Census of Population and Housing 1995 - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 1995
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ISR_1995_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, Minnesota Population Center
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- ISR1995-H-H
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Industry (IL1995A_0439)
Data file: ISR1995-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
209
End:
210
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Part C: Anyone 15 years and older is requested to fill-in both pages
[Questions 14-38 were asked of people 15 years or older.]
28. Place of work's main activity (a description of the activity, products, or services): ____
Examples: Food import, manufacturing refrigerators, wholesale clothes dealer, car garage, elementary school, rehabilitation clinic
29. Name the department or division in which you were employed (if exists): ____
Examples: refrigerator manufacturing division, family health clinic.
30. Describe your work:
A. Your main occupation in your place of employment: ____
Examples: licensing clerk, telephone technician, building engineer, branch manager of a bank, construction worker. Do not give a general description such as: clerk, technician, engineer, manager, manual worker.
B. Specify your main activities at work: _____
Examples: in charge of import licenses, repair telephones, planning and carrying out building plans, inspecting all of bank-branch activities, roof tarring
[Questions 14-38 were asked of people 15 years or older.]
28. Place of work's main activity (a description of the activity, products, or services): ____
Examples: Food import, manufacturing refrigerators, wholesale clothes dealer, car garage, elementary school, rehabilitation clinic
29. Name the department or division in which you were employed (if exists): ____
Examples: refrigerator manufacturing division, family health clinic.
30. Describe your work:
A. Your main occupation in your place of employment: ____
Examples: licensing clerk, telephone technician, building engineer, branch manager of a bank, construction worker. Do not give a general description such as: clerk, technician, engineer, manager, manual worker.
B. Specify your main activities at work: _____
Examples: in charge of import licenses, repair telephones, planning and carrying out building plans, inspecting all of bank-branch activities, roof tarring
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture |
| 2 | Manufacturing |
| 3 | Electricity and water supply |
| 4 | Construction |
| 5 | Wholesale and retail trade |
| 6 | Accommodation services and restaurants |
| 7 | Transport, storage and communication |
| 8 | Banking, insurance |
| 9 | Real estate, renting and business activities |
| 10 | Public administration |
| 11 | Education |
| 12 | Health services, welfare, social work |
| 13 | Community, social and other services |
| 14 | Private households with domestic personnel |
| 15 | Extra-territorial organizations and 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
21. Question 28
28. Main activity of the workplace (Description of activities, products or services):
Examples: Importing food products, manufacturing refrigerators, car body-work, wholesale cloths sale, elementary school, rehabilitation hospital ________
21.1 Activity of the workplace
Describe the activities of the workplace (not the activities of the person in the workplace).
Examples:
A. A person working as an accountant in a candies factory, will write "producing candies" -- although he is not engaged directly in the manufacturing itself.
B. A person working as a printing worker in advertisement office will write "advertisement office".
21.2 Exact writing
Write the exact activity of the workplace.
Examples:
(Wrong) School, (Right) School for special education
(Wrong) Electricity work, (Right) Sub-contracting and electricity work in buildings
(Wrong) Electricity works, (Right) Fixing electric home appliances
(Wrong) Cloths, (Right) Manufacturing children's cloths
(Wrong) Government office, (Right) Agriculture Office
21.3 Workplace engaged in several [economic] activities
People who work in a factory that produces products of different types, or is dealing with different kind of activities -- will write the main activity of the factory, institution or agricultural farm.
Examples:
A. A person working in a factory producing frozen vegetables and vegetables preserves, where they produce more preserves -- will write "Production of vegetables preserves".
[p. 60]
B. A person who works in a company that transports passengers and cargo, and most of the income is from passengers' transportation -- will write "Passengers' transportation".
C. A person who works in a shoemaker's workshop that manufactures and repairs shoes, where most of the workers manufacture shoes -- will write "Shoes manufacturing".
If it is impossible to determine what activity of the workplace is the main one -- write them all.
Examples:
A. A person who works in a factory that produces men and women cloths -- will write "manufacturing men cloths and women cloths".
B. A person who works in a company that provides security services and cleaning services - will write "Security and cleaning services".
21.4 Daughter company
A person works in a daughter-company that is engaged in activities different from the mother company (main company), will write the activity of the daughter company.
22. Question 29
29. Name of department or division (if there is) that you have worked in ____
Examples: Refrigerators manufacturing department, Family Health clinic, Water department
22.1 There is a division to units [in the organizational structure]
In many workplaces there is a division to different [organizational] units.
A. Write the name of the unit (department or division) the person works in.
Examples:
1. A person who works in the sanitation department of Kiryat-Gat municipality will write "Sanitation Department".
2. A person who works in plastics factory in the department that manufactures children toys will write "Manufacturing department of children toys".
B. A person who works in several departments or divisions will write the one he worked in most of the hours last week.
22.2 There is no division to units
If there is no division to units or the person does not know what department he belongs to, skip over this question and write nothing in it.
[p. 61]
23. Question 30
30. Description of your work
A. Describe your main occupation in this workplace:____
Examples: Licensing clerk, telephone technician, construction engineer, manager of a bank branch, construction worker. Do not write general description such as: clerk, technician, engineer, manager, or worker.
B. Specify your main activities in this job________
Examples: Take care of import licenses, repair telephones, plan and supervise the work according to construction plans, supervise the bank- ranch activities, roof taming.
In this question you have to write the actual activities performed by the person at his workplace. This description of activities in the workplace gets, in the data processing stage, a code (number). Each code represents a specific occupation.
Examples: Electric practical engineer is coded "120"and a tailor is coded "741".
It is important to specify exactly the activities of the worker in his work place in order to enable the interpretation of the written answer to a code.
23.1 Description of the work (part a of the question)
A. Write a detailed description of the work.
Examples:
(Wrong) Seller, (Right) Seller of men cloths
(Wrong) Worker, (Right) Electronics worker
(Wrong) Farmer, (Right) Chicken farmer
(Wrong) Driver, (Right) Bus driver
(Wrong) Lecturer, (Right) Bio-chemistry lecturer
(Wrong) Nurse, (Right) Operation room nurse
[p. 62]
B. If the person performs several work types in the same workplace -- refer to the work he invests most of the time in.
Example: A person who works in a book store as a cashier and also sells book, if most of the time he sells books, write: books seller.
C. Write the actual work the person does in his workplace.
Do not write a profession he learned but is not practicing.
Examples:
- A person who learned electronics engineering who works as a sales manager of electric appliances will write "Sales manager of electric appliances.
- A jurist who works as a tax collector in the IRS will not write "Tax collection clerk".
23.2 Specification of the activities (part b of the question)
A. In this section the respondent has to elaborate on the main work activities he is doing in his workplace.
In order to distinguish between the different types of work, the answer in part a of question 30 is not enough. There is a need for detailed description of the activities done within the framework of the job. The reason for that is that people can do different activities under the same job definition.
Examples:
1. Professional workers in electronics: One can weld printed electronic circles, while the other put together electronic equipment.
2. Air conditioners repairman: One can repair car AC, the second, home AC, while the third repair industrial air conditioners.
In the above cases, each type of activity will get a different code, therefore maximum details are required.
[p. 63]
B. The following examples present detailed activities to be written in part b:
If the work described in Part a is "Seller of men cloths", Specified activities in Part b is "Put price labels, helps the shoppers to choose cloths, and operates the cashier".
If the work described in Part a is "Chicken farmer", Specified activities in Part b is "Orders chicks, check the quality, instruct the workers and make marketing decisions".
If the work described in Part a is "Bus driver", Specified activities in Part b is "Checks the bus, sells tickets to the passengers, and drives the bus between stations".
If the work described in Part a is "Operation room certified nurse", Specified activities in Part b is "Assists the surgeons during the operations".
If the work described in Part a is "Computers technical assistant", Specified activities in Part b is "Advise the customers with the model that suits their needs".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Roof sealing".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Pouring cement".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Floorer".
28. Main activity of the workplace (Description of activities, products or services):
Examples: Importing food products, manufacturing refrigerators, car body-work, wholesale cloths sale, elementary school, rehabilitation hospital ________
21.1 Activity of the workplace
Describe the activities of the workplace (not the activities of the person in the workplace).
Examples:
A. A person working as an accountant in a candies factory, will write "producing candies" -- although he is not engaged directly in the manufacturing itself.
B. A person working as a printing worker in advertisement office will write "advertisement office".
21.2 Exact writing
Write the exact activity of the workplace.
Examples:
(Wrong) School, (Right) School for special education
(Wrong) Electricity work, (Right) Sub-contracting and electricity work in buildings
(Wrong) Electricity works, (Right) Fixing electric home appliances
(Wrong) Cloths, (Right) Manufacturing children's cloths
(Wrong) Government office, (Right) Agriculture Office
21.3 Workplace engaged in several [economic] activities
People who work in a factory that produces products of different types, or is dealing with different kind of activities -- will write the main activity of the factory, institution or agricultural farm.
Examples:
A. A person working in a factory producing frozen vegetables and vegetables preserves, where they produce more preserves -- will write "Production of vegetables preserves".
[p. 60]
B. A person who works in a company that transports passengers and cargo, and most of the income is from passengers' transportation -- will write "Passengers' transportation".
C. A person who works in a shoemaker's workshop that manufactures and repairs shoes, where most of the workers manufacture shoes -- will write "Shoes manufacturing".
If it is impossible to determine what activity of the workplace is the main one -- write them all.
Examples:
A. A person who works in a factory that produces men and women cloths -- will write "manufacturing men cloths and women cloths".
B. A person who works in a company that provides security services and cleaning services - will write "Security and cleaning services".
21.4 Daughter company
A person works in a daughter-company that is engaged in activities different from the mother company (main company), will write the activity of the daughter company.
22. Question 29
29. Name of department or division (if there is) that you have worked in ____
Examples: Refrigerators manufacturing department, Family Health clinic, Water department
22.1 There is a division to units [in the organizational structure]
In many workplaces there is a division to different [organizational] units.
A. Write the name of the unit (department or division) the person works in.
Examples:
1. A person who works in the sanitation department of Kiryat-Gat municipality will write "Sanitation Department".
2. A person who works in plastics factory in the department that manufactures children toys will write "Manufacturing department of children toys".
B. A person who works in several departments or divisions will write the one he worked in most of the hours last week.
22.2 There is no division to units
If there is no division to units or the person does not know what department he belongs to, skip over this question and write nothing in it.
[p. 61]
23. Question 30
30. Description of your work
A. Describe your main occupation in this workplace:____
Examples: Licensing clerk, telephone technician, construction engineer, manager of a bank branch, construction worker. Do not write general description such as: clerk, technician, engineer, manager, or worker.
B. Specify your main activities in this job________
Examples: Take care of import licenses, repair telephones, plan and supervise the work according to construction plans, supervise the bank- ranch activities, roof taming.
In this question you have to write the actual activities performed by the person at his workplace. This description of activities in the workplace gets, in the data processing stage, a code (number). Each code represents a specific occupation.
Examples: Electric practical engineer is coded "120"and a tailor is coded "741".
It is important to specify exactly the activities of the worker in his work place in order to enable the interpretation of the written answer to a code.
23.1 Description of the work (part a of the question)
A. Write a detailed description of the work.
Examples:
(Wrong) Seller, (Right) Seller of men cloths
(Wrong) Worker, (Right) Electronics worker
(Wrong) Farmer, (Right) Chicken farmer
(Wrong) Driver, (Right) Bus driver
(Wrong) Lecturer, (Right) Bio-chemistry lecturer
(Wrong) Nurse, (Right) Operation room nurse
[p. 62]
B. If the person performs several work types in the same workplace -- refer to the work he invests most of the time in.
Example: A person who works in a book store as a cashier and also sells book, if most of the time he sells books, write: books seller.
C. Write the actual work the person does in his workplace.
Do not write a profession he learned but is not practicing.
Examples:
- A person who learned electronics engineering who works as a sales manager of electric appliances will write "Sales manager of electric appliances.
- A jurist who works as a tax collector in the IRS will not write "Tax collection clerk".
23.2 Specification of the activities (part b of the question)
A. In this section the respondent has to elaborate on the main work activities he is doing in his workplace.
In order to distinguish between the different types of work, the answer in part a of question 30 is not enough. There is a need for detailed description of the activities done within the framework of the job. The reason for that is that people can do different activities under the same job definition.
Examples:
1. Professional workers in electronics: One can weld printed electronic circles, while the other put together electronic equipment.
2. Air conditioners repairman: One can repair car AC, the second, home AC, while the third repair industrial air conditioners.
In the above cases, each type of activity will get a different code, therefore maximum details are required.
[p. 63]
B. The following examples present detailed activities to be written in part b:
If the work described in Part a is "Seller of men cloths", Specified activities in Part b is "Put price labels, helps the shoppers to choose cloths, and operates the cashier".
If the work described in Part a is "Chicken farmer", Specified activities in Part b is "Orders chicks, check the quality, instruct the workers and make marketing decisions".
If the work described in Part a is "Bus driver", Specified activities in Part b is "Checks the bus, sells tickets to the passengers, and drives the bus between stations".
If the work described in Part a is "Operation room certified nurse", Specified activities in Part b is "Assists the surgeons during the operations".
If the work described in Part a is "Computers technical assistant", Specified activities in Part b is "Advise the customers with the model that suits their needs".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Roof sealing".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Pouring cement".
If the work described in Part a is "Construction worker", Specified activities in Part b is "Floorer".
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's industry.
Universe
Persons age 15+ who worked as civilian last year
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |