Third General Census of Population and Housing (2002) - IPUMS Subset
Senegal, 2002
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SEN_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Agency of Statistics and Demography, IPUMS
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Employment status in the last 12 months (SN2002A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: SEN2002_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
253
End:
254
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="SN02A435 SN02A436 SN02A437 SN02A438 SN02A439 SN02A440 SN02A441 SN02A442 SN02A443 SN02A444 SN02A445 SN02A446 SN02A447"><span class="h3">For individuals 6 years of age and older</span><br />[B16-B19 were asked of individuals 6 years and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="SN02A445">B17. Employment status in the last 12 months<br /><br /><div class="i1">Circle the appropriate code:<br /><br />[] 1 Employed<br />[] 2 Jobless<br />[] 3 Student / pupil<br />[] 4 Housewife<br />[] 5 Retired, pensioned<br />[] 6 Elderly<br />[] 7 Accident / illness<br />[] 8 Beggar<br />[] 9 Other cases</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="SN02A445">B17. Employment status in the last 12 months<br /><br /><div class="i1">Circle the appropriate code:<br /><br />[] 1 Employed<br />[] 2 Jobless<br />[] 3 Student / pupil<br />[] 4 Housewife<br />[] 5 Retired, pensioned<br />[] 6 Elderly<br />[] 7 Accident / illness<br />[] 8 Beggar<br />[] 9 Other cases</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Employed |
| 02 | Jobless |
| 03 | Student / pupil |
| 04 | Housewife |
| 05 | Retired, pensioned |
| 06 | Elderly |
| 07 | Accident / illness |
| 08 | Beggar |
| 09 | Other cases |
| 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
<svar v="SN02A435 SN02A436 SN02A437 SN02A438 SN02A439 SN02A440 SN02A441 SN02A442 SN02A443 SN02A444 SN02A445 SN02A446 SN02A447">Note: The following questions (from B16 to B19) apply to all persons aged 6 years and above. Write an oblique hyphen for the persons who are less than 6 years of age.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="SN02A445">B17 - Employment status in the last 12 months<br /><br />This question applies to all persons aged 6 years and above. The activity is that in which the person was employed most of the time during the past 12 months.<br /><br />Ask the following question: "During the past twelve months, have you practiced a paid activity in a continuous way during at least 3 months?"<br /><br /><div class="i1">If the answer is yes, circle "1 OCC" for employed.<br /><br />Example: During the past twelve months, the person was farming his or her fields, or practiced fishing, or animal husbandry, etc. in a continuous way for at least 3 months; circle "1 OCC" for employed.</div><br /><br />Warning: A woman may, in addition to domestic tasks, carry out a work outside her home, or inside her home; for instance, farming a field, or trading. For such a woman, circle "1 OCC" for employed. In rural areas, it is rare to find a woman who does only domestic work; often she has a main activity which might be farming, animal husbandry, etc. So, for a woman who claims to be housewife, ask her whether she does only domestic work.<br /><br />Circle "2 CHO" for jobless persons, if the person is looking for work, and has not worked in a continuous way for at least 3 months during the past twelve months. Make sure that the person is really looking for work, either for a first job if he or she has never worked, or for a new job if he or she has lost the work that he or she had.<br /><br />Circle "3 EL" for students or pupils.<br /><br />For trainees, who worked for at least 3 months in the past twelve months, "1 OCC" for employed.<br /><br />Circle "4 FO" for housewives, that is, for women who have no other tasks than those that they do at home (domestic tasks).<br /><br />Circle "5 RET" for retired or pensioned people, who do not work any longer and have not practiced any activity for at least 3 months during the past twelve months.<br /><br />Circle "6 VI" for elderly persons, who do not work any longer because they are too old.<br /><br />Circle "7 AC" for handicapped persons who cannot work because of their disability.<br /><br />Circle "8 ME" for beggars, that is, persons who earn money by begging for at least three months.<br /><br />Circle "9 AU" for other cases (people with private means, people of leisure, etc.).<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="SN02A445">B17 - Employment status in the last 12 months<br /><br />This question applies to all persons aged 6 years and above. The activity is that in which the person was employed most of the time during the past 12 months.<br /><br />Ask the following question: "During the past twelve months, have you practiced a paid activity in a continuous way during at least 3 months?"<br /><br /><div class="i1">If the answer is yes, circle "1 OCC" for employed.<br /><br />Example: During the past twelve months, the person was farming his or her fields, or practiced fishing, or animal husbandry, etc. in a continuous way for at least 3 months; circle "1 OCC" for employed.</div><br /><br />Warning: A woman may, in addition to domestic tasks, carry out a work outside her home, or inside her home; for instance, farming a field, or trading. For such a woman, circle "1 OCC" for employed. In rural areas, it is rare to find a woman who does only domestic work; often she has a main activity which might be farming, animal husbandry, etc. So, for a woman who claims to be housewife, ask her whether she does only domestic work.<br /><br />Circle "2 CHO" for jobless persons, if the person is looking for work, and has not worked in a continuous way for at least 3 months during the past twelve months. Make sure that the person is really looking for work, either for a first job if he or she has never worked, or for a new job if he or she has lost the work that he or she had.<br /><br />Circle "3 EL" for students or pupils.<br /><br />For trainees, who worked for at least 3 months in the past twelve months, "1 OCC" for employed.<br /><br />Circle "4 FO" for housewives, that is, for women who have no other tasks than those that they do at home (domestic tasks).<br /><br />Circle "5 RET" for retired or pensioned people, who do not work any longer and have not practiced any activity for at least 3 months during the past twelve months.<br /><br />Circle "6 VI" for elderly persons, who do not work any longer because they are too old.<br /><br />Circle "7 AC" for handicapped persons who cannot work because of their disability.<br /><br />Circle "8 ME" for beggars, that is, persons who earn money by begging for at least three months.<br /><br />Circle "9 AU" for other cases (people with private means, people of leisure, etc.).<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's most common employment status in the last 12 months. In order to qualify as employed, the person had to be engaged in the activity in a continuous way for at least 3 of the last 12 months.
Universe
Senegal 2002: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |