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III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1973
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GTM_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Social security affiliation (IGSS) (GT1973A_SOCSEC)

Data file: GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 233
End: 233
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">D - Economic characteristics</span>
<br />(For those 10 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 15 to 19 are asked of persons age 10+ years old]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A435">19. Membership with IGSS [Guatemalan Institute of Social Security]<br /><div class="i1">Are you currently affiliated with the IGSS?<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">D. Economic characteristics (for person aged ten years or older)</span></p>

<p>Ask questions 15-19 only for those aged ten (10) years or older.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 19: Affiliation to the Guatemalan National Social Security Institute (<span class="lang">Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social</span>, IGSS)</span></p>

<p>Ask this question only for those people who gave an occupation in question set number 16.</p>

<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "Are you currently a member of the Guatemalan National Social Security Institute (IGSS)?"</p>

<p>Any person who has a fee for social security deducted from his/her wages (even if the payment from the employer is delayed) is considered a member of the IGSS. Do not include persons or family members who do not pay fees to IGSS, even if they receive IGSS benefits.</p>

<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />If the enumerated person states that he or she is currently a member of the IGSS, mark an "X" in box 1, "yes." Otherwise, mark an "X" in box 2, "no."</p>

<p>If the respondent does not know if a member of the household is currently a member of the IGSS, mark an "X" in box 9, "unknown."</p>

<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 19 of the section VI "people in the census household."]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is enrolled in social security (IGSS).
Universe
Guatemala 1973: Persons age 10+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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