Census of Population of Ireland, 2002 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 2002
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IRL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- IRL2002_PHC-H-H
- IRL2002_PHC-P-H
Industry class (IE2002A_IND)
Data file: IRL2002_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
235
End:
237
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="IE02A415 IE02A416 IE02A417 IE02A418 IE02A419 IE02A420 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A424 IE02A425 IE02A429">[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IE02A419 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A420 IE02A424 IE02A425">25 If you are:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Working for payment or profit (Q24 box 1)</li>
<li>Unemployed (Q24 box 3)</li>
<li>retired (Q24 box 6)</li>
</ul><br />Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise skip to Q32.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IE02A420">31 What is (was) the business of your employed at the place where you work(ed) in your main job?<br /><div class="i1">If you are (were) self-employed answer in respect of your own business.<br />Describe the main product or service provided by your employer.<br />For example, making computers, repairing cars, secondary education, food wholesale, making pharmaceuticals, contract cleaning, software development and support.<br /><br />_______<br /><br />Is (was) the business of your employer mainly?<br />[] 1 Manufacturing<br />[] 2 Wholesale trade<br />[] 3 Retail trade<br />[] 4 Other (agriculture, building, services, government, etc)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="IE02A419 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A420 IE02A424 IE02A425">25 If you are:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Working for payment or profit (Q24 box 1)</li>
<li>Unemployed (Q24 box 3)</li>
<li>retired (Q24 box 6)</li>
</ul><br />Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise skip to Q32.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IE02A420">31 What is (was) the business of your employed at the place where you work(ed) in your main job?<br /><div class="i1">If you are (were) self-employed answer in respect of your own business.<br />Describe the main product or service provided by your employer.<br />For example, making computers, repairing cars, secondary education, food wholesale, making pharmaceuticals, contract cleaning, software development and support.<br /><br />_______<br /><br />Is (was) the business of your employer mainly?<br />[] 1 Manufacturing<br />[] 2 Wholesale trade<br />[] 3 Retail trade<br />[] 4 Other (agriculture, building, services, government, etc)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 011 | Growing of crops, market gardening, horticulture |
| 018 | Other agricultural activities |
| 019 | Farming growing of crops animals mixed farming |
| 020 | Forestry activities |
| 050 | Fishing activities |
| 103 | Extraction and agglomeration of peat |
| 110 | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 130 | Mining of metal ores |
| 140 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 151 | Production processing and preserving meat products |
| 152 | Processing and preserving of fish and fish products |
| 153 | Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables |
| 155 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 156 | Manufacture of grain mill products and starch products |
| 157 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |
| 158 | Manufacture of other food products |
| 159 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 160 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 170 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 180 | Manufacture of clothes dressing and dyeing of fur |
| 190 | Tanning and dressing of leather handbags luggage etc |
| 200 | Manufacture of wood except furniture |
| 210 | Manufacture of pulp paper and paper products |
| 220 | Publishing printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 230 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
| 244 | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals |
| 249 | All other manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 251 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| 252 | Manufacture of plastic products |
| 261 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 266 | Manufacture of articles of concrete plaster and cement |
| 269 | All manufactures of other non metallic mineral products |
| 270 | Manufacture of basic metals |
| 280 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products except machinery |
| 290 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec |
| 300 | Manufacture of office machinery and computers |
| 310 | Manufacture of electrical machinery |
| 320 | Manufacture of radio television communication equipment |
| 330 | Manufacture of medical precision and optical instruments |
| 340 | Manufacture of motor vehicles trailers and semi trailers |
| 350 | Manufacture of other transport equipment |
| 361 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 369 | Manufacturing n.e.c. |
| 370 | Recycling activities |
| 401 | Production and distribution of electricity |
| 402 | Manufacture of gas distribution of gaseous fuels |
| 410 | Collection purification and distribution of water |
| 451 | Construction site preparation |
| 452 | Construction building of complete constructions |
| 453 | Construction building installation |
| 454 | Construction building completion |
| 455 | Renting of construction or demolition equipment |
| 500 | Sale maintenance and repair of motor vehicles/cycles |
| 510 | Wholesale commission trade except of motor vehicles |
| 521 | Sale in non specialized stores |
| 522 | Sale of food minerals and tobacco in specialized stores |
| 524 | Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores |
| 529 | Retail trade nec |
| 551 | Hotel industry |
| 552 | Other provision of short stay accommodation |
| 553 | Restaurants |
| 554 | Bars |
| 555 | Canteens and catering |
| 601 | Transport via railways |
| 602 | Freight transport by road |
| 609 | All other land transport |
| 610 | Water transport |
| 620 | Air transport operators |
| 631 | Cargo handling and storage |
| 632 | Other supporting transport activities |
| 633 | Activities of travel agencies and tour operators |
| 634 | Activities of other transport agencies |
| 641 | Post and courier activities |
| 642 | Telecommunications operators |
| 650 | Financial intermediation except insurance and pensions |
| 660 | Insurance and pension funding except social security |
| 671 | Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation |
| 672 | Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding |
| 700 | Real estate activities |
| 710 | Renting of machinery and equipment without operator |
| 720 | Computer and related activities |
| 730 | Research and development |
| 741 | Legal, accounting and book keeping tax consultancy |
| 742 | Architectural and engineering activities |
| 743 | Technical testing and analysis |
| 744 | Advertising |
| 745 | Labour recruitment and provision of personnel |
| 746 | Investigation and security activities |
| 747 | Industrial cleaning |
| 749 | Miscellaneous business activities not elsewhere classified |
| 752 | Defence activities and garda siochana |
| 759 | All other public administration compulsory social security |
| 801 | Primary education |
| 802 | Secondary education |
| 803 | Higher education |
| 804 | Adult and other education not elsewhere classified |
| 851 | Human health activities |
| 852 | Veterinary activities |
| 853 | Social work activities |
| 900 | Sewage refuse disposal and similar activities |
| 910 | Activities of membership organisations |
| 921 | Motion picture and video activities |
| 922 | Radio and television activities |
| 923 | Other entertainment activities |
| 924 | News agency activities |
| 925 | Library archives museums and other cultural activities |
| 926 | Sporting activities |
| 927 | Other recreational activities |
| 930 | Other service activities |
| 950 | Private households with employed persons |
| 990 | Extra territorial organisations and bodies |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry the person works or worked.
Universe
Ireland 2002: Persons age 15+ who are present, and working or experienced unemployed [discrepancies: none]
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