National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
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Reference ID
BOL_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
Collection(s)
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Jul 30, 2025
Last modified
Aug 01, 2025
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- Data files
- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Industry (BO2012A_IND)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
319
End:
320
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">F3. Only for people at least 7 years old</span></p>
<p>44. What is the principal thing produced or sold by the place you work, or what is its principal economic activity? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(For example, write: tin mine, manufacture of shoes, ministry of health, poultry farm, growing of potatoes, retail sales in a neighborhood store, etc.)</div>
<p>44. What is the principal thing produced or sold by the place you work, or what is its principal economic activity? ____</p>
<div class="i1">(For example, write: tin mine, manufacture of shoes, ministry of health, poultry farm, growing of potatoes, retail sales in a neighborhood store, etc.)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture, livestock, hunting, fishing and forestry |
| 02 | Mining and quarrying |
| 03 | Manufacturing industry |
| 04 | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| 05 | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and decontamination |
| 06 | Construction |
| 07 | Wholesale and retail sale; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 08 | Transportation and storage |
| 09 | Accommodation and food service activities |
| 10 | Information and communications |
| 11 | Financial intermediation and insurance |
| 12 | Real estate activities |
| 13 | Professional and technical services |
| 14 | Administrative and support services activities |
| 15 | Public administration, defense and mandatory social security plans |
| 16 | Education services |
| 17 | Health and social assistance services |
| 18 | Artistic, entertainment and recreational activities |
| 19 | Other service activities |
| 20 | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use |
| 21 | Services of organizations and extraterritorial 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">F3. Only for people at least 7 years old<br />Economic characteristics of the population </span></p>
<p><span class="em">44. Branch of activity</span>
<br />Branch of economic activity means the activity of the establishment where the person worked in the week before Census Day.
<br />The question about the branch of activity is an open-ended question, and the answer should be written down as clearly as possible in the appropriate line. Branches of activity include: tin mine, manufacture of shoes, ministry of health, poultry farm, growing of potatoes, and retail sales in a neighborhood store.
<p><span class="em">44. Branch of activity</span>
<br />Branch of economic activity means the activity of the establishment where the person worked in the week before Census Day.
<br />The question about the branch of activity is an open-ended question, and the answer should be written down as clearly as possible in the appropriate line. Branches of activity include: tin mine, manufacture of shoes, ministry of health, poultry farm, growing of potatoes, and retail sales in a neighborhood store.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry in which the person works (1 digit).
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Persons age 7+ who worked or were engaged in any productive activity last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |