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III Recenseamiento Geral da População e Habitação, 2007 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 2007
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MOZ_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística, IPUMS
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Sector (MZ2007A_SECTOR)

Data file: MOZ2007_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 316
End: 317
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Question 6 through 36 were asked to the residents]</p>

<p><span class="h2"> For people aged 7+ only</span></p>

<p><span class="em">26. What activity did (the person) do in the last week of July, this year?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Worked- <span class="ital">Go to question 28</span><br />[] 2 Did not work, but had a job<span class="ital">- Go to question 28</span><br />[] 3 Helped a relative- <span class="ital">Go to question 28</span><br />[] 4 Looked for a new job- <span class="ital">Go to question 28</span><br />[] 5 Domestic - <span class="ital">Go to question 27</span><br />[] 6 Looked for a job for the first time- <span class="ital">Go to question 32</span><br />[] 7 Served the FADM- <span class="ital">Go to question 32</span><br />[] 8 Studied only- <span class="ital">Go to question 32</span><br />[] 9 Retired/reserve- <span class="ital">Go to question 32</span> <br />[] 10 Was unable to work <br />[] 11 Other ____</div><span class="em">28. What was [the person]'s main occupation/duty this week or the last time he/she worked?</span> ____
Categories
Value Category
01 Public administration worker
02 Local community leader
03 Public business worker
04 Private business worker
05 Cooperative worker
06 Non-profit organization worker
07 Private household employee
08 Self-employed with employees
09 Self-employed without employees
10 Unpaid family worker
11 International organization or ambassador
12 Census worker
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Questions to people aged 7+ only</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P28. What was (the person)'s main occupation/duty this week or the last time he/she worked?</span></p>

<p>All of those who, in P26, marked alternatives 1, 2, 3 or 4 should respond this Question. It is intended to know what the person's main occupation/profession is at their workplace, regardless of the activities conducted there. For example, Mr. Carlos works as a car electrician for <span class="lang">Águas de Moçambique</span>, a company that deals with water supply. WRITE "CAR ELECTRICIAN". </p>

<p>Be aware that:
<br />Those who are seeking for a new employment should indicate the profession/occupation they had in the last time they worked.
<br />In case the respondent has more than one profession/occupation, they should indicate the one they believe is the main one.
<br />You should avoid writing vague or incomplete responses, for example:</p>
<div class="i1">Wrong Response: Worker<br />Correct Response: Warehouse worker; Travel Agency employee<br />Wrong Response: Technician<br />Correct Response: Radio technician; Telecommunications technician</div><p>[Illustration with more similar examples is omitted]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the sector in which the respondent works.
Universe
Mozambique 2007: Residents age 7+ who worked, had a job, helped a relative or looked for a new job [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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