1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1970
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PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Industry, 2000 basis (PR1970A_IND2000M)
Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
341
End:
343
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PR70A429 PR70A430 PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A435 PR70A495 PR70A496 PR70A499 PR70A500 PR70A501"><span class="em">30-32. Show in questions 30-32 this person's job or business during the last week. If he had no job or business last week, give information for most recent job or business since 1960.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A496 PR70A500"><span class="em">30a. For whom did he work?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____ (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)<br />[] Now serving in the Armed Forces (Skip to 33)</div><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____<br />(For example: Junior high school, retail supermarket, TV and radio service, dairy farm, sugar mill, etc.)</div><br /><span class="em">c. Is this business or industry mainly -</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PR70A433 PR70A434 PR70A496 PR70A500"><span class="em">30a. For whom did he work?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____ (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)<br />[] Now serving in the Armed Forces (Skip to 33)</div><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this?</span><br /><div class="i1">_____<br />(For example: Junior high school, retail supermarket, TV and radio service, dairy farm, sugar mill, etc.)</div><br /><span class="em">c. Is this business or industry mainly -</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade<br />[] Retail trade<br />[] Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 017 | Crop production |
| 028 | Fishing, hunting, and trapping |
| 029 | Support activities for agriculture and forestry |
| 038 | Coal mining |
| 047 | Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying |
| 049 | Support activities for mining |
| 057 | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution |
| 067 | Water, steam, air conditioning, and irrigation systems |
| 069 | Not specified utilities |
| 077 | Construction |
| 107 | Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling |
| 108 | Sugar and confectionery products |
| 109 | Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing |
| 117 | Dairy product manufacturing |
| 118 | Animal slaughtering and processing |
| 119 | Retail bakeries |
| 127 | Bakeries, except retail |
| 128 | Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. |
| 129 | Not specified food industries |
| 137 | Beverage manufacturing |
| 139 | Tobacco manufacturing |
| 148 | Fabric mills, except knitting |
| 157 | Carpets and rugs manufacturing |
| 159 | Textile product mills except carpets and rugs |
| 167 | Knitting mills |
| 168 | Cut and sew apparel manufacturing |
| 177 | Footwear manufacturing |
| 179 | Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing |
| 187 | Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills |
| 188 | Paperboard containers and boxes |
| 189 | Miscellaneous paper and pulp products |
| 199 | Printing and related support activities |
| 207 | Petroleum refining |
| 209 | Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products |
| 217 | Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing |
| 218 | Agricultural chemical manufacturing |
| 219 | Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing |
| 227 | Paint, coating, and adhesives manufacturing |
| 228 | Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetic manufacturing |
| 229 | Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals |
| 237 | Plastics product manufacturing |
| 238 | Tire manufacturing |
| 239 | Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing |
| 247 | Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing |
| 249 | Glass and glass product manufacturing |
| 257 | Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing |
| 259 | Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
| 267 | Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing |
| 268 | Aluminum production and processing |
| 269 | Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing |
| 277 | Foundries |
| 278 | Metal forgings and stampings |
| 279 | Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing |
| 287 | Structural metals and tank and shipping container manufacturing |
| 297 | Ordinance |
| 298 | Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing |
| 299 | Not specified metal industries |
| 308 | Construction mining and oil field machinery manufacturing |
| 309 | Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing |
| 317 | Metalworking machinery manufacturing |
| 318 | Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing |
| 319 | Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. |
| 336 | Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing |
| 337 | Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing |
| 338 | Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing |
| 347 | Household appliance manufacturing |
| 349 | Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c. |
| 357 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing |
| 358 | Aircraft and parts manufacturing |
| 367 | Railroad rolling stock manufacturing |
| 368 | Ship and boat building |
| 387 | Miscellaneous wood products |
| 389 | Furniture and related products manufacturing |
| 396 | Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing |
| 398 | Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. |
| 399 | Not specified manufacturing industries |
| 407 | Motor vehicles, parts and supplies |
| 409 | Lumber and other construction materials |
| 419 | Electrical goods |
| 426 | Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies |
| 427 | Machinery, equipment, and supplies |
| 428 | Recyclable material |
| 437 | Paper and paper product wholesalers |
| 438 | Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied product wholesalers |
| 439 | Apparel, fabrics, and notions wholesalers |
| 447 | Groceries and related product wholesalers |
| 448 | Farm product raw material wholesalers |
| 449 | Petroleum and petroleum product wholesalers |
| 456 | Alcoholic beverage wholesalers |
| 457 | Farm supplies wholesalers |
| 458 | Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers |
| 459 | Not specified wholesale trade |
| 467 | Automobile dealers |
| 468 | Other motor vehicle dealers |
| 469 | Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores |
| 477 | Furniture and home furnishings stores |
| 479 | Radio, TV, and computer stores |
| 487 | Building material and supplies dealers |
| 488 | Hardware stores |
| 497 | Grocery stores |
| 498 | Specialty food stores |
| 499 | Beer, wine, and liquor stores |
| 507 | Pharmacies and drug stores |
| 509 | Gasoline stations |
| 517 | Clothing and accessories, except shoe stores |
| 518 | Shoe stores |
| 519 | Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores |
| 538 | Department stores |
| 539 | Miscellaneous general merchandise stores |
| 547 | Retail florists |
| 558 | Miscellaneous retail stores |
| 568 | Fuel dealers |
| 569 | Other direct selling establishments |
| 579 | Not specified retail trade |
| 607 | Air transportation |
| 609 | Water transportation |
| 617 | Truck transportation |
| 618 | Bus service and urban transit |
| 619 | Taxi and limousine service |
| 637 | Postal Service |
| 639 | Warehousing and storage |
| 647 | Newspaper publishers |
| 657 | Motion pictures and video industries |
| 667 | Radio and television broadcasting and cable |
| 668 | Wired telecommunications carriers |
| 669 | Other telecommunication services |
| 677 | Libraries and archives |
| 687 | Banking and related activities |
| 689 | Non-depository credit and related activities |
| 697 | Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments |
| 699 | Insurance carriers and related activities |
| 707 | Real estate |
| 708 | Automotive equipment rental and leasing |
| 727 | Legal services |
| 728 | Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services |
| 729 | Architectural, engineering, and related services |
| 738 | Computer systems design and related services |
| 739 | Management, scientific and technical consulting services |
| 746 | Scientific research and development services |
| 747 | Advertising and related services |
| 758 | Employment services |
| 759 | Business support services |
| 767 | Travel arrangements and reservation services |
| 768 | Investigation and security services |
| 769 | Services to buildings and dwellings |
| 777 | Landscaping services |
| 779 | Waste management and remediation services |
| 786 | Elementary and secondary schools |
| 787 | Colleges and universities, including junior colleges |
| 789 | Other schools, instruction, and educational services |
| 797 | Offices of physicians |
| 798 | Offices of dentists |
| 807 | Offices of optometrists |
| 818 | Other health care services |
| 819 | Hospitals |
| 827 | Nursing care facilities |
| 829 | Residential care facilities, without nursing |
| 837 | Individual and family services |
| 857 | Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions |
| 858 | Bowling centers |
| 859 | Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries |
| 866 | Traveler accommodation |
| 867 | Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses |
| 868 | Restaurants and other food services |
| 877 | Automotive repair and maintenance |
| 879 | Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance |
| 888 | Personal and household goods repair and maintenance |
| 889 | Footwear and leather goods repair |
| 897 | Barber shops |
| 898 | Beauty salons |
| 907 | Dry cleaning and laundry services |
| 908 | Funeral homes, cemeteries and crematories |
| 916 | Religious organizations |
| 917 | Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services |
| 929 | Private households |
| 947 | Justice, public order, and safety activities |
| 959 | National security and international affairs |
| 992 | Unemployed, with no work experience since 1995 |
| 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 identifies the industry of the person.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: Persons age 14+ who had worked within the previous ten years, and persons seeking work who last worked ten years ago [discrepancies: not verifiable]
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Concept