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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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Economic situtation during the past week (TT1970A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: TTO1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
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>28. Economic situation during past week </p>
<div class="i1">[] Worked <br />[] With job, not working<br />[] Looked for work<br />[] Home duties <br />[] Student <br />[] Retired <br />[] Disabled <br />[] Other <br />[] Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
Worked
1 Has a job, not currently working
2 Looking for work
3 Home duties
4 Student
5 Retired
6 Disabled
7 Other
8 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 economic situation during the past week.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1970: Persons aged 10+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 17.7%]

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