Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, January to December, 1983 - IPUMS Subset
India, 1983
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IND_1983_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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- IND1983_LFS--H-H
- IND1983_LFS--P-H
Current weekly activity status code (IN1983A_ACTIV)
Data file: IND1983_LFS--P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
168
End:
169
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v=" IN83A411 IN83A412"><span class="em">Current weekly activity</span> [Questions 14 to 15]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN83A411">14. Status:<br /><div class="i1">Working with an employer under obligation/ work not specifically compensated by prevalent wage or salary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Attached to landlord<br />[] 2 Attached to money-lender<br />[] 3 Attached to landlord-cum-money lender<br />[] 4 Attached to others</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked (self-employed) in household enterprise<br />[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise<br />[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee<br />[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works<br />[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work<br />[] 61 Did not work though there was work in household enterprise<br />[] 71 Did not work but had regular salaried/wage employment<br />[] 81 Sought work<br />[] 82 Did not seek but was available for work<br />[] 91 Attended educational institutions<br />[] 92 Attended domestic duties only<br />[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.), sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use<br />[] 94 Too young to work/ to attend school/ to seek employment<br />[] 95 Old and disabled<br />[] 96 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 97 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.<br />[] 98 Others<br />[] 99 Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN83A411">14. Status:<br /><div class="i1">Working with an employer under obligation/ work not specifically compensated by prevalent wage or salary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Attached to landlord<br />[] 2 Attached to money-lender<br />[] 3 Attached to landlord-cum-money lender<br />[] 4 Attached to others</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked (self-employed) in household enterprise<br />[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise<br />[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee<br />[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works<br />[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work<br />[] 61 Did not work though there was work in household enterprise<br />[] 71 Did not work but had regular salaried/wage employment<br />[] 81 Sought work<br />[] 82 Did not seek but was available for work<br />[] 91 Attended educational institutions<br />[] 92 Attended domestic duties only<br />[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.), sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use<br />[] 94 Too young to work/ to attend school/ to seek employment<br />[] 95 Old and disabled<br />[] 96 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 97 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.<br />[] 98 Others<br />[] 99 Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Attached to landlord |
| 02 | Attached to money lender |
| 03 | Attached to landlord-cum-money lender |
| 04 | Attached to others |
| 11 | Worked (self-employed) in household enterprise |
| 21 | Worked as helper in household enterprise |
| 31 | Worked as regular salaried/wage employee |
| 41 | Worked as casual wage labor in public works |
| 51 | Worked as casual wage labor in other types of work |
| 61 | Did not work though there was work in household enterprise |
| 71 | Did not work but had regular salaried/wage employment |
| 81 | Sought work |
| 82 | Did not seek but was available for work |
| 91 | Attended educational institutions |
| 92 | Attended domestic duties only |
| 93 | Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods, sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use |
| 94 | Too young to work/to attend school/to seek employment |
| 95 | Old or disabled |
| 96 | Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients, etc. |
| 97 | Beggars, prostitutes, etc. |
| 98 | Others |
| 99 | Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only) |
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 person's economic activity during the week prior to the survey.
Universe
India 1983: All persons
concept
Concept