XI General Population and Housing Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Mexico, 1990
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MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center
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Industry, 5 digits (MX1990A_0434)
Data file: MEX1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
226
End:
230
Width:
5
Range:
0 - 99999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Ask only if the person is twelve years old or more
17. Economic Activity
What is the main activity of the business, land, company, institution or place where the person worked?
_____Write the activity
Where did the person work?
For example: One the land, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
_____ Write where the person worked.
17. Economic Activity
What is the main activity of the business, land, company, institution or place where the person worked?
_____Write the activity
Where did the person work?
For example: One the land, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
_____ Write where the person worked.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 10001 | Agriculture |
| 10002 | Cattle ranching |
| 10003 | Animal breeding not included above |
| 10004 | Hunting |
| 10099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 10101 | Forestry and lumbering, exclude the activities of sawmills |
| 10102 | Firewood collection and other forestry products |
| 10199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 10200 | Fishing |
| 10301 | Services provided to agriculture |
| 10302 | Services provided to cattle ranching |
| 10303 | Services provided to forestry |
| 10399 | Other services |
| 10999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 20001 | Extraction and processing iron |
| 20002 | Extraction and processing of non-ferrous metal minerals |
| 20099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 20100 | Extraction and processing of mineral coal |
| 20201 | Extraction and processing of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 20202 | Specialized services related to petroleum extraction |
| 20299 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 20301 | Extraction of quarries, sand, clay, and stone |
| 20302 | Extraction of non-mineral minerals |
| 20399 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 20999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 31001 | Meat industry |
| 31002 | Fish and shellfish industry |
| 31003 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 31004 | Manufacture of ice cream and popsicles |
| 31005 | Manufacture of fruit and vegetable food conserves |
| 31006 | Tortilla corn grinding [using a nixtalmal-- an electrical or otherwise powered mill] |
| 31007 | Production of corn tortillas |
| 31008 | Wheat grinder |
| 31011 | Manufacture of bakery goods |
| 31012 | Coffee processing and grinding, include tea packaging |
| 31013 | Processing of agricultural products and grinding, excluding nextamal, coffee, and wheat |
| 31014 | Manufacture of comestible oils and fats |
| 31015 | Manufacture of sugar and sugar products |
| 31016 | Cacao processing and manufacture of chocolate and cocoa |
| 31017 | Manufacture of candy products |
| 31021 | Other food products for human consumption |
| 31022 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |
| 31031 | Manufacture and bottling of alcoholic beverages |
| 31032 | Manufacture of beer and malt |
| 31033 | Manufacture and bottling of non-alcoholic beverages |
| 31041 | Tobacco processing ad manufacture of cigarettes and cigars |
| 31099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 31101 | Textiles made from hard fibers, harnesses of all types |
| 31102 | Bobbin winding, weaving and finishing soft fibers, except knitting |
| 31103 | Absorbent cotton, bandages, and assembled products made of fabrics [#tr incomplete Spanish original] |
| 31104 | Confection of products with textile materials except clothing |
| 31105 | Manufacture and confection of clothing and knits |
| 31106 | Confection of clothing with natural or synthetic fabrics or skins |
| 31111 | Manufacture of mattresses and cots |
| 31199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 31201 | Leather industry and products made of natural and synthetic leather |
| 31211 | Footwear industry, except footwear made of molded rubber and/or plastic |
| 31301 | Manufacture of lumber products, except furniture |
| 31311 | Manufacture of furniture made of wood and similar materials |
| 31321 | Manufacture of containers and other products made of wood, palm, and wicker |
| 31399 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32001 | Cellulose, paper and their products |
| 32011 | Printers, editorials, and related industries |
| 32099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32101 | Basic petrol-chemicals |
| 32102 | Other products |
| 32103 | Manufacture of basic chemical products, excluding petrol-chemicals |
| 32104 | Fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides |
| 32105 | Artificial fiber and/or synthetics industries |
| 32111 | Pharmaceutical industry |
| 32112 | Production of paints, varnishes, lacquers, and similar |
| 32113 | Production of soaps, detergents, and dental pastes |
| 32114 | Production of perfumes, cosmetics, and similar |
| 32115 | Impermeablizers, adhesives, and similar |
| 32116 | Other chemical products |
| 32121 | Petroleum refining |
| 32131 | Coke industry and derivatives |
| 32132 | Other products derived from mineral coal and petroleum |
| 32141 | Rubber industry |
| 32151 | Plastic laminates and containers |
| 32152 | Other plastic products |
| 32199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32201 | Clay and ceramics, excluding furniture and construction materials |
| 32202 | Manufacture of furniture and construction materials |
| 32211 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 32221 | Manufacture of cement |
| 32222 | Manufacture of limestone, chalk, and non-metal mineral products |
| 32299 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32301 | Basic iron and steel industries |
| 32311 | Basic non-ferrous metal industries |
| 32399 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32401 | Iron and non-iron metal parts foundry and molds |
| 32402 | Manufacture of metal structures, tanks, and industrial boilers |
| 32403 | Manufacture of metal furniture |
| 32404 | Manufacture of other metal products, excluding machinery and equipment |
| 32411 | Manufacture and/or assembly of machinery and specific equipment |
| 32412 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment for general uses |
| 32413 | Manufacture of office machinery, calculating and data processing machinery |
| 32421 | Manufacture and/or assembly of motors, equipment and electrical accessories |
| 32422 | Manufacture and/or assembly of electronic equipment |
| 32423 | Manufacture and/or assembly of domestic appliances and accessories |
| 32431 | Automobile industry |
| 32432 | Manufacture and/or assembly of other types of transportation equipment and parts |
| 32441 | Manufacture and/or assembly of non-electronic multiple use equipment and instruments |
| 32499 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 32500 | Other manufacturing industries |
| 32999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 41000 | Electricity |
| 41100 | Water collection and distribution |
| 41999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 42001 | Residential and non-residential building |
| 42002 | Construction of public service works |
| 42003 | Construction of industrial plants |
| 42004 | Construction of marine and transportation works |
| 42005 | Other constructions |
| 42011 | Other installations not included previously |
| 42021 | Special works |
| 42099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 42100 | Activities related to construction |
| 42999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 50001 | Wholesale food, beverage, and tobacco commerce |
| 50011 | Construction material commerce |
| 50021 | Commerce of products not included above |
| 50031 | Resale of recycled materials |
| 50099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 50101 | Retail commerce of food products, etc. |
| 50111 | Commerce in self-service stores and similar |
| 50121 | Commerce in department stores, etc. |
| 50131 | Commerce of automobiles and other vehicles |
| 50141 | Gasoline stations |
| 50151 | Retail commerce of products not mentioned above |
| 50161 | Traveling sales on the public streets without a storefront |
| 50199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 50200 | Intermediary commercial services |
| 60001 | Railroad transportation: railroad, metro, trams, trolleybus |
| 60002 | Cargo transportation of automobiles |
| 60003 | Automobile passenger transportation |
| 60004 | Other transportation services |
| 60005 | Water transportation |
| 60006 | Air transportation |
| 60099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 60101 | Services related to all types of transportation |
| 60102 | Services related to water transportation |
| 60103 | Services related to air transportation |
| 60104 | Travel agency and custom services |
| 60105 | Storage services |
| 60199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 60200 | Communications |
| 60999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 70001 | Services of credit institutions and banks |
| 70002 | Services of auxiliary credit institutions |
| 70011 | Services of financial institutions in the stock market |
| 70021 | Services of insurance and financial institutions |
| 70099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 70100 | Services related to financial institutions, insurance, and finances |
| 70201 | Services of rental properties |
| 70202 | Other real estate services |
| 70299 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 70301 | Service of machinery, equipment, furniture, and vehicle rental |
| 70302 | Other rental services |
| 70399 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 70999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 81000 | Public administration services |
| 81001 | Undocumented |
| 81100 | Defense services |
| 81200 | Services of social security administration |
| 81999 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 82001 | Educational services provided by the public sector |
| 82002 | Educational services provided by the private sector |
| 82003 | Educational services without specifying the private sector |
| 82011 | Services of scientific and technical investigation provided by the public sector |
| 82012 | Services of scientific and technical investigation provided by the private sector |
| 82013 | Services of scientific and technical investigation without specifying the private sector |
| 82099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 82101 | Cultural services provided by the public sector |
| 82102 | Cultural services provided by the private sector |
| 82103 | Cultural services without specifying the private sector |
| 82201 | Medical and dental services provided by the public sector |
| 82202 | Medical and dental services provided by the private sector |
| 82203 | Other medical services provided by the private sector |
| 82204 | Medical and dental services without specifying the sector |
| 82205 | Veterinary services provided by the public sector |
| 82206 | Veterinary services provided by the private sector |
| 82207 | Veterinary services without specifying the sector |
| 82211 | Assistance services provided by the public sector |
| 82212 | Assistance services provided by the private sector |
| 82213 | Assistance services without specifying the private sector |
| 82299 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 82301 | Services of extraterritorial organisms and national representatives |
| 82302 | Services of international organisms and representatives |
| 83001 | Specialized professional and technical services in administration and data processing |
| 83002 | Specialized professional services in legal matters |
| 83003 | Specialized professional and technical services in promotional activities |
| 83004 | Other professional and technical services not included above |
| 83099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 83101 | Services of commercial associations and groups, etc. |
| 83102 | Services of political, civil, and religious organizations |
| 83199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 84001 | Restaurants and bars |
| 84002 | Other services of food and beverage preparation and sales |
| 84099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 84101 | Hotels and motels |
| 84102 | Other services of temporary housing |
| 84199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 85001 | Recreational services related to movies and similar, provided by the public sector |
| 85002 | Recreational services related to movies and similar, provided by the private sector |
| 85003 | Services provided by artists, composers, and authors |
| 85004 | Recreational services related to movies, etc., without specifying the sector |
| 85005 | Public and private production of movie films |
| 85011 | Services of recreational centers, ect., provided by the public sector |
| 85012 | Services of recreational centers, ect., provided by the private sector |
| 85013 | Night clubs and similar |
| 85014 | Services of recreational centers, without specifying the sector |
| 85099 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 85101 | Service of automobile repair and maintenance |
| 85102 | Service of machinery and equipment repair |
| 85103 | Other repair and maintenance services |
| 85199 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 85200 | Domestic services |
| 85301 | Beauty parlors, barber shops, public bathrooms |
| 85302 | Sanitation and cleaning services provided by businesses |
| 85303 | Personal services not listed elsewhere |
| 85399 | Not sufficiently specified |
| 85999 | Other services not sufficiently specified |
| 99999 | Unknown |
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
Questions for persons who are twelve years old or more.
Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.
17. Economic activity
With this question, we want to know what the person does in the business, farm, establishment, lot, institution, shop, factory, store or place where the person worked in the week before the census.
In the first question, you should write what the primary activity is of the business, store, company, farm, office, or place where the person worked in the week before the census. If the person did not work in any of these places, you should write what he/she made, repaired, cleaned, transported, sold, cultivated, or did.
In this situation you will find some artisans, the traveling salesmen, street vendors with permanent sidewalk sales, and the persons who carry out an economic activity in his/her house: for example: sew shoes, make dresses, prepare tamales to sell, or paint signs.
In the second question, you should write the name of the place where the person worked: salt mine, shrimp boat, fruit and vegetable market, secondary school, hospital, bank, children's clothing store, municipal offices, lawyers' office, knit fabric factory.
If the person worked in the street, such as a policeman, a traveling salesman, a taxi driver, or a street artist, you should write: in the street.
Do not write the address of the place where the person worked; write the name of the place.
[Illustration]
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Manufacture paper
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In a factory
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Sell balloons
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Do the accounting for several companies
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In an accountants' office
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Provide educational services
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In an elementary school
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Plant corn
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the fields
Write the place where he/she worked
[End of illustration]
Do not forget that you must always ask both questions and write the answers clearly for each of them.
[p.43]
[Illustration]
I work as a flower vendor. I do not have an employer, I am self-employed. I work everyday, Monday through Sunday, from 8 in the morning until 6 P.M.. I sell my flowers in the street, on the street called "September 16", and I make about two hundred thousand pesos biweekly.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Flower vendor
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sell flowers
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[70]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To sell flowers
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [200,000] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
-I am a seamstress, I make dresses and blouses for my clients here in my house. I work six hours a day and I rest on Saturdays and Sundays. I make about eighty thousand pesos a week.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post, or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Seamstress of dresses and blouses
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sew and cut blouses and dresses
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[30]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To cut and sew blouses and dresses
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
At home
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [80,000] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
[End of illustration]
Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.
17. Economic activity
With this question, we want to know what the person does in the business, farm, establishment, lot, institution, shop, factory, store or place where the person worked in the week before the census.
In the first question, you should write what the primary activity is of the business, store, company, farm, office, or place where the person worked in the week before the census. If the person did not work in any of these places, you should write what he/she made, repaired, cleaned, transported, sold, cultivated, or did.
In this situation you will find some artisans, the traveling salesmen, street vendors with permanent sidewalk sales, and the persons who carry out an economic activity in his/her house: for example: sew shoes, make dresses, prepare tamales to sell, or paint signs.
In the second question, you should write the name of the place where the person worked: salt mine, shrimp boat, fruit and vegetable market, secondary school, hospital, bank, children's clothing store, municipal offices, lawyers' office, knit fabric factory.
If the person worked in the street, such as a policeman, a traveling salesman, a taxi driver, or a street artist, you should write: in the street.
Do not write the address of the place where the person worked; write the name of the place.
[Illustration]
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Manufacture paper
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In a factory
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Sell balloons
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Do the accounting for several companies
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In an accountants' office
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Provide educational services
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In an elementary school
Write the place where he/she worked
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
Plant corn
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the fields
Write the place where he/she worked
[End of illustration]
Do not forget that you must always ask both questions and write the answers clearly for each of them.
[p.43]
[Illustration]
I work as a flower vendor. I do not have an employer, I am self-employed. I work everyday, Monday through Sunday, from 8 in the morning until 6 P.M.. I sell my flowers in the street, on the street called "September 16", and I make about two hundred thousand pesos biweekly.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Flower vendor
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sell flowers
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[70]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To sell flowers
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
In the street
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [200,000] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
-I am a seamstress, I make dresses and blouses for my clients here in my house. I work six hours a day and I rest on Saturdays and Sundays. I make about eighty thousand pesos a week.
14. Principal occupation
What is the job, post, or position that you have at your principal occupation?
Seamstress of dresses and blouses
Write the name.
What are the tasks or functions that you do in your job?
Sew and cut blouses and dresses
Write the tasks.
15. Work situation
The person in his/her work is?
Mark only one circle
Employee or worker? [ ] 1
Day laborer or salaried laborer? [ ] 2
Self-employed? [x] 3
Employer or businessman [ ] 4
Unpaid worker in a family business or property? [ ] 5
16. Hours
How many hours total did you work last week?
[30]
Write the number
17. Economic activity
What is the primary activity of the business, lot, company, institution or place where you worked?
To cut and sew blouses and dresses
Write the primary activity
Where did you work?
For example: in the fields, in a factory, in a mechanic's shop
At home
Write the place where he/she worked
18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers
Weekly [80,000] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
[End of illustration]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the industry of the person's workplace, 5 digits.
Universe
Persons age 12+ who worked or had a job last week
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Industry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |