General Population Census of 1968 - IPUMS Subset
France, 1968
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FRA_1968_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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INSEE (Institut National de la Statisque et des Etudes Economiques), IPUMS
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- FRA1968_PHC-H-H.dat
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Industry, 41 categories (FR1968A_IND41)
Data file: FRA1968_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
198
End:
199
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FR68A401 FR68A405 FR68A406 FR68A408 FR68A414 FR68A425 FR68A427 FR68A429 FR68A430 FR68A433 FR68A437 FR68A438 FR68A439"><span class="em">Professional activity (for all persons born before January 1st, 1954)</span><br />[Applies to questions 12- 18]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="FR68A414" v="FR68A405 FR68A414 FR68A437"><span class="h3">12. Main profession</span>: Indicate the profession or the occupation which you are currently practicing (even if you are still only an apprentice or if you are working by helping a member of your family in his/her work.) A woman who is taking care of her home should answer "no profession".<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /><span class="em">Be specific</span>: Examples: auto repair mechanic, clothing producer, steel worker, draftsman, electrical engineer, grain broker, wine-producer, driver of large trucks, swine breeder, hairdresser, shorthand typist, etc.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="FR68A414" v="FR68A405 FR68A414 FR68A437"><span class="h3">12. Main profession</span>: Indicate the profession or the occupation which you are currently practicing (even if you are still only an apprentice or if you are working by helping a member of your family in his/her work.) A woman who is taking care of her home should answer "no profession".<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /><span class="em">Be specific</span>: Examples: auto repair mechanic, clothing producer, steel worker, draftsman, electrical engineer, grain broker, wine-producer, driver of large trucks, swine breeder, hairdresser, shorthand typist, etc.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Fishing |
| 11 | Agriculture, forestry |
| 21 | Solid combustible materials |
| 22 | Other excavating industries |
| 31 | Buildings and public works |
| 41 | Production and first conversion of metals |
| 42 | Mechanical industries |
| 43 | Various metal works |
| 44 | Electrical constructions |
| 45 | Mechanical and electrical repair |
| 46 | Glass, ceramic, construction materials |
| 47 | Petrolium and fuel |
| 48 | Chemical industries |
| 49 | Tobacco and matches |
| 51 | Food industries and similar activities |
| 52 | Textile industries and similar work |
| 53 | Clothing and fabrics industries |
| 54 | Leather and skins industries |
| 55 | Wood industries and furniture-making |
| 56 | Paper and cardboard industries |
| 57 | Industries polygraphiques, presse, edition |
| 58 | Other industries |
| 59 | Industries not clearly defined |
| 61 | Land transportation |
| 62 | Freshwater navigation, maritime transportation and air |
| 71 | Agricultural and food businesses (wholesale) |
| 72 | Agricultural and food businesses (retail) |
| 73 | Inns and alcoholic beverage distributer |
| 74 | Other wholesale businesses |
| 75 | Other retail businesses |
| 76 | Businesses not clearly defined |
| 77 | Intermediaries of businesses and industries |
| 78 | Banks and insurance |
| 79 | Ticketmaster |
| 81 | Services rendered to enterprises |
| 82 | Domestic cleaning |
| 83 | Services for specific individuals |
| 91 | Water, gas, electric |
| 92 | Transmissions and radio |
| 93 | Public administrations |
| 94 | National defense |
| 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 a="FR68A414" v="FR68A405 FR68A414 FR68A437"><span class="em">Question 12: Main profession.</span><br />Attentively read the explanations and the examples given on the individual forms, as well as the instructions hereafter.<br />Examples of bad answers not to accept in any situation [left column] / Comments [right column]<br />1) Bad answers because they aren't specific enough.<br />Employee, worker, building worker, engineer, executive, director / Indicate exactly the job of the person concerned, for example: salesperson at a department store, bank employee, lathe operator, chemical engineer, plasterer, expert forester, business director.<br />Government employee, SNCF employee, EDF employee / For government employees and public service employees, specify the rank or the job, for example: representative of the prefecture, clerk of the PTT, second class stationmaster, driver of a diesel locomotive, EDF dispatcher.<br />Merchant, industrialist, farmer, entrepreneur, craftsman, administrator / Answer, for example: retail grocer, wholesaler in pharmaceutical products, masonry entrepreneur, residential building director, movie theater employee<br />2) Bad answers because they are incomplete.<br />O.S., O.P., Qualified worker, team leader, foreman / these labels indicate the situation in the professional hierarchy, but do not give any information on the individual profession of the person concerned. On the other hand, the following answers are satisfactory:<br />O.S. (specialized worker) in rope or yarn winding, textile mill foreman<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's economic activity in 41 categories.
Universe
France 1968: Active persons who had a job [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |