1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1991
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CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat
- CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (1970 standard industrial classification) (CA1991A_IND70)
Data file: CAN1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
320
End:
321
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CA91A474 CA91A476 CA91A473 CA91A475 CA91A412 CA91A464 CA91A465 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A463 CA91A367 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A481 CA91A477 CA91A482 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480 CA91A405 CA91A406 CA91A021 CA91A472 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A492 CA91A493 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A498 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501 CA91A502 CA91A503"><span class="h2">STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="CA91A477 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480"><span class="em">Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A487 CA91A488">36. For whom did this person work?<br /><div class="i1">Name of firm, government agency, etc. ________<br />Department, branch, division, section or plant ________</div><br />37. What kind of business, industry or service was this?<br /><div class="i1">Give full description. For example, wheat farm, trapping, road maintenance, retail shoe store, secondary school, temporary help agency, municipal police.<br />Kind of business, industry or service ________<br />_ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="CA91A477 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A478 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A479 CA91A483 CA91A480"><span class="em">Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A487 CA91A488">36. For whom did this person work?<br /><div class="i1">Name of firm, government agency, etc. ________<br />Department, branch, division, section or plant ________</div><br />37. What kind of business, industry or service was this?<br /><div class="i1">Give full description. For example, wheat farm, trapping, road maintenance, retail shoe store, secondary school, temporary help agency, municipal police.<br />Kind of business, industry or service ________<br />_ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture |
| 02 | Other primary industries |
| 03 | Manufacturing |
| 04 | Construction |
| 05 | Transportation and storage |
| 06 | Communication and other utilities |
| 07 | Wholesale trade |
| 08 | Retail trade |
| 09 | Finance, insurance and real estate |
| 10 | Services to business management |
| 11 | Federal adminstration and defense |
| 12 | Other federal public administration |
| 13 | Education and related services |
| 14 | Health and welfare services |
| 15 | Accomodation and food services |
| 16 | Other services |
| 17 | Industry unspecified or undefined |
| 99 | 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
<svar v="CA91A463 CA91A464 CA91A466 CA91A467 CA91A468 CA91A469 CA91A470 CA91A471 CA91A473 CA91A474 CA91A475 CA91A476 CA91A478 CA91A479 CA91A480 CA91A481 CA91A482 CA91A483 CA91A484 CA91A485 CA91A486 CA91A487 CA91A488 CA91A489 CA91A490 CA91A491 CA91A494 CA91A495 CA91A496 CA91A497 CA91A499 CA91A500 CA91A501"><div class="i1">Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A487 CA91A488"><span class="h3">Question 36: Name of employer</span><br /><div class="i1">For persons who are self-employed, enter the name of their business in the boxes provided. If the business does not have a name, enter their name.<br />For persons whose wages are paid by an agency which hires out their services, enter the name of the agency.<br />For persons who work as employees in a private household, enter the name of the family for whom they work and enter <span class="em">private household</span>.</div><br /><span class="h3">Question 37: Kind of business</span><br /><div class="i1">Provide as much detail as possible to accurately describe the type of business.<br /><span class="em">For example, rather than:</span> agriculture, auto parts, furniture, school, aluminum, police. <span class="em">A more complete response would be:</span> wheat farm, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, retail household furniture and appliance store, secondary school, aluminum rolling, casting and extruding, municipal police department [respectively].</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A487 CA91A488"><span class="h3">Question 36: Name of employer</span><br /><div class="i1">For persons who are self-employed, enter the name of their business in the boxes provided. If the business does not have a name, enter their name.<br />For persons whose wages are paid by an agency which hires out their services, enter the name of the agency.<br />For persons who work as employees in a private household, enter the name of the family for whom they work and enter <span class="em">private household</span>.</div><br /><span class="h3">Question 37: Kind of business</span><br /><div class="i1">Provide as much detail as possible to accurately describe the type of business.<br /><span class="em">For example, rather than:</span> agriculture, auto parts, furniture, school, aluminum, police. <span class="em">A more complete response would be:</span> wheat farm, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, retail household furniture and appliance store, secondary school, aluminum rolling, casting and extruding, municipal police department [respectively].</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked, as indicated by the name of the employer (or the person's own business name if self-employed) and the kind of business, industry or service engaged in by this establishment. The1970 Standard Industrial Classification was used.
Universe
Canada 1991: Persons age 15+ last worked in 1990 or 1991 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |