Dataset: South Africa Census, 2001: Population (10% sample)

Variable p19b_ind: Economic sector

Literal Question

P-19b. IF YES to P-18 What does the business do (main economic activity)? Write the MAIN INDUSTRY, economic activity, product or service of (the person’s) employer or company. For example, gold mining, road construction, supermarket, police service, healthcare, hairdressing, banking OR Write the activity of the person if self-employed. For example, subsitence farming. If doing PAID domestic work in private household, write DOMESTIC SERVICE.

Values Categories N NW
0 2947557 35,056,933.7
 78.3%
5 Ambiguous 0 0.0
 0.0%
10 Private Households With Employed Persons 77632 956,934.6
 2.1%
20 Exterritorial Organisations 42 526.5
 0.0%
30 Representatives Of Foreign Govern-Ments 184 2,274.1
 0.0%
90 Other Activities Not Adequately Defined 0 0.0
 0.0%
111 Growing Of Crops; Market Gardening; Horti-Culture 17571 255,474.6
 0.6%
112 Farming Of Animals 7802 114,985.1
 0.3%
113 Growing Of Crops Combined With Farming Of Animals (Mixed Farming) 2160 31,818.1
 0.1%
114 Agricultural And Animal Husbandry Services; Except Veterinary Activities 34052 516,302.5
 1.2%
115 Hunting; Trapping And Game Propagation; In-Cluding Related Services 226 3,975.4
 0.0%
116 Production Of Organic Fertilizer 27 376.6
 0.0%
121 Forestry And Related Services 2935 41,443.7
 0.1%
122 Logging And Related Services 617 8,245.1
 0.0%
131 Ocean And Coastal Fishing 1260 14,863.8
 0.0%
132 Fish Hatcheries And Fish Farms 65 816.5
 0.0%
210 Mining Of Coal And Lignite 3560 42,523.3
 0.1%
221 Extraction Of Crude Petro-Leum And Natural Gas; Ser-Vice Activities Incidental To Oil And Gas Ex 93 1,109.7
 0.0%
230 Mining Of Gold And Uranium Ore 15261 188,409.2
 0.4%
241 Mining Of Iron Ore 363 4,287.8
 0.0%
242 Mining Of Non-Ferrous Metal Ores; Except Gold And Uranium 8118 98,864.4
 0.2%
251 Stone Quarrying; Clay And Sandpits 868 10,991.8
 0.0%
252 Mining Of Diamonds (Inclu-Ding Allu-Vial Diamonds) 1586 19,609.9
 0.0%
253 Mining And Quarrying N.E.C. 346 4,301.1
 0.0%
290 Service Activities Inciden-Tal To Mining Of Minerals (No Class In Isic)* 577 7,242.6
 0.0%
301 Production; Processing And Preser-Va-Tion Of Meat; Fish; Fruit; Vegetables; Oils And Fats 3006 37,570.8
 0.1%
302 Manufacture Of Dairy Products 1209 15,178.1
 0.0%
303 Manufacture Of Grain Mill Products; Starches And Starch Products And Pre-Pared Animal Feeds 1441 18,435.0
 0.0%
304 Manufacture Of Other Food Products 4817 60,864.1
 0.1%
305 Manufacture Of Beverages 2588 31,904.6
 0.1%
306 Manufacture Of Tobacco Products 383 5,549.3
 0.0%
311 Spinning; Weaving And Finish-Ing Of Textiles 1229 14,889.7
 0.0%
312 Manufacture Of Other Textiles 2738 33,146.2
 0.1%
313 Manufacture Of Knitted And Crocheted Fabrics And Articles 1174 13,936.8
 0.0%
314 Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel; Except Fur Apparel 11123 132,452.7
 0.3%
315 Dressing And Dyeing Of Fur; Manufac-Ture Of Articles Of Fur 31 375.8
 0.0%
316 Tanning And Dressing Of Leather; Manu--Fac-Ture Of Luggage; Handbags; Saddlery And Harness 767 9,357.2
 0.0%
317 Manufacture Of Footwear 1594 19,156.8
 0.0%
321 Sawmilling And Planing Of Wood 1804 25,347.3
 0.1%
322 Manufacture Of Products Of Wood; Cork; Straw And Plai-Ting Materials 2247 28,476.5
 0.1%
323 Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 2717 33,791.0
 0.1%
324 Publishing 1068 13,257.9
 0.0%
325 Printing And Service Activi-Ties Related To Printing 3125 37,914.2
 0.1%
326 Reproduction Of Recorded Media 23 291.7
 0.0%
331 Manufacture Of Coke Oven Products 336 4,348.3
 0.0%
332 Petroleum Refineries/Syn-Thesisers 1888 22,620.0
 0.1%
333 Processing Of Nuclear Fuel 1434 18,110.6
 0.0%
334 Manufacture Of Basic Che-Micals 1866 22,974.5
 0.1%
335 Manufacture Of Other Che-Mi-Cal Pro-Ducts 3470 42,736.9
 0.1%
336 Manufacture Of Man-Made Fibres 25 298.7
 0.0%
337 Manufacture Of Rubber Pro-Ducts 1459 18,053.0
 0.0%
338 Manufacture Of Plastic Pro-Ducts 2020 24,750.4
 0.1%
341 Manufacture Of Glass And Glass Pro-Ducts 896 10,997.9
 0.0%
342 Manufacture Of Non-Metallic Mineral Pro-Ducts N.E.C 3852 49,030.4
 0.1%
351 Manufacture Of Basic Iron And Steel 5703 70,324.1
 0.2%
352 Manufacture Of Basic Precious And Non-Ferrous Metals 943 11,782.4
 0.0%
353 Casting Of Metals;; - 474 5,920.5
 0.0%
354 Manufacture Of Structural Metal Products; Tanks; Re-Servoirs And Steam Gene-Ra-Tors 1158 14,307.1
 0.0%
355 Manufacture Of Other Fabri-Cated Metal Pro-Ducts; Me-Tal-Work Service Activities 7567 94,038.5
 0.2%
356 Manufacture Of General Pur-Pose Machinery 1683 21,044.1
 0.0%
357 Manufacture Of Special Pur-Pose Machinery 2503 31,174.4
 0.1%
358 Manufacture Of Household Appliances N.E.C. 807 10,017.7
 0.0%
359 Manufacture Of Office; Accounting And Com-Puting;Machinery 388 4,853.1
 0.0%
361 Manufacture Of Electric Motors; Gene-Rators And Transformers 227 2,807.2
 0.0%
362 Manufacture Of Electricity Distribu-Tion And Control Apparatus 184 2,196.5
 0.0%
363 Manufacture Of Insulated Wire And Cable 195 2,400.2
 0.0%
364 Manufacture Of Accumulators; Primary Cells And Primary Batteries 247 2,958.4
 0.0%
365 Manufacture Of Electric Lamps And Lighting Equipment 170 2,100.5
 0.0%
366 Manufacture Of Other Electrical Equipment N.E.C. 625 7,663.2
 0.0%
371 Manufacture Of Electronic Valves And Tubes And Other Electronic Components 228 2,887.2
 0.0%
372 Manufacture Of Television And Radio Trans-Mitters And Apparatus For Line Telephony And Line Tele- 204 2,454.3
 0.0%
373 Manufacture Of Television And Radio Receivers; Sound Or Video Recording Or Repro-Ducing Apparatus 187 2,289.1
 0.0%
374 Manufacture Of Medical Appliances And Instru-Ments And Appliances For Measuring; Checking; Testin 354 4,470.7
 0.0%
375 Manufacture Of Optical In-Struments And Photo-Graphic Equipment 130 1,595.0
 0.0%
376 Manufacture Of Watches And Clocks 31 371.7
 0.0%
381 Manufacture Of Motor Ve-Hicles 4404 53,999.7
 0.1%
382 Manufacture Of Bodies (Coach-Work) For Motor Ve-Hicles; Manufacture Of Trailers And Semi-Trailers 424 5,214.0
 0.0%
383 Manufacture Of Parts And Accessories For Motor Ve-Hicles And Their Engines 1870 22,836.7
 0.1%
384 Building And Repairing Of Ships And Boats 285 3,464.2
 0.0%
385 Manufacture Of Railway And Tramway Locomotives And Rolling Stock 119 1,475.5
 0.0%
386 Manufacture Of Aircraft And Spacecraft- 243 3,075.5
 0.0%
387 Manufacture Of Transport Equipment N.E.C. 82 1,022.9
 0.0%
391 Manufacture Of Furniture 2478 30,486.9
 0.1%
392 Manufacturing N.E.C. 3764 46,194.4
 0.1%
395 Recycling N.E.C. 358 4,459.5
 0.0%
411 Production; Collection And Distribution Of Electricity 3947 48,154.2
 0.1%
412 Manufacture Of Gas; Distribution Of Gaseous Fuels Through Mains 221 2,720.0
 0.0%
413 Steam And Hot Water Supply 104 1,315.9
 0.0%
420 Collection; Purification And Distribu-Tion Of Water 1595 19,644.7
 0.0%
501 Site Preparation 402 4,969.8
 0.0%
502 Building Of Complete Constructions Or Parts Thereof; Civil Engineering 28505 352,297.5
 0.8%
503 Building Installation 6705 83,641.5
 0.2%
504 Building Completion 6259 77,205.0
 0.2%
505 Renting Of Construction Or Demolition Equip-Ment With Operators 653 8,170.6
 0.0%
611 Wholesale Trade On A Fee Or Contract Basis 4121 51,520.1
 0.1%
612 Wholesale Trade In Agricultural Raw Materials; Live-Stock; Food; Beverages And Tobacco 3498 44,136.8
 0.1%
613 Wholesale Trade In Household Goods 2100 25,745.4
 0.1%
614 Wholesale Trade In Non-Agricultural Inter-Mediate Products; Waste And Scrap 4777 60,328.6
 0.1%
615 Wholesale Trade In Machinery; Equipment And Supplies 4149 51,835.8
 0.1%
619 Other Wholesale Trade 1322 16,271.9
 0.0%
621 Non-Specialised Retail Trade In Stores 19005 229,149.9
 0.5%
622 Retail Trade In Food; Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores 14660 181,173.0
 0.4%
623 Other Retail Trade In New Goods In Specialised Stores 22483 273,647.7
 0.6%
624 Retail Trade In Second-Hand Goods In Stores 601 7,317.0
 0.0%
625 Retail Trade Not In Stores 4232 51,459.1
 0.1%
626 Repair Of Personal And Household Goods 1740 21,385.2
 0.0%
631 Sale Of Motor Vehicles 3485 42,695.3
 0.1%
632 Maintenance And Repair Of Motor Vehicles 8892 110,492.2
 0.2%
633 Sale Of Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories 2171 26,716.4
 0.1%
634 Sale; Maintenance And Re-Pair Of Motor Cycles And Related Parts And Accessories 92 1,153.0
 0.0%
635 Retail Sale Of Automotive Fuel 4884 60,019.6
 0.1%
641 Hotels; Camping Sites And Other Provision Of Short-Stay Accommodation 4725 58,378.6
 0.1%
642 Restaurants; Bars And Canteens 12596 153,895.3
 0.3%
711 Railway Transport 5877 72,495.6
 0.2%
712 Other Land Transport 13119 160,982.5
 0.4%
713 Transport Via Pipelines 53 666.4
 0.0%
721 Water Transport 913 11,177.4
 0.0%
722 Inland Water Transport 45 561.8
 0.0%
730 Air Transport 950 12,046.3
 0.0%
741 Supporting And Auxiliary Transport Activities;;Activities Of Travel Agencies 6327 78,497.1
 0.2%
751 Postal And Related Courier Activities 2813 34,273.0
 0.1%
752 Telecommunication 6098 75,707.0
 0.2%
811 Monetary Intermediation 9658 120,607.3
 0.3%
819 Other Financial Intermediation N.E.C. 2403 29,670.4
 0.1%
821 Insurance And Pension Funding; Except Compulsory Social Security 4493 55,716.7
 0.1%
831 Activities Auxiliary To Financial Intermediation; Except Insurance And Pension Funding 3192 39,694.3
 0.1%
832 Activities Auxiliary To Insurance And Pension Funding 1272 15,505.9
 0.0%
841 Real Estate Activities With Own Or Leased Property 1351 16,860.7
 0.0%
842 Real Estate Activities On A Fee Or Contract Basis 1542 19,106.6
 0.0%
851 Renting Of Transport Equipment 363 4,488.4
 0.0%
852 Renting Of Other Machinery And Equipment 244 2,961.7
 0.0%
853 Renting Of Personal And Household Goods N.E.C. 239 2,953.2
 0.0%
861 Hardware Consultancy 355 4,502.2
 0.0%
862 Software Consultancy And Supply 2225 28,531.2
 0.1%
863 Data Processing 179 2,233.6
 0.0%
864 Data Base Activities 323 4,045.4
 0.0%
865 Maintenance And Repair Of Office; Accounting And Com-Puting Machinery 295 3,740.1
 0.0%
869 Other Computer Related Activities 142 1,792.2
 0.0%
871 Research And Experimental Development On Natural Sciences And Engineering 842 10,522.3
 0.0%
872 Research And Experimental Development On Social Sciences And Humanities 151 1,868.5
 0.0%
881 Legal; Accounting; Bookkeeping And Auditing Activities; Tax Consultancy; 10295 128,707.2
 0.3%
882 Architectural; Engineering And Other Technical Activities 3754 46,908.2
 0.1%
883 Advertising 1592 20,072.5
 0.0%
889 Business Activities N.E.C. 28170 349,832.8
 0.8%
911 Central Government Activities 40758 491,170.6
 1.1%
912 Regional Services Council Activities 85 1,027.9
 0.0%
913 Local Authority Activities 13512 162,160.6
 0.4%
920 Education 42912 513,839.5
 1.1%
931 Human Health Activities 31918 380,648.9
 0.9%
932 Veterinary Activities 468 5,875.3
 0.0%
933 Social Work Activities 4879 58,487.0
 0.1%
940 Sewage And Refuse Disposal; Sanitation And Similar Activities 936 11,524.5
 0.0%
951 Activities Of Business; Employers And Professional Organisations 993 12,359.1
 0.0%
952 Activities Of Trade Unions 286 3,548.3
 0.0%
959 Activities Of Other Membership Organisations 2675 32,628.8
 0.1%
961 Motion Picture; Radio; Tele-Vision And Other Entertain-Ment Activities 2201 27,419.4
 0.1%
962 News Agency Activities 230 2,810.5
 0.0%
963 Library; Archives; Museums And Other Cultural Activities 1613 20,569.0
 0.0%
964 Sporting And Other Recreational Activities 3727 46,256.2
 0.1%
990 Other Service Activities 6845 82,967.6
 0.2%
998 Undetermined 73151 895,211.2
 2.0%
999 Not applicable 0 0.0
 0.0%

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 3725655 4.4768684365E7
Missing cases 0 0.0
Minimum 0.0
Maximum 998.0
This variable is numeric

Universe

All persons aged 10 years and older who worked

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