Third General Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Cameroon, 2005
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CMR_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, IPUMS
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Employment status (CM2005A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: CMR2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
316
End:
317
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CM05A503 CM05A504 CM05A505 CM05A506 CM05A507 CM05A508 CM05A509"><span class="h3">Economic activity for persons aged 6 years and above</span><br />[Questions 27 to 33 were asked of persons aged 6 years and older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM05A504">28. Employment status<br />During the last 7 days preceding the census, what was this person's activity? _ _<br /><div class="i1">[Question 28 was asked of persons aged 6 years and older.]<br />If code greater than 02, go to question 34.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM05A504">28. Employment status<br />During the last 7 days preceding the census, what was this person's activity? _ _<br /><div class="i1">[Question 28 was asked of persons aged 6 years and older.]<br />If code greater than 02, go to question 34.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Working |
| 02 | Not working, but worked in past |
| 03 | Looking for first job |
| 04 | Housewife |
| 05 | Student |
| 06 | Pensioner |
| 07 | Retired |
| 08 | Elderly |
| 09 | Disabled |
| 10 | Inactive |
| 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
<svar v="CM05A503 CM05A504 CM05A505 CM05A506 CM05A507 CM05A508 CM05A509"><span class="h2">Questions (Questions 27-33) related to the economic activity are only ask to people 6 years old and older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM05A504"><span class="em">28. Activity</span><br />This variable allows you to learn if a person worked over the course of the 7 days before your first visit to the household. In other words, the week of reference is determined by the date of your first visit in the household. This means that you count 7 days back starting with the day of your first visit; and these are the 7 days that correspond to the reference week (1 week in this specific case equals 7 days).<br /><br />[Example omitted]<br /><br />Q. What was your activity/what was the activity of ______ over the last 7 days.<br /><br />The terms of this variable are:<br /><span class="em">01 = At work: </span>This is the situation of a person who worked at a job over the last 7 days before your first visit to the household, whether the work was compensated or not. You must note that all the people on vacation are part of this group.<br />[Examples omitted]<br /><span class="em">02 = Unemployed</span>, having already worked: This is the situation of a person who has already worked at least once but did not have a job over the course of the last 7 days and who is looking for a job<br /><span class="em">03 = Looking for work for the first time</span>: This is a situation where the person who never had a job is looking for their first job<br /><span class="em">04 = Housewife: </span>These are all people who are exclusively looking after the household and household work, without getting a salary and without looking for work<br /><span class="em">05 = Student:</span> These are people who regularly go to an educational establishment and who are not engaged in economic activity<br /><span class="em">06 = Person of independent means: </span>These are people who do not work and who live exclusively off of revenue from their property of their capital.<br /><span class="em">07 = Retiree:</span> This is an individual who no longer works and who has a retiree's pension<br /><span class="em">08 = Old person:</span> This is an aging person who doesn't have independent means and isn't a retiree, who does not work and who is no longer looking for work and who lives off of financial assistance and the finances of a relative<br /><span class="em">09 = Handicapped:</span> This is a person cannot work because of his handicap<br /><span class="em">10 = Idle:</span> This is a person without work, capable of work, but not looking for a job<br /><br />The codes of the terms of this variable are:<br />01 = worked<br />02 = didn't work, is looking for a job but already worked in his life<br />03 = didn't work, looking for a job, never worked before<br />04 = didn't work, housewife who is not looking for a job<br />05 = didn't work, student (not looking for work)<br />06 = didn't work, person of independent means not looking for work<br />07 = didn't' work, retiree not looking for work<br />08 = didn't work, can't work or can't work anymore because of age, old person<br />09 = didn't work, can't work or can't work anymore because of his handicap or because of his illness, handicap<br />10 = didn't work, doesn't want to work and isn't looking for work<br /><br />Following the order number:<br /><div class="i1">-Legibly write on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person the situation of activity<br />-Mark the corresponding code in the reserved space</div><br /><br />N.B. If the code is above 02, go to Q34.<br />If the code of the answer to question 28 (Activity) is equal to 01 (at work) or 02 (doesn't work, is looking for work and has already worked), first ask Q30 (work) then Q29 (Employment status), then Q31 (type of employment), Q32 (employment sector) and Q33 (Branch of business).<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM05A504"><span class="em">28. Activity</span><br />This variable allows you to learn if a person worked over the course of the 7 days before your first visit to the household. In other words, the week of reference is determined by the date of your first visit in the household. This means that you count 7 days back starting with the day of your first visit; and these are the 7 days that correspond to the reference week (1 week in this specific case equals 7 days).<br /><br />[Example omitted]<br /><br />Q. What was your activity/what was the activity of ______ over the last 7 days.<br /><br />The terms of this variable are:<br /><span class="em">01 = At work: </span>This is the situation of a person who worked at a job over the last 7 days before your first visit to the household, whether the work was compensated or not. You must note that all the people on vacation are part of this group.<br />[Examples omitted]<br /><span class="em">02 = Unemployed</span>, having already worked: This is the situation of a person who has already worked at least once but did not have a job over the course of the last 7 days and who is looking for a job<br /><span class="em">03 = Looking for work for the first time</span>: This is a situation where the person who never had a job is looking for their first job<br /><span class="em">04 = Housewife: </span>These are all people who are exclusively looking after the household and household work, without getting a salary and without looking for work<br /><span class="em">05 = Student:</span> These are people who regularly go to an educational establishment and who are not engaged in economic activity<br /><span class="em">06 = Person of independent means: </span>These are people who do not work and who live exclusively off of revenue from their property of their capital.<br /><span class="em">07 = Retiree:</span> This is an individual who no longer works and who has a retiree's pension<br /><span class="em">08 = Old person:</span> This is an aging person who doesn't have independent means and isn't a retiree, who does not work and who is no longer looking for work and who lives off of financial assistance and the finances of a relative<br /><span class="em">09 = Handicapped:</span> This is a person cannot work because of his handicap<br /><span class="em">10 = Idle:</span> This is a person without work, capable of work, but not looking for a job<br /><br />The codes of the terms of this variable are:<br />01 = worked<br />02 = didn't work, is looking for a job but already worked in his life<br />03 = didn't work, looking for a job, never worked before<br />04 = didn't work, housewife who is not looking for a job<br />05 = didn't work, student (not looking for work)<br />06 = didn't work, person of independent means not looking for work<br />07 = didn't' work, retiree not looking for work<br />08 = didn't work, can't work or can't work anymore because of age, old person<br />09 = didn't work, can't work or can't work anymore because of his handicap or because of his illness, handicap<br />10 = didn't work, doesn't want to work and isn't looking for work<br /><br />Following the order number:<br /><div class="i1">-Legibly write on the dotted line corresponding to the registration order number of the surveyed person the situation of activity<br />-Mark the corresponding code in the reserved space</div><br /><br />N.B. If the code is above 02, go to Q34.<br />If the code of the answer to question 28 (Activity) is equal to 01 (at work) or 02 (doesn't work, is looking for work and has already worked), first ask Q30 (work) then Q29 (Employment status), then Q31 (type of employment), Q32 (employment sector) and Q33 (Branch of business).<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates a person's employment status.
Universe
Cameroon 2005: Residents of the household age 6+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |