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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Industry, 1 digit (ZA1996A_IND1)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 249
End: 250
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ZA96A040 ZA96A041 ZA96A042 ZA96A432 ZA96A433 ZA96A434 ZA96A435 ZA96A436 ZA96A437 ZA96A438 ZA96A439 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442 ZA96A443 ZA96A444 ZA96A445 ZA96A446"><span class="em">Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A444 ZA96A445">19.5. What is the full name of the business/company or organisation for whom (the person) is working?<br /><div class="i1">____ If the person works for him-/herself, and the business does not have a name, enter "Self" in appropriate column. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, enter "Domestic Service".</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ZA96A444 ZA96A445">19.7. What does the business do (main economic activity)?<br /><div class="i1">____ 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.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 Private households and diplomatic service
01 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
02 Mining and quarrying
03 Manufacturing
04 Electricity, gas and water supply
05 Construction
06 Wholesale and retail trade
07 Transport, storage and communication
08 Financial, insurance, real estate and business services
09 Community, social and personal services
98 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the industry, or economic sector, in which the person works using one-digit codes.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Employed persons age 15+ in private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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