
| 99 | Other service activities |
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 reflects the industry in which the enumerated person works
Universe
All persons, aged 15 and older and employed, enumerated on household and personal questionnaires at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.
Others
Notes
Industry refers to the economic sector in which the person works. The question was only asked in respect of people who were employed (see Employment status).
The classification used for coding was based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC) 1993. Coding was done to the three-digit level but will only be released at the two-digit level due to the very small numbers in some three-digit categories. Coding was based on the question ‘What does the business do (main economic activity)?’ Additional instructions were provided as follows: ‘Describe the MAIN INDUSTRY, economic activity, produce or service of the person’s employer or company, e.g. gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, hairdressing, banking; OR activity of the person, if self-employed, e.g. subsistence farming.’ The question on the name of the business or company that the person works for was also referred to when needed in coding. The instruction for the question on the name of the business or company specified that the respondent or interviewer should indicate ‘Domestic Service’ for persons doing paid domestic work in a
private household.
Domestic workers in private households are included in the industry category ‘private households’.
The classification used for coding was based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC) 1993. Coding was done to the three-digit level but will only be released at the two-digit level due to the very small numbers in some three-digit categories. Coding was based on the question ‘What does the business do (main economic activity)?’ Additional instructions were provided as follows: ‘Describe the MAIN INDUSTRY, economic activity, produce or service of the person’s employer or company, e.g. gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, hairdressing, banking; OR activity of the person, if self-employed, e.g. subsistence farming.’ The question on the name of the business or company that the person works for was also referred to when needed in coding. The instruction for the question on the name of the business or company specified that the respondent or interviewer should indicate ‘Domestic Service’ for persons doing paid domestic work in a
private household.
Domestic workers in private households are included in the industry category ‘private households’.