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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Employment status last year (TZ2012A_EMPSTAT1YR)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 261
End: 262
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">D. Economic activity: All persons aged 5 years and above</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 23-27 were asked of persons aged 5+]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>

<p>23. In the last 12 months, did [the respondent] mainly...</p>
<div class="i1">Write and shade the appropriate code. Codes are in a separate handbook.<br /><br />[] Worked for payment <br />[] Worked without payment <br />[] Worked for own benefit <br />[] Not worked but actively seeking for work <br />[] Available for work but not actively seeking for work <br />[] Household chores (e.g. cooking) <br />[] Full time student <br />[] Unable to work / sick / too old / disable</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Paid
02 Unpaid
03 Own
04 Looking for job
05 Not looking for job
06 Home
07 Student
08 Unable
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 person's employment status last year.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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