Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Survey
Respondent
ID
Survey Question Singular
Response Indicator
Indicator
Rate
Percent
Complex
The second template, the Property Characteristics Template, captures important metadata
on each property. Here is the completed Property Characteristics Template for our survey
application (Note that I removed the Source and Transform columns to make this spread-
sheet more readable):
Survey Property Characteristics
Property
Definition
Sample Values
Format
Length
Dairy Farms
The common term used to describe the general sector an or-
ganization operations within. This is the standard description
for the SIC code.
Industry
Name
Copper Ores
Char
50
Dog and Cat Food
0241 [for Dairy
Farms]
The Standard Industry Classification (SIC) is a system for
classifying industries by a four-digit code. Established in the
United States in 1937, it is used by government agencies to
classify industry areas.
1021 [for Copper
Ores]
SIC Code
Char
4
2047 [for Dog and
Cat Food]
