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1989 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1989
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KEN_1989_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS
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Activity status (KE1989A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: KEN1989_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 207
End: 208
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="KE89A413 KE89A414 KE89A415 KE89A416"><span class="h2">C. Persons aged 10 years and over</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="KE89A413">P30. Activity:<br /><br />What was [the respondent] mainly doing during the last 7 days preceding the Census night?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Worked for pay or profit<br />[] 02 On leave/sick leave<br />[] 03 Working on family holding<br />[] 04 No work<br />[] 05 Seeking work<br />[] 06 Student<br />[] 07 Retired<br />[] 08 Disabled<br />[] 09 Home makers<br />[] 10 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Work for pay or profit
02 On leave, sick
03 Worked on family holding
04 No work
05 Seeking work
06 Student
07 Retired
08 Disabled
09 Homemakers
10 Other
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates economic activity during the last 7 days preceding the census night.
Universe
Kenya 1989: Persons age 10+, except travellers and those receiving short questionnaires [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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