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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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Occupational status (BF1996A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: BFA1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 227
End: 228
Width: 2
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="BF96A420"><span class="em">Occupational status:</span><br /><br />P18. Has [person] worked during the last seven days?<br /><br /><div class="i1">If yes, circle code 1.<br />If no, circle the corresponding code and go to P21.<br /><br />[] 1. Employed (OCC)<br />[] 2. Unemployed and looking (CHO)<br />[] 3. Looking for first job (QUE)<br />[] 4. Retired (RET)<br />[] 5. Housewife (FOY)<br />[] 6. Student (ETU)<br />[] 7. Shareholder (REN)<br />[] 8. Other inactive persons (AUT)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Employed
02 Unemployed and looking
03 Looking for first job
04 Retired
05 Housewife
06 Student
07 Shareholder
08 Other inactive persons
98 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's employment status. 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 residents of the household [discrepancies: type 1 trace; type 2 none]

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