Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey 1999

Mauritius, 1999

Reference ID

MUS_1999_CMPHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Office (CSO)

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Data file: Final

Data is at individual level and it was collected using "Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey 1999" questionnaire.

Cases:	18316
Variables:	232

Variables

C01SERIALNO

C02MONTH

Reference month

C03DISTRICT

Geographical district

C04STRATUM

Regional stratum

C08DWELLINGTYPE

Type of dwelling

Q101ADD5YRAGO

Usual address 5 years ago

Q102BLDGTYPE

Type of building household live

Q103HUTYPE

Type of housing unit

Q104TENURE

Q105NOROOMS

Number of rooms

C09HHSIZE

C10FNNO

Number of family nuclei

C11HHTYPE

C12TOTALHHINCOME

Total household income

Q201MEMSERIALNO

Household member serial number

Q203RELTOHEAD

Relationship to head

Q204AGE

Hosehold member age

Q205SEX

Hosehold member sex

Q206MSTATUS

Q207BLINDNESS

Suffer from blindness

Q208AMPUTATION

Suffer from amputation

Q209STROKE

Suffer from stroke

Q210HEARTDIS

Suffer from heart disease

Q211DIABETES

Suffer from diabetes

Q212RESPIRATORY

Suffer from respiratory disease

Q303SCHOOLATTA

School attendance

Q304EDULEVEL

Level of education

Q305STUDYTYPE

Q306STUDYDUR

Duration of study

Q307SCHOOLATTV

Vocatonal/ technical training attendance

Q308QUALCOURSE

Qualification/ course

Q309TRAINTYPE

Type of training

Q310TRAINDUR

Training duration

Q401DIDWORK

Engaged in work during the past week

Q402HELPFAMILY

Help in a family business during the past week

Q403CHECKAGAIN

Carried out any of the following activities for pay, profit or family gain

Q404AABSENCE

Not engaged in work because of absence

Q404BACTPASTWK

Activities worked the past week

Q404C1SAVINGS

Your present means of financial support - savings

Q404C2PARENTS

Your present means of financial support - parents/spouse/children

Q404C3RELATIVES

Your present means of financial support - other relative

Q404C4GOVTPEN

Your present means of financial support - government pension

Q404C5OTHERPEN

Your present means of financial support - other pension

Q404C6OTHER

Your present means of financial support - other

Q405WHYABSENT

Reason for absent from work last week

Q406ASECTOR

Name of the establishment, firm, government institution for which you work

Q406BADDWORK

Address of place of work

Q406CTRANSPORT

Usual means of transport to work

Q406DACTIVITY

Major activity carried out at place of work

Q406EOCCUPATION

Main occupation

Q406FSTATUS

Employment status

Q406GSERVLNGTH

How long working for present employer

Q406HTRAINING

Trained for job

Q406ITRAINLGTH

How long the training last

Q406J1INCOME

Income including overtime for the last month

Q406J2OVERTIME

Overtime payment

Q407AOTHERJOB

Have secondary job

Q407BSECACTIV

Major activity carried out in the second job

Q407CSECOCCPN

Secondary occupation

Q407DSECSTATUS

employment status for secondary job

Q407ESECINCOME

Income from secondary job for last month

Q408AHOURSMAIN

Number of hours worked for main job

Q408BHOURSOTHR

Number of hours worked for other jobs

Q409ANORMHRSM

Number of normally expected hours per week for main job

Q409BNORMHRSO

Number of normally expected hours per week for other job

Q410WHYLESSHRS

Reason for working less normal hours during the past week

Q411ALOOKADDWK

Looking for additinal or alternative work/ with more hours during the past week

Q411BAVAILADWK

Available for additional work during the past week

Q411CADDHOURS

Number of additional hours prepared to work last week if available

Q412ALOOKJOB

Looking for a job during the past week

Q412BBUSINESS

Taken steps to start own business past month

Q413TIMELOOKWK

How long looking for a job

Q4141EMPEXCH

Steps taken to obtain work past month - registration with employment exchange

Q4142APPLYEMP

Steps taken to obtain work past month - applied to prospective employes

Q4143WORKSITE

Steps taken to obtain work past month - checked at factories, worksites, etc

Q4144ADVERTISE

Steps taken to obtain work past month - placed or answered advertisements

Q4145ASSADVICE

Steps taken to obtain work past month - sought assistance or advice from friends/relatives

Q4146BLDGEQUIP

Steps taken to obtain work past month - looked for land, building, machinery, equipment or finance

Q4147APPPERMIT

Steps taken to obtain work past month - applied for permit to set up own business

Q4148OTHER

Steps taken to obtain work past month - other specify

Q415PRIORACT

Main activity before started to seek work

Q416APTFTWRK

Kind of work in interested with 1

Q416BPERMTEMP

Kind of work in interested with 2

Q417OCCINTER

Type of occupation interested with

Q418SALARYINT

How much per month willing to accept a job

Q419NOTLOOKWK

Reason not looking for a job or start a business

Q420AVAILWK

Available for during past week

Q421WHYNOTAVAIL

Reason not available for work during past week

Q422PASTWORK

Ever worked in the past

Q423AACTPASTWK

Kind of work/activity is carried out at the place where you work

Q423BOCCPASTWK

Kind of work you doing most of the time

Q423CSTAPASTWK

Type of employment status

Q424TIMELEFTWK

How long did you leave last job

Q425WHYLEFTWK

Reason for leaving the last job

Q426ACTIVSTATS

Q426-ACTIV-STATS

Q5011WORK

Hours spent on work (include travelling time and exclude homemaking)

Q5012STUDYOUT

Hours spent on studies outside home

Q5013STUDYHOME

Hours spent on studies at home

Q5014CLUB

Hours spent on club/association (cultural, social, recreational, religious)

Q5015SPORT

Hours spent on sports

Q502ABSENCE

Reason for not spending hours at work

Q503WRKFAMRESP

How do you reconcile working and family responsibilities

Q5041OWNILLNESS

Number of days absent from work because of your own illness

Q5042CHLIDILL

Number of days absent from work because of illness of children

Q5043OTHERILL

Number of days absent from work because of illness of other members of the household

Q5044BABYCARE

Number of days absent from work because of baby care

Q5045SCHOOLHOL

Number of days absent from work because of school holidays

Q5046OTHERREAS

Number of days absent from work because of othe reasons, specify

Q505BABYCARE

Who take care of younger children (not yet at school) when you are at work

Q506CHILDCARE

Who take care of school going children after school when you are at work

Q507WORKFUTURE

Intend to work in the future

Q508FLEXHRWRK

Flexible working hours will encourage you to participate in economic activities

Q509PARTTIMEWK

Part time job encourgae you to participate in economic activities

Q5101COOKING

Hours spent on cooking last week by each member of the households

Q5102DISHWASH

Hours spent on dishwashing last week by each member of the households

Q5103CLOTHWASH

Hours spent on cloth washing by hand and ironing last week by each member of the households

Q5104HOUSECLEAN

Hours spent on cleaning the house last week by each member of the households

Q5105SHOPPING

Hours spent on shopping for food last week by each member of the households

Q5106YARDCLEAN

Hours spent on cleaning the garden/yard last week by each member of the households

Q5107ELDERLYCAR

Hours spent on looking after elderly/sick members last week by each member of the households

Q5108CHILDCARE

Hours spent on taking care of small children last week by each member of the households

Q5109CHILDSTUDY

Hours spent on looking after children's studies last week by each member of the households

Q51101HOUSECONS

Who has more say over purchase/construction of house

Q51102LOAN

Who has more say over contracting loans

Q51103SAVINGS

Who has more say over savings and investment

Q51104FURNITURE

Who has more say over purchase of hosuehold appliances/furniture

Q51105FOODPURCH

Who has more say over purchase of food

Q51106FOODPREP

Who has more say over daily choice of food to be prepared

Q51107MEDICAL

Who has more say over medical care of the family members

Q51108CHILDEDUC

Who has more say over children's education

Q51109SPORTS

Who has more say over participation of family members in sport activities

Q51110RELIGIOUS

Who has more say over participation of family members in religious activities

Q51111SOCIAL

Who has more say over participation of family members in social/ cultural activities

Q51112POLITICAL

Who has more say over participation of family members in political activities

Q6011HYGIENE

Personal hygiene - able to carry out without assistance

Q6012DRESSING

Dressing and undressing - able to carry out without assistance

Q6013EATING

Eating by yourself - able to carry out without assistance

Q6014MOVINGINS

Moving about the house - able to carry out without assistance

Q6015MOVINGOUT

Moving about outdoors - able to carry out without assistance

Q6016CLIMBSTEPS

Climbing steps - able to carry out without assistance

Q6017TRAVEL

Travelling alone by bus - able to carry out without assistance

Q6018SHOPPING

Buying food - able to carry out without assistance

Q6019COOKING

Cooking - able to carry out without assistance

Q60110CLEANING

Cleaning the house - able to carry out without assistance

Q60111MONEY

Managing money - able to carry out without assistance

Q6021HHMEMBERS

Assistance obtained from members of the household

Q6022RELATIVES

Assistance obtained from relatives

Q6023FRIENDS

Assistance obtained from friends/neighbours

Q6024PAIDASST

Assistance obtained from paid assistant

Q6025OTHER

Assistance obtained from other, specify

Q6031DISSIGHT

Suffer from disability in sight

Q6032DISHEAR

Suffer from disability in hearing

Q6033DISSPEECH

Suffer from disability in speech

Q6034DISLEGS

Suffer from disability in use of legs

Q6035DISARMS

Suffer from disability in use of arms

Q6036DISMENTAL

Suffer from mental disability

Q6037DISOTHER

Suffer from other disability, specify

Q6041READING

Hours spent last week on reading

Q6042WATCHTV

Hours spent last week on watching television and video films

Q6043GARDENING

Hours spent last week on kitchen gardening and animal rearing

Q6044REPAIRS

Hours spent last week on house maintenance and repairs

Q6045SEWING

Hours spent last week on sewing, knitting, etc.

Q6046VISITS

Hours spent last week on visitind and talking to friends/ relatives

Q6047CLUB

Hours spent last week on club activity

Q6048SLEEPREST

Hours spent last week on sleeping/ resting

Q6049OTHER

Hours spent last week on other activities, specify

Q6051PENSION

Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - pension from former employment (including that of decessed spouse)

Q6052PROPERTY

Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - income from property

Q6053GOVT

Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - other social benefits from government

Q6054CHILDREN

Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - financial assistance from children/relatives

Q6055OTHER

Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - other, specify

Q6061FOOD

Provide food - regular assistance received from children/relatives

Q6062HOUSING

Provide housing/pay rent - regular assistance received from children/relatives

Q6063MEDICAL

Pay for medical expenses - regular assistance received from children/relatives

Q6064BILLS

Pay bills - regular assistance received from children/relatives

Q6065OTHER

Other regular assistance received from children/relatives, specify

Q6071FOOD

Basic necessities are adequately met - food

Q6072CLOTHING

Basic necessities are adequately met - closing

Q6073HOUSING

Basic necessities are adequately met - housing

Q6074MEDICAL

Basic necessities are adequately met - housing

Q608HEALTHEXP

Amount spent on health, and health related items and activities last month

Q6091HOSPITAL

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in public hospital

Q6092HEALTHCEN

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in public health centers

Q6093CLINIC

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in private clinic

Q6094DOCTOR

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in private doctor

Q6095PHARMACIST

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in pharmacist

Q6096SELFMED

Self-medication when ill or injured last time

Q6097PHYSIO

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in physiotherapist/massage/acupressure

Q6098OTHER

Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in other palces not mentioned above, specify

Q6101OWN

Number of times went out (leisure purpose) on your own last month

Q6102CHILDREN

Number of times went out (leisure purpose) with children last month

Q6103RELATIVES

Number of times went out (leisure purpose) with other relatives and friends last month

Q611MEETCHILD

If not went out with children (leisure purpose), total number of times met them during last month

Q612CHATTING

Anyone around to chat when you feel like it

Q613COMPANY

Need company at times

Q6141HASCOMPANY

Having somebody to keep you company make you feel better

Q6142DAYCARE

Attending day care centre make you feel better

Q6143LIVECHILD

Living with your children make you feel better

Q6144LIVECOMP

Living with somebody of your age make you feel better

Q6145LIVEHOME

Living in a home make you feel better

Q6146OTHER

Other, specify make you feel better

Q71HHTOTALEXP

Total household consumptionexpenditure last month

Q721FOOD

Amount of expenditure on food

Q722MEDICAL

Amount of expenditure on medical care

Q723RENT

Amount of expenditure on rent

Q724DEBT

Amount of expenditure on debt repayment

Q725EDUCATION

Amount of expenditure on educational expenses

Q726WATER

Amount of expenditure on water bill

Q727ELECTRICITY

Amount of expenditure on electricity bill

Q728TELEPHONE

Amount of expenditure on telephone bill

Q73MEETEXPENSE

Any occasion in the past 12 months difficult (with monthly income) to meet current expenses for food, rent, bill, etc

Q741SAVINGS

If there were difficult occasion, draw from savings to meet expenses

Q742CREDIT

If there were difficult occasion, ask for credit to meet expenses

Q743BORROW

If there were difficult occasion, borrow from friends/relatives to meet expenses

Q744OTHER

If there were difficult occasion, use other sources, specify to meet expenses

Q75ANYDEBT

Any hosuehold member has any debt

Q7601LAND

Debt on purchase of land

Q7602HOUSE

Debt on purchase/construction of house

Q7603VEHICLE

Debt on auto/motor vehicle

Q7604AVEQUIP

Debt on audio-visual equipment

Q7605HHAPPLIAN

Debt on household appliances

Q7606FURNITURE

Debt on furniture

Q7607PURCHASES

Debt on purchases at retail shop

Q7608MEDICAL

Debt on medical expenses

Q7609EDUCATION

Debt on educational expenses

Q7610OTHER

Debt on other expenses, specify

Q771BANK

Type of debt - loans from banks or other financial institutions

Q772HIREPURCH

Type of debt - hire purchase

Q773LOANFRIEND

Type of debt - loans from friends and relatives

Q774OTHER

Type of debt - other not mentioned above, specify

Q78ECOSITUATION

Q78-ECOSITUATION

Q791INCOME

Household income receive from all sources

Total: 232

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