1996 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Fiji, 1996
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FJI_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- FJI1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Days working for money in the past week (FJ1996A_DAYSWRK)
Data file: FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
234
End:
235
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FJ96A422 FJ96A423 FJ96A424 FJ96A425 FJ96A426 FJ96A427 FJ96A428 FJ96A429 FJ96A030 FJ96A031 FJ96A432"><span class="h3">For all persons born in 1981 or before</span><br />[Questions D14-D17 were asked of persons born in 1981 or before.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="FJ96A423" v="FJ96A423 FJ96A425">(b) How many days money work? Give number or 0 if none or if actively looking for work, write (UNEMP).<br />______<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="FJ96A423" v="FJ96A423 FJ96A425">(b) How many days money work? Give number or 0 if none or if actively looking for work, write (UNEMP).<br />______<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | Unemployed |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="FJ96A422 FJ96A423 FJ96A424 FJ96A425 FJ96A426 FJ96A427 FJ96A428 FJ96A429 FJ96A430 FJ96A431 FJ96A432"><span class="h3">Economic activity last week</span><br /><br /><span class="em">For all persons born in 1981 or before</span><br />138. The next set of questions, D14 to D17, apply to all persons born in 1981 or before. Look back at the year of birth you have entered for each person. For those born 1982-1996 write 'N/A' for question D14[a] and leave the rest of the column [D14-D17] blank.<br /><br />139. Questions D14-D17 are concerned with how people provide for themselves, how they make their living. It is restricted to persons 15 years of age and over.<br /><br />140. In the week before census night, almost everyone in Fiji will have done something to provide for himself or herself. It is your job to discover and record what each person did.<br /><br />141. Ask the questions as they are set out here and on the questionnaire and talk about each member of the household until you understand what he or she did in the way of making a living last week. Make entries on the questionnaire only when you have the picture clear in your mind.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="FJ96A422" v="FJ96A422 FJ96A423 FJ96A424 FJ96A425 FJ96A426 FJ96A427 FJ96A428 FJ96A429 FJ96A430 FJ96A431 FJ96A432">Question D14 - Type of activity last week<br /><br />142. Question 14[a]<br />Ask,<br />Did this person do any work for money last week?<br /><br /><div class="i1">Money work here means:<br />A wage and salary job.<br />Business, shop, taxi/carrier business, repair shop<br />Grow things for sale<br />Raise animals for sale<br />Catch fish, collect shells for sale</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.26]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Provide services for money</div><br /><br />You should write 'M' against money work. Include also persons who had a job but were either sick or on leave or did not attend work for some other reason.<br /><br />For persons who did not work for money last week write 'NO' in this box.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" FJ96A423" v="FJ96A423">143. Question 14[b]<br />Ask,<br />'How many days did this person work for money last week?'<br /><br />For persons like wage/salary earners in regular work this is easy to work out as their working hours are fixed. For those with jobs but were sick or were away from work for some other reason you should put the normal working days.<br /><br />People earning money from other than wage/salary job often work more irregular times. Make a rough estimate of hours or half days worked each day of last week. Add up these hours and divide by 7 [average number of hours people work in a day] to obtain the number of days worked last week.<br /><br />If the person worked on more than one money earning activity last week, record the one the person spent the most time on.<br /><br />Number of days worked should be reported against Q14[b].<br /><div class="i1">Up to one full day write '1'.<br />For between 1 and 2 full days write '2'.<br />For between 2 and 3 full days write '3'.<br />For between 3 and 4 full days write '4'.<br />For between 4 and 5 full days write '5'.<br />For between 5 and 6 full days write '6'.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.27]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">For between 6 and 7 full days write '7'.</div><br /><br />144. In case the person did not work for money ie. answered 'NO' in box against 14[a],<br />Ask,<br />'Did you actively look for money, cash work last week'.<br /><br />If the person:<br /><br /><div class="i1">wrote letters<br />visited offices or job sites<br />asked friends to obtain cash work</div><br /><br />write 'UNEMP' [for unemployed]<br /><br />and if the person did not look for money earning work<br />write '0'.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="FJ96A422" v="FJ96A422 FJ96A423 FJ96A424 FJ96A425 FJ96A426 FJ96A427 FJ96A428 FJ96A429 FJ96A430 FJ96A431 FJ96A432">Question D14 - Type of activity last week<br /><br />142. Question 14[a]<br />Ask,<br />Did this person do any work for money last week?<br /><br /><div class="i1">Money work here means:<br />A wage and salary job.<br />Business, shop, taxi/carrier business, repair shop<br />Grow things for sale<br />Raise animals for sale<br />Catch fish, collect shells for sale</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.26]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Provide services for money</div><br /><br />You should write 'M' against money work. Include also persons who had a job but were either sick or on leave or did not attend work for some other reason.<br /><br />For persons who did not work for money last week write 'NO' in this box.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" FJ96A423" v="FJ96A423">143. Question 14[b]<br />Ask,<br />'How many days did this person work for money last week?'<br /><br />For persons like wage/salary earners in regular work this is easy to work out as their working hours are fixed. For those with jobs but were sick or were away from work for some other reason you should put the normal working days.<br /><br />People earning money from other than wage/salary job often work more irregular times. Make a rough estimate of hours or half days worked each day of last week. Add up these hours and divide by 7 [average number of hours people work in a day] to obtain the number of days worked last week.<br /><br />If the person worked on more than one money earning activity last week, record the one the person spent the most time on.<br /><br />Number of days worked should be reported against Q14[b].<br /><div class="i1">Up to one full day write '1'.<br />For between 1 and 2 full days write '2'.<br />For between 2 and 3 full days write '3'.<br />For between 3 and 4 full days write '4'.<br />For between 4 and 5 full days write '5'.<br />For between 5 and 6 full days write '6'.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.27]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">For between 6 and 7 full days write '7'.</div><br /><br />144. In case the person did not work for money ie. answered 'NO' in box against 14[a],<br />Ask,<br />'Did you actively look for money, cash work last week'.<br /><br />If the person:<br /><br /><div class="i1">wrote letters<br />visited offices or job sites<br />asked friends to obtain cash work</div><br /><br />write 'UNEMP' [for unemployed]<br /><br />and if the person did not look for money earning work<br />write '0'.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of days that the person worked for money in the past week.
Universe
Fiji 1996: Persons born in 1981 or earlier [discrepancies: type I none, type II 1.6%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |