Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1987-June, 1988 - IPUMS Subset
India, 1988
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Reference ID
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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- Data files
- IND1987_LFS--H-H.dat
- IND1987_LFS--P-H.dat
Weeks without work in the last 365 days (IN1987A_NOWORKWK)
Data file: IND1987_LFS--P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
205
End:
207
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<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="IN87A436">6. For approximately how long were you without work during the last 365 days? (Make the entry in weeks) _____<br />Go to question 8.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="IN87A436">6. For approximately how long were you without work during the last 365 days? (Make the entry in weeks) _____<br />Go to question 8.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 035 | 35 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 037 | 37 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 041 | 41 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 043 | 43 |
| 044 | 44 |
| 045 | 45 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 047 | 47 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 049 | 49 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 051 | 51 |
| 052 | 52 |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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="IN87A436">5.7.7 <span class="em">Item 6: Period without work</span>: for those who reported as not fully engaged in work during the last 365 days for question 4, apart from the question in item 5, another question is also to be asked to find out the approximate period for which they were without work during the 365 days. The reported period without work will be recorded against item 6 for relevant person in terms of weeks rounded off to the nearest integer.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates, for those without work, how long they were without work in the last 365 days (in weeks).
Universe
India 1987: Persons age 5+ who were fully engaged (more or less) in work during last 365 days [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |