What is different concerning kind of work in Census 2000?
The biggest change is the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Facts about NAICS: • the official national industrial classification system replacing SIC; • many SIC classes were split up and regrouped; • has many new classes for new industries; • has abolished the SIC concept of auxiliaries. Census 2000 must use NAICS! 5. What new problems does Census 2000 present for employment data about kind of work? A. Assigning appropriate NAICS-based codes: Census 2000 industry questions are nearly identical to those of 1990. Many workers in what SIC called auxiliaries – the administrative offices, warehouses, research and development facilities, etc. that support the operations of a firm’s other establishments – will give a “big picture” answer describing the firm’s overall purpose. However, NAICS requires that such workers be assigned to such classes as “Management of Companies and Enterprises,” “Warehousing,” “Research and Development,” etc. B. Noncomparability of employment
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