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Labour Force Survey, 2008
LFS-Q4, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Spain, 2008
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ESP_2008_LFS-Q4_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INE), IPUMS
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Time spent looking for work (ES2008K_ITBU)

Data file: ESP2008_LFS-Q4-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 335
End: 335
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
15. [(If D3 = 1) or (if D1 = 1, D3 = 6 or 0, D5 is blank, 0, or 8-10, and none of D6.1 through D6.7 = 1) or (if D1 = 6 and D3 = 6 or 0)]
<br />How long did you look for employment before finding it? (If you found it after the Sunday of the week of reference, count only up to that Sunday) ITBU
<br />[Otherwise]
<br />Until Sunday of the week of reference, how long have you been looking for employment? (You should not read the option. The interviewer marks the option that corresponds with the interviewee's response.) ITBU</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Less than 1 month<br />[] 2 From 1 to 3 months<br />[] 3 From 3 to 6 months<br />[] 4 From 6 months to 1 year<br />[] 5 From 1 year to 1 year and a half<br />[] 6 From 1 year and a half to 2 years<br />[] 7 From 2 to 4 years<br />[] 8 4 years or longer<br />[] 0 Unknown</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than 1 month
2 From 1 to less than 3 months
3 From 3 to less than 6 months
4 From 6 months to less than 1 year
5 From 1 year to less than 1 year and a half
6 From 1 year and a half to less than 2 years
7 From 2 to less than 4 years
8 4 years old or older
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
This variable indicates the amount of time the person has spent looking for work.
Universe
Spain 2008 Q4 LFS: Persons seeking employment who have found a job

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