1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1980
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MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS1980_PHC-H-H
- MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Industry last week (2 digits) (MY1980A_IND2)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
228
End:
229
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For persons 10 years of age and over</span>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p>[Questions 31-34 were asked of persons other than those who did not work for pay or profit, at least 1 day during the last 7 days, did not help in a family farm or business at least one day during the last 7 days, did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to, and were not seeking work during the last 7 days.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A431 MY80A432 MY80A433 MY80A434 MY80A435">34. What are the main activities/products of this establishment? ________<br /></svar>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p>[Questions 31-34 were asked of persons other than those who did not work for pay or profit, at least 1 day during the last 7 days, did not help in a family farm or business at least one day during the last 7 days, did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to, and were not seeking work during the last 7 days.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A431 MY80A432 MY80A433 MY80A434 MY80A435">34. What are the main activities/products of this establishment? ________<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Agriculture and hunting |
| 12 | Forestry and logging |
| 13 | Fishing |
| 21 | Coal mining |
| 22 | Crude petroleum and natural gas production |
| 23 | Metal ore mining |
| 29 | Other mining |
| 31 | manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco |
| 32 | Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries |
| 33 | Manufacture of wood and wood products, including furniture |
| 34 | Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing |
| 35 | Manufacture of chemicals and of chemical, petroleum, coal, and olastic products |
| 36 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal |
| 37 | Basic metal industries |
| 38 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment |
| 39 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 41 | Electricity, gas and steam |
| 42 | Water works and supply |
| 50 | Construction |
| 61 | Wholesale Trade |
| 62 | Retail trade |
| 63 | Restaurants and hotels |
| 71 | Transport and storage |
| 72 | Communication |
| 81 | Financial institution |
| 82 | Insurance |
| 83 | Real estate and business services |
| 91 | Public administration and defence |
| 92 | Sanitary and similar services |
| 93 | Social and related community services |
| 94 | Recreation and cultural services |
| 95 | Personal and household services |
| 96 | International and other extra-territorial bodies |
| 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 in which the person worked last week - 2digits.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: Persons age 10+ who are employed, or active unemployed [discrepancies: none]
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