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2011 National Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Iran, 2011
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IRN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Center of Iran, IPUMS
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Employment readiness (IR2011A_WKREADY)

Data file: IRN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 229
End: 229
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Activity and marital status - For people aged 10 and over</span></p>

<p><span class="em"> For those who are seeking work or has not been seeking </span>
<br />25. Status of availability to work</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Available to work<br />[] 2 Not available to work due to education<br />[] 3 Homemaker<br />[] 4 Income recipient<br />[] 5 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Available for employment
2 Not avilable for employment due to education
3 Not avilable for employment due to homemaking
4 Not avilable for employment due to relying on assets and revenue
5 Not avilable for employment due to other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether a person is available for employment.
Universe
Iran 2011: Persons age 10+ who are seeking work, not seeking work due to future employment or awaiting return to previous job [discrepancies: none]

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