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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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Main activity (past 12 months) (TT1970A_EMPSTATYR)

Data file: TTO1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 202
End: 202
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>23. Main activity during past 12 months </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 23 refers to activity in the past year.]<br /><br />[] Worked<br />[] Seeking first job <br />[] Others seeking work <br />[] Wanted work and available <br />[] Home duties <br />[] Student <br />[] Retired/ Disabled <br />[] Other<br />[] Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
Worked
1 Seeking first job
2 Others seeking work
3 Wanted work and was available to work
4 Home duties
5 Student
6 Retired or 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 main activity a person has been engaging in during 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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