2008 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 2008

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ISR_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS

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Usual number of weekly work hours (IL2008A_WKHOURS)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 215

End: 216

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Questions on education and work</span>
<br />[Questions 43-58 asked of persons aged 15 or older]</p>

<p>57. How many hours a week do you usually work in all your work places? ____</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered "Don't know" or "Refused" will go to Question No. 58. Otherwise, will go to Question No. 59.</div>

Categories

Value	Category
00	Did not work at all
01	1 to 4 hours
02	5 to 9
03	10 to 14
04	15 to 19
05	20 to 24
06	25 to 29
07	30 to 34
08	35 to 39
09	40 to 44
10	45 +
98	Worked, hours unknown
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 usual number of work hours per week a person worked in all workplaces.

Universe

Israel 2008: Persons age 15+ in the civilian labor force [discrepancies: none]

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