5th Census of Population 1992 - IPUMS Subset
El Salvador, 1992
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SLV_1992_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 20, 2012
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- SLV1992-H-H
- SLV1992-P-H
Employment status (SV1992A_0408)
Data file: SLV1992-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
183
End:
184
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
V. Information on members of the household
2. Persons age 10 or older
[Questions 14-21 were asked of persons age 10 or older]
14. The week prior to the census you:
[] 1 Worked in exchange for wage in money or kind
[] 2 Worked for somebody else without receiving a wage
[] 3 Had a job, business, enterprise, owned a farm, but did not work (due to sickness, strike, vacation, bad weather, etc.)
(If 1, 2, or 3 are selected, continue with question 16)
[] 4 Looked for a job and had previously worked
[] 5 Looked for a job for the first time (i.e., had not worked previously)
[] 6 Did not look for a job because you though none were available
[] 7 Was a "housewife" exclusively
[] 8 Studied exclusively
[] 9 Were a retiree, pensioned, or renter
[] 10 Were institutionalized [imprisoned]
[] 11 Were permanently unable to work [disabled]
[] 12 Other (specify) ____
(For options 4-12, continue with question 15)
2. Persons age 10 or older
[Questions 14-21 were asked of persons age 10 or older]
14. The week prior to the census you:
[] 1 Worked in exchange for wage in money or kind
[] 2 Worked for somebody else without receiving a wage
[] 3 Had a job, business, enterprise, owned a farm, but did not work (due to sickness, strike, vacation, bad weather, etc.)
(If 1, 2, or 3 are selected, continue with question 16)
[] 4 Looked for a job and had previously worked
[] 5 Looked for a job for the first time (i.e., had not worked previously)
[] 6 Did not look for a job because you though none were available
[] 7 Was a "housewife" exclusively
[] 8 Studied exclusively
[] 9 Were a retiree, pensioned, or renter
[] 10 Were institutionalized [imprisoned]
[] 11 Were permanently unable to work [disabled]
[] 12 Other (specify) ____
(For options 4-12, continue with question 15)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worked for wage/salary |
| 2 | Worked without pay |
| 3 | Had employment but did not work |
| 4 | Looked for work, previously worked |
| 5 | Looked for work, first time |
| 6 | Did not look for work, believed no work available |
| 7 | Homemaker |
| 8 | Student |
| 9 | Retired/pensioner/rentier |
| 10 | Imprisoned |
| 11 | Permanently disabled |
| 12 | Other |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
4.5.4 Persons age 10 or older
These questions numbered 14 to 21 will be asked to those who are age 10 or older, males and females. If the person is younger than 10, the interview will end, canceling the corresponding page.
Principal activity:
The week prior to the beginning of the census, were you:
- Working for pay in money or in kind?
This category refers to the people who in the previous week up to the day of the census worked one or more hours for pay in money or in-kind compensation acting as employer, worker on their own count, employee or worker, etc.
- Working for another person without compensation?
This refers to those who work for another person without receiving any type of compensation or in kind such as apprentices of mechanics, carpentry, family workers, etc.
- Employed, or did you have a business, a company, a farm, but you didn't work (due to sickness, strikes, vacation, bad weather, etc.)?
This applies to people who have jobs or are occupied but, during the week referred to, did not work due to sickness, strikes, vacation, bad weather or other circumstances.
[The rest of pg. 49 is omitted in this translation]
[pg. 50]
- Looking for work and had you worked previously?
These are unoccupied people who are looking for work but have experience, as they have worked previously.
- Looking for work for the first time (never had a job before)?
This refers to recently graduated people of any university major, non-university course of study, or any vocational specialty and they are looking for work for the first time, even if they are young people who out of economic necessity have to work and have never worked before.
- Not looking for work because you thought there wasn't any? These are persons who had worked before, but for different reasons are without work and are not looking for work because they think that there are no vacant positions and sometimes they may be waiting for the seasons of agricultural harvest.
[pg. 51]
Only a housewife: This refers to women who are dedicated exclusively to daily chores of the household.
- Just studying?
This is all people whose only responsibility is to study, whether in school, high school, higher education centers, university, academy, etc.
- Retired, pensioned or rentier?
Retired: This is a person who, having completed the time of work service required and having reached the official age, retired, receiving a monthly or biweekly compensation.
Pensioned: This is a person who for reasons of sickness, accidents, age or another cause has retired from work, receiving a monthly salary.
Rentier: This is a person who lives off the interest of the money put away in savings accounts, installments or personal loans, from renting houses or lands.
[pg. 52]
- Imprisoned?
These are people who are in jail whether or not they have received a sentence.
- Permanently disabled?
This is about people who as a result of suffering from some physical or mental impediment are completely unable to work, which is why they are not working, such as: the blind, amputees of either upper or lower limbs, the insane, etc.
- Other?
In this group list all people who did not fit into the previous categories.
If they responded to one of the options 4 through 12, continue to question 15.
These questions numbered 14 to 21 will be asked to those who are age 10 or older, males and females. If the person is younger than 10, the interview will end, canceling the corresponding page.
Principal activity:
The week prior to the beginning of the census, were you:
- Working for pay in money or in kind?
This category refers to the people who in the previous week up to the day of the census worked one or more hours for pay in money or in-kind compensation acting as employer, worker on their own count, employee or worker, etc.
- Working for another person without compensation?
This refers to those who work for another person without receiving any type of compensation or in kind such as apprentices of mechanics, carpentry, family workers, etc.
- Employed, or did you have a business, a company, a farm, but you didn't work (due to sickness, strikes, vacation, bad weather, etc.)?
This applies to people who have jobs or are occupied but, during the week referred to, did not work due to sickness, strikes, vacation, bad weather or other circumstances.
[The rest of pg. 49 is omitted in this translation]
[pg. 50]
- Looking for work and had you worked previously?
These are unoccupied people who are looking for work but have experience, as they have worked previously.
- Looking for work for the first time (never had a job before)?
This refers to recently graduated people of any university major, non-university course of study, or any vocational specialty and they are looking for work for the first time, even if they are young people who out of economic necessity have to work and have never worked before.
- Not looking for work because you thought there wasn't any? These are persons who had worked before, but for different reasons are without work and are not looking for work because they think that there are no vacant positions and sometimes they may be waiting for the seasons of agricultural harvest.
[pg. 51]
Only a housewife: This refers to women who are dedicated exclusively to daily chores of the household.
- Just studying?
This is all people whose only responsibility is to study, whether in school, high school, higher education centers, university, academy, etc.
- Retired, pensioned or rentier?
Retired: This is a person who, having completed the time of work service required and having reached the official age, retired, receiving a monthly or biweekly compensation.
Pensioned: This is a person who for reasons of sickness, accidents, age or another cause has retired from work, receiving a monthly salary.
Rentier: This is a person who lives off the interest of the money put away in savings accounts, installments or personal loans, from renting houses or lands.
[pg. 52]
- Imprisoned?
These are people who are in jail whether or not they have received a sentence.
- Permanently disabled?
This is about people who as a result of suffering from some physical or mental impediment are completely unable to work, which is why they are not working, such as: the blind, amputees of either upper or lower limbs, the insane, etc.
- Other?
In this group list all people who did not fit into the previous categories.
If they responded to one of the options 4 through 12, continue to question 15.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's employment status during the week prior to the census.
Universe
Persons age 10+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |