Subsistence economy: dominant activity [EA042]

Description: Dominant mode of subsistence (note: not in original EA; derived from other variables on subsistence and type of agriculture).

Codes [click for detailed code description]
Code # Code
1 Gathering contributes most
2 Fishing contributes most
3 Hunting contributes most
4 Pastoralism contributes most
5 Casual agriculture contributes most
6 Extensive agriculture contributes most
7 Intensive agriculture contributes most
8 Two or more sources contribute equally
9 Agriculture contributes most, type unknown

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
Subsistence economy: dominant activity [EA042]
Description:
Dominant mode of subsistence (note: not in original EA; derived from other variables on subsistence and type of agriculture).
Values:
1 Gathering 103
2 Fishing 121
3 Hunting 77
4 Pastoralism 77
5 Casual agriculture 0
6 Extensive agriculture 477
7 Intensive agriculture 282
8 Two or more sources 67
9 Agriculture, type unknown 86
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase