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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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Reasons for doing nothing (NG2006A_REASON)

Data file: NGA2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 182
End: 183
Width: 2
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><p>12. If person did nothing, what was the reason?</p>
<div class="i1">(If options 6-8 go to col. 42)<br /><br />[] 1 Looked for job<br />[] 2 Sick<br />[] 3 Believed no job available<br />[] 4 Laid off 30 days or less<br />[] 5 Waiting to join work<br />[] 6 Retired<br />[] 7 Invalid<br />[] 8 Others</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Looked for job
02 Sick
03 Believed no job available
04 Laid off 30 days or less
05 Waiting to join work
06 Retired
07 Invalid
08 Others
98 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 person’s reasons for doing nothing.
Universe
Nigeria 2006: Persons age 10+ who did nothing the previous week [discrepancies: type I 0.7%; type II 2.6%]

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