Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment July, 1999-June, 2000 - IPUMS Subset
India, 1999 - 2000
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IND_1999_NSS55-SCH10_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, Minnesota Population Center
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Status in principal activity (IN1999A_0419)
Data file: IND1999-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
168
End:
169
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Principal usual activity
[Questions 3-6]
3. Status:
[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 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 seek but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others
[Questions 3-6]
3. Status:
[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 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 seek but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker |
| 12 | Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer |
| 21 | Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker) |
| 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 institution |
| 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 |
| 97 | Other |
| 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
5.5.1.2 Column (3): Status: For each of the members, the principal usual activity status will be recorded in this column. In the first instance the broad principal usual activity of the person will be identified based on the various activities pursued by the person during the reference period of last 365 days adopting a 'relatively long time (or major time)' criterion, not necessarily for a continuous period. The broad principal usual activity status will be one of the three categories viz. 'employed' (working), 'unemployed' (available for work) or 'not in labour force' (neither working nor available for work). It is to be noted that in deciding this, only the normal working hours available for pursuing various activities need be considered, and not the 24 hours of a day. Identification of this broad usual status category is explained below. The broad principal usual activity status will be obtained on the basis of a two stage dichotomous classification depending on the major time spent. Persons will be classified in the first stage into (i) those who are engaged in any economic activity (i.e. employed) and / or available for any economic activity (i.e. unemployed) and (ii) who are not engaged and also not available for any economic activity (i.e. not in labour force). Thus, the persons will be first classified as those in the labour force and those not in the labour force depending on in which of these two statuses the person spent major part of the year. In the second stage, those who are found in the labour force will be further classified into working (i.e., engaged in economic activity or employed) and seeking and/or available for work (i.e. unemployed) based on the major time spent. Thus, we can obtain the broad principal usual status as one of the three viz. employed, unemployed and out of labour force.
During the major time of the reference year, was the person working or available for work?
If no,
Broad status is 'not in labor force'.
If yes,
Was the major time in labor force spent on 'work'?
If no,
Broad status is 'not in labour force'.
If yes,
Broad status is 'employed'.
Thus, the procedure followed in the identification of the broad usual status classification is different from the one followed up to NSS 43rd round. The following example will help in highlighting the differences as also clarify the procedure.
[Employment status example table not presented here.]
With the broad category identified for a person, detailed activity status will be assigned on the basis of relatively longer time spent on a detailed activity. For example, suppose A in the example given above worked in household enterprises without hiring labour for 3 months and worked as casual labour for 2 months, then his principal usual activity status would be, worked in household enterprise (own account worker). The detailed principal status activity codes are as given below:
11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
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 seek but was seeking and/or available for work
91 Attended educational institution
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
97 Others
Codes 11, 12, 21, 31, 41 and 51 refer to the 'employed', 81 to the 'unemployed' and the remaining viz. 91 to 97 refer to the 'not in labour force'. Definitions of categories of workers are provided in this chapter under 'Concepts and Definitions'.
(i) It may be emphasised that the definitions used for describing helper in household enterprises is different from the one used in rounds prior to NSS 50th round. It is to be noted that availability for work being more of a status than an activity, a person being available for work may well be engaged in one or more of the activities denoted by codes 91 to 97. In all such cases except those engaged as students (code 91), persons will be categorised as 'unemployed' if he/she reports to be available for work for a relatively longer period, inspite of his/her being engaged simultaneously in a non-economic activity. But, if a person who is available for work is reported to have attended educational institution more or less regularly for a relatively longer period during the preceding 365 days, further probing as to whether he will give up the study if the job is available is to be made before considering him as 'unemployed'.
(ii) Again, it also needs to be emphasised that the procedure to be followed in ascertaining the activity status of a domestic servant who is a member of the employer's household is different from the procedure adopted for other member of the household. It could be seen from paragraph. 5.0.4 that engagement in domestic duties by the member of a household is not considered economic activity as defined for the survey. On the other hand, although a domestic servant staying in the employer's household and taking food from the common kitchen is, by definition, a member of the employer's household, he/she is engaged in domestic duties in return of wages in cash and/or kind. Thus, as a special case, domestic duties pursued by a domestic servant will be considered as an economic activity and the activity status code as is applicable will be assigned to him/her.
(iii) Carpenters,. masons, plumbers, etc., who move from place to place in search of work and carry out the work on a contract basis (not on wage basis) whenever work is available, will be considered as 'own-account worker'. But if such persons are working on a wage basis or so under a contractor, they will be considered as employee.
During the major time of the reference year, was the person working or available for work?
If no,
Broad status is 'not in labor force'.
If yes,
Was the major time in labor force spent on 'work'?
If no,
Broad status is 'not in labour force'.
If yes,
Broad status is 'employed'.
Thus, the procedure followed in the identification of the broad usual status classification is different from the one followed up to NSS 43rd round. The following example will help in highlighting the differences as also clarify the procedure.
[Employment status example table not presented here.]
With the broad category identified for a person, detailed activity status will be assigned on the basis of relatively longer time spent on a detailed activity. For example, suppose A in the example given above worked in household enterprises without hiring labour for 3 months and worked as casual labour for 2 months, then his principal usual activity status would be, worked in household enterprise (own account worker). The detailed principal status activity codes are as given below:
11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
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 seek but was seeking and/or available for work
91 Attended educational institution
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
97 Others
Codes 11, 12, 21, 31, 41 and 51 refer to the 'employed', 81 to the 'unemployed' and the remaining viz. 91 to 97 refer to the 'not in labour force'. Definitions of categories of workers are provided in this chapter under 'Concepts and Definitions'.
(i) It may be emphasised that the definitions used for describing helper in household enterprises is different from the one used in rounds prior to NSS 50th round. It is to be noted that availability for work being more of a status than an activity, a person being available for work may well be engaged in one or more of the activities denoted by codes 91 to 97. In all such cases except those engaged as students (code 91), persons will be categorised as 'unemployed' if he/she reports to be available for work for a relatively longer period, inspite of his/her being engaged simultaneously in a non-economic activity. But, if a person who is available for work is reported to have attended educational institution more or less regularly for a relatively longer period during the preceding 365 days, further probing as to whether he will give up the study if the job is available is to be made before considering him as 'unemployed'.
(ii) Again, it also needs to be emphasised that the procedure to be followed in ascertaining the activity status of a domestic servant who is a member of the employer's household is different from the procedure adopted for other member of the household. It could be seen from paragraph. 5.0.4 that engagement in domestic duties by the member of a household is not considered economic activity as defined for the survey. On the other hand, although a domestic servant staying in the employer's household and taking food from the common kitchen is, by definition, a member of the employer's household, he/she is engaged in domestic duties in return of wages in cash and/or kind. Thus, as a special case, domestic duties pursued by a domestic servant will be considered as an economic activity and the activity status code as is applicable will be assigned to him/her.
(iii) Carpenters,. masons, plumbers, etc., who move from place to place in search of work and carry out the work on a contract basis (not on wage basis) whenever work is available, will be considered as 'own-account worker'. But if such persons are working on a wage basis or so under a contractor, they will be considered as employee.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's principal activity. The principal activity is what the person spent the longest amount of time doing during the last 365 days prior to the survey.
Universe
Persons age 5+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |