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Recensement general de la population et de l'habitation de 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 1996
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BFA_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie, IPUMS
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Class of worker (BF1996A_CLASSWK)

Data file: BFA1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="BF96A420 BF96A421 BF96A422 BF96A423 BF96A424">Residents age 10 years or older:<br />[Questions P18 to P22 were asked for persons 10 years of age or older who were household residents.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BF96A422"><span class="em">Situation within principal occupation:</span><br />P20. What is/was [person]'s situation within this occupation?<br /><br /><div class="i1">Circle the corresponding code.<br /><br />[] 1. Employer, Boss (EMP)<br />[] 2. Independent (IND)<br />[] 3. Salaried (SAL)<br />[] 4. Apprentice (APP)<br />[] 5. Family helper (AIF)<br />[] 6. Other (AUT)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Employer, boss
2 Independent
3 Salaried
4 Apprentice
5 Family helper
6 Other
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 person's situation in their principal occupation. The enumeration form indicates that this was asked of household residents age 10+, but it appears to have been asked of all residents age 6+.
Universe
Burkina Faso 1996: Persons age 6+ who are household residents, and either employed or unemployed and looking [discrepancies: type 1 none; type 2 0.6%]

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