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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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Duration of job seeking (IN1983A_SEEKLONG)

Data file: IND1983_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IN83A440">8. How long were you seeking or available for work/additional work?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 8 was asked of persons who were not seeking work, per Question 2 of Block 6 (codes 1 to 51), but were seeking or available for work/additional work, per Question 6.]<br /><br />[] 1 Up to 1 month<br />[] 2 1-3 months<br />[] 3 3-6 months<br />[] 4 6-9 months<br />[] 5 9-12 months<br />[] 6 More than 12 months</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Up to one month
2 1-3 months
3 3-6 months
4 6-9 months
5 9-12 months
6 More than 12 months
8 Unknown
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 how long the person was seeking or available for work or additional work.
Universe
India 1983: Persons who were seeking or available for work or additional work [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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