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Population and Family Health Survey 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 1990
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JOR_1990_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Jordan Department of Statistics., Minnesota Population Center
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Reason turned down job offer: Work unsuitable (H_UNEMPREJOBFIT)

Data file: JOR1990-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 200
End: 200
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
31) Why did you refuse?

LOW SALARY 1
FAR AWAY 2
WORK UNSUITABLE 4
OTHER 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 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
UNEMPREJOBFIT indicates whether, during a period of unemployment, the person turned down a job offer due to unsuitability or poor fit. Poor fit with skills could be mentioned along with additional reasons, including distance, low pay, and unspecified "other" reasons.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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