Unemployed (Never employed any time before)Inactive
4
Home maker
5
Student
6
Dependent
7
Rent-receiver, Retired or other income recipient
8
Other (Specify)
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.
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Description
Definition
The activity of a person during 6 months (184 days) or more in the one year preceding the reference date of the survey (March 03, 2004).
Employed
Comprises all persons aged 7 and above who were in the following categories for 6 months (183 days) or more during the one year preceding the survey date:
(i) Persons who were in paid employment (e.g. Working in public or private organization etc).
(ii) Persons who, during the reference period, performed some work for wage, salary, profit or family gain in cash or kind.
(iii) Persons who did not do any work for pay or profit during the reference period although they had a job to which they could return (e.g. off season workers like farmers or fishermen), those on sick leave or leave without pay, those who could not work due to strike or lockout in the organization they were working.
(iv)Persons who were self employed (e.g. Running a shop by himself or herself, selling eatables, practicing as doctors, lawyer etc).
Unemployed
All persons aged 7 and above who were without work, but were seeking work or available for work for 6 months (183 days) or more during the one year preceding the survey date.