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1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Employment status, past 12 months (TT1980A_EMPSTATYR)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 174
End: 175
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 4 Economic Activity -- For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>

<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. It relates to the past week as well as the past 12 months. Question 16 to 18 apply to those answering from [10] to [30] in Question 15.
<br />Interviewer: Job seekers and persons wanting work must have responses to Questions 16-18.</p>

<p>22. Main activity during the past twelve months
<br />What did (N) [the respondent] do most during the past twelve months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 10 Had a job/worked (HJ/W)<br />[] 11 Had a job, did not work (HJNW)<br />[] 20 Seeking first job (SFJ)<br />[] 21 Other seeking work (OSW)<br />[] 30 Wanted work and available (WW)<br />[] 40 Student (S)<br />[] 41 Home duties (HD)<br />[] 42 Retired (R)<br />[] 43 Disabled (D)<br />[] 44 Old age pensioner (OAP)<br />[] 45 Did not want work (DNWW)<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
Value Category
10 Had job, worked
11 Had a job, did not work
20 Seeking first job
21 Others seeking work
30 Wanted work and available past 3 months
40 Student
41 Home duties
42 Retired
43 Disabled
44 Old age pensioner
45 Not wanting work
97 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 the respondent's employment status in the past 12 months.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1980: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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