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General Household Survey, 2006-07 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2007
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NGA_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Main job of previous week (NG2006A_MJBPRVWK)

Data file: NGA2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 181
End: 181
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Part B: Persons(s) present in household continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 11-63]</p>

<p>11. Main job previous week</p>
<div class="i1">(If options 1-5 go to Col. 14, and if options 6 or 7 go to next person)<br /><br />[] 1 Worked for pay<br />[] 2 Got job but did not work<br />[] 3 Worked for profit<br />[] 4 On attachment but didn't work<br />[] 5 Apprenticeship<br />[] 6 Kept home<br />[] 7 Went to school<br />[] 8 Did nothing</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Worked for pay
2 Had job but did not work
3 Worked for profit
4 On attachment but did not work
5 Apprenticeship
6 Kept home
7 Went to school
8 Did nothing
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 person’s main job of previous work.
Universe
Nigeria 2006: All persons

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