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Commonwealth Caribbean Population Census, 1970 Trinidad and Tobago - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1970
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TTO_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Class of worker (past 12 months) (TT1970A_CLASWK)

Data file: TTO1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 203
End: 204
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Section VI. Economic Activity </span></p>

<p>[Questions 23-29 asked of all persons 10 years and over.]</p>

<p>24. Worker or occupational status during past year </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 24 refers to activity in the past year.]<br /><br />[] Worked for others: Government <br />[] Worked for others: Non Government <br />[] Worked for others: Unpaid worker <br />[] Has own business/farm: With paid help<br />[] Has own business/farm: Without paid help<br />[] Did not work <br />[] Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 Public sector
01 Non- government
02 Unpaid worker
05 Has own business with paid employees
06 Has own business with no employees
08 Never worked
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 employment type for the past 12 months.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1970: Persons aged 10+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2 %; type II 16.7%]

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