Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment July, 1987-June, 1988 - IPUMS Subset
India, 1987 - 1988
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IND_1987_NSS43-SCH10_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, Minnesota Population Center
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Seeking or available for work (including additional or alternate) (IN1987A_0432)
Data file: IND1987-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
181
End:
181
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[6] Usual activity and migration particulars
1. Serial number as in section 4 ____
Principal usual activity
[Questions 2-6.]
2. Status:
[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)
[] 21 Worked as helper in household enterprise
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institutions
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.
[] 97 Others
[7] Follow up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 (reference question 2, section 6)
[Questions 1-10 were asked of persons who can work, per question 2 of section 6.]
8. For all persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 [For persons who can work, per question 2.]:
Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days?
[] 1 Yes, for work
[] 2 Yes, for additional work
[] 3 Yes, for alternative work
[] 4 No
1. Serial number as in section 4 ____
Principal usual activity
[Questions 2-6.]
2. Status:
[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)
[] 21 Worked as helper in household enterprise
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institutions
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.
[] 97 Others
[7] Follow up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 (reference question 2, section 6)
[Questions 1-10 were asked of persons who can work, per question 2 of section 6.]
8. For all persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 [For persons who can work, per question 2.]:
Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days?
[] 1 Yes, for work
[] 2 Yes, for additional work
[] 3 Yes, for alternative work
[] 4 No
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes for work |
| 2 | Yes for additional work |
| 3 | Yes for alternative work |
| 4 | No |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | 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
5.6.2 Column (2): Principal usual activity status: Usual activity status of a person will be determined on the basis of the various activities pursued by the person during the reference period of 365 days adopting 'relatively long time (or major time)' criterion. As mentioned earlier, the activities are grouped into, three major categories -- 'working', 'not working but seeking and /or available for work' and 'neither working nor available for work'. For determining the 'usual activity status' of a person, he or she has to be first classified into any one of the above three broad category groups on the basis of the time spent on them during the reference period of 365 days. Thus, the broad activity status of a person will be the one out of the three, 'working', 'available for work', 'neither working nor available for work', on which the person spent relatively long period during the 365 days. In deciding this, one should consider only the normal working time available for pursuing the various activities and not 24 hours of each day. After deciding the broad usual status of the person, the detailed activity, status within the broad group will be determined adopting again the 'relatively long' or 'major time' criterion. The detailed activity status, thus determined, will be the principal usual activity status of the person. The code corresponding to this activity status will be recorded in column (2). To elucidate, consider the following example.
[A table has been omitted.]
In the first case, relatively long time has been spent on employment and therefore, he has been categorized as usually employed. Using the same 'time spent criterion, 'b and c have been categorized as 'unemployed' and 'not in labour force' respectively. If A, out of the 5 months, was 'self-employed' for 3 months and worked as 'casual labour' for 2 months, his principal usual activity status would be 'self-employment' (i.e., code 11). It may be noted that if a person found to be engaged in domestic duties for a respectively long period of the reference period of 365 days is also reported to be simultaneously seeking/available for work, the person should be categorized as 'unemployed' and not as 'engaged in domestic duties'.
5.7.9 Item 8: Availability for work/additional work/ alternative work: The question listed against this item is --'were you seeking or available for work/additional work/ alternative work?'. This particular question will be put to all the persons with usual activity status code 11-94. It may be noted that the persons for whom this set of follow-up questions are meant can broadly be divided into two groups -- (i) those who had some work during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual status codes 11-51 and 81-94 with some usual subsidiary gainful activity) and (ii) those who had no wok during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 with no usual subsidiary gainful activity). It is expected that the first group, if at all willing, will normally opt for 'additional work or 'alternative work' to this group, therefore, the question should be put in such a way as to reflect both the possibilities. To the second group, naturally, the question 'whether they were seeking or available for work' will be asked. Depending on the answer obtained, the entry will be made against this item interim of the code numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. The codes are:
Yes: for: work .....1
Additional work....2
Alternative work....3
No: ...4
For persons categorized 'seeking and or available for work' According t usual status (i.e. persons with status code 81,) the question need not be asked again. For them code 1 will simply be recorded.
[A table has been omitted.]
In the first case, relatively long time has been spent on employment and therefore, he has been categorized as usually employed. Using the same 'time spent criterion, 'b and c have been categorized as 'unemployed' and 'not in labour force' respectively. If A, out of the 5 months, was 'self-employed' for 3 months and worked as 'casual labour' for 2 months, his principal usual activity status would be 'self-employment' (i.e., code 11). It may be noted that if a person found to be engaged in domestic duties for a respectively long period of the reference period of 365 days is also reported to be simultaneously seeking/available for work, the person should be categorized as 'unemployed' and not as 'engaged in domestic duties'.
5.7.9 Item 8: Availability for work/additional work/ alternative work: The question listed against this item is --'were you seeking or available for work/additional work/ alternative work?'. This particular question will be put to all the persons with usual activity status code 11-94. It may be noted that the persons for whom this set of follow-up questions are meant can broadly be divided into two groups -- (i) those who had some work during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual status codes 11-51 and 81-94 with some usual subsidiary gainful activity) and (ii) those who had no wok during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 with no usual subsidiary gainful activity). It is expected that the first group, if at all willing, will normally opt for 'additional work or 'alternative work' to this group, therefore, the question should be put in such a way as to reflect both the possibilities. To the second group, naturally, the question 'whether they were seeking or available for work' will be asked. Depending on the answer obtained, the entry will be made against this item interim of the code numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. The codes are:
Yes: for: work .....1
Additional work....2
Alternative work....3
No: ...4
For persons categorized 'seeking and or available for work' According t usual status (i.e. persons with status code 81,) the question need not be asked again. For them code 1 will simply be recorded.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates whether seeking or available for work, additional work, or alternate work.
Universe
Persons age 5+ who were working in school, doing household work, or were pensioners
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |