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XII Recenseamento Geral da População e II Recenseamento Geral da Habitação 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Portugal, 1981
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PRT_1981_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Portugal Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Sector of economic activity (PT1981A_0421)

Data file: PRT1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 214
End: 214
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 5-27 were asked of residents of the housing unit, per question 4]




[Questions 17-27 were asked of persons age 12+]




25. Branch of economic activity: ________

Indicate your activity of that of the firm, establishment, service office, etc. where you work or worked (in the case of being unemployed looking for a new job or doing compulsory military service)
Categories
Value Category
1 Primary activity sector
2 Secondary activity sector
3 Tertiary activity sector (economic)
4 Tertiary activity sector (social)
8 Unknown
9 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
Important: Individuals not residing in the dwelling where they spend 16 March 1981, at 00:00 hours, end the filling-in of the questionnaire here.
[Questions 5-27 were asked of residents of the housing unit, per question 4]




Note: Individuals younger than 12 years old end the filling-in of the questionnaire after question 16.
Only individuals 12 years of age or older answer the next questions.
[Questions 17-27 were asked of persons age 12+]




Question 25 - Branch of economic activity

As for main activity we understand the type of economic activity engaged by the company or entity where the individual worked during the reference week.

Important: The answer must be precise. For example: pre-primary education, tribunal, hospital, Municipal Council, preparation and spinning of textile fibers, fish preparation and conservation, bread manufacture, clothing retail sale, road construction, etc.

Unemployed individuals who are looking for a new job and those doing the compulsory military service (if they had a job before), must indicate the activity of the last company to whom they worked.

Description

Definition
This variable describes the person's sector of economic activity as primary, secondary, or terciary.
Universe
Persons age 12+ who are active or looking for a new job

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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