Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom, 1991
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GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Industrial classification (UK1991A_0414)
Data file: 1991-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
162
End:
164
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Answer to the remaining questions are not required for any person under 16 years of age (born after 21st April 1975)
[Applies to questions 13 - 19]
[Questions 14 - 18 were asked of persons who currently have or have had a job in the last 10 years]
16. Name and business of employer (if self-employed give the name and nature of the person's business)
At a, please give the name of the employer. Give the trading name if none is used. Do not use abbreviations.
At b, describe clearly what the employer (or the person if self-employed) makes or does (or did).
Armed forces - write 'Armed Forces' at a, and leave b blank. For a member of the Armed Forces of a country other than the UK - add the name of the country.
Civil Servants - give name of Department at a, and write 'Government Department' at b.
Local Government Officer - give name of employing authority at a, and depart in which employed at b.
a Name of employer ________
b Description of employer's business ________
[Applies to questions 13 - 19]
[Questions 14 - 18 were asked of persons who currently have or have had a job in the last 10 years]
16. Name and business of employer (if self-employed give the name and nature of the person's business)
At a, please give the name of the employer. Give the trading name if none is used. Do not use abbreviations.
At b, describe clearly what the employer (or the person if self-employed) makes or does (or did).
Armed forces - write 'Armed Forces' at a, and leave b blank. For a member of the Armed Forces of a country other than the UK - add the name of the country.
Civil Servants - give name of Department at a, and write 'Government Department' at b.
Local Government Officer - give name of employing authority at a, and depart in which employed at b.
a Name of employer ________
b Description of employer's business ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture and horticulture |
| 2 | Forestry |
| 3 | Fishing |
| 4 | Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels |
| 5 | Coke ovens |
| 6 | Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas |
| 7 | Mineral oil processing |
| 8 | Nuclear fuel production; Production and distribution of other forms of energy |
| 9 | Production and distribution of electricity |
| 10 | Public gas supply |
| 11 | Water supply industry |
| 12 | Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores; extraction of minerals not elsewhere specified |
| 13 | Iron and steel industry |
| 14 | Steel tubes |
| 15 | Drawing, cold rolling and cold forming of steel |
| 16 | Non-ferrous metals industry |
| 17 | Structural clay products |
| 18 | Cement, lime and plaster |
| 19 | Building products of concrete, cement or plaster |
| 20 | Asbestos goods |
| 21 | Working of stone and other non-metallic minerals not elsewhere specified |
| 22 | Abrasive products |
| 23 | Glass and glassware |
| 24 | Refractory and ceramic goods |
| 25 | Basic industrial chemicals |
| 26 | Paints, varnishes and printing ink |
| 27 | Specialised chemical products mainly for industrial and agricultural purposes |
| 28 | Pharmaceutical products |
| 29 | Soap and toilet preparations |
| 30 | Specialised chemical products mainly for household and office use |
| 31 | Production of man-made fibres |
| 32 | Foundries |
| 33 | Forging, pressing and stamping |
| 34 | Bolts, nuts, etc.; springs; non-precision chains; metals treatment |
| 35 | Metal doors, windows, etc. |
| 36 | Hand tools and finished metal goods |
| 37 | Industrial plant and steelwork |
| 38 | Agricultural machinery and tractors |
| 39 | Metal-working machine tools and engineers' tools |
| 40 | Textile machinery |
| 41 | Machinery for the food, chemical and related industries; process engineering contractors |
| 42 | Mining machinery, construction and mechanical handling equipment |
| 43 | Mechanical power transmission equipment |
| 44 | Machinery for the printing, paper, wood, leather, rubber, glass and related industries; laundry and dry cleaning machinery |
| 45 | Other machinery and mechanical equipment |
| 46 | Ordnance, small arms and ammunition |
| 47 | Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment |
| 48 | Insulated wires and cables |
| 49 | Basic electrical equipment |
| 50 | Electrical equipment for industrial use, and batteries and accumulators |
| 51 | Telecommunication equipment, electrical measuring equipment, electronic capital goods and passive electronic components |
| 52 | Other electronic equipment |
| 53 | Domestic-type electric appliances |
| 54 | Electric lamps and other electric lighting equipment |
| 55 | Electrical equipment installation |
| 56 | Motor vehicles and their engines |
| 57 | Motor vehicle bodies, trailers and caravans |
| 58 | Motor vehicle parts |
| 59 | Shipbuilding and repairing |
| 60 | Railway and tramway vehicles |
| 61 | Cycles and motorcycles; other vehicles |
| 62 | Aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing |
| 63 | Measuring, checking and precision instruments and apparatus |
| 64 | Medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances |
| 65 | Optical precision instruments and photographic equipment |
| 66 | Clocks, watches and other timing devices |
| 67 | Organic oils and fats (other than crude animal fats) |
| 68 | Slaughtering of animals and production of meat and by-products |
| 69 | Preparation of milk and milk products |
| 70 | Processing of fruit and vegetables |
| 71 | Fish processing |
| 72 | Grain milling |
| 73 | Starch; miscellaneous foods |
| 74 | Bread, biscuits and flour confectionery |
| 75 | Sugar and sugar by-products |
| 76 | Ice cream, cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery |
| 77 | Animal feeding stuffs |
| 78 | Spirit distilling and compounding |
| 79 | Wines, cider and perry |
| 80 | Brewing and malting |
| 81 | Soft drinks |
| 82 | Tobacco industry |
| 83 | Woollen and worsted industry |
| 84 | Cotton and silk industries |
| 85 | Throwing, texturing, etc. of continuous filament yarn; spinning and weaving of flax, hemp and ramie; jute and polypropylene yarns and fabrics |
| 86 | Hosiery and other knitted goods |
| 87 | Textile finishing |
| 88 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
| 89 | Miscellaneous textiles |
| 90 | Leather (tanning and dressing) and fellmongery |
| 91 | Leather goods |
| 92 | Footwear |
| 93 | Clothing, hats and gloves |
| 94 | Household textiles and other made-up textiles |
| 95 | Fur goods |
| 96 | Sawmilling, planing, etc. of wood; manufacture of semi-finished wood products and further processing and treatment of wood |
| 97 | Builders' carpentry and joinery |
| 98 | Wooden containers |
| 99 | Other wooden articles (except furniture) |
| 100 | Articles of cork and plaiting materials, brushes and brooms |
| 101 | Wooden and upholstered furniture and shop and office fittings |
| 102 | Pulp, paper and board |
| 103 | Conversion of paper and board |
| 104 | Printing and publishing |
| 105 | Rubber products; retreading and specialist repairing of rubber tyres |
| 106 | Processing of plastics |
| 107 | Jewellery and coins |
| 108 | Musical instruments; miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 109 | Photographic and cinematographic processing laboratories |
| 110 | Toys and sports goods |
| 111 | Construction |
| 112 | Wholesale distribution (except dealing in scrap and waste materials) |
| 113 | Dealing in scrap and waste materials |
| 114 | Commission agents |
| 115 | Food retailing; confectioners, tobacconists and newsagents, off-licenses; dispensing and other chemists; retail distribution of clothing; retail distribution of footwear and leather goods; retail distribution of furnishing fabrics and household texti[...] |
| 116 | Retail distribution of motor vehicles and parts; filling stations (motor fuel and lubricants) |
| 117 | Restaurants, snack bars, cafes and other eating places |
| 118 | Public houses and bars |
| 119 | Night clubs and licensed clubs |
| 120 | Canteens and messes |
| 121 | Hotel trade |
| 122 | Other tourist or short-stay accommodation |
| 123 | Repair and servicing of motor vehicles |
| 124 | Repair of footwear and leather goods |
| 125 | Repair of other consumer goods |
| 126 | Railways |
| 127 | Scheduled road passenger transport and urban railways |
| 128 | Other road passenger transport |
| 129 | Road haulage |
| 130 | Transport not elsewhere specified |
| 131 | Sea transport |
| 132 | Air transport |
| 133 | Supporting services to inland transport |
| 134 | Supporting services to sea transport |
| 135 | Supporting services to air transport |
| 136 | Miscellaneous transport services and storage not elsewhere specified |
| 137 | Postal services |
| 138 | Telecommunications |
| 139 | Banking and bill-discounting |
| 140 | Other financial institutions |
| 141 | Insurance, except for compulsory social security |
| 142 | Activities auxiliary to banking and finance |
| 143 | Activities auxiliary to insurance |
| 144 | House and estate agents |
| 145 | Legal services |
| 146 | Accountants, auditors, tax experts |
| 147 | Professional and technical services not elsewhere specified |
| 148 | Advertising |
| 149 | Computer services |
| 150 | Business services, not elsewhere specified; central offices not allocable elsewhere |
| 151 | Hiring out agricultural and horticultural equipment; hiring out construction machinery and equipment; hiring out office machinery and furniture; hiring out other movables |
| 152 | Hiring out consumer goods |
| 153 | Hiring out transport equipment |
| 154 | Owning and dealing in real estate |
| 155 | National government service not elsewhere specified |
| 156 | Local government service not elsewhere specified |
| 157 | Justice |
| 158 | Police |
| 159 | Fire services |
| 160 | National defence |
| 161 | Social security |
| 162 | Refuse disposal, sanitation and similar services |
| 163 | Cleaning services |
| 164 | Higher education |
| 165 | School education (nursery, primary and secondary) |
| 166 | Education not elsewhere specified and vocational training |
| 167 | Driving and flying schools |
| 168 | Research and development |
| 169 | Hospitals, nursing homes, etc. |
| 170 | Other medical care institutions |
| 171 | Medical practices |
| 172 | Dental practices |
| 173 | Agency and private midwives, nurses, etc. |
| 174 | Veterinary practices and animal hospitals |
| 175 | Social welfare, charitable and community services |
| 176 | Trade unions, business and professional associations |
| 177 | Religious organisations and similar associations |
| 178 | Tourist offices and other community services |
| 179 | Film production, distribution and exhibition; radio and television services, theatres, etc.; authors, music composers and other own account artists not elsewhere specified; libraries, museums, art galleries, etc.; Sport and other recreational services |
| 180 | Laundries, dyers and dry cleaners |
| 181 | Hairdressing and beauty parlours |
| 182 | Personal services not elsewhere specified |
| 183 | Domestic services |
| 184 | Diplomatic representation, international organisations, allied armed forces |
| 185 | Workplace outside United Kingdom |
| 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 indicates the industry the person is employed in.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who worked within last 10 year
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |