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Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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Main industry (3 digits) (MY1991A_0436)

Data file: MYS1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 210
End: 212
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]


For person aged 10 years and above (Date of birth before/on 14 of August, 1981)
[Questions 18-27 are asked of those who lived in their households on Census Days and 10 years old or above.]


[Questions C25-27 were asked of persons who worked at least 1 hour during the 7 days and had a job to return to. (Yes was chosen in Question C18 or C19.)]



C26. Industry

(a) What are the activities/services/product of your place of work? (Describe in a few words.) ________

(b) What is the name and address of your employer?


(i) Name of employer ________
(ii) Address of employer ________
Categories
Value Category
111 Agriculture and livestock
112 Agricultural service
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
313 Beverage industries
314 Tobacco manufactures
321 Manufacture of textiles
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear
323 Manufacture of leather and products of leather, leather substitutes and fur, except footwear and wearing apparel
324 Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or molded rubber or plastic footwear
331 Manufacture of wood and 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 coal
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 fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
382 Manufacture of machinery except electrics
383 Manufacture of electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies
384 Manufacture 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, etc. - wholesale trade
614 Industrial, agricultural and business equipment and materials - wholesale trade
615 Large general wholesalers
621 Food, drink and tobacco - retail trade
623 Household and personal goods - retail trade
624 Motorcycles, motor vehicles, petrol, etc. - 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
920 Sanitary and similar services
931 Education services
932 Research and scientific institutes
933 Medical, dental, other health and veterinary services
934 Welfare institutions
935 Business, professional and labor 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 Activities not adequately defined
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
Questions C18-C27

General Guidelines

Who should be asked?
(i) These questions (C18-C27) should be asked for persons aged 10 years and above, that is, those who were born before or on 14 August 1981.
Refer to Question C5 to find out the date of birth. For persons whose birth dates are 14 August 1981 or earlier, Questions C18-C27 must be asked.
If no information is provided for C5, refer to Question C6. For persons who are 10 years or more, Question C18 - C27 must be asked.

(ii) For Questions C25 and C26, if possible, obtain the information from the household members directly so that more detailed information may be given.

Reference Period
The reference period for Question C18-C27 refer to the 7 days prior to the day of the interview.

To determine the reference period, refer to the calendar provided in Document 7 (Thank You Card).

Example:
If the interview was conducted on 15 August 1991, the information required should be based on the period 8-14 August 1991.




Question C26
[The enumeration form is not presented here.]

Purpose
To find out the "industry" for person who worked during the last 7 days before interview.

Definition
Industry refers to the economic activity of the working place of a person. This includes agriculture, manufacturing, mining, services, etc.

How to ask the question
To obtain complete information on the industry at the place where a person works, two questions should be asked, that it:
Question (a)
"What are the activities/services/product of _____ (member's name) place of work?"
Question (b)
"What is the employer's name and address?"

[p.154]

How to record the answer

Question 26(a)

State clearly and precisely the activities/services/products of the place of work of the respondent.

Whenever possible explain in a few words, for example:

i) Factory that produces rubber shoes.
ii) Sewing clothes in own house.
iii) Repairing cars in own workshop.
iv) Selling food in coffee shop.
v) Selling food at "Night Market".
vi) Making furniture in factory.
vii) Planting paid in own farm.

Avoid using general terms such as manufacturing, selling, agriculture or production.
State industry for occupation which has been recorded in Question C25.

Question 26(b)
Obtain an answer for this question if the respondent is an employee or employer.
This question need not be answered for cases where the respondent is own-account worker in agricultural sector, such as gardener, rubber taper, paid farmer, etc.

Note: Examples for answers to Questions C25 and C26
To assist you in recording the answers to Questions C25 and C26 clearly and accurately, some examples are given as references on pages 155 and 156.

[p.155-6]
[The table of examples of occupation and industry which are commonly found in the urban area is not presented here.]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main industry (3 digits) for which the person worked.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who worked last week and those not working but have a job

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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