Questions 33-38 refer to your job or business last week. If none, answer for your job of longest duration since January 1, 1970.
[Questions 33-38 were asked of persons 15+ who worked in 1970 or 1971, per question 32.]
35. Industry: What kind of business, industry or service was this?
35. Write a complete description of the business, industry, or service in which the employer, named in Question 34, is mainly engaged. Usually more than one word is required. Indicate the general nature of the business by using such terms as manufacturing, service, wholesale, retail, etc. Indicate the commodity or service by such words as paper, grocery, clothing, hospital. Some examples of complete and incomplete entries are given below:
Electrical appliance repair shop
Lumber wholesale
Retail gasoline station
Municipal waterworks
Electrical work
Lumber company
Oil company
Public utility