28. Industry
28a. For whom did this person work?
If now on active duty in the Armed Forces, print "AF" and skip to question 31.
____ (Name of company, business, organization, or other employer)
[If the person worked for a company, business, or government agency, print the name of the company, not the name of the person's supervisor. If the person worked for an individual or a business that has no company name, print the name of the individual worked for. If the person worked in his or her own business, print 'self-employed'.]
28b. What kind of business or industry was this?
Describe the activity at location where employed.
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(For example: Hospital, newspaper publishing, mail order house, auto engine manufacturing, breakfast cereal manufacturing)
[Print two or more words to tell what the business, industry, or individual employer named in 28a does. If there is more than one activity, describe only the major activity at the place where the person works. Enter what is made, what is sold, or that service is given. Some examples of what is needed to make an answer acceptable are shown on the census form and here.
Unacceptable: Furniture company
Acceptable: Metal furniture manufacturing
Unacceptable: Grocery store
Acceptable: Wholesale grocery store
Unacceptable: Oil company
Acceptable: Retail gas station
Unacceptable: Ranch
Acceptable: Cattle ranch]
28c. Is this mainly --
(Fill one circle)
[] Manufacturing
[] Wholesale trade
[] Retail trade
[] Other -- (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)
[Mark manufacturing if the factory, plant, mill, etc., mostly makes things, even if it also sells them. Mark wholesale trade if the business mostly sells things to stores or other companies. Mark retail trade if the business mostly sells things (not services) to individuals. Mark other if the main activity of the employer is not making or selling things. Some examples of other are farming, construction, and services such as those provided by hotels, dry cleaners, repair shops, schools, and banks.]