General Census of Population and Housing, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Guinea, 1996
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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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Status in employment (GN1996A_CLASSWK)
Data file: GIN1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
230
End:
231
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GN96A414 GN96A415 GN96A416 GN96A417 GN96A418 GN96A419 GN96A420 GN96A421"><span class="h3">Resident population aged 6 years and above</span><br />[Questions P13-P18 were asked of resident population aged 6 years and above.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GN96A419 GN96A420 GN96A421">To be filled out only for employed and available unemployed persons<br />[Questions P16-P18 to be asked only for employed and available unemployed persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A420">P17 Employment status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Self-employed<br />[] 2 Employer<br />[] 3 Public administration employee<br />[] 4 Mixed enterprise employee<br />[] 5 Private sector employee<br />[] 6 Cooperative<br />[] 7 Apprentice<br />[] 8 Family assistant</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GN96A419 GN96A420 GN96A421">To be filled out only for employed and available unemployed persons<br />[Questions P16-P18 to be asked only for employed and available unemployed persons.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A420">P17 Employment status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Self-employed<br />[] 2 Employer<br />[] 3 Public administration employee<br />[] 4 Mixed enterprise employee<br />[] 5 Private sector employee<br />[] 6 Cooperative<br />[] 7 Apprentice<br />[] 8 Family assistant</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Self-employed |
| 02 | Employer |
| 03 | Public administration employee |
| 04 | Mixed enterprise employee |
| 05 | Private sector employee |
| 06 | Cooperative |
| 07 | Apprentice |
| 08 | Family assistant |
| 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 a="all" v="GN96A420"><span class="em">Column P17 Status of economic activity (<span class="lang">Situation Dans L'activité Economique</span>)</span><br />The status of economic activity refers to the hierarchical position of the worker in the organization, production unit or economic enterprise, familial or otherwise, in which the worker is engaged or, in the case of an unemployed person, in which he was engaged.<br /><br />For the purposes of the census, the National Bureau of Statistics has identified the following possible situations: independent worker, employer, salaried civil service worker, salaried worker in a joint public/private enterprise, salaried worker of a private sector enterprise, members of a producer's cooperative, apprentice, and family helper.<br /><br /><div class="i1">a) Independent worker. An independent worker is a person who is self employed in his occupation or economic activity either alone or with the help of members of his family or unpaid apprentices.<br /><br />b) Employer. An employer is a person who employs salaried workers in a [company] that belongs to him. He possesses the means of production, equipment, machines, buildings, etc.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 50]</span><br /><br />c) Salaried worker. A salaried worked is connected to an employer, either public or private, by a work contract which remunerates its employee either with room and board, or in cash for the work he does. For the purposes of the census, the National Census Bureau is also interested in the type of employer, and so differentiates: salaried worker in public administration; salaried worker of a joint public/private enterprise (<span class="lang">entreprise mixte</span>); and salaried worker in the private sector.</div><br /><div class="i2">i) Salaried worker in public administration.<br />All civil service employees and agents of the state, including contracted workers of the Administration and of public bodies are salaried workers in public administration. Salaried workers of international bodies and foreign embassies, including all those who have diplomatic status in Guinea, are classified as "SAP."<br /><br />ii) Salaried worker in a joint public/private enterprise.<br />All workers of companies in the joint public/private and paragovernmental (parapublic) sectors are classified in this category.<br /><br />iii) Salaried worker in the private sector.<br />All salaried workers in companies in the private sector are grouped in this category.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">d) Members of a producer's cooperative. Members of cooperatives, of groupings or associations of producers, are people who participate voluntarily and actively in a communal activity related to agricultural, commercial or artisanal production. They are not salaried workers but, on the contrary, share the profits realized according to the established rules [of the cooperative].<br /><br />e) Apprentice. An apprentice is a person who is learning a manual trade within the framework of an apprenticeship, either in a workshop or in the field, with a professional. He receives no remuneration, as either room and board or in cash, for the work he does.<br /><br />f) Family helper. A family helper is a person, either male or female, who works in a family business) without receiving any remuneration, either [in cash or as room and board]. By "family business," a farm, a commercial concern, a craft business, etc., belonging to a member of the family, is understood.</div><br /><br />To figure out the question(s) you should ask to obtain the status of economic activity engaged in, rely on the nature of the economic activity engaged in by the worker to see which elements should be verified. Is it a question of:<br /><br />a) work done for an employer who gives you a salary in exchange?<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br />If the answer is yes, then you are dealing with a salaried employee and need to determine the status of the employer, who may be:<br /><div class="i1">i) The government, the state, a local government body, (<span class="lang">collectivité locale</span>) an international agency or a public agency - SAP.<br />ii) A joint public/private or paragovernmental enterprise (<span class="lang">entreprise mixte ou une enterprise parapublique</span>)- SEM<br />iii) A firm, company or small business - SPr<br />iv) An ordinary household ? Spr</div><br /><br />b) a job carried out by the individual on his own behalf (the firm, workshop, shop, commercial, agricultural or industrial concern (exploitation), or provision of services belongs to him)?<br /><br />If the answer is yes:<br /><br />1st case: the workers has hired temporary or permanent personnel who are paid based on a contract: he is an employer -- Emp.<br />2nd case: The worker works alone with only members of his family or unpaid apprentices: he is independent -- Ind.<br /><br />c) work carried out in the framework of a producers cooperative (artisans, shopkeepers, farmers)? If the answer is yes: the worker is a member of a cooperative ? Coop.<br /><br />d) manual work carried out in the framework of an apprenticeship in a workshop or in the field (sur le tas) with a qualified person, a master tradesman (un maître) so to speak, without receiving any type of remuneration in exchange? If the answer is yes, the person who carries out such manual work is an "apprentice" -- App.<br /><br />e) agricultural, commercial (buying or selling), transportation or artisanal activities, or providing a service, and carried out in a family business setting without receiving any type of remuneration in exchange? If the person answers yes, the person who carries out such economic activity is "a family helper" -- Afa.<br /><br />Once you have managed to obtain an appropriate answer, circle the number of the corresponding code.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the employment status of the person.
Universe
Guinea 1996: Household residents age 6+ employed or unemployed not seeking their first job [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |