Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS

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Work disability (DISWORK)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 199

End: 199

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	No disability that affects work
2	Disability causes difficulty or limits work
3	Disability prevents work

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.

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Definition

DISWORK indicates whether the respondent had any lasting physical or mental health condition, that either limited the amount or type of work they could do or prevented them from working altogether. This did not include temporary health conditions.

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