Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1987-June, 1988 - IPUMS Subset
India, 1988
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IND_1987_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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- IND1987_LFS--H-H.dat
- IND1987_LFS--P-H.dat
Seeking or available for work (including additional or alternate) (IN1987A_ALTWORK)
Data file: IND1987_LFS--P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
201
End:
201
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IN87A417 IN87A431 IN87A432 IN87A418 IN87A420 IN87A421"><span class="h2">[6] Usual activity and migration particulars</span><br /><br />1. Serial number as in section 4 ____<br /><br /><span class="h3">Principal usual activity</span><br />[Questions 2-6.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IN87A417 IN87A431 IN87A432">2. Status:<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)<br />[] 21 Worked as 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 />[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or 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 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 95 Not able to work due to disability<br />[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.<br />[] 97 Others</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN87A480 IN87A482 IN87A430 IN87A435 IN87A436 IN87A431 IN87A432 IN87A433 IN87A434"><span class="h2">[7] Follow up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 (reference question 2, section 6)</span><br />[Questions 1-10 were asked of persons who can work, per question 2 of section 6.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IN87A432">8. For all persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 [For persons who can work, per question 2.]:<br />Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, for work<br />[] 2 Yes, for additional work<br />[] 3 Yes, for alternative work<br />[] 4 No</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="IN87A417 IN87A431 IN87A432">2. Status:<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)<br />[] 21 Worked as 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 />[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or 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 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 95 Not able to work due to disability<br />[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.<br />[] 97 Others</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN87A480 IN87A482 IN87A430 IN87A435 IN87A436 IN87A431 IN87A432 IN87A433 IN87A434"><span class="h2">[7] Follow up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 (reference question 2, section 6)</span><br />[Questions 1-10 were asked of persons who can work, per question 2 of section 6.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IN87A432">8. For all persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 [For persons who can work, per question 2.]:<br />Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, for work<br />[] 2 Yes, for additional work<br />[] 3 Yes, for alternative work<br />[] 4 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes for work |
| 2 | Yes for additional work |
| 3 | Yes for alternative work |
| 4 | No |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="IN87A417 IN87A431 IN87A432">5.6.2 <span class="em">Column (2): Principal usual activity status</span>: Usual activity status of a person will be determined on the basis of the various activities pursued by the person during the reference period of 365 days adopting 'relatively long time (or major time)' criterion. As mentioned earlier, the activities are grouped into, three major categories -- 'working', 'not working but seeking and /or available for work' and 'neither working nor available for work'. For determining the 'usual activity status' of a person, he or she has to be first classified into any one of the above three broad category groups on the basis of the time spent on them during the reference period of 365 days. Thus, the broad activity status of a person will be the one out of the three, 'working', 'available for work', 'neither working nor available for work', on which the person spent relatively long period during the 365 days. In deciding this, one should consider only the normal working time available for pursuing the various activities and not 24 hours of each day. After deciding the broad usual status of the person, the detailed activity, status within the broad group will be determined adopting again the 'relatively long' or 'major time' criterion. The detailed activity status, thus determined, will be the principal usual activity status of the person. The code corresponding to this activity status will be recorded in column (2). To elucidate, consider the following example.<br /><br />[A table has been omitted.]<br /><br />In the first case, relatively long time has been spent on employment and therefore, he has been categorized as usually employed. Using the same 'time spent criterion, 'b and c have been categorized as 'unemployed' and 'not in labour force' respectively. If A, out of the 5 months, was 'self-employed' for 3 months and worked as 'casual labour' for 2 months, his principal usual activity status would be 'self-employment' (i.e., code 11). It may be noted that if a person found to be engaged in domestic duties for a respectively long period of the reference period of 365 days is also reported to be simultaneously seeking/available for work, the person should be categorized as 'unemployed' and not as 'engaged in domestic duties'.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN87A432">5.7.9 <span class="em">Item 8: Availability for work/additional work/ alternative work</span>: The question listed against this item is --'were you seeking or available for work/additional work/ alternative work?'. This particular question will be put to all the persons with usual activity status code 11-94. It may be noted that the persons for whom this set of follow-up questions are meant can broadly be divided into two groups -- (i) those who had some work during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual status codes 11-51 and 81-94 with some usual subsidiary gainful activity) and (ii) those who had no wok during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 with no usual subsidiary gainful activity). It is expected that the first group, if at all willing, will normally opt for 'additional work or 'alternative work' to this group, therefore, the question should be put in such a way as to reflect both the possibilities. To the second group, naturally, the question 'whether they were seeking or available for work' will be asked. Depending on the answer obtained, the entry will be made against this item interim of the code numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. The codes are:<br /><div class="i1">Yes: for: work .....1</div><br /><div class="i2">Additional work....2<br />Alternative work....3</div><br /><div class="i1">No: ...4</div><br /><br />For persons categorized 'seeking and or available for work' According t usual status (i.e. persons with status code 81,) the question need not be asked again. For them code 1 will simply be recorded.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="IN87A432">5.7.9 <span class="em">Item 8: Availability for work/additional work/ alternative work</span>: The question listed against this item is --'were you seeking or available for work/additional work/ alternative work?'. This particular question will be put to all the persons with usual activity status code 11-94. It may be noted that the persons for whom this set of follow-up questions are meant can broadly be divided into two groups -- (i) those who had some work during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual status codes 11-51 and 81-94 with some usual subsidiary gainful activity) and (ii) those who had no wok during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 with no usual subsidiary gainful activity). It is expected that the first group, if at all willing, will normally opt for 'additional work or 'alternative work' to this group, therefore, the question should be put in such a way as to reflect both the possibilities. To the second group, naturally, the question 'whether they were seeking or available for work' will be asked. Depending on the answer obtained, the entry will be made against this item interim of the code numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. The codes are:<br /><div class="i1">Yes: for: work .....1</div><br /><div class="i2">Additional work....2<br />Alternative work....3</div><br /><div class="i1">No: ...4</div><br /><br />For persons categorized 'seeking and or available for work' According t usual status (i.e. persons with status code 81,) the question need not be asked again. For them code 1 will simply be recorded.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates whether seeking or available for work, additional work, or alternate work.
Universe
India 1987: Persons age 5+ who were working, in school, doing household work, or were pensioners [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |