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National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Papua New Guinea, 1990
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PNG_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Economic activity last week (PG1990A_ACTIVITY)

Data file: PNG1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 193
End: 194
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">[The rural and urban census forms are identical for questions 1-17. Questions 1-17 are provided here in detail under the rural census form, and omitted in the urban census form.]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">For all persons 10 years of age and older (born before July, 1980)<br />[Questions 16-17 were asked of persons of ages 10 years or older.]</span></p>

<p>17. Principle economic activity during the last 7 days</p>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 01 Worked at wage job (including on leave and temporarily absent)<br />[] 02 Business with paid help<br />[] 03 Self employed including unpaid help<br />[] 04 Farming/ fishing for food and money<br />[] 05 Farming/fishing subsistence only<br />[] 06 Student<br />[] 07 Housework<br />[] 08 Too old/young or handicapped/ sick<br />[] 09 Looking for work<br />[] 10 Available for work</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Worked at wage job
02 Business with paid help
03 Self employed including unpaid help
04 Farming or fishing for food or money
05 Subsistence farming or fishing
06 Student
07 Housework
08 Too old or sick
09 Handicapped or disabled
10 Unemployed
11 Other
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 whether a person was engaged in economic activities in the last 7 days.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1990: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies; type I none; type II 0.1%]

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