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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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Job search in the past 30 days (IR2011A_WKSEARCH)

Data file: IRN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 228
End: 228
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 did not work during the last 7 days </span>
<br />24. Status of seeking work during the last 30 days</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Seeking work<br />Not seeking work due to:</div><div class="i2">[] 2 Starting work in future<br />[] 3 Has not been working, waiting to return to previous work<br />[] 4 Education<br />[] 5 Homemaker<br />[] 6 Income recipient<br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Seeking work
2 Not seeking work due to employment start date in future
3 Awaiting return to previous job
4 Not seeking work due to education
5 Not seeking work due to homemaking
6 Relying on assets and revenue (not seeking work)
7 Others
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 searched for work in the past 30 days, and the reason for not seeking work during this time (if applicable).
Universe
Iran 2011: Persons age 10+ who did not work in the past 7 days [discrepancies: none]

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