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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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Number of months worked during past 12 months (JM1991A_MTHSWK)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 268
End: 268
Width: 1
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="JM91A446">6.8. How many months did you / did [the respondent] work?<br /><div class="i1">[] Fewer than 3 months<br />[] 3 to under 6 months<br />[] 6 to under 9 months<br />[] 9 to under 12 months<br />[] 12 months<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than 3 months
2 3 to under 6 months
3 6 to under 9 months
4 9 to under 12 months
5 12 months
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 number of months the person worked during the past 12 months.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters who worked during the past 12 months [discrepancies: none]

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