Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry, 1 digit (ZA2001A_IND1)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
282
End:
283
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A443 ZA01A444 ZA01A445 ZA01A446 ZA01A447 ZA01A448 ZA01A449 ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h2">Ask for all persons aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h3">Had work</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453">P-19a. Business/company name (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is the full name of the business/company or organization for whom (the person) works?<br />If the person works for him/herself, and the business does not have a name, write self in the appropriate row. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, write domestic service. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453">P-19b. Company/business activity (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does the business do (main economic activity)?<br />Write the main industry, economic activity, product or service of (the person's) employer or company. For example, gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, healthcare, hairdressing, banking. Or, write the activity of the person if self-employed, for example, subsistence farming. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, write domestic service. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h3">Had work</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453">P-19a. Business/company name (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is the full name of the business/company or organization for whom (the person) works?<br />If the person works for him/herself, and the business does not have a name, write self in the appropriate row. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, write domestic service. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453">P-19b. Company/business activity (If yes to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does the business do (main economic activity)?<br />Write the main industry, economic activity, product or service of (the person's) employer or company. For example, gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, healthcare, hairdressing, banking. Or, write the activity of the person if self-employed, for example, subsistence farming. If doing paid domestic work in a private household, write domestic service. Use capital letters only.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Private households with employed persons, exterritorial organisations, and representatives of foreign governments |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453"><span class="em">Question P-19a -- Business or company name</span><br /><br /><span class="em">"What is the FULL name of the business/company or organisation for whom (the person) works?"</span><br /><br />If the person works for him/herself (self-employed or employer), and the business does not have a name, write self.<br /><br />If the person performs paid domestic work in a private household, enter "domestic service".<br /><br /><span class="em">National Bureau</span>: Write the response in the boxes provided and make sure that you write inside the boxes not outside. Do not leave empty boxes in between words. Make sure that you start at the top left corner and write only as much as will fit.<br /><br /><span class="em">Question P-19b -- Company or business activity</span><br /><br /><span class="em">"What does the business do (main economic activity)?"</span><br /><br />Here we are interested in the main economic activity of the local unit of the organisation for whom the person works.<br /><br />This may differ from the type of work the person performs, which is asked in the next question. For example, someone may be an accountant in a gold-mining organisation, or a messenger in a bank. In the first example, the main activity of the organisation is gold mining, while in the second, it is banking. Describe the activity in as much detail as possible.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the economic sector in which the person works by one-digit level.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Employed or economically active persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |