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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Company Survey, 2019

Variable Details

Variablemainact2d
LabelPlease select this establishment's main activity (2-digit) category
Responses
1 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service acti 0
2 Forestry and logging 0
3 Fishing and aquaculture 0
5 Mining of coal and lignite 5
6 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 5
7 Mining of metal ores 2
8 Other mining and quarrying 68
9 Mining support service activities 9
10 Manufacture of food products 692
11 Manufacture of beverages 58
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 7
13 Manufacture of textiles 191
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 160
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 50
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except 253
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 142
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 99
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 5
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 174
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuti 43
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 358
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 62
24 Manufacture of basic metals 236
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery a 838
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 74
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 171
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 387
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 54
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 44
31 Manufacture of furniture 179
32 Other manufacturing 798
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 87
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 174
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 135
37 Sewerage 33
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materia 155
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 11
41 Construction of buildings 697
42 Civil engineering 308
43 Specialised construction activities 1034
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and 660
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1754
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1468
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 723
50 Water transport 70
51 Air transport 35
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 323
53 Postal and courier activities 49
55 Accommodation 563
56 Food and beverage service activities 720
58 Publishing activities 102
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, s 26
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 36
61 Telecommunications 73
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 420
63 Information service activities 124
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension f 246
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsor 103
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance act 57
68 Real estate activities 284
69 Legal and accounting activities 182
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitie 64
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing 382
72 Scientific research and development 145
73 Advertising and market research 77
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 453
75 Veterinary activities 24
77 Rental and leasing activities 28
78 Employment activities 109
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service a 36
80 Security and investigation activities 47
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 95
82 Office administrative, office support and other business sup 212
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social securit 0
85 Education 0
86 Human health activities 0
87 Residential care activities 0
88 Social work activities without accommodation 0
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 196
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 170
92 Gambling and betting activities 32
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 268
94 Activities of membership organisations 282
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 15
96 Other personal service activities 855
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 0
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0
-3 Skipped 197
-2 No answer 1915
-1 Don't know 451
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Company Survey, 2019
UniverseAll industry sectors except public sector, agriculture, forestry and fishing, household activities and extraterritorial organisations and bodies were included. 21,869 Management respondents and 3,073 Employee representative respondents in the EU and UK.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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