1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1980
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Reference ID
MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS1980_PHC-H-H
- MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Industry last week (3 digits) (MY1980A_IND3)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
230
End:
232
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For persons 10 years of age and over</span>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p>[Questions 31-34 were asked of persons other than those who did not work for pay or profit, at least 1 day during the last 7 days, did not help in a family farm or business at least one day during the last 7 days, did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to, and were not seeking work during the last 7 days.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A431 MY80A432 MY80A433 MY80A434 MY80A435">34. What are the main activities/products of this establishment? ________<br /></svar>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p>[Questions 31-34 were asked of persons other than those who did not work for pay or profit, at least 1 day during the last 7 days, did not help in a family farm or business at least one day during the last 7 days, did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to, and were not seeking work during the last 7 days.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A431 MY80A432 MY80A433 MY80A434 MY80A435">34. What are the main activities/products of this establishment? ________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Agriculture and livestock |
| 112 | Agricultural services |
| 113 | Hunting, trapping and game propagation |
| 121 | Forestry |
| 122 | Logging |
| 130 | Fishing |
| 210 | Coal mining |
| 220 | Crude petroleum and natural gas production |
| 230 | Metal ore mining |
| 290 | Other mining |
| 311 | Food manufacturing |
| 312 | Food manufacturing |
| 313 | Beverage industries |
| 314 | Tobacco manufacturers |
| 321 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 322 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear |
| 323 | Manufacture of products of leather and leather substitutes, except footwear and wearing apparel |
| 324 | Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or molded rubber or plastic footwear |
| 331 | Manufacture of wood and cork products, except furniture |
| 332 | Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal |
| 341 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 342 | Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| 351 | Manufacture of industrial chemicals |
| 352 | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 353 | Petroleum refineries |
| 354 | Manufacture of miscellaneous products of petroleum and coat |
| 355 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| 356 | Manufacture of plastic products, not elsewhere classified |
| 361 | Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware |
| 362 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 369 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products |
| 371 | Iron and steel basic industries |
| 372 | Non-ferrous metal basic industries |
| 381 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, not elsewhere classified of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 382 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, not elsewhere classified of machinery except electrical |
| 383 | Manufacture of electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies |
| 384 | Manufacture and repair of electrical appliances of transport equipment |
| 385 | Manufacture of professional and scientific and measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified and of photographic and optical goods |
| 390 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 410 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 420 | Water works and supply |
| 500 | Construction |
| 611 | Food, drinks and tobacco-wholesale trade |
| 612 | Household and personal goods-wholesale trade |
| 613 | Motorcycles, motor vehicles, petrol, ect.-wholesale trade |
| 614 | Industrial, agricultural and business equipment and materials-wholesale trade |
| 615 | Large general wholesalers |
| 621 | Food, drinks and tobacco-retail trade |
| 622 | Food, drinks and tobacco-retail trade |
| 623 | Household and personal goods-retail trade |
| 624 | Motorcycles, motor vehicles, petrol, ect.-retail trade |
| 625 | Miscellaneous retail trade not elsewhere classified |
| 631 | Restaurants, cafes 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 |
| 810 | Financial institutions |
| 820 | Insurance |
| 831 | Real estate |
| 832 | Business services except machinery and equipment rentals and leasing |
| 833 | Machinery and equipment rental and leasing |
| 911 | Public administration and defense |
| 912 | Public administration and defense |
| 920 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 931 | Education services |
| 932 | Research and scientific institutes |
| 933 | Veterinary services |
| 934 | Welfare institutions |
| 935 | Business, professional and labour associations |
| 939 | Other social and related community services |
| 941 | Motion picture and other entertainment services |
| 942 | Libraries, museums, botanical and zoological gardens and other cultural services not elsewhere classified |
| 949 | Amusement and recreational services not elsewhere classified |
| 951 | Repair services not elsewhere classified |
| 952 | Laundries, laundry services and cleaning and dyeing plants |
| 953 | Domestic services |
| 959 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 960 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 995 | Industries inadequately described |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry in which the person worked last week - 3 digits.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: Persons age 10+ who are employed or active unemployed [discrepancies: none]
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Concept