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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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Sep 03, 2025
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Number of months of work in 2008 (IL2008A_WKMON2)

Data file: ISR2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 214
End: 214
Width: 1
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>52. In 2008, how many months did you work in the country?</p>
<div class="i1">A person who answered "12", a person who answered 1 ("Worked") in Question No. 47; a person who answered 2 ("No") in Question No. 48; will go to Question No. 54.</div>
Categories
Value Category
Did not work at all
1 1 to 3 months
2 4 to 6
3 7 to 9
4 10 to 11
5 12
8 Worked, months 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 the total number of months the person worked at least one day in Israel in 2008.
Universe
Israel 2008: Persons age 15+ in the civilian labor force [discrepancies: none]

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