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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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Income from employment (JM1991A_INCWORK)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 269
End: 270
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="JM91A435 JM91A436 JM91A437 JM91A438 JM91A439 JM91A440 JM91A441 JM91A442 JM91A443 JM91A444 JM91A445 JM91A446 JM91A447"><span class="h3">Section 6: Economic activity</span><br />[Persons age 14 and older]<br /><br />[Go to Question 8.1 for persons younger than 14 years]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A447">6.9. How much do you / does [the respondent] earn from your/his/her job?<br /><div class="i1">Ask Question 6.9 only if the person had a job during the past week (see Question 6.1) and is not an unpaid worker <span class="ital">(see Question 6.3)</span><br /><br />[] Not stated</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">a) Weekly:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Less than $100<br />[] $100-199<br />[] $200-299<br />[] $300-399<br />[] $400-499<br />[] $500-749<br />[] $750-999<br />[] $1,000+</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">b) Monthly:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Less than $400<br />[] $400-799<br />[] $800-1,199<br />[] $1,200-1,599<br />[] $1,600-1,999<br />[] $2,000-2,999<br />[] $3,000-3,999<br />[] $4,000+</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">c) Annually:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Less than $5,000<br />[] $5,000-9,999<br />[] $10,000-19,999<br />[] $20,000-39,999<br />[] $40,000-59,999<br />[] $60,000-99,999<br />[] $100,000+</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
17 Less than $5000 annually
18 $5000-$9999 annually
19 $10000-$19999 annually
20 $20000-$39999 annually
21 $40000-$59999 annually
22 $60000-$99999 annually
23 $100000+ annually
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 amount of income the person receives from employment.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters who worked or had a paid job last week [type I 0.3%; type II none]

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