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The 2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Cuba, 2012
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CUB_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Office of Statistics of the Republic of Cuba, IPUMS
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Job status (CU2012A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: CUB2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 221
End: 222
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section IV. Personal data</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 1-23]</p>

<p><span class="em">For persons 15 years and older</span>
<br />(End of interview for persons under this age.)
<br />[Questions 17-23 were asked of persons age 15 and older.]</p>

<p>17. What did you do the week before September 14th?</p>
<div class="i1">If answered 01 or 02, go to question 18. If answered 03-13, end an interview.<br /><br />[] 01 Worked<br />[] 02 Employed but did not work<br />[] 03 Looked for work due to loss of job <br />[] 04 Looked for a job for the first time<br />[] 05 Retired or pensioned due to age<br />[] 06 Other pensioners<br />[] 07 Landlord or received economic assistance<br />[] 08 Household chores<br />[] 09 Student<br />[] 10 Disabled for work purposes<br />[] 11 Did not perform any activity<br />[] 12 In hospital or asylum<br />[] 13 Other situation</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Worked
02 Employed but did not work
03 Looked for work due to loss of job
04 Looked for a job for the first time
05 Retired or pensioned due to age
06 Other pensioners
07 Landlord, or received economic assistance
08 Household chores
09 Student
10 Disabled for work purposes
11 Did not perform any activity
12 In hospital or asylum
13 Other situation
99 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's job status.
Universe
Cuba 2012: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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