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(Persons age 10 or older)
[Questions 1-17 were asked of persons age 10 or older]


Q.5 Describe the type of activity/field of work of the working place/company/office of the [respondent's] main occupation

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X. Information on household members

A. Block VII: General information on household members
1. The objective of this block is to record information on items such as sex, age, schooling status, and activities conducted during the past week for every household member, starting with the member with serial number "01" and continuing to the last household member.

2. Method of filling out the form
Circle one of the codes corresponding to the respondent's answer, and then write the code in the box on the right.


Block VIII: Labor force (Persons age 10 or older)


Question 5: Type of activity/field of industry of the place of work/business/office.
Write clearly and completely the type of activity/field of industry of the place of work/business/office of the primary occupation; to facilitate in the coding:

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Type of activity/field of industry of the place of work/business/office is the field of activities of the place of work/business/company/institution where someone works.

Type of activity/field of industry of the place of work/business/office:
a. "Agriculture covers food crops, commercial crops, animal production, forestry, fishery and hunting, including agricultural services".

(i) "Food crop agriculture" is the activity/field of industry of carrying out the planting, cultivation, seedling, weeding, and maintaining food crops.
Examples of food crops:

  • Grains: rice, corn, wheat, sorghum, and other grains.
  • Roots: cassava, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other roots.
  • Nuts: peanuts, soy bean, monk beans, and other types of nuts.
  • Vegetables: spinach, water spinach, mustard greens, cabbage, squash, carrots, scallions, celery, cucumber, eggplant, radish.
  • Fruits: banana, papaya, mango, rambutan, rose apple, orange, avocado, sapodilla, durian, zalacca palm fruit, mangosteen, apple, pineapple.

(ii) "Other agriculture" is the activity/field of industry of carrying out the planting, cultivation, seedling, weeding, and maintaining of other plants. Other agricultural plants are differentiated into plantation crops and non-plantation crops.

Examples of plantation crops: tobacco, tea, eucalyptus, coffee, chocolate, palm oil, pepper, nutmeg, vanilla, kapok, quinine, clove, sugar cane, agave, and rubber.
Non-plantation crops include: orchids, jasmine, roses, flowers, and other decorative plants.


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(iii) "Animal production" is the activity/field of industry in which livestock and small farm animals, poultry, bees, silkworms are produced and includes the breeding of these animals.

  • Livestock includes: cows, dairy cows, buffalo, and horse.
  • Small farm animals include: goat, sheep, pig, and rabbit.
  • Poultry includes: chickens, ducks, geese, quail, pigeons, and turkeys.


(iv) "Support services for agricultural and animal production" is the activity/field of industry that covers soil processing, fertilization, seed spreading, weeding/spraying/pest eradication, harvest/ picking, pruning, sorting and grading of agricultural products, peeling/shelling/grinding, packing, irrigation management, rental of agricultural tools with their operator, services for animal health, shearing of livestock, grass collecting for animal food, and livestock caretaking; all activities are carried out on a contract basis.

(v) "Forestry and logging" is the activity/field of industry that covers forestry enterprises, harvesting forest products, logging, including forest services to meet the needs of forest management which are carried out on a contract basis.

"Forest enterprise" is the activity/field of industry that covers re- planting, trans-planting and cultivation efforts and moving different types of plants for example teak, pines, mahogany, sandalwood, and others.

"Harvesting forest products" is the activity/field of industry that covers activities such as collecting resin, rubber sap, rattan, bark, foliage, flowers, roots, honey, bird nests, and charcoal making.

"Logging" is the activity/field of industry that covers cutting the forest wood to produce raw logs or planks from bamboo and various types of wood (types of wood: meranti, pulai, keruing, meramin, kayu besi, kayu hitam).


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(vi) "Hunting/catching wild animals/catching and breeding wildlife" is the activity/field of industry that covers hunting/catching wild animals, catching and breeding wildlife, for example, snakes, crocodile, and others.

(vii) "Ocean/sea fishing" is the activity/field of industry that covers the capture and extraction of marine products such as fish, prawn, crab, mussels, pearls, seaweed, coral, jellyfish and others. This category also includes support services of marine fishery on the basis of contracts for services such as sorting, grading, and preparation of marine products for auction.

(viii) "Fish farming" is the activity/field of industry that covers the breeding, fish nursery, capture of fish/prawn either in brackish or fresh water environments. This category also includes support services of fish farming on the basis of contracts for services such as sorting and grading of fish farm products, maintenance and improvements of fish ponds, pest eradication, fertilizing, and management of water irrigation systems for fish farming.


b. "Mining and quarrying" is the activity/field of industry that covers the extraction of coal, petroleum, and gas, metal ore, stone, clay, sand, salt, other minerals, chemicals and fertilizers materials, gypsum, asphalt, and limestone.

c. "Manufacturing/crafting (including industry services)" is the activity/field of industry that covers the processing of raw materials into intermediate/finished goods; the process changes the form of the goods from those with a lower value to those with a higher value.

d. "Electricity, gas and water"
(i) "Electricity" is the activity/field of industry that covers electric power generation and operation and distribution network of electricity to sell to households, industry and for other commercial uses.


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(ii) "Gas, steam, and hot water" is the activity/field of industry that covers the production and distribution of gas, steam and hot water for household, industry and other commercial uses.
(iii) "Water treatment, supply and distribution" is the activity/field of industry that covers the water collection, treatment, and distribution to households, industry, and other commercial uses.


e. "Construction" is the activity/effort of industry that covers building/improving/demolishing buildings/houses, roads and bridges, railroads and rail bridges, tunnels, dams and canals, airport runways, dock and ports, parking lots, sport fields, electric power generation stations, power transmission and distribution facilities, and communication network facilities. Also included here is the installation of pumps, drilling of wells, etc.

f. "Trade" is the activity/field of industry that covers buying and selling of goods or services; also included in this category are restaurants, cafes, catering, railway food services, cafeterias, canteens, food stalls, and accommodation facilities (hotels, motels, hostels and inns).

g. "Transportation, storage, and communication"
(i) "Transportation" is the activity/field of industry that covers the transport of goods or people by land, sea, river, lake, canal, and air. Also included in this category are transport services, packing and shipping of goods, and travel agencies.
(ii) "Storage" is the activity/field of industry that covers the storage with all the required facilities such as cold storage for goods that require refrigeration, bonded warehousing.
(iii) "Communication" is the activity/field of industry that covers public communication services such as post, telephone, telex or radio.


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h. "Financial institutions, insurance, real estate activities, and related services"
(i) "Financial institution" is the activity/field of industry that covers banking both those managed by the government as well as the private sector such as foreign exchange banks, shipping banks, lending banks as well as banks that provide services to other banks including fund transfers and investments (deposits, checks, money orders, and the like).
Also included in this category are pawn shops, security transactions, stock exchanges, money changers, and savings and loans institutions.
(ii) "Insurance" is the activity/field of industry that provides life and health insurance, insurance for shipping accidents, goods/property, and marketable securities. Also included in this category are insurance services, insurance agents, insurance consultants, and pension funds.
(iii) "Real estate activity" is the activity/field of industry that covers rental, purchase, and sale of real property, real estate brokers, agents and managers who manage the buying, selling, and appraising of buildings/land on a service contract basis. This category includes legal, accounting, architectural, data processing and tabulation, market research services, building services, and services for the rental of machines and equipment. Rental of machinery and tools for agriculture and construction with the operators are included in the agricultural and construction industry categories respectively.


i. "Social and personal services" is the activity/field of industry that covers institutions such as legislative bodies, governments, defense and security, international agencies and other agencies. In this category are also services for education, health, hygiene, entertainment and culture, social welfare carried out by the government or the private sector. Personal and household services include private tutoring, shaman, laundries, barbers, repair services, doctors in private practice, midwives, welders, beauty salons, masseuses, photography studios, maids, etc.

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j. "Other" is any activity/field of industry that cannot be classified into one of the fields above (items a through i) or that is unclear or has not yet been defined.

Example: Field of industry, occupation, and status of employment

1. Wagino, Yanto, Fenty, Anton, Diman, and Ramli are employees of a shoe factory owned by Firman. Wagino works as the materials buyer; Yanto is the supervisor of those who make the shoes; Fenty is a typist, Anton is a driver, Diman is a shoe maker, and Ramli is an office boy. In this enterprise Firman is assisted by his child Firdaus who works as the treasurer. Firman doubles as the manager of the company. The industry, type of work, and status of work for each individual are shown below:

2. Madun is a rice farmer who is assisted by his wife and child. Mrs. Siti makes mats to sell by herself. Sutoyo is a private driver for Mrs. Prayogo. Marred does sewing and is helped by her spouse and when necessary hires someone else to help. Tarnin is a driver at a factory producing local herb drinks (jamu). Mami looks for wood in the forest by himself which he later sells.


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The following is a table showing the information that should be recorded for example 1 [table]:
[Column headings:]
(A) Name
(B) Field of industry
(C) Occupation
(D) Status of employment

Name: Firman
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Manager of a shoe factory
Status of employment: Employer with permanent employees

Name: Firdaus
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Treasurer
Status of employment: Family worker

Name: Wagino
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Buys raw materials
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Yanto
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Supervisor
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Fenty
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Typist
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Anton
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Driver
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Diman
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Shoe maker
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Ramli
Field of industry: Shoe manufacturing
Occupation: Office boy
Status of employment: Employee

The following is a table showing the information that should be recorded for example 2 [table]:
[Column headings:]
(A) Name
(B) Field of industry
(C) Occupation
(D) Status of employment

Name: Madun
Field of industry: Rice farming
Occupation: Rice farmer
Status of employment: Self-employed assisted by family workers

Name: Mrs. Siti
Field of industry: Mat making
Occupation: Mat maker
Status of employment: Self employed

Name: Sutoyo
Field of industry: Personal services
Occupation: Driver
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Marred
Field of industry: Personal services (tailor)
Occupation: Seamstress
Status of employment: Self-employed assisted by family workers and temporary workers

Name: Tarnin
Field of industry: Herb medicine manufacturing
Occupation: Driver
Status of employment: Employee

Name: Mami
Field of industry: Forestry
Occupation: Collects wood from the forest
Status of employment: Self-employed