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General census of Population and Housing, 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Morocco, 1982
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MAR_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Reason for not working (MA1982A_WHYNOWK)

Data file: MAR1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MA82A421 MA82A422">During the period from the <span class="lang">Aid el Fitr</span> festival (July 23, 1982) to the reference date for the census:<br />[For housewives and other inactive persons (other than pupils and students) age 15 or older]<br />[Questions 18-19.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MA82A422">Q19: Why have you not worked during this period?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No work available, looked desperately for work<br />[] 2 Busy enough with house work<br />[] 3 Spouse or family opposes it<br />[] 4 Unable to work<br />[] 5 Does not want to work<br />[] 6 Other causes, specify _______</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Looked for work, did not find
2 Busy with housekeeping
3 Spouse or family opposes it
4 Unable to work / disabled
5 Does not want to work
6 Other cases
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 records the respondent's reasons for not working.
Universe
Morocco 1982: Persons age 15+ who are neither economically active nor students and did not work at all during the reference period [discrepancies: type I: 0.3%; type II none]

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