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Survey of Living Conditions 2009

Jamaica, 2009
Reference ID
JAM_2009_SLC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Planning Institute of Jamaica, Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Feb 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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Data file: strategy09

Variables: 71

Variables

record
Record Number
l1
Have you heard of the global recession?
l2
Have you been affected by this economic crisis?
l3_1
Main breadwinner lost job
l3_2
H/hold members in Ja los jobs
l3_3
Someone will be made redundant
l3_4
Someone had to close his business
l3_5
Someones business has slowed down
l3_6
Workdays have been reduced
l3_7
Financial contributor abroad lost his job
l3_8
Remittances have been cut back
l3_9
Helping relatives/friends more
l3_10
Past h/hold member had to return home
l3_11
There is more stress
l3a
Other Specified Reason
l3b
Other Specified Code
l4_1
Nothing; going on as usual
l4_2
Cut back on essential expenditure
l4_3
Cut back on recreational expenditure
l4_4
Conserving on utilities
l4_5
Cutting back on education expenditure
l4_6
Using public health system to cut health expenses
l4_7
Going to church more often
l4_8
Started a little farming/backyard garden
l4_9
Started a little selling
l4_10
Renting a room of the house to earn income
l4_11
Other income generating activity
l4_12
Dipping into savings
l4_13
Buying in bulk
l4a
Other Specified Reason
l4b
Other Specified Code
l5_1
Nothing; going on as usual
l5_2
Will cut back on essential expenditure
l5_3
Will cut back on recreational expenditure
l5_4
Will Conserve on utilities
l5_5
Cutting back on education expenditure
l5_6
Using public health system to cut health expenses
l5_7
We will go to church more often
l5_8
We will start a little farming/backyard garden
l5_9
We will start a little selling
l5_10
Renting a room of the house to earn income
l5_11
We will do other income generating activities
l5_12
We will dip into savings
l5_13
Buying in bulk
l5a
Other Specified Reason
l5b
Other Specified Code
serial
Questionnaire Serial Number
age
Age of individual- years
sex
Sex of Head
relat
Relationship to Household Head
hhmember
Household member
whynotme
Why no longer household member?
mths_inh
Number of months living in household
fath_fig
Who plays the role of childs father
id_fath
Copy ID of father/father figure
moth_fig
Who plays the role of childs mother
id_moth
Copy ID of mother/mother figure
marital
Marital status
marriage
How long...married?
union_st
Union status
partner
Is partner a household member?
id_partn
Partner"s ID code
parish
Parish Number
ind
Individual Code
area
AREA
finwght
FINWGHT
hhsize2
HHSIZE2
popquint
POPQUINT
pov
POV=1: ADE Poor
d2
Ever received assistance from PATH...?
chld
Total: 71
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