Poverty and Living Conditions Survey 2014-2015

Myanmar, 2015

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MMR_2015_MPLCS_v01_M

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World Bank

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Q4.13.Sector of [Name]'s main occupation (last 7d) (q4_13)

Data file: 02_world_bank_mplcs-hh_member.dta

Overview

Valid: 6863

Invalid: 9788

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 13

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 276

End: 277

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 13

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What kind of trade or business is [NAME]'s main occupation during the last 7 days connected to?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Agriculture, forestry, fishing	2757	40.2%
2	Mining and quarrying	109	1.6%
3	Manufacturing	554	8.1%
4	Electricity, gas, water supply, waste management	53	0.8%
5	Construction	497	7.2%
6	Wholesale and retail trade	1466	21.4%
7	Transporation and storage	404	5.9%
8	Hospitality, communication, finance, real estate	316	4.6%
9	Professional/sci. Activities	89	1.3%
10	Administrative, public admin	95	1.4%
11	Educ., health, social work	243	3.5%
12	Arts, entertainment	21	0.3%
13	Other (specify)	259	3.8%
Sysmiss		9788

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

This question is to determine the industry/sector in which the respondent works. Industry refers to the activity of the establishment in which an individual works at his or her occupation. An industry is usually identified on the basis of the nature of the goods and services produced.
Example: A person may be an accounts clerk and employed by a dairy farmer. His occupation is “Accounting Clerk” and his industry is “dairy farming.”

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